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Al-Riyadh Saudi Club (Arabic: نادي الرياض السعودي) is a football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division (third level). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh.

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Al-Riyadh

Full name	Al-Riyadh Saudi Club[1]
Founded	1953; 69 years ago (1953), as Ahli Al-Riyadh
Ground	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Manager	Damir Burić
League	First Division League
2021–22	SDL, 3rd of 28 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports. They have won two major titles: a Crown Prince Cup in 1994 and a Crown Prince Cup in 1995; they also finished runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994.

History

Early history

The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh"; it is currently based in west Riyadh.[2]

Golden Area

In the early-1990s, under the leadership of Brazilian coach Zumario and players such as Khalid Al-Qarouni, Talal Al-Jabreen, Yasser Al-Taafi and Fahd Al-Hamdan, Al-Riyadh won the Crown Prince Cup in 1994 and reached the semi-final of Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1995.

Honours

Domestic

• Saudi Premier League
  • Runners-up (1): 1993–94
• Saudi First Division League
  • Winners (2): 1977-78, 1988–89
  • Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
• Kings Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1962, 1978
• Crown Prince Cup
  • Winners (1): 1993–94
  • Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1997–98
• Prince Faisal Cup
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Continental

• Arab Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1996

Current squad

As of Saudi Second Division:

No Position Player Nation 1 GK Rakan Al-Najjar  Saudi Arabia 3 FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami  Saudi Arabia 4 DF Mohammed Al-Shwirekh  Saudi Arabia 5 DF Khalid Al-Shuwayyi  Saudi Arabia 6 MF Abdulaziz Damdam  Saudi Arabia 7 MF Mohammed Al-Aqel  Saudi Arabia 8 MF Abdulelah Al-Khaibari  Saudi Arabia 9 FW Nikola Stojiljković  Serbia 10 MF Diego Miranda  Brazil 11 MF Fahad Al-Abdulrazaq  Saudi Arabia 12 DF Abdullah Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia 13 MF Ahmed Karenshi  Saudi Arabia 14 MF Khaled Eid  Saudi Arabia 15 DF Humood Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia 19 FW Nawaf Al-Habashi  Saudi Arabia 20 FW Mohammed Al-Shammeri  Saudi Arabia 23 GK Emanuel Novo  Portugal 24 MF Jens Cools  Belgium 25 GK Hani Al-Nahedh  Saudi Arabia 26 FW Abdulaziz Al-Aryani  Saudi Arabia 27 DF Awadh Khrees  Saudi Arabia 32 DF Masoud Bakheet  Saudi Arabia 35 GK Ibrahim Al-Hafith  Saudi Arabia 44 DF Fahad Al-Munaif  Saudi Arabia 49 MF Majed Al-Hantoushi  Saudi Arabia 55 MF Miodrag Gemović  Serbia 77 DF Saif Al-Qeshtah  Saudi Arabia 80 MF Fahad Al-Rashidi  Saudi Arabia 88 MF Muralha  Brazil

Asian record

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away
1995	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2		Homenmen	3–0	2–0
		Quarter-finals		Kazma	0–1	2–1
		Semi-finals		Al-Talaba	(w/o)

References

На других языках

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[de] Al-Riyadh SC

Der al-Riyadh Saudi Club (arabisch نادي الرياض, DMG Nādī r-Riyāḍ) ist ein 1953 gegründeter, saudi-arabischer Fußballklub mit Sitz in der Hauptstadt des Landes Riad, innerhalb der Provinz asch-Scharqiyya.

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- [en] Al-Riyadh SC

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[ru] Эр-Рияд (футбольный клуб)

ФК «Э́р-Рия́д» — саудовский футбольный клуб из города Эр-Рияд, выступающий в Саудовском первом дивизионе. Основан в 1954 году. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе им. принца Фейсала, вмещающем 27.000 и расположенном в городе Эр-Рияд. За свою историю клуб 1 раз становился вице-чемпионом страны, 2 раза был финалистом Кубка короля Саудовской Аравии, 1 раз выигрывал Кубок наследного принца Саудовской Аравии (2 раза был его финалистом), 1 раз выигрывал Кубок федерации футбола Саудовской Аравии и 1 раз был финалистом Арабского суперкубка.

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