Al-Orobah FC () is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club based in

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, that will compete in the

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History

They won the

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and were promoted to the

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, the top level of Saudi Arabian football for the first time in their history. Al-Orobah achieved a milestone by earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League in the 2013–14 season, marking its first appearance in the top tier of Saudi football. On 18 March 2025, Al-Orobah were subject to a ban on registration of new players by

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after they were found to have not paid $150,000 of transfer fees and 5% interest that were owed to Welsh club

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after the transfer of Brad Young.

Honours

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(tier 2) **Winners (1):

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(tier 3) **Winners (1): 2007–08 **Runners-up (1): 1998–99,

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Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

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* Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Ahmed Barhoumi (1997 – 1999) *

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(17 July 1999 – 1 May 2000) * Hamda Tiouiri (17 July 2000 – 30 November 2000) * Mohammed Al-Najdi (30 November 2000 – 15 April 2001) * Mimi Abdel Razek (23 June 2001 – 25 November 2001) * Mohammed Al-Najdi (caretaker) (25 November 2001 – 5 December 2001) * Nasser Nefzi (5 December 2001 – 15 January 2002) * Mohammed Al-Najdi (15 January 2002 – 1 May 2002) * Ahmed Barhoumi (1 July 2002 – 25 February 2003) * Mohamad Kenawi (25 February 2003 – 1 May 2003) *

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(1 July 2003 – 10 April 2004) * Hamoud Al-Rughayan (1 July 2004 – 1 April 2005) * Abdelwahab Elharaby (15 September 2005 – 23 January 2006) * Moncef Mcharek (7 October 2006 – 22 December 2008) * Moncef Chargui (22 December 2008 – 28 February 2009) * Makram Abdullah (28 February 2009 – 8 May 2009) * Najib Khouaja (29 May 2009 – 27 December 2009) * Anis Zorgati (27 December 2009 – 30 April 2010) * Makram Abdullah (23 May 2010 – 12 December 2010) * Abdelkader Ben Hassen (1 July 2011 – 19 February 2012) * Makram Abdullah (22 February 2012 – 30 May 2012) * Salah El Nahy (13 June 2012 – 20 October 2012) * Djamel Belkacem (22 October 2012 – 22 May 2014) * Laurent Banide (25 May 2014 – 17 December 2014) * Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) (17 December 2014 – 2 January 2015) * Valeriu Tița (2 January 2015 – 7 April 2015) * Amro Anwar (7 April 2015 – 30 May 2015) * Hadi Ben Mokhtar (2 July 2015 – 20 September 2015) * Ferid Ben Belgacem (20 September 2015 – 8 March 2016) *

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(9 March 2016 – 1 May 2016) * Lotfi Jbara (29 June 2016 – 15 October 2016) * Makram Abdullah (15 October 2016 – 10 January 2017) * Mejdi Khouildi (caretaker) (10 January 2017 – 24 January 2017) * Fouad Bouali (24 January 2017 – 24 March 2017) * Bayrem Mokhtari (24 March 2017 – 1 June 2018) * Makram Abdullah (7 June 2018 – 30 October 2018) * Sadio Demba (30 October 2018 – 2 February 2019) * Ferid Ben Belgacem (2 February 2019 – 22 February 2019) * Bayrem Mokhtari (22 February 2019 – 27 October 2019) * Karim Zouaghi (November 9, 2019 – March 14, 2020) * Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (11 July 2020 – 4 September 2020) * Ameur Derbal (19 September 2020 – 19 November 2021) * Djamel Belkacem (19 November 2021 – 1 June 2022) *

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(6 June 2022 – 1 June 2023) *

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(20 June 2023 – 1 June 2024) *

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(21 July 2024 – 2 January 2025) * Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (2–10 January 2025) *

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(10 January 2025 – 1 May 2025) * Antonio Cazorla (1 May 2025 – present)

References

External links

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Goalzz.com ProfileSlstat.com (2013-14 season Profile)Soccerway.com Profile
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