Al-Khaleej FC
| Full name | Khaleej Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Danah ( Pearls ) | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Ground | Prince Naif Sports City Stadium, Qatif | ||
| Capacity | 7,236 | ||
| Chairman | Alaa Al-Hamal | ||
| Manager | Georgios Donis | ||
| League | Saudi Pro League | ||
| 2024–25 | Pro League, 11th of 18 | ||
| Website | khaleejclub | ||
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Khaleej Club also known as Al-Khaleej (Arabic: نادي الخليج بسيهات, romanized: nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, lit. 'Saihat Gulf Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional Multi-sport club, located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
The club is also a multisports club, social, and educational institution. Additionally, different teams within the club are categorized into various levels based on age and compete in a variety of sports. Among the sports played by the Khaleej Club teams are football, handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics, athletics, aquatics, and others.
The club is well known for its handball team, which has competed in various global championships. Additionally, the athletics team has gained international recognition, securing gold medals in prestigious global competitions.
History
The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Alaa Al Hamal.
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 Naif 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.
Management staff
- Manager: Georgios Donis
- Assistant Manager: Miodrag Medan, 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
- Zaki Osman (1990 – 1991)
- 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 – June 23, 2024)
- Georgios Donis (July 11, 2024 – )
Current squad
- As of January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Saudi First Division League
- 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 clubs in Saudi Arabia, having won the league title 10 times.
Partners
Laser Erima
Honours
Asian Club League Handball Championship
- Winners (1): 2023-2024 Asian Club League Handball Championship
Arab Handball Championship of Champions
- Winners (2): 2002, 2007
- Runners-up (4): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995
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 Handball Federation Cup
- Winners (9): 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Runners-up(12): 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2021
Saudi Handball Elite Championship
- Runners-up (4): 2003, 2005, 2015, 2019
Saudi Handball Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2023, 2024
Saudi Handball Olympic Games
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
Saudi Beach Handball Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2022
Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 season
Head coach: Dimitris Dimitroulias
- Goalkeepers
- 12 Abdullah Alabdalali
- 16 Mohammad Al-Salem
- 33 Hussain Al-Mohsen
- Left wingers
- Right wingers
- Line players
- 3 Ali Al-Ibrahim
- 5 Jawad Jaffal
- 77 Marhoon Al-Maa
- 87 Jawad Al Ghafli
- Left backs
- 31 Nemanja Mladenović
- 78 Hassan Al Ibrahim
- 94 Ameen Zakkar
- Centre backs
- 1 Sadiq Al-Mohsin
- 10 Jehad Al Saihati
- 11 Sajad Al Shuwaikhat
- 13 Petar Nenadić (Joined for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe & 26th Asian Club League Handball Championship)
- 23 Mohammed Hani Al Basha
- 34 Mansour Al Saihati
- Right backs
- 19 Shinnosuke Tokuda (Joined for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe & 26th Asian Club League Handball Championship)
- 66 Rami Al Mutairi