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Al Taawoun FC () is a professional
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based in
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, Saudi Arabia. The
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team competes in the
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, 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
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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
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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
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since the 2010–2011 season. On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut
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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
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, their highest ever league position to date. And to top off their season, Al-Taawoun reached the
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final by thrashing Al-Hilal 5–0 at the King Saud Stadium in the semi-final, and went on to defeat
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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
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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
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super cup by winning the
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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
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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
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on 27 May 2021. Al-Taawoun Qualified to the
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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 (Saudi Arabia), King's Cup *Winners (1): 2019 King Cup, 2019 *Runners-up (2):
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, 2020–21 Saudi Super Cup *Runners-up (1):
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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 (football manager), 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 (football manager), José Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018) * Pedro Emanuel (May 7, 2018 – May, 2019) * Paulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1968), Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019) * Abdullah Asiri (footballer), Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020) * Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – August 30, 2020) * Abdullah Asiri (footballer), Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (August 30, 2020 – September 16, 2020) * Patrice Carteron (September 16, 2020 – March 12, 2021) * Nestor El Maestro (March 13, 2021 – August 22, 2021) * José Gomes (football manager), José Gomes (August 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022) * John van den Brom (March 31, 2022 – May 7, 2022) * Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) (May 7, 2022 – June 28, 2022) * 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

*
Al-Taawoun page at goalzz.comAl-Taawoun page at slstat.com
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