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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Al-Ittihad Club (Template:Langx),[1] commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a professional football club based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[2] The club has spent its entire history in the top flight of football in Saudi Arabia, currently known as the Saudi Pro League. Ittihad has won 60 championships, 37 of which are official.

Ittihad matches are played at Jeddah's main stadium King Abdullah Sports City, which is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, accommodating 62,345 spectators.[2] Al-Ittihad has a long-standing rivalry with Al-Hilal, which is referred to as Saudi El Clasico, and is considered the most prominent and most watched annual match.[3]

Founded in 1927, it is the oldest sports club still surviving in Saudi Arabia.[3] The most successful period in the club history was the 1990s and the 2000s,[2] when the club achieved a large number of titles and achievements domestically, regionally, and globally, culminating in the club securing the 4th place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

Ittihad is one of the most successful Asian club at domestic and continental level, as they have achieved the AFC Champions League title twice in a row (the first to do so), the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the GCC Champions League and the Arab Champions League title each once.[4] Domestically, Ittihad is also one of two successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having won ten[5] league titles, ten King's Cup titles, eight Crown Prince Cup titles, three Saudi Federation Cup titles and one Saudi Super Cup.[3][4][6]

History

Creation (1927–1949)

The club was founded after a meeting of some of the notable football enthusiasts of the city of Jeddah, on 26 December 1927.[2] They met in the offices of a radio broadcasting company and discussed the idea of forming a football club to compete with various travelling teams and be a source of entertainment for inhabitants and an outlet for the city's youth to practice organised sport.[2] Everyone agreed that they should create the team that unites them and Ittihad Jeddah was born. The attendees were Hamza Fitaihi, Abdulrazag Ajlan, Abdullah Bin Zagor, Fahad Badkook, Abdulsamad Najeeb Alsaady, Ismail Zahran, Ali Yamani, Abdulaziz Jameel, Abdul Latif Jameel, Abdulateef Linjawi, Othman Banajah, Ahmad Abu Talib, Ali Sultan, Ahmed Almir and Saleh Salamah.

As long as we are here together, let's call it Ittihad
—  Mazen Mohammed

The name of the club was quoted from this wisdom, Mazen Mohammed words which created the current club name. Club owners agree with him to put the club name Ittihad (United or Union, jointly) in Arabic.

Ali Sultan became the first official president of the club. Ittihad did not find at first a strong support, there wasn't an official clubs (communities) such as Al Riyadhi, because the presence of powerful culture in the city of Jeddah only. In their first meeting with Al-Riyadhi, Ittihad make it victory with 3–0 won. The club has achieved a historic first tournament, which was called The Cup of Nishan Nazer, counted as an official tournament at the time, The cup have formed a popularity of Ittihad, Because of a challenge between them in the final. Depending on the narrator, the winner can burn the Embassy wood's. The Championship attended by several of the clubs, communities, was fought by Ittihad where several games had to be won to achieve access to the final against Al-Mukhtalat. The weather was dust, did not complete the first half, the match was stopped about 10 minutes. the referee stopped the game to rest for 8 minutes, the weather was changed for the better with the second half, Al-Mukhtalat squad had led to fail, it was a low attacking level. The most prominent player in the game is the club's defender Safwan which was sacrificed for his team. the club won the championship by 3–0 against Al-Mukhtalat. The most important characteristic of this tournament is the first sporting event held in the reign of the founder King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud The period of 1940 to 1950 remained difficult, as the Football Association was not established until 1956.[7]

The Start of The Official Tournaments, The First League Title, The Treble (1950–1999)

In late 1950s, it is considered as the first club to achieve both the Crown Prince Cup and the King's Cup for two consecutive times. On 2 May 1960, Ittihad faced their traditional rivals Al-Ahli in the King's Cup, which ended with a big 7–0 victory, which is the largest victory in the derby. The tournament ended and the club became champions for the third time in a row over Al-Wehda, which completed the 1958, 1959, and 1960 series. The club went through its worst period since its founding, after winning the King's Cup in 1967, with the exception of achieving the Saudi Association Cup in 1974, after defeating Al-Hilal on penalties. In the following decade, the Saudi Pro League and the First Division were merged due to the many matches of the national team in 1982, which Ittihad won its first league title in its history, which is the first and only club to achieve it. After an absence for 21 years, the club won the King's Cup after defeating Al Ettifaq in 1988.

