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| Full name | Al Oroubah Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | Al-Orobah Club Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Owner | Badr bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz | ||
| Chairman | Munis Al-Dhawi | ||
| Head coach | Slavche Vojneski | ||
| League | Saudi First Division | ||
| 2025–26 | 5th of 18 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Al-Orobah FC (Arabic: نادي العروبة لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-oroubah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'Arabism Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Sakakah, that will compete in the Saudi First Division.
History
[edit source]They won the 2012–13 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Pro League, the top level of Saudi Arabian football for the first time in their history.
Al-Orobah achieved a milestone by earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League in the 2013–14 season, marking its first appearance in the top tier of Saudi football.[citation needed]
On 18 March 2025, Al-Orobah were subject to a ban on registration of new players by FIFA after they were found to have not paid $150,000 of transfer fees and 5% interest that were owed to Welsh club The New Saints after the transfer of Brad Young.[1][2]
Honours
[edit source]- Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99, 2020–21
- Saudi Third Division (tier 4)
- Winners (1): 1996–97
Current squad
[edit source]- As of January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
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Coaching staff
[edit source]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Slavche Vojneski |
| Assistant coach | Filip Despotovski  Mohammed Al-Sharari |
| Goalkeeping coach | Talal Rajih |
| Conditioning coach | Sashko Poposki |
| Video analyst | Hussain Barnawi |
| Head of medical | Nawwaf Al-Ismaili |
| Team doctor | Ibrahim Al-Qahtani |
| Physiotherapist | Turki Al-Bulaihi |
| Masseur | Saud Al-Ghanim |
| Sports scientist | Abdullah Al-Marzouq |
| Nutritionist | Faiz Al-Suleiman |
| Performance director | Mohammed Al-Yusuf |
| Technical director | Salman Al-Kaabi |
Managerial history
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Ahmed Barhoumi (1997 – 1999)- Ahmad Al-Ajlani (17 July 1999 – 1 May 2000)
- Hamda Tiouiri (17 July 2000 – 30 November 2000)
- Mohammed Al-Najdi (30 November 2000 – 15 April 2001)
Mimi Abdel Razek (23 June 2001 – 25 November 2001)- Mohammed Al-Najdi (caretaker) (25 November 2001 – 5 December 2001)
- Nasser Nefzi (5 December 2001 – 15 January 2002)
- Mohammed Al-Najdi (15 January 2002 – 1 May 2002)
- Ahmed Barhoumi (1 July 2002 – 25 February 2003)
- Mohamad Kenawi (25 February 2003 – 1 May 2003)
- Zouhair Louati (1 July 2003 – 10 April 2004)
- Hamoud Al-Rughayan (1 July 2004 – 1 April 2005)
- Abdelwahab Elharaby (15 September 2005 – 23 January 2006)
- Moncef Mcharek (7 October 2006 – 22 December 2008)
- Moncef Chargui (22 December 2008 – 28 February 2009)
- Makram Abdullah (28 February 2009 – 8 May 2009)
- Najib Khouaja (29 May 2009 – 27 December 2009)
- Anis Zorgati (27 December 2009 – 30 April 2010)
- Makram Abdullah (23 May 2010 – 12 December 2010)
- Abdelkader Ben Hassen (1 July 2011 – 19 February 2012)
- Makram Abdullah (22 February 2012 – 30 May 2012)
- Salah El Nahy (13 June 2012 – 20 October 2012)
- Djamel Belkacem (22 October 2012 – 22 May 2014)
Laurent Banide (25 May 2014 – 17 December 2014)- Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) (17 December 2014 – 2 January 2015)
Valeriu Tița (2 January 2015 – 7 April 2015)- Amro Anwar (7 April 2015 – 30 May 2015)
- Hadi Ben Mokhtar (2 July 2015 – 20 September 2015)
- Ferid Ben Belgacem (20 September 2015 – 8 March 2016)
- Sameer Hilal (9 March 2016 – 1 May 2016)
- Lotfi Jbara (29 June 2016 – 15 October 2016)
- Makram Abdullah (15 October 2016 – 10 January 2017)
- Mejdi Khouildi (caretaker) (10 January 2017 – 24 January 2017)
- Fouad Bouali (24 January 2017 – 24 March 2017)
- Bayrem Mokhtari (24 March 2017 – 1 June 2018)
- Makram Abdullah (7 June 2018 – 30 October 2018)
Sadio Demba (30 October 2018 – 2 February 2019)- Ferid Ben Belgacem (2 February 2019 – 22 February 2019)
- Bayrem Mokhtari (22 February 2019 – 27 October 2019)
- Karim Zouaghi (9 November 2019 – 14 March 2020)
- Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (11 July 2020 – 4 September 2020)
- Ameur Derbal (19 September 2020 – 19 November 2021)
- Djamel Belkacem (19 November 2021 – 1 June 2022)
Quim Machado (6 June 2022 – 1 June 2023)
Rusmir Cviko (20 June 2023 – 1 June 2024)- Álvaro Pacheco (21 July 2024 – 2 January 2025)
- Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) (2 January 2025 – 10 January 2025)
Adnan Hamad (10 January 2025 – 28 April 2025)
Antonio Cazorla (1 May 2025 – 1 June 2025)- Slavche Vojneski (1 August 2025 – )
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ Chapman, Joseph (2025-03-18). "FIFA slap transfer ban on club that signed former Villa player". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ↑ "A further update regarding the transfer of Brad Young to Saudi Pro League side Al-Orobah". TNSFC. 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
External links
[edit source]- Official website
- Goalzz.com Profile
- National-Football-Teams.com Profile
- Slstat.com (2013-14 season Profile)
- Soccerway.com Profile
- https://www.tnsfc.co.uk/2025/02/10/an-update-regarding-the-transfer-of-brad-young-to-saudi-pro-league-side-al-orobah/
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