Al Qadsiah FC should not be confused with Qadsia SC.
| Clubname: | Al-Qadsiah FC |
| Fullname: | Al-Qadsiah Saudi Football Club |
| Nickname: | Fares Al Sharqiya (Knight of the East) Fakhr Al Sharqiya (Pride of the Eastern Province) |
| Ground: | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity: | 20,000[1] |
| Owner: | Saudi Aramco |
| Chairman: | Bader Al-Reziza |
| Manager: | Míchel |
| League: | Pro League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Position: | FDL, 1st of 18 (promoted) |
| Current: | 2024–25 Al-Qadsiah FC season |
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| Website: | https://www.alqadsiah.com/ |
The club was named after the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
Al-Qadsiah have been a regular and uninterrupted participant in the Saudi Premier League since its inception in the inaugural 1976-77 season, their best ever top-flight season came in the 1980–81 season when they finished in 3rd place. Al-Qadsiah's most successful period in their history came in the early 90's when they won the 1991-92 Crown Prince Cup against Al-Shabab 4–2 on penalties to claim their first ever top flight title. The club's cup win qualified them for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, where they reached the final to face South China whom they beat 6–2 on aggregate to clinch the 1993–94 title. In the same season they also picked up the 1993–94 Saudi Federation Cup by beating Al-Nassr 2–0 in the final. After 21 consecutive seasons in the top flight, as well as achieving two domestic titles and one continental title the club was relegated for the first time in their history in the 1996–97 season.
Following the club's first relegation, Al-Qadsiah have become inconsistent in their performances, yo-yoing between divisions with five promotions and relegations since the 1999-2000 season.
In the summer of 2023 Ministry of Sports announced that Al-Qadsiah, together with 7 other clubs in Saudi Arabia, are transformed into companies and Al-Qadsiah become owned by Saudi Aramco.[3] The team, who competes in the Saudi First Division League, invest in transfers in order to fight for promotion to Saudi Pro League.[4]
On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah promoted to Saudi Pro League following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Madi Al-Hajri and vice-president Abdullah Badgaish.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 12 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1R |  Al-Wehda | 4–1 | 0−1 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" | 4–2 |
| QF |  New Radiant | – | – | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" | w/o | ||
| SF |  Al-Arabi | 1–0 | 1−1 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" | 2–1 | ||
| Final |  South China | 2–0 | 4−2 | bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;" | 6–2 | ||
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | ASO Chlef | 4–2 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | 2nd | ||
 Haifa | 3–0 | ||||||
 CO Casablanca | 0–1 | ||||||
| Al-Nasr | 0–0 | ||||||
| SF | Al-Mourada | 3–0 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 3–0 | |||
| Final | CO Casablanca | 0–1 | bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 0–1 | |||
| 2005–06 | Arab Champions League | R32 | Al-Zawraa | 3–2 | 0–1 | bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" | 3−3 (a) |
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Míchel | |
| Assistant Manager | Juan Carlos Mandiá Adrián González | |
| First-Team Coach | Joaquín Gómez | |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Monchi | |
| Conditioning Coach | Quique Sanz Miguel Ángel García | |
| Chief Analyst | Dominic Mahoney | |
| Physiotherapist | Jesus David Arco Alvaro Astolfi Ramos Jesper Gabriels | |
| Soft Tissue Therapist | Stewart Welsh | |
| Academy Manager | Carlos Hugo | |
| Technical Director | Carlos Antón | |
| Assistant to the Technical Director | Samuel Bensley |
Ján Pivarník (1993–94)
Cabralzinho (1999–01)
Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2001–03) Youssef Zouaoui (2003) Ján Pivarník (2003–04) Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2004–05) Abderrazek Chebbi (October 1, 2008 – May 12, 2009)
Daniel Lanata (June 26, 2009 – August 29, 2009) Ammar Souayah (August 29, 2009 – November 27, 2009) Anas Al-Zerqati (caretaker) (November 27, 2009 – December 9, 2009) Abderrazek Chebbi (August 7, 2013 – February 10, 2014) Ayman Lajdidi (March 2, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
Gjoko Hadžievski (May 27, 2014 – October 12, 2014) Jameel Qassem (October 20, 2014 – October 30, 2015) Alexandre Gallo (October 30, 2015 – January 29, 2016) Hélio dos Anjos (November 9, 2016 – April 22, 2017) Nacif Beyaoui (June 16, 2017 – November 2, 2017) Paulo Bonamigo (November 2, 2017 – February 5, 2018)
Aleksandar Stanojević (May 23, 2018 – November 4, 2018) Nacif Beyaoui (April 22, 2019 – May 16, 2019) Yousef Al Mannai (June 30, 2019 – June 7, 2021) Mohammed Dahmane (July 2, 2021 – December 23, 2021) Aleksandar Ilić (January 8, 2022 – May 31, 2022) Habib Ben Romdhane (September 22, 2022 – April 17, 2023) Míchel (October 27, 2023 –)