Al Raed FC

Al Raed
Full name	Al Raed Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	Raed Al Tahadi
Founded	1954; 71 years ago
Ground	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium,; Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Fahad Al-Motawa'a
Manager	Odair Hellmann
League	Pro League
2023–24	Pro League, 12th of 18
Website	alraedclub.sa
	Current season

Al Raed Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرائد Nādī ar-Rāʾid; lit. 'Pioneer Club') is a Saudi football club based in Buraidah, and the first of its kind in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.^[2] One of the club's notable founders is Abdulaziz Al-Aboudi. Established in 1954, Al Raed have played in the Saudi Pro League, the top division of Saudi football, since 2008.

History

The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Al-Raed FC has had varied performances in the King’s Cup over recent seasons. Here’s an overview:

2021–2022 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Hilal.

2022–2023 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed faced Al-Nassr and was knocked out after a 3-0 defeat.

2023–2024 Season: Round of 32: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Najma.

2024–2025 Season: Quarter-Finals: Al-Raed progressed to the quarter-finals, defeating Al-Jabalain.

This progression to the quarter-finals in the 2024–2025 season marks an improvement compared to previous seasons, indicating a positive trajectory in Al-Raed’s King’s Cup performances.

Stadium

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sports City in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.

Honours

Saudi First Division League
- Winners (2): 1991–92, 2007–08
- Runners-up (4): 1985–86,1988–89, 1998–99, 2001–02

Current squad

As of January 2025

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	POR	André Moreira
4	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hazazi
5	MF	LBR	Salomon Tweh
7	MF	ALG	Amir Sayoud
8	MF	NOR	Mathias Normann
9	FW	KSA	Raed Al-Ghamdi
10	MF	MAR	Mohamed Fouzair
11	FW	MAR	Karim El Berkaoui
12	DF	KSA	Zakaria Hawsawi
13	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Yousef
15	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Amri (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
16	DF	MAR	Ayoub Qasmi
17	MF	ALG	Mehdi Abeid
18	MF	KSA	Naif Hazazi
21	DF	CMR	Oumar Gonzalez
23	GK	KSA	Basil Al-Anzi ^U19


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	KSA	Khalid Al-Subaie
25	MF	KSA	Omar Shami
28	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Jayzani
30	GK	KSA	Saleh Al-Ohaymid
32	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Dossari
41	FW	KSA	Nawaf Al-Sahli
42	MF	KSA	Anas Al-Zahrani
45	MF	KSA	Yahya Sunbul
47	DF	KSA	Mubarak Al-Shayie ^U19
48	FW	KSA	Faisal Nahet ^U19
50	GK	KSA	Meshari Sunyur
55	GK	KSA	Feras Al-Rajhi ^U19
70	FW	SLE	Moses Turay
94	DF	KSA	Mubarak Al-Rajeh
99	FW	KSA	Thamer Al-Khaibari ^U19 (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
—	FW	ALG	Yousri Bouzok

Unregistered players

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
3	MF	KSA	Saud Al-Dossari


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
51	FW	KSA	Mohammed Al-Hazmi

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
2	DF	KSA	Bandar Whaeshi (at Al-Tai)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
43	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Rawdhan ^U19 (at Al-Saqer)

Management staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Odair Hellmann
Assistant Manager	Maurício Dulac Vinícius Martins
First-Team Coach	Hércules Júnior
Goalkeeper Coach	Mishaal Al-Mutawa
Fitness Coach	Admilson Pinheiro
Technical Coach	Mohammed Al-Kassar
Youth Coach	Ayman Al-Messawi
Doctor	Yasser Al-Dossari
Physiotherapists	Abdulfattah Al-Mehdinat
Sporting Director	Victor Manuzzi

Managers

El-Sayed El-Attiyah (1980–81)
Joel Castro (1990–91)
Mahmoud El-Khawaga (1991)
China (1998–99)
Aderbal Lana (1992–94)
Senad Kreso (July 1, 2000 – November 25, 2000)
Marco Cunha (November 25, 2000 – February 13, 2001)
China (February 13, 2001 – January 7, 2002)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (January 15, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
José Fernandes (July 1, 2002 – September 22, 2002)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (September 22, 2002 – October 24, 2002)
Gainete (October 24, 2002 – December 28, 2002)
Yousef Khamees (December 28, 2002 – April 27, 2003)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (April 27, 2003 – October 8, 2003)
Viorel Kraus (October 8, 2003 – January 30, 2004)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (February 4, 2004 – February 13, 2004)
Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (February 13, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
Luís Freire (July 10, 2004 – March 21, 2005)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (March 21, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
Mohammed Al-Nodali (caretaker) (April 24, 2005 – September 1, 2005)
Aboud El Khodary (September 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005)
Khalil Al-Masri (November 17, 2005 – February 12, 2006)
Khalid Al-Koroni (February 12, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
Mohammed Aldo (May 4, 2006 – December 21, 2008)
Luís Antônio Zaluar (December 29, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
Acácio Casimiro (June 21, 2009 – October 4, 2009)
Edison Mario Souza (October 4, 2009 – May 30, 2010)
Lucho Nizzo (July 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010)
Eurico Gomes (November 7, 2010 – October 17, 2011)
Hafez Al-Hoarbi (caretaker) (October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011)
Ammar Souayah (October 28, 2011 – February 1, 2013)
Vlatko Kostov (February 2, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
Noureddine Zekri (June 26, 2013 – February 14, 2014)
Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (February 14, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
Marc Brys (March 2, 2014 – May 1, 2014)
Vlatko Kostov (May 31, 2014 – September 1, 2014)
Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014)
Marc Brys (October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015)
Ammar Souayah (March 24, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
Abdelkader Amrani (June 8, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
Takis Lemonis (September 3, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
Reda Hakam (caretaker) (February 1, 2016 – February 4, 2016)
Aleksandar Ilić (February 4, 2016 – June 17, 2016)
Nacif Beyaoui (June 17, 2016 – May 14, 2017)
Taoufik Rouabah (June 4, 2017 – October 1, 2017)
Ciprian Panait (October 4, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
Aleksandar Ilić (February 5, 2018 – June 1, 2018)
Besnik Hasi (July 26, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
Pablo Machín (June 19, 2021 – January 26, 2022)
João Pedro Sousa (January 26, 2022 – May 24, 2022)
Yousef Al-Ghadeer (June 6, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
Marius Șumudică (June 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
Igor Jovićević (July 9, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
Odair Hellmann (July 14, 2024 – )

References

^ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

[2] "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

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Al Raed FC

History

Stadium

Honours

Current squad

Unregistered players

Out on loan

Management staff

Managers

See also

References

External links

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