Al-Wehda
Full nameAl-Wehda Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca)
Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Giant)
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity38,000[1]
PresidentSultan Azhar
ManagerGiorgos Donis
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 13th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة, romanized: Nādī al-Waḥda, lit.'Union Club') is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1946, making it the oldest club in Mecca. The football section plays in the Saudi Professional League. They also have a handball section.

Honours

Saudi First Division (Level 2)

King Cup

  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966
  • Runners-up (6): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 2022–23

Crown Prince Cup

  • Winners (1): 1959–60
  • Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11

(Source:[2])

International record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Champions League Play-off round Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)





Current squad

As of 22 September 2023[3][4]

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 Morocco MAR Munir Mohamedi
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Muwallad
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulelah Bukhari
4 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Bakshween
5 DF Morocco MAR Jawad El Yamiq
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Óscar Duarte
7 FW Netherlands NED Vito van Crooij
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni
9 FW Nigeria NGA Odion Ighalo
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Akouz
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
13 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulquddus Atiah
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Wadhah Malik
15 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Azzam Al-Bishi
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Azizi
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith
18 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Hajri
19 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Thamer Al-Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Asiri
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Hussaini
22 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Makki
23 MF Australia AUS Craig Goodwin
24 MF Sudan SDN Abdulaziz Noor
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Islam Hawsawi
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Eisa
34 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Makbashi
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yousef Al-Harbi
38 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Kariri
47 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Rashidi
50 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Khayri
55 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Hawsawi
76 MF Morocco MAR Fayçal Fajr
80 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Naji
87 MF Brazil BRA Anselmo
88 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Alaa Al-Hejji
90 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi

Unregistered players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW France FRA Jean-David Beauguel

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
25 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sattam Al-Tambakti (on loan to Al-Ain)
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Harbi (on loan to Najran)
No. Pos. Nation Player
60 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Shalwi (on loan to Al-Entesar)
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Hawsawi (on loan to Al-Qaisumah)

Management staff

Position Name
ManagerGreece Giorgos Donis
Assistant ManagerGreece Makis Angelinas
Assistant ManagerSerbia Miodrag Medan
Goalkeeper CoachGreece Panagiotis Maliaritsis
Fitness CoachGreece Grigoris Georgitsas
Chief AnalystGreece Georgios Georgiadis
DoctorEgypt Dr Amr El Ashlam
PhysiotherapistGreece Dimitrios Konstantinopoulos
PhysiotherapistGreece Sokratis Kosidis
PhysiotherapistGreece Anastasios Ioannidis
Sports ScientistKosovo Rustem Gashi
Director of footballGreece Kyriakos Stefanidis
Technical DirectorGreece Charalambos Anastasiadis

Managerial history

See also

References

  1. "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. Ian King and Mohammed Qayed (14 May 2010). "Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. "Al-Wehda squad 2018–19 season". slstat. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2018.


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