Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم, romanized: Nādī al-Waḥdah li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Unity Football Club') is a multi-sports club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
History
Al-Wehda is the 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabia, founded in 1945,[2] but if the club's establishment date (1916) is considered with the old name, this makes it the oldest club in the Kingdom.[3]
The football section plays in the Saudi Pro League. They also have a handball section.
Al-Wehda were the first ever winners of the King's Cup in 1957.
Honours
Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
King's Cup
- Winners (2): 1957, 1966
- Runners-up (6): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 2022–23
Crown Prince's Cup
- Winners (1): 1959–60
- Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11
(Source:[4])
International record
Current squad
- As of 1 August 2025[5][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.
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.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
| Position
|
Name
|
| Head coach |
Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker)
|
| Assistant coach |
Osama Barnawi
|
| Goalkeeper coach |
Eduardo Azargado
|
| Chief analyst |
Saad Al-Dossari
|
| Doctor |
Fahad Al-Menhali
|
| Physiotherapist |
Mohammed Al-Shalwi
|
| Sports scientist |
Rustem Gashi
|
| Interpreter |
Khalid Baker Boujrafawi
|
| Director of football |
Yassin Al-Zahrani
|
| Technical director |
Hazim Al-Freej
|
Managerial history
- Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
- Hassan Sultan (1965–1968)
- Raafat Attia (1974–1975)
- Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
- Taha Ismail (1981–1983)
- Abdelmajid Chetali (1983–1985)
- Khaled Al-Jizani (1985)
- Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1985–1986)
- Jairzinho (1988–1989)
- Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
- Pavle Dolezar (1995)
- Jean Fernandez (1997)
- Gaúcho (1998–1999)
- Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
- Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
- David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
- Dumitru Marcu (July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
- Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001)
- Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
- Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
- Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
- Lotfi Benzarti (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
- Theo Bücker (July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
- Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
- Theo Bücker (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
- Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
- Jean-Christian Lang (July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
- Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
- Lotfi Benzarti (May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
- Bashir Abdel Samad (May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
- Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
- Adel Latrach (November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
- Bashir Abdel Samad (February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
- Wajdi Essid (September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
- Khalil Obaid (January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
- Florin Cioroianu (July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
- Mohamed Salah (October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
- Abderrazek Chebbi (March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
- Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
- Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
- Kheïreddine Madoui (November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
- Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
- Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
- Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
- Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
- Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
- Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
- José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
- Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
- Ivo Vieira (September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
- Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
- Georgios Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
- Habib Ben Romdhane (July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
- Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
- José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
- Georgios Donis (July 11, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
- Josef Zinnbauer (July 24, 2024 – November 15, 2024)
- Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 15, 2024 – November 27, 2024)
- José Daniel Carreño (November 27, 2024 – June 1, 2025)
- José Luis Sierra (September 1, 2025 – November 2, 2025)
- Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 2, 2025 – December 12, 2025)
- Rusmir Cviko (December 12, 2025 – present)
See also
References
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