Al-Ahli Saudi FC explained

Clubname:Al-Ahli
Fullname:Al-Ahlie Saudi Football Club
Nickname:Al-Malaki (The Royals)
Ma'aqil Al-Aswad (Stronghold of Lions)
Al-Raqi (The Classy Ones)
Ground:King Abdullah Sports City
Capacity:62,345
Owner:Public Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[1]
Chairman:Khalid Al Ghamdi
Manager:Matthias Jaissle
League:Saudi Pro League
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Season:2023–24
Current:2024–25 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season
Position:Pro League, 3rd of 18

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي السعودي|translit=an-nādī al-ʿahlī as-saʿūdī|lit=Saudi National Club), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro league, the top tier of Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 31 official championships.

The club was founded in 1937. Known as one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, domestically, Al-Ahli has won three Saudi Professional Leagues, and also holds the record of 13 Kings Cups, six Crown Prince Cups, one General League Shield, and one Super Cup. In international club football, they have won a record equal of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. Al Ahli was the first Saudi club to win the league and the King's Cup in the same season, and has done so twice - in 1978 and 2016.

Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League and had never been relegated from the top flight until the 2021–22 season. The other three are Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.[2] Al-Ahli hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league with their 51-match unbeaten streak from 2014 to 2016.

Al-Ahli's home games are played at King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the shining jewel 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 approximately .

History

Founded in 1937 by four young men, the Al Ahli Club is located in the heart of Jeddah, and serves as a sports beacon. It's strategically located on Jeddahs largest street, Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Street. The idea of Al-Ahli was conceived by students in Al-Falah school. Al-Falah is the oldest school in the city of Jeddah.

Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, chairman of the Honorary Members and Honorary Members of the club throughout its history, became a manager of the club while it was headed by Abdul Aziz Al Anqari. This was a historic day in Al Ahli Saudi FC's history, especially for Al Ahlawy, Al-Ahli's ultras. This was considered an honor, and happened shortly after the coach's unique achievement in the same year, 2008. He achieved four foreign championships with the handball team that won the Asian Club League Handball Championship.

The former Brazilian coach, Telê Santana coached Al-Ahli from 1983 to 1985 and won two titles, the League in 1984 and the King Cup in 1983. Al-Ahli has played in eighteen King Cup finals. They've won thirteen of them and came runners up five times.

From 2014 to 2016, under the management of Swiss coach Christian Gross, the team won four 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 1985–86 Asian Club Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League. They were also the first Saudi Club to play in the Asian Final. Al Ahli is one of the big four clubs in Saudi Arabia along with Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and their local rivals Al Ittihad.

Shield of Sports Excellence and the title of ambassador of the homeland

In 2009, the club celebrated 75 years of historical achievements. On 3 July 2009, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received the heads and members of the honor of the club and its board of directors, on the occasion of Al-Ahli winning four International titles in 2008. The club was awarded the highest honor; it was presented with the shield of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for sports excellence, and the title "Ambassador of the Homeland".

Honours

Domestic

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International

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt main sponsor
2001–2002Le Coq Sportif
2002–2003Diadora
2003–2006Le Coq Sportif
2006–2008UmbroAl-Jawal
2008–2009STC
2009–2012Adidas
2012–2014Umbro
2014–2015Qatar Airways
2015–2017Puma
2017–2019UmbroSaudia
2019–2020S-Team
2020–2023Xtep
2023–AdidasSIRC / Red Sea Global / Neoleap / Urpay

Players

First-team squad

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Out on loan

Records

Asian record

Overview

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League103462730165127
Asian Cup Winners' Cup430193
TOTAL107492731174130

