Al-Taawoun FC
Al-Taawoun ("Cooperation" ) is a professional football club based in Buraidah, that plays in the Saudi Professional League, the top tier of Saudi Football.

Al-Taawoun have won the King Cup once, in 2019, defeating Al-Ittihad in the final. Their best ever top-flight season came in 2018–19 when the club successfully challenged for the Asian Champions League spots, eventually finishing in third place in the top division, their highest league position to date, as well as winning the King Cup. In 2017, the club became the first team from the Qasim region to play in the Asian Champions League. Al-Taawoun have been second-tier champions once and runners-up twice. The club holds the distinct achievement as being the one of the two second-tier teams to play in the final of the King Cup.

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Raed with whom they contest the Qasim Derby with.

History
Al-Taawoun were founded in the year of 1956 under the name of "Al-Shabab" and were founded by Saleh Al Wabili. Four years after the founding of the club, they were officially registered as a professional club in 1960. Under the guidance of Zayed Al-Omrani, as president, the club tasted top flight football for the first time in its history, before being relegated back to the first division in the next season. 2 years after that Al-Taawoun once again won promotion to the Pro League, but this time as champions of the first division. The club were then relegated to the first division after 1 year. In the 2009–10 season Al-Taawoun won promotion to the Pro League for the first in over a decade as runners-up of the league. They have been playing in the Saudi Professional League since the 2010–2011 season. On 29 May 2016, Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League for the first time ever by finishing fourth in the league during the 2015–16 season. On 2 May 2019, Al-Taawoun won their first-ever King Cup, as well as their first-ever top-flight trophy, by defeating Al-Ittihad in the final. Al-Taawoun also became the first club from Al-Qassim Region to win the King Cup.

Honours
King Cup
Winners (1): 2019
Runners-up (1): 1990
Super Cup
Runners-up (1): 2019
Saudi First Division (Level 2)
Winners (1): 1996–97
Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2009–10
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
Winners (4): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09

Current squad

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Out on loan

International Competitions

Overview

Record By Country

Asian Record

Matches

Gulf Record

Matches

Managers

 Eoin Hand (July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1988)
 Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
 Marco Cunha (2004)
 Tohid Sebravî (2008–09)
 Gheorghe Mulțescu (July 3, 2010 – December 20, 2010)
 Florin Motroc (December 22, 2010 – December 29, 2011)
 Grigore Sichitiu (December 30, 2011 – April 1, 2012)
 Miloš Hrstić (2012)
 Srećko Juričić (January 1, 2012 – February 1, 2012)
 Khalid Kamal (caretaker) (April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012)

 Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2012 – February 20, 2013)
 Taoufik Rouabah (February 2013 – September 2014)
 José Manuel Gomes (September 2014 – May 29, 2016)
 Darije Kalezić (June 2, 2016 – October 16, 2016)
 Constantin Gâlcă (October 18, 2016 – March 20, 2017)
 José Manuel Gomes (March 21, 2017 – May 2, 2018)
 Pedro Emanuel (May 7, 2018 – May, 2019)
 Paulo Sérgio (May 21, 2019 – December 29, 2019)
 Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) (December 29, 2019 – January 15, 2020)
 Vítor Campelos (January 15, 2020 – )