Damac Club

Damac Club
نادي ضمك
Full name	Damac Club
Nicknames	Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South); Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded	1972; 54 years ago
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	Armando Evangelista
League	Saudi Pro League
2024–25	Pro League, 14th of 18
Website	damac.sa
	Current season

Damac Club
نادي ضمك
Full name	Damac Club
Nicknames	Faris Al-Janub (The Knight of the South); Jabal Damac (Mountain of Damac)
Founded	1972; 54 years ago
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	Armando Evangelista
League	Saudi Pro League
2024–25	Pro League, 14th of 18
Website	damac.sa
	Current season

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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 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
Head coach	Armando Evangelista
Assistant coach	António Machado André Balinha Hussein Al-Wadaei
Goalkeeper coach	Hélder Godinho 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 – )

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Kewin
2	MF	GUI	Morlaye Sylla
3	DF	ALG	Abdelkader Bedrane
4	DF	KSA	Noor Al-Rashidi
5	DF	KSA	Hassan Rabei
6	MF	KSA	Tareq Abdullah
7	MF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Qahtani
8	MF	ARG	Valentín Vada
10	FW	FRA	Nabil Alioui
11	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïté
12	DF	KSA	Sanousi Hawsawi
13	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
15	DF	MAR	Jamal Harkass


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	KSA	Dhari Al-Anazi
21	MF	KSA	Ahmed Omar
22	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Khaibari (on loan from Al-Ula)
23	DF	KSA	Jawad Al-Hassan
26	MF	KSA	Riyadh Sharahili (on loan from Neom)
28	FW	PAR	Jesús Medina
30	GK	KSA	Nasser Al-Ghamdi
33	GK	KSA	Moataz Al-Baqaawi
77	MF	BRA	David Kaiki
80	FW	KSA	Yahya Al-Najei
88	MF	KSA	Khaled Al-Samiri
90	MF	KSA	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	KSA	Mazen Mofreh
25	GK	KSA	Sayyaf Al-Qahtani
47	FW	KSA	Zaher Makkawi
55	DF	KSA	Majed Al Awad
65	MF	KSA	Bandar Mofrh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
66	MF	BHR	Saeed Sulaiman
71	GK	KSA	Yahya Abu Dahi
91	FW	KSA	Rakan Al-Amri
93	MF	KSA	Ahmed Nammazi
94	MF	KSA	Ziyad Al Yahya

References

^ "ضمك يستقبل الفتح في ملعبه الجديد".

External links

Official website
Damac FC at Soccerway
Damac FC at Football Critic
Damac FC at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

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 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