Al-Ahli Saudi FC

Full name

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club

Founded

17 March 1937

Ground

King Abdullah Sports City

Capacity

62,000

Chairman

Prince Fahd bin Khaled

Manager

Serhiy Rebrov

League

Saudi Professional League

2016–17

Saudi Professional League, 2nd

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الاهلي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the Saudi Pro League. The club was founded in 1937.

Domestically, Al-Ahli have won 3 league titles, 13 King Cup, 6 Crown Prince Cup, 3 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup and 1 Super Cup. In international club football Al-Ahli have won 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship, the club also reached two AFC Champions League.

Al-Ahli is one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League that have never been relegated from the top flight, along with Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.

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 62,000.

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

History

Former and famous Brazilian coach Telê Santana coached Al-Ahli from 1983 to 1985 and won 2 titles, one is league 1984 and the second is King Cup in 1983. Al Ahli has played eighteen King Cup finals, won thirteen and lost only five.

From 2014 to 2016, under the management of Swiss coach Christian Gross, the team won three 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 Asian Club Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League. They are also the first Saudi Club who played the Asian Final. Al Ahli is the third most successful club in Saudi Arabia behind Al Hilal and local rivals Al Ittihad.

Honours

'Al-Ahli Holds 30 Championships, as officially recognized by FIFA

Domestic

Saudi Professional League: ^[1]
- Champions (3) : 1977–78, 1983–84, 2015–16
- Runners-up (8) : 1989–90, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17
Crown Prince Cup: ^[2]
- Winners (6) : 1956–57, 1969–70, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2014–15
- Runners-up (7) : 1957–58, 1973–74, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2015–16
King Cup: ^[2]
- Winners (13) : 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016

Al-Ahli's squad, picture taken in 1950

- Runners-up (5) : 1974, 1976, 1984, 2014, 2017
Saudi Super Cup:
- Winners (1) : 2016
Saudi Federation Cup: ^[2]
- Winners (3) : 2001, 2002, 2007
- Runners-up (7) : 1976, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006
Saudi Founder's Cup: ^[2]
- Runners-up (1) : 1999

Friendly

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League: 10 appearances

1985	Runners-up
2002–03	Qualification Round 3
2005	Quarter Finals
2008	Group Stage
2010	Group Stage
2012	Runners-up
2013	Quarter Finals
2015	Round of 16
2016	Group Stage
2017	TBA

Players

As of Saudi Premier League:

No	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Yasser Al Mosailem	Saudi Arabia
33	Goalkeeper	Mohammed Al-Owais	Saudi Arabia
36	Goalkeeper	Raghed Al-Najar	Saudi Arabia
44	Goalkeeper	Aymen Al-Hussaini	Saudi Arabia
66	Goalkeeper	Basem Atallah	Saudi Arabia

2	Defender	Ali Al-Zubaidi	Saudi Arabia
6	Defender	Mohammed Al Fatil	Saudi Arabia
13	Defender	Mohamed Abdel-Shafy	Egypt
21	Defender	Ageel Balghaith	Saudi Arabia
23	Defender	Saeed Al Mowalad	Saudi Arabia
25	Defender	Motaz Hawsawi	Saudi Arabia
27	Defender	Hamdan Al-Shamrani	Saudi Arabia
28	Defender	Godfrey Oboabona	Nigeria
31	Defender	Mansoor Al-Harbi	Saudi Arabia
77	Defender	Amiri Kurdi	Saudi Arabia

4	Midfielder	Waleed Bakshween	Saudi Arabia
7	Midfielder	Salman Al-Moasher	Saudi Arabia
8	Midfielder	Taisir Al-Jassim (Captain)	Saudi Arabia
10	Midfielder	Giannis Fetfatzidis	Greece
11	Midfielder	Housain Al-Mogahwi	Saudi Arabia
16	Midfielder	Maher Othman	Saudi Arabia
17	Midfielder	Ayman Al-Khulaif	Saudi Arabia
19	Midfielder	Claudemir	Brazil
24	Midfielder	Ali Awagi	Saudi Arabia
40	Midfielder	Raed Al-Ghamdi	Saudi Arabia
45	Midfielder	Abdulfattah Asiri	Saudi Arabia
47	Midfielder	Mustafa Bassas	Saudi Arabia
49	Midfielder	Ahmed Al-Zein	Saudi Arabia
50	Midfielder	Abdullah Majrashi	Saudi Arabia

