Al-Ain Saudi Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Atawlah, Al-Qara and Al-Bahah. The club play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. The club competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.
History
The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Zahran Football Club. The club was named after the Zahran tribe who are one of the largest tribes in Al-Bahah Province. In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013. The club's name is inspired by UAE team Al Ain.
Al-Ain has won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015âÂÂ16, and finished as runner-up once in 2010âÂÂ11. The club has won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before advancing to the MS League in the 2017âÂÂ18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top tier of Saudi football for the first time at the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 season. The club plays their home games at the King Saud Sport City Stadium in Al-Bahah, sharing the stadium with derby rivals Al-Hejaz.
Honours
Domestic
Regional
- Al-Bahah Regional League
- Winners (10): 1981, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Current squad
As of 29 September 2021
Coaching staff
Managerial history
- Bahaa Qebsisi (August 5, 2015 â November 5, 2016)
- Abbas Noureddine (November 11, 2016 â February 22, 2017)
- Hamood Al-Saiari (June 12, 2017 â December 3, 2017)
- Mohammed Dahmane (December 8, 2017 â April 1, 2018)
- Mohamed Al Maalej (May 3, 2018 â February 8, 2019)
- Alen Horvat (February 9, 2019 â May 20, 2019)
- Habib Ben Romdhane (June 19, 2019 â September 22, 2020)
- Michael Skibbe (October 12, 2020 â January 28, 2021)
- Pablo MachÃÂn (January 31, 2021 â May 31, 2021)
- Hamood Al-Saiari (August 13, 2021 â October 27, 2021)
- Faisal Al-Ghamdi <small>(caretaker)</small> (October 27, 2021 â November 8, 2021)
- Mohamed Mkacher (November 8, 2021 â June 1, 2022)
- Mohammed Dahmane (August 11, 2022 â November 17, 2022)
- Didier Gomes Da Rosa (November 17, 2022 â May 31, 2023)
- Valeriu TiÃÂa (June 24, 2023 â November 9, 2023)
- Zoran Milinkovià(November 9, 2023 â June 1, 2024)
- Ricardo Sousa (August 15, 2024 â October 28, 2024)
- José Moreira <small>(caretaker)</small> (October 28, 2024 â October 31, 2024)
- Toufik Rouabah (October 31, 2024 â February 20, 2025)
- Jorge Paixão (February 21, 2025 â May 30, 2025)
- Ayman El Seraj (October 2, 2025 â )
Presidential history
As of 1 January 2021.
See also
References