Al-Khaleej FC


Khaleej Club, better known as Al-Khaleej FC, is a Saudi Arabian professional football and multi-sport club based in Saihat, in the Eastern Province, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the football league system">association football">football league system.

History

The club was founded in 1945, under the name "Al-Nasr Club" with its yellow and black emblem. It was officially recognized as one of the clubs of the Eastern Province in 1968. Later, its name was changed to "Al-Khaleej Club" with a yellow and green emblem by order of King Faisal.

Ground

Al-Khaleej is a football club based in Saihat, a city in the Qatif Governorate of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Over the years, the club has played its home matches at various venues, including Prince Nayef Sports City Stadium in Qatif and Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam. In 2024, it was announced that the club’s old training ground would be redeveloped into a modern football stadium. This development will finally allow Al-Khaleej to play its home games in its own city.

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Georgios Donis
  • Assistant coach: Makis Angelinas
  • Goalkeeper coach: Panagiotis Maliaritsis
  • Physical coach: Grigoris Georgitsas
  • Match analysis: Abdulaziz Al-Bakr
  • Sporting director: Constantin Pană
  • Doctor: Abdulelah Al-Marzouq
  • Physiotherapist: Nawaf Al-Dossari
  • Technical director: Hussain Hawsawi

Managerial history

Honours

Handball

The handball team is one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having won the league title 10 times.

Partners

Erima

Honours

Asian Club League Handball Championship
IHF Men's Super Globe
Arab Handball Championship of Champions
  • Winners : 2002, 2007
  • Runners-up : 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995
Saudi Handball League
  • Winners : 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Runners-up : 2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
Saudi Handball Federation Cup
  • Winners : 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Runners-up: 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
Saudi Handball Elite Championship
  • Runners-up : 2003, 2005, 2015, 2019
Saudi Handball Super Cup
  • Winners : 2023, 2024
Saudi Handball Olympic Games
  • Winners : 2022, 2023
Saudi [Beach Handball Championship]
  • Runners-up : 2022

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season
Head coach: Dimitris Dimitroulias
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