Al Ittihad is a Saudi football club from the city of Jeddah , playing in the Saudi Premier League . Founded in 1928 and is the oldest existing club in Saudi Arabia and one of the most successful and popular in the country. Spends home games at the stadium . Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal , with a capacity of 27,000 spectators and located in the city of Jeddah . In its history, the club has won the national championship 8 times, 6 times the King’s Cup , 7 times the Crown Prince’s Cup , 3 times the Saudi Arabian Football Federation Cup , won the Asian Champions League twice, won the Asian Cup winners' cup 1 times, won the Arab League 1 time Champions , won the Gulf Club Champion Cup 1 time and twice won the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup .
 Al Ittihad | |||
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| Full title | Ittihad Football Club | ||
| Nicknames | Tigers ( Arabic: النمور ) | ||
| Based | January 4, 1927 | ||
| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City , Jeddah | ||
| Capacity | 62,000 | ||
| The president |  Ahmed Masoud | ||
| Main coach |  Jose Luis Sierra | ||
| Captain | Mohammed Nur | ||
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| Competition | Saudi Pro League | ||
| 2018/19 | 10th | ||
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Title
The name of the club Al-Ittihad ( Arabic: الاتحاد ) is translated into Russian as “union” (“single”, “united”), and the simplified name “Ittihad” of Jeddah is also common.
Club colors
| The black | Yellow |
History
The club was founded in 1928 and is the oldest existing club in Saudi Arabia . The club was started in 1927 , when a group of young people from Jeddah decided to create a football team in the city, then the name of the club appeared, which emphasized the “unity” of these people. In 1929, Ittihad played his first match. In 1937, Ittihad played his first game against another club from Jeddah Al Ahli , which subsequently became Ittihad’s main and principal rival. Football in Saudi Arabia continued to be unofficial until 1957 , when the Saudi Arabian Football Federation was formed and football clubs became officially recognized. In the same year, the first official tournament was held: the King’s Cup , which was the only nationwide tournament until the creation of the Saudi Premier League in 1975 . It was the King’s Cup that became the first national trophy of Ittihad, which he won in 1958 . In 1982, Ittihad first won the Saudi championship . The main successes came to the team in the 21st century , when the club rightfully became one of the strongest in the country, repeatedly won victories in various domestic and international tournaments, including winning the AFC Champions League twice in a row.
Performance History
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Achievements
Internal
Champion of Saudi Arabia : (8)
- 1981/82 , 1996/97 , 1998/99 , 1999/00 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2006/07 , 2008/09
Saudi King Cup Winner: (6)
- 1957/58 , 1958/59, 1959/60, 1962/63, 1966/67, 1987/88
Saudi Crown Prince Cup Winner: (7)
- 1957/58 , 1958/59, 1962/63, 1990/91, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2003/04
Saudi Football Federation Cup Winner: (3)
- 1985/86 , 1996/97, 1998/99
Saudi Champions Cup Finalist: (2)
- 2008 , 2009
International
AFC Champions League Winner: (2)
- 2004 , 2005
Asian Cup Winners Cup : (1)
- 1999
Arab Champions League Winner: (1)
- 2004/05
Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup Winner: (2)
- 2001 , 2003
Gulf Champions Club Winner: (1)
- 1999
AFC Champions League Finalist:
- 2009
Basic composition
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| One of the options for the main team of Al-Ittihad in the season 2018/2019 |
Composition
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Famous Players
- For a complete list of Al-Ittihad FC players about which there are Wikipedia articles, see here .
Trainers
- Wanderlei Lusemburgo (1983-1984)
- Bob Houghton (1984-1986, 1993)
- Oscar Bernardi (1999-2000, 2001-2003)
- Giuseppe Dossen (2000-2001)
- Osvaldo Ardiles (2001)
- Tomislav Ivich (2003-2004)
- Angel Yordanescu (2005-2006)
- Bruno Metsu (2006)
- Wahid Halilhodzhich (2006)
- Gabriel Calderon (2008-2009)
- Enso Trossero (2009—2010)
- Matyazhe Kek (2011-2012)
- Raul Caneda (2012—2013)
- Benyat San Jose (2013)
- Juan Verzery (2014)
- Khalid Al-Coroni (2014)
- Amr Anwar (2014)
- Victor Pitsurke (2014—2015, 2015—2016)
- Laszlo Bölöni (2015)
- Jose Luis Sierra (2016—2018)
- Ramon Diaz (2018)
- Slaven Bilic (2018—2019)
- Jose Luis Sierra (2019 — present)
Links
- Club Official Website (ar .)
- Club page on the official site of the AFC (English)
- Club Fans Site (ar .)