Al-Khaleej FC
Khaleej Football Club (Arabic: نادي الخليج بسيهات, romanized: nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, lit. 'Saihat Gulf Club') is a Saudi Arabian multisports club. Located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is a sport, social, educational club. Additionally, different teams in this club, categorized in different levels based on the age, play different sports. Among the sports played by the Khaleej Club teams are football, handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics, athletics, aquatics and others.
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Full name | Khaleej Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al-Danah | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Saihat | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Alaa Al-Heml | ||
Manager | Pedro Emanuel | ||
League | Pro League | ||
2022–23 | Pro League, 14th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club is well known for the handball team which played in different worldwide championships. Also, the athletics team accomplished worldwide golden middles.
It was announced that the club stadium will be completely rebuild with a new capacity of 15,000 instead of the previous 10,000 plus new handball court and new training facilities, the work should start in April 2024 and be completed by 2026 before the 2027 Asian cup
Administration
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Fawzi Al-Bashsa and vice-president Nazih Al-Nasr.
Partners
Laser
Management staff
- Manager: Pedro Emanuel
- Sporting Director: Constantin Pana
Managerial history
Ahmad Al-Ajlani (1997 – 1999)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (May 1, 1999 – October 11, 1999)
Abdelkrim Bira (October 11, 1999 – March 1, 2000)
Angel (July 6, 2000 – March 1, 2001)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (March 1, 2001 – June 1, 2004)
Yousef Al Suryati (August 9, 2004 – February 7, 2005)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (February 7, 2005 – October 31, 2006)
Jan Kmoch (caretaker) (October 31, 2006 – January 8, 2007)
Lotfi Benzarti (January 8, 2007 – May 20, 2007)
Ricardo Formosinho (August 3, 2007 – November 4, 2007)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (November 4, 2007 – May 30, 2008)
Samir Sellimi (June 23, 2008 – November 17, 2008)
Sameer Hilal (November 17, 2008 – May 31, 2009)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (June 8, 2009 – May 1, 2010)
Eelco Schattorie (July 27, 2010 – January 5, 2011)
Abderrazek Chebbi (January 5, 2011 – May 16, 2011)
Ahmed El Agouz (July 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (November 5, 2011 – May 30, 2012)
Ayman Ragab (July 1, 2012 – May 24, 2013)
Sameer Hilal (May 28, 2013 – April 6, 2014)
Jalel Kadri (April 29, 2014 – May 30, 2016)
Patrick De Wilde (June 9, 2016 – August 30, 2016)
Jalel Kadri (August 30, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
Eusebiu Tudor (May 18, 2017 – January 6, 2018)
Maher Al-Shammari (January 6, 2018 – May 1, 2018)
Sameer Hilal (May 27, 2018 – June 1, 2019)
Alen Horvat (July 7, 2019 – December 14, 2019)
Mohammed Tlemceni (caretaker) (December 14, 2019 – January 1, 2020)
Kheïreddine Madoui (January 9, 2020 – September 20, 2020)
Sameer Hilal (September 23, 2020 – June 1, 2021)
Dejan Arsov (July 13, 2021 – November 23, 2021)
Paulo Gomes (November 23, 2021 – May 6, 2022)
Khaled Al-Marzouq (caretaker) (May 6, 2022 – June 1, 2022)
Pedro Emanuel (July 3, 2022 – )
Current squad
As of 12 August 2023:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours

- Saudi First Division League
- Winners (2): 2005–06, 2021–22
- Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2013–14
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
- Winners (1): 1999–00
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Handball
The handball team is one of the most successful handball club in Saudi Arabia. They won 10 times the league. Hani Abdul Karim Al-Dahi is the coach of the first team.[1]
Partners
Laser Erima
Honours
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Asian Club League Handball Championship
- Winners (1): 2023 2024
- 2022: 6th out of 12
- 2023: 6th out of 12
Arab Handball Championship of Champions
- Winners (2): 2002, 2007
- Runners-up (4): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995
Saudi Handball Championship
- Runners-up (4): 2003, 2005, 2015, 2019
Saudi Handball League
- Winners (10): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2022–23
- Runners-up (Since 2005): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
Saudi Federation Cup for Saudi Handball
- Winners (8): 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2022, 2023
- Runners-up(12): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
Saudi Super Cup for handball
- Winners (1): 2023
Players
Sadiq Al-Mohsin
Irhad Alihodžić
Mohammad Al-Salem
Abdullah Al-Hulaili
Mojtaba Al-Salem
Hassan Al-Turaiki
Marhoon Al-Maa
Ameen Zakkar
Current squad
Squad
Head coach: Dimitris Dimitroulias
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See also
- List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
References
- "هاني-عبدالكريم-الضاحي". Khaleej Club (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- "Al-Khaleej". Goalzz. Retrieved 16 August 2023.