Al-Okhdood Club

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
NicknameAmbassador of Najran
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
Head coachFathi Al-Jabal
LeagueSaudi First Division League
2025–26Pro League, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Websitealakhdoud.com

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

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coachTunisia Fathi Al-Jabal
Assistant coachSaudi Arabia Hassan Al-Johani
Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Suwailem
Goalkeeper coachSerbia Vlada Avramov
Fitness coachSaudi Arabia Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Video analystSaudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Sadran
Performance analystSaudi Arabia Yahya Al-Balushi
DoctorSaudi Arabia Saad Mubarak
PhysiotherapistSaudi Arabia Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of footballSaudi Arabia Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical DirectorBosnia and Herzegovina Kemal Alispahić

Board members

Office Name
Chairman Saudi Arabia Sami Hadish Al Fadel
Vice President Saudi Arabia Saleh Hamad Al Maneef
Member of board Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Saleh Bani Hamim
Saudi Arabia Hassan Hamad Al-Sadran
Saudi Arabia Saleh Suwar Al-Maqbool
Saudi Arabia Fawaz Mahdi Al-Talili
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Ali Al Hamilan
Saudi Arabia Muhammad Abdullah Al Zandan
Saudi Arabia Youssef Hussein Al-Masoud

Players

As of 20 January 2026[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  KSA Rakan Al-Najjar
4 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie
8 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
10 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Jahif
14 FW  KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 DF  KSA Naif Asiri
19 MF  KSA Saud Salem
20 MF  KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
21 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Abd
23 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Qahtani
29 MF  KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir
77 MF  KSA Saif Balhareth
No. Pos. Nation Player
87 MF  KSA Ghassan Hawsawi
88 DF  KSA Ibrahim Ashi
92 GK  KSA Saad Al-Qarni
96 MF  KSA Ahmed Majrashi
98 DF  KSA Muhannad Al-Qaydhi
99 FW  KSA Khaled Al-Lazam
— DF  KSA Abdullah Hazazi
— DF  KSA Hassan Al-Harbi
— DF  KSA Ali Al-Makrami
— MF  POR Rui Pedro
— FW  ESP Agi Dambelley
— FW  CIV Balla Sangaré

Managerial history

  • Saudi Arabia Humood Al-Saiari (2006 – 2011)
  • Egypt Shams Eldin Hamed (21 November 2012 – 1 April 2013)
  • Egypt Eid Farag (28 August 2013 – 25 November 2013)
  • Tunisia Selim Al Manga (25 November 2013 – 1 April 2014)
  • Tunisia Naoufel Srarfi (11 September 2014 – 13 February 2015)
  • Saudi Arabia Humood Al-Saiari (13 February 2015 – 1 April 2015)
  • Tunisia Naoufel Srarfi (1 September 2016 – 1 March 2017)
  • Egypt Bahaaeddine Qebisi (1 August 2017 – 1 May 2018)
  • Tunisia Khaled Msakni (1 August 2018 – 21 October 2018)
  • Egypt Osama Orabi (21 October 2018 – 1 June 2019)
  • Brazil Luiz Antônio Zaluar (23 July 2019 – 14 October 2021)
  • Tunisia Ridha Jeddi (15 October 2021 – 1 June 2022)
  • Portugal Jorge Mendonça (9 July 2022 – 10 November 2023)
  • Slovakia Martin Ševela (10 November 2023 – 17 April 2024)
  • Algeria Noureddine Zekri (17 April 2024 – 1 June 2024)
  • Croatia Stjepan Tomas (22 July 2024 – 19 February 2025)
  • Tunisia Ridha Jeddi (caretaker) (19 February 2025 – 1 March 2025)
  • Portugal Paulo Sérgio (1 March 2025 – 5 January 2026)
  • Romania Marius Șumudică (5 January 2026 – 18 March 2026)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "الأخدود - Al-Akhdoud". Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ "القاسم يتوج الأخدود ببطولة دوري الدرجة الثانية بعد انتصاره على العروبة". Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ↑ "نادي الأخدود". Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ↑ "People of the Ditch". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ "نادي الأخدود يصعد لأول مرة في تاريخه لدوري روشن للمحترفين" (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "تشكيلة الأخدود". Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2021-07-25.


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