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{{short description|Association football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia}}
{{about|the Saudi football club|the Iraqi football club|Al-Ettifaq SC (Iraq)}}
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| league = [[Saudi Pro League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Saudi Pro League|2024–25]]
| position = Pro League, 7th of 18
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'''Al-Ettifaq Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الاتفاق}}),<ref>[https://ettifaq.com/ نادي الاتفاق | Ettifaq Club]</ref> commonly known as '''Al-Ettifaq''' or simply '''Ettifaq''', is a professional [[Association football|football]] club in [[Dammam]], [[Saudi Arabia]], which competes in the [[Saudi Pro League]].

The club was established by the merger of three Dammam-based clubs in 1945. Al-Ettifaq were the first [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. They were also the first to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeats, and the first Saudi team to win the [[GCC Champions League]]. Al-Ettifaq have a total of 13 titles to their name. The club also has its own [[futsal]] section.

==History==
=== Humble beginning (1941–1953) ===
Before the establishment of Al-Ettifaq as a professional sports club that also managed football, there were three clubs in the city of [[Dammam]] that were founded in 1941. Al-Taawoun (different from [[Al Taawoun FC|Al-Taawoun]] from Buraydah city), Al-Sha'ab and Al-Shabab. These clubs began practising their own sporting activities and gathering the people across the region; however, these clubs are hardly gaining any revenue for the sport activity to continue.

4 years later in 1945, the presidents of the club and its staff met in [[Faris Al-Hamid (Saudi Minister)|Faris Al-Hamid]]'s house, [[Ministry of Sport (Saudi Arabia)|the ministry of sport]] at the time. They discussed the solution for their problem, the result of this meeting was to merge all three clubs in Dammam into one single unified club. The ministry would fund the newly merged club and get its share of ownership. Al-Hamid also suggested at the time to name the new club as "Al-Ettifaq" (الاتفاق ''al-ittifāq''), which meant "the agreement" in Arabic.

The club's original color will also change, the new colors would be green and white, which eventually changed into green and red afterwards.<ref name="history">{{Cite news|url=https://ettifaq.com/%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A/|title=تاريخ النادي|newspaper=نادي الاتفاق &#124; Ettifaq Club |access-date=2023-06-15|archive-date=2019-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712163127/https://ettifaq.com/%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some time later [[Mohammed Hasan Khairi|Mohammed Hassan Khairi]] from [[Sudan]] became the new club manager. In the early years of the club, the energetic and ambitious coach from [[Africa]] start to reform the sport club from Dammam

=== First King Cup and Crown Prince Cup (1954–1971) ===
Al-Ettifaq saw some success in the domestic championship of the 1960s. A key decision was to sign the most prolific Ettifaqi player [[Khalil Al-Zayani]] in 1962, graduating from youth team Academy, as a [[Wingback (association football)|wingback]]/[[centerback]] (defender) at just 15 years old. The young Zayani had to balance his education and professional football career. At the time a nationwide football league was not yet implemented and regional leagues and tournaments were only occasionally held. Nevertheless, the manager's decision to entrust the defense role to the young boy proved correct, as the club for the first time managed to overcome their adversities and reach the final of the [[1963 Crown Prince Cup]].

Al-Ettifaq face their final opponent in the national tournament, [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] in their home ground ([[Jeddah]]). Loud cheers echoes from the opposing supporters after Al-Ettifaq defeated 6–2. The club run for [[1963 King Cup]] is less successful from their Crown Prince Run. [[1963-1964 Saudi Season]] end with Al-Ittihad securing their double title again after defeating their rival [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]].

The young boy talent are tested once again in 1964-1965 Saudi football season, when barely 16 years old defender are selected by Khairi as the captain squad. The manager recognize his vision prowess in the field and charisma. Khairi encourage the squad to aim high for the new record, he wanted for his coached player to raise occasional Regional League cup, [[King Cup]] and Crown Prince Cup at the same time or as we know as "[[Treble (association football)|treble]]".

The now fully matured 17 years old Defender captain walk his first step to become nation football champion, when he secured his club back at the final match [[Crown Prince Cup]] against Al-Ittihad at the same pitch. The deafening voice of Ittihad supporter become silence as his club taking revenge for the crushing defeat almost 3 years earlier. The sport club from Dammam lift their first ever trophy with triumph. However Ettifaq failed to win the King Cup on that season in which [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] from the same city as Al-Ittihad went victorious.

