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Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)
Al-Wehda FC () is a multi-sports club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. History Al-Wehda 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabiahttps://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/ 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 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:) International record Current squad Other players under contract Out on loan Coaching staff Managerial history * Hass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Abdulaziz Sports City
The King Abdulaziz Sports City () is a multi-purpose stadium in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holy capital. It is the largest stadium in Mecca and used mainly for Association football, football matches. The stadium holds 38,000 people, and is the home ground of Al-Wehda Club (Mecca), Al-Wehda. The stadium was temporarily used by Jeddah clubs Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Al-Ittihad and Al Ahli Saudi FC, Al-Ahli during the construction of stadiums in Jeddah, on account of the Mecca-based stadium's proximity to Jeddah. See also * List of football stadiums in Saudi Arabia References 1986 establishments in Saudi Arabia Buildings and structures in Mecca Football venues in Saudi Arabia Multi-purpose stadiums in Saudi Arabia Sport in Mecca {{SaudiArabia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup () was the oldest Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. History The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played between regional teams and were not at the club level; the cup was not held in a lot of periods (1965-66'', ''1970-1972'', ''1975-1990). In its last years, the competition consisted of teams from the top two tiers of Saudi league football Saudi Pro League and Saudi First Division League. In 2017, it was abolished. Al-Hilal has won the most titles with 13 wins, also Al-Hilal has contested more finals with 17. Al-Ittihad is the last champion being the winner of 2016–17 season. Prize money Prize money: * Final winner: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals. * Final runners-up: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals. Results Source: Performance by club *1''including one title as Al-Thaghar'' Source: Performance by regional team All-time Top goalscorers Hat-trick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odion Ighalo
Odion Jude Ighalo (born 16 June 1989) is a Nigerian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Wehda FC, Al-Wehda. After starting his career at Nigerian clubs Prime F.C., Prime and Julius Berger F.C., Julius Berger, Ighalo moved to Norwegian club Lyn Fotball, Lyn in 2007. A year later, he was signed by Italian club Udinese Calcio, Udinese, spending most of his tenure on two separate loan spells with Spanish club Granada CF, Granada. In 2014, he signed for EFL Championship, Championship club Watford F.C., Watford and was integral in the club's promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 Football League Championship, 2014–15 season. In January 2017, Ighalo joined Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai F.C., Changchun Yatai for a reported £20 million, before moving onto Shanghai Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua. In January 2020, Ighalo returned to the Premier League, joining Manches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaa Al-Hejji
Alaa Al Hejji (; born 3 December 1995) is a football player for Al-Wehda in the Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th .... References External links * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Qatif Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi First Division League players Saudi Pro League players Al-Khaleej FC players Al Wehda FC players Men's association football midfielders Saudi Arabian Shia Muslims 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen {{SaudiArabia-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandru Crețu
Alexandru Crețu (; born 24 April 1992) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda. Club career Crețu came into prominence during the 2012–13 Liga I season, following his good performances as a central defender at CSMS Iași. In December 2016, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana. In February 2018, Crețu moved to domestic rivals Maribor with which he agreed to a three-and-a-half-year deal. In the summer of 2021, he returned to Romania to sign for FCSB as a free agent. He however left the club before the end of August after falling out with owner George Becali. International career Crețu was a member of the Romanian under-21 youth team. On 4 September 2020, he debuted for the senior team in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. Career statistics International Honours CSMS Iași *Liga II: 2011–12, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawad El Yamiq
Jawad El Yamiq (; born 29 February 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi club Al-Wehda and the Morocco national team. He began his professional career playing for Olympique Khouribga. A full international for Morocco since 2017, El Yamiq represented the nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 African Nations Championship. Club career In the 2014–15 Botola, El Yamiq's Olympique Khouribga finished as runners-up to Wydad AC and won the Moroccan Throne Cup by beating FUS Rabat in the final. Raja CA In the summer of 2016, 25-year-old El Yamiq signed a contract with Raja Casablanca for four years. He scored his first goal for the team in a 5–1 victory against Chabab Atlas Khénifra. He won the 2017 Throne cup against Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi. Europe On 28 January 2018, Jawad signed with the Italian team Genoa. He was loaned to Serie B team Perugia Calcio. On 29 January 2020, he joined Zaragoza on loan until the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waleed Bakshween
Waleed Bakshween (; born 12 November 1989) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Pro League club Al-Wehda and the Saudi Arabia national team. Honours Club ;Al-Ahli Winner * King Cup of Champions: 2011, 2012, 2016 * Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2014–15 * Saudi Professional League: 2015–16 * Saudi Super Cup: 2016 Runner-up * Saudi Professional League: 2011–12, 2014–15 * AFC Champions League: 2012 * King Cup of Champions: 2014 * Saudi Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup () was the oldest Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. History The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played betwe ...: 2015-16 References External links * 1989 births Living people Saudi Arabian men's footballers Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al Wehda FC players Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Men's association football mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Al-Muwallad
Saeed Al-Muwallad (; born 9 March 1991) is a Saudi professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Al-Wehda. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Career statistics International :''Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2018.'' Honours Club ;Al-Ahli Runner-up * AFC Champions League: 2012 * King Cup of Champions: 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muwallad, Saeed 1991 births Living people Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabian expatriate men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Al-Ahli Saudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ettifaq FC
Al-Ettifaq Club (), commonly known as Al-Ettifaq or simply Ettifaq, is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which competes in the Saudi Pro League. The club was established by the merger of three Dammam-based clubs in 1945. Al-Ettifaq were the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. They were also the first to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeats, and the first Saudi team to win the GCC Champions League. Al-Ettifaq have a total of 13 titles to their name. The club also has its own futsal section. History Humble beginning (1941–1953) Before the establishment of Al-Ettifaq as a professional sports club that also managed football, there were three clubs in the city of Dammam that were founded in 1941. Al-Taawoun (different from Al-Taawoun from Buraydah city), Al-Sha'ab and Al-Shabab. These clubs began practising their own sporting activities and gathering the people across the region; however, these clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Al-Owaishir
Abdullah Al-Owaishir (; born May 13, 1991) is a Saudi football player who plays as a goalkeeper. Career statistics Club Honours Club ;Al-Fateh *Saudi Professional League: 2012–13 *Saudi Super Cup: 2013 ;Al-Nassr *Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...: 2018–19 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Owaishir, Abdullah 1991 births Living people Footballers from Al-Hasa Men's association football goalkeepers Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Al Fateh SC players Al-Nassr FC players Ohod Club players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al Wehda FC players Al-Ettifaq FC players Saudi Pro League players Saudi Arabian Shia Muslims 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Shoot-out (association Football)
In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a tie (draw), draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time (if used) has expired. For example, in a FIFA World Cup, penalties are used in elimination matches; the round of 32, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final (competition), final. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different players; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. Its football team is one of the most successful in Iraq, having won seven Iraq Stars League titles, most recently in the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League, 2020–21 season, while they won their sixth Iraq FA Cup title in 2023 Iraq FA Cup Final, 2023. The club also won a joint-record three Baghdad Championships as well as two Iraqi Super Cups, and in the 1996–97 season became the first of only two clubs to win all four major national trophies in the same season. On the continental level, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are joint-record winners of the AFC Champions League Two, AFC Cup (now known as AFC Champions League Two), Asia's second-tier club competition, having become the first club to win three consecutive titles in 2016 AFC Cup, 2016, 2017 AFC C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
