Al-Khaleej FC

Khaleej Club
Full name	Khaleej Club
Nicknames	Al-Danah (The Pearls) ; Al-Nusoor (The Eagles)
Founded	1945; 80 years ago
Ground	Prince Nayef Sports City Stadium; Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	12,000
Owner	Ministry of Sport
Chairman	Alaa Al-Hamal
Manager	Georgios Donis
League	Saudi Pro League
2024–25	Pro League, 12th of 18
Website	khaleejclub.sa
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Khaleej Club (Arabic: نادي الخليج, lit. 'Gulf 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 Saudi football league system.^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1945, under the name "Al-Nasr Club" (meaning "Eagle") 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.^[2]

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 (Al-Khaleej Club Stadium^[3]). 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 – )

Players

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	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khabrani
4	DF	NED	Bart Schenkeveld
5	DF	POR	Pedro Rebocho
7	FW	NOR	Joshua King
9	MF	GRE	Georgios Masouras (on loan from Olympiacos)
10	MF	GRE	Kostas Fortounis
11	MF	ESP	Paolo Fernandes (on loan from AEK Athens)
12	MF	KSA	Majed Kanabah
13	DF	KSA	Ahmed Assiri
14	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaafi
15	MF	KSA	Mansour Hamzi
17	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Hafith


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	KSA	Murad Hawsawi
19	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Abdullah
21	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Kourbelis
24	MF	KSA	Ali Abdulrouf
25	DF	KSA	Arif Al Haydar
28	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Jayzani
33	DF	KSA	Bander Nasser
35	GK	KSA	Rayan Al-Dossary
39	DF	KSA	Saeed Al Hamsal
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris
93	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Amri
96	GK	KSA	Marwan Al-Haidari

U21 squad

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
6	DF	KSA	Ziyad Hantol
23	MF	KSA	Rakan Jumaa
29	MF	KSA	Raed Al-Shanqeeti
31	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Ghanem


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
66	DF	KSA	Theyab Absi
70	FW	KSA	Abdulmajeed Al-Khathami
71	FW	KSA	Hussain Al-Sultan

Honours

Saudi First Division League
- Winners (2): 2005–06, 2021–22
- Runners-up (2): 2002–03, 2013–14
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

IHF Men's Super Globe

2022: 6th out of 12
2023: 6th out of 12
2024: 5th out of 12

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