Al-Khaldiya SC

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Al-Khaldiya SC
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Full nameAl-Khaldiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)Lions of Bahrain
Short nameKhaldiya
Founded27 October 2020;3 years ago (27 October 2020)
Stadium Bahrain National Stadium
Riffa Bahrain [1]
Capacity24,000
Manager Miloud Hamdi
League Bahraini Premier League
2022–23 1st of 10
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Al-Khaldiya Sports Club is a professional football club based in Hamad Town, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League. It is the newest formed football club in Bahrain, established in 2020. Financially it is the richest Bahrain football club and most ambitious. The home ground of the team is Bahrain National Stadium with a capacity of 28,900. The team name Al-Khaldiya ("الخالدية") literally means 'eternity'.

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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. [2] [3]

Season 2021–22

Season 2021–22 is the first season of the club in the top-flight of Bahrain 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 2022, Talajić took Al Khaldiya's side to the King of Bahrain Cup 2022 Final for the first time in the club's history. On March 5, 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.

Achievements

2022–23
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Players

Sources: [4] [5] [6]

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Abdulla Al-Thawadi
2 DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Sayed Dhiya Saeed
3 DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Mohamed Adel
4 DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ahmed Bughammar
5 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Seydina Dabo
6 DF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Tarek Bouabta
7 MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Prince Aggreh
8 MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Mohamed Al-Hardan
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gleison
11 FW Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ismail Abdullatif
13 DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Abdulla Al-Haza'a
14 MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Faisal Ghaz
15 DF Flag of Iraq.svg  IRQ Dhurgham Ismail
16 MF Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Seif Issameldin
17 MF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Malik Raiah
19 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Luiz Fernando
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 GK Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Sayed Shubbar Alawi
21 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Dominique Mendy
22 GK Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ammar Mohamed
23 FW Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Samy Frioui
26 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Othman Al-Haj
27 FW Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ali Abdulla
30 MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Walid Al-Tayeb
33 GK Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Mohamed Abdulhakeem
41 MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ebrahim Al-Obaidili
44 GK Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Mohamed El-Garably
45 FW Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Mahdi Abduljabbar
— MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
— MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucas Salinas
— MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Bader Bashir
— DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ahmed Merza

Former players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— FW Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Thiago Augusto
— MF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Habib Haroon
— MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Alexander Hleb (Apparently only signed for publicity, never played for the club)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cleylton Santos
— FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Taylon Correa

Managerial history

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References

  1. ↑ "Bahrain. Al Khalidiya". azscore.com. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "40yo Alexander Hleb comes out of retirement to sign for new club". 13 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alexander Hleb signs up with Bahrain's FC Khaldiya". 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bahrain - Khalidiya - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "Al Khalidiyah live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore".
  6. ↑ "Al Khalidiyah live scores, results, fixtures, al Khalidiyah v Al-Ahli live | Football, Bahrain".
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