Hajer FC

History

Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf, 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 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.

Honours

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• Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
  • Winners (1): 2004–05
  • Runners-up (2): 1995–96, 2000–01
• Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
  • Winners (4): 1987–88, 1997–98, 2010–11, 2013–14
• Saudi Second Division League (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: Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Melhem
• Director of football: Serbia Slobodan Ogsananovic
• Media Officer: Saudi Arabia Ali Al Saeed
• Head Coach: Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Janoubi

Current squad

As of 7 September 2024:

Managerial history

• Brazil Gaúcho (2000–01)
• BRA Luís Freire (1 August 2005 – 24 October 2005)
• TUN Samir Sellimi (25 October 2005 – 14 March 2007)
• TUN Fathi Al-Jabal (14 March 2007 – 30 May 2007)
• BRA Moisés (24 September 2007 – 28 October 2007)
• BRA Maurílio (28 October 2007 – 30 May 2008)
• EGY Emad Soliman (11 June 2008 – 11 April 2009)
• KSA Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (11 April 2009 – 30 May 2009)
• BRA Mirandinha (1 July 2009 – 22 February 2010)
• KSA Mohammed Al-Khalifah (caretaker) (22 February 2010 – 8 March 2010)
• TUN Zouhair Louati (8 March 2010 – 1 June 2011)
• BRA Ednaldo Patricio Assistant coach Ricardo Barreto (27 June 2011 – 29 September 2012)
• BRA Luiz Neto (caretaker) (29 September 2012 – 4 October 2012)
• EGY Tarek Yehia (4 October 2012 – 1 May 2013)
• TUN Nacif Beyaoui (7 August 2013 – 20 September 2014)
• KSA Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (20 September 2014 – 27 September 2014)
• MNE Nebojša Jovović (27 September 2014 – 30 October 2015)
• KSA Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) (30 October 2015 – 5 November 2015)
• BEL Stéphane Demol (5 November 2015 – 8 March 2016)
• KSA Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 March 2016 – 30 May 2016)
• KSA Sameer Hilal (7 August 2016 – 4 December 2016)
• EGY Ahmed Fathallah (caretaker) (4 December 2016 – 18 December 2016)
• TUN Jamel Belhedi (18 December 2016 – 2 April 2017)
• TUN Mohamed Tamri (caretaker) (2 April 2017 – 6 May 2017)
• TUN Lotfi Sellimi (17 June 2017 – 8 February 2018)
• KSA Abdullah Al-Janoubi (8 February 2018 – 6 February 2019)
• TUN Mohamed Maalej (13 February 2019 – 30 May 2019)
• TUN Mohamed Ayari (22 July 2019 – 30 May 2021)
• MKD Gjoko Hadžievski (20 June 2021 – 31 May 2022)
• TUN Mohamed Ayari (17 June 2022 – 30 May 2023)
• CRO Rodion Gačanin (19 June 2023 – 30 September 2023)
• MKD Gjoko Hadžievski (30 September 2023 – 15 April 2024)
• KSA Abdullah Al-Janoubi (15 April 2024 – 1 June 2024)
• TUN Afouène Gharbi (12 August 2024 – )

References

References

1. "Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics.
2. "تاريخ هجر".
3. "اللاعبين". Hajerclub.
4. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".