Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in

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, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of

at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first

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team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from

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to win the

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. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name. The Club also has its own

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section.

History

Before the establishment of Al-Ettifaq, there were three clubs in

that were founded in 1941 (Al-Taawoun, Al-Sha'ab and Al-Shabab). These clubs began practicing their sporting activities and gathering the people of the region. In 1945, the presidents met in Faris Al-Hamid's house and decided to merge into one club. Al-Hamid suggested that new club would be named be Al-Ettifaq, which meant agreement in Arabic. They also agreed that the new clubs' colors would be green and white, which eventually changed into green and red afterwards.

Honours

* Saudi Professional League (level 1): 2 **Champions: 1982–83, 1986–87 **Runner-up: 1987–88, 1991–92 * First Division (level 2): 2 **Champions: 2015–16 **Runners-up: 1976–77 *

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: 2 **Champions: 1968, 1985 **Runner-up: 1965, 1966, 1983, 1988 * Crown Prince Cup: 1 **Champions: 1965 **Runner-up: 1963, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2011–12 * Saudi Federation Cup: 3 **Champions: 1990–91, 2002–03, 2003–04 **Runner-up: 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2004–05 * Arab Club Champions Cup: 2 **Champions: 1984, 1988 *

: 3 **Champions: 1983, 1988, 2006 **Runner-up:

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Current squad

''As of 23 January 2022.''

Unregistered players

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Managerial history

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