Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in

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. The team play in the

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the 2nd tier of Saudi Football. Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 4

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titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.

History

Hajer Club were founded in the city of

Hofuf Al-Hofuf ( ', also spelled Hofuf or Hufuf, also known as "Al-Hasa", "Al-Ahsa" or "Al-Hassa") is the major urban city in the Al-Ahsa Governorate in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 729,606 (as of 2022). It is known f ...

part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer". In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the

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and were promoted to the

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for the first time since

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Honours

Note: *Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams **Winners (1): 2004–05 **Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01 *

(tier 2) **Winners (4): 1987–88, 1997–98,

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, 2013–14 *

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(tier 3) **Winners (1): 2001–02

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.

Personnel

*Chairman: Sami Al-Melhem *Director of football: Slobodan Ogsananovic *Media Officer: Ali Al Saeed *Head Coach: Abdullah Al-Janoubi

Current squad

''As of 7 September 2024:''

Out on loan

Managerial history

* Gaúcho (2000–01) * Luís Freire (1 August 2005 – 24 October 2005) *

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(25 October 2005 – 14 March 2007) * Fathi Al-Jabal (14 March 2007 – 30 May 2007) * Moisés (24 September 2007 – 28 October 2007) * Maurílio (28 October 2007 – 30 May 2008) * Emad Soliman (11 June 2008 – 11 April 2009) * Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (11 April 2009 – 30 May 2009) * Mirandinha (1 July 2009 – 22 February 2010) * Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (22 February 2010 – 8 March 2010) *

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(8 March 2010 – 1 June 2011) * Ednaldo Patricio Assistant coach Ricardo Barreto (27 June 2011 – 29 September 2012) * Luiz Neto (caretaker) (29 September 2012 – 4 October 2012) * Tarek Yehia (4 October 2012 – 1 May 2013) *

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(7 August 2013 – 20 September 2014) * Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (20 September 2014 – 27 September 2014) * Nebojša Jovović (27 September 2014 – 30 October 2015) * Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (30 October 2015 – 5 November 2015) *

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(5 November 2015 – 8 March 2016) * Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 March 2016 – 30 May 2016) *

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(7 August 2016 – 4 December 2016) * Ahmed Fathallah (caretaker) (4 December 2016 – 18 December 2016) * Jamel Belhedi (18 December 2016 – 2 April 2017) * Mohamed Tamri (caretaker) (2 April 2017 – 6 May 2017) * Lotfi Sellimi (17 June 2017 – 8 February 2018) * Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 February 2018 – 6 February 2019) * Mohamed Maalej (13 February 2019 – 30 May 2019) * Mohamed Ayari (22 July 2019 – 30 May 2021) *

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(20 June 2021 – 31 May 2022) * Mohamed Ayari (17 June 2022 – 30 May 2023) * Rodion Gačanin (19 June 2023 – 30 September 2023) *

(30 September 2023 – 15 April 2024) * Abdullah Al-Janoubi (15 April 2024 – 1 June 2024) *

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(12 August 2024 – )

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hajer Football clubs in Saudi Arabia 1950 establishments in Saudi Arabia Association football clubs established in 1950 Football clubs in Al-Ahsa Governorate