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Ittihad FC (Jeddah)

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Al-Ittihad Jeddah
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Full name Ittihad FC of Jeddah – نادي الاتحاد
Nickname(s) "Itti" (إتي),

"The Tigers" (النمور)
Founded 1929 [1]
Ground Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
(Capacity: 27,000)
Chairman Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Alone
Head Coach Portugal Toni
League Saudi Premier League
2009–10 Saudi Premier League, 2nd

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Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Ittihad Football Club (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد‎) or Ittihad Jeddah or Al-Ittihad (abbr. Itti) is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Officially formed in 1929, it is the oldest surviving club in Saudi Arabia, and one of the most popular and successful in Asia.

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[edit] History

In 1929 a group of young men from Jeddah decided to hold a meeting to discuss the establishment of a local Jeddah football (soccer) club. The attendees were Hamza Fitaihi, the "actual founder", Abdulsamad Najeeb Alsaady, Ismail Zahran, Ali Yamani, Abdulazeez Jameel, Abdulateef Jameel, Othman Banajah, Ahmad Abu Talib, Ali Sultan, Ahmed Almir and Saleh Salamah.
The name was coined by Abdulazeez Jameel who was quoted as saying "Since we're gathered here united, let's call it United," Ittihad meaning united in Arabic. The late Ali Sultan was named as the club's first president, and Hasan Fitaihi was the first known fund contributor to the club.
In 1929 Ittihad played their first game against rivals al-Riyadhi and won 3–0. al-Riyadhi disbanded soon afterwards, leaving Ittihad as the only surviving club from the early days.
By the 1930s many clubs were formed and challenge tournaments were regularly held, often sponsored by local businessmen. In 1937, Ittihad played their first game against eternal rival, Al-ahly (which ended in a draw). Football continued to be played on an unofficial basis until 1957 when the Saudi Football Federation was formed, and football clubs officially recognised. The first official tournament was held in that year, the King's cup, which was the premier competition until the formation of the national league in 1975. Ittihad didn't win the inaugural tournament, but did win it the next year, making it the first official trophy that Ittihad won.
In the mid seventies, the large oil boom allowed the Saudi government to lavish on sport. The General Presidency of youth welfare was formed, and existing football clubs were put under its control and turned into multi-sport clubs. al-Ittihad (as well as all other clubs) was transformed to the modern club that it is today.
in 1966, Ittihad beat rival Al-ahli 8–2. Saeed Gurab, one of the best players in Saudi fotball history, scored 6 goals in that match.
There are other matches that Ittihad made black marks in Al-ahli history, like in 1959 when Ittihad won 7–0. The goals were scored by Sayed Mostafa (3), Omar Rajkahn, Abdulmajeed Rajkahn, Gazi Nasser, and Abdulrazag Bakr.
Also another match Between the two Jeddah clubs in took place 1950, where Ittihad player Abdulhafeeth Mergni scored an overwhelming goal which caused Al-ahly players to forfeit the match and never complete it. The match was for prizes from prince Abdulla Al Faysal.

[edit] Today

Ittihad is successful not just in football, but in basketball, water polo, table tennis, volleyball, and swimming, amongst others. In all, Ittihad has won 661 trophies. However, football remains the primary sport.
Ittihad is now based in Sahafa street, Mushrefa district, in east Jeddah, where they have a large sports complex. Senior teams play official games at the municipal sports centre, in the south of the city, while youth teams play at the club.
The club is renowned throughout the region for its fans. They are particularly famous for their loyalty and chants, which are copied by many others. The head of the Ittihad fan club, Saleh al-Qarni, even records studio versions of the year's chants which are widely sold in Jeddah and beyond.
In December 2006, the club offered what was thought to be the most lucrative deal in Arabian football to Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo. It was said that Luís Figo will join the club on July 1, 2007 after his current contract with Internazionale expires. However, not long after, Figo's current club, Internazionale released report that Figo had yet to sign a contract with Al-Ittihad and will not be joining. Figo has since extended his contract at Inter till the end of the 2007–2008 season citing that the terms of the agreement were not kept and thus voided the contract.
In January 2010 the club convened an extraordinary club meeting after losing their 4th game of the 2009/2010 season 1–2 to Al-Nasr. A decision was made to sack the head coach Gabriel Calderón and replace him with local coach Hassan Khalifa assisted by former striker Hamzah Idris.[2] On January 27, 2010, the club hired Argentinean coach Enzo Trossero to take over the reins of the team.

