Abha Club

Abha Club
2022–23	Pro League, 12th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Abha Football Club (

Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

.

They were first promoted to the top flight in 2005 when they finished as runners up in the First Division. However, they were relegated after just one season. They achieved their second promotion in 2008 when they also finished as runners up. During the

Saudi Second Division

once, during the 1999–2000 season.

The club play their home games at

Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (also known as Al-Mahalah) in Abha. They share the stadium with rivals Damac, with whom they contest the Asir derby.^[5]

History

The idea of establishing a sports club in

GSA under the name of Al-Farouk Sports Club in Abha. The club's first official president was Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Nuaami who changed the club's name from Al-Ahli Sports Club to Al-Farouk Sports Club.^[7]

During the same time, Al-Ittihad Sports Club in Abha was formed and the first official president was Aziz bin Mustafa. Under directives from the GSA, Al-Ittihad Sports Club changed their name to Abha Sports Club in 1962.[8] This was due to a club already named Al-Ittihad Sports Club in Jeddah. And in the year of 1968, Abha Sports Club once again changed their name but this time to Al-Siddiq Sports Club, in commemoration to Abu Bakr, first of the Rashidun Caliphates. In early 1969, the GSA decided to merge both clubs, Al-Farouk and Al-Siddiq, to form one club under the name of Al-Farouk Sports Club. Sheikh Suleiman bin Ahmed Mimish was the first president of the newly merged club.^[9]

In 1972, Al-Farouk Sports Club held a ceremony in honor of Prince

King Cup for the first time.^[17]

Recent seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	King Cup	Crown Prince Cup	Federation Cup	Notes
2001–02	2D	5th	18	8	4	6	27	25	28	–	Round of 16	Group stage
2002–03	2D	5th	22	9	8	5	38	34	35	–	Round of 16	Group stage
2003–04	2D	6th	22	7	7	8	34	27	28	–	3rd qualifying round	Winners
2004–05	2D	2nd	26	13	8	5	54	31	47	–	1st qualifying round	Semi-finals	Promoted
2005–06	1D	11th	22	3	4	15	24	57	13	–	Round of 16	Semi-finals	Relegated
2006–07	2D	10th	26	8	7	11	35	46	31	–	2nd qualifying round	Quarter-finals
2007–08	2D	2nd	26	13	6	7	47	37	45	–	2nd qualifying round	Semi-finals	Promoted
2008–09	1D	11th	22	4	7	11	19	40	19	–	Round of 16	Group stage	Relegated
2009–10	2D	4th	26	12	5	9	39	36	41	–	2nd qualifying round	Quarter-finals
2010–11	2D	4th	30	13	12	5	59	43	51	–	3rd qualifying round	–
2011–12	2D	4th	30	14	7	9	36	28	49	–	1st qualifying round	–
2012–13	2D	8th	30	11	8	11	41	45	41	–	Play-off round	–
2013–14	2D	10th	30	9	12	9	41	40	39	Round of 16	Round of 32	–
2014–15	2D	15th	30	5	10	15	36	56	25	Round of 16	Round of 32	–	Relegated
2015–16	3D	7th	18	4	8	6	19	24	20	Round of 32	–	–
2016–17	3D	7th	18	4	8	6	14	15	20	1st qualifying round	–	–
2017–18	3D	4th	18	7	6	5	20	22	27	1st qualifying round	–	–	Promoted
2018–19	2D	1st	38	19	12	7	52	38	69	Round of 16	–	–	Promoted
2019–20	1D	9th	30	11	5	14	41	52	38	Semi-finals	–	–
2020–21	1D	13th	30	10	6	14	42	50	36	Round of 16	–	–
2021–22	1D	9th	30	9	8	13	27	43	35	Round of 16	–	–

Honours

Saudi First Division

Winners (1): 2018–19

Runners-up (2): 2004–05, 2007–08
Saudi Second Division
- Winners (2): 1993–94, 1999–2000
- Runners-up (2): 1981–82, 1982–83
Saudi Third Division
- Winners (1): 1998–1999
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams
- Winners (1): 2003–04

