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Al-Ahli Saudi FC

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This article is about the Saudi football club. For the Egyptian football club, see Al Ahly FC. For other uses, see Al-Ahly (disambiguation).

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي السعودي, romanized: an-nādī al-ʿahlī as-saʿūdī, lit. 'Saudi National Club'), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 34 official championships.

Al-Ahli
Full nameAl-Ahli Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malaki (The Royals)
Ma'aqil Al-Aswad (Stronghold of Lions)
Al-Raqi (The Classy Ones)
Founded17 March 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-17)
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City
Capacity62,345
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[1]
ChairmanRon Gourlay
ManagerMatthias Jaissle
LeagueSaudi Pro League
WebsiteClub website
Current season

The club was founded in 1937. Known as one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, domestically, Al-Ahli has won three Saudi Professional Leagues, and also holds the record of 13 Kings Cups, six Crown Prince Cups, one General League Shield, and one Super Cup. In international club football, they have won a record equal of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. Al Ahli was the first Saudi club to win the league and the King's Cup in the same season, and has done so twice - in 1978 and 2016.

Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League and had never been relegated from the top flight until the 2021–22 season. The other three are Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.[2] Al-Ahli hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league with their 51-match unbeaten streak from 2014 to 2016.

Al-Ahli's home games are played at King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the shining jewel Stadium. The stadium, which is shared with long-lasting city rivals Al-Ittihad, is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, with a total capacity of approximately 63,000.

History edit

 
Al-Ahli achieved the first shield for the Saudi League in 1968

Founded in 1937 by four young men, the Al Ahli Club is located in the heart of Jeddah, and serves as a sports beacon. It's strategically located on Jeddahs largest street, Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Street. The idea of Al-Ahli was conceived by students in Al-Falah school. Al-Falah is the oldest school in the city of Jeddah.

Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, chairman of the Honorary Members and Honorary Members of the club throughout its history, became a manager of the club while it was headed by Abdul Aziz Al Anqari. This was a historic day in Al Ahli Saudi FC's history, especially for Al Ahlawy, Al-Ahli's ultras. This was considered an honor, and happened shortly after the coach's unique achievement in the same year, 2008. He achieved four foreign championships with the handball team that won the Asian Club League Handball Championship.

The former Brazilian coach, Telê Santana coached Al-Ahli from 1983 to 1985 and won two titles, the League in 1984 and the King Cup in 1983. Al-Ahli has played in eighteen King Cup finals. They've won thirteen of them and came runners up five times.

From 2014 to 2016, under the management of Swiss coach Christian Gross, the team won four titles with him. 2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and 2016 King Cup. Al-Ahli has won every major competition in which it has competed, with the exception of the AFC Champions League (in this competition they have lost two finals, in 1985–86 Asian Club Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League. They were also the first Saudi Club to play in the Asian Final. Al Ahli is one of the big four clubs in Saudi Arabia along with Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and their local rivals Al Ittihad.

Shield of Sports Excellence and the title of ambassador of the homeland edit

In 2009, the club celebrated 75 years of historical achievements. On 3 July 2009, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received the heads and members of the honor of the club and its board of directors, on the occasion of Al-Ahli winning four International titles in 2008. The club was awarded the highest honor; it was presented with the shield of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for sports excellence, and the title "Ambassador of the Homeland".

Honours edit

 
League and King's Cup 1978.

Domestic edit

 
The first championship in the history of Al-Ahli club, in 1956–57, which is the Crown Prince Cup.

International edit

Kits and crest edit

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors edit

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2001–2002 Le Coq Sportif
2002–2003 Diadora
2003–2006 Le Coq Sportif
2006–2008 Umbro Al-Jawal
2008–2009 STC
2009–2012 Adidas
2012–2014 Umbro
2014–2015 Qatar Airways
2015–2017 Puma
2017–2019 Umbro Saudia
2019–2020 S-Team
2020–2023 Xtep
2023– Adidas SIRC / Red Sea Global [note 1] / Neoleap / Urpay

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 11 August 2023[7]

