Al Taawoun FC () is a professional
multi-sports club based in
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. The
football team competes in the
Saudi Pro League, the top tier of
Saudi Football.
The club plays their home games at
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals
Al-Raed, with whom they contest the
Qassim Derby.
History
Al-Taawoun were founded in 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" by their founder Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960.
On the 25th of May 1990, Al-Taawoun reached the
1990 king cup final to face Al-Nasser but eventually lost 0–2. By reaching the final, Al-Taawoun became the second
First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
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. In the 2009–10 season, Al-Taawoun won promotion to the Pro League for the first time in over thirteen years as runners-up in the first division. Their last appearance in the top flight was in the
1997-98 season. They have been playing consecutively in the
Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season. On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut
AFC Champions League campaign for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season.
Their best ever top-flight season came in the
2018–19 season when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the
Saudi Professional League, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the
King Cup final by thrashing
Al-Hilal 5–0 at the
King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat
Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final to claim their first-ever top-flight trophy, with the winning goal coming in the 90th minute. Al-Taawoun also became the first club from
Al-Qassim Region to win the King Cup.
In the following season (
2019-20), Al-Taawon's performances were one of their worst in their league history. Al-Taawoun booked their spot in the
2019 super cup by winning the
King Cup title the previous season. Al-Taawoun lost to
Al-Nasser 4–5 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. The club were almost relegated and needed a win in the final matchday against relegation threatened
Al-Fayha, the highly tense match continued as a draw until the 91st minute when
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Al Safa FC, Al-Safa.
Club career Al-Qadsiah
Al-Sahlawi was ...
converted a cross with a tap in to make it 1-0 and avoid relegation in the final moments of the season. In the
2020-21 season Al-Taawoun reached their 3rd king cup final in the
2020–21 edition to face
Al-Faisaly, in the end
Al-Faisaly won their first title after a 3–2 win over Al-Taawoun in the
final on 27 May 2021.
Al-Taawoun Qualified to the
2020 AFC Champions League
The 2020 AFC Champions League was the 39th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Ulsan Hyundai won their second Cham ...
as
2019 King Cup winners and
2018–19 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, Al-Taawoun finished the group as runners-up with a record of (3W,3L) to qualify to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Al-Taawoun faced
Al-Nasser in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0–1.
Honours
King's Cup
*Winners (1):
2019
*Runners-up (2):
1990,
2020–21
Saudi Super Cup
*Runners-up (1):
2019
Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
*Winners (1): 1996–97
*Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10
Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
*Winners (1): 1977–78
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams.
*Winners (4): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09
Coaching staff
Current squad
Unregistered players
Out on loan
International competitions
Overview
Record by country
International record
Matches
Domestic league timeline
Managers
*
Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988)
*
Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
*
Marco Cunha (2004)
*
Tohid Sebravî (2008–09)
*
Celso Fernandes (2008–09)
*
Abderrazek Chebbi (May 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010)
*
Grigore Sichitiu (January 10, 2010 – May 9, 2010)
*
Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – December 20, 2010)
*
Florin Motroc (December 22, 2010 – December 29, 2011)
*
Srećko Juričić (January 1, 2012 – January 20, 2012)
*
Grigore Sichitiu (January 20, 2012 – April 1, 2012)
*
Khalid Kamal (caretaker) (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012)
*
Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – February 20, 2013)
*
Taoufik Rouabah (February 2013 – September 2014)
*
José Gomes (September 2014 – May 29, 2016)
*
Darije Kalezić (June 2, 2016 – October 16, 2016)
*
Constantin Gâlcă (October 18, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
*
José Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018)
*
Pedro Emanuel
Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva (born 11 February 1975), known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired Association football, footballer who played mainly as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender, currently Manag ...
(May 7, 2018 – May, 2019)
*
Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019)
*
Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020)
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Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – August 30, 2020)
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Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (August 30, 2020 – September 16, 2020)
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Patrice Carteron (September 16, 2020 – March 12, 2021)
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Nestor El Maestro (March 13, 2021 – August 22, 2021)
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José Gomes (August 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022)
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John van den Brom (March 31, 2022 – May 7, 2022)
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Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) (May 7, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
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Péricles Chamusca (June 29, 2022 – June 1, 2024)
*
Rodolfo Arruabarrena (July 6, 2024 – January 9, 2025 )
See also
*
List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
References
External links
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Al-Taawoun page at goalzz.comAl-Taawoun page at slstat.com
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