Al-Houra FC

Al-Houra
Full nameAl-Houra Football Club
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
GroundAl-Houra Club Stadium, Umluj
Capacity3,154
ChairmanFahad Al-Refaei
ManagerMondher Makhlouf
LeagueSecond Division
2022–23Third Division, 5th of 32 (promoted)

Al-Houra FC (Arabic: نادي الحوراء) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Umluj, Tabuk and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.[1] The club was founded in 1975 and consists of various other departments including table tennis, volleyball, and karate.[2] The club's current president is Fahad Al-Refaei, who was inducted in 2022.[3] The club play their home games at Al-Houra Club Stadium in Umluj which has a capacity of 3,154.[4]

Al-Houra spent the majority of their existence between the Regional Leagues and the Saudi Third Division with the exception of two seasons in the Saudi Second Division. Al-Houra earned their first promotion to the Second Division since 1995 after defeating Al-Ghottah in the promotion play-offs during the 2022–23 season.[5]

Current squad

As of 12 July 2023:[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Masoud (on loan from Al-Kholood)
5 DF Egypt EGY Nader Moussa
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Talha
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Al-Sallami
9 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yousef Al-Allati
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fares Al-Sayed
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Nasheri
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Basal Al-Enezi
21 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Jumaa
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Johani
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hajori
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Bloushi
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Adel Al-Marwani
40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Qoufi
47 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
50 GK Egypt EGY Mohamad Abdelwahab
66 FW Egypt EGY Mostafa Yousri
70 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Mensah
74 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Sharahili
88 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Madkhali
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Fallatah
— DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Senani
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Al-Deeni
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Rowaithi

See also

References

  1. ^ "الحوراء".
  2. ^ "نادي الحوراء".
  3. ^ "الرفاعي رئيساً لنادي الحوراء بأملج 4 أعوام".
  4. ^ "إنطلاق أعمال منشأة نادي الحوراء الرياضي.. و"صحيفة أملج" تكشف تفاصيل المشروع".
  5. ^ "الحوراء يصعد رسمياً لدوري الثانية".
  6. ^ "تشكيلة الحوراء".
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