Hajer FC

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".

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:

• 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:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial history

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

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

External links

• (in Arabic)