9	Forward	Omar Al Soma	Syria
14	Forward	Muhannad Assiri	Saudi Arabia
15	Forward	Saleh Al-Amri	Saudi Arabia
20	Forward	Islam Seraj	Saudi Arabia
35	Forward	Mohammed Al-Harthi	Saudi Arabia

--	Defender	Hamed Al-Sherif	Saudi Arabia
--	Midfielder	Leonardo	Brazil
--	Forward	Mostafa Al-Musawi	Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

No	Position	Player	Nation
22	Goalkeeper	Ahmed Al-Rehaili (on loan to Al-Raed)	Saudi Arabia
30	Defender	Saeed Al-Robeai (on loan to Al-Faisaly)	Saudi Arabia
80	Midfielder	Ryan Al-Mousa (on loan to Al-Taawon)	Saudi Arabia
--	Defender	Abdullah Khateeb (on loan to Al-Khaleej)	Saudi Arabia
--	Midfielder	Rayan Al-Harbi (on loan to Al-Tai)	Saudi Arabia

Recent seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	CC	CPC	PFC	ARCL	CL	GCC	Saudi Super Cup	Top scorer		Manager
2000–01	SPL	1	22	15	6	1	50	19	31+	51	–	Quarter-final	Winner	Semi-final	–	–	–	–	–	Lucca
2001–02	SPL	4	22	12	4	6	39	26	13+	40	–	Winner	Winner	–	–	Winner	–	–	–	Lucca, Anbar
2002–03	SPL	2	22	15	2	5	54	23	31+	47	–	Runner-up	Runner-up	Winner	QW-3rd Round	–	–	Barakat	10	Eilian, Dmitry
2003–04	SPL	4	22	10	8	4	31	21	10+	38	–	Runner-up	Group Stage	Group Stage	–	–	–	Kim	7	Lechantre
2004–05	SPL	5	22	10	8	4	41	21	20+	34	–	Round 16	Semi-final	Semi-final	Quarter-final	–	–	Perera	13	Geninho, Vučković
2005–06	SPL	4	22	9	9	4	45	23	22+	36	–	Runner-up	Runner-up	–	–	–	–	Mouath	8	Vučković
2006–07	SPL	5	22	7	8	7	29	33	−4	29	–	Winner	Winner	Semi-final	–	–	–	Mouath	20	Vučković
2007–08	SPL	8	22	7	5	10	30	31	−1	26	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Semi-final	–	Group Stage	–	–	Mouath	14	Vučković
2008–09	SPL	3	22	11	7	4	33	20	+13	40	Quarter-final	Round 16	Group Stage	–	–	Winner	–	Al-Raheb	10	Mladenov
2009–10	SPL	6	22	7	7	8	28	29	−1	28	Quarter-final	Runner-up	Semi-final	–	Group Stage	–	–	Victor Simões	13	Alfaro, Farias
2010–11	SPL	6	26	11	4	11	48	41	+7	37	Winner	Quarter-final	Runner-up	–	–	–	–	Victor Simões	20	Rajevac, Ilić
2011–12	SPL	2	26	19	5	2	60	22	+38	62	Winner	Semi-final	Winner	–	Runner-up	–	–	Victor Simões	27	Jarolím
2012–13	SPL	5	26	12	8	6	51	33	+18	44	Semi-final	Quarter-finals	Winner	–	Quarter-finals	–	–	Victor Simões	17	Jarolím, Ilić
2013–14	ALJ	3	26	12	9	5	48	24	+24	45	Runner-up	Quarter Finals	Runner-up	–	–	–	–	Taisir Al-Jassim	9	Vítor Pereira
2014–15	ALJ	2	26	17	9	0	59	22	+37	60	Round 16	Winner		–	Round 16	–	–	Omar Al Soma	31	Christian Gross
2015–16	ALJ	1	26	19	6	1	55	21	+34	63	Winner	Runner-up	–	–	Group Stages	–	–	Omar Al Soma	34	Christian Gross
2016–17	ALJ	2	26	17	4	5	57	30	+27	55	Runner-up	Semi-finals	–	–	Quarter-finals	–	Winner	Omar Al Soma	40	José Manuel Gomes, Christian Gross

