Damac FC

Damac
Full name	Damac Football Club
Nickname(s)	Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South); Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded	1972; 52 years ago
Ground	Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Khaled Al Masha'at
Manager	Cosmin Contra
League	Pro League
2023-24	Pro League, 10th of 18
Website	https://damac.sa/
	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

Saudi First Division
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
Saudi Second Division
- Winners (2): 1980–81, 2014–15
- Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2004–05
Saudi Third Division
- Runners-up (1): 2002–03

Management staff

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

Managerial history

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Florin Niță
3	DF	ALG	Abdelkader Bedrane
4	DF	KSA	Noor Al-Rashidi
5	DF	KSA	Tareq Abdullah
6	MF	KSA	Faisal Al-Subiani (on loan from Al-Ahli)
7	MF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Qahtani
8	MF	EGY	Tarek Hamed
10	MF	CMR	Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
11	MF	GUI	François Kamano
12	DF	KSA	Sanousi Hawsawi
13	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
15	DF	ALG	Farouk Chafaï
17	FW	KSA	Abdullah Al-Mogren (on loan from Al-Fateh)
18	MF	KSA	Ahmed Harisi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	KSA	Thamer Al-Ali
20	DF	KSA	Dhari Al-Anazi
22	GK	KSA	Abdulbasit Hawsawi
23	FW	KSA	Jawad Al-Hassan ^U19
30	GK	KSA	Nasser Al-Ghamdi
32	MF	ROU	Nicolae Stanciu
51	MF	KSA	Ramzi Solan
80	FW	SEN	Habib Diallo (on loan from Al-Shabab)
87	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khaibari (on loan from Al-Khaleej)
90	MF	KSA	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi
94	FW	KSA	Meshari Al-Nemer (on loan from Al-Nassr)
95	MF	KSA	Ayman Fallatah (on loan from Al-Ahli)
97	GK	KSA	Amin Bukhari (on loan from Al-Nassr)

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	NED	Adam Maher
9	FW	GAM	Assan Ceesay


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	KSA	Hassan Abu Sharara
99	FW	KSA	Rayan Al-Qahtani

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website
Damac FC at Soccerway
Damac FC at Football Critic
Damac FC at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

[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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