Al Safa FC explained

Clubname:Al-Safa
Fullname:Al Safa Sports Club
Nickname:Safa
Ground:Al-Safa Club Stadium, Safwa
Capacity:3,500
Chairman:Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim
Manager:Carlos Pinto
League:First Division League
Season:2023–24
Position:FDL, 10th of 18
Website:http://www.alsafa.sa
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Al-Safa Club is a sports club, based in Saudi Arabia, that competes in the Saudi Second Division. The club's headquarters are located in the Safwa City in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia near Dammam and King Fahd International Airport. The facilities of Al-Safa club have been built to the highest standards and include international standard football pitch with an international track and field, swimming pool, indoor volleyball, handball and basketball hall, outdoor tennis, volleyball, handball and basketball courts in addition to a full facility gym and indoor squash courts.

The club competes in ten different sports in Saudi Arabia on the youth and adult levels. These are: Football, Track and field, Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Squash, Tennis, Table Tennis, Swimming and Bodybuilding. The sports club members have reached highest levels in Saudi Arabia's competitions and have represented the country with the national teams in world cups/ championships and in the Olympic Games.

The club has also multicultural participations in Theatre, Photography, Arts and general training and development.

History

Al-Safa Club was founded in 1947 under the name of "Al-Safa Football Team". And when the Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia organized the establishments of sports teams, a special committee visited Safwa city and officially registered the team as a sports club that is officially registered and regulated under the General Presidency of Youth Welfare (GPYF) in Saudi Arabia.

Al-Safa management

Several presidents have been elected to chair the club in the past fifty years. The most famous are:

1- Ahmed Saleh Al-Habib2- Ali Ahmed Al-Mousa3- Khoder Al-Ibrahim4- Sameer Mohammed Al-Nasir 5-Kumail Ali Alibrahim 6-Mohammed Ghallab 7- Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim (Current Chairman)

Current board members

The current board of directors of the club was elected on August, 2023 at the general assembly meeting. The assembly elected the president and eight (8) board members as follows:

President and chairman of the BoardMohammed Hassan Ibrahim
Vice President, Board MemberKumail Ali Alibrahim
Secretary General & Media Committee Head, Board MemberKhoder Ali Alabas
Football Committee Chairman, Board MemberJawad Mohammed Al mohaisen
Sports Committee Chairman, Board MemberMujahed Yassen Alyassen
Sport Committee Vice Chairman, Handball Committee Chairman, Board MemberMohammed Jawad Alsafwani
Legal Committee Chairman, Board MemberHabib Zaki Alsaeed
Finance Committee Head, Board Member Ahmed Hamza Alhashim
Investment Committee Chairman, Board MemberDeyab Saeed Fardan

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Manager Carlos Pinto
Assistant Managers
First-Team Coach
Goalkeeper Coach Ben Othmen Fahmi
Fitness Coach
Match Analysis
Performance Director
Team Doctor
Physiotherapists
Kit Manager

Sports accomplishments

Al-Safa Club champions have accomplished several high achievements on the single and team games at the local and international levels. Some of these are listed below

Football

After almost 60 years in the third division, Al-Safa football team was able to win the third division's league in 2011 and qualified to the second division. The team didn't stay long in the second division and was able to qualify to the Saudi's League first division for professionals in 2014 for the first time in History.

ChampionshipPositionPresidentTeam CaptainTeam Manager
Saudi's League Third Division First Place Sameer Al-Nasir Mofeed Salah Redha Al-Janabi
Saudi's League Second DivisionSecond Place Ali Al-Mousa Habib Al-Ahmad Redha Al-Janabi

Athletics

In Athletics, Al-Safa Club has produced many champions on the local and international levels. The most famous of them all is the Asian Long Jum record holder Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi who owns the Asian record of 8.48 (List of Asian records in athletics) m in long Jump that he was able to achieve in France in 2006. The other athletics champions who also participated in the World's Championship and/ or the Olympic games include: Asem Al-Hizam in Decathlon, Abdullah Taher in High Jump, Hashim Al-Shorafa in 400 meters and Hussain Asem in Pole Vault

The Saudi records are registered under Al-Safa champions in the following:

Name[1] GameSaudi Record
Mohammed Al-KhuwalidiLong Jump8.48 Meter
Hussain Asem Al-HizamPole Vault5.70 meter

Swimming

In swimming, the most famous Saudi swimmer in history (Alawi Maki) is the dominant figure in the club. Alawi was the first Saudi and Middle Eastern swimming who successfully crossed the English Channel between UK and France. He broke the English Channel crossing record and accompanied him in this achievement the late Saleh Ajaj, Malik Shaker, Fakher Al-Sadah, Saeed Quraish and the current club's vice president Dheya Al-Asaad.[2]

Handball

Al-Safa club is one of Saudi's best teams in Handball. The team has accomplished several advanced positions in the league and club and the team members participated with the Saudi National Team in world cup several times. Among those who participated in the world cup: Hashim Al-Shorafa, Ali AL-Dawood, Bashir Qurainawi, Mohammed Al-Zayer, Hussain Henabi and Mohammed Nasfan.

Championship[3] PositionTeam's Captain
Prince Sultan Bin Fahad Cup 1998Second Place Hashim Al-Shorafa
Prince Faisal Elite Cup 2002Third PlaceBashir Qurainawi

Volleyball

Al-Safa club remained for several decades among the best three clubs in volleyball in Saudi (in addition to Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal). Several Team players have participated with the national Saudi team including: Nouri Al-Sadah, Abdulkarim Al-Fraid, Yahya Al-Marhoon and Faiz Al-Dawood.

Squash

In Squash, Al-Safa team is one of the best teams in Saudi Arabia. The players have participated with the national Saudi team in the regional and international competitions. Among those: Fadi Henabi, Akram Al-Safwani, Ali Quraish and Hussain Al-Sadiq

Current squad

As of Saudi First Division League:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الأرقام القياسية السعودية لألعاب القوى للرجال . 2015-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124130357/http://saaaf.com/links/22.htm . 2016-01-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: تمساح العرب و قاهر المانش يبوح بما في خاطره لـعكاظ . 2015-11-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091031011449/http://www.okaz.com.sa/okaz/osf/20070428/Con20070428106954.htm . 2009-10-31 . dead .
  3. http://sahf.org.sa/ سجلات موقع الإتحاد السعودي لكرة اليد