Diriyah Club is one of the sports clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its main headquarters is in ad-Dir'iyyah Governorate, Riyadh Province, and it is overseen by the Ministry of Sport.
History of Diriyah Club
Diriyah Club was established in 1976, and the club is called as al-Annabi and al-Auja. Despite its longstanding establishment, the club has not participated in the Saudi Professional League. However, it has competed several times in the First Division League without winning the title but has achieved the Second Division League title twice. The club remained in the First Division League for three seasons before ascending again.
Like many sports clubs, where performance levels fluctuate due to administrative conditions, Diriyah Club has experienced periods of athletic success. The second decade of the twenty-first century is considered the club's golden era, during which it achieved promotion to the First Division twice and competed to remain in the league.
Sports activities at Diriyah Club
Diriyah Club includes a number of sports in which the club competes at the local level. Football is the primary sport, alongside volleyball, table tennis, tennis, swimming, judo, karate, taekwondo, badminton, electronic sports, and gymnastics.
Diriyah Club achievements
The football team won the Second Division League title multiple times. In volleyball, the club has won the Riyadh Office League title, achieved promotion to the First Division, and won the Riyadh Office League title in the youth category.
In tennis, the club has secured the Riyadh Office League title and competed at the national level in both the first and youth categories. In table tennis, the club won the Riyadh Office League title in the youth category, securing promotion to the Premier League for both the youth and junior categories, and advancing to the First Division with the senior category.
Additionally, the club's first football team accomplished a notable achievement by advancing to the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman League for the First Division Clubs for the 2021-2022 season.
Ownership transfer of the club
In 2023, Diriyah Club ownership was transferred to the Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) following the initiation of the sports club privatization project.
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