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Al-Faisaly KSA
Full nameAl-Faisaly Saudi Football Club
NicknamesAl-Annabi (The Burgundy)
Annabi Sudair (The Burgundy of Sudair)
Founded1954; 71 years ago (1954)
GroundAl-Majma'ah Sports City,
Al-Majma'ah
Capacity6,266
ChairmanAbdulmajeed Al-Omaim
ManagerGiovanni Solinas
LeagueFirst Division League
2024–25FDL, 14th of 18
Websitealfaisalyfc.net
Current season

Al-Faisaly KSA FC (Arabic: نادي الفيصلي) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Harmah.,[1] the club currently competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[2][3]

History

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The club is named after King Faisal (r. 1964–75), who was crown prince at the time of the club's founding.[4]

Al Faisaly finished as the runner-up in the 2005–06 first division season, thus becoming the first club from the Sudair region to achieve promotion to the top flight but went straight back down after just one season. Al Faisaly achieved promotion for the second time to the top flight by winning the 2009–10 first division title, and have been competing in the Saudi Professional League until they were relegated in the 2021–22 season after twelve consecutive seasons in the top flight.

During the 2017–18 season, Al Faisaly managed to reach the 2018 King Cup Finalfor the first time in their history, but fell short to Al Ittihad, losing 3–1 in extra time. Al Faisaly reached their second King Cup Final in four years, but this time they managed to win 3–2 against Al Taawon in the 2020–21 King Cup edition with Júlio Tavares scoring a hat-trick to secure their first ever top flight title, as well as their first AFC Champions League qualification. Al Faisaly also qualified to the 2021 Saudi Super Cup after winning their first ever King Cup title on 27 May 2021.[5] Al-Faisaly was defeated in the super cup by Al-Hilal (4–3) on penalties after 2–2 draw.

AFC Champions League debut

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The club's debut campaign in the 2022 AFC Champions League was a massive success against all odds, Al Faisaly pulled off a surprising upset by winning 2–1 over Qatari giants and two-times AFC Champions League winners Al Sadd. Al Faisaly managed to top their group in Group E with 2 wins, 3 draw and 1 lost which by doing so, the club advanced to the Round of 16 facing against Iranian side, Foolad, However the club lost 1–0 on aggregate and bowed out from the AFC Champions League.

Current squad

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As of 25 October 2025[6][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  KSA Yassin Barnawi
3 DF  KSA Munif Doshi
4 DF  BRA Raphael Silva
5 MF  BRA Eduardo Henrique (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Ula)
6 MF  KSA Jaber Issa
7 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Nakhli (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Ula)
8 MF  KSA Ahmed Al-Badah
9 FW  KSA Hassan Al-Solan
10 MF  SEN Ibrahima Ndiaye
11 MF  KSA Malik Hamza
12 MF  BRA Morato
14 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Mogren (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh)
17 DF  KSA Abdullah Subayt
21 GK  KSA Abdulelah Nassief
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  KSA Meshal Haddad
24 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Dossari
26 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Hassawi
27 FW  KSA Saleh Al-Rahmani
28 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Fuhaid
29 MF  KSA Ayman Al-Sahli
32 MF  KSA Wael Kedan
50 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
70 DF  KSA Mohammed Jahfali
72 GK  KSA Salem Qabbos (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Ula)
73 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Harbi
77 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sherif
90 FW  MDA Henrique Luvannor
96 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Nattar
99 DF  KSA Ahmed Al Muhaimeed

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Saudi Arabia Al-Anwar)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  KSA Yazid Jawshan (on loan to Saudi Arabia Al-Anwar)

Club staff

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Role Name
Head coach Italy Giovanni Solinas
Assistant coach Saudi Arabia Alhomaidi Al-Otaibi
Goalkeeper Coach Saudi Arabia Muhammed Al-Otaibi
Fitness Coach Saudi Arabia Saleh Anbar
Performance analyst Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Sultan
General manager Saudi Arabia Muhammad Abdullah Al-Mutairi
General Supervisor Saudi Arabia Medlej Abdul Mohsen Al-Madelj
Team secretary Egypt Alaa El Din Saleh Mohamed Ahmed
Team coordinator Saudi Arabia Muhammad Abdul Karim Al-Olayan

Managers

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International competitions

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Overview

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As of 20 February 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 7 2 3 2 5 5
Arab Club Champions Cup 3 0 1 2 4 7
GCC Champions League 9 3 2 4 9 11
TOTAL 19 5 6 8 18 23

Record by country

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Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Bahrain 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 025.00
Iran 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Jordan 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Lebanon 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Mauritania 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Qatar 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Tunisia 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 050.00
Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
TOTAL 19 5 6 8 18 23 −5 026.32

International record

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Matches

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012–13 GCC Champions League Group D Bahrain Al-Busaiteen 0–0 1−0 1st
United Arab Emirates Baniyas 4–3 1–1
Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Najran 0–2 – 0–2
2015 GCC Champions League Group D Kuwait Al-Jahra 0–1 2−1 3rd
Bahrain East Riffa 1–2 0–1
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup Play-off round Tunisia Club Africain 2–2 4th
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 1–2
Mauritania ASAC Concorde 1–3
2022 AFC Champions League Group E Jordan Al-Wehdat 1–1 1–1 1st
Qatar Al-Sadd 2–1 0–1
Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–0 1–0
Round of 16 Iran Foolad 0–1 0–1

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الفيصلي - Al Faisaly".
  2. ^ "نادي الفيصلي".
  3. ^ "ملعب مدينة المجمعة الرياضية".
  4. ^ "اللعبون: بداية الفيصلي.. أدبية".
  5. ^ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخ".
  6. ^ "Al-Faisaly information for 2018–2019 league season". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ^ "الموقع الرسمي للنادي الفيصلي بحرمة | اللاعبون الفريق الاول الموقع الرسمي للنادي الفيصلي بحرمة". Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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