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1985–86Asian Club ChampionshipGroup A East Bengal2–1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"1st
KYTB1–0
Semi-final Al-Ittihad Aleppo1–0bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"1–0
Final Daewoo Royals1–3bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"1–3
1999–2000Asian Cup Winners' Cup2Q Al-Jaish1–02−0bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"3–0
Quarter-finals Navbahor Namangan6–10−2bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"6–3
Semi-finals Al-Zawraabgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"Withdrew
2002–03AFC Champions League3Q Al-Ahli2–22−3bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"4–5
2005AFC Champions LeagueGroup D Al-Zawraa5–12−1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"1st
Al-Jaish3–14−0
Pakhtakor3–01−2
Quarter-finals Shenzhen Jianlibao2–11−3bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"3–4
2008AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Al-Sadd2–21−2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"4th
Al-Karamah1–10−0
Al-Wahda0–01−2
2010AFC Champions LeagueGroup A Esteghlal1–21−2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"3rd
Al-Gharafa0–12−3
Al-Jazira5–12−0
2012AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Lekhwiya3–00−1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"2nd
Sepahan1–11−2
Al-Nasr3–12−1
Round of 16 Al-Jazira3−3bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"3–3 (p)
Quarter-finals Sepahan4–10−0bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"4–1
Semi-finals Al-Ittihad2–00−1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"2–1
Final Ulsan Hyundai0–3bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"0–3
2013AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Al-Gharafa2–02−2bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"1st
Al-Nasr2–22−1
Sepahan4–14−2
Round of 16 El Jaish2−01−1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"3–1
Quarter-finals FC Seoul1–10−1bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"1–2
2015AFC Champions LeaguePO Al-Qadsia2–1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"2–1
Group D Al-Ahli2–13−3bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"1st
Nasaf Qarshi2–10−0
Tractor Sazi2–02−2
Round of 16 Naft Tehran2−10−1bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"2–2 (a)
2016AFC Champions LeagueGroup D Nasaf Qarshi2–11−2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"3rd
Al-Ain1–20−1
El Jaish2–04−1
2017AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Bunyodkor2–00−2bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"2nd
Zob Ahan2–02−1
Al-Ain2–22−2
Round of 16 Al-Ahli1−13−1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"4–2
Quarter-finals Persepolis1–32−2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"3–5
2018AFC Champions LeagueGroup A Tractor Sazi2–01−0bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"1st
Al-Jazira2–12−1
Al-Gharafa1–11−1
Round of 16 Al-Sadd2−21–2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"3–4
2019AFC Champions LeagueGroup D Al-Sadd2–01−2bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"2nd
Pakhtakor2–10−1
Persepolis2–10−2
Round of 16 Al-Hilal2–41–0bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"3–4
2020AFC Champions LeaguePO Istiklol1–0bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"1–0
Group A Al-Wahda1–1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"1st
Esteghlal2–10–3
Al-Shorta1–01–2
Round of 16 Shabab Al-Ahli1–1bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"1–1 (p)
Quarter-finals Al-Nassr0–2bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"0–2
2021AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Esteghlal0–02–5bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"3rd
Al-Duhail1–11–1
Al-Shorta2–13–0

Notes

Top scorers in Asian competitions

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align=right 1align=left Omar Al Somahalign=left 24
align=right 2align=left Victor Simõesalign=left 14
align=right 3align=left Taisir Al-Jassimalign=left 9
align=right rowspan=2 4align=left Amad Al-Hosnialign=left 8
align=left Muhannad Assirialign=left
align=right 6align=left Abdulrahim Jaizawialign=left 6
align=right rowspan=3 7align=left Alessandro Cambalhotaalign=left 5
align=left Mustafa Bassasalign=left
align=left Abdulfattah Asirialign=left

