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Al-Ahli
2018–19 season
PresidentMajed Al-Nefeai
(until 31 December 2018)
Abdullah Batterjee
(from 1 January 2019)
Manager
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro League4th
King CupRound of 16
(knocked out by Al-Wehda)
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Arab Club Champions CupSemi-finals
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Djaniny (20)

All:
Omar Al Somah (27)
Highest home attendance42,880 vs Al-Ittihad
(1 March 2019)[4]
Lowest home attendance1,605 vs Ohod
(11 January 2019)
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2018.

The 2018–19 season was Al-Ahli's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 81st year in existence as a football club.[5] Along with the Pro League, the club competed in the King Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad information

As of 7 January 2019[6][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 Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al Mosailem
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Mowalad
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al Fatil
4 DF Spain ESP Alexis
5 MF Chile CHI Claudio Baeza
6 MF Brazil BRA Souza
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Moasher
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Taisir Al-Jassim (vice-captain)
9 FW Syria SYR Omar Al Somah
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Housain Al-Mogahwi
13 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdel Shafy (3rd captain)
14 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Assiri
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nooh Al-Mousa
17 DF Chile CHI Paulo Díaz
18 MF Chad CHA Othman Alhaj
21 FW Cape Verde CPV Djaniny
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Hassoun
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussein Abdulghani (captain)
25 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Motaz Hawsawi
26 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fares Al-Khoraimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Zubaidi
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Khulaif
29 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Ghareeb
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hani Al-Sebyani
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Faisal Darisi
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Owais
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yousef Al-Harbi
37 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
38 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Majrashi
40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Qarni
45 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulfattah Asiri
48 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Manaf Abo Yabes
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Ghamdi
55 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Baker Eissa
66 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Basem Atallah
71 MF Romania ROU Nicolae Stanciu
75 DF Brazil BRA Aderlan Santos
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Zayni
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Badr Menshi
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Safi Al-Zaqrati

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
19 AM Egypt Abdallah Said Egypt Al Ahly €1,900,000 23 May 2018 [8]
13 LB Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Loan return 30 May 2018
16 CM Saudi Arabia Nooh Al-Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Undisclosed 18 June 2018 [9]
4 CB Spain Alexis Spain Alavés Free 20 June 2018 [10]
10 LM Spain José Manuel Jurado Spain Espanyol Free 20 June 2018 [11]
21 ST Cape Verde Djaniny Mexico Santos Laguna €10,250,000 18 July 2018 [12]
27 LB Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Undisclosed 31 July 2018 [13]
17 RB Chile Paulo Díaz Argentina San Lorenzo €2,630,000 15 August 2018 [14]
6 DM Brazil Souza Turkey Fenerbahçe €12,000,000 23 August 2018 [15]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
18 ST Chad Othman Alhaj Saudi Arabia Jeddah Free 7 January 2019 [16]
24 LB Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani Saudi Arabia Ohod Free 14 January 2019 [17]
15 AM Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani Saudi Arabia Damac Undisclosed 22 January 2019 [18]
5 CM Chile Claudio Baeza Chile Colo-Colo €3,080,000 23 January 2019 [19]
75 CB Brazil Aderlan Santos Spain Valencia CF Undisclosed 24 January 2019 [20]
8 CM Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Loan return 26 January 2019 [21]
71 AM Romania Nicolae Stanciu Czech Republic Sparta Prague €10,000,000 28 January 2019 [22]

