Al-Khaldiya SC

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Al-Khaldiya SC
Al-Khaldiya SC logo.png
Full nameAl-Khaldiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)Lions of Bahrain
Short nameKhaldiya
Founded27 October 2020;4 years ago (27 October 2020)
Ground Bahrain National Stadium
Riffa [1]
Capacity24,000
Chairman Isa bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
Manager Ali Ashoor
League Premier League
2024–25 Premier League, 2nd of 12
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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.

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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 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

[4] [5] [6] 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
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 Jordan.svg  JOR Nizar Al-Rashdan
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 Bahrain.svg  BHR Mohamed Al-Romaihi
26 FW Flag of Chad.svg  CHA Othman Alhaj
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
50 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
66 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucas Salinas
70 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Bader Bashir
89 DF Flag of Bahrain.svg  BHR Ahmed Merza
DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Moussa Coulibaly
FW Flag of Jordan.svg  JOR Ali Al-Azaizeh

Managerial history

ManagerSeason
Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohammad Al-Shamlan July 2021 –30 November 2021
Flag of Croatia.svg Dragan Talajić 11 December 2021–1 June 2022
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Bruno Pereira3 August 2022–10 December 2022
Flag of Croatia.svg Dalibor Starčević 11 December 2022–30 June 2023
Flag of Algeria.svg Miloud Hamdi 1 July 2023–13 December 2023
Flag of Bahrain.svg Ali Ashoor 1 December 2023–present

Honors

2022–23, 2023–24
2021-22, 2024-25
2022-23, 2023-24,

2024-25

2024-25

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".