Al Wehda FC
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| Full name | Al-Wehda Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca) Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Genie ) | |||
| Founded | 1916 (as Al-Hizb) 1945 (as Al-Wehda) | |||
| Ground | King Abdulaziz Sports City | |||
| Capacity | 38,000[1] | |||
| President | Sultan Azhar | |||
| Head coach | Josef Zinnbauer | |||
| League | Saudi Pro League | |||
| 2023–24 | Pro League, 13th of 18 | |||
| Website | alwehdaclub | |||
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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 Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
History
[edit]founded in 1945, making it the 3rd oldest club in Saudi Arabia[2] The football section plays in the Saudi Pro League. They also have a handball section.
If the club's establishment date is considered with the old name, this makes it the oldest club in the Kingdom.
Al-Wehda were the first ever winners of the King's Cup in 1957.
Honours
[edit]Saudi First Division (Level 2)
- Winners (4): 1982–83, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2017–18
- Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2014–15
- Third place (1): 2021–22
(Source:[3])
International record
[edit]| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2021 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round |  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Management staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Josef Zinnbauer
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| Assistant Head Coach |  Dragan Paljić
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Michael Kraft
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| Fitness Coach |  Franck Plaine
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| Chief Analyst |  Saad Al-Dossari
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| Doctor | Fahad Al-Menhali
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| Physiotherapist | Mohammed Al-Shalwi
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| Sports Scientist |  Rustem Gashi
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| Director of football | Yassin Al-Zahrani
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| Technical Director | Hazim Al-Freej
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Managerial history
[edit]Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
Raafat Attia (1974–1975)
Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
Jairzinho (1988–1989)
Pavle Dolezar (1995)
Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
Theo Bücker (July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
Giorgos Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Al-Wehda 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabiahttps://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/
- ^ 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.