Qilwah Club (Arabic: نادي قلوة) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Qilwah, Al-Bahah and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.[1][2] The club also consists of various other departments including volleyball, weightlifting and table tennis.
| Full name | Qilwah Club | ||
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| Founded | 27 October 2015 | ||
| Ground | Qilwah Club Stadium, Qilwah | ||
| Chairman | Ali bin Obeid Al-Salahi | ||
| Manager | Tarek Al Banna | ||
| League | Second Division | ||
| 2021–22 | Third Division, 5th of 32 (promoted) | ||
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The club was founded on 27 October 2014 and its first president was Mousa bin Rashed Al-Zahrani.[3]
Qilwah won their first promotion to the Saudi Second Division during the 2021–22 season after defeating Al-Jubail on penalties in the promotion play-offs.[4]
History edit
Qilwah was founded on 2015 when the club was officially registered with the General Sports Authority.[3] The club's first president was Mousa bin Rashed Al-Zahrani.[5] Due to Mousa bin Rashed's battle with his illness, Saad Al-Duwaihi, the club's vice-president, was named as interim president.[6] On 25 November 2016, Al-Duwaihi was named as the club's president following the death of Mousa bin Rashed.[7][8] On 22 June 2016, Qilwah appointed their first ever foreign manager, the Egyptian Sami Abdel Halim.[9] During the 2016–17 season Qilwah competed in the Regional League for the first time in their history. On 12 October 2017, Mousa Al Khudran Al-Zahrani was appointed as Qilwah's president following the resignation of Saad Al-Duwaihi.[10] During the 2018–19 season, Qilwah reached the knockout stages of the Saudi Regional League for the first time in their history after being crowned champions of Al-Bahah Regional League.[11] Qilwah were eliminated by Habouna after losing 5–4 on aggregate in the Round of 32. On 23 October 2019, Ali bin Obeid Al-Salahi was appointed as the president of Qilwah for 4 years.[12]
During the 2020–21 season, Qilwah finished first in the joint Al-Bahah and Mecca Regional League and reached the knockout stages of the Saudi Regional League for the second time in their history.[13] During the Round of 32, Qilwah defeated Al-Omran 2–1 on aggregate before losing to Al-Shaheed in the Round of 16. Following the introduction of the Saudi Third Division, it was announced that Qilwah would be among the teams participating in the league.[14] On 13 August 2021, Qilwah introduced their new club logo and club identity.[15] In their debut season in the fourth tier of Saudi football, Qilwah finished second in their group behind Jerash.[16] Qilwah qualified to the promotion play-offs where they faced Al-Jubail.[17] Qilwah defeated Al-Jubail 8–7 on penalties (0–0 on aggregate) to qualify to the Saudi Second Division for the first time in their history.[18] On 21 July 2022, Tunisian footballer Anis Khedher signed for Qilwah and became the first foreign player to play for the club.[19]
Current squad edit
As of 30 September 2022:[20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Presidential history edit
As of 1 January 2021.
| No | Name | From | To |
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| 1 |  Mousa bin Rashed Al-Zahrani
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2014 | 2016 |
| 2 | Saad Al-Duwaihi
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2016 | 2017 |
| 3 | Mousa Al Khudran Al-Zahrani
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2017 | 2019 |
| 4 | Ali bin Obeid Al-Salahi
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2019 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "قلوة - Qilwah".
- ^ "نادي قلوة".
- ^ a b ""العربية" تكشف أسماء الأندية الـ17 الجديدة".
- ^ "أمير الباحة يستقبل رئيس وأعضاء مجلس إدارة نادي قلوة الرياضي".
- ^ "قلوة تنهض رياضياً".
- ^ "وزير الحرس الوطني يوجّه بعلاج رئيس نادي قلوة الرياضي موسى الزهراني".
- ^ "#نادي_قلوة خطوات نحو العُلا بإنجازات متتالية بقيادة أ.سعد الدويحي الذي كُلف خلفاً للفقيد موسى راشد".
- ^ "أحمد عيد يعزي الرياضيين في وفاة رئيس نادي قلوة".
- ^ "الـ CV الخاص بالكابتن سامي عبدالحليم مدرب الفريق الاول بنادي قلوة".
- ^ "الزهراني رئيساً لنادي قلوة".
- ^ "لحظة تتويج الفريق الأول بكأس دوري مكتب هيئة الرياضة بمنطقة الباحة".
- ^ "رسمياً .. الأستاذ علي عبيد الصلاحي رئيساً لنادي قلوة لمدة 4 سنوات".
- ^ "قلوة بطلا لمنطقتي مكة والباحة".
- ^ "تقليص أندية دوري الأولى إلى 18 نادٍ ..و استحداث دوري الثالثة..و استبدال دوري المناطق بالدرجة الرابعة".
- ^ "نادي قلوة يطلق هويته الجديدة... والصلاحي يشدد على استراتيجيته المنبثقة من مستهدفات وزارة الرياضة".
- ^ "نادي "جرش" ثالث الصاعدين للموسم المقبل من دوري الدرجة الثانية".
- ^ "قلوة يستضيف الجبيل في إياب ملحق الصعود للثانية".
- ^ "رياضي / سمو أمير منطقة الباحة يهنئ نادي قلوة بمناسبة صعوده لدوري أندية الدرجة الثانية لكرة القدم".
- ^ "مركاتو: أنيس خضر يعزز صفوف نادي 'قلوة' السعودي".
- ^ "تشكيلة قلوة".