2019–20 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli
2019–20 season
President	Ahmed Al-Sayegh (until 28 January); Abdulelah Mouminah (from 8 February);
Manager	Branko Ivanković (until 16 September); Christian Gross (from 16 October until 17 February); Vladan Milojević (from 28 February);
Stadium	King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League	3rd
King Cup	Semi-finals
2019 ACL	Round of 16
2020 ACL	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Omar Al Somah (19); All: Omar Al Somah (23)
Highest home attendance	48,094 vs Al-Hilal; (6 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance	2,462 vs Al-Jandal; (5 November 2019)
Average home league attendance	12,792
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 September 2020.

The 2019–20 season was Al-Ahli's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 83rd year in existence as a football club.^[4] The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup and both the 2019 and the 2020 editions of the AFC Champions League.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 September 2020.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2020^[5]^[6]

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	Yasser Al Mosailem
2	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Mowalad
3	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Fatil
5	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khabrani
6	MF	BRA	Souza
7	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Moasher
8	MF	BIH	Elvis Sarić
9	FW	SYR	Omar Al Somah
10	MF	KSA	Abdulfattah Asiri
11	MF	KSA	Housain Al-Mogahwi
13	DF	KSA	Yazeed Al-Bakr
14	FW	KSA	Muhannad Assiri
15	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Majhad
16	MF	KSA	Nooh Al-Mousa
17	MF	GER	Marko Marin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ALG	Youcef Belaïli
21	FW	CPV	Djaniny
23	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hassoun
24	DF	KSA	Hussein Abdulghani (captain)
25	DF	KSA	Motaz Hawsawi
29	FW	KSA	Abdulrahman Ghareeb
33	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Owais
34	FW	KSA	Mazen Abo Shararah (on loan from Damac)
35	MF	KSA	Yousef Al-Harbi
37	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi
40	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Asmari
44	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al Rubaie
60	DF	BRA	Lucas Lima
66	GK	KSA	Basem Atallah
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Bassas