Recent seasons

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPKCCPCPFCARCLCLGCCSaudi Super CupTop scorerManager
2000–01bgcolor=SPL1221561501931+51 –Quarter-finalsWinnersSemi-finals – – – Ibrahim Al-Suwayyed12 Luka Peruzović
2001–02bgcolor=SPL4221246392613+40 –WinnersWinners – –Winners – Obeid Al-Dosari11 Luka Peruzović
Yousef Anbar
2002–03SPL2221525542331+47 –Runners-upRunners-upWinners3rd Qualifying Round – – Mohammed Barakat10 Dimitri Davidovic
Ilija Lukić
2003–04SPL4221084312110+38 –Runner-upGroup stageGroup stage – – – Rojero Pereira11 Pierre Lechantre
Valmir Louruz
2004–05bgcolor=SPL5221084412120+34 –Round 16Semi-finalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finals – – Rojero Pereira13 Valmir Louruz
Geninho
2005–06bgcolor=SPL422994452322+36 –Runners-upRunners-up – – – – Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
Malek Mouath
8 Ilija Lukić
Nebojša Vučković
2006–07bgcolor=SPL5227872933−429 –WinnersWinnersSemi-finals – – – Malek Mouath20 Nebojša Vučković
2007–08SPL82275103031−126Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsSemi-finals –Group stage – – Malek Mouath14 Nebojša Vučković
Yousef Anbar
2008–09SPL32211743320+1340Quarter-finalsRound 16Group stage – –Winner – Hassan Al-Raheb10 Stoycho Mladenov
2009–10bgcolor=ZPL6227782829−128Quarter-finalsRunners-upSemi-finals –Group stage – – Victor Simões13 Gustavo Alfaro
Farias
2010–11bgcolor=ZPL626114114841+737WinnersQuarter-finalRunners-up – – – – Victor Simões20 Trond Sollied
Milovan Rajevac
Aleksandar Ilić
2011–12ZPL22619526022+3862WinnersSemi-finalWinners –Runners-up – – Victor Simões27 Karel Jarolím
2012–13ZPL52612865133+1844Semi-finalsQuarter-finalsWinners –Quarter-finals – – Victor Simões17 Karel Jarolím
Aleksandar Ilić
2013–14ALJ32612954824+2445Runners-upQuarter-finalsRunners-up – – – – Taisir Al-Jassim9 Vítor Pereira
2014–15ALJ22617905922+3760Round 16Winners –Round 16 – – Omar Al Somah31 Christian Gross
2015–16ALJ12619615521+3463WinnersRunners-up – –Group stages – – Omar Al Somah34 Christian Gross
2016–17ALJ22617455730+2755Runners-upSemi-finals – –Quarter-finals –Winners Omar Al Soma40 José Manuel Gomes
Christian Gross
2017–18SPL22616735926+3355Semi-finals – – –Round of 16 – – Muhannad Assiri13 Serhii Rebrov
2018–19SPL43017496841+2755Round of 16 – –Semi-finalsRound of 16 – – Omar Al Somah27 Pablo Guede
Jorge Fossati
Yousef Anbar

Player of the year

YearWinner
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
2016–17 Yasser Al-Mosailem
2017-18 Omar Al Soma
2018-19 Djaniny
2019-20 Omar Al Soma
2020-21 Omar Al Soma
2021-22 Omar Al Soma
2022-23 Ryad Boudebouz

Staff and management

Technical staff

ManagerMatthias Jaissle
Assistant ManagerEngin Yanova
Goalkeeper CoachAlexander Bade
Chief Analyst Mohamed Abdelfattah
Video AnalystSteffen Konrad
Match AnalystGeorgios Martakos
Director of FootballNaif Qadi
Technical Director Jan van Winckel

Source:[8]

Board members

OfficeName
PresidentKhalid Al Ghamdi
Vice-presidentKhalid Al Hendi
Chief Executive OfficerRon Gourlay
Director of Other SportsKhalid Al Shafei
Director of Legal AffairsMohammed bin Laden
Commercial DirectorAbdulaziz Al Anqari
Investment OfficerAyman Al Rashed
Board MemberOsama Shaker
Board MemberMuhannad Al Blahid

Source:[9]

