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Al-Ahli Saudi FC
Full nameAl-Ahli Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al Malaki (The Royal)
Al Raqi (The Classy)
Qala'at Alku'uws (The Fortress of Trophies)
Safeer Al Watan (The Nation's Ambassador)
Founded17 March 1937; 87 years ago (1937-03-17)
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City
Capacity62,345
ChairmanWaleed Muath
ManagerPitso Mosimane
LeagueSaudi First Division League
2021–22Pro League, 15th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the second division of Saudi Arabian football, following their relegation from the Saudi Professional League in the 2021–22 season. The club was founded in 1937.

Domestically, Al-Ahli has won three Saudi Professional Leagues, holds record of 13 King's Cups, six Crown Prince Cups, one General League Shield, and one Super Cup. In international club football, they have won a record shared of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. The first Saudi club combined the league and the King's Cup in the same season in 1968, and is the only club to do it twice - in 1978 and 2016.

Until the 2021-22 season, Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League had never been relegated from the top flight. The other three are Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.[1] Al-Ahli hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league with their 51-match streak from 2014 to 2016.

Al Ahli's home games are played at King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the KASC 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 over 62,000.

The club's most famous Saudi players are Taisir Al-Jassim, Khalid Massad, Amin Dabo, Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad, Malek Mouath, and Yasser Al Mosailem, the most famous foreign players are Omar Al Soma, Victor Simões, Nabil Maâloul, Imad Al Hosni and Mohamed Barakat.

History

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 Abdul Aziz, Chairman of the Honorary Members and Honorary Members of the club throughout its history, became manager or 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-Ahlis 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 eighteen King Cup finals. They've won thirteen of them, and lost five.

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 Nasser, and their local rivals Al Ittihad.

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

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 it's 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

League and King's Cup 1978
League and King's Cup 1978.

Domestic

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

International

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
1998–2000 Shammel None
2000–2001 Adidas
2001–2002 Le Coq Sportif
2002–2003 Diadora SADAFCO
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– Xtep

Players

As of 25 September 2020:[4][5]

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Yasser Al-Mosailem (vice-captain)  Saudi Arabia
2 DF Fahad Al-Hamad  Saudi Arabia
4 DF Talal Al-Absi  Saudi Arabia
6 MF Franck Kom  Cameroon
7 MF Hicham Faik  Netherlands
8 FW Lewis Grabban  England
9 MF Ryad Boudebouz  Algeria
10 MF Salman Al-Moasher  Saudi Arabia
11 FW Youssef Abdelli  Tunisia
14 MF Firas Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia
15 DF Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi  Saudi Arabia
17 FW Haitham Asiri  Saudi Arabia
18 FW Thamer Al-Ali (on loan from Al-Wehda)  Saudi Arabia
19 FW Sultan Al-Suraihi  Saudi Arabia
22 GK Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi  Saudi Arabia
23 DF Bastos  Angola
26 MF Ahmed Bassas  Saudi Arabia
27 DF Ali Majrashi  Saudi Arabia
28 DF Ahmed Al-Nakhli  Saudi Arabia
29 MF Mohammed Al-Majhad  Saudi Arabia
30 MF Ziyad Al-Johani  Saudi Arabia
32 MF Eyad Madani  Saudi Arabia
37 DF Abdulbasit Hindi  Saudi Arabia
38 DF Naif Kariri (on loan from Al-Wehda)  Saudi Arabia
40 MF Ali Al-Asmari  Saudi Arabia
41 DF Manaf Abo Yabes  Saudi Arabia
44 MF Naif Bakri  Saudi Arabia
46 DF Rayane Hamidou  Saudi Arabia
62 GK Abdullah Abdoh  Saudi Arabia
66 DF Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani  Saudi Arabia
70 MF Abdullah Al-Mogren  Saudi Arabia
71 GK Mohammed Al Rubaie  Saudi Arabia
75 DF Abdullah Masoud  Saudi Arabia
77 FW Hassan Al-Ali  Saudi Arabia

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
FW Othman Alhaj  Chad

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
13 DF Hani Al-Sebyani (on loan to Al-Khaleej)  Saudi Arabia
20 MF Alassane Ndao (on loan to Antalyaspor)  Senegal
DF Ezgjan Alioski (on loan to Fenerbahçe)  North Macedonia
FW Omar Al Somah (on loan to Al-Arabi)  Syria

