Al-Okhdood Club

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
ManagerStjepan Tomas
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2023-2415th of 18
Websitealakhdoud.com
Current season

Al-Okhdood Club (Arabic: نادي الأخدود, romanized: nādī ʿukhdūdi, lit. 'Ditch') is a Saudi professional 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

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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

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Management staff

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Position Name
Manager Croatia Stjepan Tomas
Assistant Manager Italy Lorenzo Santoni
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia Vlada Avramov
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

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As of 27 August 2023:[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Najjar
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Saeed
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Eid Al-Muwallad
8 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
9 FW Mali MLI Ibrahima Koné (on loan from Almería)
10 FW Nigeria NGA Saviour Godwin
11 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Knowledge Musona
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al Hatila
13 FW Cameroon CMR Christian Bassogog
14 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Asiri
16 DF Brazil BRA Diego Ferreira
17 DF Jamaica JAM Damion Lowe
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Colombia COL Sebastián Pedroza
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Salem
20 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
21 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al Jahif
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Awadh Khamis
28 GK Brazil BRA Paulo Vítor
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir U19
64 FW Egypt EGY Karim Ashraf
66 MF Brazil BRA Petros
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saif Balhareth U19
87 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ghassan Hawsawi
92 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Qarni
98 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Al-Qaydhi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Musleh Al-Shaikh (on loan to Al-Arabi)

See also

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References

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  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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