Al-Ittifaq
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Ettifaq FC or Al-Ettifaq Club is a Saudi Arabia
n professional football
club based in Dammam
. 'Ittifaq' is Arabic for cooperation. Al Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the City of Dammam
at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi
team to win an international title - the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia
to win the Arabian Gulf Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name.
Omar Bakhashwain Saleh Basheer Salman Hamdan Sadoun Hmoud Jamal Mohammed Abdullah Yahya
Asia Khalifa Ayil
Fawzi Bashir Hassan Mudhafar
Lee Jung-Ho
Africa Lazhair Haj Essa Salibu Traore André Neles
Yaw Preko
Prince Tagoe
Rabie Al-Oufi Abdulatiif Garango Younes Minqari Ousmane N'Doye
Mohamed Robis Wajeeh Al Saqr
Europa Cristian Dănălache
Radu Neguţ Dorel Stoica
South America Sebastián Tagliabué
Bruno Lazaroni Carlos
North America José Luis Garcés
Jeremiah White
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Dammam
Dammam
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi...
. 'Ittifaq' is Arabic for cooperation. Al Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the City of Dammam
Dammam
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi...
at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
team to win an international title - the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
to win the Arabian Gulf Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name.
Achievements
- Saudi Premier LeagueSaudi Premier LeagueThe Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...
: 2- Champion : 1983, 1987
- Crown Prince CupCrown Prince CupThe Crown Prince Cup, officially known as , is the top knockout tournament of the Saudi Arabia football.The King's Cup, officially known as , was a Saudi football tournament created in 1956...
: 1- Champion : 1965
- King's CupCrown Prince CupThe Crown Prince Cup, officially known as , is the top knockout tournament of the Saudi Arabia football.The King's Cup, officially known as , was a Saudi football tournament created in 1956...
: 2- Champion : 1968, 1985
- Saudi Federation cupSaudi Federation cupSaudi Federation cup currently known as "Price Faisal Bin Fahad Cup" has started in 1975-1976 season where Al-Nasr was the first Champion. At the beginning it was for senior teams but currently the rules were changed to only allow players under 23 years, but after a few years, and a lack of...
: 3- Champion : 1991, 2003, 2004
- Arab Champions LeagueArab Champions LeagueThe Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...
: 2- Champion : 1984, 1988
- Gulf Club Champions CupGulf Club Champions CupThe GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...
: 3- Champion : 19831983 Gulf Club Champions CupThe Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs. The 1983 edition was known as the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament....
, 19881988 Gulf Club Champions CupThe Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs. The 1988 edition was known as the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament....
, 20062006 Gulf Club Champions CupThe Persian Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs.The 2006 edition was the 22nd time that it was organised and was won by Sauid side Al-Ittifaq for the third time....
- Champion : 1983
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- Asian Club Championship 1989:
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- Qualifying Round: Al Ettifaq qualified to the Asian Club Championship after winning the GCC Champions League, ending top of the group that consisted of Kazma, Al Sharjah, Fanja, and West Riffa.
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- Semi-final (Group Stage): Al Ettifaq finished second in their group after losing their penultimate game against Al-Sadd (2-1) in a highly controversial game. Apart from the two clubs, the group contained April 25 SC, Mohammedan SCMohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)Mohammedan Sporting Club is a major sporting club in Bangladesh. It is mainly located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, though there are many local branches throughout the country.-History:...
, and PahangPahang FAThe Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...
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- Semi-final (Group Stage): Al Ettifaq finished second in their group after losing their penultimate game against Al-Sadd (2-1) in a highly controversial game. Apart from the two clubs, the group contained April 25 SC, Mohammedan SC
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- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
: 2 appearances
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- AFC Champions League 2009AFC Champions League 2009The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7...
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- AFC Champions League 2009
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- Group Stage - Round of 32: Al Ettifaq was arguably one of the best performers in the group stage after finishing top of the group with 12 points. They won 4 games, lost 2, and scored 15 goals in 6 games, recording the third best attacking stats in the continent in that round. Al Ettifaq were placed in Group D along FC BunyodkorFC BunyodkorFC Bunyodkor is an Uzbek football club based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.The club finished second in the 2007 Uzbek League season and made the semi-finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League...
(led by Brazilian ace RivaldoRivaldoRivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...
), Sepahan Isfahan, and Al Shabab (UAE).
