Al Qadsiah FC

Al-Qadsiah FC
Full name	Al-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	Fares Al Sharqiya (Knight of the East); Fakhr Al Sharqiya (Pride of the Eastern Province)
Founded	1967; 57 years ago
Ground	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium; Khobar, Saudi Arabia (Aramco Stadium planned)
Capacity	20,000
Owner	Saudi Aramco
Chairman	Bader Al-Reziza
Manager	Míchel
League	Saudi Pro League
2023–24	FDL, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Website	alqadsiah.com
	Current season

Al-Qadsiah (Arabic: نادي القادسية لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-Qādisiyyah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'al-Qadisiyyah Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The team is based in the eastern city of Khobar and their home ground is the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium.^[2]

Etymology

The club was named after the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah

History

Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976-77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.

Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999-2000 season.

In the summer of 2023 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.^[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.^[4]

On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.

Administration

The current chairman of Al-Qadsiah Club's board of directors is Bader Alreziza, and the club's CEO is James Bisgrove.

Honours

Domestic

Crown Prince's Cup
- Winners (1): 1991–92^[5]
- Runners-up (1): 2004–05
Saudi Federation Cup
- Winners (1): 1993–94^[5]
- Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 1992–93
Saudi First Division League
- Winners (4): 2001–02, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2023-24
- Runners-up (1): 1999–00, 2019-20

Asian Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1): 1993–94

Other Sports

Saudi Futsal League
- Winners (1): 2020

International Competitions

Overview

As of 1 May 2013

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	6	4	1	1	12	5
Arab Club Champions Cup	2	1	0	1	3	3
Arab Cup Winners' Cup	6	3	1	2	10	4
TOTAL	14	8	2	4	25	12

Record by country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Algeria	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Iraq	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	066.67
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Morocco	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	000.00
Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Sudan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1993–94	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Al-Wehda	4–1	0−1	4–2
		QF	New Radiant	–	–	w/o^[A]
		SF	Al-Arabi	1–0	1−1	2–1
		Final	South China	2–0	4−2	6–2
	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Group B	ASO Chlef	4–2		2nd
			Haifa	3–0
			CO Casablanca	0–1
			Al-Nasr	0–0
		SF	Al-Mourada	3–0		3–0
		Final	CO Casablanca	0–1		0–1
2005–06	Arab Champions League	R32	Al-Zawraa	3–2	0–1	3−3 (a)

Key: 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes

^

New Radiant withdrew.

Players

As of 31 July 2024^[6]^[7]

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
1	GK	BEL	Koen Casteels
2	DF	KSA	Mohammed Aboulshamat
4	DF	KSA	Jehad Thakri
5	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Fernández
6	DF	ESP	Nacho Fernández
7	FW	KSA	Turki Al-Ammar
8	MF	URU	Nahitan Nández
10	FW	GAB	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11	MF	KSA	Ali Abdullah Hazazi
14	FW	KSA	Saif Rajab ^U19
15	MF	KSA	Hussain Al-Qahtani
16	MF	KSA	Jathob Al-Dhafieri ^U19
17	DF	URU	Gastón Álvarez
18	FW	KSA	Haitham Asiri
21	MF	KSA	Naif Al-Ghamdi ^U19
24	DF	KSA	Mohammed Qassem


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	GK	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi (on loan from Al-Riyadh)
28	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Kassar
30	FW	ESP	Iker Almena
32	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hassoun
33	FW	MEX	Julián Quiñones
39	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
40	MF	KSA	Ibrahim Mahnashi
49	DF	ESP	Alejandro Vergaz ^U19
50	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
66	FW	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Othman
77	DF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Ansari ^U19
87	DF	KSA	Qassem Lajami
88	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas
96	MF	KSA	Hussain Al-Nattar
99	GK	KSA	Mohammed Ibrahim ^U19

Other players under contract

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
35	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Messawi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	KSA	Yahya Gharwi

Out on loan

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
13	DF	KSA	Taher Wadi (on loan to Al-Diriyah)
29	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Marri (on loan to Al-Tai)
47	MF	KSA	Bader Al-Omair (on loan to Al-Batin)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
55	DF	KSA	Mousa Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Jabalain)
—	MF	KSA	Nafea Al-Sumairi (on loan to Al-Rawdhah)
—	DF	ESP	Carlos Jiménez (on loan to Villarreal B)

Current staff

Position	Name
Manager	Míchel
Assistant Manager	Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González
Goalkeeper Coach	Monchi José Luis Silva
Conditioning Coach	Quique Sanz Miguel Ángel García
Chief Analyst	Dominic Mahoney Dayle Solomon
Youth Coach	Rui Sá Lemos Rafal Kwiecien
Performance Manager	Simone Fornari
Physiotherapist	Jesus David Arco Álvaro Astolfi Ramos Jesper Gabriels
Soft Tissue Therapist	Stewart Welsh
Academy Manager	Carlos Hugo
Technical Director	Carlos Antón
Assistant to the Technical Director	Samuel Bensley
Chief Executive Officer	James Bisgrove