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	KSA	Khaled Al-Barakah (at Al-Ettifaq until 30 June 2020)
15	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (at Damac until 30 June 2020)
18	FW	CHA	Othman Alhaj (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2020)
20	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Zubaidi (at Al-Wehda until 30 June 2020)
27	MF	KSA	Sultan Mendash (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020)
30	DF	KSA	Hani Al-Sebyani (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2020)
32	DF	KSA	Faisal Darisi (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2020)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
40	MF	KSA	Yahya Al-Qarni (at Ohod until 30 June 2020)
75	DF	BRA	Aderlan Santos (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2020)
77	MF	KSA	Omar Al-Zayni (at Al-Qadsiah until 30 June 2020)
—	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi (at Al-Hazem until 30 June 2020)
—	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Daajani (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020)
—	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2020)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 April 2019	MF	27	Sultan Mendash	Al-Faisaly	Free	^[7]
31 May 2019	DF	4	Khaled Al-Barakah	Al-Hazem	$1,100,000	^[8]
27 June 2019	DF	13	Yazeed Al-Bakr	Al-Faisaly	$2,135,000	^[9]
28 June 2019	DF	5	Mohammed Al-Khabrani	Al-Qadsiah	$2,135,000	^[10]
8 July 2019	MF	22	Danijel Aleksić	Yeni Malatyaspor	$2,245,000	^[11]
12 July 2019	MF	8	Elvis Sarić	Suwon Bluewings	$1,685,000	^[12]
1 August 2019	DF	87	Ervin Zukanović	Genoa	$2,245,000	^[13]
29 August 2019	MF	19	Youcef Belaïli	ES Tunis	$3,300,000	^[14]
30 August 2019	MF	15	Mohammed Al-Majhad	Al-Fateh	$3,500,000	^[15]
30 August 2019	DF	60	Lucas Lima	Nantes	$6,600,000	^[16]
5 January 2020	MF	17	Marko Marin	Red Star Belgrade	$2,500,000	^[17]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
31 January 2020	End of season	FW	34	Mazen Abo Shararah	Damac	None	^[18]
7 September 2020	31 July 2021	MF	32	Hassan Al-Qeed	Al-Shabab	None	^[19]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2019	DF	13	Mohamed Abdel Shafy	Zamalek	Released	^[20]
4 July 2019	MF	71	Nicolae Stanciu	Slavia Prague	$6,730,000	^[21]
11 July 2019	MF	5	Claudio Baeza	Necaxa	$3,365,000	^[22]
15 July 2019	MF	28	Ayman Al-Khulaif	Al-Wehda	$535,000	^[23]
26 July 2019	MF	–	Maher Othman	Al-Batin	Free	^[24]
28 July 2019	MF	49	Ahmed Al-Zain	Al-Raed	$267,500	^[25]
29 July 2019	GK	22	Ahmed Al-Rehaili	Al-Raed	Free	^[26]
1 August 2019	DF	17	Paulo Díaz	River Plate	$4,500,000	^[27]
7 August 2019	DF	4	Alexis	Racing de Santander	Free	^[28]
17 August 2019	GK	41	Majed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Hazem	Free	^[29]
18 August 2019	MF	50	Abdullah Majrashi	Al-Raed	Undisclosed	^[30]
21 August 2019	DF	32	Abdullah Al-Khateeb	Al-Ettifaq	Undisclosed	^[31]
30 August 2019	MF	22	Danijel Aleksić	İstanbul Başakşehir	Undisclosed	^[32]
4 September 2019	MF	8	Taisir Al-Jassim	Al-Nasr	Free	^[33]
28 January 2020	MF	47	Mustafa Bassas	Al-Faisaly	Free	^[34]
31 January 2020	DF	87	Ervin Zukanović	S.P.A.L.	Free	^[35]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
9 July 2019	End of season	DF	27	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi	Al-Hazem	None	^[36]
10 July 2019	End of season	DF	32	Faisal Darisi	Al-Raed	None	^[37]
11 July 2019	End of season	MF	15	Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani	Damac	None	^[38]
15 July 2019	End of season	DF	20	Ali Al-Zubaidi	Al-Wehda	None	^[39]
23 July 2019	End of season	MF	40	Yahya Al-Qarni	Ohod	None	^[40]
24 July 2019	End of season	MF	–	Abdulrahman Al-Harthi	Al-Khaleej	None	^[41]
4 August 2019	End of season	DF	30	Hani Al-Sebyani	Al-Fayha	None	^[42]
14 August 2019	End of season	DF	75	Aderlan Santos	Rio Ave	None	^[43]
30 August 2019	End of season	MF	77	Omar Al-Zayni	Al-Qadsiah	None	^[44]
31 August 2019	End of season	FW	18	Othman Alhaj	Al-Fayha	None	^[45]
10 January 2020	End of season	MF	27	Sultan Mendash	Al-Taawoun	None	^[46]
31 January 2020	End of season	DF	4	Khaled Al-Barakah	Al-Ettifaq	None	^[47]

Pre-season

14 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–2	Varaždin	Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST	Al Somah 18' Al-Mogahwi 25' Asiri 29'	Report	Stolnik 16' Kolarić 56'	Stadium: Stadion Varteks

17 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	1–0	Rudar Velenje	Graz, Austria
17:00 CEST	Bassas 53'	Report		Stadium: Training Center Messendorf

20 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–1	Dravograd	Bad Blumau, Austria
17:00 CEST	Ghareeb 29' Alhaj 42', 89'	Report	40'	Stadium: Stadion Bad Blumau

21 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–0	Žarkovo	Kumberg, Austria
17:00 CEST	Al Somah 30' (pen.) Asiri 45' Al-Mogahwi 73'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Kumberg

23 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–0	Bravo	Bad Blumau, Austria
17:00 CEST	Aleksić 34' Alhaj 48' Mendash 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Bad Blumau

Competitions

Overall

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	30	15	5	10	49	36	+13	050.00
King Cup	4	4	0	0	10	3	+7	100.00
2019 Champions League	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
2020 Champions League	8	3	2	3	7	10	−3	037.50
Total	44	23	7	14	69	53	+16	052.27

Updated to match played 30 September 2020
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hilal (C)	30	22	6	2	74	26	+48	72	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Al-Nassr	30	19	7	4	60	26	+34	64
3	Al-Ahli	30	15	5	10	49	36	+13	50
4	Al-Wehda	30	16	1	13	45	40	+5	49	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5	Al-Faisaly	30	14	6	10	41	36	+5	48

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020. 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) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[48]
(C) Champions

