Al-Khaleej FC
Khaleej Football Club (Arabic: نادي الخليج بسيهات, romanized: nādī al-khalīj bi-Sayhāt, lit. 'Saihat Gulf Club') is a Saudi Arabian multisports club. Located in Saihat, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is a sport, social, educational club. Additionally, different teams in this club, categorized in different levels based on the age, play different sports. Among the sports played by the Khaleej Club teams are football, handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, gymnastics, athletics, aquatics and others.
Full name | Khaleej Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al-Danah | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Saihat | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Alaa Al-Heml | ||
Manager | Pedro Emanuel | ||
League | Pro League | ||
2022–23 | Pro League, 14th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club is well known for the handball team which played in different worldwide championships. Also, the athletics team accomplished worldwide golden middles.
It was announced that the club stadium will be completely rebuild with a new capacity of 15,000 instead of the previous 10,000 plus new handball court and new training facilities , the work should start in April 2024 and be completed by 2026 before the 2027 Asian cup