Al-Khaldiya Sports Club, also known as Al Khalidiyah, is a professional football club based in Northern Riffa, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top domestic football competition. It is the newest formed football club in Bahrain, established in 2020. The home ground of the team is Bahrain National Stadium with a capacity of 28,900. The club's name Al-Khaldiya ("الخالدية") means eternity.

History

Al-Khaldiya Sports Club was formed on 27 October 2020 and started off play in the Bahraini Second Division. In their first season, they finished 2nd with 12 wins, five draws, and just one loss, getting promoted to the Bahraini Premier League. In the qualifying round of the King's Cup, they beat Bahrain SC 6–1 but lost 1–0 to Al Riffa in the round of 16.

Season 2021–22

Season 2021–22 was the first season of the club in the top-flight of Bahraini football. Huge names of Bahrain football and 7 regular national team players were brought into the club. Croatian coach and Asian Champions League winner Dragan Talajić signed with the club. Instantly from an underdog position, the club became one of the most powerful teams in Bahrain. On 29 December 2021, the club reached the semifinals of the Bahrain King Cup and will play the semifinals on 5 February 2022 becoming the first club to do so in the first top-flight season of Bahrain football. On 10 February, Talajić took Al Khaldiya's side to the King of Bahrain Cup 2022 Final for the first time in the club's history. On 5 March, Al Khaldiya won the Bahraini King's Cup against East Riffa Club winning the first-ever top-tier trophy in the history of the club.

Players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK BHR Abdulla Al-Thawadi 2 DF BHR Sayed Dhiya Saeed 3 DF BHR Mohamed Adel 4 DF BHR Ahmed Bughammar 5 MF SEN Seydina Dabo 6 DF ALG Tarek Bouabta 7 MF BHR Prince Aggreh 8 MF BHR Mohamed Al-Hardan 9 FW BRA Gleison 11 FW BHR Ismail Abdullatif 13 DF BHR Abdulla Al-Haza'a 14 MF JOR Nizar Al-Rashdan 15 DF MLI Moussa Coulibaly 16 MF EGY Seif Issameldin 17 MF ALG Malik Raiah 19 MF BRA Luiz FernandoNo. Pos. Nation Player 20 GK BHR Sayed Shubbar Alawi 21 MF SEN Dominique Mendy 22 DF MAR Ayoub El Amloud 23 FW BHR Mohamed Al-Romaihi 26 FW CHA Othman Alhaj 27 FW BHR Ali Abdulla 30 MF BHR Walid Al-Tayeb 33 GK BHR Mohamed Abdulhakeem 41 MF BHR Ebrahim Al-Obaidili 44 GK BHR Mohamed El-Garably 45 FW BHR Mahdi Abduljabbar 66 MF BRA Lucas Salinas 70 MF KSA Bader Bashir 89 DF BHR Ahmed Merza 99 FW JOR Ali Al-Azaizeh
1GKBHRAbdulla Al-Thawadi
2DFBHRSayed Dhiya Saeed
3DFBHRMohamed Adel
4DFBHRAhmed Bughammar
5MFSENSeydina Dabo
6DFALGTarek Bouabta
7MFBHRPrince Aggreh
8MFBHRMohamed Al-Hardan
9FWBRAGleison
11FWBHRIsmail Abdullatif
13DFBHRAbdulla Al-Haza'a
14MFJORNizar Al-Rashdan
15DFMLIMoussa Coulibaly
16MFEGYSeif Issameldin
17MFALGMalik Raiah
19MFBRALuiz Fernando
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20GKBHRSayed Shubbar Alawi
21MFSENDominique Mendy
22DFMARAyoub El Amloud
23FWBHRMohamed Al-Romaihi
26FWCHAOthman Alhaj
27FWBHRAli Abdulla
30MFBHRWalid Al-Tayeb
33GKBHRMohamed Abdulhakeem
41MFBHREbrahim Al-Obaidili
44GKBHRMohamed El-Garably
45FWBHRMahdi Abduljabbar
66MFBRALucas Salinas
70MFKSABader Bashir
89DFBHRAhmed Merza
99FWJORAli Al-Azaizeh

Managerial history

ManagerSeason
Bahrain Mohammad Al-ShamlanJuly 2021 –30 November 2021
Croatia Dragan Talajić11 December 2021–1 June 2022
Portugal Bruno Pereira3 August 2022–10 December 2022
Croatia Dalibor Starčević11 December 2022–30 June 2023
Algeria Miloud Hamdi1 July 2023–13 December 2023
Bahrain Ali Ashoor1 December 2023–15 November 2025

Honours

2022–23, 2023–24

2021-22, 2024-25

2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26

2024-25