Al-Arabi SC (Saudi Arabia)

Not to be confused with Al-Arabi.

Association football club in Saudi Arabia

Football club

Al-ArabiFull name| Al-Arabi Sports Club

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Nickname(s)| Fares Unaizah (The Knight of Unaizah)
Founded| 1958; 67 years ago (1958)
Ground| Department of Education Stadium
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity| 10,000
Chairman| Ameen Al-Malah
Manager| Damir Burić
League| First Division League
Website| alarabisc.sa

Home colours

Al-Arabi Sports Club (Arabic: نادي العربي), also known as Al-Arabi Al-Saudi, is a professional multi-sports club based in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[1]

## History

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### Establishment

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Al Arabi Sporting Club was formed in Unaizah in 1958, by a group of young people in the city. The club operated unofficially as an amateur club until 1967 and was registered officially in the same year when General Presidency of Youth Welfare Abdulrahman Al-N'aim officially took over. The club has had fourteen presidents from its establishment until 2010, Currently, Adeeb Al-Kwiter is the president.

## Football

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Match between the Al-Arabi and Sdoos in Saudi Division 2.

Al-Arabi played for the first time in the Saudi First Division in the 1986–87 season. However, It played for four seasons until it won the Saudi First Division in 1989–90 season and was promoted to the Saudi Premier League. The club played one season in the Saudi Premier League and then was relegated to the Saudi First Division, where they played for four years. Al-Arabi was relegated in 1994–95 to the Saudi Second Division and attempted to rise back to the Saudi First Division in the 1995–96 season. Al-Arabi lost in the qualifier finals which was held in Al-Hasa. They played the 1996–97 and the 1997–98 season in the second division, until they were relegated to the third division in the 1998–99 season. The club continued in the third division until managing to qualify in 2001–02 in the final qualification match which was held in Najran and was promoted. The team played in the second division for from the 2002–03 season until the 2004–05 season where it was once again to the third division. Al-Arabi returned to the Saudi Second Division in the 2008–09 season after getting second place in the final qualification which was held in Dammam. In the 2021–22 season, they were champions of the Saudi Second Division and was promoted in the Saudi First Division. They have been playing in that division since the 2022–23 season.

* 1 season in Saudi Professional League
* 8 seasons in Saudi First Division
* 18 seasons in Saudi Second Division
* 7 seasons in Saudi Third Division

## Current squad

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As of 1 July 2023:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  KSA | Basil Al-Bahrani
2  | DF |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Masoudi
3  | DF |  BRA | Reinaldo Dutra
4  | DF |  KSA | Manaf Abo Yabes
5  | DF |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Mohanna
6  | MF |  KSA | Sulaiman Al-Nakhli
7  | MF |  KSA | Mohammed Mile
8  | MF |  MLI | Hamidou Traoré
10  | MF |  KSA | Wesam Wahib
11  | MF |  NED | Ola John
12  | DF |  KSA | Turki Al-Jaadi
13  | MF |  KSA | Musleh Al-Shaikh (on loan from Al-Okhdood)
14  | MF |  KSA | Firas Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ahli)
18  | MF |  KSA | Yousef Al-Hunaifish
19  | FW |  SEN | Ablaye Mbengue
21  | GK |  KSA | Ayman Al-Hussaini
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22  | GK |  KSA | Melfi Al-Rashidi
23  | MF |  KSA | Rakan Al-Tulayhi (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
24  | DF |  KSA | Adeeb Al-Hassan (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
29  | FW |  KSA | Nawaf Al-Bakhit
33  | DF |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Duaiji
37  | GK |  KSA | Abdulsalam Al-Shamsan
41  | DF |  KSA | Sultan Faqihi
70  | DF |  KSA | Ali Dagarshawi
77  | MF |  KSA | Thamer Al-Mousa
91  | FW |  HON | Romell Quioto
99  | FW |  KSA | Muaiad Al-Sharari
-- | GK |  AUT | Christopher Knett
-- | DF |  KSA | Ahmed Al-Muwallad
-- | MF |  KSA | Hussain Al-Eisa
-- | MF |  KSA | Ali Al-Zaqaan

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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26  | DF |  KSA | Ibrahim Al-Masri (on loan to Al-Hilaliyah)

## Club honours (Football)

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* Saudi First Division :
* Runner up (1) : 1989–90
* Saudi Second Division :
* Champion (2) : 1986–87, 2021–22
* Saudi Third Division :
* Champion (1) : 2001–02

### Current technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager  |  Damir Burić
Assistant Manager  |  Mohammed Al-Duaiji
Goalkeeping Coach  |  Abdali Al-Aoaqbi
Under-17-team Coach  |  Abdulaziz Ibrahim
Under-14-team Coach  |  Tariq Sharif
Goalkeeping Coach-Youth system  |  Tarek Atia
Head of Medical  |  Mahmoud Karim

### Coaches history

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* Akram Ahmad Salman 1989–1992[2]
* Wardi Murad 2010–2011[3]
* Zdravko Logarusic 2023
* Alen Horvat 2023–present

## Basketball

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Main article: Al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia, basketball club)

### Club honours (Basketball)

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* Saudi Basketball U-17 tournament: 1

1997

## Club honours (Hand Ball)

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Main article: Al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia, handball club)

* Saudi Federation Handball Cup: 1

1983

* Saudi Youth Handball Tournament: 1

1977

* Saudi Handball U-17 Premier League: 1

2009

## Stadium

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Department of Education Stadium in Unaizah.

Al-Arabi does not have its own football stadium, and uses a playground for training. A sport compound was built in Unaizah with facilities for a wide range of competitive sports, and the General Presidency of Youth Welfare decided to hold a draw between the city's two clubs for the right to use it. Al-Najma SC gained the right to use the stadium without a draw. In February 2007 during an interview on a program called C.V., Saleh Al-Wassel, the then-president of Al-Najma, admitted that he used his influence to obtain the newly built sports facility in Unaizah.

Al Arabi is currently playing all of its home matches at the Department of Education Stadium.

## Indoor facilities

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Al-Arabi Pavilion is an indoor sports arena used particularly for basketball and handball matches for the club. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 people, and was built in 2007.

## Presidents

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Adeeb Al-Kwiter Current club president.

* Suleiman Al-Badi
* Abdulrahman Al-Naim
* Ahmed Al-Turki
* Mohammed Al-Manea
* Ibrahim Al-Zaki
* Abdulrahman Al-Musaed
* Ahmad Al-Mansur
* Fahad Al-Wahaibi
* Ahmad Al-Subaie
* Ahmed Al-Marzouq
* Adeeb Al-Kwiter
* Mohammed Al-Dukahil
* Abdulaziz Al Dera
* Ameen Al Malah

## See also

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* List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Arabi.

1. ^ "العربي - Al-Arabi".
2. ^ "Al-Muslam successor to coach Akram Salman". Posted 18 March 1992 Page No. 31
3. ^ "AL ARABI HAVE APPOINTED WARDI MURAD".[permanent dead link‍]

## External links

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* Unaizah
* Unofficial website (in Arabic) (archived)
* Al-Arabi at kooora.com (in Arabic)
* Al-Arabi at goalzz.com (in English)

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