[edit] Sponsorship

[edit] Official sponsor

In a press conference on January 9, 2006. President of the club Mansour Albalawi announced that Sela Sport Co (which is the sponsor of Saudi National Team) will pay 350 million riyals to sponsor Al-Ittihad for 5 seasons. Al-Ittihad currently wear Saudi Telecom Company logo on their team kit.

[edit] Kit providers

[edit] Current first team squad

As of April, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Position Player
1 Saudi Arabia GK Mabrouk Zayed
3 Saudi Arabia FW Abdulaziz Alsibyani
4 Saudi Arabia DF Redha Tukar
5 Saudi Arabia DF Mohammed Salem
6 Saudi Arabia DF Basim Al-Montashari
7 Portugal MF Paulo Jorge
8 Saudi Arabia MF Manaf Abushgeer (VC)
9 Saudi Arabia FW Naif Hazazi
10 Algeria FW Abdelmalek Ziaya
11 Saudi Arabia FW Mohammad Al-Rashid
12 Oman MF Ahmed Hadid
13 Saudi Arabia DF Talal Assiri
14 Saudi Arabia MF Saud Khariri

No.
Position Player
15 Portugal MF Nuno Assis
16 Saudi Arabia MF Mishaal Al-Saeed
17 Saudi Arabia DF Maher Algamde
18 Saudi Arabia MF Mohammed Noor (C)
19 Saudi Arabia DF Saleh Al-Saqri
20 Saudi Arabia DF Adnan Falatah
21 Saudi Arabia DF Hamad Al-Montashari
22 Saudi Arabia GK Tisir Al-Antaif
23 Saudi Arabia FW Omar Sultan
25 Saudi Arabia GK Mustafa Malaeka
30 Saudi Arabia MF Sultan Alnumare
31 Saudi Arabia MF Ali Al-Zubaidi
33 Saudi Arabia DF Osama Al-Muwallad

[edit] Notable former players

see also Category:Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) players

Asia


Africa


Europe


The Americas

[edit] Presidents

No Name From To
1 Saudi Arabia Ali Sultan 1929 1930
2 Saudi Arabia AbdulAziz Jameel 1930 1934
3 Saudi Arabia Hamza Fitaihi 1934 1937
4 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Saeed Firaij 1937 1949
- Saudi Arabia AbdulAziz Jameel 1949 1950
5 Saudi Arabia Abdul Rahman molla 1950 1950
6 Saudi Arabia Suliman Turki 1950 1954
7 Saudi Arabia Abdul Hamid Mashkhas 1954 1956
8 Saudi Arabia Abdul Latif Linjawi 1956 1959
9 Saudi Arabia Abdul Razzaq Almatbuli 1959 1960
- Saudi Arabia Yousef Khalawi 1960 1962
10 Saudi Arabia Fathi Abdul Jadael 1962 1966
11 Saudi Arabia Yusuf Altawil 1966 1967
12 Saudi Arabia Ghazi Sultan 1968 1970
13 Saudi Arabia Mazen Rasad Pharaon 1970 1973
14 Saudi Arabia Ismael Mannaa 1973 1974
15 Saudi Arabia H.R.H.Prince Talal Bin Mansour 25 Nov 1974 1981
16 Saudi Arabia Sheikh Ibrahim Al affendi 1981 1983
- Saudi Arabia H.R.H.Prince Talal Bin Mansour 1983 1985
17 Saudi Arabia Abdul Fattah Nazer 1985 1987
18 Saudi Arabia Eng. Hasan Linjawi 1988 1989
- Saudi Arabia Abdul Fattah Nazer 1989 1990
19 Saudi Arabia Dr. Adnan Jamjoum 1990 1991
20 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Masoud 1991 1993
- Saudi Arabia Abdul Fattah Nazer 1993 1994
- Saudi Arabia Adnan Jamjoum 1994 1996
21 Saudi Arabia Talaat Allaame 1996 1999
- Saudi Arabia Ahmed Masoud 1999 2002
22 Saudi Arabia Eng. Hasan Jamjoum 2002 2003
23 Saudi Arabia Jamal Abuemarh 2003 2003
24 Saudi Arabia Mansour Albalawi 1 Jul 2003 24 Nov 2007
- Saudi Arabia Jamal Abuemarh 24 Nov 2007 1 Jun 2009
25 Saudi Arabia Dr. Khaled ALMARZOUKI 8 Jul 2009 29 May 2010
26 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim ALOUN 28 Jun 2010 Present

