Al Wehda FC

Al-Wehda
Full nameAl-Wehda Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca)
Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Giant)
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
GroundKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity38,000[1]
PresidentSultan Azhar
ManagerGiorgos Donis
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 13th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة, romanizedNādī al-Waḥda, lit.'Union Club') is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1946, making it the oldest club in Mecca. The football section plays in the Saudi Professional League. They also have a handball section.

Honours

Saudi First Division (Level 2)

King Cup

  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966
  • Runners-up (6): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 2022–23

Crown Prince Cup

  • Winners (1): 1959–60
  • Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11

(Source:[2])

International record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Champions League Play-off round Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)





Current squad

As of 22 September 2023[3][4]

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 Morocco MAR Munir Mohamedi
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Muwallad
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulelah Bukhari
4 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Bakshween
5 DF Morocco MAR Jawad El Yamiq
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte
7 FW Netherlands NED Vito van Crooij
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni
9 FW Nigeria NGA Odion Ighalo
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Akouz
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
13 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulquddus Atiah
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Wadhah Malik
15 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Azzam Al-Bishi
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Azizi
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith
18 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Hajri
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Thamer Al-Ali
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Asiri
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Hussaini
22 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Makki
23 MF Australia AUS Craig Goodwin
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Noor
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Islam Hawsawi
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Eisa
30 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Rashidi
34 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Makbashi
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yousef Al-Harbi
38 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Kariri
76 MF Morocco MAR Fayçal Fajr
80 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Naji
87 MF Brazil BRA Anselmo
88 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Alaa Al-Hejji
90 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sattam Al-Tambakti (on loan to Al-Ain)
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Harbi (on loan to Najran)
50 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Khayri (on loan to Al-Safa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
55 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Hawsawi (on loan to Jeddah)
60 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Shalwi (on loan to Al-Entesar)
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Hawsawi (on loan to Al-Qaisumah)

Management staff

Position Name
Manager Greece Giorgos Donis
Assistant Manager Greece Makis Angelinas
Assistant Manager Serbia Miodrag Medan
Goalkeeper Coach Greece Panagiotis Maliaritsis
Fitness Coach Greece Grigoris Georgitsas
Chief Analyst Greece Georgios Georgiadis
Doctor Egypt Dr Amr El Ashlam
Physiotherapist Greece Dimitrios Konstantinopoulos
Physiotherapist Greece Sokratis Kosidis
Physiotherapist Greece Anastasios Ioannidis
Sports Scientist Kosovo Rustem Gashi
Director of football Greece Kyriakos Stefanidis
Technical Director Greece Charalambos Anastasiadis

Managerial history

See also

References

  1. ^ "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Ian King and Mohammed Qayed (14 May 2010). "Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Al-Wehda squad 2018–19 season". slstat. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

External links

  • Official website
  • Al-Wehda Logo and mascot designer
  • Profile's team – kooora.com


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