In [[1964-1965 Saudi Season]] even though Ettifaq won a national trophy, they fall short to achieve their treble goal. Meanwhile, for the young Zayani, around this time he is scouted to be part of [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi National Team]]. Some of Ettifaq player also constitute part of the Eastern Team who compete under Crown Prince Cup new regulation and they managed to reach final in [[1966-1967 Saudi Season]].

On [[1966 King Cup]], in the final Al Ettifaq defeated by [[Al Wehda FC|Al-Wehda]] and in [[1967 King Cup]], tasted defeat again by Al-Ittihad. For the third times in a row reaching final, Al-Ettifaq finally raise their first ever [[Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King Cup]] after defeating the defending champion in previous tournament. On the next seasons however, Al-Ettifaq defeated by new challenger and Al-Ahli become the winner of King Cup in that season. Hassan Khairi retired from the club activity after coaching Ettifaqi player for over 1 decade.

Al-Zayani keep playing as the club player until 1971 and retired from Saudi National Team in 1973, completely retiring from football the age of just 26 years old. In his career he managed to reach 5 finals in different competition and win 2 trophies for his club. Khalil Al-Zayani played his entire club career for Al-Ettifaq.

=== Champion from Dammam (1972–1989) ===

==== Sharp decline in 1970s ====
After Khairi and Zayani departure, Al-Ettifaq never the reach the final of national tournament. Slowly the condition inside the club become worrisome, Saudi Ministry of Sport then offer the 29 years old retired ex-player, to coach the club and also prepare the club for implementation of planned national league. Al-Ettifaq would be main representation from the city of Dammam.

Zayani agree to step up and took managerial role. At this time nationwide league are newly established with 8 clubs registered. Al-Ettifaq only eligible to play in second-tier of the Saudi League, [[Saudi First Division League|First Division League]] and only able to make into 2nd place just behind [[Al-Nahda]]. The winner and runner-up at that time are promoted into [[Saudi Premier League]].

Al-Ettifaq are promoted in the second edition of the league in [[1977-1978 Saudi Premier League]]. In their first run in highest tier of league national, Al-Ettifaq finish 3rd place behind [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] in 2nd place and Al-Hilal as league champion. In the 1978–1979, Al Ettifaq finish in 6th position, 1979-1980 they finish again the same position and in 1981-1982 Ettifaqi finish in 5th position. In this period the club never won any single competition for over a decade except for getting promotion into Saudi Premier League.

Regardless of the setbacks, Zayani still confident to continue his predecessor ambition to secure the treble for club. The former defender began to implemented new tactics and shaping new core player, once the majority squad from 1970s started to retiring. His new winning strategy are applied by promising academy players promoted from the youth teams.

==== Saudi Premier league and Gulf Club Cup Championship ====
The club new youth players catch the attention of the nation when [[1982–83 Saudi Premier League]] began on 16 December 1982. Some of the most recognized forwards such as [[Jamal Mohammad]] and [[Omar Bakhashwain]] made their debut in this season. Al-Ettifaq are undefeated in their run by the end of season in April 1983. First Saudi football club to ever do so. The club had nine wins and eight draws with a match left to conclude the season. Going into the final matchday, [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] were leading the table with 1 point ahead of Al-Ettifaq.

The two teams would face their city rivals in the final matchday on separate days. On 7 April 1983, Al-Ettifaq defeated [[Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Nahda]] 2–0. This meant that Al-Hilal needed just a draw against [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] to secure the title, as they were ahead of Al-Ettifaq on goal difference as well. On 8 April 1983, Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 to hand Al-Ettifaq their first league title. Al-Ettifaq also became the first team from [[Dammam]] to win the title. [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]] also became the first Saudi Arabian manager to win the league title and Jamal Muhammad managed to reach 3rd position in top scorer table behind [[Khalid Al-Ma'ajil]] in 2nd place and [[Majed Abdullah|Majeed Abdullah]] as the league golden boot winner.

