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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 (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 First Division League | |||
| 2025–26 | Pro League, 16th of 18 (relegated) | |||
| Website | damac | |||
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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.
Damac hosts its home games at two venues: the Al-Mahalah Stadium in Abha for high-profile matches and the Damac Club Stadium1 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
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| Assistant coach | Cuca  Hussein Al-Wadaei
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| Goalkeeper coach | Fayez Al-Asiri
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| Fitness coach |  Noureddine Saleh
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| Match analyst |  Fábio Ferreira
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| Rehab coach | Abdulelah Al-Thani
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| Performance analyst | Saad Al-Balushi
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| Sporting director | Ali Al-Shaharili
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| Doctor | Humaid Al-Khams Mohamed Al-Sheikh
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| Physiotherapist | Salman Al-Nawwaf Faisal Al-Hussaini Waleed Al-Muqarrib
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| Masseur | Razzaq Al-Ghanim
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| Nutritionist | Saleem Al-Alawi
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| Director of development | Sultan Al-Malik
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| Director of football | Khalid Al-Thahrani
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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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External links
External links
- Official website
- Damac FC at Soccerway
- Damac FC at Football Critic
- Damac FC at extragoal.net (in Arabic)