Current squad

As of 7 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Shammeri
3	DF	KSA	Mohammad Naji
5	MF	POL	Grzegorz Krychowiak
8	MF	SRB	Uroš Matić
9	FW	KSA	Hassan Al-Ali
10	MF	TUN	Saad Bguir
11	FW	GUI	François Kamano
12	GK	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Bouq
13	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri
14	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Jumayah
15	DF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Ahli)
16	GK	ROU	Ciprian Tătărușanu
17	DF	KSA	Saleh Al-Qumayzi
18	DF	ARG	Fabián Noguera
19	FW	MNE	Luka Đorđević
21	MF	KSA	Zakaria Sami
22	DF	KSA	Yousef Al Aqil


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Omran
24	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Oufi
25	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Alawi
26	DF	COD	Marcel Tisserand (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
27	MF	KSA	Hassan Al-Qayd
29	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qahtani
30	DF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Sahafi
32	DF	KSA	Sulaiman Asiri
33	GK	KSA	Mansour Jawhar
55	FW	KSA	Waleed Asiri
61	MF	KSA	Essam Al-Bahri
63	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Barakah
71	FW	ERI	Ahmed Abdu Jaber
77	FW	KSA	Meshal Al-Mutairi
80	MF	KSA	Abdulelah Al-Shammeri
88	MF	KSA	Saad Al-Selouli
97	MF	KSA	Waseem Al-Shehri

Management staff

Position	Name
Manager	Pitso Mosimane
Assistant Manager	Muhannad Al-Sabr
Assistant Manager	Abdullah Al-Gharib
Goalkeeper Coach	Sultan Al-Alawi
Fitness Coach	Jaber Al-Khahlali
Match Analyst	Hussein Al-Kheybari
Doctor	Faisal Al-Mussalam
Physiotherapist	Isa Al-Hahbrani
Director of football	Fawzi Al-Marzouq
Technical Director	Fangio Buyse

Managerial history

Hassan Khairi (1971 – 1972)
Hosni Matar (1982 – 1985)
Wajdi Essid (1997 – 1998)
Saad Al-Beshri (1998 – 1999)
Elias Bou Zaid (1999 – 2000)
Saad Al-Beshri (2000 – 2001)
Constantin Pascal (October 11, 2001 – January 5, 2002)
Boualem Laroum (January 5, 2002 – May 30, 2002)
João Alves (July 1, 2002 – May 30, 2004)
Saad Al-Beshri (August 1, 2004 – February 18, 2005)
Yousef Al Suryati (February 18, 2005 – October 15, 2005)
Saad Al-Beshri (October 15, 2005 – December 2, 2005)
José Kleber (December 2, 2005 – March 24, 2006)
Saad Al-Beshri (March 24, 2006 – April 30, 2006)
Carlos Dante (May 24, 2006 – January 16, 2007)
Mourad Okbi (January 21, 2007 – May 30, 2007)
Abdelkader Youmir (August 22, 2007 – October 18, 2008)
Saad Al-Beshri (October 18, 2008 – November 1, 2008)
Idris Obeis (November 1, 2008 – November 22, 2009)
Nasser Nefzi (November 18, 2009 – April 27, 2010)
Otakar Dolejš (July 1, 2010 – October 1, 2011)
Zuhair Al Louti (October 1, 2011 – May 28, 2012)
Emad Soliman (May 28, 2012 – November 17, 2012)
José Rachão (November 24, 2012 – March 23, 2013)
Ibrahim Al-Aasmi (March 23, 2013 – June 1, 2013)
Otakar Dolejš (July 1, 2013 – September 14, 2014)
Riccardo De Vivo (September 26, 2014 – March 25, 2015)
Jamal Belhadi (February 19, 2015 – March 25, 2015)
Ibrahim Al-Aasmi (March 25, 2015 – May 1, 2015)
Yousri bin Kahla (August 1, 2015 – November 15, 2015)
Karim Dalhoum (November 26, 2015 – March 1, 2016)
Lotfi El Hashmi (June 29, 2016 – January 14, 2017)
Ibrahim Al-Aasmi (January 14, 2017 – May 1, 2017)
Mounir Hariz (April 16, 2017 – December 18, 2017)
Ibrahim Al-Aasmi (December 18, 2017 – January 28, 2018)
Ahmed Mehrez (January 28, 2018 – May 10, 2018)
Abderrazek Chebbi (June 14, 2018 – June 1, 2021)
Martin Ševela (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
Sven Vandenbroeck (July 16, 2022 – October 8, 2022)
Mateusz Lajczak (caretaker) (October 8, 2022 – October 30, 2022)
Roel Coumans (October 30, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
Czesław Michniewicz (June 12, 2023 – October 1, 2023)
George Timis (caretaker) (October 1, 2023 – October 9, 2023)
Yousef Al Mannai (October 9, 2023 – December 17, 2023)
George Timis (caretaker) (December 17, 2023 – January 26, 2024)
Pitso Mosimane (January 26, 2024 – )