- Group Stage - Round of 32: Al Ettifaq was arguably one of the best performers in the group stage after finishing top of the group with 12 points. They won 4 games, lost 2, and scored 15 goals in 6 games, recording the third best attacking stats in the continent in that round. Al Ettifaq were placed in Group D along FC Bunyodkor
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- Round of 16: Al Ettifaq were knocked from the Round of 16 against PakhtakorFC Pakhtakor TashkentFC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...
. After leading 1-0 at halftime, they conceded two late goals that ended their hopes in qualifying to the quarter-final.
- Round of 16: Al Ettifaq were knocked from the Round of 16 against Pakhtakor
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- AFC Champions League 20122012 AFC Champions LeagueThe 2012 AFC Champions League will be the 31st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winner will participate in 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.-Allocation of entries per...
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- AFC Champions League 2012
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- The draw will be held in 6 December 2011 in the Malaysian capital Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
- The draw will be held in 6 December 2011 in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur
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Current squad
The following is the preliminary squad before the beginning of the 2011/2012 Saudi Professional LeagueNotable players
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Dossary Abdullah Saleh Al-Dossary Eissa Khalifa Al-Dossary Mubarak Al-Dossary Saleh Khalifa Al-Dossary Hamad Al-Dubaikhy Fouad Al-Moqahwy Jamal Al-Rowaished Marwan Al-Shiha Khalil Ibrahim Al-ZayaniKhalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani
Khalil Al-Zayani is a Saudi Arabian football coach.Khalil Al-Zayani is part of Al-Zayani family residing in Dammam city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.-Career:...
Omar Bakhashwain Saleh Basheer Salman Hamdan Sadoun Hmoud Jamal Mohammed Abdullah Yahya
Asia Khalifa Ayil
Khalifa Ayil
Khalifa Ayil Salim Al-Naufli , is a Omani footballer who is a midfielder for Al-Raed . He is a member of the Oman national football team.-Career:...
Fawzi Bashir Hassan Mudhafar
Hassan Mudhafar
Hassan Yousuf Mudhafar Al-Ghailani commonly refer as Hassan , born June 26, 1980 is an Omani football defender. He recently played for Al-Rayyan and is a member of the Oman national football team. Hussain scored a magnificent goal against U.A.E. in qualification for the 2007 Asian Cup, as well as...
Lee Jung-Ho
Lee Jung-Ho
Lee Jung-Ho is a South Korea football player who currently plays in Saudi Arabia for Ettifaq FC.He has played for formerly Pohang Steelers, Jeonbuk Hyundai, Jeju United and Busan I'Park.- External links :*...
Africa Lazhair Haj Essa Salibu Traore André Neles
André Moreira Neles
André Moreira Neles , usually known as André Neles, is a naturalized Equatoguinean football striker. He currently plays for América-RN in the Brazilian Campeonato Potiguar.-Biography:...
Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko is a former football striker from Ghana.- Career :His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997-2004 before joining Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan...
Prince Tagoe
Prince Tagoe
Prince Tagoe is a Ghanaian international footballer, who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Bursaspor in Turkey.-Early career:...
Rabie Al-Oufi Abdulatiif Garango Younes Minqari Ousmane N'Doye
Ousmane N'Doye
Ousmane N'Doye is a Senegalese football player. He plays for Astra Ploiesti in the Romanian Liga I. He is the elder brother of F.C. Copenhagen striker, Dame N'Doye....
Mohamed Robis Wajeeh Al Saqr
Europa Cristian Dănălache
Cristian Danalache
Cristian Dănălache is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Jiangsu Sainty in the Chinese Super League.-Titles:-External links:**...
Radu Neguţ Dorel Stoica
Dorel Stoica
Dorel Stoica is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with Dinamo Bucureşti.-Career:On 5 January 2010, his move to Al-Ettifaq was made official by both clubs...
South America Sebastián Tagliabué
Sebastián Tagliabué
Sebstián Lucas Tagliabué is an Argentine football striker, currently playing for Al-Ittifaq.-Early career:...
Bruno Lazaroni Carlos
Carlos Santos de Jesus
Carlos Santos de Jesus is a Brasilian professional footballer, currently a free agent. He gained Croatian nationality in October 2007.-Club career:...
North America José Luis Garcés
Jose Luis Garces
José Luis Garcés is a Panamanian footballer that currently plays for Liga Panamena de Futbol team San Francisco FC-Club career:...
Jeremiah White
Jeremiah White
Jeremiah White is an American soccer player. He is known for his speed and normally plays in midfield, though he can also be used as a striker or fullback.-Youth career:...
Managerial history
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