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   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF   BRA Roger Ibañez
6 DF   KSA Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 FW   ALG Riyad Mahrez
8 MF   KSA Sumayhan Al-Nabit
10 FW   BRA Roberto Firmino (captain)
14 MF   KSA Abdullah Otayf
15 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK   SEN Édouard Mendy
17 FW   KSA Haitham Asiri
19 MF   KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
20 FW   KSA Firas Al-Buraikan
21 GK   KSA Emad Al-Fadda
24 MF   ESP Gabri Veiga
26 DF   KSA Fahad Al-Hamad
27 DF   KSA Ali Majrashi
28 DF   TUR Merih Demiral
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Majhad
30 MF   KSA Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF   KSA Saad Balobaid
34 MF   KSA Bander Al-Shamrani
37 DF   KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
40 MF   KSA Ali Al-Asmari
45 MF   KSA Abdulkarim Darisi
46 DF   KSA Rayane Hamidou
62 GK   KSA Abdullah Abdoh
65 MF   KSA Faisal Al-Sibyani
73 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79 MF   CIV Franck Kessié (vice-captain)
91 FW   KSA Sultan Al-Serihi
92 DF   KSA Adel Khodari
95 MF   KSA Ayman Fallatah
97 FW   FRA Allan Saint-Maximin

Unregistered players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   MKD Ezgjan Alioski
33 GK   KSA Nawaf Shae'an
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF   KSA Naif Bakri
— MF   KSA Ahmed Bassas

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   KSA Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi (on loan to Abha)
35 DF   KSA Ahmed Al-Nakhli (on loan to Al-Kholood)
39 MF   KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi (on loan to Al-Okhdood)
66 DF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani (on loan to Al-Bukiryah)
94 FW   BRA Marcão (on loan to Fatih Karagümrük)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   KSA Ghassan Barqawi (on loan to Al-Ain)
— FW   GAM Modou Barrow (on loan to Sivasspor)
— FW   KSA Mourad Khodari (on loan to Al-Okhdood)
— FW   KSA Yazid Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ain)

Records edit

Asian record edit

Overview edit

As of 30 April 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League 103 46 27 30 165 127
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 9 3
TOTAL 107 49 27 31 174 130

Record by country edit

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
  China 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
  India 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Iran 24 11 5 8 38 33 +5 045.83
  Iraq 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 083.33
  Kuwait 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Qatar 20 6 8 6 31 23 +8 030.00
  Saudi Arabia 5 2 0 3 5 7 −2 040.00
  South Korea 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 000.00
  Syria 7 5 2 0 12 2 +10 071.43
  Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  United Arab Emirates 23 9 10 4 44 33 +11 039.13
  Uzbekistan 12 6 1 5 19 13 +6 050.00

Matches edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86 Asian Club Championship Group A   East Bengal 2–1 1st
  Tiga Berlian 1–0
Semi-final   Al-Ittihad Aleppo 1–0 1–0
Final   Daewoo Royals 1–3 1–3
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2Q   Al-Jaish 1–0 2−0 3–0
Quarter-finals   Navbahor Namangan 6–1 0−2 6–3
Semi-finals   Al-Zawraa – Withdrew
2002–03 AFC Champions League 3Q   Al-Ahli 2–2 2−3 4–5
2005 AFC Champions League Group D   Al-Zawraa 5–1 2−1 1st
  Al-Jaish 3–1 4−0
  Pakhtakor 3–0 1−2
Quarter-finals   Shenzhen Jianlibao 2–1 1−3 3–4
2008 AFC Champions League Group C   Al-Sadd 2–2 1−2 4th
  Al-Karamah 1–1 0−0
  Al-Wahda 0–0 1−2
2010 AFC Champions League Group A   Esteghlal 1–2 1−2 3rd
  Al-Gharafa 0–1 2−3
  Al-Jazira 5–1 2−0
2012 AFC Champions League Group C   Lekhwiya 3–0 0−1 2nd
  Sepahan 1–1 1−2
  Al-Nasr 3–1 2−1
Round of 16   Al-Jazira – 3−3 3–3 (p)
Quarter-finals   Sepahan 4–1 0−0 4–1
Semi-finals   Al-Ittihad 2–0 0−1 2–1
Final   Ulsan Hyundai 0–3 0–3
2013 AFC Champions League Group C   Al-Gharafa 2–0 2−2 1st
  Al-Nasr 2–2 2−1
  Sepahan 4–1 4−2
Round of 16   El Jaish 2−0 1−1 3–1
Quarter-finals   FC Seoul 1–1 0−1 1–2
2015 AFC Champions League PO   Al-Qadsia 2–1[A] – 2–1
Group D   Al-Ahli 2–1 3−3 1st
  Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 0−0
  Tractor Sazi 2–0 2−2
Round of 16   Naft Tehran 2−1 0−1 2–2 (a)
2016 AFC Champions League Group D   Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 1−2 3rd
  Al-Ain 1–2 0−1
  El Jaish 2–0 4−1
2017 AFC Champions League Group C   Bunyodkor 2–0 0−2 2nd
  Zob Ahan 2–0 2−1
  Al-Ain 2–2 2−2
Round of 16   Al-Ahli 1−1 3−1 4–2
Quarter-finals   Persepolis 1–3 2−2 3–5
2018 AFC Champions League Group A   Tractor Sazi 2–0 1−0 1st
  Al-Jazira 2–1 2−1
  Al-Gharafa 1–1 1−1
Round of 16   Al-Sadd 2−2 1–2 3–4
2019 AFC Champions League Group D   Al-Sadd 2–0 1−2 2nd
  Pakhtakor 2–1 0−1
  Persepolis 2–1 0−2
Round of 16   Al-Hilal 2–4 1–0 3–4
2020 AFC Champions League PO   Istiklol 1–0 – 1–0
Group A   Al-Wahda – 1–1 1st
  Esteghlal 2–1 0–3
  Al-Shorta 1–0 1–2
Round of 16   Shabab Al-Ahli 1–1 1–1 (p)
Quarter-finals   Al-Nassr 0–2 0–2
2021 AFC Champions League Group C   Esteghlal 0–0 2–5 3rd
  Al-Duhail 1–1 1–1
  Al-Shorta 2–1 3–0

