Al-Orobah FC

For the Omani sports club, see Al-Orouba SC.
Al-Orobah
Full nameAl Oroubah Football Club
Founded1975 (1975)
GroundAl-Orobah Club Stadium
Capacity7,000
OwnerBadr bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz
ChairmanMunis Al-Dhawi
Head coachAntonio Cazorla
LeagueSaudi First Division
2024–25Pro League, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitewww.alorobahclub.sa

Al-Orobah FC (Arabic: نادي العروبة لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-oroubah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'Arabism Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Sakakah, that will compete in the Saudi First Division.

History

They won the 2012–13 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Pro League, 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 FIFA after they were found to have not paid $150,000 of transfer fees and 5% interest that were owed to Welsh club The New Saints after the transfer of Brad Young.[1][2]

Honours

Current squad

As of January 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Rafea Al-Ruwaili
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Hunaiti
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Maqati
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Farraj Al-Rashid
19 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Sharari
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Al-Ruwaili
28 GK Belgium BEL Gaëtan Coucke
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Zubaidi
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussein Al-Shuwaish
37 MF Spain ESP Cristian Tello
48 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Al-Hamlan
50 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mutni Al-Timawi
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
— DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Sultan
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Hindi
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fawaz Rabee
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Aboubacar Doumbia
— FW Saudi Arabia KSA Azzam Al-Bishi

Notable players

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Antonio Cazorla
Assistant head coach Croatia Elvis Karić
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Sharari
Goalkeeping coach Saudi Arabia Talal Rajih
Video analyst Saudi Arabia Hussain Barnawi
Head of medical Saudi Arabia Nawwaf Al-Ismaili
Team doctor Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Qahtani
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Bulaihi
Masseur Saudi Arabia Saud Al-Ghanim
Sports scientist Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Marzouq
Nutritionist Saudi Arabia Faiz Al-Suleiman
Performance director Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Yusuf
Technical director Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Kaabi

Managerial history

  • Tunisia Ahmed Barhoumi (1997 – 1999)
  • Tunisia Ahmad Al-Ajlani (17 July 1999 – 1 May 2000)
  • Tunisia Hamda Tiouiri (17 July 2000 – 30 November 2000)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Najdi (30 November 2000 – 15 April 2001)
  • Egypt Mimi Abdel Razek (23 June 2001 – 25 November 2001)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Najdi (caretaker) (25 November 2001 – 5 December 2001)
  • Tunisia Nasser Nefzi (5 December 2001 – 15 January 2002)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Najdi (15 January 2002 – 1 May 2002)
  • Tunisia Ahmed Barhoumi (1 July 2002 – 25 February 2003)
  • Egypt Mohamad Kenawi (25 February 2003 – 1 May 2003)
  • Tunisia Zouhair Louati (1 July 2003 – 10 April 2004)
  • Saudi Arabia Hamoud Al-Rughayan (1 July 2004 – 1 April 2005)
  • Tunisia Abdelwahab Elharaby (15 September 2005 – 23 January 2006)
  • Tunisia Moncef Mcharek (7 October 2006 – 22 December 2008)
  • Tunisia Moncef Chargui (22 December 2008 – 28 February 2009)
  • Tunisia Makram Abdullah (28 February 2009 – 8 May 2009)
  • Tunisia Najib Khouaja (29 May 2009 – 27 December 2009)
  • Tunisia Anis Zorgati (27 December 2009 – 30 April 2010)
  • Tunisia Makram Abdullah (23 May 2010 – 12 December 2010)
  • Tunisia Abdelkader Ben Hassen (1 July 2011 – 19 February 2012)
  • Tunisia Makram Abdullah (22 February 2012 – 30 May 2012)
  • Egypt Salah El Nahy (13 June 2012 – 20 October 2012)
  • Tunisia Djamel Belkacem (22 October 2012 – 22 May 2014)
  • France Laurent Banide (25 May 2014 – 17 December 2014)
  • Tunisia Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) (17 December 2014 – 2 January 2015)
  • Romania Valeriu Tița (2 January 2015 – 7 April 2015)
  • Egypt Amro Anwar (7 April 2015 – 30 May 2015)
  • Tunisia Hadi Ben Mokhtar (2 July 2015 – 20 September 2015)
  • Tunisia Ferid Ben Belgacem (20 September 2015 – 8 March 2016)
  • Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal (9 March 2016 – 1 May 2016)
  • Tunisia Lotfi Jbara (29 June 2016 – 15 October 2016)
  • Tunisia Makram Abdullah (15 October 2016 – 10 January 2017)
  • Tunisia Mejdi Khouildi (caretaker) (10 January 2017 – 24 January 2017)
  • Tunisia Fouad Bouali (24 January 2017 – 24 March 2017)
  • Tunisia Bayrem Mokhtari (24 March 2017 – 1 June 2018)
  • Tunisia Makram Abdullah (7 June 2018 – 30 October 2018)
  • Senegal Sadio Demba (30 October 2018 – 2 February 2019)
  • Tunisia Ferid Ben Belgacem (2 February 2019 – 22 February 2019)
  • Tunisia Bayrem Mokhtari (22 February 2019 – 27 October 2019)
  • Tunisia Karim Zouaghi (9 November 2019 – 14 March 2020)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (11 July 2020 – 4 September 2020)
  • Tunisia Ameur Derbal (19 September 2020 – 19 November 2021)
  • Tunisia Djamel Belkacem (19 November 2021 – 1 June 2022)
  • Portugal Quim Machado (6 June 2022 – 1 June 2023)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Rusmir Cviko (20 June 2023 – 1 June 2024)
  • Portugal Álvaro Pacheco (21 July 2024 – 2 January 2025)
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (2 January 2025 – 10 January 2025)
  • Iraq Adnan Hamad (10 January 2025 – 28 April 2025)
  • Spain Antonio Cazorla (1 May 2025 – 1 June 2025)
  • North Macedonia Slavche Vojneski (1 August 2025 – )

See also

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Joseph (2025-03-18). "FIFA slap transfer ban on club that signed former Villa player". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  2. ^ "A further update regarding the transfer of Brad Young to Saudi Pro League side Al-Orobah". TNSFC. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.


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