Presidents

NoNameFromTo
1align=Left Hassan Hamood Al-Shams19371940
2align=Left Omar Hamood Al-Shams19501952
3align=Left Hassan Saroor Al Sabyan19521954
4align=Left Abdullah Bahery19551955
5align=Left Omar Hamood Al Shams19561956
6align=Left Ali Al Jassem Al Na'kly19571957
7align=Left Mohammed Fashlan19581958
8align=Left Abdulrahman bin Saead19591960
9align=Left Jameel Al-Gosani19611961
10align=Left Abdulfatah Abdulrabho19621962
11align=Left Abdullah Al-Bahry19631963
12align=Left Abdulfatah Abdulrabho19641964
13align=Left Omar Yousef19651969
14align=Left Mohammed bin Saleh Hamed19701972
15align=Left Abdullah bin Al-Ganb19731974
16align=Left Abdulmageed Yousef19751975
17align=Left Khaled bin Abdullah19761980
18align=Left Abdullah bin Faisal19811981
19align=Left Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal19821984
20align=Left Abdulraziq Abu Dawod19851986
21align=Left Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi19871987
22align=Left Khaled bin Abdullah19881994
23align=Left Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki19941995
24align=Left Badr bin Fahd19951996
25align=Left Zaki Raheme19961997
26align=Left Abdulaziz Abdulha'a19971998
27align=Left Salman Al-Sudairy19981998
28align=Left Nawaf bin Abdulaziz bin Turki19992003
29align=Left Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi20042005
30align=Left Abdulraziq abu Dawod20052005
31 Aymin Fadel20052007
32align=LeftAbdulraziq abu Dawod20072007
33align=Left Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi20072008
34align=Left Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-A'aqary20082009
35align=Left Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed20092015
36align=Left Musad Al Zuwaihary20152016
37align=Left Ahmad Al-Marzouqi20162017
38align=Left Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed20172017
39align=Left Turki bin Mohammed20172018
40align=Left Majed Al-Nefaie20182018
41align=Left Abdullah Batterjee20192019
42align=Left Ahmed Al-Sayegh20192020
43align=Left Abdulelah Mouminah20202021
44align=Left Majed Al-Nefaie20212022
45align=Left Waleed Muath20222023
46align=Left Khalid Al Ghamdi2023

Managers

Handball

Current Squad

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saudi Arabia's PIF takes over Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli. BBC Sport. 5 June 2023. 6 June 2023. 6 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606002830/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65813662. live.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Al-Ahli relegated for the first time in history . 2022-06-27 . Saudigazette . English . 28 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628103032/https://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/622319/Sports/Al-Ahli-relegated-for-first-time-in-history . live .
  3. Web site: Al-Ahli Saudi FC Official Account . November 18, 2022 . Official Documentation of Al-Ahli's Championships. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409184831/https://twitter.com/ALAHLI_FC/status/1593651351317319680 . 9 April 2024 . 2 February 2023 . X Social media platform. (previously known as Twitter) .
  4. Web site: List of Cup Winners - . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 2 February 2023 . 3 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803151707/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saucuphist.html . live .
  5. Web site: 2022-11-18 . The tweet of the official Al-Ahli club account via Twitter, in which the number of Saudi professional league and the date of each season was mentioned. . 2022-12-25 . Twitter . ar . 15 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315064055/https://twitter.com/ALAHLI_FC/status/1593651351317319680 . live .
  6. Web site: List of Cup Winners - International Friendship Tournament. . 2022-12-25 . . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225211037/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/abha-invit-tourn.html . live .
  7. Web site: الفريق الأول . First team . Al Ahli Saudi FC . 21 July 2023 . 21 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921120455/http://alahlifc.sa/#team . live .
  8. Web site: الصربي فلادان ميلويفيتش مدرباً للفريق الأول لكرة القدم . 25 June 2020 . 7 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907234621/https://twitter.com/ALAHLI_FC/status/1233375183412629504 . live .
  9. Web site: مجلس إدارة النادي #الأهلي الذي تمت تزكيته من الجمعية العمومية. . 25 June 2020 . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200809181018/https://twitter.com/ALAHLI_FC/status/1226191583596417031 . live .