Al-Arabi (Saudi Arabian Sport Club)

Al-Arabi
Full name Al-Arabi Saudi Club
Nickname(s) Red Knight
Founded 1958
Ground Department of Education Stadium
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
(Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman Adeeb Al-Kwiter
Manager Alia Masood
League Saudi Second Division
2010–11 Saudi Second Division, 4th in Group A
Home colours

Al-Arabi (Arabic: العربي‎) is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Unaizah that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division League. He ascended to the Saudi Premier League 1990–91 season, but it fell to a wali division clubs after one season

Al-Arabi has a fierce rivalry with local club Al-Najma, which is usually manifested in the Unaizah Derby.

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History

Establishment

Al Arabi's name means "The Arabian" Al Arabi Sporting Club was associated in Unaizah 1958, by a group of young city where Aseso the club and took over the club Suleiman Al-Badi on an informal basis. The club operated unofficially as an amateur club until 1967 when it was registered officially with the General Presidency of Youth Welfare.

Football

Club honours (Football)

1987

1986, 2009

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Muammar Al-Shoshan
2 DF Read Al-Hshian
10 FW Abdullah Al-Huwail (vice-captain)

Current Technical Staff

Position Name
Manager Alia Masood
Goalkeeping Coach Abdali Al-Aoaqbi
Under-17-team Coach Abdulaziz Ibrahim
Under-14-team Coach Tariq Sharif
Goalkeeping Coach-Youth system Tarek Atia
Head of Medical Mahmoud Karim

Famous players

Coaches history

Club honours (Hand Ball)

1983

1977

2009

Club honours (Basket Ball)

1997

Stadium

Al-Arabi does not have a football stadium but a playground for training only and does not have strips. A sport compound was built in Unaizah with facilities for wide range of competitive sports, and the General Presidency of Youth Welfare decided to hold a draw between the city's two clubs for right to use it, and Al-Najma club gained the right without a draw. In February 2007 during an interview on a program called C.V., broadcast on the Saudi sports channel, Saleh Al-Wassel, the then president of Al-Najma, admitted that he used his influence to obtain the newly built sports facility in Unaizah.

Al Arabi is currently playing all of its home matches at the Department of Education Stadium.

Indoor facilities

Al-Arabi Pavilion was an Indoor sports arena used particularly for basketball and handball matches of Al-Arabi. located in the Al-Arabi Club, Spain. Its capacity is 7,00 people. which was built in 2007.

Presidents

References

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