Damac FC is a Saudi football club based in Khamis Mushait, in Asir Province. The club finished the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League season 16th out of 18 and plays in the Saudi First Division League, the country’s second tier, from the 2026-27 season onwards.
Club facts
- City: Khamis Mushait, Asir Province, in the south-west of the kingdom
- Founded: 1966, under the Khamis Mushait Center for Social Development. The club was officially registered in 1972.
- Nicknames: Faris Al-Janub, the Knight of the South, and Jabal Damac, the Mountain of Damac
- Name origin: Damac Mountain, which overlooks the region
- Grounds used in 2025-26: Damac Club Stadium in Khamis Mushait, capacity 3,800, and Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City in Abha, also known as Al-Mahalah Stadium, capacity 25,000, for the bigger fixtures
- Colours in 2025-26: red home shirt with navy trim, white and red away shirt
2025-26 season record
| Metric | 2025-26 season |
|---|---|
| Final position | 16th of 18 |
| Played | 34 |
| Won | 6 |
| Drawn | 11 |
| Lost | 17 |
| Goals for | 32 |
| Goals against | 55 |
| Goal difference | -23 |
| Points | 29 |
Eleven draws in 34 matches. Damac seldom turned a tight game into three points, and six wins were not enough to climb out of the bottom three.
Relegation, confirmed at the end of the 2025-26 season
Sixteenth place sends Damac down to the Saudi First Division League for the 2026-27 season. The club leaves the top flight after a seven-season stay in the Saudi Pro League.
Two other clubs go down with them: Al-Okhdood, 17th on 20 points, and Al-Najma, 18th on 16 points. Abha, Al-Faisaly and Al-Diriyah take their places for 2026-27. Abha come back up after two seasons away and Al-Faisaly after four, while Al-Diriyah reach the Saudi Pro League for the first time in their history, through the promotion play-offs.
The Saudi First Division League is the second tier of the Saudi football league system. Damac last played there in 2018-19, the season they finished runners-up and won promotion.
Honours
- Saudi Second Division, third tier: winners in 1980-81 and 2014-15, runners-up in 1989-90 and 2004-05
- Saudi First Division, second tier: runners-up in 2018-19, the season that took them up to the Saudi Pro League
- Saudi Third Division, fourth tier: runners-up in 2002-03
Following the Saudi Pro League
This page covers the 2025-26 season, Damac’s last in the Saudi top flight. For the current season:
- the live league table at saudileague.net/en/standings/
- the round-by-round schedule at saudileague.net/en/fixtures/
- the full club list at saudileague.net/en/clubs/
Sources
- Damac Club, English Wikipedia: city, founding, nicknames, grounds, honours
- Saudipedia, Damac Club article: 1966 creation and 1972 registration
- 2025-26 Saudi Pro League, English Wikipedia: final table, stadium capacities, relegations and promotions
- Football Kit Archive, Damac FC 2025-26 kits: colours
- 2026-27 Saudi Pro League, English Wikipedia: identity of the three promoted clubs and Al-Diriyah’s play-off route