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Al-Houra FC () is a Saudi Arabian
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club based in
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and competes in the
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, the third tier of Saudi football. The club was founded in 1975 and consists of various other departments including
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. The club's current president is Fahad Al-Refaei, who was inducted in 2022. The club play their home games at Al-Houra Club Stadium in
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which has a capacity of 3,154. Al-Houra spent the majority of their existence between the Regional Leagues and the
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with the exception of two seasons in the
Saudi Second Division The Saudi Second Division League, also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups. Competition forma ...
. Al-Houra earned their first promotion to the Second Division since 1995 after defeating Al-Ghottah in the promotion play-offs during the 2022–23 season.


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