Al-Okhdood Club () is a Saudi professional football club based in Najran, in the southern region of Saudi Arabia. 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. Besides football, the club also consists of various other departments including karate, handball, taekwondo, volleyball, water polo, basketball and cycling. The club's name alludes to the People of the Ditch mentioned in the Qur'an.
History 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.
Honours Saudi Second Division League (tier 3) Winners (2): 1991–92, 2020–21 Saudi Third Division (tier 4) Winners (2): 2003–04, 2017–18
Personnel Coaching staff
Position Name Head coach Fabiano Flora Assistant coach Paulo Cadete Khalid Al-Suwailem Goalkeeper coach Yaqub Al-Habib Fitness coach Muntasser Al-Mehdinat Match analyst Nuno Rangel Video analyst Mohammed Al-Sadran Performance analyst Yahya Al-Balushi Doctor Saad Mubarak Physiotherapist Salman Al-Kaabi Director of football Salim Al-Jahbrani Technical Director Kemal Alispahić
Board members
OfficeNameChairman Sami Hadish Al FadelVice President Saleh Hamad Al ManeefMember of board Ibrahim Saleh Bani Hamim Hassan Hamad Al-Sadran Saleh Suwar Al-Maqbool Fawaz Mahdi Al-Talili Mohammed Ali Al Hamilan Muhammad Abdullah Al Zandan Youssef Hussein Al-Masoud
Players
Managerial history
Humood Al-Saiari (2006 – 2011) Shams Eldin Hamed (21 November 2012 – 1 April 2013) Eid Farag (28 August 2013 – 25 November 2013) Selim Al Manga (25 November 2013 – 1 April 2014) Naoufel Srarfi (11 September 2014 – 13 February 2015) Humood Al-Saiari (13 February 2015 – 1 April 2015) Naoufel Srarfi (1 September 2016 – 1 March 2017) Bahaaeddine Qebisi (1 August 2017 – 1 May 2018) Khaled Msakni (1 August 2018 – 21 October 2018) Osama Orabi (21 October 2018 – 1 June 2019) Luiz Antônio Zaluar (23 July 2019 – 14 October 2021) Ridha Jeddi (15 October 2021 – 1 June 2022) Jorge Mendonça (9 July 2022 – 10 November 2023) Martin Ševela (10 November 2023 – 17 April 2024) Noureddine Zekri (17 April 2024 – 1 June 2024) Stjepan Tomas (22 July 2024 – 19 February 2025) Ridha Jeddi (caretaker) (19 February 2025 – 1 March 2025) Paulo Sérgio (1 March 2025 – 5 January 2026) Marius Șumudică (5 January 2026 – 18 March 2026)
See also List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
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