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Association football club in Mecca, Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم, romanized: Nādī al-Waḥdah li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Union Football Club') is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1945, making it the 3rd oldest club in Saudi Arabia[2] The football section plays in the Saudi Professional League. They also have a handball section.
Full name | Al-Wehda Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca) Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Genie ) | |||
Founded | 1945 | |||
Ground | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | |||
Capacity | 38,000[1] | |||
President | Sultan Azhar | |||
Head coach | Josef Zinnbauer | |||
League | Saudi Pro League | |||
2023–24 | Pro League, 13th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Saudi First Division (Level 2)
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Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2021 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Josef Zinnbauer |
Assistant Head Coach | Dragan Paljić |
Goalkeeper Coach | Michael Kraft |
Fitness Coach | Franck Plaine |
Chief Analyst | Saad Al-Dossari |
Doctor | Fahad Al-Menhali |
Physiotherapist | Mohammed Al-Shalwi |
Sports Scientist | Rustem Gashi |
Director of football | Yassin Al-Zahrani |
Technical Director | Hazim Al-Freej |
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