Khaleej Club also known as Al-Khaleej ({{langx, ar, نادي الخليج بسيهات, nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, Saihat is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club, located in

Saihat Saihat (Arabic: سيهات) is a city in the Qatif Governorate, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. History The oldest documents concerning Saihat, which are more than 400 years old, say that Saihat was under the division of Dhahr ...

, Eastern Province of

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. The club is also a multisports club, social, and educational institution. Additionally, different teams within the club are categorized into various levels based on age and compete in a variety of sports. Among the sports played by the Khaleej Club teams are

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

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, and others. The club is well known for its handball team, which has competed in various global championships. Additionally, the athletics team has gained international recognition, securing gold medals in prestigious global competitions. It has been announced that the club’s stadium will be completely rebuilt with a new capacity of 15,000, an increase from the previous 10,000. The renovation will also include a new handball court and upgraded training facilities. Construction was expected to begin in April 2024, with completion scheduled for 2026, ahead of the

2027 AFC Asian Cup The 2027 AFC Asian Cup will be the 19th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament involves 24 nationa ...

. However, the work did not start on time, and no updates have been provided regarding the project's progress. Furthermore, when the stadiums for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup were announced, Khaleej's new stadium was not included in the list.

Administration

The current administration that runs the club is the club-president Alaa Al Hamal.

Partners

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Management staff

*Manager:

Georgios Donis Georgios Donis (; born 22 October 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently the manager of Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej. He was the first ever Greek to play in the English Premier League. In En ...

*Assistant Manager: Miodrag Medan, Makis Angelinas *Goalkeeper Coach: Panagiotis Maliaritsis *Physical Coach: Grigoris Georgitsas *Match Analysis: Abdulaziz Al-Bakr *Sporting Director: Constantin Pana *Doctor: Abdulelah Al-Marzouq *Physiotherapist: Nawaf Al-Dossari *Technical Director: Hussain Hawsawi

Managerial history

{{div col, colwidth=35em *{{flagicon, EGY Zaki Osman (1990 – 1991) *{{flagicon, TUN

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(1997 – 1999) *{{flagicon, KSA

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(May 1, 1999 – October 11, 1999) *{{flagicon, ALG

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(October 11, 1999 – March 1, 2000) *{{flagicon, BUL Angel (July 6, 2000 – March 1, 2001) *{{flagicon, KSA

(March 1, 2001 – June 1, 2004) *{{flagicon, TUN

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(August 9, 2004 – February 7, 2005) *{{flagicon, KSA

(February 7, 2005 – October 31, 2006) *{{flagicon, CZE

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(caretaker) (October 31, 2006 – January 8, 2007) *{{flagicon, TUN

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(January 8, 2007 – May 20, 2007) *{{flagicon, POR

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(August 3, 2007 – November 4, 2007) *{{flagicon, KSA

(November 4, 2007 – May 30, 2008) *{{flagicon, TUN

Samir Sellimi Samir Sellimi (born 5 June 1970) is a Tunisian footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 49 appearances for the Tunisia national team from 1988 to 1995. He was also named in Tunisia's squad for the 1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 Af ...

(June 23, 2008 – November 17, 2008) *{{flagicon, KSA

Sameer Hilal Sameer Sulaiman Hilal (; born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian former professional football midfielder and manager. Career Born in Dammam, Hilal began his senior career at Al-Ettifaq in 1987 and spent 15 years at the club, winning 4 major titles with ...

(November 17, 2008 – May 31, 2009) *{{flagicon, KSA

(June 8, 2009 – May 1, 2010) *{{flagicon, NED

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(July 27, 2010 – January 5, 2011) *{{flagicon, TUN Abderrazek Chebbi (January 5, 2011 – May 16, 2011) *{{flagicon, EGY Ahmed El Agouz (July 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011) *{{flagicon, KSA

(November 5, 2011 – May 30, 2012) *{{flagicon, EGY Ayman Ragab (July 1, 2012 – May 24, 2013) *{{flagicon, KSA

(May 28, 2013 – April 6, 2014) *{{flagicon, TUN

Jalel Kadri Jalel Kadri (; born on 14 December 1971) is a Tunisian football coach who is the currently the manager of Saudi First Division League club Al-Hazem. Coaching career On 7 October 2013 Kadri was appointed as manager of Saudi club Al-Nahda. On ...

(April 29, 2014 – May 30, 2016) *{{flagicon, BEL Patrick De Wilde (June 9, 2016 – August 30, 2016) *{{flagicon, TUN

(August 30, 2016 – May 5, 2017) *{{flagicon, ROM

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(May 18, 2017 – January 6, 2018) *{{flagicon, KUW Maher Al-Shammari (January 6, 2018 – May 1, 2018) *{{flagicon, KSA

(May 27, 2018 – June 1, 2019) *{{flagicon, CRO Alen Horvat (July 7, 2019 – December 14, 2019) *{{flagicon, TUN Mohammed Tlemceni (caretaker) (December 14, 2019 – January 1, 2020) *{{flagicon, ALG Kheïreddine Madoui (January 9, 2020 – September 20, 2020) *{{flagicon, KSA

(September 23, 2020 – June 1, 2021) *{{flagicon, SRB Dejan Arsov (July 13, 2021 – November 23, 2021) *{{flagicon, POR Paulo Gomes (November 23, 2021 – May 6, 2022) *{{flagicon, KSA

(caretaker) (May 6, 2022 – June 1, 2022) *{{flagicon, POR

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(July 3, 2022 – June 23, 2024) *{{flagicon, GRE

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Current squad

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Lee Tae-seok Lee Tae-seok (; born 28 July 2002) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a Left back or Left winger for Pohang Steelers and the South Korea national team. He is the son of South Korean footballer Lee Eul-yong. Club career He joined FC ...

