Damac Club

Damac Club
نادي ضمك
Full nameDamac Club
NicknamesFaris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South)
Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded1972 (1972)
GroundAl-Mahalah Stadium,
Damac Club Stadium,
Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Capacity20,000
5,000
OwnerMinistry of Sport
ChairmanKhaled Al Masha'at
Head coachFábio Carille
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2024–25Pro League, 14th of 18
Websitedamac.sa

Damac Club is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Khamis Mushait, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system.

Damac hosts its home games at two venues: the Al-Mahalah Stadium in Abha for high-profile matches and the Damac Club Stadium[1] in Khamis Mushait for less prominent fixtures. The club takes its name from the nearby Damac Mountain.

Honours

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Fábio Carille
Assistant coach Cuca
Hussein Al-Wadaei
Goalkeeper coach Fayez Al-Asiri
Fitness coach Noureddine Saleh
Match analyst Fábio Ferreira
Rehab coach Abdulelah Al-Thani
Performance analyst Saad Al-Balushi
Sporting director Ali Al-Shaharili
Doctor Humaid Al-Khams
Mohamed Al-Sheikh
Physiotherapist Salman Al-Nawwaf
Faisal Al-Hussaini
Waleed Al-Muqarrib
Masseur Razzaq Al-Ghanim
Nutritionist Saleem Al-Alawi
Director of development Sultan Al-Malik
Director of football Khalid Al-Thahrani

Managerial history

  • Azzedine Abbas (1981 – 1985)
  • Mohsen Habacha (1985 – 1986)
  • Djamel Belkacem (2001 – 2004)
  • Mohammed Aldo (2004 – 2006)
  • Said El Khider (July 31, 2006 – October 10, 2006)
  • Al Hadi Ben Mokhtar (November 13, 2006 – January 30, 2008)
  • Selim Al Manga (January 31, 2008 – March 29, 2009)
  • Ali Mujahid (July 1, 2009 – January 15, 2010)
  • Mohamed Al Maalej (caretaker) (January 15, 2010 – January 27, 2010)
  • Jalal Kadri (January 27, 2010 – May 1, 2010)
  • Mondher Ladhari (June 15, 2010 – May 31, 2011)
  • Boris Bunjak (July 1, 2011 – October 8, 2011)
  • Abdelkader Youmir (November 4, 2011 – March 13, 2012)
  • Hassan Ahmed (March 13, 2012 – May 31, 2012)
  • Jamal El Din Hamza (July 30, 2012 – November 29, 2012)
  • Selim Al Manga (November 29, 2012 – November 23, 2013)
  • Zouhair Louati (November 23, 2013 – May 1, 2014)
  • Khalil Obaid (June 13, 2014 – December 8, 2014)
  • Mohamed Al Maalej (December 8, 2014 – October 25, 2015)
  • Mohamed Al Dao (October 25, 2015 – March 15, 2016)
  • Selim Al Manga (March 16, 2016 – May 1, 2016)
  • Amr Anwar (June 24, 2016 – September 22, 2016)
  • Bayrem Mokhtari (caretaker) (September 22, 2016 – October 4, 2016)
  • Lotfi Kadri (October 5, 2016 – November 19, 2016)
  • Bayrem Mokhtari (November 19, 2016 – February 21, 2017)
  • Mladen Frančić (February 21, 2017 – May 22, 2017)
  • Kaies Zouaghi (May 31, 2017 – October 5, 2017)
  • Mahdi Maiz (caretaker) (October 5, 2017 – October 20, 2017)
  • Zouhair Louati (October 20, 2017 – May 1, 2018)
  • Mohamed Kouki (May 31, 2018 – October 5, 2019)
  • Noureddine Zekri (October 5, 2019 – January 4, 2021)
  • Krešimir Režić (January 4, 2021 – March 6, 2023)
  • Cosmin Contra (March 6, 2023 – December 6, 2024)
  • Nuno Almeida (December 25, 2024 – March 26 2025)
  • Khaled Al-Atwi (March 27, 2025 – June 1, 2025)
  • Armando Evangelista (June 24, 2025 – 10 February 2026)
  • Fábio Carille (10 February, 2026 –)

Players

Current squad

As of 27 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
1 GK  BRA Kewin
2 MF  GUI Morlaye Sylla
3 DF  ALG Abdelkader Bedrane
4 DF  KSA Noor Al-Rashidi
5 DF  KSA Hassan Rabei
6 MF  KSA Tareq Abdullah
7 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Qahtani
8 MF  ARG Valentín Vada
10 FW  FRA Nabil Alioui
11 FW  CIV Yakou Méïté
12 DF  KSA Sanousi Hawsawi
13 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
14 MF  COD Jonathan Okita (on loan from Bodrum)
15 DF  MAR Jamal Harkass
17 FW  SYR Mohammad Alsalkhadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Sadi (on loan from Al-Shabab)
20 DF  KSA Dhari Al-Anazi
21 MF  KSA Ahmed Omar
22 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Khaibari (on loan from Al-Ula)
23 DF  KSA Jawad Al-Hassan
26 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili (on loan from Neom)
28 MF  CIV Amidou Traoré
30 GK  KSA Nasser Al-Ghamdi
33 GK  KSA Moataz Al-Baqaawi
77 MF  BRA David Kaiki
80 FW  KSA Yahya Al-Najei
88 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Samiri
90 MF  KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi
99 FW  BRA Arielson

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
19 DF  KSA Mazen Mofreh
47 FW  KSA Zaher Makkawi
55 DF  KSA Majed Al Awad
65 MF  KSA Bandar Mofrh
66 MF  BHR Saeed Sulaiman
No. Pos. Nation Player
70 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Amri
71 GK  KSA Yahya Abu Dahi
72 GK  KSA Meshal Al-Shahrani
78 DF  KSA Ali Al-Shoqaiqi
93 MF  KSA Ahmed Nammazi

See also

References

  1. ^ "ضمك يستقبل الفتح في ملعبه الجديد".
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