▁season ▁Ab ha ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁First ▁Division ▁title ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁history . ▁Ab ha ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Third ▁Division ▁once , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Second ▁Division ▁once , ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁play ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Prince ▁Sultan ▁bin ▁Abd ul ▁Az iz ▁Stadium ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Al - M ah al ah ) ▁in ▁Ab ha . ▁They ▁share ▁the ▁stad ium ▁with ▁riv als ▁Dam ac , ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁contest ▁the ▁As ir ▁der by . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁sports ▁club ▁in ▁Ab ha ▁started ▁with ▁the ▁personal ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Abd ul lah ▁Al - M u all ami ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁His ▁reasons ▁for ▁establish ing ▁a ▁sports ▁club ▁was ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁Ab ha ▁had ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁practice ▁and ▁play ▁football . ▁The ▁youth ▁of ▁Ab ha ▁continued ▁pract icing ▁without ▁an ▁official ▁sports ▁club ▁until ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Then ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁sports ▁club ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁motion . ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁establish ing ▁a ▁sports ▁club ▁wasn ' t ▁only ▁a ▁sport - related ▁one ; ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁aim ed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁educational ▁and ▁soci able ▁club .