In mid 1990s, Which is considered as the beginning of the golden age of the club, where a numerous of titles were achieved. In 1996–97, the club delivered a cup treble, winning the Premier League, Crown Prince Cup, and Federation Cup. After two seasons, the club won the league title for the third time in its history after eliminating rivals Al-Hilal in the final 2–0. The first continental championship was also achieved after winning 3–2 over Jeonnam Dragons with a golden goal, scored by Ahmed Bahja. GCC Champions League was also achieved, as the season ended with winning four trophies.[8] In 1999, The club was a runner-up in the Asian Super Cup, after losing 2–3 on aggregate to Júbilo Iwata.

New Century, A Miracle, Two Champions League Titles (2000–2010)

With the beginning of the new century during the period of president Ahmed Masoud, which is considered one of the most successful periods, winning 8 titles within 3 years. The 1999–2000 league season was achieved at the beginning of the century, after a 3–1 win over Al-Ahli in the final, also, Hamza Idris scored an unprecedented 33 goals, a record in that period, which made him the league's top scorer, and the most scored in a single season.[9] In the following season - the club winning the League for fifth time, and Crown Prince Cup. In the 2001–02 season, on May 1, 2002, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Hilal, a cross from a corner kick went to Al Hasan Al-Yami, who hit it and the ball entered the goal clearly before Al Hilal's Mohammed Al-Nazhan took it out with his hand. A goal was not awarded by the referee, even as a penalty kick, which in turn ended with a loss 1–2, where the referee was suspended six months after the final - and later apologized, declaring, "I am innocent of your defeat, and God bears witness to that." The match created a great controversy at all levels, as it faced a lot of criticism, which was considered by many and critics as a "robbery".[10][11]

When Ahmed Masoud left the club, Mansour Al-Balawi became president, which is considered by many including the fans as the most prominent and successful period in the club's history. In the 2002–03 season, many players have been brought in, such as Tukar, Saud Kariri, Muhammad Al-Khilaiwi, and Tcheco; who is considered as one of the greatest deals in the club's history, while both the League and the Crown Prince Cup were achieved. Despite leading the league and ending it without a loss, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Shabab in the championship-playoff finals. In the 2004 AFC Champions League, Ittihad finished the group in first place with only one loss. In quarter-finals, it was successfully passed with a 1–1 draw in Dalian, followed by a home 1–0 victory scored by Tukar, against Chinese Dalian Shide, of which led them to reach the semi-finals. Both matches ended in the last minutes, as Hamad Al-Montashari finished the first leg's 2–1, and Osama Al-Muwallad scored the deadly equalizer in the second leg, with a 4–3 aggregate over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, as the club qualified for the final for the first time.[2][12] The final was out of the ordinary; Ittihad were thrashed at home 1–3 by Korean side Seongnam in the first leg—leading to the sacking of Croatian coach Tomislav Ivić, as assistant coach Dragan Talajić was given the opportunity. Who, in turn, started the return match in Seongnam, Redha Tukar opened the scoring, rising to a ball from a corner kick to score the first goal, Idris scored the second late minute goal in the first half, Mohammed Noor scored the two decisive goals in the second half, before Abushgeer scored the fifth and the last goal.[13] Overcoming the 1–3 loss with a miraculous 5–0 victory, to achieve the first title,[13] Dragan Talajić achievement was unforgettable and almost impossible, this second leg match became one of the most surprising and unforgettable comebacks in AFC Champions League history, which was called "the miracle".[4][12][13][14] Recalling the tournament, Talajić said, "I was initially an assistant to the compatriots Tomislav Ivic, and I learned a lot from him, and I considered the opportunity to work with a great team as a wonderful thing, which is why I agreed to work with him, I was with the team eight months after we arrived at the beginning of the season, and I knew all about the players." and continued, "I was young at the time, and maybe I was crazy by playing with five strikers, I told everyone before the match that we would win, I always knew we would win, but I didn't know if the difference would be enough."[12][15]

