Al Wehda FC

Al Wehda FC
Full name	Al Wehda Saudi Football Club
Nicknames	Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca); Al-Mared Al-Ahmar (The Red Giants)
Founded	1 January 1916; 110 years ago as Al Mukhtalat Football Club
Ground	King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Capacity	38,000
Owner	Ministry of Sport
President	Sultan Azhar
Head coach	Rusmir Cviko
League	First Division League
2025–26	First Division League, 10th of 18
Website	alwehdaclub.sa
	Current season

Al Wehda Football Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of the Saudi football league system.

History

Early years (1916–1945)

Al Wehda traces its origins to 1916, when it was established as Al Mukhtalat Club in the Hejaz Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. The name Al Mukhtalat, meaning “inclusive” or “mixed,” reflected the club’s diverse composition, as it included both Saudi and non-Saudi players.

In 1945, the club briefly adopted the name Al Hizb (The Party) before being renamed Al Wehda (Unity). The change was made to commemorate the unification of Saudi Arabia under King Ibn Saud during World War I.

Domestic success (1950s–1960s)

Al Wehda won the 1957–58 edition of His Majesty's League, the predecessor to the modern Saudi Pro League, becoming the inaugural champions of Saudi Arabia’s top-flight football league.

In 1959–60, the club won the Crown Prince Cup. In 1966, it went on to win the King Cup, becoming the first team to lift the competition.

Honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	His Majesty's League/Saudi Pro League	1	1957–58
	Saudi First Division League	4^s	1982–83, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2017–18
	King's Cup	1	1966
	Crown Prince's Cup	1	1959–60

record
^s shared record

International record

Overview

As of 20 May 2021

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
AFC Champions League Elite	1	0	1	0	1	1
Arab Club Champions Cup	6	3	1	2	24	8
TOTAL	7	3	2	2	25	9

Record by country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Algeria	4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	025.00
Djibouti	2	2	0	0	19	0	+19	100.00
Iraq	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
TOTAL	7	3	2	2	25	9	+16	042.86

International record

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007–08	Arab Champions League	R32	CDE-Colas	11–0	8−0	19–0
2007–08	Arab Champions League	R16	ES Sétif	1–1	1−3	2–4
2008–09	Arab Champions League	R32	USM Alger	3–1	0−3	3–4
2021	AFC Champions League	PO	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–1 (2–3 p)		1–1 (2–3 p)

Current squad

As of 1 August 2025

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	Abdullah Al-Owaishir
2	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Muwallad
3	DF	KSA	Hani Al-Sebyani
5	DF	ALG	Farouk Chafaï
6	DF	KSA	Rawaf Al-Moqaadi
7	DF	KSA	Adil Khadhari
12	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Makin
13	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Sufyani
14	DF	KSA	Abdulmohsen Fallatah
15	DF	KSA	Hattan Asiri
16	MF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Azizi
17	FW	KSA	Sattam Al-Lehiyani
18	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qunayan
20	MF	KSA	Khalid Majrashi
23	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Majrashi
24	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Moqaadi
29	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Taleb
30	MF	EGY	Hazem Ismail
32	DF	KSA	Masoud Bakheet
33	DF	KSA	Rakan Al-Harbi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	GK	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari
47	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Rashidi
49	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Salem
55	DF	KSA	Saad Al-Qahtani
60	GK	KSA	Khaled Al-Sherif
77	FW	KSA	Murad Khadhari
79	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Moasher
80	DF	KSA	Yasser Al-Mousa
87	DF	KSA	Ridha Amidou
88	GK	KSA	Sultan Al-Harbi
99	FW	KSA	Saif Al-Omari
—	DF	KSA	Bandar Whaeshi
—	DF	KSA	Yahya Kharmi
—	DF	KSA	Bandar Darwish
—	MF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Juwaid
—	MF	BRA	Muralha
—	MF	CRO	Dino Halilović
—	MF	BRA	Morato
—	MF	VEN	Darwin González

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Rusmir Cviko
Assistant coach	Bakir Serbo Mahmoud Abbas Osama Barnawi
Goalkeeper coach	Elvis Karic
Chief analyst	Saad Al-Dossari
Doctor	Fahad Al-Menhali
Physiotherapist	Mohammed Al-Shalwi
Sports scientist	Rustem Gashi
Director of football	Yassin Al-Zahrani
Technical director	Hazim Al-Freej