Al-Fayha FC
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| Full name | Al Fayha Football Club[citation needed] | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Burtuqali (The Orange) Tawahin Sudair (The Mills of Sudair) | |||
| Founded | 1953 | |||
| Ground | Al Majma'ah Sports City | |||
| Capacity | 7,000 | |||
| Chairman | Tawfiq Al-Modaiheem | |||
| Manager | Vuk Rašović | |||
| League | Pro League | |||
| 2022–23 | Pro League, 11th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Al Fayha FC (
football club based in Al Majma'ah, that plays in the Saudi Pro League, the first tier of Saudi football
. It was founded in 1953.
Al Fayha's colors are
King Cup for the first time in 2022.[1]
The club plays their home games at
Al-Mujazzel.[2]
History
Al Fayha (
Arabic: الفيحاء, romanized: al-fayḥāʿ, lit. 'wide, extensive')[3] was founded in 1953 in Al Majma'ah
and were officially registered on August 15, 1966. Al Fayha is one of the oldest clubs in the country and the oldest club in Al Majma'ah. Al Fayha is a merging of two different clubs, Minikh and Al-Fayha, who joined to become the only representative of Al Majma'ah.
Since the formation of the club, Al Fayha has played a continuous role in the service of the youth in Al-Majma'ah. Al Fayha is considered to be one of the most active and interactive clubs in the city, often acting as a safe haven for the youth.[4]
First ever piece of silverware
Al Fayha won their first-ever promotion to the
Pro League for the first time in their history following their 2–1 home win against Ohod.[5] They were crowned champions of the 2016–17 Saudi First Division for the first time on 5 May 2017 after drawing Wej 1–1 away from home.[6]
Al Fayha spent three consecutive seasons in the Saudi top flight, performing above expectations in their debut season and barely escaping relegation in their second season, however they couldn't avoid relegation in the
2021–22 league
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King Cup winners and AFC Champions League debut
Al Fayha partook in the
Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan with both goal scored by Abdelhamid Sabiri. Al Fayha finished as group runners-up with 9 points which send the club to the Round of 16 fixtures against Al Nassr
. However the club bowed out from the AFC Champions League after a 3–0 defeat on aggregate.
Honours
League
- Saudi First Division
- Saudi Second Division
- Winners (2): 1984–85, 2013–14
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04 [1]
Cup
- King Cup
- Winners (1): 2021–22
- Saudi Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2022
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Management staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Vuk Rašović
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| Assistant Manager | Ljubiša Ranković  Rudolf Marić
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| Goalkeeping Coach |  Fábio Muchinel Tepedino
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| Fitness Coach | Vladan Popović
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| Video Analyst |  Ahmed Walid Charchari
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| Performance Analyst |  Vacant
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| Sporting Director | Vacant
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| Doctor | Vacant
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| Physiotherapist | Vacant
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| Director of Development | Alioua Mohamed Lamine
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Managerial history
Youssef Baati (2001 – 2002)- Habibe Othmani (August 1, 2002 – November 2, 2002)
- Hassan Oueslati (November 2, 2002 – May 1, 2003)
- Rasheed Ben Ammar (August 1, 2003 – June 6, 2004)
Lula (October 11, 2004 – April 23, 2005)
Ali Komaikh (April 23, 2005 – May 18, 2005)- Turki Al-Sultan (caretaker) (May 18, 2005 – June 1, 2005)
- Zouhair Louati (June 25, 2005 – March 10, 2006)
- Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (March 10, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
- Hichem Grioui (July 14, 2006 – November 25, 2006)
- Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (November 25, 2006 – December 17, 2006)
- Zouhair Louati (December 17, 2006 – May 10, 2007)
- Ghazi Ghrairi (July 30, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
Bahaaeddine Qebisi (February 19, 2008 – April 27, 2008)- Zouhair Ghodbani (April 27, 2008 – April 30, 2008)
- Hamdan Al-Jara'ah (caretaker) (April 30, 2008 – May 17, 2008)
- Nasser Nefzi (July 1, 2008 – January 13, 2009)
- Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (January 13, 2009 – March 23, 2009)
- Mohammed Farouk (March 23, 2009 – October 18, 2009)
- Selim Al Manga (October 20, 2009 – May 10, 2010)
- Yousri bin Kahla (July 1, 2010 – December 5, 2010)
- Selim bin Gholis (caretaker) (December 5, 2010 – December 11, 2010)
- Selim Al Manga (December 11, 2010 – May 10, 2011)
- Mohammed Farouk (July 1, 2011 – December 1, 2011)
- Ibrahim Al-Qarmalah (caretaker) (December 1, 2011 – December 17, 2011)
- Moncef Mcharek (December 17, 2011 – April 17, 2013)
Rateb Al-Awadat (April 17, 2013 – August 21, 2013)- Makram Abdullah (August 23, 2013 – May 1, 2014)
- Ahmed Labyad (May 7, 2014 – November 12, 2014)
- Abderrazek Chebbi (November 13, 2014 – May 1, 2015)
- Khalil Al-Masri (June 9, 2015 – September 20, 2015)
- Lassaad Maamar (September 28, 2015 – May 2, 2016)
- Habib Ben Romdhane (May 2, 2016 – May 10, 2017)
Constantin Gâlcă (May 20, 2017 – November 1, 2017)
Gustavo Costas (November 1, 2017 – October 15, 2018)
Slavoljub Muslin (October 15, 2018 – February 2, 2019)
Noureddine Zekri (February 5, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
Jorge Simão (June 8, 2019 – August 27, 2020)- Yousef Al-Ghadeer (August 27, 2020 – September 10, 2020)
- Habib Ben Romdhane (September 24, 2020 – June 1, 2021)
- Vuk Rašović (June 21, 2021 – )
Continental record
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2023–24 | Champions League | Group A |  Ahal
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3–1 | 0–1 | 2nd |
 Pakhtakor Tashkent
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2–0 | 4–1 | ||||
 Al Ain
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2–3 | 1–4 | ||||
| Round of 16 | TBD
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See also
References
- ^ a b "رسالة - نادي الفيحاء السعودي". www.alfiha.com.
- ^ "ملعب مدينة المجمعة الرياضية". Kooora.
- ISBN 9780781803830– via Google Books.
- ^ "رسالة - نادي الفيحاء السعودي". www.alfiha.com.
- ^ "رسمياً.. الفيحاء أول الصاعدين إلى دوري جميل". dawriplus. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "مسيرة للاعبي الفيحاء بـ "الباص المكشوف" بعد الصعود لدوري جميل". sportksa. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Al Fayha upset Al Hilal to win historic Saudi King's Cup". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "التشكيلة". kooora.
- ^ "اللاعبين". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Al-Fayha FC on Twitter