Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)

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Al-Shabab Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب; lit.'The Youth Football Club') is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh that competes in the Saudi Professional League. Founded in 1947 as Shabab Al Riyadh (شباب الرياض; lit.'Riyadhi Youth'), it was renamed Al Shabab in 1967.

Al-Shabab
Full nameAl-Shabab Football Club
Nickname(s)Al Leith (White Lion)
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundAl-Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity15,000[1]
ChairmanKholaif Al-Hweshan
ManagerVítor Pereira
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Al Shabab active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

History edit

Al Shabab was the first football club in Riyadh. The club began before 1947, with many conflicts before with its numerous members, but it was settled in 1947 and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed was the president. Five years later, Al Shabab won its first tournament beating Sakit Al Hadeed (Railway Club) in Riyadh. In 1955 Al Shabab beat the Military College to win the King Saud Cup. Two years passed, and a new conflict arose in 1957. The player, Saleh Jaber, was assigned captain, but then was fired, and the new captain was Ahmed Lmfoon. This did not please some members of the club. Soon the conflict was impossible to solve, and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed and some members, left Al Shabab and took the best players that played for the club back then in an injustice way leaving Al Shabab to a chaos, The club stopped for half a year due to financial weakness, a new football club was born from the conflicts and separation with Abdulrahman Bin Saeed as the president which is the club known today as Al-Hilal. Then in the beginning of 1959 another problem began, Abdullah Bin Ahmed, the president then, was all alone taking care of the club. He could not take the pressure of handling the club alone, and decided to take a vacation abroad. Before traveling, he disbanded the first team, and most of the players signed for other clubs mainly Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. What was left was the youth team, and the player Abdulrahman Bin Ahmed decided to take care of the youth, and from that they got there name Shabab Al Riyadh which means Riyadh's youth. Soon Abdullah Bin Ahmed returned, and many members returned and supported the club. Then Abdullah Bin Ahmed announced the return of forming the first team, and some players returned, but some stayed at Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. Also in 1959 was the formation of the Saudi Football Federation, and all football clubs were announced official. In 1960 in the first official tournament called King Saud Cup for the Central Province, Al Shabab faced Al Hilal in their first official games between the two, and won 3–0 to win their first cup.

In the 1960s, everyone wanted to play and be part of the club, and after the request of Al Najmah FC and Al Marekh in 1967, they were united as one club and changed their name from Shabab Riyadh, to simply Al Shabab. The colors of the team were at first white and green, then they were changed after the unification to orange and blue, but in 1977 it was changed to white, gray, and black, the current colors. In 1975 Al Shabab was relegated to 1st Division, but the following season it was able to gain 1st place and came back to the Premier League in 1976. In 1993, Al Shabab became the first club in Saudi Arabia to win 3 premier leagues in a row. In 2007, Al Shabab became the first club in Saudi Arabia to build projects to increase the club's revenue, and began a 200 million dollar project which contains a 5 star hotel, and a shopping mall. During a visit to the club in January 2008, Al Shabab's main supporter, Khalid bin Sultan, announced the launch of two new projects, Al Laith TV Channel, and Al Shabab Museum.

Achievements edit

Records edit

  • First Saudi club to win three Saudi Premier League in a row (1991, 1992, and 1993).[2]
  • First Saudi club to win the professional and new Saudi Premier League, in 1991.
  • Largest margin win was against Al Shoalah during a friendly tournament in 2007, 8–0. Largest margin win in an official game was against Al-Ta'ee in the Saudi Premier League in 2003, 7–0. Largest margin win against a high-ranked club was 6–1 against Al Nassr in the Saudi Premier League 2004.

Current squad edit

As of 6 October 2023[3]

