Al-Khaleej FC

Khaleej Club
Full nameKhaleej Club
Nickname(s)Al-Danah ( Pearls )
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundPrince Naif Sports City Stadium
Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Capacity7,236
ChairmanAlaa Al-Hamal
ManagerGeorgios Donis
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2024–25Pro League, 12th of 18
Websitekhaleejclub.sa

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.

Overview

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

  • Egypt Zaki Osman (1990 – 1991)
  • Tunisia Ahmad Al-Ajlani (1997 – 1999)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (May 1, 1999 – October 11, 1999)
  • Algeria Abdelkrim Bira (October 11, 1999 – March 1, 2000)
  • Bulgaria Angel (July 6, 2000 – March 1, 2001)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (March 1, 2001 – June 1, 2004)
  • Tunisia Yousef Al Suryati (August 9, 2004 – February 7, 2005)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (February 7, 2005 – October 31, 2006)
  • Czech Republic Jan Kmoch (caretaker) (October 31, 2006 – January 8, 2007)
  • Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti (January 8, 2007 – May 20, 2007)
  • Portugal Ricardo Formosinho (August 3, 2007 – November 4, 2007)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (November 4, 2007 – May 30, 2008)
  • Tunisia Samir Sellimi (June 23, 2008 – November 17, 2008)
  • Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal (November 17, 2008 – May 31, 2009)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (June 8, 2009 – May 1, 2010)
  • Netherlands Eelco Schattorie (July 27, 2010 – January 5, 2011)
  • Tunisia Abderrazek Chebbi (January 5, 2011 – May 16, 2011)
  • Egypt Ahmed El Agouz (July 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (November 5, 2011 – May 30, 2012)
  • Egypt Ayman Ragab (July 1, 2012 – May 24, 2013)
  • Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal (May 28, 2013 – April 6, 2014)
  • Tunisia Jalel Kadri (April 29, 2014 – May 30, 2016)
  • Belgium Patrick De Wilde (June 9, 2016 – August 30, 2016)
  • Tunisia Jalel Kadri (August 30, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
  • Romania Eusebiu Tudor (May 18, 2017 – January 6, 2018)
  • Kuwait Maher Al-Shammari (January 6, 2018 – May 1, 2018)
  • Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal (May 27, 2018 – June 1, 2019)
  • Croatia Alen Horvat (July 7, 2019 – December 14, 2019)
  • Tunisia Mohammed Tlemceni (caretaker) (December 14, 2019 – January 1, 2020)
  • Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui (January 9, 2020 – September 20, 2020)
  • Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal (September 23, 2020 – June 1, 2021)
  • Serbia Dejan Arsov (July 13, 2021 – November 23, 2021)
  • Portugal Paulo Gomes (November 23, 2021 – May 6, 2022)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq (caretaker) (May 6, 2022 – June 1, 2022)
  • Portugal Pedro Emanuel (July 3, 2022 – June 23, 2024)
  • Greece Georgios Donis (July 11, 2024 – )

Current squad

As of 4 August 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Khabrani
4 DF Netherlands NED Bart Schenkeveld
5 DF Portugal POR Pedro Rebocho
7 FW Norway NOR Joshua King
10 MF Greece GRE Kostas Fortounis
11 MF Spain ESP Paolo Fernandes (on loan from AEK Athens)
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Kanabah
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Assiri
14 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Shaafi
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansour Hamzi
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Murad Hawsawi
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Abdullah
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Fahad
21 MF Greece GRE Dimitrios Kourbelis
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Raed Ozaybi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Abdulrouf
25 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Arif Al Haydar
28 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al-Jayzani
31 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Ghanem
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bander Nasser
35 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Al-Dossary
39 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al Hamsal
49 GK Luxembourg LUX Anthony Moris
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Dheyab Absi
70 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Khathami
71 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Sultan
96 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Marwan Al-Haidari
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Amri
— MF Greece GRE Georgios Masouras (on loan from Olympiacos)

Honours

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

IHF Men's Super Globe

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: Greece Dimitris Dimitroulias

Goalkeepers
Left wingers
  • 2 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al Meskeen
  • 4 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al Mubarak
Right wingers
  • 7 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Meskeen
  • 59 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Turaiki
Line players
  • 3 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Ibrahim
  • 5 Saudi Arabia Jawad Jaffal
  • 77 Saudi Arabia Marhoon Al-Maa
  • 87 Saudi Arabia Jawad Al Ghafli
Left backs
Centre backs
Right backs

See also

References

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