Al Batin FC
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.
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| Full name | Al Batin Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Samawi (The Sky Blue) | ||
| Founded | 1979 | ||
| Ground | Al-Batin Club Stadium Hafar al-Batin, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| President | Khaled Al-Huwaidi | ||
| Manager | Quim Machado | ||
| League | FDL | ||
| 2022–23 | Pro League, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
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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
- Saudi First Division
- Saudi Second Division
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
- Saudi Third Division
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Managerial history
Rachid Mezghiche (2002 – 2003)
Jamal El Khodary (August 1, 2005 – April 1, 2007)- Hassan Abdelfattah (August 13, 2007 – May 1, 2008)
Abdelhamid Salmi (July 1, 2009 – September 16, 2009)- Rachid Mezghiche (September 16, 2009 – May 1, 2010)
- Emad Al-Qasem (July 1, 2010 – December 15, 2011)
- Nasser Nefzi (December 22, 2011 – February 13, 2014)
Ednaldo Patricio (February 14, 2014 – April 6, 2014)
Naif Al-Anezi (May 9, 2014 – August 31, 2014)- Habib Ben Romdhane (September 1, 2014 – February 12, 2016)
- Yousri bin Kahla (February 12, 2016 – April 27, 2016)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (April 27, 2016 – May 27, 2016)
- Adel Abdel Rahman (June 8, 2016 – November 6, 2016)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (November 6, 2016 – May 17, 2017)
Quim Machado (May 24, 2017 – February 4, 2018)
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Franky Vercauteren (July 26, 2018 – November 1, 2018)- Yousef Al-Ghadeer (November 10, 2018 – February 17, 2019)
- Ciprian Panait (February 17, 2019 – May 31, 2019)
- Ridha Jeddi (July 6, 2019 – September 24, 2019)
- José Garrido (September 24, 2019 – March 20, 2021)
Aleksandar Veselinovic (March 24, 2021 – June 1, 2021)- Nenad Lalatović (June 25, 2021 — October 17, 2021)
- Darko Nović (caretaker) (October 17, 2021 — October 21, 2021)
Alen Horvat (October 21, 2021 — February 19, 2023)- Zdravko Logarušić (February 19, 2023 — June 1, 2023)
- Srđan Vasiljević (July 15, 2023 — September 13, 2023)
- Quim Machado (September 13, 2023 – )
Current squad
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.
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Unregistered players
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References
- "وسط استقبال حاشد للفريق بحفر الباطن" (in Arabic). Al-Jazirah. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- "رحلة حائل تنقل الباطن على "الدرجة الأولى" بعد انتظار دام 33 عاماً" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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