Notes edit

  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • A ^ After extra time.

Top scorers in Asian competitions edit

Player Country Goals
1 Omar Al Somah   Syria 24
2 Victor Simões   Brazil 14
3 Taisir Al-Jassim   Saudi Arabia 9
4 Amad Al-Hosni   Oman 8
Muhannad Assiri   Saudi Arabia
6 Abdulrahim Jaizawi   Saudi Arabia 6
7 Alessandro Cambalhota   Brazil 5
Mustafa Bassas   Saudi Arabia
Abdulfattah Asiri   Saudi Arabia

Recent seasons edit

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P KC CPC PFC ARCL CL GCC Saudi Super Cup Top scorer Manager
2000–01 SPL 1 22 15 6 1 50 19 31+ 51  – Quarter-finals Winners Semi-finals  –  –  –   Ibrahim Al-Suwayyed 12   Luka Peruzović
2001–02 SPL 4 22 12 4 6 39 26 13+ 40  – Winners Winners  –  – Winners  –   Obeid Al-Dosari 11   Luka Peruzović
  Yousef Anbar
2002–03 SPL 2 22 15 2 5 54 23 31+ 47  – Runners-up Runners-up Winners 3rd Qualifying Round  –  –   Mohammed Barakat 10   Dimitri Davidovic
  Ilija Lukić
2003–04 SPL 4 22 10 8 4 31 21 10+ 38  – Runner-up Group stage Group stage  –  –  –   Rojero Pereira 11   Pierre Lechantre
  Valmir Louruz
2004–05 SPL 5 22 10 8 4 41 21 20+ 34  – Round 16 Semi-finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals  –  –   Rojero Pereira 13   Valmir Louruz
  Geninho
2005–06 SPL 4 22 9 9 4 45 23 22+ 36  – Runners-up Runners-up  –  –  –  –   Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
  Malek Mouath 		8   Ilija Lukić
  Nebojša Vučković
2006–07 SPL 5 22 7 8 7 29 33 −4 29  – Winners Winners Semi-finals  –  –  –   Malek Mouath 20   Nebojša Vučković
2007–08 SPL 8 22 7 5 10 30 31 −1 26 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals  – Group stage  –  –   Malek Mouath 14   Nebojša Vučković
  Yousef Anbar
2008–09 SPL 3 22 11 7 4 33 20 +13 40 Quarter-finals Round 16 Group stage  –  – Winner  –   Hassan Al-Raheb 10   Stoycho Mladenov
2009–10 ZPL 6 22 7 7 8 28 29 −1 28 Quarter-finals Runners-up Semi-finals  – Group stage  –  –   Victor Simões 13   Gustavo Alfaro
  Farias
2010–11 ZPL 6 26 11 4 11 48 41 +7 37 Winners Quarter-final Runners-up  –  –  –  –   Victor Simões 20   Trond Sollied
  Milovan Rajevac
  Aleksandar Ilić
2011–12 ZPL 2 26 19 5 2 60 22 +38 62 Winners Semi-final Winners  – Runners-up  –  –   Victor Simões 27   Karel Jarolím
2012–13 ZPL 5 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44 Semi-finals Quarter-finals Winners  – Quarter-finals  –  –   Victor Simões 17   Karel Jarolím
  Aleksandar Ilić
2013–14 ALJ 3 26 12 9 5 48 24 +24 45 Runners-up Quarter-finals Runners-up  –  –  –  –   Taisir Al-Jassim 9   Vítor Pereira
2014–15 ALJ 2 26 17 9 0 59 22 +37 60 Round 16 Winners  – Round 16  –  –   Omar Al Somah 31   Christian Gross
2015–16 ALJ 1 26 19 6 1 55 21 +34 63 Winners Runners-up  –  – Group stages  –  –   Omar Al Somah 34   Christian Gross
2016–17 ALJ 2 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 55 Runners-up Semi-finals  –  – Quarter-finals  – Winners   Omar Al Soma 40   José Manuel Gomes
  Christian Gross
2017–18 SPL 2 26 16 7 3 59 26 +33 55 Semi-finals  –  –  – Round of 16  –  –   Muhannad Assiri 13   Serhii Rebrov
2018–19 SPL 4 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 55 Round of 16  –  – Semi-finals Round of 16  –  –   Omar Al Somah 27   Pablo Guede
  Jorge Fossati
  Yousef Anbar