After winning the league, city of Dammam that are located in Saudi East Coastline are invited in the 2nd edition [[Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club competition]] by [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Arabian Gulf countries]]. Al-Ettifaq are among the 12 team that listed in the competition. The last decisive match will be played by the club that reach the 1st position in tha chart table which is Al-Ettifaq and [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] from [[Kuwait]]. Ettifaqi defeat their opponent in foreign soil of [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], gaining the honour for the first Saudi team to win non-domestic title and their first regional title.

==== Temporary replacement of Zayani ====
[[Kuwait]] victory against all odds in [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980 Asian Cup]] bring the wind of change in the national team. Saudi targeted the next [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]], subsequently Al-Zayani who coach Al-Ettifaq are the most suitable candidate to managed the country strategy. Zayani temporarily left the club in March 1984, immediately replacing [[Mário Zagallo|Mario Zagallo]] one of [[Pelé|Pele]] teammates in the ongoing [[7th Arabian Gulf Cup]] tournament after the former Brazilian forward defeated by [[Iraq]] 4–0.

In Zayani absence [[Chico Formiga]] was brought in from [[Santos FC]] as a replacement and preparing the squad for [[1984 Arab Club Champions Cup]], it is held in 1984 because in the previous year the championship are postponed for technical reason. Al-Ettifaq are pitted by 3 other team in one group stage which are: [[Kénitra AC|Kenitra AC]] from [[Morocco]] winner of [[Botola Pro]], [[Al-Riffa SC|West Riffa]] from [[Bahrain]] winner of [[Bahraini Premier League]] and [[Al Ansar FC|Al-Ansar FC]] from [[Lebanon]]. Al-Etiffaq barely beat Kenitra by just 1 point difference after defeating Al-Ansar in their homebase and prevail to achieve their first treble, by securing 1 domestic title and 2 regional title.

In the next season, Chico plan to achieve his first domestic title. On the start of [[1985 King Cup]], Al-Hilal are the defending champion, Al-Ettifaq face [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] at the round of 16 with the result of 1–0. In the next round they defeated [[Abha Club|Abha FC]] 2–0, the club went draw against Al-Ahli 1–1 in which Ettifaq defeat Ahli at the penalty shootout 4–5. Al-Ettifaq face the defending champion in their homebase at [[Riyadh]]. [[Abo Haidar]] are the first to score while [[Al-Nayfawy]] equalize, until the extra time end the score is still 1-1. Bakhashwain and [[Al-Dughaim]] scored the decisive penalty goal and went victorious with 4–3, Al-Ettifaq won their second king cup title.

==== Double regional title ====
Chico managed the club in 1986-1987 Saudi Premier League until halfway of season. The former prolific center back of [[Palmeiras]] are replaced by Al-Zayani to coach Al-Ettifaq for the second time. Winning the [[1986–87 Saudi Premier League]] once again in his first season back, and the [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup]] together with the [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup]] in his second season.

==== 1989 AFC Champions League ====
Al-Ettifaq qualified for the 1989 AFC Champions League after winning [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup]]. In their first campaign Al-Ettifaq reached the semi-final . On 11 October 1988 Al-Ettifaq managed to defend their first position after equalizing their score and against [[April 25]] from [[North Korea]] 1-1. In the next match of 13 October 1988 however, they are eliminated after they fall in 2nd position after defeated by [[Al-Sadd SC]] from [[Qatar]] 2–1, the eventual champion of that year.

==Honours==
*'''[[Saudi Pro League|Saudi Premier League]]: (tier 1)'''
**Champions: [[1982–83 Saudi Premier League|1982–83]], [[1986–87 Saudi Premier League|1986–87]]
**Runners-up: [[1987–88 Saudi Premier League|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Saudi Premier League|1991–92]]
*'''[[Saudi First Division League]]: (tier 2):'''
**Champions: [[2015–16 Saudi First Division|2015–16]]
**Runners-up: 1976–77
*'''[[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]:'''
**Champions: 1968, [[1985 King Cup|1985]]
**Runners-up: 1965, 1966, [[1983 King Cup|1983]], [[1988 King Cup|1988]]
*'''[[Saudi Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince's Cup]]:'''
**Champions: 1965
**Runners-up:  1963, 2000–01, 2007–08, [[2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup|2011–12]]
*'''[[Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21|Saudi Federation Cup]]:'''
**Champions: 1990–91, 2002–03, 2003–04
**Runners-up: 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2004–05
*'''[[1968–69 Saudi Premier League|General League Shield]]'''
**Runners-up: [[1968–69 Saudi Premier League|1968–69]]
*'''[[Arab Club Champions Cup]]:'''
**Champions: [[1984 Arab Club Champions Cup|1984]], [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup|1988]]
*'''[[GCC Champions League]]:'''
**Champions: [[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup|1983]], [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup|1988]], [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2006]]
**Runners-up: [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2007]]

