| Club: | Al-Taawoun |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Chairman: | Mohammed Al-Qasim |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Darije Kalezić Constantin Gâlcă [1] José Gomes [2] |
| League: | SPL |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Crown Prince Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup2: | King Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3 Result: | Group Stage |
| League Topscorer: | Mounir El Hamdaoui (5) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alassane N'Diaye (7) |
| Highest Attendance: | 25,879 vs Lokomotiv Tashkent (20 February 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,404 vs Al-Batin (29 April 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 5,025 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Updated: | 4 May 2017 |
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The 2016–17 Al-Taawoun season was the club's 61st season in existence and its 9th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Saudi Arabian football. This season, Al-Taawoun participated in the Pro League for the seventh consecutive season as well as the King Cup and Crown Prince Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The club also entered the 2017 AFC Champions League at the group stage.
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined | Signed from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Yazid Al-Sayah | GK | 2015 | Youth | ||
| 22 | Fahad Al-Shammari | GK | 2016 | Al-Raed | ||
| 23 | Sultan Al-Ghamdi | GK | 2015 | Youth | ||
| 32 | Fayz Al-Sabiay | GK | 2015 | Al-Hilal | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | Abdullah Kanno | CB | 2015 | Al-Qadisiyah | ||
| 4 | Ricardo Machado | CB | 2015 | Dinamo București | ||
| 5 | Talal Al-Absi | CB | 2015 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 13 | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | LB | 2016 | Najran | ||
| 16 | Naif Al-Mousa | LB / CB | 2014 | Al-Hazm | ||
| 17 | Mahmoud Muaaz | RB | 2014 | Najran | ||
| 28 | Abdullah Al-Shameri | LB | 2013 | Youth | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | CM / DM | 2015 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 10 |  | Jehad Al-Hussain | AM / SS | 2014 | Dubai | |
| 14 | Mohammed Abousaban | DM / CM | 2017 | Al-Fateh | ||
| 18 | Madallah Al-Olayan | DM | 2012 | Youth | ||
| 27 | Saeed Al-Dossari | RM / RB | 2016 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 29 | Lucian Sânmărtean | AM / CM | 2017 | Pandurii | ||
| 37 | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | AM | 2016 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 49 | Ahmed Al-Zain | LW / RW | 2015 | Abha | ||
| 55 |  | Sandro Manoel | DM | 2015 | Ceará | |
| 77 | Ibrahim Al-Telhi | LW / AM | 2015 | Youth | ||
| 80 | Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat | CM | 2017 | Al-Hilal | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Mousa Al-Shameri | CF | 2016 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 9 |  | Mounir El Hamdaoui | CF | 2016 | Umm Salal | |
| 11 | Saqer Otaif | CF | 2016 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 19 |  | Alassane N'Diaye | LW / CF | 2017 | Laval | |
| 70 | Mohammed Al-Saiari | CF | 2017 | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [3] | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Undisclosed | [4] | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [5] | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [6] | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [7] | |||||
| 6 August 2016 | | Free transfer | [8] | ||||
| 2 September 2016 | Free transfer | [9] | |||||
| 10 January 2017 | Free transfer | [10] | |||||
| 31 January 2017 | | Undisclosed | [11] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 |  | Free transfer | [12] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | [13] | |||||
| 1 July 2016 | Abdulaziz Al-Dhefiri | Released | [14] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | Undisclosed | [15] | |||||
| 11 July 2016 | Free transfer | [16] | |||||
| 1 August 2016 | Abdulmajeed Al-Daeej | Free transfer | |||||
| 13 August 2016 | Free transfer | [17] | |||||
| 30 August 2016 | Free transfer | [18] | |||||
| 27 September 2016 | Free transfer | ||||||
| 12 October 2016 | Abdulwahab Al-Zahrani | Free transfer | [19] | ||||
| 31 January 2017 | | Released |
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | 28 December 2016 | Al-Nassr[20] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | 10 January 2017 | Al-Nassr[21] | ||||
| 13 July 2016 | 28 December 2016 | Al-Shabab[22] | ||||
| 7 January 2017 | End of Season | Al-Ettifaq[23] | ||||
| 8 January 2017 | End of Season | Al-Hilal[24] | ||||
| 31 January 2017 | End of Season | Al-Fateh[25] |
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2016 | End of Season | Nawaf Al-Sehimai | Damac[26] | |||
| 7 September 2016 | End of Season | Al-Tai[27] | ||||
| 11 January 2017 | End of Season | Al-Nahda[28] | ||||
| 24 January 2017 | End of Season | | Al-Fateh[29] |
| Competition | Current | Final | First match | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional League | — | — | 7th | 12 August 2016 | 4 May 2017 | |
| King Cup | Round of 32 | — | Semi-finals | 20 January 2017 | 13 May 2017 | |
| Crown Prince Cup | Round of 32 | — | Round of 16 | 28 August 2016 | ||
See main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
See main article: 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
See main article: 2017 King Cup.
See main article: 2017 AFC Champions League. Al-Taawoun qualified for the Group Stage of the 2016–17 AFC Champions League by finishing fourth in the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League. It is their first participation in this competition.
See main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage.
As of 13 May 2017.
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| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=80 | Pro League | width=80 | King Cup | width=80 | Crown Prince Cup | width=80 | Champions League | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | FW | | Alassane N'Diaye | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | DF | Ricardo Machado | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Mounir El Hamdaoui | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 27 | MF | Saeed Al-Dossari | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 70 | FW | Mohammed Al-Saiari | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 49 | MF | Ahmed Al-Zain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | MF | | Jehad Al-Hussain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 7 | FW | Mousa Al-Shameri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Saqer Otaif | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | DF | Naif Al-Mousa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | DF | Talal Al-Absi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 18 | MF | Madallah Al-Olayan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | MF | Lucian Sânmărtean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | MF | | Sandro Manoel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 80 | MF | Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=80 | Pro League | width=80 | King Cup | width=80 | Crown Prince Cup | width=80 | Champions League | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | GK | Fahad Al-Shammari | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 23 | GK | Sultan Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||||