Damac FC

Damac Football Club (Arabic: ضمك, romanized: Ḍamak) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Khamis Mushait, that currently competes in the Saudi Professional League, the top division of Saudi Arabian football.

Damac
Full nameDamac Football Club
Nickname(s)Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South)
Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded1972 (1972)
GroundPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Capacity20,000
ChairmanKhaled Al Masha'at
ManagerCosmin Contra
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 8th of 16
WebsiteClub website

The home venue of this club, founded in 1972, is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. They are named for the nearby Jabal Damac mountain.

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

Management staff
Position Name
ManagerRomania Cosmin Contra
Assistant ManagerRomania Laurentiu Rosu
Assistant ManagerRomania Cornel Dobre
Goalkeeper CoachSaudi Arabia Turki Al-Qarni
Fitness CoachSaudi Arabia Hassan Al-Ghul
Assistant Fitness CoachSaudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Shahri
Video AnalystSaudi Arabia Ahmad Al-Hajj
Rehab CoachSaudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Thani
Performance AnalystSaudi Arabia Saad Al-Balushi
Sporting DirectorSaudi Arabia Ali Al-Shaharili
Head of MedicalSaudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Sheikh
DoctorSaudi Arabia Humaid Al-Khams
PhysiotherapistSaudi Arabia Salman Al-Nawwaf
PhysiotherapistSaudi Arabia Faisal Al-Hussaini
PhysiotherapistSaudi Arabia Waleed Al-Muqarrib
MasseurSaudi Arabia Razzaq Al-Ghanim
NutritionistSaudi Arabia Saleem Al-Alawi
Director of DevelopmentSaudi Arabia Sultan Al-Malik
Director of FootballSaudi Arabia Khalid Al-Thahrani

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

Current squad

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 Bander Al-Shahrani
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
3 DF Algeria ALG Abdelkader Bedrane
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Noor Al-Rashidi
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Qahtani
8 MF Egypt EGY Tarek Hamed
9 FW The Gambia GAM Assan Ceesay
10 MF Cameroon CMR Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Makin
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani
15 DF Algeria ALG Farouk Chafaï
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Bader Munshi
17 MF Croatia CRO Domagoj Antolić
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Harisi
19 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Hawsawi
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Dhari Al-Anazi
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sanousi Hawsawi
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulbasit Hawsawi
23 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Majrashi
30 GK Algeria ALG Moustapha Zeghba
31 MF Romania ROU Nicolae Stanciu
40 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Al-Shamrani
41 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Faqihi
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Zain
51 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Ramzi Solan
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Johani

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Netherlands NED Adam Maher (on loan to Al-Wakrah)
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Abu Sharara (on loan to Al-Jabalain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
79 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fares Al-Shahrani (on loan to Jerash)
— FW Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Al-Qahtani (on loan to Jerash)

See also
  • List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

References
  1. "ضمك يعلن التعاقد مع كونترا وينهي علاقته بالكرواتي ريزيتش" [Damac announce contract with Contra and end relationship with Croatia's Režić]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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