Al-Taawoun FC

Al-Taawoun

Full name

Al-Taawoun

Founded

1956

Ground

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Capacity

23,600^[1]

Chairman

Mohammed al-Qasim

Manager

José Manuel Gomes

League

Professional League

2014–15

Professional League, 9th

Home colours

Away colours

Al-Taawoun ("Cooperation" Arabic: التعاون‎) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) team in Buraidah city playing at the Saudi Professional League.

The club is well known in Saudi Arabia and has great wide supporters and fans. The primary sport at the club is football but also shows interests in social and cultures activities.

History

At the beginning of the establishment of the club was named "Club Saudi youth" Among the most prominent founders at the time the benefit Allowabla the first president of the club. After the founding of the club four years has been registered officially under the auspices of young people and that was in 1960. Has also been recognized as a club official authorized by the General Presidency for Youth Welfare in April 1963. Football Akaddmoma the most prominent achievements is to get first team football at the King's Cup and the summer of 1990, and this achievement is unprecedented not only on the level of first division clubs, not at the level of Saudi club Al-Qaseem. In 1995 rose for the first time in its history to the Saudi Premier League, and dropped after one season, and returned in 1997 to the Premier League, and dropped after one season, and returned to climb in 2010. The team pulled off a shocker in the 2014–15 Saudi Professional League when they had 8-time league winners Al-Ittihad down 4–0 by the 60th minute of their hometown match. Al-Ittihad managed to score 3 goals and the game ended 4–3 with the final whistle. In the away match in Jeddah, Al-Ittihad were able to reverse the same score as they won 4–3.

Players

As of Saudi Premier League:

No	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Yazid Al-Sayah	Saudi Arabia
23	Goalkeeper	Sultan Al-Ghamdi	Saudi Arabia
24	Goalkeeper	Faisal Al-Merqeb	Saudi Arabia
32	Goalkeeper	Fayz Al-Sabiay	Saudi Arabia

2	Defender	Safwan Hawsawi	Saudi Arabia
3	Defender	Abdullah Kanno	Saudi Arabia
4	Defender	Ricardo Machado	Portugal
5	Defender	Talal Al-Absi	Saudi Arabia
16	Defender	Naif Al-Mousa	Saudi Arabia
17	Defender	Mahmoud Muaaz	Saudi Arabia
19	Defender	Adnan Fallatah (Captain)	Saudi Arabia
22	Defender	Kamel Al-Mor	Saudi Arabia
28	Defender	Abdullah Al-Shameri	Saudi Arabia

6	Midfielder	Abdulrahman Al-Barakah	Saudi Arabia
7	Midfielder	Rabee Sufyani (on loan from Al-Nassr)	Saudi Arabia
8	Midfielder	Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili	Saudi Arabia
10	Midfielder	Jehad Al-Hussain (Vice-captain)	Syria
15	Midfielder	Abdullah Al-Salman	Saudi Arabia
18	Midfielder	Madallah Alolayan	Saudi Arabia
25	Midfielder	Khaled Al-Zylaeei (on loan from Al-Nassr)	Saudi Arabia
49	Midfielder	Ahmed Al-Zein	Saudi Arabia
55	Midfielder	Sandro Manoel	Brazil
66	Midfielder	Ahmed Al-Suhail	Saudi Arabia
77	Midfielder	Ibrahim Al-Telhi	Saudi Arabia
81	Midfielder	Ibrahim Al-Barakah	Saudi Arabia

9	Forward	Bader Al-Khamees	Saudi Arabia
14	Forward	Paul Alo'o	Cameroon
50	Forward	Ahmed Al-Turki	Saudi Arabia
80	Forward	Mohammed Majrashi (on loan from Al Ahli)	Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

No	Position	Player	Nation
--	Defender	Yusri Al-Sakaker (at Al-Riyadh)	Saudi Arabia
--	Forward	Abdulmajeed Al-Daeej (at Damac)	Saudi Arabia
--	Forward	Abdulaziz Al-Dhefiri (at Al-Feiha)	Saudi Arabia

Managers

Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988)
Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
Marco Cunha (2004)
Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010)
Florin Motroc (Dec 22, 2010 – Dec 29, 2011)
Grigore Sichitiu (Dec 30, 2011 – April 1, 2012)

Miloš Hrstić (2011–12)
Srećko Juričić (Jan 1, 2012 – Feb 1, 2012)
Khalid Kamal (caretaker) (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012)
Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – Feb 20, 2013)
Taoufik Rouabah (Feb 2013–Sept 14)
José Manuel Gomes (Sept 2014–)

References

↑ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

External links

Al-Taawoun FC – current squad

1 Al-Sayah 2 Hawsawi 3 Kanno 4 Machado 5 Al-Absi 6 A.Al-Barakah 7 Sufyani 8 Al-Ruwaili 9 Al-Khamees 10 Al-Hussain 14 Alo'o 15 Al-Salman 16 Al-Mousa 17 M.Muaaz 18 Alolayan 19 Fallatah 22 Al-Mor 23 Al-Ghamdi 24 Al-Merqeb 25 Al-Zylaeei 28 Al-Shameri 32 Al-Sabiay 49 Al-Zein 50 Al-Turki 55 Sandro 66 Al-Suhail 77 Al-Telhi 80 Majrashi 81 I.Al-Barakah Manager: Gomes

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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