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	15	5	10	49	36	+13	50	10	3	2	31	15	+16	5	2	8	18	21	−3

Last updated: 9 September 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W
Position	7	4	9	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

22 August 2019 1	Al-Ahli	1–1	Al-Adalah	Jeddah
20:50	Abdulghani 19' Aleksić 45+4' Zukanović 67'	Report	Al-Burayh 31' Biteghé 55' Cissé 88'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

31 August 2019 2	Al-Ettifaq	1–2	Al-Ahli	Dammam
18:40	Kiss 28' Sliti 55' Al-Hazaa 90+4'	Report	Al Somah 45+2' Al-Khabrani 54' 83' Ghareeb 85'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 10,010 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

14 September 2019 3	Al-Ahli	1–2	Al-Wehda	Jeddah
20:35	Al-Fatil 42' Al-Mogahwi 90+3' A. Asiri 90+5' Al Somah 90+6'	Report	Niakaté 8', 45+1' Al-Khulaif 18' Botía 26' Al-Zori 49' Goodwin 88'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 12,688 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

21 September 2019 4	Al-Fateh	0–2	Al-Ahli	Al-Hasa
18:20	Al-Fuhaid 47'	Report	Djaniny 6' Al Somah 22' Al-Mousa 51' Hassoun 55' A. Asiri 63'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

27 September 2019 5	Al-Ahli	0–0	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
20:15	Hindi 84'	Report	Hamdallah 40' Yahya 54' Maicon 71'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 30,198 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

5 October 2019 6	Al-Fayha	0–3	Al-Ahli	Al Majma'ah
18:20	Assis 20' Al-Barakah 55'	Report	Al-Mousa 13' Djaniny 23' Hindi 45+5' Al Somah 52'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 3,993 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

18 October 2019 7	Al-Ahli	3–1	Al-Taawoun	Jeddah
20:00	A. Asiri 22' Lucas Lima 39' Djaniny 44' Al-Mogahwi 50' Sarić 52' Al Somah 70' Al-Owais 84'	Report	Héldon 10' Assiri 23' Al-Mousa 33'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

26 October 2019 8	Al-Hazem	2–1	Al-Ahli	Ar Rass
18:10	Fettouhi 34' Al-Zubaidi 42' Muralha 45+3' Tandia 50' Hamzi 87'	Report	Lucas Lima 34' Belaïli 41' A. Asiri 60' Hindi 70' Al-Mowalad 90+4'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

31 October 2019 9	Al-Ahli	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah
19:50	A. Asiri 13' Sarić 18' Al Somah 37' Al-Owais 76'	Report	Abdulhamid 33' Al-Sahafi 71' Al-Bishi 90'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 29,724 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

23 November 2019 10	Al-Ahli	3–1	Al-Faisaly	Jeddah
19:40	Djaniny 27', 90+5' Hindi 45+6' Souza 55'	Report	Qassem 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,964 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

19 December 2019 12	Al-Ahli	5–1	Damac	Jeddah
19:50	Djaniny 9', 58' Al-Mogahwi 13' Al-Bakr 40' Lucas Lima 45', 60' Al-Asmari 90+2'	Report	Hadraf 36' Abousaban 84'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 6,325 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

28 December 2019 13	Al-Shabab	1–0	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
17:50	Asprilla 27' Sharahili 28' N'Diaye 60'	Report	Al-Mowalad 74' Souza 87' Al-Asmari 89'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,746 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

7 January 2020 11	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
20:00	Al-Faraj 25' Al-Dawsari 37' Kanno 42' Al-Breik 66' Gomis 70' Al-Bulaihi 90'	Report	Asiri 44' Al Somah 45' Belaïli 73' Sarić 78'	Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 21,543 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

13 January 2020 14	Al-Ahli	3–1	Abha	Jeddah
20:05	Djaniny 20' Al Somah 35' (pen.), 83' Souza 56'	Report	Andriatsima 26' Al-Nabit 31' Tahrat 34'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 12,055 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

23 January 2020 15	Al-Raed	1–2	Al-Ahli	Buraidah
20:10	Al-Amri 38' Fouzair 66' Al-Rehaili 71'	Report	Al-Khabrani 15' Djaniny 59' Al Somah 84', 85' Souza 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 4,148 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

