Al-Orobah FC

Al-Orobah
Full name	Al Oroubah Football Club
Founded	1975; 50 years ago
Ground	Al-Orobah Club Stadium
Capacity	7,000
Owner	Badr bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz
Chairman	Munis Al-Dhawi
Head coach	Antonio Cazorla
League	Pro League
2023–24	FDL, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Website	www.alorobahclub.sa
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Al-Orobah FC (Arabic: نادي العروبة لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-oroubah li-kūrāt ae-qādam, lit. 'Arabism Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Sakakah, that competes in the Saudi Pro League.

History

They won the 2012–13 Saudi First Division and were promoted to the Saudi Pro League, the top level of Saudi Arabian football for the first time in their history.

Al-Orobah achieved a milestone by earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League in the 2013–14 season, marking its first appearance in the top tier of Saudi football.^{[citation needed]}

On 18 March 2025, Al-Orobah were subject to a ban on registration of new players by FIFA after they were found to have not paid $150,000 of transfer fees and 5% interest that were owed to Welsh club The New Saints after the transfer of Brad Young.^[1]^[2]

Honours

Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Runners-up (1): 1998–99, 2020–21

Current squad

As of January 2025

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KSA	Rafea Al-Ruwaili
3	DF	MAR	Ismaël Kandouss (on loan from Gent)
4	DF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Hunaiti
5	DF	FRA	Kurt Zouma (on loan from West Ham United)
6	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qarni
7	MF	ISL	Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
8	MF	CIV	Jean Michaël Seri
9	FW	ENG	Brad Young
11	MF	KSA	Hamed Al-Maqati
12	DF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Qumairi (on loan from Al-Tai)
13	DF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
14	FW	JOR	Mohannad Abu Taha (on loan from Al-Karkh)
18	DF	KSA	Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
22	GK	KSA	Saud Al-Ruwaili
27	MF	KSA	Fawaz Al-Torais


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	GK	BEL	Gaëtan Coucke
29	FW	KSA	Fahad Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Nassr)
30	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi ^U19
33	DF	KSA	Hussein Al-Shuwaish
37	MF	ESP	Cristian Tello
40	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shanqiti (on loan from Al-Qadsiah)
48	MF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Hamlan ^U19
50	GK	KSA	Mutni Al-Timawi ^U19
66	DF	KSA	Mohammed Barnawi ^U19 (on loan from Al-Hilal)
70	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Anazi (on loan from Al-Fayha)
73	MF	CRO	Karlo Muhar
80	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi
88	MF	KSA	Osama Al-Khalaf (on loan from Neom)
91	FW	YEM	Abdulziz Masnom ^U19 (on loan from Al-Tadamun Hadramaut)
99	FW	SYR	Omar Al-Somah

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	KSA	Farraj Al-Rashid (on loan to Al-Jandal)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	KSA	Omar Al-Sharari (on loan to Al-Jandal)

Notable players

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Antonio Cazorla
Assistant head coach	Elvis Karić Mohammed Al-Sharari
Goalkeeping coach	Talal Rajih
Video analyst	Hussain Barnawi
Head of medical	Nawwaf Al-Ismaili
Team doctor	Ibrahim Al-Qahtani
Physiotherapist	Turki Al-Bulaihi
Masseur	Saud Al-Ghanim
Sports scientist	Abdullah Al-Marzouq
Nutritionist	Faiz Al-Suleiman
Performance director	Mohammed Al-Yusuf
Technical director	Salman Al-Kaabi