Al-Okhdood Club

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Capacity12,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
ManagerMartin Ševela
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2022–23FDL, 3rd of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Al-Okhdood Club (Arabic: نادي الأخدود, romanized: nādī ʿukhdūdi, lit. 'Ditch') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Najran, in the southern region of Saudi Arabia.[1] Founded in 1976, the club competes in the Saudi Professional League, the first tier of Saudi football. The club have won the Saudi Second Division twice in 1992 and most recently in 2021.[2] Besides football, the club also consists of various other departments including karate, handball, taekwondo, volleyball, water polo, basketball and cycling.[3] The club's name alludes to the People of the Ditch mentioned in the Qur'an.[4]

History

Al-Okhdood, founded in 1976, secured promotion to the Saudi Pro League on 15 May 2023 for the first time in history, following a 2–2 draw between 5th-placed Al-Faisaly and Jeddah with three matchdays left, in which they became the 37th club in top tier of Saudi Arabia.[5]

Honours

Management staff

Position Name
Manager Slovakia Martin Ševela
Assistant Manager Poland Roland Buchała
Saudi Arabia Khalid Abusrour
First-Team Coach Saudi Arabia Yaqoob Al-Bulaihi
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Mohrabit
Goalkeeper Coach Poland Jarosław Tkocz
Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Ghanim
Conditioning Coach Czech Republic David Skuhravy
Fitness Coach Saudi Arabia Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Performance analyst Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Balushi
Doctor Saudi Arabia Saad Mubarak
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of football Saudi Arabia Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical Director Bosnia and Herzegovina Kemal Alispahić

Current squad

As of 05 August 2023:[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Paulo Vítor
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Rio
3 DF Romania ROU Andrei Burcă
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie (on loan from Al-Shabab)
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Solomon Kvirkvelia
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Eid Al-Muwallad
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
8 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
9 FW Cameroon CMR Léandre Tawamba
10 MF Romania ROU Florin Tănase
11 MF Spain ESP Álex Collado (on loan from Real Betis)
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al Hatila
13 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Musleh Al-Shaikh
14 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Mostafa (on loan from Smouha)
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Asiri
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sharfi Al Saleem
18 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Pedroza (on loan from Santa Fe)
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Salem
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al Mansour (on loan from Al-Nassr)
21 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al Jahif
23 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Shae'an
24 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mourad Khodari (on loan from Al-Ahli)
25 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Awadh Khamis
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Ahli)
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Hattan
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Al-Habib
99 FW Nigeria NGA Saviour Godwin
— GK Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Saleh

See also

References

  1. ^ "الأخدود - Al-Akhdoud".
  2. ^ "القاسم يتوج الأخدود ببطولة دوري الدرجة الثانية بعد انتصاره على العروبة".
  3. ^ "نادي الأخدود".
  4. ^ "People of the Ditch".
  5. ^ "نادي الأخدود يصعد لأول مرة في تاريخه لدوري روشن للمحترفين" (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ "تشكيلة الأخدود".

External links

  • Official website


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