Al-Diriyah Club () is a Saudi Arabian
football
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club based in
Diriyah
Diriyah (; formerly romanization of Arabic, romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya) is a towns in Saudi Arabia, town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of t ...
, the club competes in the
Saudi First Division League
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, the second tier of
Saudi Arabian football system.
Overview
The club was founded by Saad Al-Rashed and Abdulrahman bin Sarye'e and its first president was Abdullah Al-Jadaie. The club's current president is Khaled Al-Habshan, who was named president in July 2021.
Al-Diriyah play their home games at the
Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
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in
Riyadh
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. Al-Diriyah have won the
Saudi Second Division
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Competition forma ...
once in
2013
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2013 was designated as:
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Events
January
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and finished as runners-up once in
2020
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.
Honours
*
Saudi Second Division League
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(tier 3)
**Winners (2):
2012–13,
2024–25
**Runners-up (1):
2019–20
*
Saudi Third Division League (tier 4)
**Runners-up (1): 2006–07
Current squad
''As of 1 July 2021:
''
Current staff
See also
*
List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
References
Diriyah
Diriyah (; formerly romanization of Arabic, romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya) is a towns in Saudi Arabia, town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of t ...
Diriyah
Diriyah (; formerly romanization of Arabic, romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya) is a towns in Saudi Arabia, town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of t ...
Diriyah
Diriyah (; formerly romanization of Arabic, romanized as Dereyeh and Dariyya) is a towns in Saudi Arabia, town and governorate in Saudi Arabia. Located on the northwestern outskirts of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Diriyah was the original home of t ...
Football clubs in Riyadh Province
Sport in Diriyah
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