[edit] Captains


  • 1. Saudi Arabia Hamza Fitaihi
  • 2. Saudi Arabia Sulaiman Khamis
  • 3. Saudi Arabia Abdul-Hafiz Mergani
  • 4. Saudi Arabia Saleh Zahran
  • 5. Saudi Arabia Saleh Salama
  • 6. Saudi Arabia Abdul-Majid Bakr
  • 7. Saudi Arabia Abdul-Aziz Husamuldin
  • 8. Saudi Arabia Abdul-Majid Kayyal
  • 9. Saudi Arabia Abdul-Razzak Bakr


  • 10. Saudi Arabia Said Ghurab
  • 11. Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakr
  • 12. Saudi Arabia Hisham Bakr
  • 13. Saudi Arabia Isaa Hamdan
  • 14. Saudi Arabia Hamed Sobhi
  • 15. Saudi Arabia Isaa Khawaja
  • 16. Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Harbi
  • 17. Saudi Arabia Said Boraik
  • 18. Saudi Arabia Ahmad Jamil


[edit] Coaches history

see also Category:Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) managers

[edit] Records

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P CC CPC PFC ARCL ACL Manager
2000/01 SPL 4 22 10 5 7 32 23 +9 35
W



2001/02 SPL 2 22 15 4 3 59 25 +34 49
R



2002/03 SPL 1 22 15 4 3 53 24 +29 49
SF SF


2003/04 SPL 1 22 17 5 0 57 15 +42 56
W GS
W CroatiaDragan Talajić
2004/05 SPL 3 22 11 5 6 53 37 +16 38
SF GS W W
2005/06 SPL 3 22 11 9 2 47 28 +19 42
QF GS
QF
2006/07 SPL 1 22 15 3 4 52 25 +27 48
R R


2007/08 SPL 2 22 14 6 2 40 16 +24 48 R QF GS
GS Argentina Calderón
2008/09 SPL 1 22 17 4 1 57 21 +36 55 R QF SF
R Argentina Calderón
2009/10 SPL 2 22 14 3 5 46 30 +16 45 W
GS
GS Argentina Calderón/Trossero
2010/11 SPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0




Portugal Manuel José
Last updated: 4 June 2009
Div. = Division;SPL = Saudi Premier League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost
GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; GD = Goal difference P = Points
CC = Champions Cup; CPC = Crown Prince Cup; PFC = Prince Faisal Cup
ARCL = Arab Champions League; ACL = AFC Champions League
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.

[edit] Club honours (football)

1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008
1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988
1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004
1986, 1997, 1999
2010
2004 6–3 vs. South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2005 5–3 vs. United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
1999 3–2 vs. South Korea Chunnam Dragons
2005 vs CSS (Tunisia)
1999

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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