Al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Arabi Sports Club (Arabic: العربي‎), also known as Al-Arabi Al-Saudi, is a Saudi Arabian club which contains a number of sports, most notably football, basketball and handball. It based in Unaizah, Al-Qassim in 1958. Its logo has white and red colors. Al-Arabi has a fierce rivalry with local club Al-Najma, which is usually manifested in the Unaizah Derby.

Al-Arabi
Full nameAl-Arabi Saudi Club
Nickname(s)Red Knight
Founded1958
GroundDepartment of Education Stadium
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAmeen Al Malah
ManagerNasser Nefzi
LeagueSaudi Second Division
2010–11Saudi Second Division, 4th in Group A

History

Establishment

Al Arabi's name means "The Arabian", Al Arabi Sporting Club was associated in Unaizah 1958, by a group of young people in city . Suleiman Al-Badi was took over the club on an informal basis. The club operated unofficially as an amateur club until 1967 when it was registered officially with the General Presidency of Youth Welfare Abdulrrhman Al-N'aim was officially took over it. The Club gain fourteen presidents from its establish until 2010, Currently Adeeb Al-Kwiter is the president.

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

Footboll team was qualified for the first time in 1986/ 1985 season To participate in the qualifying tournament which was held in Al-Hasa and got onto the shield, Al-Arabi played for the first time in Saudi First Division in 1986/1987 season However, It played four season until it won Saudi Premier League in 1989/1990 season . The club played one season in Saudi Premier League then relegated to the Saudi First Division four years . Then in 1994/1995 it also relegated to Saudi Second Division where it played to get a qualifier rise to Saudi First Division season 1995/1996, and failed to rise to the first division in the finals which was held in Al-Hasa. It played in the second division, which established for the first time season 1996/1997, and still there until it fell in season 1998/1999 to the third division, after playing three seasons there. It continued in the third division until managing to qualify in season 2001/2002 in final qualification which was held in Najran and got the shield. The team came back to Saudi Second Divisionseason 2002/2003. But it relegated to the third division season 2004/2005. after it played three season in second division .It return in season 2008/2009 to Saudi Second Division after getting second place in final qualification which was held in Dammam. Season 2009/2010 played in the second division and now season 2012/2013 it still play in it.

that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division League. It ascended to the Saudi Premier League 1990–91 season, but it fail to a wali division clubs after one season

Current squad

As of Saudi Second Division:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Abdulaziz Al-Ghasham  Saudi Arabia
3 Defender Hamed Al-Baqaawi  Saudi Arabia
5 Defender Nemer Gazwani  Saudi Arabia
6 Midfielder Thamer Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia
7 Forward Ahmed Al-Zaaq  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Bander Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia
9 Forward Emad Al-Kanani  Saudi Arabia
10 Midfielder Mohamed Aouichi  Tunisia
12 Forward Mohammed Keita  Chad
13 Defender Abdurahman Al-Masoudi  Saudi Arabia
14 Defender Mosaed Al-Sobeai  Saudi Arabia
15 Defender Ziyad Al-Rowaidhan  Saudi Arabia
17 Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia
18 Defender Mohammed Baadheem  Saudi Arabia
19 Defender Homam Ajaj  Yemen
20 Midfielder Yassine Lakhal  Morocco
21 Goalkeeper Zeid Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia
22 Goalkeeper Mashari Al-Qaraawi  Saudi Arabia
23 Goalkeeper Nasser Al-Odhaib  Saudi Arabia
24 Defender Abdulaziz Al-Shawi  Saudi Arabia
26 Defender Tareq Abdulaziz  Saudi Arabia
27 Defender Ahmed Al-Qurashi  Saudi Arabia
28 Midfielder Nawaf Al-Sobhi  Saudi Arabia
31 Goalkeeper Khaled Al-Zubaidi  Saudi Arabia
70 Midfielder Abdulrahman Al-Sherif  Saudi Arabia
80 Midfielder Akram Housah  Saudi Arabia
99 Forward Abdurahman Al-Noman  Saudi Arabia

Club honours (Football)

1987

  • Championship Qassim: 3

1986, 2009, 2017

Current Technical staff
Position Name
Manager Alia Masood
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
  • Akram Ahmad Salman 1989–1992[1]
  • Wardi Murad 2010–2011[2]

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

Club honours (Basketball)
  • Saudi Basketball U-17 tournament: 1

1997

Club honours (Hand Ball)
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
Department of Education Stadium in Unaizah.

Al-Arabi does not have a football stadium but a playground for training only and does not have strips. A sport compound was built in Unaizah with facilities for wide range of competitive sports, and the General Presidency of Youth Welfare decided to hold a draw between the city's two clubs for right to use it, and Al-Najma club gained the right without a draw. In February 2007 during an interview on a program called C.V., broadcast on the Saudi sports channel, 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

Al-Arabi Pavilion was an Indoor sports arena used particularly for basketball and handball matches of Al-Arabi. located in the Al-Arabi Club, Spain. Its capacity is 7,00 people. which was built in 2007.

Presidents
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
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References
  1. "Al-Muslam successor to coach Akram Salman". Posted 18 March 1992 Page No. 31
  2. "AL ARABI HAVE APPOINTED WARDI MURAD".
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