Al-Khaldiya SC
Full nameAl-Khaldiya Sports Club
Founded27 October 2020 (27 October 2020)
StadiumBahrain National Stadium
Riffa Bahrain[1]
Capacity24,000
ManagerDalibor Starčević
LeagueBahraini Premier League
2022–231st of 10

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'.

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 the 5th of February 2022 becoming the first club to do so in the first top-flight season of Bahrain football. On the 10th of 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. Nation Player
1 GK Bahrain BHR Abdulla Al-Thawadi
2 FW Bahrain BHR Sayed Dhiya Saeed
3 DF Bahrain BHR Mohamed Adel
4 DF Bahrain BHR Ahmed Bughammar
5 MF Senegal SEN Seydina Dabo
6 DF Iraq IRQ Dhurgham Ismail
7 MF Tunisia TUN Aymen Harzi
8 MF Bahrain BHR Mohammed Al-Hardan
9 FW Brazil BRA Gleison
10 FW Bahrain BHR Mahdi Al-Humaidan
11 FW Bahrain BHR Ismail Abdullatif
13 DF Bahrain BHR Abdulla Al-Haza'a
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Bahrain BHR Ahmed Merza
17 MF Algeria ALG Malik Raiah
19 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Fernando
20 GK Bahrain BHR Sayed Shubbar Alawi
21 MF Senegal SEN Dominique Mendy
22 GK Bahrain BHR Ammar Mohamed
23 FW Algeria ALG Samy Frioui
27 FW Bahrain BHR Ali Al-Sharqawi
33 GK Bahrain BHR Mohamed El Garably
37 DF Algeria ALG Tarek Bouabta
40 FW Chad CHA Othman Alhaj
45 FW Bahrain BHR Mahdi Abduljabbar

Former players

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

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

Managerial history

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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