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 coachPaulo Sérgio
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

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Paulo Sérgio
Assistant coach Hélder Carvalho
Ridha Jeddi
Goalkeeper coach Vlada Avramov
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

Players

Current squad

As of July 2025[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
3 DF  KSA Ali Al-Salem (on loan from Al-Wehda)
4 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie
6 MF  BRA Petros
7 MF  TOG Khaled Narey
8 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
9 FW  SVN Blaž Kramer (on loan from Konyaspor)
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  GER Gökhan Gül
18 MF  COL Sebastián Pedroza
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
55 MF  ARG Mateo Borrell (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
77 MF  KSA Saif Balhareth
87 MF  KSA Ghassan Hawsawi
92 GK  KSA Saad Al-Qarni
94 GK  BRA Samuel Portugal (on loan from Porto)
98 DF  KSA Muhannad Al-Qaydhi

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
29 MF  KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir
30 GK  KSA Saleh Al-Ajmi
88 DF  KSA Ibrahim Ashi
96 MF  KSA Ahmed Majrashi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  KSA Fares Al Mansour
— MF  KSA Mousa Abbas
— FW  KSA Thamer Al-Johani
-- FW  KSA Abdullah Al Ajian

Managerial history

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

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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