==Current squad==
{{updated|January 2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spl.com.sa/en/single_club?team=7dkxxicrwn77jpdfkwpnlnnyn&section=squad|title=النادي &#124; رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين|website=spl.com.sa|access-date=2020-02-16|archive-date=2021-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119201209/https://spl.com.sa/en/single_club?team=7dkxxicrwn77jpdfkwpnlnnyn&section=squad|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ettifaq.com/first_team/|title=الفريق الأول|access-date=2020-02-16|archive-date=2019-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712161438/https://ettifaq.com/first_team/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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===Out on loan===
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==Coaching staff==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
|Manager ||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saad Al-Shehri]]
|-
|Assistant Manager ||{{flagicon|BHR}} Majeed Ali <br/> {{flagicon|MAR}} Tarik Makhnass
|-
|Technical Coach ||{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Bishi 
|-
|Goalkeeping Coach ||{{flagicon|KSA}} Hassan Sahhari
|-
|Analyst||{{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Álvarez Sánchez
|-
|Fitness Coach ||{{flagicon|KSA}} Omar Al-Dosari
|-
|Doctor ||{{flagicon|POR}} Basil Ribeiro
|-
|Second Physical Trainer ||{{flagicon|TUN}} Sabry El Hadary
|-
|Sporting Director||{{flagicon|KSA}} Sultan Al-Dosari
|-
|Head of Scouting ||{{flagicon|ENG}} Thomas Spring
|-
|Director Of Youth Football||{{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmed Al-Shahrani
|}

==Managerial history==
Note: The table is currently being updated.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| 1944–69
| 
| 
|-
| 19??–69
| {{Flagicon|Sudan}} [[Mohammed Hassan Kheiri]]
|
|-
| 1974–76
| {{Flagicon|England}}[[Ted Copeland]]
|
|-
| 1976–78
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]]
|
|-
| 1979–80
| 
|
|-
| 1980–84
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]]
| Won the [[1982–83 Saudi Premier League]] and the [[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
|-
| 1984–86
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Chico Formiga]]
| Won the [[1984 Arab Club Champions Cup]] and the [[1985 King Cup]]
|-
| 1986–90
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]]
| Won 3 titles
|-
| 1990–91
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Procópio Cardoso]]
|
|-
| 1991–93
|
|
|-
| July 1, 1993&nbsp;– June 30, 1995
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Wojciech Łazarek]]
|
|-
| 1994–96
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]]
|
|-
| 1996–97
| 
|
|-
| 1997
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[João Francisco]]
|
|-
| 1997–99
| 
|
|-
| 1999–00
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani|Khalil Al-Zayani]]
|
|-
| 2003–04
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Versleijen]]
|
|-
| Jan 1, 2004&nbsp;– May 30, 2004
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Habegger]]
|
|-
| 2005–06
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ednaldo de Melo Patricio|Ednaldo Patricio]]
|
|-
| 2006–07
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Ammar Al-Suwayeh]]
| [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup]] (winner)
|-
| July 1, 2007&nbsp;– June 30, 2008
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Toni (footballer, born 1946)|Toni]]
| [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup]] (runner-up)
|-
| Jan 8, 2009&nbsp;– June 8, 2009
| {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Ioan Andone]]
| Achieved club's best performance in the [[AFC Champions League]] (round of 16)
|-
| Oct 23, 2009&nbsp;– March 23, 2011
| {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Marin Ion|Ion Marin]]
|
|-
| March 23, 2011&nbsp;– June 30, 2011
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Youssef Zouaoui]]
| 
|-
| July 22, 2011&nbsp;– April 30, 2012
| {{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branko Ivanković]]
|
|-
| 2012
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Ammar Al-Suwayeh]]
| 
|-
| July 1, 2012&nbsp;– Sept 25, 2012
| {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Alain Geiger]]
|
|-
| Sept 26, 2012&nbsp;– June 13, 2013
| {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Maciej Skorża]]
|
|-
| July 1, 2013&nbsp;– Oct 1, 2013
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Theo Bücker]]
| 
|-
| Sept 30, 2013&nbsp;– Oct 26, 2013
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Eusebiu Tudor]]
| 
|-
| Oct 26, 2013&nbsp;– Feb 13, 2014
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Goran Tufegdžić]]
| 
|-
| Feb 13, 2014–July, 2014
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ioan Andone]]
|
|-
| July 2014&nbsp;– Feb 17, 2015
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Beñat San José]]
|
|-
| (2015)
| {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Gheorghe Mulțescu]]
|
|-
| (2015–16)
| {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Reinhard Stumpf]]
|
|-
| (2016)
| {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Djamel Belkacem]]
| [[2015–16 Saudi First Division]]
|-
| (2016)
| {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Eelco Schattorie]] 
|
|-
| (2016–2017)
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Carlos Garrido]]
|
|-
| (2017)
| {{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miodrag Ješić]]
|
|-
| (2017–2018)
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Saad Al-Shehri]]
|
|-
| (2018)
| {{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Leonardo Ramos (footballer, born 1969)|Leonardo Ramos]]
|
|-
| (2018–2019)
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Sergio Piernas]]
|
|-
| (2019)
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Hélder (footballer, born 1971)|Hélder]]
|
|-
| (2019–2021)
| {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khaled Al-Atwi]]
|
|-
|(2021–2022)
|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Vladan Milojević|Vladan Milojevic]]
|
|-
|(2022–2023)
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrice Carteron]]
|
|-
|(2023)
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Antonio Cazorla
|
|-
|(2023–2025)
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|
|}

