Al-Okhdood Club

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
NicknameAmbassador of Najran
Founded1976; 50 years ago (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
Head coachFabiano Flora
LeagueSaudi First Division League
2025–26Pro League, 17th of 18 (relegated)
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. 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. Besides football, the club also consists of various other departments including karate, handball, taekwondo, volleyball, water polo, basketball and cycling. The club's name alludes to the People of the Ditch mentioned in the Qur'an.

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.

Honours

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coachPortugal Fabiano Flora
Assistant coachPortugal Paulo Cadete
Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Suwailem
Goalkeeper coachSaudi Arabia Yaqub Al-Habib
Fitness coachSaudi Arabia Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Match analystPortugal Nuno Rangel
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

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 Abdullah Hazazi
5 DF  BRA Alex
7 FW  ESP Agi Dambelley
9 FW  CIV Balla Sangaré
10 MF  POR Rui Pedro
11 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Jahif
12 MF  KSA Saif Balhareth
13 DF  KSA Ali Al-Makrami
14 FW  KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Bishi (on loan from Al-Riyadh)
19 MF  KSA Saud Salem
21 DF  KSA Mohammed Abu Abd
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir
23 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Hassaniyah
24 DF  KSA Yousef Al Zaraia
28 GK  KSA Ali Al-Ameri
29 MF  KSA Saif Al-Qareh
37 FW  KSA Khaled Al-Lazam
50 DF  KSA Nawaf Hawsawi (on loan from Al-Riyadh)
73 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Harbi
78 DF  KSA Faisal Al-Hadri
88 DF  KSA Ibrahim Ashi
92 GK  KSA Saad Al-Qarni
93 FW  GBS Zinho Gano
96 MF  KSA Ahmed Majrashi

Managerial history

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.