Al Ahli Saudi F.C.–Ittihad F.C. rivalry
Appearance
File:Itti2009.png–File:Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah) Logo.png | |
Other names | Al-Ittihad vs. Al-Ahli |
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Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Teams | Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli |
First meeting | 1938 |
Latest meeting | Al-Ahli 4–2 Al-Ittihad
Professional League (Round 21:2 April 2016) |
Next meeting | Unknown |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 165 |
Most wins | Al-Ahli 61 times. |
Largest victory | Al-Ittihad 8–2 Al-Ahli
King's Cup (24 October 1966) |
The Derby of Jeddah is the name given to any football match contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli football clubs, the two most successful clubs in the city. It is the longest currently running top-flight derby in Saudi Arabia. The rivalry starts about 1938 as one of the strongest and most viewed matches in Asia and the Arab world.[1]
Statistics
Competition | Total | Al-Ittihad wins | Draws | Al-Ahli wins |
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League | 87 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Champions Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AFC Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Crown Prince Cup | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Federation Cup | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
King Cup | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
Arab Tournaments | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saudi Founder's Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 165 | 67 | 47 | 61 |
Top Scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | - | 2 | Omar Soma | Al-Ahli | 24 |
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1 | Saeed Graab | Al-Ittihad | 17 | ||||
2 | Hussam Abu Dawood | Al-Ahli | 14 | ||||
3 | Sergio_Ricardo | Al-Ittihad | 10 | ||||
4 | Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | 5 |