Sajer FC

Association football club in Saudi Arabia

Football club

Sajer

Full name

Sajer FC

Founded

1976; 48 years ago (1976), as Hawazin
1981; 43 years ago (1981), as Al-Yamamah
2016; 8 years ago (2016), as Sajer

Ground

Al-Washm Club Stadium, Shaqra

Chairman

Abdullah bin Salham Al-Otaibi

Manager

Tjebbe van der Pas

League

Second Division

2021–22

Third Division, 4th of 32 (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Sajer FC (Arabic: نادي ساجر) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Sajer, Riyadh and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.^[1]^[2] The club also consists of various other departments including volleyball, weightlifting and cycling.

The club was founded in 312 under the name of Hawazin Club by Eid bin Abdullah Al-Gablan. The club changed its name to Al-Yamamah Club in 1981.^[3] On 12 December 2016, the club once again changed its name, but this time under the name of the city it is based in, Sajer FC.^[4]

Sajer won their first promotion to the Saudi Second Division during the 2021–22 season after finishing first in their group.^[5] They lost in the semi-finals to Al-Qous.

Current squad

As of 1 August 2021:^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Hammad
3	DF	KSA	Essam Al-Harthi
4	DF	KSA	Yasser Al-Qassem
6	MF	KSA	Sultan Al-Rubaiaan
7	FW	KSA	Faisal Hakami
9	FW	NED	Robin Luites
11	MF	KSA	Majed Al-Zahrani
12	MF	KSA	Abdullah Awaji
13	DF	KSA	Faisal Haddadi
14	MF	KSA	Sultan Al-Jabri
15	FW	KSA	Fahad Al-Otaibi
16	DF	NED	Bram Gielen
18	MF	KSA	Khaled Al-Nefaie


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Farshan
20	MF	KSA	Yasser Al-Dakheel
24	DF	KSA	Anas Al-Muziel
26	DF	KSA	Sultan Al-Muraished
27	FW	NED	Jim Smet
28	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Nahdi
33	DF	BRA	Cléber Prado
44	DF	KSA	Hatem Abdulsalam
55	FW	TUN	Lassaad Jaziri
70	DF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Saeed
88	MF	TUN	Nizar Touil
99	FW	TUN	Ahmed Amri

References

^ "ساجر - Sajer".
^ "نادي ساجر".
^ "ساجر قلب السر النابض 2/2".
^ "تغيير مسمى نادي اليمامة الرياضي إلى ساجر".
^ "ساجر رابع الصاعدين إلى دوري الثانية".
^ "تشكيلة ساجر".

External links

Saudi Arabian football leagues

Pro League

Clubs

Seasons

1970s	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25