Damac Club

Damac Club
نادي ضمك
Full name	Damac Club
Nicknames	Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South); Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded	1972; 54 years ago
Ground	Al-Mahalah Stadium,; Damac Club Stadium,; Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	20,000; 5,000
Owner	Ministry of Sport
Chairman	Khaled Al Masha'at
Head coach	Abderrazek Chebbi
League	Saudi First Division League
2025–26	Pro League, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Website	damac.sa
	Current season

Damac Club is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Khamis Mushait, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system.

Damac hosts its home games at two venues: the Al-Mahalah Stadium in Abha for high-profile matches and the Damac Club Stadium in Khamis Mushait for less prominent fixtures. The club takes its name from the nearby Damac Mountain.

Honours

Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (2): 1980–81, 2014–15
- Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2004–05
Saudi Third Division League (tier 4)
- Runners-up (1): 2002–03

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Abderrazek Chebbi
Assistant coach	Hussein Al-Wadaei
Goalkeeper coach	Fayez Al-Asiri
Fitness coach	Noureddine Saleh
Rehab coach	Abdulelah Al-Thani
Performance analyst	Saad Al-Balushi
Sporting director	Ali Al-Shaharili
Doctor	Humaid Al-Khams Mohamed Al-Sheikh
Physiotherapist	Salman Al-Nawwaf Faisal Al-Hussaini Waleed Al-Muqarrib
Masseur	Razzaq Al-Ghanim
Nutritionist	Saleem Al-Alawi
Director of development	Sultan Al-Malik
Director of football	Khalid Al-Thahrani

Managerial history

Azzedine Abbas (1981 – 1985)
Mohsen Habacha (1985 – 1986)
Djamel Belkacem (2001 – 2004)
Mohammed Aldo (2004 – 2006)
Said El Khider (July 31, 2006 – October 10, 2006)
Al Hadi Ben Mokhtar (November 13, 2006 – January 30, 2008)
Selim Al Manga (January 31, 2008 – March 29, 2009)
Ali Mujahid (July 1, 2009 – January 15, 2010)
Mohamed Al Maalej (caretaker) (January 15, 2010 – January 27, 2010)
Jalal Kadri (January 27, 2010 – May 1, 2010)
Mondher Ladhari (June 15, 2010 – May 31, 2011)
Boris Bunjak (July 1, 2011 – October 8, 2011)
Abdelkader Youmir (November 4, 2011 – March 13, 2012)
Hassan Ahmed (March 13, 2012 – May 31, 2012)
Jamal El Din Hamza (July 30, 2012 – November 29, 2012)
Selim Al Manga (November 29, 2012 – November 23, 2013)
Zouhair Louati (November 23, 2013 – May 1, 2014)
Khalil Obaid (June 13, 2014 – December 8, 2014)
Mohamed Al Maalej (December 8, 2014 – October 25, 2015)
Mohamed Al Dao (October 25, 2015 – March 15, 2016)
Selim Al Manga (March 16, 2016 – May 1, 2016)
Amr Anwar (June 24, 2016 – September 22, 2016)
Bayrem Mokhtari (caretaker) (September 22, 2016 – October 4, 2016)
Lotfi Kadri (October 5, 2016 – November 19, 2016)
Bayrem Mokhtari (November 19, 2016 – February 21, 2017)
Mladen Frančić (February 21, 2017 – May 22, 2017)
Kaies Zouaghi (May 31, 2017 – October 5, 2017)
Mahdi Maiz (caretaker) (October 5, 2017 – October 20, 2017)
Zouhair Louati (October 20, 2017 – May 1, 2018)
Mohamed Kouki (May 31, 2018 – October 5, 2019)
Noureddine Zekri (October 5, 2019 – January 4, 2021)
Krešimir Režić (January 4, 2021 – March 6, 2023)
Cosmin Contra (March 6, 2023 – December 6, 2024)
Nuno Almeida (December 25, 2024 – March 26 2025)
Khaled Al-Atwi (March 27, 2025 – June 1, 2025)
Armando Evangelista (June 24, 2025 – 10 February 2026)
Fábio Carille (10 February, 2026 –)

Players

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
2	MF	GUI	Morlaye Sylla
3	DF	ALG	Abdelkader Bedrane
4	DF	KSA	Noor Al-Rashidi
5	DF	KSA	Hassan Rabei
6	MF	KSA	Issam Al-Qarni
7	MF	KSA	Yahya Sunbul
11	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïté
12	DF	KSA	Sanousi Hawsawi
14	MF	KSA	Naif Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Qadsiah)
15	MF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Harbi
17	FW	SYR	Mohammad Alsalkhadi
21	MF	KSA	Ahmed Omar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	KSA	Ahmed Asiri
23	DF	KSA	Jawad Al-Hassan
24	DF	KSA	Riyadh Yami
25	FW	KSA	Mohammed Al-Amri
30	GK	KSA	Nasser Al-Ghamdi
33	GK	KSA	Moataz Al-Baqaawi
47	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Rashidi
72	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Yousef
77	MF	KSA	Ahmed Namazi
78	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaqiqi
80	FW	KSA	Yahya Al-Najei
88	MF	KSA	Osama Al-Khalaf
99	FW	KSA	Freej Al-Jizani (on loan from Al-Ula)

References

↑ "ضمك يستقبل الفتح في ملعبه الجديد".

External links

Official website
Damac FC at Soccerway
Damac FC at Football Critic
Damac FC at extragoal.net (in Arabic)

[1] "ضمك يستقبل الفتح في ملعبه الجديد".