Al Wehda FC

Al Wehda FC (Arabic: نادي الوحدة لكرة القدم) is a Saudi Arabian professional association football club based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, that competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of the Saudi football league system.

History

Early years (1916–1945)

Al Wehda traces its origins to 1916, when it was established as Al Mukhtalat Club in the Hejaz Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. The name Al Mukhtalat, meaning “inclusive” or “mixed,” reflected the club’s diverse composition, as it included both Saudi and non-Saudi players.

In 1945, the club briefly adopted the name Al Hizb (The Party) before being renamed Al Wehda (Unity). The change was made to commemorate the unification of Saudi Arabia under King Ibn Saud during World War I.

Domestic success (1950s–1960s)

Al Wehda won the 1957–58 edition of His Majesty's League, the predecessor to the modern Saudi Pro League, becoming the inaugural champions of Saudi Arabia’s top-flight football league.

In 1959–60, the club won the Crown Prince Cup. In 1966, it went on to win the King Cup, becoming the first team to lift the competition.

Honours

• record
• s shared record

International record

Overview

As of 20 May 2021

Record by country

International record

Matches

Current squad

As of 1 August 2025

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

Coaching staff

Managerial history

• Saudi Arabia Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
• Saudi Arabia Hassan Sultan
• Egypt Raafat Attia (1974–1975)
• Tunisia Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
• Egypt Taha Ismail (1981–1983)
• Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali (1983–1985)
• Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Jizani (1985)
• Egypt Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1985–1986)
• Brazil Jairzinho (1988–1989)
• Egypt Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
• France Pavle Dolezar (1995)
• France Jean Fernandez (1997)
• Brazil Gaúcho (1998–1999)
• Romania Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
• Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
• England David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
• Romania Dumitru Marcu (July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
• Tunisia Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 –May 30, 2001)
• Brazil Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
• Brazil Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
• Serbia and Montenegro Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
• Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
• Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
• Germany Theo Bücker (July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
• Netherlands Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
• Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
• Germany Theo Bücker (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
• Portugal Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
• France Jean-Christian Lang (July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
• Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
• Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti (May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
• Egypt Bashir Abdel Samad (May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
• Serbia Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
• Tunisia Adel Latrach (November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
• Egypt Bashir Abdel Samad (February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
• Tunisia Wajdi Essid (September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
• Tunisia Khalil Obaid (January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
• Romania Florin Cioroianu (July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
• Egypt Mohamed Salah (October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
• Tunisia Abderrazek Chebbi (March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
• Algeria Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
• Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
• Uruguay Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
• Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui (November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
• Egypt Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
• Tunisia Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
• Brazil Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
• Egypt Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
• Argentina Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
• Croatia Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
• Uruguay José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
• Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
• Portugal Ivo Vieira (September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
• Jordan Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
• Greece Georgios Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
• Tunisia Habib Ben Romdhane (July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
• Chile José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
• Greece Georgios Donis (July 11, 2023 – June 1, 2024)
• Germany Josef Zinnbauer (July 24, 2024 – November 15, 2024)
• Egypt Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 15, 2024 – November 27, 2024)
• Uruguay José Daniel Carreño (November 27, 2024 – June 1, 2025)
• Chile José Luis Sierra (September 1, 2025 – November 2, 2025)
• Egypt Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 2, 2025 – December 15, 2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Rusmir Cviko (December 15, 2025 – present)

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

External links

• – kooora.com