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
20 DM Tunisia Mohamed Ben Amor Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Loan return 15 May 2018
88 RM Egypt Moamen Zakaria Egypt Al Ahly Loan return 15 May 2018
4 DM Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Undisclosed 27 May 2018 [23]
10 AM Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis Greece Olympiacos Free 30 May 2018 [24]
20 ST Saudi Arabia Islam Seraj Saudi Arabia Ohod Free 1 June 2018 [25]
DM Saudi Arabia Rayan Al-Harbi Saudi Arabia Al-Ain Free 13 June 2018 [26]
77 RB Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi Greece Panionios Free 1 July 2018 [27]
19 CM Brazil Claudemir Portugal Braga Free 9 July 2018 [28]
27 LB Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Shamrani Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Undisclosed 11 July 2018 [29]
15 LM Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free 13 July 2018 [30]
31 LB Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Undisclosed 26 July 2018 [31]
RB Saudi Arabia Sanosi Hawsawi Saudi Arabia Al-Jabalain Free 28 July 2018 [32]
44 GK Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Hussaini Saudi Arabia Al-Tai Free 29 July 2018 [33]
30 CB Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Robeai Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Undisclosed 31 July 2018 [34]
CB Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Sherif Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah Free 1 August 2018 [35]
80 DM Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Undisclosed 1 August 2018 [36]
21 CB Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Free 3 August 2018 [37]
42 LM Brazil Leonardo United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Free 6 August 2018 [38]
26 LM Saudi Arabia Abdulmohsen Al-Subhi Saudi Arabia Al-Batin Free 15 August 2018 [39]
5 DM Australia Mark Milligan Scotland Hibernian Free 18 August 2018 [40]
35 ST Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Harthi Saudi Arabia Al-Mujazzal Undisclosed 25 August 2018 [41]
36 GK Saudi Arabia Raghid Al-Najjar Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free 23 August 2018 [42]
40 ST Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Ohod Undisclosed 25 August 2018 [43]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
19 AM Egypt Abdallah Said Egypt Pyramids Undisclosed 4 January 2019 [44]
41 ST Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Muwallad Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Undisclosed 4 February 2019 [45]
AM Yemen Ahmed Ba Saeed Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Free 4 February 2019 [46]

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
2 RB Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Raed 8 June 2018 30 June 2019 [47]
CB Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Khateeb Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 16 July 2018 30 June 2019 [48]
49 LM Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Zain Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah 22 July 2018 30 June 2019 [49]
AM Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Daajani Portugal Fátima 31 July 2018 25 January 2019 [50]
GK Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Rubeai Saudi Arabia Al-Batin 2 August 2018 30 June 2019 [51]
8 CM Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda 19 August 2018 26 January 2019 [52]
16 DM Saudi Arabia Maher Othman Saudi Arabia Al-Tai 23 August 2018 30 June 2019 [53]
18 CM Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Asmari Saudi Arabia Ohod 25 August 2018 30 June 2019 [54]

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
AM Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Daajani Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 25 January 2019 30 June 2020 [55]
70 CB Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bassas Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 4 February 2019 30 June 2019 [56]
50 DM Saudi Arabia Abdullah Majrashi Saudi Arabia Ohod 4 February 2019 30 June 2019 [57]

Pre-season and friendlies

27 July 2018 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Austria Mattersburg Mattersburg, Austria
17:00 CEST Al-Mousa 12'
Al-Moasher 43'
Report 69'
6 August 2018 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–3 Austria Lafnitz Lafnitz, Austria
18:30 CEST Al Somah 34'
Asiri 65'
Al-Mogahwi 85'
62'
72'
87'

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Professional League 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 056.67 1 September 2018 16 May 2019
King Cup 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 066.67 Round of 32 Round of 16 5 January 2019 23 January 2019
Arab Club Champions Cup 8 5 2 1 12 5 +7 062.50 Round of 32 Semi-finals 25 August 2018 15 April 2019
Champions League 6 3 0 3 7 7 +0 050.00 Group Stage In Progress 5 March 2019 In Progress
Total 47 27 7 13 93 54 +39 057.45

Updated to match played 20 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Al-Hilal 30 21 6 3 66 33 +33 69 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[a]
3 Al-Taawoun 30 16 8 6 61 31 +30 56
4 Al-Ahli 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Shabab 30 15 9 6 39 25 +14 54 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
6 Al-Faisaly 30 12 7 11 51 47 +4 43
Source: spl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[58]
Notes:

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 17 4 9 68 41  +27 55 7 3 5 32 18  +14 10 1 4 36 23  +13

Last updated: 16 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHAHAAHAHHAH
ResultDWWWWLWWLWDDLLLWWWWLLDWWLWLWWW
Position754323323333455444345555555554
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

