Al-Fayha Club () is a professional

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club based in Al-Majma'ah, that plays in the

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, the first tier of Saudi football. Al-Fayha's colors are

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and

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, hence the nickname "Al-Burtuqali." Al-Fayha have won the Saudi Second Division once in the 2013–14 season and have finished runners-up once in the 2003–04. On 29 April 2017, Al-Fayha won their first promotion to the Pro League, winning their first First Division title on 5 May 2017. They won the

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for the first time in 2022. The club plays their home games at Al-Majma'ah Sports City in Al-Majma'ah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Faisaly and Al-Mujazzel.

History

Al Fayha () was founded in 1953 in

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and were officially registered on August 15, 1966. Al Fayha is one of the oldest clubs in the country and the oldest club in Al Majma'ah. Al Fayha is a merging of two different clubs, Minikh and Al-Fayha, who joined to become the only representative of Al Majma'ah. Since the formation of the club, Al Fayha has played a continuous role in the service of the youth in Al-Majma'ah. Al Fayha is considered to be one of the most active and interactive clubs in the city, often acting as a safe haven for the youth.

First piece of silverware

Al Fayha won their first promotion to the First Division in 1985 and spent five consecutive seasons in the First Division before getting relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season. After an absence of 14 years, Al-Fayha returned to the First Division after finishing as runners-up in the 2003–04 Second Division. Al Fayha spent 4 consecutive seasons in the First Division before getting relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season. They were then promoted once again during the 2013–14 season when they won the Second Division title. On 29 April 2017, Al-Fayha won promotion to the Pro League for the first time in their history following their 2–1 home win against Ohod. They were crowned champions of the 2016–17 Saudi First Division for the first time on 5 May 2017 after drawing Wej 1–1 away from home. Al Fayha spent three consecutive seasons in the Saudi top flight, performing above expectations in their debut season and barely escaping relegation in their second season, however they couldn't avoid relegation in the 2019–20 season, losing 0–1 to Al-Taawoun in the final matchday. In their first season back in the

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Al-Fayha managed to achieve promotion back to the top flight following a 0–0 home draw with Al-Tai on the 20th of May 2021, as well as finishing the season as runners-up with 81 points. In their first season back in the Pro League Al Fayha acquired the services of players such as; veteran Serbian goalkeeper

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, Greek midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Macedonian international Aleksandar Trajkovski.

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managed his squad with a direct play approach along with disciplined organisation, and as a result the club has had the best defensive record in the 2021–22 league.

King Cup winners and AFC Champions League debut

Al Fayha partook in the 2021–22 King Cup, with their first match being against

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whom they routed 4–0 to progress to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-final they faced

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, whom they beat 2–1. In the semi-final they were up against Al Ittihad in a highly contested and hard-fought match in which Al Fayha came up on top to win 1–0 and advance to a historic cup final. Al Fayha would face Al Hilal in the final.The two sides were locked at 1–1 after extra time with Al Fayha prevailing in the penalty shootout thanks to a superb performance from their Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic to clinch their maiden Saudi King's Cup at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and also qualified them to the first

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group stage. On 3 October 2023 in the

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group stage fixtures, Al-Fayha recorded their first win in a 2–0 victory against Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan with both goal scored by

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. Al Fayha finished as group runners-up with 9 points which send the club to the Round of 16 fixtures against

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. However the club bowed out from the AFC Champions League after a 3–0 defeat on aggregate.

Honours

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(tier 2) **Winners (1): 2016–17 **Runners-up (1):

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(tier 3) **Winners (2): 1984–85, 2013–14 **Runners-up (1): 2003–04 *

**Winners (1): 2021–22 *

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**Runners-up (1):

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Current squad

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Youssef Baati (2001 – 2002) * Habibe Othmani (August 1, 2002 – November 2, 2002) * Hassan Oueslati (November 2, 2002 – May 1, 2003) * Rasheed Ben Ammar (August 1, 2003 – June 6, 2004) * Lula (October 11, 2004 – April 23, 2005) * Ali Komaikh (April 23, 2005 – May 18, 2005) * Turki Al-Sultan (caretaker) (May 18, 2005 – June 1, 2005) *

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(June 25, 2005 – March 10, 2006) * Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (March 10, 2006 – May 1, 2006) * Hichem Grioui (July 14, 2006 – November 25, 2006) * Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (November 25, 2006 – December 17, 2006) *

(December 17, 2006 – May 10, 2007) * Ghazi Ghrairi (July 30, 2007 – February 19, 2008) * Bahaaeddine Qebisi (February 19, 2008 – April 27, 2008) * Zouhair Ghodbani (April 27, 2008 – April 30, 2008) * Hamdan Al-Jara'ah (caretaker) (April 30, 2008 – May 17, 2008) * Nasser Nefzi (July 1, 2008 – January 13, 2009) * Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (January 13, 2009 – March 23, 2009) * Mohammed Farouk (March 23, 2009 – October 18, 2009) * Selim Al Manga (October 20, 2009 – May 10, 2010) * Yousri bin Kahla (July 1, 2010 – December 5, 2010) * Selim bin Gholis (caretaker) (December 5, 2010 – December 11, 2010) * Selim Al Manga (December 11, 2010 – May 10, 2011) * Mohammed Farouk (July 1, 2011 – December 1, 2011) * Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (December 1, 2011 – December 17, 2011) * Moncef Mcharek (December 17, 2011 – April 17, 2013) * Rateb Al-Awadat (April 17, 2013 – August 21, 2013) * Makram Abdullah (August 23, 2013 – May 1, 2014) * Ahmed Labyad (May 7, 2014 – November 12, 2014) * Abderrazek Chebbi (November 13, 2014 – May 1, 2015) * Khalil Al-Masri (June 9, 2015 – September 20, 2015) * Lassaad Maamar (September 28, 2015 – May 2, 2016) * Habib Ben Romdhane (May 2, 2016 – May 10, 2017) *

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Record in Asian Football

: 1 participation

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fayha Football clubs in Saudi Arabia Association football clubs established in 1953 Football clubs in Al Majma'ah 1953 establishments in Saudi Arabia