Hajer
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- Saudiarabien - Div 1 242 Saudiarabien - Pro League 52 Saudiarabien - Div 2 10 Saudiarabien - Cup 8 Saudi Crown Prince Cup 7
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- Hajer U21 Hajer U20 Hajer U19
Wikipedia - Hajer FC
Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Saudi First Division League, also known as the Yelo League due to sponsorship reasons; it is the second tier of Saudi Arabian football.
Established in 1950, the club is the oldest team in Al-Hasa region. The club have been promoted to the top tier of Saudi Football on 4 different occasions. Hajer have a record equal 4 First Division titles and have 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.
History
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.
**Historik**
Al-Hajer grundades 1980 av en grupp lokala entusiaster. Klubben tillbringade sina första år i de lägre divisionerna innan den 2012 vann befordran till Saudi Division 1.
**Resultat**
Al-Hajer har sedan dess etablerat sig som ett starkt lag i den saudiska Division 1. Klubben har aldrig vunnit ligan, men har placerat sig bland de fem bästa flera gånger.
**Spelare**
Al-Hajer har en blandad trupp av saudiska och utländska spelare. Några av klubbens mest kända spelare inkluderar:
* Sultan Al-Otibi
* Abdullah Al-Salama
* Ammar Al-Dahi
* Muath Fallatah
* Carlinhos
**Tränare**
Al-Hajers nuvarande tränare är den portugisiske Jorge Simão. Han tog över klubben 2022 och har lett laget till en rad imponerande resultat.
**Anläggningar**
Al-Hajer spelar sina hemmamatcher på Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City. Stadion har en kapacitet på 20 000 åskådare.
**Stöd**
Al-Hajer har en stark lokal fanbas och stöds av bolag som Al-Hajer Group och Al-Othaim Markets.