1 September 2018 1 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
19:20 Al-Mowalad Yellow card 36'
Al-Mogahwi 49'
Souza Yellow card 50'
Report Tawamba 24'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 51'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 73'
Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 21,970
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
14 September 2018 2 Ohod 0–2 Al-Ahli Medina
19:05 Haj Mohamad Yellow card 29'
Attiyah Yellow card 78'
Hazazi Yellow card 81'
Report Souza Yellow card 14'
Djaniny 35'
Alexis Red card 60'
Assiri 72'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
21 September 2018 3 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Hazem Jeddah
20:35 Al-Mogahwi 3'
Al Somah 90+4'
Report Muralha Yellow card 46'
Alemão Yellow card 75'
Al-Qeshtah Yellow card 80'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 41,315
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
29 September 2018 4 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Batin Jeddah
20:35 Said 15', Yellow card 34'
Al-Mousa 53'
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 13,732
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
5 October 2018 5 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
18:50 Al Somah 10'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 33'
Jurado 45+2'
Report Majrashi Yellow card 62'
Balghaith Red card 64'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 17,466
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
20 October 2018 6 Al-Ettifaq 6–2 Al-Ahli Dammam
17:50 Al-Robeai 8', Yellow card 28'
Al-Khalaf Yellow card 32'
Guanca 44'
El Sayed Yellow card 45+1', 51'
Alemán 63'
Al-Kwikbi 67'
Al-Habib 79'
Report Souza 45+5'
Al-Mogahwi Yellow card 55'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 59'
Djaniny Yellow card 62', 85'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,901
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
25 October 2018 7 Al-Ahli 5–1 Al-Fateh Jeddah
18:30 Djaniny 17', 76'
Al Somah 42', 57'
Asiri 83'
Report Toko 70' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,602
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
3 November 2018 8 Al-Nassr 0–2 Al-Ahli Riyadh
17:55 Report Souza Yellow card 48'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 59'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 74'
Al Somah 75'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90'
Djaniny 90+4'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
9 November 2018 9 Al-Ahli 0–2 Al-Qadsiah Jeddah
18:20 Al-Owais Yellow card 79' Report Camara 69', 78' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 21,499
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
25 November 2018 10 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Ahli Jeddah
19:45 Al-Muwallad 7'
Al-Saloli Yellow card 20'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 79'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 89'
Report Al Somah 21'
Asiri 49', Yellow card 62'
Díaz Yellow card 59'
Said 76'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 46,527
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
30 November 2018 11 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Fayha Jeddah
18:30 Al Somah 69' Report Al-Barakah Yellow card 21'
Gómez 90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 15,969
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 December 2018 12 Al-Raed 0–0 Al-Ahli Buraidah
17:50 Hammoudan Yellow card 53'
Bangoura Yellow card 57'
Amora Yellow card 90+5'
Report Díaz Red card 61' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,953
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
15 December 2018 13 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
18:25 Abdel Shafy Yellow card 11'
Jurado Yellow card 18'
Alexis Yellow card 25'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 41'
Souza Yellow card 86'
Report Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 71'
Ghazi Yellow card 88'
Arthur 90+5'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
21 December 2018 14 Al-Hilal 4–3 Al-Ahli Riyadh
15:10 Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 40'
Gomis 45+3' (pen.)
Al-Shahrani 47'
Eduardo 66' (pen.)
Carrillo 77'
Al-Breik Yellow card 90+3'
Report Al Somah 7', 81' (pen.), 85', Yellow card 76'
Souza Yellow card 31'
Al-Owais Yellow card 38'
Díaz Yellow card 65'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Clément Turpin (France
28 December 2018 15 Al-Wehda 2–1 Al-Ahli Mecca
18:30 Otero 5'
Bakshween Yellow card 90+8'
Marcos Guilherme 90+9'
Report Al-Mousa Yellow card 47'
Díaz Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 89'
Jurado Yellow card 85'
