Al Wehda FC

Al-Wehda
Full nameAl-Wehda Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca)
Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Genie) altiniyn al'ahmar" (Red Dragons)
Founded1916 (1916) (as Al-Hizb)
GroundKing Abdulaziz Sports City
Capacity38,000[1]
PresidentSultan Azhar
ManagerJosé Daniel Carreño
LeagueSaudi First Division
2024–25Pro League, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Websitealwehdaclub.sa

Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم, romanized: Nādī al-Waḥdah li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Unity Football Club') is a multi-sports club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

History

Al-Wehda is the 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabia, founded in 1945,[2] but if the club's establishment date (1916) is considered with the old name, this makes it the oldest club in the Kingdom.[3]

The football section plays in the Saudi Pro League. They also have a handball section.

Al-Wehda were the first ever winners of the King's Cup in 1957.

Honours

Saudi First Division League (tier 2)

  • Winners (4): 1982–83, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2017–18
  • Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
  • Third place (1): 2021–22

King's Cup

  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966
  • Runners-up (6): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970, 2022–23

Crown Prince's Cup

  • Winners (1): 1959–60
  • Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11

(Source:[4])

International record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Champions League Play-off round Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)

Current squad

As of January 2025[5][6]

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
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Owaishir (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Muwallad
4 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Bakshween
5 DF Morocco MAR Jawad El Yamiq
6 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Crețu
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Alaa Al-Hejji
9 FW Nigeria NGA Odion Ighalo
10 MF Curaçao CUW Juninho Bacuna
11 MF Iraq IRQ Youssef Amyn
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
14 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bandar Darwish
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Azizi
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith
18 MF Tunisia TUN Saad Bguir
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Qahtani
22 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Makki
23 MF Australia AUS Craig Goodwin
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Noor
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Eisa
35 MF Morocco MAR Mohamed Al Makahasi
44 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ridha Ambadu U19
47 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Rashidi
49 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Salem
55 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Sufyani U19
60 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Harbi U19
71 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Fallatah U19
77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mourad Khodari
80 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Najei

Other players under contract

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
50 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al-Khayri

Out on loan

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
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari (on loan to Al-Faisaly)
25 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sattam Al-Tambakti (on loan to Jeddah)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Akouz (on loan to Al-Najma)
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Bukiryah)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Uruguay José Daniel Carreño
Assistant manager Uruguay Mario Rodrigo
Argentina Agustín Perez
Egypt Mahmoud Abbas
Goalkeeper coach Uruguay Fernando Perez
Fitness coach Uruguay Rodrigo Miranda Costas
Argentina Santiago Mendaña
Chief analyst Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Dossari
Doctor Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Menhali
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Shalwi
Sports scientist Kosovo Rustem Gashi
Interpreter Saudi Arabia Khalid Baker Boujrafawi
Director of football Saudi Arabia Yassin Al-Zahrani
Sporting director Saudi Arabia Osama Barnawi
Saudi Arabia Issa Al-Muhaini
Technical director Saudi Arabia Hazim Al-Freej

Managerial history

  • Saudi Arabia Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
  • Saudi Arabia Hassan Sultan (1965–1968)
  • Egypt Raafat Attia (1974–1975)
  • Tunisia Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
  • Egypt Taha Ismail (1981–1983)
  • Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali (1983–1985)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Jizani (1985)
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1985–1986)
  • Brazil Jairzinho (1988–1989)
  • Egypt Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
  • France Pavle Dolezar (1995)
  • France Jean Fernandez (1997)
  • Brazil Gaúcho (1998–1999)
  • Romania Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
  • Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
  • England David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
  • Romania Dumitru Marcu (July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
  • Tunisia Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001)
  • Brazil Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
  • Brazil Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
  • Serbia and Montenegro Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
  • Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
  • Germany Theo Bücker (July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
  • Netherlands Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
  • Germany Theo Bücker (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
  • Portugal Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
  • France Jean-Christian Lang (July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
  • Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
  • Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti (May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
  • Egypt Bashir Abdel Samad (May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
  • Serbia Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
  • Tunisia Adel Latrach (November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
  • Egypt Bashir Abdel Samad (February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
  • Tunisia Wajdi Essid (September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
  • Tunisia Khalil Obaid (January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
  • Romania Florin Cioroianu (July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
  • Egypt Mohamed Salah (October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
  • Tunisia Abderrazek Chebbi (March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
  • Algeria Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
  • Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
  • Uruguay Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
  • Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui (November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
  • Egypt Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
  • Tunisia Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
  • Brazil Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
  • Egypt Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
  • Argentina Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
  • Croatia Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
  • Uruguay José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
  • Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
  • Portugal Ivo Vieira (September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
  • Jordan Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
  • Greece Giorgos Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
  • Tunisia Habib Ben Romdhane (July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
  • Chile José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
  • Greece Giorgos Donis (July 11, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
  • Germany Josef Zinnbauer (July 24, 2024 – November 15, 2024)
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 15, 2024 – November 27, 2024)
  • Uruguay José Daniel Carreño (November 27, 2024 – )

See also

https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3

  • List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ^ "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ https://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/
  3. ^ أكشن مع وليد (2022-06-07). #وليد_الفراج: متى تأسس نادي الوحدة ؟ سلطان أزهر - رئيس نادي #الوحدة: 1916 م. Retrieved 2025-06-20 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Al-Wehda squad 2018–19 season". slstat. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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