1 February 2020 16	Al-Adalah	1–1	Al-Ahli	Al-Hasa
15:25	Biteghé 30', 84' Andria 51' Mandaw 84'	Report	Al-Khabrani 18' Al-Moasher 38' Lucas Lima 84'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 15,304 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

6 February 2020 17	Al-Ahli	3–2	Al-Ettifaq	Mecca
20:20	Al-Mowalad 30' Al-Mogahwi 79', 90' Belaïli 85' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.), 90+5'	Report	Al-Robeai 34' Souza 37' Kiss 68' (pen.) Al-Qumaizi 78' Al-Kwikbi 84' Azaro 90' Yambéré 90+4' M'Bolhi 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

14 February 2020 18	Al-Wehda	2–0	Al-Ahli	Mecca
20:25	Luisinho 28' Niakaté 82' Botía 84'	Report		Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

21 February 2020 19	Al-Ahli	0–1	Al-Fateh	Jeddah
20:30	Asiri 35' Abdulghani 81' Al-Moasher 84'	Report	Bendebka 45+1' Al-Zaqaan 89'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,930 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

27 February 2020 20	Al-Nassr	2–2	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
20:40	Giuliano 58', 66' Al-Ghanam 69' Al-Amri 74'	Report	Petros 32' (o.g.) Al Somah 43' (pen.) Bassas 51' Marin 52' Abdulghani 67' Belaïli 77' Djaniny 90'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,069 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

6 March 2020 21	Al-Ahli	1–0	Al-Fayha	Jeddah
20:40	Al Somah 87' Djaniny 88'	Report	Al-Sobhi 33'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 10,836 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

12 March 2020 22	Al-Taawoun	1–0	Al-Ahli	Buraidah
20:40	Petrolina 10' Cássio 83' Kadesh 90+4'	Report	Souza 69'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

4 August 2020 23	Al-Ahli	4–2	Al-Hazem	Jeddah
21:15	Ghareeb 3' Lucas Lima 22' Al Somah 50' H. Asiri 86', 86' 90+2' Al-Harbi 88'	Report	Al-Qeshtah 57' Strandberg 65' Cafú 68', 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

9 August 2020 24	Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Ahli	Jeddah
21:00	Abdulhamid 20' Al-Malki 41' Al-Shamrani 57' Al-Sumairi 62'	Report	Al Somah 30', 64', 39' Sarić 45+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

15 August 2020 25	Al-Faisaly	2–0	Al-Ahli	Al Majma'ah
19:10	El Jebli 27' (pen.) Hyland 66' Kaabi 73'	Report	Al-Harbi 56' Hindi 82'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

20 August 2020 26	Al-Ahli	2–1	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
20:55	Al Somah 5' Al-Asmari 45+1' Sarić 57' A. Asiri 74' Al-Moasher 76' Abo Shararah 90+5'	Report	Jahfali 7' Al-Bulaihi 62' Carrillo 72' Cuéllar 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

25 August 2020 27	Damac	2–1	Al-Ahli	Abha
19:05	Zelaya 14', 24' (pen.), 38' Ayadi 52'	Report	Al Somah 60' Al-Khabrani 66' 75'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

30 August 2020 28	Al-Ahli	1–1	Al-Shabab	Jeddah
20:40	Al-Majhad 24' Al-Asmari 39' Sarić 53' Lucas Lima 55' H. Asiri 90+9'	Report	Guanca 21' Al-Hamdan 28'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

4 September 2020 29	Abha	2–1	Al-Ahli	Abha
20:35 AST (UTC+3)	Bguir 32' (pen.), 90+3' Aashor 45+4' Atouchi 80' Al-Najei 88'	Report	Hassoun 80'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

9 September 2020 30	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Raed	Jeddah
20:35	Sarić 24' Al-Asmari 42' Al-Moasher 55' Hassoun 66' Abdulghani 77' Al Somah 79'	Report	Al-Showaish 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.^[49]

King Cup

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

5 November 2019 Round of 64	Al-Ahli	4–1	Al-Jandal	Jeddah
20:15	Belaïli 45+3' Al-Khabrani 57' Al-Moasher 58' Al-Mogahwi 60' Lucas Lima 77'	Report	Kassola 7' Faleh 22' Nofal 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

6 December 2019 Round of 32	Al-Nojoom	1–3	Al-Ahli	Al-Hasa
17:25	Al-Soraihi 49' Al-Ammari 83' (pen.)	Report	Belaïli 3', 60' Sarić 40' Ghareeb 85'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Dhafer