Al Somah 90+4' (pen.)
Alexis Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 5,936
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
11 January 2019 16 Al-Ahli 5–1 Ohod Mecca
18:35 Djaniny 7', 15', 33', 65', 80'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 45+1'
Hindi Yellow card 85'
Report Teikeu Yellow card 27'
Otaif 58'
Medjani Yellow card 59'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
28 January 2019 17 Al-Taawoun 3–4 Al-Ahli Buraidah
20:20 Al-Zubaidi 56'
Al-Hussain 59'
Héldon 85'
Report Asiri 41'
Djaniny 64' (pen.), 86'
Al Somah 80' (pen.)
Al-Fatil Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
2 February 2019 18 Al-Batin 1–2 Al-Ahli Hafar Al-Batin
18:15 Jhonnattann 41'
Masrahi Yellow card 78'
Report Al-Moasher 30'
Asiri 54'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
7 February 2019 19 Al-Hazem 2–4 Al-Ahli Buraidah
20:15 Pajoy 14'
Al-Saiari Yellow card 18', 34'
Bakhit Yellow card 31'
Al-Qeshtah Yellow card 45+2'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 55'
Report Asiri 9', Yellow card 83'
Al-Qeshtah 16' (o.g.)
Díaz Yellow card 35'
Djaniny 50'
Stanciu Yellow card 83'
Al Somah 90+4'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
12 February 2019 20 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
20:20 Hindi Yellow card 23'
Al Somah 59' (pen.)
Report Hamdallah 45+1', 60'
Uvini Yellow card 52'
Amrabat Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 30,335
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
20 February 2019 21 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
18:20 Al-Majhad 7', 90'
Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 75'
Aguirregaray Yellow card 87'
Report Assiri Yellow card 34', 73'
Baeza Yellow card 55'
Abdulghani Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
1 March 2019 22 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
20:30 Baeza Yellow card 73'
Al Somah 78'
Report Al-Muwallad Yellow card 3'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 21'
Romarinho 70'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 42,880
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 March 2019 23 Al-Qadsiah 1–2 Al-Ahli Khobar
15:40 Belal Yellow card 27'
Bismark 31'
Belkhiter Yellow card 76'
Report Al-Moasher Yellow card 21'
Santos 37'
Al Somah 90+4'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
28 March 2019 25 Al-Ahli 4–5 Al-Raed Jeddah
20:40 Assiri 10', 53', Yellow card 88'
Al-Moasher 20', Yellow card 31'
Al-Jassim 27', Yellow card 45+3'
Hindi Yellow card 45+3'
Asiri Yellow card 89'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 90+3'
Report Al-Amri 5', Yellow card 29'
Al-Shehri 6', 62', 68' (pen.), 70'
Doukha Yellow card 80'
Amora Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
1 April 2019 24 Al-Fayha 0–2 Al-Ahli Al-Majma'ah
18:55 Gegé Yellow card 16'
Asprilla Yellow card 51'
Al-Sobhi Yellow card 57'
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 71'
Al-Khaibari Yellow card 74'
Report Assiri Yellow card 20'
Djaniny 39'
Díaz Yellow card 65'
Al-Mogahwi Yellow card 82', 88'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
5 April 2019 26 Al-Shabab 0–4 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Benlamri Yellow card 61'
Boussoufa Yellow card 72'
Report Al-Fatil Yellow card 21', 33'
Djaniny 38', 53'
Díaz Yellow card 58'
Al-Moasher 63'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
12 April 2019 27 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:45 Al-Harbi Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 38'
Abdulghani Yellow card 76'
Report Al-Breik Yellow card 20'
Botía 43'
Al-Dawsari Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 33,868
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
17 April 2019 28 Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:45 Al Somah 17', 47'
Abdulghani Yellow card 38'
Stanciu 45+1'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 52'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 90+5'
Report Anselmo Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 81'
Otero Yellow card 34', 71' (pen.)
Kasongo 73'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
11 May 2019 29 Al-Faisaly 1–4 Al-Ahli Al-Majma'ah
22:30 Calderón 48' Report Stanciu 11'
Asiri 31'
Baeza Yellow card 47'
Al Fatil Yellow card 51'
Djaniny 59'
Alhaj 90+1'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 503
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
16 May 2019 30 Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
22:30 Djaniny 38', 50', 84' (pen.)
Al Somah 65'
Ghareeb 89'
Report Al-Habib Yellow card 42'
Arias Yellow card 45+1'
Al-Robeai Yellow card 59'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