==Performance in AFC competitions==
* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]: 1 appearance'''
** [[Asian Club Championship 1989]]:
*** Qualifying Round: Al Ettifaq qualified to the [[Asian Club Championship]] after winning the [[GCC Champions League]], ending top of the group that consisted of [[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]] (Kuwait), [[Al Sharjah SC|Al Sharjah]] (UAE), [[Fanja SC|Fanja]] (Oman), and [[Riffa S.C.|West Riffa]] (Bahrain).
*** Semi-final (group stage): Al Ettifaq finished second in their group after losing their penultimate game against the eventual champions, Qatari side [[Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]] (2–1) in a highly controversial game. Apart from the two clubs, the group contained [[April 25 Sports Club|April 25 SC]] (North Korea), [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] (Bangladesh), and [[Pahang FA|Pahang]] (Malaysia).<ref name="ACC1989">[http://wildstat.com/p/5014/ch/ASI_CL_1988_1989/stg/all/tour/all/club1/KSA_Al-Ettifaq_FC_Dammam Asian Club Championship 1989&nbsp;– Schedule & Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212921/http://wildstat.com/p/5014/ch/ASI_CL_1988_1989/stg/all/tour/all/club1/KSA_Al-Ettifaq_FC_Dammam |date=2016-03-03 }}. Retrieved 21 November 2011.</ref>
*'''[[AFC Champions League]]: 2 appearances'''
**[[AFC Champions League 2009]]:
*** Group Stage&nbsp;– Round of 32: Al Ettifaq was arguably one of the best performers in the group stage after finishing top of the group with 12 points. They won 4 games, lost 2, and scored 15 goals in 6 games, recording the third best attacking stats in the continent in that round. Al Ettifaq were placed in Group D along [[FC Bunyodkor]] (led by Brazilian ace [[Rivaldo]]), [[Sepahan Isfahan FC|Sepahan Isfahan]], and [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al Shabab (UAE)]].
*** Round of 16: Al Ettifaq were knocked from the Round of 16 against [[FC Pakhtakor Tashkent|Pakhtakor]] (UZB). After leading 1–0 at halftime, they conceded two late goals that ended their hopes in qualifying to the quarter-final.<ref name="AFC2009">[http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-previous-comps/afc-champions-league-2009/schedule-a-results?view=Competitions&id=367 AFC Champions League 2009&nbsp;– Schedule & Results], Retrieved 21 November 2011.</ref>
** [[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League 2012]]:
*** The draw was held on 6 December 2011 in the Malaysian capital [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref name="AFC2012">[https://archive.today/20120918132943/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/935-afc-champions-league-2012/37398-acl-draw AFC Champions League 2012&nbsp;– Draw], Retrieved 9 December 2011.</ref>
*** Al Ettifaq were placed in the second round of the qualifying stages, playing against the winner of the two Iranian sides: [[Esteghlal Tehran FC]] and [[Zob Ahan Isfahan FC]].
*** Al-Ettifaq lost the one-off game played on 18 February 2012 in Iran against [[Esteghlal Tehran FC]] and eventually went directly to the group stages of the [[2012 AFC Cup]].
*'''[[AFC Cup]]: 1 appearance'''
**[[AFC Cup 2012]]:
*** After failing to qualify to the group stage of the [[2012 AFC Champions League]], Al-Ettifaq qualified automatically to the [[AFC Cup 2012|2012 AFC Cup]], and were drawn in Group C with [[Kuwait SC]] of Kuwait, [[Al Ahed]] of Lebanon, and [[VB Sports Club]] of the Maldives.
*** Al Ettifaq started the competition as favorites and a strong candidate to win the competition, winning 5–1 in their first group game against [[Kuwait SC]] in Kuwait. The second game was frustrating to the Saudis as they drew in their own stadium 0–0 with [[Al Ahed]]. They defeated the underdogs of the group [[VB Sports Club]] by 6–3 in the Maldives and 2–0 in the reverse fixture. Al Ettifaq sealed their promotion with a 2–2 draw against [[Kuwait SC]] before finishing the group with a 3–1 victory in Lebanon against [[Al Ahed]].
*** Al Ettifaq finished off their season with a hard-fought 1–0 victory against Omani side [[Al-Suwaiq SC]] in the Round of 16 to progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

