Al-Tai FC
Al-Tai Football Club (Arabic: نادي الطائي, romanized: nādī 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 Professional League, the top tier of Saudi football. It was founded in 1961.
| Full name | Al-Tai Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Faris Al Shamal (Knight of The North) Al Hatmawi | ||
| Founded | 23 July 1961 | ||
| Ground | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Capacity | 12,250 | ||
| Owner | Fahd bin Musa'ed Al-Saud | ||
| Chairman | Turki Al-Dhabaan | ||
| Manager | Leonardo Ramos | ||
| League | Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | Pro League, 9th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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. 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.