2 January 2020 Round of 16	Al-Fayha	0–1	Al-Ahli	Al Majma'ah
18:00		Report	Al Somah 82'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

18 January 2020 Quarter-finals	Al-Wehda	1–2	Al-Ahli	Mecca
18:40	Al-Zori 8' Bakshween 23' Chaves 29' Goodwin 38' Al-Qarni 41' Al-Saiari 59' Al-Nemer 90+3'	Report	Al Somah 26' (pen.), 54' Al-Mowalad 27' Marin 68' Souza 73'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

27 October 2020 Semi-finals	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

2019 AFC Champions League

Knockout phase

Round of 16

6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) First leg	Al-Ahli	2–4	Al-Hilal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:40 UTC+3	Al-Khabrani 2' Al Somah 6', 61' Djaniny 39' Aleksić 45+2' Souza 90'	Live Report Stats Report	Gomis 15', 48', 65' Al-Bulaihi 34' Al-Dawsari 36' Al-Hafith 81' Otayf 90'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 48,094 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Second leg	Al-Hilal	0–1 (4–3 agg.)	Al-Ahli	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Dawsari 89' Bahebri 90' Gomis 90+3'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Fatil 37' Asiri 42' Souza 55' Al-Moasher 68' Al-Owais 90+3'	Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 22,706 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

2020 AFC Champions League

Play-off Round

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round	Al-Ahli	1–0	Istiklol	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Belaïli 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Rakhimov 35' Milić 45+1' Svezhov 57' 89' Dzhalilov 63' Davlatmir 90'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[50] Al-Ahli were drawn with Iraqi champions Al-Shorta, UAE side Al-Wahda, and Iranian side Esteghlal.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AHL	EST	SHO	WAH
1	Al-Ahli	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–0	~~20 Sep~~
2	Esteghlal	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage	3–0	—	1–1	~~17 Sep~~
3	Al-Shorta	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5		2–1	1–1	—	~~0–1~~
4	Al-Wahda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew^[a]	~~1–1~~	~~14 Sep~~	~~23 Sep~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.^[51] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[52]

10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1	Al-Wahda	Voided (1–1)	Al-Ahli	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:35 UTC+4	Al-Korbi 66' Rim Chang-woo 90'	Live Report Stats Report	Asiri 60' Al-Mosailem 90+3'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 2	Al-Ahli	2–1	Esteghlal	Kuwait City, Kuwait^{[note 1]}
18:30 UTC+3	Al-Moasher 17' (pen.), 29', 90+1' Al-Majhad 27' Al-Asmari 34' Hindi 52'	Live Report Stats Report	Cheshmi 1' Motahari 22'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)^{[note 2]} 3	Al-Ahli	1–0	Al-Shorta	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Hassoun 46' Marin 87'	Live Report Stats Report	Mhawi 25' 45+1' Mohammed 90+2'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)^{[note 2]} 4	Al-Shorta	2–1	Al-Ahli	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Natiq 14', 22' Fayyadh 65'	Live Report Stats Report	Lima 28' Al-Majhad 56'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)^{[note 2]} 5	Al-Ahli	Cancelled	Al-Wahda
--:-- UTC+3		Live Report Stats Report

23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)^{[note 2]} 6	Esteghlal	3–0	Al-Ahli	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Ghayedi 29' Milić 30' Karimi 38' Diabaté 54'	Live Report Stats Report	Abdulghani 49'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

^ Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.^[53]^[54] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.^[55]

Knockout phase

26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Round of 16	Al-Ahli	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Shabab Al-Ahli	Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:40 UTC+3	Al-Fatil 23' Al-Asmari 50' Al Somah 54' (pen.) Hassoun 95'	Live Report Stats Report	Ganiev 28' Hussain 38' Marzooq 74' Khamis 119'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
	Penalties
	Abdulghani Lima Ghareeb Hawsawi Al Somah		Khalil Jaber Ganiev Al-Bloushi Al-Naqbi

