Al-Okhdood Club

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]

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
ManagerNoureddine Zekri
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2022–23FDL, 3rd of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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 Noureddine Zekri
Assistant Manager Roland Buchała
Khalid Abusrour
First-Team Coach Yaqoob Al-Bulaihi
Nasser Al-Mohrabit
Goalkeeper Coach Jarosław Tkocz
Abdulelah Al-Ghanim
Conditioning Coach David Skuhravy
Fitness Coach Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Performance analyst Yahya Al-Balushi
Doctor Saad Mubarak
Physiotherapist Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of football Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical Director 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  BRA Paulo Vítor
2 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Rio
3 DF  ROU Andrei Burcă
4 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie
5 DF  GEO Solomon Kvirkvelia
6 MF  KSA Eid Al-Muwallad
7 MF  KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
8 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
9 FW  CMR Léandre Tawamba
10 MF  ROU Florin Tănase
12 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al Hatila
13 MF  KSA Musleh Al-Shaikh
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  KSA Naif Asiri
17 MF  KSA Sharfi Al Saleem
19 MF  KSA Saud Salem
21 FW  KSA Mohammed Al Jahif
23 GK  KSA Hussain Shae'an
25 GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi
27 DF  KSA Awadh Khamis
30 GK  KSA Saad Al-Saleh
49 MF  KSA Rayan Hattan
77 MF  KSA Hassan Al-Habib
99 FW  NGA Saviour Godwin

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".


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