Al-Ahli Saudi FC

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.

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".

• Saudi Professional League (level 1):^[3]
  • Champions (3): 1977–78, 1983–84, 2015–16
  • Runners-up (9): 1989–90, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Saudi First Division (level 2):
  • Champion: 2022–23
• King Cup:^[4]
  • Winners (13): 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016
  • Runners-up: 1974, 1976, 1984, 2014, 2017
• Saudi Super Cup:
  • Winners: 2016
• Crown Prince Cup:^[4]
  • Winners (6): 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2006–07, 2014–15
  • Runners-up: 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009–10, 2015–16
• Saudi Federation Cup:^[4]
  • Winners (3): 2001, 2002, 2007
  • Runners-up: 1976, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2006
• General League Shield
  • Winners: 1968–69
• Saudi Founder's Cup:^[4]
  • Runners-up: 1999–2000
• Domestic Treble
  • Winners: 2016
• Double
  • Winners: 1970, 1978, 2007

• AFC Champions League:^[4]
  • Runners-up: 1985–86, 2012
• Arab Champions League:^[4]
  • Winners: 2002–03
• Gulf Club Champions Cup:^[4]
  • Winners: 1985, 2002, 2008
• International Friendship Football Tournament [ar]^[5][6]
  • Winners: 2001, 2002
  • Runners-up: 1997, 1999

As of 1 June 2024^[7]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Majhad
30	MF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Johani
31	DF	KSA	Saad Balobaid
34	MF	KSA	Bander Al-Shamrani
35	DF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Nakhli
37	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi
39	MF	KSA	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
40	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Asmari
45	MF	KSA	Abdulkarim Darisi
46	DF	KSA	Rayane Hamidou
62	GK	KSA	Abdullah Abdoh
65	MF	KSA	Faisal Al-Sibyani
73	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79	MF	CIV	Franck Kessié (vice-captain)
91	FW	KSA	Sultan Al-Serihi
92	DF	KSA	Adel Khodari
95	MF	KSA	Ayman Fallatah
97	FW	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin
—	FW	KSA	Mourad Khodari

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	KSA	Ghassan Barqawi
—	MF	KSA	Ahmed Bassas
—	FW	GAM	Modou Barrow
—	FW	KSA	Yazid Al-Ghamdi

As of 30 April 2021

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
China	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
India	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Iran	24	11	5	8	38	33	+5	045.83
Iraq	6	5	0	1	14	5	+9	083.33
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Qatar	20	6	8	6	31	23	+8	030.00
Saudi Arabia	5	2	0	3	5	7	−2	040.00
South Korea	4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Syria	7	5	2	0	12	2	+10	071.43
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
United Arab Emirates	23	9	10	4	44	33	+11	039.13
Uzbekistan	12	6	1	5	19	13	+6	050.00

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1985–86	Asian Club Championship	Group A	East Bengal	2–1		1st
			Tiga Berlian	1–0
		Semi-final	Al-Ittihad Aleppo	1–0		1–0
		Final	Daewoo Royals	1–3		1–3
1999–2000	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2Q	Al-Jaish	1–0	2−0	3–0
		Quarter-finals	Navbahor Namangan	6–1	0−2	6–3
		Semi-finals	Al-Zawraa	–		Withdrew
2002–03	AFC Champions League	3Q	Al-Ahli	2–2	2−3	4–5
2005	AFC Champions League	Group D	Al-Zawraa	5–1	2−1	1st
			Al-Jaish	3–1	4−0
			Pakhtakor	3–0	1−2
		Quarter-finals	Shenzhen Jianlibao	2–1	1−3	3–4
2008	AFC Champions League	Group C	Al-Sadd	2–2	1−2	4th
			Al-Karamah	1–1	0−0
			Al-Wahda	0–0	1−2
2010	AFC Champions League	Group A	Esteghlal	1–2	1−2	3rd
			Al-Gharafa	0–1	2−3
			Al-Jazira	5–1	2−0
2012	AFC Champions League	Group C	Lekhwiya	3–0	0−1	2nd
			Sepahan	1–1	1−2
			Al-Nasr	3–1	2−1
		Round of 16	Al-Jazira	–	3−3	3–3 (p)
		Quarter-finals	Sepahan	4–1	0−0	4–1
		Semi-finals	Al-Ittihad	2–0	0−1	2–1
		Final	Ulsan Hyundai	0–3		0–3
2013	AFC Champions League	Group C	Al-Gharafa	2–0	2−2	1st
			Al-Nasr	2–2	2−1
			Sepahan	4–1	4−2
		Round of 16	El Jaish	2−0	1−1	3–1
		Quarter-finals	FC Seoul	1–1	0−1	1–2
2015	AFC Champions League	PO	Al-Qadsia	2–1[A]	–	2–1
		Group D	Al-Ahli	2–1	3−3	1st
			Nasaf Qarshi	2–1	0−0
			Tractor Sazi	2–0	2−2
		Round of 16	Naft Tehran	2−1	0−1	2–2 (a)
2016	AFC Champions League	Group D	Nasaf Qarshi	2–1	1−2	3rd
			Al-Ain	1–2	0−1
			El Jaish	2–0	4−1
2017	AFC Champions League	Group C	Bunyodkor	2–0	0−2	2nd
			Zob Ahan	2–0	2−1
			Al-Ain	2–2	2−2
		Round of 16	Al-Ahli	1−1	3−1	4–2
		Quarter-finals	Persepolis	1–3	2−2	3–5
2018	AFC Champions League	Group A	Tractor Sazi	2–0	1−0	1st
			Al-Jazira	2–1	2−1
			Al-Gharafa	1–1	1−1
		Round of 16	Al-Sadd	2−2	1–2	3–4
2019	AFC Champions League	Group D	Al-Sadd	2–0	1−2	2nd
			Pakhtakor	2–1	0−1
			Persepolis	2–1	0−2
		Round of 16	Al-Hilal	2–4	1–0	3–4
2020	AFC Champions League	PO	Istiklol	1–0	–	1–0
		Group A	Al-Wahda	–	1–1	1st
			Esteghlal	2–1	0–3
			Al-Shorta	1–0	1–2
		Round of 16	Shabab Al-Ahli	1–1		1–1 (p)
		Quarter-finals	Al-Nassr	0–2		0–2
2021	AFC Champions League	Group C	Esteghlal	0–0	2–5	3rd
			Al-Duhail	1–1	1–1
			Al-Shorta	2–1	3–0

