Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Al-Okhdood

Full name

Al-Okhdood Club

Nickname

Ambassador of Najran

Founded

1976 (1976)

Ground

Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City

Capacity

10,000

Chairman

Sami Al Fadehl

Head coach

Fathi Al-Jabal

League

Saudi First Division League

2025–26

Pro League, 17th of 18 (relegated)

Website

alakhdoud.com

Home colours

Away colours

Al-Okhdood Club (Arabic: نادي الأخدود, romanized: nādī ʿukhdūdi, lit. 'Ditch') is a Saudi professional football club based in Najran, in the southern region of Saudi Arabia.^[1] Founded in 1976, the club competes in the Saudi Professional League, the first tier of Saudi football. The club have won the Saudi Second Division twice in 1992 and most recently in 2021.^[2] Besides football, the club also consists of various other departments including karate, handball, taekwondo, volleyball, water polo, basketball and cycling.^[3] The club's name alludes to the People of the Ditch mentioned in the Qur'an.^[4]

History

Al-Okhdood, founded in 1976, secured promotion to the Saudi Pro League on 15 May 2023 for the first time in history, following a 2–2 draw between 5th-placed Al-Faisaly and Jeddah with three matchdays left, in which they became the 37th club in top tier of Saudi Arabia.^[5]

Honours

Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (2): 1991–92, 2020–21
Saudi Third Division (tier 4)
- Winners (2): 2003–04, 2017–18

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Fathi Al-Jabal
Assistant coach	Hassan Al-Johani Khalid Al-Suwailem
Goalkeeper coach	Vlada Avramov
Fitness coach	Muntasser Al-Mehdinat
Video analyst	Mohammed Al-Sadran
Performance analyst	Yahya Al-Balushi
Doctor	Saad Mubarak
Physiotherapist	Salman Al-Kaabi
Director of football	Salim Al-Jahbrani
Technical Director	Kemal Alispahić

Board members

Office	Name
Chairman	Sami Hadish Al Fadel
Vice President	Saleh Hamad Al Maneef
Member of board	Ibrahim Saleh Bani Hamim Hassan Hamad Al-Sadran Saleh Suwar Al-Maqbool Fawaz Mahdi Al-Talili Mohammed Ali Al Hamilan Muhammad Abdullah Al Zandan Youssef Hussein Al-Masoud

Players

Current squad

As of 20 January 2026^[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	KSA	Rakan Al-Najjar
4	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Rubaie
5	MF	CMR	Yvan Neyou (on loan from Getafe)
7	FW	TOG	Khaled Narey
8	DF	KSA	Hussain Al-Zabdani
10	FW	KSA	Mohammed Al-Jahif
11	MF	TUR	Burak İnce
12	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Hatila
13	FW	CMR	Christian Bassogog
14	FW	KSA	Saleh Al Abbas
15	DF	KSA	Naif Asiri
17	MF	GER	Gökhan Gül
18	MF	COL	Sebastián Pedroza


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	KSA	Saud Salem
20	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Harthi
21	DF	KSA	Mohammed Abu Abd
22	DF	GER	Koray Günter
26	GK	KSA	Hatem Al-Johani
42	DF	KSA	Muath Faqeehi (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
55	MF	ARG	Mateo Borrell (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
87	MF	KSA	Ghassan Hawsawi
92	GK	KSA	Saad Al-Qarni
93	FW	NOR	Tokmac Nguen
94	GK	BRA	Samuel Portugal (on loan from Porto)
98	DF	KSA	Muhannad Al-Qaydhi
99	FW	KSA	Khaled Al-Lazam

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.