Association football club in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Football club
Al-Wehda |
Full name | Al-Wehda Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca) Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Genie ) |
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Founded | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) |
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Ground | King Abdul Aziz Stadium |
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Capacity | 38,000[1] |
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President | Sultan Azhar |
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Head coach | Josef Zinnbauer |
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League | Saudi Pro League |
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2023–24 | Pro League, 13th of 18 |
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Website | Club website |
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Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم, romanized: Nādī al-Waḥdah li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Union Football Club') is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1916, making it the oldest club in Mecca.[2] 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:[3])
International record
Current squad
- As of 1 June 2024[4][5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 60 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Shalwi | — | MF | KSA | Wadhah Malik | |
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 | KSA | Sattam Al-Tambakti (on loan to Jeddah) | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 33 | DF | KSA | Rakan Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Bukiryah) | |
Management staff
Position | Name |
Head Coach | Josef Zinnbauer |
Assistant Head Coach | Dragan Paljić |
Goalkeeper Coach | Michael Kraft |
Fitness Coach | Franck Plaine |
Chief Analyst | Saad Al-Dossari |
Doctor | Fahad Al-Menhali |
Physiotherapist | Mohammed Filipović |
Sports Scientist | Rustem Gashi |
Director of football | Yassin Rodriguez |
Technical Director | Hazim Al-Freej |
Managerial history
- Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
- Hassan Sultan (1965–1968)
- Raafat Attia (1974–1975)
- Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
- Taha Ismail (1981–1983)
- Abdelmajid Chetali (1983–1985)
- Khaled Al-Jizani (1985)
- Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1985–1986)
- Jairzinho (1988–1989)
- Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
- Pavle Dolezar (1995)
- Jean Fernandez (1997)
- Gaúcho (1998–1999)
- Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
- Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
- David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
- Dumitru Marcu (July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
- Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001)
- Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
- Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
- Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
- Lotfi Benzarti (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
- Theo Bücker (July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
- Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
- Theo Bücker (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
- Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
- Jean-Christian Lang (July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
- Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
- Lotfi Benzarti (May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
- Bashir Abdel Samad (May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
- Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
- Adel Latrach (November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
- Bashir Abdel Samad (February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
- Wajdi Essid (September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
- Khalil Obaid (January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
- Florin Cioroianu (July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
- Mohamed Salah (October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
- Abderrazek Chebbi (March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
- Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
- Khalid Al-Koroni (September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
- Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
- Kheïreddine Madoui (November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
- Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
- Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
- Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
- Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
- Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
- Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
- José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
- Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
- Ivo Vieira (September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
- Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
- Giorgos Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
- Habib Ben Romdhane (July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
- Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
- José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
- Giorgos Donis (July 11, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
- Josef Zinnbauer (July 24, 2024 – )
See also
- Saudi Arabia portal
- Association football portal
References
- ^ "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "تاريخ نادي الوحدة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Al-Wehda squad 2018–19 season". slstat. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Al-Wehda Logo and mascot designer
- Profile's team – kooora.com
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