Al-Raed_FC
Al Raed FC
Association football club in Saudi Arabia
Al Raed Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرائد Nādī ar-Rāʾid; lit. 'Pioneer Club') is a Saudi football club based in Buraidah, and the first of its kind in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.[2] One of the club's notable founders is Abdulaziz Al-Aboudi. Established in 1954, Al Raed have played in the Saudi Pro League, the top division of Saudi football, since 2008.
| Full name | Al Raed Saudi Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Raed Al Tahadi | |||
| Founded | 1954; 70 years ago (1954) | |||
| Ground | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Capacity | 25,000[1] | |||
| Chairman | Fahad Al-Motawa'a | |||
| Manager | Igor Jovićević | |||
| League | Pro League | |||
| 2022–23 | Pro League, 10th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The Senyhassad junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.
The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Igor Jovićević |
| Assistant Manager |  Yuriy Benyo |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Curro Galán |
| Fitness Coach | Daniel de Castro |
| Technical Coach | Andriy Khanas |
| Chief Analyst | Mykola Shamardin |
| Doctor | Hryhoryi Romanchuk |
| Physiotherapist | Volodymyr Bondarenko |
| Director of football | Oleh Volodin |
| Performance Manager | Oleksiy Popkov |
As of Saudi Professional League:
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
El-Sayed El-Attiyah (1980–81)
Joel Castro (1990–91)- Mahmoud El-Khawaga (1991)
- China (1998–99)
- Aderbal Lana (1992–94)
Senad Kreso (July 1, 2000 – November 25, 2000)- Marco Cunha (November 25, 2000 – February 13, 2001)
- China (February 13, 2001 – January 7, 2002)
Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (January 15, 2002 – May 1, 2002)- José Fernandes (July 1, 2002 – September 22, 2002)
- Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (September 22, 2002 – October 24, 2002)
- Gainete (October 24, 2002 – December 28, 2002)
- Yousef Khamees (December 28, 2002 – April 27, 2003)
- Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (April 27, 2003 – October 8, 2003)
Viorel Kraus (October 8, 2003 – January 30, 2004)- Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (February 4, 2004 – February 13, 2004)
- Hani El Antabli (caretaker) (February 13, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
- Khalil Al-Masri (February 25, 2004 – May 1, 2004)
- Luís Freire (July 10, 2004 – March 21, 2005)
- Abdulaziz Al-Owdah (March 21, 2005 – April 24, 2005)
- Mohammed Al-Nodali (caretaker) (April 24, 2005 – September 1, 2005)
- Aboud El Khodary (September 1, 2005 – November 14, 2005)
- Khalil Al-Masri (November 17, 2005 – February 12, 2006)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (February 12, 2006 – May 1, 2006)
Mohammed Aldo (May 4, 2006 – December 21, 2008)- Luís Antônio Zaluar (December 29, 2008 – June 1, 2009)
Acácio Casimiro (June 21, 2009 – October 4, 2009)- Edison Mario Souza (October 4, 2009 – May 30, 2010)
- Lucho Nizzo (July 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010)
- Eurico Gomes (November 7, 2010 – October 17, 2011)
- Hafez Al-Hoarbi (caretaker) (October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011)
- Ammar Souayah (October 28, 2011 – February 1, 2013)
Vlatko Kostov (February 2, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
Noureddine Zekri (June 26, 2013 – February 14, 2014)- Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (February 14, 2014 – March 2, 2014)
Marc Brys (March 2, 2014 – May 1, 2014)- Vlatko Kostov (May 31, 2014 – September 1, 2014)
- Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) (September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014)
- Marc Brys (October 7, 2014 – March 24, 2015)
- Ammar Souayah (March 24, 2015 – May 19, 2015)
- Abdelkader Amrani (June 8, 2015 – August 29, 2015)
Takis Lemonis (September 3, 2015 – February 1, 2016)
Reda Hakam (caretaker) (February 1, 2016 – February 4, 2016)
Aleksandar Ilić (February 4, 2016 – June 17, 2016)- Nacif Beyaoui (June 17, 2016 – May 14, 2017)
- Taoufik Rouabah (June 4, 2017 – October 1, 2017)
- Ciprian Panait (October 4, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
- Aleksandar Ilić (February 5, 2018 – June 1, 2018)
Besnik Hasi (July 26, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
Pablo Machín (June 19, 2021 – January 26, 2022)- João Pedro Sousa (January 26, 2022 – May 24, 2022)
- Yousef Al-Ghadeer (June 6, 2022 – June 28, 2022)
- Marius Șumudică (June 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
Igor Jovićević (July 9, 2023 – present)
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- "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.