Records

Asian record

Overview

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

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

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

Notes

  • 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

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

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  –  –  – Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Suwayyed 12 Belgium Luka Peruzović
2001–02 SPL 4 22 12 4 6 39 26 13+ 40  – Winners Winners  –  – Winners  – Saudi Arabia Obeid Al-Dosari 11 Belgium Luka Peruzović
Saudi Arabia Yousef Anbar
2002–03 SPL 2 22 15 2 5 54 23 31+ 47  – Runners-up Runners-up Winners 3rd Qualifying Round  –  – Egypt Mohammed Barakat 10 Belgium Dimitri Davidovic
Serbia Ilija Lukić
2003–04 SPL 4 22 10 8 4 31 21 10+ 38  – Runner-up Group stage Group stage  –  –  – Brazil Rojero Pereira 11 France Pierre Lechantre
Brazil Valmir Louruz
2004–05 SPL 5 22 10 8 4 41 21 20+ 34  – Round 16 Semi-finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals  –  – Brazil Rojero Pereira 13 Brazil Valmir Louruz
Brazil Geninho
2005–06 SPL 4 22 9 9 4 45 23 22+ 36  – Runners-up Runners-up  –  –  –  – Morocco Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath
8 Serbia Ilija Lukić
Serbia Nebojša Vučković
2006–07 SPL 5 22 7 8 7 29 33 −4 29  – Winners Winners Semi-finals  –  –  – Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath 20 Serbia Nebojša Vučković
2007–08 SPL 8 22 7 5 10 30 31 −1 26 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals  – Group stage  –  – Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath 14 Serbia Nebojša Vučković
Saudi Arabia Yousef Anbar
2008–09 SPL 3 22 11 7 4 33 20 +13 40 Quarter-finals Round 16 Group stage  –  – Winner  – Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Raheb 10 Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov
2009–10 ZPL 6 22 7 7 8 28 29 −1 28 Quarter-finals Runners-up Semi-finals  – Group stage  –  – Brazil Victor Simões 13 Argentina Gustavo Alfaro
Brazil Farias
2010–11 ZPL 6 26 11 4 11 48 41 +7 37 Winners Quarter-final Runners-up  –  –  –  – Brazil Victor Simões 20 Norway Trond Sollied
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
Serbia Aleksandar Ilić
2011–12 ZPL 2 26 19 5 2 60 22 +38 62 Winners Semi-final Winners  – Runners-up  –  – Brazil Victor Simões 27 Czech Republic Karel Jarolím
2012–13 ZPL 5 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44 Semi-finals Quarter-finals Winners  – Quarter-finals  –  – Brazil Victor Simões 17 Czech Republic Karel Jarolím
Serbia Aleksandar Ilić
2013–14 ALJ 3 26 12 9 5 48 24 +24 45 Runners-up Quarter-finals Runners-up  –  –  –  – Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim 9 Portugal Vítor Pereira
2014–15 ALJ 2 26 17 9 0 59 22 +37 60 Round 16 Winners  – Round 16  –  – Syria Omar Al Somah 31 Switzerland Christian Gross
2015–16 ALJ 1 26 19 6 1 55 21 +34 63 Winners Runners-up  –  – Group stages  –  – Syria Omar Al Somah 34 Switzerland Christian Gross
2016–17 ALJ 2 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 55 Runners-up Semi-finals  –  – Quarter-finals  – Winners Syria Omar Al Soma 40 Portugal José Manuel Gomes
Switzerland Christian Gross
2017–18 SPL 2 26 16 7 3 59 26 +33 55 Semi-finals  –  –  – Round of 16  –  – Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 13 Ukraine Serhii Rebrov
2018–19 SPL 4 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 55 Round of 16  –  – Semi-finals Round of 16  –  – Syria Omar Al Somah 27 Argentina Pablo Guede
Uruguay Jorge Fossati
Saudi Arabia Yousef Anbar

Player of the Year

Year Winner
2009–10 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahim Jaizawi
2010–11 Brazil Victor Simões
2011–12 Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim
2012–13 Saudi Arabia Mustafa Al-Bassas
2013–14 Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim
2014–15 Syria Omar Al Soma
2015–16 Syria Omar Al Soma
2016–17 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Mosailem

Staff and management

Technical staff

Position Nat. Name
Head Coach South Africa Pitso Mosimane
Assistant Coach South Africa Maahier Davids
Goalkeeper Coach South Africa
Fitness & Conditioning Coach South Africa Kabelo Rangoaga
Performance Manager South Africa Mmusi Matlaba
Performance Analyst South Africa Kyle Solomons

Source:[6]

Board members

Office Name
President Waleed Muath
Vice-president Taiseer Al jassem
Director of Football Naif Qadi
Director of Other Sports Khaled Al Shafei
Director of Legal Affairs Khaled Al Sraihi
Commercial Director Tarek Khalifah
Investment Officer Tarek Khalifah
Board Member Saud Rahimi
Board Member Mohammed Al Qanb

Source:[7]

Presidents

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

Managers

References

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