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 coachMarius Șumudică
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2024–2515th of 18
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 coach Romania Marius Șumudică
Assistant coach Romania Cristian Petre
Romania Gabriel Mărgărit
Turkey Şener Gençtürk
Goalkeeper coach Serbia Vlada Avramov
Fitness coach Saudi Arabia Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Video analyst Romania Marius Șumudică Jr.
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Sadran
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

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

Current squad

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
5 MF  CMR Yvan Neyou (on loan from Spain Getafe)
7 FW  TOG Khaled Narey
8 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
10 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Jahif
11 MF  TUR Burak İnce
12 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Hatila
13 FW  CMR Christian Bassogog
14 FW  KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 DF  KSA Naif Asiri
17 MF  GER Gökhan Gül
18 MF  COL Sebastián Pedroza
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  KSA Saud Salem
20 MF  KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
21 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Abd
22 DF  GER Koray Günter
26 GK  KSA Hatem Al-Johani
42 DF  KSA Muath Faqeehi (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad)
55 MF  ARG Mateo Borrell (on loan from Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad)
87 MF  KSA Ghassan Hawsawi
92 GK  KSA Saad Al-Qarni
93 FW  NOR Tokmac Nguen
94 GK  BRA Samuel Portugal (on loan from Portugal Porto)
98 DF  KSA Muhannad Al-Qaydhi
99 FW  KSA Khaled Al-Lazam

U21 squad

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
16 FW  KSA Sultan Al-Mosaabi
29 MF  KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir
30 GK  KSA Saleh Al-Ajmi
33 MF  KSA Ibrahim Aqeel
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF  KSA Wesam Al-Sulami
77 MF  KSA Saif Balhareth
88 DF  KSA Ibrahim Ashi
96 MF  KSA Ahmed Majrashi

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 5January 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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