Al-Okhdood Club - Wikipedia
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| Full name | Al-Okhdood Club | |
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| Founded | 1976; 49 years ago | |
| Ground | Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City | |
| Capacity | 10,000 | |
| Chairman | Sami Al Fadehl | |
| Manager | Stjepan Tomas | |
| League | Saudi Pro League | |
| 2023-24 | 15th of 18 | |
| Website | alakhdoud.com | |
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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.[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, 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]
- Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (2): 1991–92, 2020–21
- Saudi Third Division League (tier 5)
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2017–18
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Stjepan Tomas
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| Assistant Manager |  Vlado Šmit
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Vlada Avramov
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| Conditioning Coach |  Lidio Melis
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| Fitness Coach |  Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
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| Performance analyst | Yahya Al-Balushi
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| Doctor | Saad Mubarak
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| Physiotherapist | Salman Al-Kaabi
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| Director of football | Salim Al-Jahbrani
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| Technical Director |  Kemal Alispahić
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- As of January 2025[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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- ^ "الأخدود - Al-Akhdoud".
- ^ "القاسم يتوج الأخدود ببطولة دوري الدرجة الثانية بعد انتصاره على العروبة".
- ^ "نادي الأخدود".
- ^ "People of the Ditch".
- ^ "نادي الأخدود يصعد لأول مرة في تاريخه لدوري روشن للمحترفين" (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 16 May 2023.
- ^ "تشكيلة الأخدود".