Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.
Full name | Hajer Football Club Al-Hasa | ||
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Nickname(s) | Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi | ||
Founded | 1950; 72 years ago (1950) | ||
Ground | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | ||
Capacity | 19,096[1] | ||
Chairman | Hamad Al-Arifi | ||
Manager | Mohammed Al-Ayari | ||
League | First Division League | ||
2021–22 | FDL, 4th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Ahsa. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record 4 First Division titles and have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd cup once.
The club share their home stadium, Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, with city rivals Al-Fateh with whom they contest the Ahsa derby with.
Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".[2]
In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.
[3] Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
Prince Mohammad bin Salman League (Level 2)
Saudi Second Division (Level 3)
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The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Hamad Al-Arifi and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.
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