==International competitions==
===Overview===
{{updated|1 May 2013}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
|-
| [[Asian Club Championship]] / [[AFC Champions League]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 18
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 32
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
|-
| [[AFC Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 24
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|-
| [[Arab Club Champions Cup]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 41
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
|-
| [[GCC Champions League]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 33
| style="text-align:center;"| 17
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| style="text-align:center;"| 45
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
|-
| '''TOTAL'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''85'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''43'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''21'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''21'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''142'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''91'''
|-
|}

===Record by country===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Pld
! scope="col"| W
! scope="col"| D
! scope="col"| L
! scope="col"| GF
! scope="col"| GA
! scope="col"| GD
! scope="col"| Win%
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Algeria}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Bahrain}}
{{WDL|7|4|2|1|for=10|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Egypt}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=3|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Indonesia}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=4|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Iran}}
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=3|against=7|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Iraq}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=2|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Jordan}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=4|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Kuwait}}
{{WDL|14|6|4|4|for=24|against=19|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Lebanon}}
{{WDL|4|2|2|0|for=5|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Malaysia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=4|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Maldives}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=8|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Morocco}}
{{WDL|4|3|0|1|for=4|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|North Korea}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Oman}}
{{WDL|8|7|1|0|for=15|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Qatar}}
{{WDL|10|3|3|4|for=10|against=11|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Palestine}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=5|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Tunisia}}
{{WDL|2|0|2|0|for=2|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
{{WDL|11|5|2|4|for=19|against=13|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
{{WDL|5|2|0|3|for=8|against=5|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row" align=left| {{flag|Yemen}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=5|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
|}

