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Al-Khaldiya SC
Full nameAl-Khaldiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)Lions of Bahrain
Short nameKhaldiya
Founded27 October 2020; 4 years ago (27 October 2020)
GroundBahrain National Stadium
Riffa[1]
Capacity24,000
ManagerAli Ashoor
LeaguePremier League
2023–24Premier League, 1st of 12 (champions)
Current season

Al-Khaldiya Sports Club, also known as Al Khalidiyah, is a professional football club based in Hamad Town, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top domestic football competition. It is the newest formed football club in Bahrain, established in 2020. The home ground of the team is Bahrain National Stadium with a capacity of 28,900. The club's name Al-Khaldiya ("الخالدية") literally means eternity.

History

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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

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Season 2021–22 was the first season of the club in the top-flight of Bahraini 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 5 February 2022 becoming the first club to do so in the first top-flight season of Bahrain football. On 10 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.

Honours

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2022–23, 2023–24
2022
2022 ، 2023

Players

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[4][5][6] 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 DF 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 Algeria ALG Tarek Bouabta
7 MF Bahrain BHR Prince Aggreh
8 MF Bahrain BHR Mohamed Al-Hardan
9 FW Brazil BRA Gleison
11 FW Bahrain BHR Ismail Abdullatif
13 DF Bahrain BHR Abdulla Al-Haza'a
14 MF Bahrain BHR Faisal Ghaz
15 DF Iraq IRQ Dhurgham Ismail
16 MF Egypt EGY Seif Issameldin
17 MF Algeria ALG Malik Raiah
19 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Fernando
No. Pos. Nation Player
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
26 FW Chad CHA Othman Alhaj
27 FW Bahrain BHR Ali Abdulla
30 MF Bahrain BHR Walid Al-Tayeb
33 GK Bahrain BHR Mohamed Abdulhakeem
41 MF Bahrain BHR Ebrahim Al-Obaidili
44 GK Bahrain BHR Mohamed El-Garably
45 FW Bahrain BHR Mahdi Abduljabbar
50 MF Morocco MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
66 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Salinas
70 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Bader Bashir
89 DF Bahrain BHR Ahmed Merza
MF Jordan JOR Nizar Al-Rashdan

Former players

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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

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References

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  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".