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Mohammed Al-Khabrani Mohammed Abdoh Al-Khabrani (, born 14 October 1993) is a Saudi Arabian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqual ...

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Kostas Fortounis Konstantinos 'Kostas' Fortounis (, ; born 16 October 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Saudi side Al-Khaleej. He was born in Trikala, Thessaly but comes from the nearby village of Sarakina, cl ...

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Dimitris Kourbelis Dimitrios Kourbelis (; born 2 November 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Khaleej and the Greece national team. Club career Asteras Tripolis On 31 May 2015, Kourbelis reached 100 appearances f ...

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{{Fs player, no=47, nat=KSA, name= Saleh Aboulshamat, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=48, nat=GAM, name= Babucarr Seye {{small, ^U19, pos=FW {{Fs player, no=66, nat=KSA, name=Dheyab Absa {{small, ^U19, pos=DF {{Fs player, no=70, nat=KSA, name=Abdulmajeed Al-Khathami {{small, ^U19, pos=FW {{Fs player, no=71, nat=KSA, name= Hussain Al-Sultan {{small, ^U19, pos=FW {{Fs player, no=99, pos=MF, nat=AUT, name=

Thomas Murg Thomas Murg (; born 14 November 1994) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on loan from Greek Super League club PAOK. Career Early career Murg was bo ...

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PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

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Out on loan

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Honours

Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the ...

**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

Erima

Honours

Asian Club League Handball Championship The Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship (AHF Club League Championship) is the annual international competition organised by Asian Handball Federation for the men's handball clubs of Asia. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, t ...

*Winners (1): 2023-2024

IHF Men's Super Globe The Men's Super Globe is a handball competition contested between the champion clubs from continental confederations. On 7 December 2018, the IHF moved the Super Globe to Saudi Arabia for four years, until 2022. In May 2024, the IHF moved the S ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

: 6th out of 12 *

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

: 6th out of 12 *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

: 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 *Runners-up (4): 2003, 2005, 2015, 2019 Saudi Handball Super Cup *Winners (2): 2023, 2024 Saudi Handball Olympic Games *Winners (2): 2022, 2023 Saudi Beach Handball Championship *Runners-up (1): 2022

Current squad

''Squad for the 2024–25 season'' Head coach: {{flagicon, GRE Dimitris Dimitroulias ;Goalkeepers * 12 {{flagicon, KSA Abdullah Alabdalali * 16 {{flagicon, KSA Mohammad Al-Salem * 33 {{flagicon, KSA Hussain Al-Mohsen ;Left wingers * {{02 {{flagicon, KSA Mohamed Al Meskeen * {{04 {{flagicon, KSA Hassan Al Mubarak ;Right wingers * {{07 {{flagicon, KSA Mohammed Al Meskeen * 59 {{flagicon, KSA Hassan Al-Turaiki ;Line players * {{03 {{flagicon, KSA Ali Al-Ibrahim * {{05 {{flagicon, KSA Jawad Jaffal * 77 {{flagicon, KSA Marhoon Al-Maa * 87 {{flagicon, KSA Jawad Al Ghafli ;Left backs * 31 {{flagicon, SRB Nemanja Mladenović * 78 {{flagicon, KSA Hassan Al Ibrahim * 94 {{flagicon, QAT

Ameen Zakkar Ameen Zakkar (born 15 June 1994) is a Syrian-born Qatari player for Saudi Arabian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players e ...

;Centre backs * {{01 {{flagicon, KSA Sadiq Al-Mohsin * 10 {{flagicon, KSA Jehad Al Saihati * 11 {{flagicon, KSA Sajad Al Shuwaikhat * 13 {{flagicon, SRB

Petar Nenadić Petar Nenadić (born 28 June 1986) is a Serbian former handball player. His brother Draško Nenadić, Draško also played for the national team. Club career RK Crvena zvezda Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Nenadić began playing handball in local te ...

''(Joined for the

2023 IHF Men's Super Globe ‌The 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 17th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 7 to 12 November 2023 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the fourth tim ...

& 26th Asian Club League Handball Championship)'' * 23 {{flagicon, KSA Mohammed Hani Al Basha * 34 {{flagicon, KSA Mansour Al Saihati ;Right backs * 19 {{flagicon, JPN Shinnosuke Tokuda ''(Joined for the

& 26th Asian Club League Handball Championship)'' * 66 {{flagicon, KSA Rami Al Mutairi

References

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External links

* {{Official website, https://khaleejclub.sa/ {{Al-Khaleej Club (Saudi) squad {{Saudi League, group=clubs {{Authority control Khaleej Khaleej Khaleej Khaleej Khaleej

Administration

Partners

Management staff

Managerial history

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours

Handball

Partners

Honours

Current squad

See also

References

External links