Full name | Al-Ettifaq Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Faris Ad-Dahna (The Knight of Ad-Dahna) The Commandos | |||
Founded | 1945 | |||
Ground | Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |||
Capacity | 15,000[1] | |||
Owner | Ministry of Sports of Saudi Arabia | |||
Chairman | Samer Al-Misehal | |||
Manager | Steven Gerrard | |||
League | Pro League | |||
2023–24 | Pro League, 6th of 18 | |||
Website | ettifaq | |||
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Al-Ettifaq FC (Arabic: نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-ittifāq li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Agreement Football Club') is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It was established by the merger of three Dammam-based clubs in 1945. Al-Ettifaq were the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. They were also the first to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeats, and the first Saudi team to win the GCC Champions League. Al-Ettifaq have a total of 13 titles to their name. The club also has its own futsal section.