Damac Club
Association football club in Saudi Arabia
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Damac Club is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Khamis Mushait, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system.
Full nameDamac Club
NicknamesFaris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South)
Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded1972
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| Full name | Damac Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South) Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac) | |||
| Founded | 1972 | |||
| Ground | Al-Mahalah Stadium, Damac Club Stadium, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Capacity | 20,000 5,000 | |||
| Owner | Ministry of Sport | |||
| Chairman | Khaled Al Masha'at | |||
| Head coach | Fábio Carille | |||
| League | Saudi Pro League | |||
| 2024–25 | Pro League, 14th of 18 | |||
| Website | damac | |||
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Damac hosts its home games at two venues: the Al-Mahalah Stadium in Abha for high-profile matches and the Damac Club Stadium[1] in Khamis Mushait for less prominent fixtures. The club takes its name from the nearby Damac Mountain.
Honours
- Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
- Winners (2): 1980–81, 2014–15
- Runners-up (2): 1989–90, 2004–05
- Saudi Third Division League (tier 4)
- Runners-up (1): 2002–03
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Fábio Carille |
| Assistant coach | Cuca  Hussein Al-Wadaei |
| Goalkeeper coach | Fayez Al-Asiri |
| Fitness coach |  Noureddine Saleh |
| Match analyst |  Fábio Ferreira |
| Rehab coach | Abdulelah Al-Thani |
| Performance analyst | Saad Al-Balushi |
| Sporting director | Ali Al-Shaharili |
| Doctor | Humaid Al-Khams Mohamed Al-Sheikh |
| Physiotherapist | Salman Al-Nawwaf Faisal Al-Hussaini 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 – December 6, 2024)
Nuno Almeida (December 25, 2024 – March 26 2025)- Khaled Al-Atwi (March 27, 2025 – June 1, 2025)
- Armando Evangelista (June 24, 2025 – 10 February 2026)
Fábio Carille (10 February, 2026 –)
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 August 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U21 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