King Cup

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

5 January 2019 Round of 64 Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Riyadh Mecca
19:55 Asiri 28'
Al-Mousa 37'
Djaniny 41'
Al-Zaqrati 69'
Report Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
18 January 2019 Round of 32 Al-Nojoom 0–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
17:55 Report Al-Mowalad Yellow card 15'
Djaniny 27' (pen.)
Díaz Yellow card 80'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Arab Club Champions Cup

Round of 32

25 August 2018 First leg Al-Muharraq Bahrain 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Riffa, Bahrain
18:50 AST Report Al-Mowalad 66'
Al Somah 83'
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Referee: Yaaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
24 September 2018 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–0
(5–0 agg.)
Bahrain Al-Muharraq Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST Ghareeb 18', 61'
Al Somah Yellow card 56', 89'
Report Yaser Yellow card 58' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Round of 16

4 December 2018 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Algeria ES Sétif Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 AST Al-Fatil Yellow card 35'
Al-Mowalad 49'
Report Banouh 17'
Bedrane Yellow card 51'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Quarter-finals

25 February 2019 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1
(4–3 agg.)
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 AST Díaz 52', Yellow card 85'
Abdel Shafy Yellow card 66'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 78'
Al-Moasher 90+1'
Report Saleh 38', Yellow card 85'
Salmeen Yellow card 44'
Jassem Yellow card 51'
Ismail Yellow card 79'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Semi-finals