===Matches===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1983
| rowspan="3"| [[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="2"| [[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Group Stage]]
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2−0
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0−2
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Final]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
| bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''1–0'''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1984
| rowspan="3"| [[1984 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[1984 Arab Club Champions Cup#Fixtures and results|Final Stage]]
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[KAC Kénitra|Kénitra]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al Ansar FC|Al Ansar]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="11"| 1988
| rowspan="5"| [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="4"| [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Group Stage]]
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|West Riffa]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Final]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''2–1'''
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="4"| [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup#Group B|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–2</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Shabab SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shabab Baghdad]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–2</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Kawkab Marrakech|KAC Marrakech]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–0</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''3–1'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[1988 Arab Club Champions Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Club Africain]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''1–1 (4–2 p)'''
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1988–89
| rowspan="4"| [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
| rowspan="4"| [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship#Semi Final League|Semi-final League Group B]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Pahang FA|Pahang]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">4–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[4.25 SC|April 25]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1989
| rowspan="4"| [[1989 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="4"| [[1989 Arab Club Champions Cup#Group B|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Wydad AC|Wydad]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–2</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| '''3rd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|ES Sahel]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al Ansar FC|Al Ansar]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1993
| rowspan="3"| [[1993 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[1993 Arab Club Champions Cup#Group B|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|ALG}} [[WA Tlemcen]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Hilal Al-Quds Club|Hilal Al-Quds]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">5–1</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2003
| rowspan="6"| [[2003 Arab Unified Club Championship|Arab Unified Club Championship]]
| rowspan="1"| [[2003 Arab Unified Club Championship preliminary stage#Zone 2: (Red Sea)|PO]]
| {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Shaab Ibb SCC|Shaab Ibb]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2−2
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''5–2'''
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[2003 Arab Unified Club Championship#Group A|Group A]]
| {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">4–4</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|Riffa]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca|Raja]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[ENPPI SC|ENPPI]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2003 Arab Unified Club Championship#Semi-Finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–3</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| rowspan="5"| [[2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="5"| [[2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Group Stage]]
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Muscat Club|Muscat]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–2</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| '''6th'''
|-
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riffa SC|Riffa]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–0</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Wasl F.C.|Al-Wasl]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2006
| rowspan="5"| [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar SC|Qatar]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Al-Nasr SC (Salalah)|Al-Nasr]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–1</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3−3
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''6–3'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−0
| bgcolor=gold style="text-align:center;"|'''2–1'''
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2007
| rowspan="5"| [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Group A|Group A]]
| {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)|Al-Najma]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–0</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–1</span></div>
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–1</span></div>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−0
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''2–1'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Final|Final]]
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−3
| bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;"|'''3–3 (6–7 p)'''
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2009
| rowspan="4"| [[2009 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2009 AFC Champions League#Group D|Group D]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−2
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0−3
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al-Shabab Al-Arabi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4−1
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–2'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009–10
| rowspan="2"| [[2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup|Gulf Club Champions Cup]]
| rowspan="2"| [[2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup#Group C|Group C]]
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar SC|Qatar]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2−3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| '''2nd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Al-Orouba SC|Al-Orouba]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−0
|-
| rowspan="7"| 2012
| rowspan="1"| [[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan="1"| [[2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#Final round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–3'''
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[2012 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group C|Group C]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 5−1
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''1st'''
|-
| {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al Ahed FC|Al-Ahed]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3−1
|-
| {{flagicon|MDV}} [[VB Addu FC|VB]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 6−3
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2012 AFC Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|OMN}} [[Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''1–0'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2012 AFC Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Arema F.C.|Arema]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''4–0'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[2012 AFC Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–6'''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2013
| rowspan="3"| [[2013 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan="3"| [[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Group B|Group B]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0−1
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Duhail SC|Lekhwiya]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0−2
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al-Shabab Al-Arabi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0−1
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://ettifaq.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140311182147/http://www.alettifaq.com/ Official news website] (archived)

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{{succession box|title=[[GCC Champions League]]  <br /> Runner-up: [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]
|before=[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]<br />{{flagicon|KUW}}
|after=[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]<br />{{flagicon|KSA}}|years=[[1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup|1983]]}}
{{succession box|title=[[GCC Champions League]] <br /> Runner-up: [[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]]
|before=[[Kazma Sporting Club|Kazma]]<br />{{flagicon|KUW}}
|after=[[Fanja SC]]<br />{{flagicon|OMA}}|years=[[1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup|1988]]}}
{{succession box|title=[[GCC Champions League]]  <br /> Runner-up: [[Qadsia SC]]
|before=[[Qadsia SC]]<br />{{flagicon|KUW}}
|after=[[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]<br />{{flagicon|UAE}}|years=[[2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2006]]}}
{{s-end}}

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