Al-Khaldiya SC

Al-Khaldiya Sports Club is a professional football club based in Hamad Town, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League. It is the newest formed football club in Bahrain, established in 2020. Financially it is the richest Bahrain football club and most ambitious. The home ground of the team is Bahrain National Stadium with a capacity of 28,900. The team name Al-Khaldiya ("الخالدية") literally means 'eternity'.

Al-Khaldiya SC
Full nameAl-Khaldiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)Lions of Bahrain
Short nameKhaldiya
Founded27 October 2020 (27 October 2020)
StadiumBahrain National Stadium
Riffa Bahrain[1]
Capacity24,000
ManagerMiloud Hamdi
LeagueBahraini Premier League
2023–241st of 10

History

Al-Khaldiya Sports Club was formed on 27 October 2020 and started off play in the Bahraini Second Division. In their first season, they finished 2nd with 12 wins, five draws, and just one loss, getting promoted to the Bahraini Premier League. In the qualifying round of the King's Cup, they beat Bahrain SC 6–1 but lost 1–0 to Al Riffa in the round of 16.[2][3]

Season 2021–22

Season 2021–22 is the first season of the club in the top-flight of Bahrain Football. Huge names of Bahrain football and 7 regular national team players were brought into the club. Croatian coach and Asian Champions League winner Dragan Talajić signed with the club. Instantly from an underdog position, the club became one of the most powerful teams in Bahrain. On 29 December 2021, the club reached the semifinals of the Bahrain King Cup and will play the semifinals on 5 February 2022 becoming the first club to do so in the first top-flight season of Bahrain football. On 10 February 2022, Talajić took Al Khaldiya's side to the King of Bahrain Cup 2022 Final for the first time in the club's history. On March 5, Al Khaldiya won the Bahraini King's Cup against East Riffa Club winning the first-ever top-tier trophy in the history of the club.

Achievements
2022–23, 2023–24
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Players

Sources:[4][5][6]

Current squad

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  BHR Abdulla Al-Thawadi
2 DF  BHR Sayed Dhiya Saeed
3 DF  BHR Mohamed Adel
4 DF  BHR Ahmed Bughammar
5 MF  SEN Seydina Dabo
6 DF  ALG Tarek Bouabta
7 MF  BHR Prince Aggreh
8 MF  BHR Mohamed Al-Hardan
9 FW  BRA Gleison
11 FW  BHR Ismail Abdullatif
13 DF  BHR Abdulla Al-Haza'a
14 MF  BHR Faisal Ghaz
15 DF  IRQ Dhurgham Ismail
16 MF  EGY Seif Issameldin
17 MF  ALG Malik Raiah
19 MF  BRA Luiz Fernando
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK  BHR Sayed Shubbar Alawi
21 MF  SEN Dominique Mendy
22 GK  BHR Ammar Mohamed
23 FW  ALG Samy Frioui
26 FW  KSA Othman Al-Haj
27 FW  BHR Ali Abdulla
30 MF  BHR Walid Al-Tayeb
33 GK  BHR Mohamed Abdulhakeem
41 MF  BHR Ebrahim Al-Obaidili
44 GK  BHR Mohamed El-Garably
45 FW  BHR Mahdi Abduljabbar
50 MF  MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
66 MF  BRA Lucas Salinas
70 MF  KSA Bader Bashir
89 DF  BHR Ahmed Merza

Former 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
— FW  BHR Thiago Augusto
— MF  BHR Habib Haroon
— MF  BLR Alexander Hleb (Apparently only signed for publicity, never played for the club)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  BRA Cleylton Santos
— FW  BRA Taylon Correa

Managerial history

References
  1. "Bahrain. Al Khalidiya". azscore.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. "40yo Alexander Hleb comes out of retirement to sign for new club". 13 July 2021.
  3. "Alexander Hleb signs up with Bahrain's FC Khaldiya". 7 July 2021.
  4. "Bahrain - Khalidiya - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  5. "Al Khalidiyah live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore".
  6. "Al Khalidiyah live scores, results, fixtures, al Khalidiyah v Al-Ahli live | Football, Bahrain".
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