2016–17 Al-Taawoun FC season

Al-Taawoun

2016–17 season
President	Mohammed al-Qasim
Manager	Darije Kalezić
Stadium	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
SPL	11th
Crown Prince Cup	Round of 16
King Cup	Round of 32
AFC Champions League	2017: Qualifying play-off
Highest home attendance	11,966 vs Al-Hilal (19 August 2016, Pro League)
Home colours Away colours
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2016.

The 2016–17 season is the Al-Taawoun Football Club's 7th consecutive season in Pro League, the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, Al-Taawoun is also compete in the AFC Champions League, Crown Prince Cup and King Cup.

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Professional League	Round 1	—	—	12 August 2016	—
Crown Prince Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 16	28 August 2016	29 September 2016
2017 Champions League	Qualifying play-off	Qualifying play-off	—	7 February 2017	—
King Cup	Round of 32	Round of 32	—	—	—

Last Updated: 29 September 2016

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Al-Batin	8	2	2	4	10	14	−4	8
10	Al-Faisaly	8	2	2	4	7	11	−4	8
11	Al-Taawoun	8	2	2	4	8	14	−6	8
12	Al-Khaleej	8	1	2	5	9	20	−11	5	Qualification to relegation play-off
13	Al-Qadisiyah	8	0	4	4	3	8	−5	4	Relegation to First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2016. Source: slstat.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).^[1]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4	1	0	1	2	3	−1	0	1	1	4	5	−1

Last updated: 23 September 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D
Position	10	13	10	11

Last updated: 23 September 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al-Wehda v Al-Taawoun

12 August 2016 1	Al-Wehda	3–2	Al-Taawoun	Makkah
21:05	Lima  39' Madkhali  46' Al-Baour  49' Al-Malki  84' Al-Musalem  90+4',  90+4'	Report	Al-Mousa  29' Muaaz  39' Al-Absi  89' El Hamdaoui  90+2'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 681 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais

Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal

19 August 2016 2	Al-Taawoun	0–2	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
21:05	Amr  27' Kanno  42' Al-Hussain 45+4' Absi  76'	Report	Jahfali  37' Ghazi  39' Al-Abed  43' S. Al-Dawsari  45+3' Al-Shalhoub  48' (pen.) Al-Khaibri  71' Al-Qahtani 77'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh

Al-Taawoun v Al-Raed

16 September 2016 3	Al-Taawoun	2–1	Al-Raed	Buraidah
18:45	El Hamdaoui  45+2' Al-Dossari  56'	Report	Al-Shehri  48',  65' Gilmar  67'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Al-Shabab v Al-Taawoun

23 September 2016 4	Al-Shabab	2–2	Al-Taawoun	Riyadh
18:10	Machado  24' (o.g.) Al-Sulayhem  53' Heberty  78' Al-Fahad  90+1'	Report	Al-Sharid  57' Otaif  67' Muath  87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Al-Ittihad v Al-Taawoun

14 October 2016 5	Al-Ittihad	v	Al-Taawoun	Jeddah
20:15		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Al-Taawoun v Al-Fateh

20 October 2016 6	Al-Taawoun	v	Al-Fateh	Buraidah
18:10		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

Al-Qadisiyah v Al-Taawoun

28 October 2016 7	Al-Qadisiyah	v	Al-Taawoun	Dammam
17:40		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

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Crown Prince Cup

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Orobah v Al-Taawoun

28 August 2016 Round of 32	Al-Orobah	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Taawoun	Sakakah
20:55	Cortez  50' Al-Aboud  90+2'		Al-Zein  43' Al-Dossari  45' (o.g.) Al-Shameri  119'	Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Taawoun v Al-Batin

29 September 2016 Round of 16	Al-Taawoun	0–2	Al-Batin	Buraidah
18:35	Al-Shammeri  37' Al-Hussain  90+1'		Jorginho  74' W. Al-Enezi  90+1',  90+5'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

King Cup

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2017 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

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Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	League	Crown Prince Cup	King Cup	2017 CL	Total
Total					0	0	0	0	0

Last Updated: 31 August 2016

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	League	Crown Prince Cup	King Cup	2017 CL	Total
Total					0	0	0	0	0

Last Updated: 31 August 2016

References

1. "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.