| Full name | Ettifaq Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Etti Faris Ad-Dahna(The Knight of Ad-Dahna) The Commandos |
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| Founded | 1944 | |||
| Ground | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Capacity: 26,000) |
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| Chairman | Abdulaziz Al-Dossary | |||
| Manager | Branko Ivanković | |||
| League | Saudi Professional League | |||
| 2010/2011 | 3rd | |||
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Ettifaq FC or Al-Ettifaq Club (Arabic: نادي الاتفاق) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Dammam. 'Ittifaq' is Arabic for cooperation. Al Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the City of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi team to win an international title - the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia to win the Arabian Gulf Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name.
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The following is the preliminary squad before the beginning of the 2011/2012 Saudi Professional League[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Saudi Arabia
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Africa
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Europa
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Note: The table is currently being updated.
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| Preceded by Al-Arabi |
GCC Champions League Runner up: Al-Arabi 1983 |
Succeeded by Al-Ahli |
| Preceded by Kazma |
GCC Champions League Runner up: Kazma 1988 |
Succeeded by Fanja SC |
| Preceded by Qadsia SC |
GCC Champions League Runner up: Qadsia SC 2006 |
Succeeded by Al Jazira |
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