Damac FC

Damac
Full nameDamac Football Club
Nickname(s)Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South)
Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
GroundPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Capacity20,000
ChairmanKhaled Al Masha'at
ManagerCosmin Contra
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 8th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Damac Football Club (Arabic: ضمك, romanized: Ḍamak) is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Khamis Mushait, that currently competes in the Saudi Professional League, the top division of Saudi Arabian football.

The home venue of this club, founded in 1972, is Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. They are named for the nearby Jabal Damac mountain.

Honours

Management staff

Position Name
Manager Romania Cosmin Contra
Assistant Manager Romania Laurentiu Rosu
Assistant Manager Romania Cornel Dobre
Goalkeeper Coach Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Qarni
Fitness Coach Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Ghul
Assistant Fitness Coach Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Shahri
Video Analyst Saudi Arabia Ahmad Al-Hajj
Rehab Coach Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Thani
Performance Analyst Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Balushi
Sporting Director Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Shaharili
Head of Medical Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Sheikh
Doctor Saudi Arabia Humaid Al-Khams
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Nawwaf
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Hussaini
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Muqarrib
Masseur Saudi Arabia Razzaq Al-Ghanim
Nutritionist Saudi Arabia Saleem Al-Alawi
Director of Development Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Malik
Director of Football Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Thahrani

Managerial history

  • Sudan Azzedine Abbas (1981 – 1985)
  • Tunisia Mohsen Habacha (1985 – 1986)
  • Tunisia Djamel Belkacem (2001 – 2004)
  • Tunisia Mohammed Aldo (2004 – 2006)
  • Morocco Said El Khider (July 31, 2006 – October 10, 2006)
  • Tunisia Al Hadi Ben Mokhtar (November 13, 2006 – January 30, 2008)
  • Tunisia Selim Al Manga (January 31, 2008 – March 29, 2009)
  • Tunisia Ali Mujahid (July 1, 2009 – January 15, 2010)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Al Maalej (caretaker) (January 15, 2010 – January 27, 2010)
  • Tunisia Jalal Kadri (January 27, 2010 – May 1, 2010)
  • Tunisia Mondher Ladhari (June 15, 2010 – May 31, 2011)
  • Serbia Boris Bunjak (July 1, 2011 – October 8, 2011)
  • Morocco Abdelkader Youmir (November 4, 2011 – March 13, 2012)
  • Saudi Arabia Hassan Ahmed (March 13, 2012 – May 31, 2012)
  • Egypt Jamal El Din Hamza (July 30, 2012 – November 29, 2012)
  • Tunisia Selim Al Manga (November 29, 2012 – November 23, 2013)
  • Tunisia Zouhair Louati (November 23, 2013 – May 1, 2014)
  • Tunisia Khalil Obaid (June 13, 2014 – December 8, 2014)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Al Maalej (December 8, 2014 – October 25, 2015)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Al Dao (October 25, 2015 – March 15, 2016)
  • Tunisia Selim Al Manga (March 16, 2016 – May 1, 2016)
  • Egypt Amr Anwar (June 24, 2016 – September 22, 2016)
  • Tunisia Bayrem Mokhtari (caretaker) (September 22, 2016 – October 4, 2016)
  • Tunisia Lotfi Kadri (October 5, 2016 – November 19, 2016)
  • Tunisia Bayrem Mokhtari (November 19, 2016 – February 21, 2017)
  • Croatia Mladen Frančić (February 21, 2017 – May 22, 2017)
  • Tunisia Kaies Zouaghi (May 31, 2017 – October 5, 2017)
  • Tunisia Mahdi Maiz (caretaker) (October 5, 2017 – October 20, 2017)
  • Tunisia Zouhair Louati (October 20, 2017 – May 1, 2018)
  • Tunisia Mohamed Kouki (May 31, 2018 – October 5, 2019)
  • Algeria Noureddine Zekri (October 5, 2019 – January 4, 2021)
  • Croatia Krešimir Režić (January 4, 2021 – March 6, 2023)
  • Romania Cosmin Contra (March 6, 2023 – )[1]

Current squad

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

Out on loan

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "ضمك يعلن التعاقد مع كونترا وينهي علاقته بالكرواتي ريزيتش" [Damac announce contract with Contra and end relationship with Croatia's Režić]. Al Riyadh (in Arabic). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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