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 Mustafa Malayekah (on loan from Al-Fateh)
2 DF   KSA Hamad Al-Yami (on loan from Al-Hilal)
3 DF   KSA Khalid Al-Asiri
4 DF   BRA Iago Santos
6 MF   COL Gustavo Cuéllar
8 MF   KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad
11 MF   KSA Hattan Bahebri
12 MF   KSA Majed Omar Kanabah
13 FW   BRA Carlos Júnior
14 DF   MAR Romain Saïss (on loan from Al Sadd)
15 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Monassar
16 DF   KSA Hussain Al-Sibyani
19 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Yami
20 FW   SEN Habib Diallo
21 MF   KSA Nawaf Al-Sadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   KSA Fawaz Al-Qarni
23 FW   BEL Yannick Carrasco
24 DF   KSA Moteb Al-Harbi
26 MF   KSA Riyadh Sharahili
28 FW   KSA Nasser Al-Bishi
29 MF   KSA Abdullah Al-Jawaey
30 MF   CRO Ivan Rakitić
31 FW   BRA Vitinho (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
37 MF   KSA Abdullah Matuq
38 DF   KSA Mohammed Harbush
49 FW   KSA Abdullah Radif (on loan from Al-Hilal)
50 GK   KSA Mohammed Al-Absi
55 MF   KSA Musab Al-Juwayr (on loan from Al-Hilal)
60 GK   KSA Hamed Al-Shanqiti
88 DF   KSA Nader Al-Sharari

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
18 GK   KOR Kim Seung-gyu
42 DF   KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi
No. Pos. Nation Player
43 MF   KSA Muaiad Al-Showaifey

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
25 DF   KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie (on loan to Al-Okhdood)
32 FW   KSA Saad Al-Muwallad (on loan to Al-Faisaly)
34 FW   KSA Fares Al-Garzae (on loan to Al-Najma)
41 FW   KSA Dhidan Al-Mutairi (on loan to Al-Batin)
No. Pos. Nation Player
85 MF   KSA Hamad Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Entesar)
DF   KSA Sultan Al-Enezi (on loan to Al-Zulfi)
DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Rubaie (on loan to Al-Jabalain)
MF   ARG Cristian Guanca (on loan to Al-Taawoun)

Management edit

Current board of directors and Administrators edit

Office Name
President Khalid AlBaltan
Vice-president Kholaif AlHweshan
Member of the Board, Investment Officer
Member of the Board, Secretary-General
Member of the Board, Director of the Media Center Ahmad AlMasoud
CEO Pat Janssen[4]

Current technical staff edit

Position Name
Caretaker Manager   Saad Al-Subaie
Assistant manager   Damiën Hertog
First-Team coach   Nawaf Al-Abaid
Fitness coach   Saqr Al-Maqbool
Goalkeeping coach   Abdulelah Al-Mubayed
Club doctor   Hassan Al-Mubadallah
Club doctor   Misael Rivas
Physiotherapist   Salman Al-Khamis
Team manager   Allisa Fahad Issa
Youth coach   Juan Brown
U 23 team coach   Turki Al-Gabr
U 20 team coach   Waleed Al-Muslim
U 17 team coach   Omar Islam
Sporting director   Domenico Teti

Recent seasons edit

The table below chronicles the achievements of Al Shabab in various competitions since 2000.

Year Division Position Crown Prince Cup King Cup ACL
2000–01 Premier League 7th Semi-final Not held  –
2001–02 Premier League 9th Quarter-final  –
2002–03 Premier League 6th Quarter-final  –
2003–04 Premier League 1st Quarter-final  –
2004–05 Premier League 2nd Quarter-final Group stage
2005–06 Premier League 1st Semi-final Quarter-finals
2006–07 Premier League 4th Quarter-final Group stage
2007–08 Premier League 3rd Semi-final Champion  –
2008–09 Pro League 4th Runners-up Champion Round of 16
2009–10 Pro League 4th Semi-final Semi-final Semi-final
2010–11 Pro League 4th Round of 16 Quarter-final Round of 16
2011–12 Pro League 1st Quarter-final Quarter-final  –
2012–13 Pro League 3rd Round of 16 Runners-up Quarter-finals
2013–14 Pro League 4th Semi-final Champion Round of 16
2014–15 Pro League 5th Round of 16 Quarter-final Group stage
2015–16 Pro League 6th Semi-finals Round of 16  –
2016–17 Pro League 6th Quarter-finals Round of 32  –
2017–18 Pro League 10th  – Quarter-finals  –
2018–19 Pro League 5th  – Round of 16  –
2019–20 Pro League
2020–21 Pro League
2021–22 Pro League

Managers edit

Asian competitions edit

Overview edit

As of 26 April 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 74 40 13 22 113 78
Asian Club Championship 9 4 3 2 21 10
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 8 4 2 2 14 10
Asian Super Cup 2 0 1 1 3 4
TOTAL 94 48 19 27 154 102