30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Quarter-finals	Al-Nassr	2–0	Al-Ahli	Doha, Qatar
16:40 UTC+3	Martínez 13' Asiri 55' Al-Buraikan 88'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Majhad 6' Hawsawi 78'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 30 September 2020.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		2019 ACL		2020 ACL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KSA	Yasser Al-Mosailem	23	0	16+1	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
33	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Owais	21	0	13	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
44	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al Rubaie	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	GK	KSA	Basem Atallah	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Mowalad	27	0	14+4	0	3	0	1	0	2+3	0
3	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Fatil	27	0	14+1	0	3	0	2	0	5+2	0
5	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khabrani	28	0	22	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
13	DF	KSA	Yazeed Al-Bakr	7	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	DF	KSA	Talal Al-Absi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hassoun	28	1	14+5	1	1+1	0	1	0	6	0
24	DF	KSA	Hussein Abdulghani	19	0	9+1	0	0	0	2	0	4+3	0
25	DF	KSA	Motaz Hawsawi	14	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	0
28	DF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Nakhli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	DF	KSA	Hani Al-Sebyani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi	19	3	12+1	3	1	0	0	0	5	0
60	DF	BRA	Lucas Lima	33	2	23	1	3+1	1	0	0	6	0
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Bassas	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Moasher	35	5	15+7	2	2+2	1	2	0	6+1	2
8	MF	BIH	Elvis Sarić	28	0	22+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	KSA	Housain Al-Mogahwi	26	3	9+6	2	2+1	1	0+2	0	2+4	0
15	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Majhad	13	1	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
16	MF	KSA	Nooh Al-Mousa	10	0	5+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	MF	GER	Marko Marin	16	2	7+2	0	0+1	1	0	0	6	1
19	MF	ALG	Youcef Belaïli	19	6	12+1	2	4	3	0	0	1+1	1
29	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Ghareeb	29	3	11+8	2	1+1	1	0+1	0	3+4	0
32	MF	KSA	Hassan Al-Qeed	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	MF	KSA	Yousef Al-Harbi	16	1	3+7	1	1	0	0	0	2+3	0
38	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaikhi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	KSA	Fahad Majrashi	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Asmari	28	2	13+6	2	0+2	0	1	0	6	0
Forwards
9	FW	SYR	Omar Al Somah	33	23	22+3	19	2	2	1+1	1	4	1
14	FW	KSA	Muhannad Assiri	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	KSA	Ahmed Bassas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
34	FW	KSA	Mazen Abo Shararah	12	0	1+7	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
45	FW	KSA	Haitham Asiri	7	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0	2+3	0
Players sent out on loan this season
4	DF	KSA	Khaled Al-Barakah	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	KSA	Sultan Mendash	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
6	MF	BRA	Souza	25	0	18+1	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
10	MF	KSA	Abdulfattah Asiri	24	5	16+3	3	2	0	2	1	1	1
21	FW	CPV	Djaniny	27	9	21+1	8	3	0	2	1	0	0
22	MF	SRB	Danijel Aleksić	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
47	MF	KSA	Mustafa Bassas	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	DF	BIH	Ervin Zukanović	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2019 ACL	2020 ACL	Total
1	9	FW	Omar Al Somah	19	2	1	1	23
2	21	FW	Djaniny	8	0	1	0	9
3	19	MF	Youcef Belaïli	2	3	0	1	6
4	7	MF	Salman Al-Moasher	2	1	0	2	5
4	10	MF	Abdulfattah Asiri	3	0	1	1	5
6	11	MF	Housain Al-Mogahwi	2	1	0	0	3
	29	MF	Abdulrahman Ghareeb	2	1	0	0	3
	37	DF	Abdulbasit Hindi	3	0	0	0	3
9	17	MF	Marko Marin	0	1	0	1	2
	40	MF	Ali Al-Asmari	2	0	0	0	2
	60	DF	Lucas Lima	1	1	0	0	2
11	15	MF	Mohammed Al-Majhad	0	0	0	1	1
	18	FW	Haitham Asiri	1	0	0	0	1
	22	MF	Danijel Aleksić	1	0	0	0	1
	23	DF	Abdullah Hassoun	1	0	0	0	1
	35	MF	Yousef Al-Harbi	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal				1	0	0	0	1
Total				49	10	3	7	69

Last Updated: 26 September 2020

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2019 ACL	2020 ACL	Total
1	33	GK	Mohammed Al-Owais	4	0	1	1	6
2	1	GK	Yasser Al-Mosailem	1	1	0	1	3
Total				5	1	1	2	9

Last Updated: 14 September 2020

References

[Attendance-50] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.^[49]

[table_note_res_WD0.001855152659982-54] Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.^[51] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.^[52]

[Iran-Saudi_Arabia-55] Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

[new_schedule-59] On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.^[53]^[54] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.^[55]

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[2] "السويسري جروس مديرًا فنيًا للأهلي".

