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Al-Shoulla
نادي الشعلة السعودي
Al Shoulla FC logo.png
Full nameAl-Shoalah Football Club
(Arabic: نادي الشعلة لكرة القدم)
Founded1963; 60 years ago (1963)
GroundAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia[1]
Capacity8,000
PresidentFahad Al-Tofail
ManagerMohamed Salah
LeagueFirst Division League
2021–22FDL, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Al-Shoulla, which translates to "torch", is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al Kharj, playing in the Saudi First Division.[2]

They won the Saudi Division 1 title in 2011–12 and were promoted to the top-level.[3]

History

[4]

The kit providers are Puma.

Al-Khaleej vs Al-Shoala during the 2014–15 Saudi League season.
Al-Khaleej vs Al-Shoala during the 2014–15 Saudi League season.

Current squad

As of Prince Mohammad bin Salman League:

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Sofiane Khedairia  Algeria
2 DF Mazen Othman  Saudi Arabia
3 MF Bader Al-Johani  Saudi Arabia
4 MF Mohammed Zaher  Saudi Arabia
6 DF Majed Al-Khaibari  Saudi Arabia
8 MF Bandar Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
10 FW Khalid Al Jubaya  Saudi Arabia
11 MF Majed Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia
12 DF Meshal Al Faraj  Saudi Arabia
14 DF Talal Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
16 MF Mohammed Mahrazi (on loan to Al-Ettifaq)  Saudi Arabia
17 FW Mohammed Al-Menqash  Saudi Arabia
18 MF Piqueti  Guinea-Bissau
22 MF Nawaf Al-Farshan  Saudi Arabia
23 DF Mohammed Al-Nafisah  Saudi Arabia
24 MF Sylla Daouda  Ivory Coast
26 MF Ghallab Al-Enezi  Saudi Arabia
27 MF Saeed Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia
28 MF Loaay Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
32 DF Omar Al-Muziel (on loan from Damac)  Saudi Arabia
33 GK Abdulrahman Dagriri  Saudi Arabia
38 DF Nawaf Al-Dawsari  Saudi Arabia
40 DF Muteb Al-Mutlaq  Saudi Arabia
44 DF Fahad Al-Suyayfy  Saudi Arabia
47 MF Ahmed Al-Dohaim (on loan from Al-Qadsiah)  Saudi Arabia
49 FW David Molinga  DR Congo
50 GK Abdullah Al-Bishi  Saudi Arabia
66 FW Ali Sharahili  Saudi Arabia
67 MF Mohammed Bakr  Saudi Arabia
76 MF Taoufik Ijrouten  Morocco
77 MF Mohammed Al-Tofail  Saudi Arabia
80 MF Abdullah Hajaj (on loan from Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia
93 DF Carlos Henrique  Brazil

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Sofiane Khedairia

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Majed Al-Khaibari

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Algeria

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Source: "Al-Shoulla FC", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 23rd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shoulla_FC.

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References
  1. ^ "Al Shoalah (Venue)". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Al Shoalah". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Division 1". Saudi Arabia 2011/12. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ "تأسيس نادي الشعلة (Founding Of The Torch Club)". alshulh.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Al Shoalah (Trophies)". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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