Al Wehda Club (Mecca)

Al-Wehda Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة‎) is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1916. The football section plays in the Saudi Professional League.[2] They also have a handball section.

This article is about the Saudi football team. For other uses, see Al-Wahda (disambiguation).
Al-Wehda Club
Full nameAl-Wehda Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca)
Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Giant)
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity38,000[1]
PresidentSultan Azhar
ManagerIvo Vieira
LeaguePro League
2019–20Pro League, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Honours

Saudi First Division (Level 2)

King Cup

  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966
  • Runners-up (5): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970

Crown Prince Cup

  • Winners (1): 1959–60
  • Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11

(Source:[3])

Current squad
As of 22 September 2020[4][5]
No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Raghid Al-Najjar  Saudi Arabia
2 Defender Mohammed Al-Amri  Saudi Arabia
3 Midfielder Hussain Al-Eisa  Saudi Arabia
4 Midfielder Waleed Bakshween  Saudi Arabia
5 Defender Pedro Henrique (on loan from Vitória de Guimarães)  Brazil
6 Defender Abdullah Al-Hafith  Saudi Arabia
7 Midfielder Mishari Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Qarni  Saudi Arabia
9 Midfielder Hernâni Fortes (on loan from Levante)  Portugal
10 Midfielder Dimitri Petratos  Australia
12 Midfielder Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
14 Defender Alberto Botía  Spain
15 Midfielder Jaber Mustafa  Saudi Arabia
17 Defender Ali Al-Zubaidi  Saudi Arabia
18 Forward Youssouf Niakaté  France
19 Forward Thamer Al-Ali  Saudi Arabia
20 Forward Jaber Asiri  Saudi Arabia
23 Defender Noor Al-Rashidi  Saudi Arabia
24 Midfielder Mubarak Al-Suqoor  Saudi Arabia
26 Goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Owaishir  Saudi Arabia
28 Defender Hamad Al-Jayzani  Saudi Arabia
33 Goalkeeper Ayman Al-Hussaini  Saudi Arabia
38 Defender Naif Kariri  Saudi Arabia
49 Midfielder Sultan Al-Sawadi  Saudi Arabia
66 Goalkeeper Basem Atallah  Saudi Arabia
71 Forward Ahmed Abdu  Eritrea
77 Midfielder Ayman Al-Khulaif  Saudi Arabia
87 Midfielder Anselmo  Brazil
88 Midfielder Alaa Al Hejji  Saudi Arabia
90 Midfielder Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia
91 Midfielder Luis Gustavo  Brazil
99 Forward Sultan Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
44 Midfielder Hatem Belal  Saudi Arabia
50 Midfielder Nawaf Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Craig Goodwin  Australia

Managers

References

  1. "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. "Al Wahda FC (Mecca)". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. Ian King and Mohammed Qayed (14 May 2010). "Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Al-Wehda squad 2018-19 season". slstat. Retrieved 26 July 2018.


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