[3] "الصربي ميلويفيتش مديرا فنيا للأهلي".

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[7] "رسميًا .. سلطان مندش لاعبًا أهلاويًا لثلاثة مواسم".

[8] "خالد البركة أهلاويا حتى 2024".

[9] "انضم "رسمياً" مساء اليوم.. يزيد البكر أهلاوي لأربع سنوات".

[10] "الأهلي يوقع مع خبراني القادسية".

[11] "الأهلي يتعاقد مع الصربي دانييل أليكسيتش".

[12] "الأهلي يتعاقد مع البوسني الفيس ساريتش لمدة ثلاث سنوات".

[13] "البوسني زوكانوفيتش يعزز دفاع أهلي جدة".

[14] "أنهت إدارة النادي #الأهلي برئاسة المهندس أحمد الصائغ، إجراءات التعاقد مع صانع الألعاب الدولي الجزائري يوسف بلايلي".

[15] "محمد المجحد أهلاوياً حتى 2024م".

[16] "أنهت إدارة النادي #الأهلي برئاسة المهندس أحمد الصائغ، إجراءات التعاقد مع صانع الألعاب الدولي الجزائري يوسف بلايلي".

[17] "الأهلي يعلن التعاقد مع الألماني ماركو مارين".

[18] "أبو شرارة في الأهلي على سبيل الإعارة".

[19] "أولى صفقاته الصيفية.. الأهلي يُعلن ضم حسن القيد من الشباب".

[20] "رحيل محمد عبدالشافي عن أهلي جدة".

[21] "Nicolae Stanciu a semnat cu Slavia Praga! Ce număr va purta și durata contractului".

[22] "Necaxa hizo oficial el fichaje de Claudio Baeza procedente de Al-Ahli".

[23] "أبرمت إدارة نادي #الوحدة عقداً احترافياً مع اللاعب أيمن الخليف لمدة ثلاث سنوات قادماً من النادي الأهلي".

[24] "ماهر عثمان بطناوي".

[25] "الرائد يضم أحمد الزين 3 أعوام".

[26] "الرائد يتعاقد مع الحارس أحمد الرحيلي ويبقي على الجزائري "دوخة"".

[27] "¡Acá está Paulo Díaz!".

[28] "Alexis Ruano, octavo refuerzo del Racing 2019/20" [Alexis Ruano, eight addition of Racing 2019/20] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[29] "الحزم يعلن تعاقده مع ماجد الغامدي".

[30] "الرائد يضم مجرشي الأهلي ثلاث سنوات".

[31] "الاتفاق يضم عبدالله الخطيب و هشام الفرحان".

[32] "HOŞ GELDİN DANİJEL ALEKSİC".

[33] "رسميًا تيسير الجاسم ينتقل إلى النصر الكويتي".

[34] "الفيصلي يعلن ضم مصطفى بصاص".

[35] "SPAL make triple signing".

[36] "الحزم يضم الزبيدي ونايف موسى من الأهلي والتعاون".

[37] "الرائد يضم رسميًا فيصل دارسي على سبيل الإعارة".

[38] "ضمك يعلن استعارته لاعب الأهلي عبدالعزيز الشهراني".

[39] "برمت إدارة نادي #الوحدة عقداً احترافياً بنظام الإعارة حتى نهاية الموسم مع اللاعب علي الزبيدي".

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[41] "إدارة نادي الخليج توقع مع لاعب الأهلي عبد الرحمن الحارثي".

[42] "‏⁧‫الفيحاء‬⁩ يوقع مع اللاعب هاني الصبياني بنظام الاعارة حتى نهاية الموسم".

[43] "OFICIAL: Aderllan Santos no Rio Ave".

[44] "وقعت إدارة النادي مع اللاعب عمر الزيني".

[45] "الفيحاء يعزز خط الهجوم بالرنقي".

[46] "التعاون يستعير سلطان مندش من الأهلي".

[47] "البركة اتفاقي حتى نهاية الموسم".

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