AFC Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was made on 22 November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Ahli were drawn with Persepolis, Al-Sadd, and Pakhtakor.[59]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAD AHL PAK PER
1 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–1 1–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 2–0 2–1 2–1
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 2–2 1–0 1–0
4 Iran Persepolis 6 2 1 3 6 5 +1 7 2–0 2–0 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar Al-Sadd Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3 Al Somah 32' (pen.), 76'
Hindi Yellow card 45'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 57'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 90+1'
Live Report
Stats Report
Ró-Ró Yellow card 61' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Azamov Yellow card 32'
Bikmaev 62'
Krimets Yellow card 86'
Live Report
Stats Report
Díaz Yellow card 66'
Al-Owais Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Attendance: 25,250
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 3 Persepolis Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Khalilzadeh 18'
Alipour 48'
Resan Yellow card 60'
Budimir Yellow card 76'
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Djaniny Yellow card 49'
Abdulghani Yellow card 76'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 4 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iran Persepolis Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Al Somah 30' (pen.), 83'
Djaniny Yellow card 50'
Hassoun Yellow card 86'
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Alipour Yellow card 49'
Khalilzadeh Yellow card 58', 90+3'
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5 Al-Sadd Qatar 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
21:45 UTC+3 Asad 9'
Afif 12'
Hassan Yellow card 30'
Gabi Yellow card 74'
Al Sheeb Yellow card 82'
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Al Somah 51' (pen.) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Al-Harbi Yellow card 37'
Al Fatil Yellow card 55'
Al Somah 69'
Hindi Yellow card 73'
Hassoun Yellow card 81'
Ghareeb 90+2'
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Krimets Yellow card 50'
Alidzhanov Yellow card 86'
Sergeev 88'
Sayfiev Yellow card 89'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,183
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 20 May 2019.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al Mosailem 8 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Owais 39 0 26 0 0 0 7 0 6 0
55 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Bakr Eisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Basem Atallah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Mowalad 38 2 25 0 2 0 6 2 5 0
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Fatil 30 1 22 1 0 0 5 0 3 0
4 DF Spain ESP Alexis 12 0 7+1 0 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
13 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdel Shafy 32 0 22 0 3 0 7 0 0 0
17 DF Chile CHI Paulo Díaz 41 2 23+1 0 3 0 8 2 6 0
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Zubaidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Hassoun 13 0 5 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 1+3 0
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussein Abdulghani 10 0 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 5 0
25 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Motaz Hawsawi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fares Al-Khoraimi 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Zubaidi 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hani Al-Sebyani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Faisal Darisi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulbasit Hindi 24 0 7+4 0 1 0 6+1 0 4+1 0
75 DF Brazil BRA Aderlan Santos 14 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 6 0
Midfielders
5 MF Chile CHI Claudio Baeza 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Brazil BRA Souza 17 1 14+1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Moasher 38 4 16+6 3 3 0 6+2 1 4+1 0
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Taisir Al-Jassim 11 1 3+5 1 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Housain Al-Mogahwi 26 3 12+5 3 0 0 4+3 0 2 0
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nooh Al-Mousa 35 2 14+5 1 1+1 1 8 0 5+1 0
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Khulaif 10 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Ghareeb 27 5 6+12 1 0+1 0 3 3 3+2 1
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yousef Al-Harbi 16 0 6+1 0 2 0 0+4 0 2+1 0
38 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Majrashi 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Al-Qarni 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
45 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulfattah Asiri 32 7 12+7 6 3 1 5+2 0 3 0
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Ghamdi 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
71 MF Romania ROU Nicolae Stanciu 14 3 8+2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Zayni 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Badr Menshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Syria SYR Omar Al Somah 37 27 19+5 19 1 0 5+1 2 6 6
14 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Assiri 19 4 6+7 4 0 0 0+4 0 1+1 0
18 FW Chad CHA Othman Alhaj 6 1 2+2 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Cape Verde CPV Djaniny 35 24 17+4 20 3 3 5+1 1 4+1 0
99 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Safi Al-Zaqrati 3 1 0+2 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
Players sent out on loan this season
50 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Majrashi 8 0 0+5 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
10 MF Spain ESP José Manuel Jurado 17 1 15+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Egypt EGY Abdallah Said 15 2 13+1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Champions League Total
1 9 FW Syria Omar Al Somah 19 0 2 6 27
2 21 FW Cape Verde Djaniny 20 3 1 0 24
3 45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri 6 1 0 0 7
4 29 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Ghareeb 1 0 3 1 5
5 7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 3 0 1 0 4
14 FW Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 4 0 0 0 4
7 11 MF Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi 3 0 0 0 3
71 MF Romania Nicolae Stanciu 2 0 1 0 3
9 2 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad 0 0 2 0 2
16 MF Saudi Arabia Nooh Al-Mousa 1 1 0 0 2
17 DF Chile Paulo Díaz 0 0 2 0 2
19 MF Egypt Abdallah Said 2 0 0 0 2
13 3 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Fatil 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF Brazil Souza 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim 1 0 0 0 1
10 MF Spain José Manuel Jurado 1 0 0 0 1
18 FW Chad Othman Alhaj 1 0 0 0 1
75 DF Brazil Aderlan Santos 1 0 0 0 1
99 FW Saudi Arabia Safi Al-Zaqrati 0 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 68 6 12 7 93

Last Updated: 20 May 2019

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Champions League Total
1 45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri 7 3 2 0 12
2 7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 7 0 2 1 10
3 21 FW Cape Verde Djaniny 6 1 1 1 9
4 9 FW Syria Omar Al Somah 6 0 0 0 6
5 6 MF Brazil Souza 3 0 0 0 3
10 MF Spain José Manuel Jurado 3 0 0 0 3
7 11 MF Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi 1 0 1 0 2
13 DF Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy 1 0 1 0 2
16 MF Saudi Arabia Nooh Al-Mousa 2 0 0 0 2
17 DF Chile Paulo Díaz 2 0 0 0 2
19 MF Egypt Abdallah Said 2 0 0 0 2
71 MF Romania Nicolae Stanciu 2 0 0 0 2
13 2 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad 1 0 0 0 1
4 DF Spain Alexis 0 0 1 0 1
5 MF Chile Claudio Baeza 1 0 0 0 1
18 FW Chad Othman Alhaj 1 0 0 0 1
28 MF Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Khulaif 1 0 0 0 1
29 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Ghareeb 1 0 0 0 1
Total 47 4 8 2 61

Last Updated: 20 May 2019

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Champions League Total
1 33 GK Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais 9 0 3 1 13
2 1 GK Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Mosailem 0 2 1 0 3
Total 9 2 4 1 16

Last Updated: 16 May 2019

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