• QR: Qualifying round
• 1Q: First qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round
• PO: Play-off round
• A ^ After extra time.

	Player	Country	Goals
1	Omar Al Somah	Syria	24
2	Victor Simões	Brazil	14
3	Taisir Al-Jassim	Saudi Arabia	9
4	Amad Al-Hosni	Oman	8
	Muhannad Assiri	Saudi Arabia
6	Abdulrahim Jaizawi	Saudi Arabia	6
7	Alessandro Cambalhota	Brazil	5
	Mustafa Bassas	Saudi Arabia
	Abdulfattah Asiri	Saudi Arabia

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	KC	CPC	PFC	ARCL	CL	GCC	Saudi Super Cup	Top scorer		Manager
2000–01	SPL	1	22	15	6	1	50	19	31+	51	–	Quarter-finals	Winners	Semi-finals	–	–	–	Ibrahim Al-Suwayyed	12	Luka Peruzović
2001–02	SPL	4	22	12	4	6	39	26	13+	40	–	Winners	Winners	–	–	Winners	–	Obeid Al-Dosari	11	Luka Peruzović Yousef Anbar
2002–03	SPL	2	22	15	2	5	54	23	31+	47	–	Runners-up	Runners-up	Winners	3rd Qualifying Round	–	–	Mohammed Barakat	10	Dimitri Davidovic Ilija Lukić
2003–04	SPL	4	22	10	8	4	31	21	10+	38	–	Runner-up	Group stage	Group stage	–	–	–	Rojero Pereira	11	Pierre Lechantre Valmir Louruz
2004–05	SPL	5	22	10	8	4	41	21	20+	34	–	Round 16	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	–	–	Rojero Pereira	13	Valmir Louruz Geninho
2005–06	SPL	4	22	9	9	4	45	23	22+	36	–	Runners-up	Runners-up	–	–	–	–	Abdelhaq Ait Laarif Malek Mouath	8	Ilija Lukić Nebojša Vučković
2006–07	SPL	5	22	7	8	7	29	33	−4	29	–	Winners	Winners	Semi-finals	–	–	–	Malek Mouath	20	Nebojša Vučković
2007–08	SPL	8	22	7	5	10	30	31	−1	26	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	–	Group stage	–	–	Malek Mouath	14	Nebojša Vučković Yousef Anbar
2008–09	SPL	3	22	11	7	4	33	20	+13	40	Quarter-finals	Round 16	Group stage	–	–	Winner	–	Hassan Al-Raheb	10	Stoycho Mladenov
2009–10	ZPL	6	22	7	7	8	28	29	−1	28	Quarter-finals	Runners-up	Semi-finals	–	Group stage	–	–	Victor Simões	13	Gustavo Alfaro Farias
2010–11	ZPL	6	26	11	4	11	48	41	+7	37	Winners	Quarter-final	Runners-up	–	–	–	–	Victor Simões	20	Trond Sollied Milovan Rajevac Aleksandar Ilić
2011–12	ZPL	2	26	19	5	2	60	22	+38	62	Winners	Semi-final	Winners	–	Runners-up	–	–	Victor Simões	27	Karel Jarolím
2012–13	ZPL	5	26	12	8	6	51	33	+18	44	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Winners	–	Quarter-finals	–	–	Victor Simões	17	Karel Jarolím Aleksandar Ilić
2013–14	ALJ	3	26	12	9	5	48	24	+24	45	Runners-up	Quarter-finals	Runners-up	–	–	–	–	Taisir Al-Jassim	9	Vítor Pereira
2014–15	ALJ	2	26	17	9	0	59	22	+37	60	Round 16	Winners		–	Round 16	–	–	Omar Al Somah	31	Christian Gross
2015–16	ALJ	1	26	19	6	1	55	21	+34	63	Winners	Runners-up	–	–	Group stages	–	–	Omar Al Somah	34	Christian Gross
2016–17	ALJ	2	26	17	4	5	57	30	+27	55	Runners-up	Semi-finals	–	–	Quarter-finals	–	Winners	Omar Al Soma	40	José Manuel Gomes Christian Gross
2017–18	SPL	2	26	16	7	3	59	26	+33	55	Semi-finals	–	–	–	Round of 16	–	–	Muhannad Assiri	13	Serhii Rebrov
2018–19	SPL	4	30	17	4	9	68	41	+27	55	Round of 16	–	–	Semi-finals	Round of 16	–	–	Omar Al Somah	27	Pablo Guede Jorge Fossati Yousef Anbar

Position	Nat.	Name
Manager		Matthias Jaissle
Assistant Manager		Engin Yanova
Goalkeeper Coach		Alexander Bade
Chief Analyst		Mohamed Abdelfattah
Video Analyst		Steffen Konrad
Match Analyst		Georgios Martakos
Director of Football		Naif Qadi
Technical Director		Jan van Winckel

Source:^[8]

Source:^[9]

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