Hajer FC
Association football club in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League, also known as the Yelo League due to sponsorship reasons; it is 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; 74 years ago (1950) | ||
Ground | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | ||
Capacity | 19,550[1] | ||
Chairman | Hamad Al-Arifi | ||
Manager | Gjoko Hadžievski | ||
League | First Division League | ||
2022–23 | FDL, 8th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 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.