Record by country edit

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  China 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
  India 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
  Iran 19 7 4 8 15 18 −3 036.84
  Iraq 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 075.00
  Japan 3 0 3 0 3 3 +0 000.00
  Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
  Kuwait 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8 075.00
  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
  Qatar 15 9 3 3 24 15 +9 060.00
  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 000.00
  South Korea 8 2 1 5 9 16 −7 025.00
  Syria 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 066.67
  United Arab Emirates 19 11 3 5 35 20 +15 057.89
  Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 075.00

Asian record edit

Matches edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1992–93 Asian Club Championship Quarter-finals   Yomiuri 0–0 2nd
  Al-Muharraq 1–1
  Arseto 3–0
Semi-finals   Al-Wasl 2–2 (4–3 p) 2–2 (4–3 p)
Final   PAS Tehran 0–1 0–1
1993–94 Asian Club Championship First round   Al-Arabi 5–2 7–1 12–3
Quarter-finals Withdrew
1994–95 Asian Club Championship Second round   Al-Ansar 3–0 0–3 3–3 (4–5 p)
2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round   Hutteen 2–0 0–1 2–1
Quarter-finals   Al-Wehdat 2–2 1–0 3–2
Semi-finals   Esteghlal 3–2 3–2
Final   Dalian Shide 4–2 4–2
2001 Asian Super Cup Final   Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 2–2 3–4
2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round   Al-Sadd 0–0 2–3 2–3
2005 AFC Champions League Group B   Sepahan 1–1 0−1 3rd
  Al-Wahda 3–1 2–1
  Al-Ain 1–0 0–3
2006 AFC Champions League Group D   Al-Sadd 0–0 3–2 1st
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 2–0
  Al-Arabi 2–0 0–3
Quarter-finals   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0−1 0−6 0–7
2007 AFC Champions League Group D   Al-Ain 2–0 2−0 2nd
  Sepahan 0–1 0–1
  Al-Ittihad 4–0 1–1
2009 AFC Champions League Group B   Al-Gharafa 1–0 3–1 2nd
  Persepolis 0–0 0–1
  Sharjah 5–0 3–1
Round of 16   Al-Ittihad 1−2 1–2
2010 AFC Champions League Group C   Sepahan 1–1 0–1 1st
  Pakhtakor 2–1 3–1
  Al-Ain 3–2 1–2
Round of 16   Esteghlal 3–2 3–2
Quarter-finals   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 2–0 2–1
Semi-finals   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 0–1 4–4 (a)
2011 AFC Champions League Group D   Al-Rayyan 1–0 1–1 2nd
  Zob Ahan 0–0 1–0
  Emirates 4–1 1–2
Round of 16   Al-Sadd 0−1 0–1
2013 AFC Champions League Group A   El Jaish 2–0 0–3 1st
  Al-Jazira 2–1 1–1
  Tractor Sazi 1–0 1–0
Round of 16   Al-Gharafa 3–0 2−1 5–1
Quarter-finals   Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2014 AFC Champions League Group A   Esteghlal 2–1 1–0 1st
  Al-Jazira 1–3 2–1
  Al-Rayyan 4–3 2–0
Round of 16   Al-Ittihad 1–3 0−1 1–4
2015 AFC Champions League Group B   Al-Ain 0–1 0–0 4th
  Pakhtakor 2–2 2–0
  Naft Tehran 0–3 1–2
2022 AFC Champions League Group B   Mumbai City 6–0 3–0 1st
  Al-Jazira 3–0 2–0
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 1–1
Round of 16   Nasaf Qarshi

AFC Club ranking edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium". Goalzz. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia - List of Champions". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "فريق: الشباب". www.kooora.com.
  4. ^ "Pat Janssen". LinkedIn.
  5. ^ "Mais de 40 anos vivendo futebol" (in Portuguese). luxemburgo.com.br. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. ^ "المصري عادل عبد الرحمن مدربًا للشباب بدلاً من باتشيكو". aawsat.com.
  7. ^ "The AFC". www.the-afc.com.
  8. ^ "Football Alphabet". www.footballalphabet.com.

External links edit

Preceded by Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Runner up: Dalian Shide

2001
Succeeded by