Player of the Year

Year	Winner
2009–10	Abdulrahim Jaizawi
2010–11	Victor Simões
2011–12	Taisir Al-Jassim
2012–13	Mustafa Al-Bassas
2013–14	Taisir Al-Jassim
2014–15	Omar Al Soma
2015–16	Omar Al Soma

Management

Current Board of Directors and Administrators

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Office	Name
President	Prince Fahad bin Khalid
Vice-president	Waleed Mua'az
Director of Football	Bassem Abo Dawood
Director of Other Sports	Yaser Mahrous
Secretary-General	Mohammed Al Qanb
Treasurer	Waddah Bakhsh
Investment Officer	Abdullah A'ajaj
Commercial Director	Majed Al-Oufi
Board Member	Mohammed Al-Harthi

Presidents

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

Managers

Mohammed Amin Hilmi (1937–39), (1950–51)
Abdullah Abdul Majid (1961–65), (1969–71), (1976–77)
Ahmed Saleh Al Yafei (1961–65), (1976–77)
Mr. Michael (1967)
Oscar Hold (1967–70)
Hassan Sadaqa (1970–xx)
Taha Ismail (1972–76)
Didi (1978–81)
George Vieira (1980–81)
Carlos the Jackal (1981–82)
Telê Santana (1983–85)
Mahmoud El-Gohary (1985)
Ahmed Bouajila (xx)
Eckhard Krautzun (1987–88)
Sebastião Lazaroni (1989–90)
Zanata (1990)
Xanana (1990–91), (1998–99), (2000–01)
Luiz Felipe Scolari (1992–93)
Nabil Maaloul (1994)
Peter Shtoob (1994)
Ahmed Al-Saghir (1994–95)
Márcio Máximo (1995)
Luís Antônio Zaluar (1995–96)
Ramos (1996–97)
Zanata (1997)
Cabralzinho (1998)
Amen Dabu (1999–00)
Miguel Ángel López (2000)
Luka Peruzović (2000–01)
Yousef Anbar (2002), (2008)
Eilian (2002)
Dimitri Davidovic (2003)
Pierre Lechantre (2003)
C. Juninho (2004–05)
Geninho (Jan 1, 2005 – July 17, 2005)
Nebojsa Vučković (2005–07), (2007–08)
Leandro Mendel (2008)
Stoycho Mladenov (June 1, 2008 – April 24, 2009)
Gustavo Alfaro (April 22, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009)
Sergio Farias (Dec 27, 2009 – July 30, 2010)
Trond Sollied (Aug 1, 2010 – Aug 31, 2010)
Milovan Rajevac (Sept 10, 2010 – Feb 20, 2011)
Aleksandar Ilic (Feb 24, 2011 – Aug 4, 2011)
Karel Jarolím (Aug 5, 2011 – May 31, 2013)
Aleksandar Ilic (Feb 28, 2013 – May 31, 2013)
Vítor Pereira (Jul 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2014)
Christian Gross (Jul 1, 2014 – May 30, 2016)
José Manuel Gomes (May 31, 2016 – Sep 30, 2016)
Christian Gross (Oct 3, 2016 – May 31, 2017)
Serhiy Rebrov (Jun 21, 2017 – Present)

References

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External links

Official website

Al-Ahli FC – current squad

1 Al-Mosailem
2 Al-Zubaidi
4 Bakshween
5 F.Hamad
6 Al-Fatil
7 Al-Moasher
8 Al-Jassim
9 Al-Soma
10 Fetfatzidis
11 Al-Mogahwi
13 Abdel-Shafy
14 M.Assiri
15 Al-Amri
16 M.Othman
17 Al-Khulaif
20 I.Seraj
21 A.Balghaith
22 Al-Rehaili
23 Al Mowalad
24 A.Awagi
25 M.Hawsawi
26 M.Aman
27 Al-Shamrani
28 Bokhari
30 Al-Robeai
31 Al-Harbi
33 Al-Owais
35 Al-Harthi
36 Al-Najar
40 Al-Ghamdi
44 Al-Hussaini
45 A.Asiri
47 Bassas
55 S.Abdul-Amir
66 B.Atallah
77 A.Kurdi
80 Al-Mousa
-- Al-Sherif
-- Al-Fahmi
-- Al-Musawi
Manager: Rebrov

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