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Al-Okhdood Club (Arabic: نادي الأخدود, romanizednādī 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]

Al-Okhdood
Full nameAl-Okhdood Club
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSami Al Fadehl
ManagerStjepan Tomas
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2023–2415th of 18
Websitehttps://alakhdoud.com/
Current season

History

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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

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Management staff

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Position Name
Manager Croatia  Stjepan Tomas
Assistant Manager Italy  Lorenzo Santoni
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia  Vlada Avramov
Conditioning Coach Czech Republic  David Skuhravy
Fitness Coach Saudi Arabia  Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Performance analyst Saudi Arabia  Yahya Al-Balushi
Doctor Saudi Arabia  Saad Mubarak
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia  Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of football Saudi Arabia  Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical Director Bosnia and Herzegovina  Kemal Alispahić

Current squad

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As of 27 August 2023:[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia  KSA Rakan Al-Najjar
2 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Al-Saeed
4 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie
6 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Eid Al-Muwallad
8 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Hussain Al-Zabdani
9 FW Mali  MLI Ibrahima Koné (on loan from Almería)
10 FW Nigeria  NGA Saviour Godwin
11 MF Zimbabwe  ZIM Knowledge Musona
12 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Abdulaziz Al Hatila
13 FW Cameroon  CMR Christian Bassogog
14 FW Saudi Arabia  KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Naif Asiri
16 DF Brazil  BRA Diego Ferreira
17 DF Jamaica  JAM Damion Lowe
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Colombia  COL Sebastián Pedroza
19 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Saud Salem
20 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Saleh Al-Harthi
21 FW Saudi Arabia  KSA Mohammed Al Jahif
27 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Awadh Khamis
28 GK Brazil  BRA Paulo Vítor
29 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Ahmed Al Daghrir U19
64 FW Egypt  EGY Karim Ashraf
66 MF Brazil  BRA Petros
77 MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Saif Balhareth U19
87 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Ghassan Hawsawi
92 GK Saudi Arabia  KSA Saad Al-Qarni
98 DF Saudi Arabia  KSA Muhannad Al-Qaydhi

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Saudi Arabia  KSA Musleh Al-Shaikh (on loan to Al-Arabi)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "الأخدود - Al-Akhdoud".
  2. ^ "القاسم يتوج الأخدود ببطولة دوري الدرجة الثانية بعد انتصاره على العروبة".
  3. ^ "نادي الأخدود".
  4. ^ "People of the Ditch".
  5. ^ "نادي الأخدود يصعد لأول مرة في تاريخه لدوري روشن للمحترفين" (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 16 May 2023.
  6. ^ "تشكيلة الأخدود".
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