Al-Tai FC

Al-Tai
Full nameAl-Tai Sport Club
Nickname(s)Faris Al Shamal (Knight of The North)
Al Hatmawi
Founded23 July 1961; 63 years ago (1961-07-23)
GroundPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Ha'il, Saudi Arabia
Capacity12,250
OwnerMinistry of Sport
ChairmanOmair Al-Omair
ManagerMohamed Kouki
LeagueFirst Division League
2023–24SPL, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitealtai.sa
Current season

Al-Tai Football Club (Arabic: نادي الطائي, romanizednādī aṭ-ṭāyyī, lit.'Tayy Club') is a professional football club based in the city of Ha'il, in north-western Saudi Arabia, that plays in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football.[1] It was founded in 1961.

Al-Tai have won the Saudi First Division three times, first in the 1984–85 season and last in the 2000–01 season, and have finished runners-up once in the Saudi First Division once in the 1977–78 season. Al-Tai have finished third once during the 2020–21 and earned promotion to the Pro League for the first time since 2008.[2] The club have won the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams once in the 1993–94 season and finished runners-up once in the previous season. The club also finished as runners-up in the 1997 Crown Prince Cup. The club spent 22 non-consecutive seasons in the Pro League and won their first promotion during the 1977–78 season.

The club play their home games at Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium in Ha'il, sharing the stadium with city rivals Al-Jabalain, with whom they contest the Ha'il derby.[3]

  1. ^ "الطائي - Al-Tai".
  2. ^ "الطائي.. ظهور أول في المحترفين".
  3. ^ "استاد الأمير عبدالعزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي - Pr. A. A. bin Masaad bin Jalawi Stadium".