Al-Ahli Saudi FC

Al-Ahli S.F.C

Full name	Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Royal Team Fortress of Trophies The Classy Nation Ambassador
Founded	1937
Ground	King Abdullah Sports City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	62,000
Chairman	Ahmad Al-Marzouqi
Manager	Christian Gross
League	Saudi Professional League
2015–16	Saudi Professional League, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي السعودي‎‎) is a Saudi Arabian professional sport club based in Jeddah. It is best known for its football team – Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club. The club was founded in 1937. Overall, they have won 30 official titles on the national and international stage. Former and famous Brazilian coach Telê Santana also 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 seventeen King Cup finals , won thirteen and lost only four.

From 2014 to 2016, under the management of Swiss coach Christian Gross, the team won three titles with him. 2015 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.

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. Al Ittihad are considered their biggest rivals.

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 currently playing Omar Al Soma.

Honours

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

Domestic

• Saudi Professional League: Official^[1]
  • Champions (3) : 1978, 1984, 2015–2016.
  • Runners-up (7) : 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015
• Crown Prince Cup: Official^[2]
  • Winners (6) : 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2015.
  • Runners-up (7) : 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016
• King Cup: Official^[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 (4) : 1974, 1976, 1984, 2014.
• Saudi Super Cup:
  • Winners (1) : 2016
• Saudi Federation cup: Official^[2]
  • Winners (3) : 2001, 2002, 2007
  • Runners-up (7) : 1976, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006
• Saudi Founder's Cup: Official^[2]
  • Runners-up (1) : 1999.

Asian

• AFC Champions League: Official
  • Runners-up (2) : 1985, 2012.

Arab

• Arab Champions League: Official
  • Winners (1) : 2003.^[3]

Gulf

• Gulf Club Champions Cup: Official
  • Winners (3) : 1985, 2002, 2008.^[4]

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 9 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

Players

As of Saudi Premier League:

No Position Player Nation 1 Goalkeeper Yasser Al Mosailem      Saudi Arabia 22 Goalkeeper Ahmed Al-Rehaili      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 25 Defender Motaz Hawsawi      Saudi Arabia 26 Defender Mohammed Aman      Saudi Arabia 30 Defender Saeed Al-Robeai      Saudi Arabia 31 Defender Mansoor Al-Harbi      Saudi Arabia 77 Defender Amiri Kurdi      Saudi Arabia 4 Midfielder Waleed Bakshween      Saudi Arabia 5 Midfielder Fahad Hamad      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 18 Midfielder Luíz Carlos      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 80 Midfielder Ryan Al-Mousa      Saudi Arabia 9 Forward Omar Al Soma      Syria 14 Forward Muhannad Assiri      Saudi Arabia 20 Forward Islam Seraj      Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation -- Defender Hamed Al-Sherif (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)     Saudi Arabia -- Defender Abdulelah Bokhari (on loan from Al-Khaleej)     Saudi Arabia -- Midfielder Yasser Al-Fahmi (on loan from Al-Wehda )     Saudi Arabia -- Midfielder Saleh Al-Amri (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)     Saudi Arabia -- Forward Mostafa Al-Musawi (on loan from Al-Khaleej)     Saudi Arabia

Records

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	–	–	Simões	13	Alfaro, Farias
2010–11	SPL	6	26	11	4	11	48	41	+7	37	Winner	Quarter-final	Runner-up	–	–	–	–	Simões	20	Rajevac, Ilić
2011–12	SPL	2	26	19	5	2	60	22	+38	62	Winner	Semi-final	Winner	–	Runner-up	–	–	Simões	27	Jarolím
2012–13	SPL	5	26	12	8	6	51	33	+18	44	Semi-final	Quarter-finals	Winner	–	Quarter-finals	–	–	Simões	17	Jarolím, Ilić
2013–14	ALJ	3	26	12	9	5	48	24	+24	45	Runner-up	Quarter Finals	Runner-up	–	–	–	–	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	32	Christian Gross
2016-17	ALJ	3	5	3	1	1	10	5	+5	10	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	–	–	Group Stages	–	Winner	Omar Al Soma	7	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

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

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 – present)

References

1. "Saudi Arabia – List of Champions". RSSSF.
2. "Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.
3. "Arab Club Champions Cup".
4. "Gulf Club Champions Cup".

External links

• Official website