Al Raed S.FC

History

The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Al-Raed FC has had varied performances in the King’s Cup over recent seasons. Here’s an overview:

2021–2022 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Hilal.

2022–2023 Season: Round of 16: Al-Raed faced Al-Nassr and was knocked out after a 3-0 defeat.

2023–2024 Season: Round of 32: Al-Raed was eliminated by Al-Najma.

2024–2025 Season: Quarter-Finals: Al-Raed progressed to the quarter-finals, defeating Al-Jabalain.

This progression to the quarter-finals in the 2024–2025 season marks an improvement compared to previous seasons, indicating a positive trajectory in Al-Raed’s King’s Cup performances.

Stadium

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sports City in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.

Honours

• Saudi First Division League
  • Winners (2): 1991–92, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (4): 1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2001–02

Current squad

U21 squad

Out on loan

Management staff

Managers

• EGY El-Sayed El-Attiyah (1980–81)
• BRA Joel Castro (1990–91)
• EGY Mahmoud El-Khawaga (1991)
• Brazil China (1998–99)
• Brazil Aderbal Lana (1992–94)
• BIH Senad Kreso (July 1, 2000 – November 25, 2000)
• BRA Marco Cunha (November 25, 2000 – February 13, 2001)
• BRA China (February 13, 2001 – January 7, 2002)
• KSA Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (January 15, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
• BRA José Fernandes (July 1, 2002 – September 22, 2002)
• EGY Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (September 22, 2002 – October 24, 2002)
• BRA Gainete (October 24, 2002 – December 28, 2002)
• KSA Yousef Khamees (December 28, 2002 – April 27, 2003)
• EGY Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (April 27, 2003 – October 8, 2003)
• ROU Viorel Kraus (October 8, 2003 – January 30, 2004)
• KSA Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (February 4, 2004 – February 13, 2004)
• EGY Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (February 13, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
• KSA Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
• BRA Luís Freire (July 10, 2004 – March 21, 2005)
• KSA Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (March 21, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
• KSA Mohammed Al-Nodali (caretaker) (April 24, 2005 – September 1, 2005)
• EGY Aboud El Khodary (September 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005)
• KSA Khalil Al-Masri (November 17, 2005 – February 12, 2006)
• KSA Khalid Al-Koroni (February 12, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
• TUN Mohammed Aldo (May 4, 2006 – December 21, 2008)
• BRA Luís Antônio Zaluar (December 29, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
• POR Acácio Casimiro (June 21, 2009 – October 4, 2009)
• BRA Edison Mario Souza (October 4, 2009 – May 30, 2010)
• BRA Lucho Nizzo (July 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010)
• POR Eurico Gomes (November 7, 2010 – October 17, 2011)
• TUN Hafez Al-Hoarbi (caretaker) (October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011)
• TUN Ammar Souayah (October 28, 2011 – February 1, 2013)
• MKD Vlatko Kostov (February 2, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
• ALG Noureddine Zekri (June 26, 2013 – February 14, 2014)
• TUN Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (February 14, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
• BEL Marc Brys (March 2, 2014 – May 1, 2014)
• MKD Vlatko Kostov (May 31, 2014 – September 1, 2014)
• TUN Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014)
• BEL Marc Brys (October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015)
• TUN Ammar Souayah (March 24, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
• ALG Abdelkader Amrani (June 8, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
• GRE Takis Lemonis (September 3, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
• MAR Reda Hakam (caretaker) (February 1, 2016 – February 4, 2016)
• SRB Aleksandar Ilić (February 4, 2016 – June 17, 2016)
• TUN Nacif Beyaoui (June 17, 2016 – May 14, 2017)
• ALG Taoufik Rouabah (June 4, 2017 – October 1, 2017)
• ROM Ciprian Panait (October 4, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
• SRB Aleksandar Ilić (February 5, 2018 – June 1, 2018)
• ALB Besnik Hasi (July 26, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
• ESP Pablo Machín (June 19, 2021 – January 26, 2022)
• POR João Pedro Sousa (January 26, 2022 – May 24, 2022)
• KSA Yousef Al-Ghadeer (June 6, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
• ROM Marius Șumudică (June 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
• CRO Igor Jovićević (July 9, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
• BRA Odair Hellmann (July 14, 2024 – April 1, 2025)
• CRO Krešimir Režić (April 1, 2025 – June 1, 2025)
• POR Jorge Mendonça (September 4, 2025 – )

References

References

1. "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics.
2. "نادي الرائد".