Association football club in Saudi Arabia
Football club
Al-Okhdood Club (Arabic : نادي الأخدود , romanized : nādī ʿukhdūdi , lit. 'Ditch') is a Saudi Arabian 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, 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]
Position
Name
Manager
Stjepan Tomas
Assistant Manager
Karlo Primorac Lorenzo Santoni
First-Team Coach
Alen Susnic
Goalkeeper Coach
Claudio Bozzini
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
As of 05 August 2023: [ 6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.