Al-Batin F.C.

Al-Batin FC

Full name

Al-Batin Football Club

Founded

1979

Ground

Al-Batin Club Stadium
Hafar Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

3,000

President

Nasser Al-Huwaidi

Manager

Yousri Ben Kehla

League

Saudi First Division

2015–16

Saudi First Division, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

Al-Batin Football Club (Arabic: نادي الباطن لكرة القدم‎), is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, and currently playing in the Saudi First Division. Founded in 1979.

Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion to Saudi Second Division.^[1] On 25 March 2011, Al-Batin won their first promotion to Saudi First Division.^[2] They played their home matches at the Al-Batin Club Stadium.

Honours

Saudi Second Division
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Saudi Third Division
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Players

As of Saudi First Division:

No	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Nasser Al-Enezi	Saudi Arabia
22	Goalkeeper	Zabbar Al-Aswed	Saudi Arabia
25	Goalkeeper	Mahdi Al-Showaikhat (on loan from Khaleej FC)	Saudi Arabia
26	Goalkeeper	Mazyad Freej	Saudi Arabia

2	Defender	Mohammed Al-Hamdan	Saudi Arabia
3	Defender	Bander Nasser	Saudi Arabia
13	Defender	Farraj Al-Ajmi	Saudi Arabia
15	Defender	Abdulmajeed Obaid	Saudi Arabia
17	Defender	Abdullah Al-Ali	Saudi Arabia
23	Defender	Mohammed Boukhari	Sudan
24	Defender	Meshal Khalaf	Saudi Arabia
28	Defender	Papa Diop	Senegal
31	Defender	Sultan Ghunaiman	Saudi Arabia
99	Defender	Mazen Al Mubarak	Saudi Arabia

4	Midfielder	Walid Al-Dhefiri	Saudi Arabia
5	Midfielder	Naif Issa (Captain)	Saudi Arabia
6	Midfielder	Jamal Mohammad	Saudi Arabia
7	Midfielder	Mohanna Waqes	Saudi Arabia
8	Midfielder	Mousa Haqawi	Saudi Arabia
10	Midfielder	Jadaan Mohanna	Saudi Arabia
14	Midfielder	Khaled Al-Dakheel	Saudi Arabia
16	Midfielder	Sabah Jadoua (on loan from Al-Faisaly)	Saudi Arabia
18	Midfielder	Abdullah Fuhaid	Saudi Arabia
19	Midfielder	Fahad Dhafer	Saudi Arabia
21	Midfielder	Dhari Al-Suwait	Saudi Arabia
80	Midfielder	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	Saudi Arabia

9	Forward	Fahad Ayyad	Saudi Arabia
11	Forward	Mohammed Fuaad	Egypt
20	Forward	Sahou Metlaq	Saudi Arabia
77	Forward	Faisal Ayyadah	Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

No	Position	Player	Nation
--	Forward	Bader Bander (at Al-Faisaly)	Saudi Arabia

References

↑ "وسط استقبال حاشد للفريق بحفر الباطن" (in Arabic). Al-Jazirah. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
↑ "رحلة حائل تنقل الباطن على "الدرجة الأولى" بعد انتظار دام 33 عاماً" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

External links

FIFA website

Al-Batin FC – current squad

1 N.Al-Enezi
2 Al-Hamdan
3 B.Nasser
4 Al-Dhefiri
5 N.Issa
6 J.Mohammad
7 M.Waqes
8 Haqawi
9 F.Ayyad
10 J.Mohanna
11 M.Fuaad
13 Al-Ajmi
14 Al-Dakheel
15 A.Obaid
16 S.Jadoua
17 Al-Ali
18 A.Fuhaid
19 F.Dhafer
20 S.Metlaq
21 Al-Suwait
22 Al-Aswed
23 Boukhari
24 M.Khalaf
25 Al-Showaikhat
26 M.Freej
28 Papa Diop
31 S.Ghunaiman
77 F.Ayyadah
80 Al-Qahtani
99 Al Mubarak
Manager: Ben Kehla

Saudi Professional League

Saudi Professional League clubs

Saudi Professional League	Al-Ahli Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Hajer Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Khaleej Najran Al-Nassr Al Qadsiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda

Saudi First Division	Al-Batin Al-Diriyah Al-Ettifaq Al-Feiha Al-Hazm Al-Jeel Al-Mojzel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Riyadh Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Ohod

Saudi Second Division	Abha Al-Adalh Al-Akhdoud Al-Ansar Al-Badaya Al Jabalain Al-Kawkb Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Najma Al-Oyoon Al-Qaisumah Al-Qala Al-Safa Al-Sharq Al-Taraji Al-Tuhami Al-Washm Hetten Sdoos Weg

Saudi Third Division	Al-Amal Al-Arabi Al-Ain Al-Hamadah Al-Kholood Al-Khuwaildiyah Al-Majd Al-Nakhil Al-Noor Al-Qarah Al-Qotah Al-Rabee Al-Rawdhah Al-Sahel Al-Sarawat Al-Suqoor Al-Taqadom Al-Tasamoh Al-Thoqbah Al-Zulfi Najd

Saudi Professional League seasons

1970s	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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