Presidential history

As of 17 November 2023.^[18]

No	Name	From	To
1	Mohammed Al-Nuaami	1966	1968
2	Ahmed Mottain	1968	1968
3	Suleiman Habtar	1969	1970
4	Aziz bin Mustafa Aziz	1970	1972
5	Suleiman Mimish	1972	1973
6	Dhafer Al-Obaidi	1973	1974
7	Mohammed bin Rashed Salamah	1977	1977
8	Khaled Mohammed Sheikho	1978	1978
9	Mohammed Al-Fawaz	1979	1979
10	Abdulrahman Abo Melha	1981	1984
11	Hani Abu Ghazaleh	1985	1987
12	Saleh Qadeh	1988	1990
13	Mustafa bin Abdullah Aziz	1991	1993
14	Hamad Shabib Al-Dossari	1993	1996
15	Abdulwahab Al Mojathel	1997	2002
16	Hamad Shabib Al-Dossari	2002	2005
17	Abdulwahab Al Mojathel	2005	2006
18	Meshafi Al-Maqrafi	2006	2006
19	Ali Al-Shehri	2006	2006
20	Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Faisal	2006	2008
21	Saad Al-Ahmari	2008	2008
22	Abdulwahab Al Mojathel	2009	2009
23	Saad Al-Ahmari	2010	2013
24	Ahmed Al-Hodithy	2013

External links

Official website
Abha at
SPL

References

[1] "الأندية الرياضية".

[2] "Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Mahalah)".

[3] "مجلس الإدارة". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-08.

[4] "بعد غياب 12 عاماً.. أبها يصعد إلى دوري المحترفين".

[5] "ديربي عسير التاريخي بين زعيم وفارس".

[6] "من هو نادي أبها".

[7] "تاريخ النادي".

[8] "حكاية نادي .. أبها فارس عسير والنادي الأول في المنطقة الجنوبية".

[9] ""ميمش" أول رؤساء أبها.. و"ابن مجثل" حقق الحلم".

[10] "الأمير خالد الفيصل يبارك تغيير مسمى الوديعة الى أبها".

[11] "لجنة الحكام تهنئ الأندية بمناسبة الصعود".

[12] ""رائد التحدي" يعلن البقاء في دوري الأضواء".

[13] "نائب رئيس أبها السابق: 14 سببا عرقلت النادي".

[14] "رياضي / فريق أبها يصعد لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان لأندية الدرجة الأولى بفوزه على الوطني".

[15] "أبها يعود إلى دوري المحترفين بعد غياب 10 أعوام".

[16] "أبها بطلا لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للدرجة الأولى".

[17] "ابها يحجز مقعده في نصف نهائي كاس الملك على حساب الفتح".

[18] "رؤوساء النادي في تاريخه". Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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