Full name | Hajer Football Club Al-Hasa |
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Nickname(s) | Sheikh Andiyat Al-Ahsa Al Sheikh Al Hajrawi |
Founded | 1950 |
Ground |
Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia |
Capacity | 19,096 |
Chairman | Sami Al-Melhem |
Manager | Mohammed Al-Tamry |
League | Saudi First Division |
2016–17 | First Division, 9th |
Website | Club home page |
Hajer Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the First Division, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.
Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Ahsa. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record 4 First Division titles and have the 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.
Hajer Club were founded in the city of Hofuf part of the Al-Ahsa province in 1948 and they are the oldest professional football club in the Al-Ahsa region. The club was officially recognized as a professional football club in the year of 1950. The club was formerly called "Al-Badr" before changing their name to "Hajer".
In the 2010–11 season Hajer finished first in the Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Professional League for the first time since 1998.
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
Saudi First Division (Level 2)
Saudi Second Division (Level 3)
As of Saudi First Division:
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Sami Al-Melhem and vice-president Osama Al-Naeem.