During the 2018–19 season Abha won their first First Division title as well as promotion to the Pro League for the third in the club's history.

The club play their home games at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City (also known as Al-Mahalah) in Abha.

[5] The idea of establishing a sports club in Abha started with the personal initiative of Abdullah Al-Muallami in 1947.

His reasons for establishing a sports club was so that the youth of Abha had a place to practice and play football.

[7] During the same time, Al-Ittihad Sports Club in Abha was formed and the first official president was Aziz bin Mustafa.

[9] In 1972, Al-Farouk Sports Club held a ceremony in honor of Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud on the occasion of his appointment as the governor of Asir.

[10] That same year, the club was promoted to the Second Division under the guidance of Saad Saleh Al-Bishri as manager.

A year later the club achieved promotion once again but this time to the First Division with the Algerian, Elias Bou Zaid, as manager.

In 2005, Abha were promoted to the Pro League, the top tier of Saudi football, for the first time after finishing second in the 2004–05 season.

As of 1 February 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.