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
Websitealakhdoud.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   Stjepan Tomas
Assistant Manager   Lorenzo Santoni
Goalkeeper Coach   Vlada Avramov
Conditioning Coach   David Skuhravy
Fitness Coach   Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Performance analyst   Yahya Al-Balushi
Doctor   Saad Mubarak
Physiotherapist   Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of football   Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical Director   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, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Out on loan

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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
MF   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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