Al Batin Football Club (Arabic: نادي الباطن لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Hafar al-Batin, Eastern Province, that competes in the Saudi First Division League. The club was founded in 1979.

Al Batin
Full nameAl Batin Football Club
Nickname(s)Al Samawi (The Sky Blue)
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
GroundAl-Batin Club Stadium
Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
Capacity6,000
PresidentKhaled Al-Huwaidi
Head coachNacif Beyaoui
LeagueFirst Division League
2023–24FDL, 7th of 18
Current season

Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion to Saudi Second Division.[1] On 25 March 2011, Al-Batin won their first promotion to Saudi First Division.[2] They play their home matches at the Al-Batin Club Stadium.

Honours

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Coaching Staff

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Position Name
Head Coach   Nacif Beyaoui
Assistant Head Coach   Mohaamed Al-Rashidi
Goalkeeper Coach   Pedro Bairrada
Youth Coach   Gersi Arbri
Fitness Coach   Hassan Al-Khathlan
Video Analysis   Mohammed Al-Nakhli
Team Coordinator   Bene Lima
Doctor   Ibrahim Al-Samti
Physiotherapists   Ahmed Al-Nassr
General Coordinator   Ammar Al-Koroni
Kit Manager   Abdulelah Al-Jafri

Managerial history

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Current squad

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As of 12 September 2023:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   KSA Saqr Mamdouh
3 DF   KSA Ahmed Al-Habib
4 DF   KSA Khaled Al-Khathlan
5 DF   KSA Fahad Al-Jayzani
6 DF   FRA Thibault Peyre
7 MF   KSA Mo Adams
8 MF   KSA Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
10 MF   KSA Tariq Al-Mutairi
14 MF   KSA Hassan Al-Qayd
15 FW   KSA Abdulrahman Saad
16 MF   KSA Faraj Al-Dhafiri
17 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Sahli
19 MF   POR Afonso Taira
22 GK   KSA Meshal Hariss
23 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Jumaili
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   POR João Amaral
26 GK   KSA Falah Al-Shammari
27 DF   KSA Rabee Hawsawi
29 DF   KSA Bader Nasser
30 GK   KSA Barjas Al-Dhefiri
42 FW   NED Kevin Luckassen
45 FW   KSA Waleed Al-Shangeati
47 MF   KSA Badr Al-Omair (on loan from Al-Qadsiah)
49 FW   NGA Ibrahim Tomiwa
77 FW   KSA Yousef Fawaz
87 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Rashidi (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
88 DF   KSA Abdulelah Al-Shammari
90 FW   KSA Thamer Al-Dhefiri
94 MF   KSA Nawaf Al-Sehimai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "وسط استقبال حاشد للفريق بحفر الباطن" (in Arabic). Al-Jazirah. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "رحلة حائل تنقل الباطن على "الدرجة الأولى" بعد انتظار دام 33 عاماً" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2016.