Hajer FC

{{short description|Association football club in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia}} {{infobox football club | clubname = Hajer FC | fullname = Hajer Football Club Al-Hasa | image = Hajer FC logo.png | upright = 0.9 | nickname = Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1950}} | ground = Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | capacity = 19,550<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/stadium.php?id=7|title=Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Sport City Stadium|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=30 December 2015}}</ref> | chairman = Hamad Al-Arifi | manager = Afouène Gharbi | league = Second Division | season = 2024–25 | position = SDL, 4th of 16, Group A | pattern_la1 = _blackborder | pattern_b1 = _vneckblack | pattern_ra1 = _blackborder | pattern_sh1 = _blackbottom | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_la2 = _whiteborder | pattern_b2 = _shadow_hoops_50p | pattern_ra2 = _whiteborder | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | current = 2024-25 Hajer Club season | website = {{URL|https://hajerclub.com/}} }} '''Hajer Football Club''' (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League, the 2nd tier of Saudi Football.

Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in the Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 4 First Division titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.

==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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/about-hajer/hajer-history.html|title=تاريخ هجر|website=hajerclub.net|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422143315/http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/about-hajer/hajer-history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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== Note:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/about-hajer/club-achievements.html | title = بعض من منجزات النادي في كرة القدم | access-date = 24 April 2007 | publisher = Hajer Club | archive-date = 22 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190422143251/http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/about-hajer/club-achievements.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> *'''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. {{clear}}

==Personnel==

*Chairman: {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Sami Al-Melhem *Director of football: {{flagicon|Serbia}} Slobodan Ogsananovic *Media Officer: {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Ali Al Saeed *Head Coach: {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Abdullah Al-Janoubi

== Current squad == ''As of 7 September 2024:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/football/football-team1.html|title=اللاعبين|publisher=Hajerclub|access-date=2018-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422143418/http://hajerclub.net/web/home/index.php/football/football-team1.html|archive-date=2019-04-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?team=1005&mode=p|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول}}</ref>''

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

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://hajerclub.net/}} {{in lang|ar}}

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