Player of the year edit

Year Winner
2009–10   Abdulrahim Jaizawi
2010–11   Victor Simões
2011–12   Taisir Al-Jassim
2012–13   Mustafa Al-Bassas
2013–14   Taisir Al-Jassim
2014–15   Omar Al Soma
2015–16   Omar Al Soma
2016–17   Yasser Al-Mosailem
2017-18   Omar Al Soma
2018-19   Djaniny
2019-20   Omar Al Soma
2020-21   Omar Al Soma
2021-22   Omar Al Soma
2022-23   Ryad Boudebouz

Staff and management edit

Technical staff edit

Position Nat. Name
Manager   Matthias Jaissle
Assistant Manager   Engin Yanova
Goalkeeper Coach   Alexander Bade
Chief Analyst   Mohamed Abdelfattah
Video Analyst   Steffen Konrad
Match Analyst   Georgios Martakos
Director of Football   Naif Qadi
Technical Director   Jan van Winckel

Source:[8]

Board members edit

Office Name
President Khalid Al Ghamdi
Vice-president Khalid Al Hendi
Director of Other Sports Khalid Al Shafei
Director of Legal Affairs Mohammed bin Laden
Commercial Director Abdulaziz Al Anqari
Investment Officer Ayman Al Rashed
Board Member Osama Shaker
Board Member Muhannad Al Blahid

Source:[9]

Presidents edit

No Name From To
1   Hassan Hamood Al-Shams 1937 1940
2   Omar Hamood Al-Shams 1950 1952
3   Hassan Saroor Al Sabyan 1952 1954
4   Abdullah Bahery 1955 1955
5   Omar Hamood Al Shams 1956 1956
6   Ali Al Jassem Al Na'kly 1957 1957
7   Mohammed Fashlan 1958 1958
8   Abdulrahman bin Saead 1959 1960
9   Jameel Al-Gosani 1961 1961
10   Abdulfatah Abdulrabho 1962 1962
11   Abdullah Al-Bahry 1963 1963
12   Abdulfatah Abdulrabho 1964 1964
13   Omar Yousef 1965 1969
14   Mohammed bin Saleh Hamed 1970 1972
15   Abdullah bin Al-Ganb 1973 1974
16   Abdulmageed Yousef 1975 1975
17   Khaled bin Abdullah 1976 1980
18   Abdullah bin Faisal 1981 1981
19   Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal 1982 1984
20   Abdulraziq Abu Dawod 1985 1986
21   Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi 1987 1987
22   Khaled bin Abdullah 1988 1994
23   Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki 1994 1995
24   Badr bin Fahd 1995 1996
25   Zaki Raheme 1996 1997
26   Abdulaziz Abdulha'a 1997 1998
27   Salman Al-Sudairy 1998 1998
28   Nawaf bin Abdulaziz bin Turki 1999 2003
29   Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi 2004 2005
30   Abdulraziq abu Dawod 2005 2005
31   Aymin Fadel 2005 2007
32  Abdulraziq abu Dawod 2007 2007
33   Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi 2007 2008
34   Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-A'aqary 2008 2009
35   Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed 2009 2015
36   Musad Al Zuwaihary 2015 2016
37   Ahmad Al-Marzouqi 2016 2017
38   Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed 2017 2017
39   Turki bin Mohammed 2017 2018
40   Majed Al-Nefaie 2018 2018
41   Abdullah Batterjee 2019 2019
42   Ahmed Al-Sayegh 2019 2020
43   Abdulelah Mouminah 2020 2021
44   Majed Al-Nefaie 2021 2022
45   Waleed Muath 2022 2023
46   Khalid Al Ghamdi 2023

Managers edit

Handball edit

Current squad edit

Squad for the Head coach: Nenad Kljaić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Amro Mohammed (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 34) 1.92 m 60 0   Saudi Arabia

See also edit

References edit

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  1. ^ owned by Public Investment Fund

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