Al Taawoun FC
2023-24 Pro League, 4th of 18 | | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
Al Taawoun Football Club (
Saudi Professional League, the top tier of Saudi Football
.
The club play their home games at
Al-Raed
with whom they contest the Qasim Derby.
History
Al-Taawoun were founded in 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" by their founder Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960.[citation needed]
On the 25th of May 1990, Al-Taawoun reached the
Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season.[2] On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified to their debut AFC Champions League campaign for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season.[3]
Their best ever top-flight season came in the
Al-Qassim Region
to win the King Cup.
In the following season (
final
on 27 May 2021.
Al-Taawoun Qualified to the
2018–19 Saudi Professional League 3rd place, Al-Taawoun finished the group as runners-up with a record of (3W,3L) to qualify to the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Al-Taawoun faced Al-Nasser
in the round of 16 but eventually lost 0–1.
Honours
King Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019
Saudi First Division (Level 2)
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10
Saudi Second Division (Level 3)
- Winners (1): 1977–78
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
- Winners (4): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Péricles Chamusca
|
| Assistant manager |  André Bikey
|
| First team coach |  Denny Landzaat
|
Current squad
- As of 14 August 2023[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Unregistered players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
International competitions
Overview
- As of 26 April 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
GCC Champions League
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 40 |
Record by country
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 16.67 |
 Oman
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Qatar
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 50.00 |
 Saudi Arabia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Syria
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 United Arab Emirates
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 20.00 |
 Uzbekistan
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 25.00 |
| TOTAL | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28.00 |
International record
Matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GCC Champions League
|
Group A
|
Al-Suwaiq
|
1–0 | 2−2 | 2nd |
| Al-Rayyan
|
1–1 | 2–2 | ||||
Quarter-finals
|
Al-Nasr
|
– | 1−1 (p) | 1–1 (p) | ||
| 2017 | AFC Champions League | Group A | Lokomotiv Tashkent
|
1–0 | 4−4 | 3rd |
| Esteghlal
|
1–2 | 0−3 | ||||
Al-Ahli
|
1–3 | 0−0 | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Group C | Sharjah
|
0–6 | 1–0 | 2nd |
| Al-Duhail
|
2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Persepolis
|
0–1 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Al-Nassr
|
0–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round | Al-Jaish
|
1–1 (5–4 p) | – | 1–1 (5–4 p) |
| Group D | Al-Duhail
|
3–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | ||
Pakhtakor
|
0–1 | 4–5 | ||||
| Sepahan
|
3–0 | 1–1 | ||||
Managers
Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988)
Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
Marco Cunha (2004)
Tohid Sebravî (2008–09)- Celso Fernandes (2008–09)
Abderrazek Chebbi (May 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010)
Grigore Sichitiu (January 10, 2010 – May 9, 2010)- Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – December 20, 2010)
- Florin Motroc (December 22, 2010 – December 29, 2011)
Srećko Juričić (January 1, 2012 – January 20, 2012)- Grigore Sichitiu (January 20, 2012 – April 1, 2012)
Khalid Kamal (caretaker) (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012)
Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – February 20, 2013)
Taoufik Rouabah (February 2013 – September 2014)
José Gomes (September 2014 – May 29, 2016)
Darije Kalezić (June 2, 2016 – October 16, 2016)- Constantin Gâlcă (October 18, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
- José Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018)
- Pedro Emanuel (May 7, 2018 – May, 2019)
- Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019)
Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020)- Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – August 30, 2020)
- Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (August 30, 2020 – September 16, 2020)
Patrice Carteron (September 16, 2020 – March 12, 2021)
Nestor El Maestro (March 13, 2021 – August 22, 2021)- José Gomes (August 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022)
John van den Brom (March 31, 2022 – May 7, 2022)- Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) (May 7, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
- Péricles Chamusca (June 29, 2022 – present)
See also
References
- ^ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "التأسيس". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "رسمياً.. التعاون يتأهل إلى دوري أبطال آسيا".
- ^ "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
- ^ "الإنجازات". Taawoun. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- ^ "التعاون". kooora. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Taawon.