Ittihad achieved its first Arab championship, after defeating Tunisian Club Sportif Sfaxien in the final.[16] On 5 November 2005, Ittihad won the Champions League for the second time in a row, after a 5–3 victory over Al-Ain. Mohammed Kallon, which loaned from AS Monaco, became the top scorer of the tournament with six goals; of which two were in the final—which helped to achieve the second title.[17] Mohammed Noor, was awarded the best player in the tournament. The club remaining as the only to win back-to-back AFC Champions League titles in its current edition.[2][4][6] The club qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, in the edition that was held in Japan, after achieving the Champions League title—as it became the second Saudi team to qualify for the tournament. On December 11, 2005, Ittihad defeated African champions Al-Ahly after Mohamed Noor's only goal, to qualify for the semi-finals. Ittihad faced the CONMEBOL champion São Paulo, and it was ended by a 2–3 loss. Ittihad played the match to determine the third place against the Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa and lost with a 2–3, were two goals scored by Mohamed Kallon and Joseph-Désiré Job—to end the Club World Cup in the 4th place. Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed his admiration, saying, "In 25 years, I have not seen an Asian team this great."[18][19] Ittihad's success is not limited only to football, but also in basketball, water polo, table tennis, volleyball, and swimming, amongst others. In total, Ittihad has won 8,649 trophies. However, football remains the primary sport.

Rivalries

Jeddah Derby

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The Jeddah derby between Ittihad and Al-Ahli is known to be one of the most competitive games in the Saudi League. From the start of national competitions both clubs were seen as representatives of two rivals from the same city: Jeddah. This rivalry continued annually for more than 70 years, until Al-Ahli were relegated to the first division in 2022. The derby was back on October sixth 2023.

Saudi Clasico

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Saudi El Clasico, or simply the Clasico, is a long-running competitive match in Saudi football, between Ittihad and Al-Hilal. The competition represents the largest and most important two clubs in the city of Jeddah and the capital, Riyadh, the largest and most culturally prominent cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two clubs are considered the most successful at domestic and continental level. Ittihad is the oldest sports club still surviving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is seen as the People's Club. While Al-Hilal represents the culture of the Capital Club, it is called by the masses the Leader. The two teams meet twice a year in the league, as they may also meet in the King's Cup or the Saudi Super Cup or the AFC Champions League. It is considered as the most prominent and most watched match in Saudi football.

The first meeting between the two teams was held on July 27, 1962, a friendly match, in the capital, Riyadh, and ended with a 2–0 victory for Ittihad. The first official meeting between the two teams was on January 10, 1964, the King's Cup Final, which in turn also ended with a 3–0 victory for Ittihad.

Together with Al-Nassr, they are the only 3 teams that have not been relegated to the Second Division since its founding.

Present-day

Ittihad is based in Sahafa street, Mushrefa district, in southeastern Jeddah, where they have a large sports complex. Senior teams play official games at the King Abdullah Sports City, north of the city, while youth teams play at the club's headquarters.

Fanbase

Ittihad is the highest-attended club in Saudi Arabia. In the 2014-15 Saudi League, Ittihad's attendance during 12 home games averaged 42,371 per match. In 2016, American website The Sportster ranked Ittihad fans the 12th most influential football fans in the world.[20][21] Ittihad has built a strong fan-base across Saudi Arabia, amongst the Arab League and in Asia. Since its opening on 1 May 2014, Ittihad shares the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium with local rival Al-Ahli, while their previous home the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium faced construction until it was renovated in 2022.

Sponsorship

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Official sponsor

In a press conference on 9 January 2006, president of the club Mansour Albalawi announced that Sela Sport Co (which is the sponsor of Saudi National Team) will pay 350 million riyals to sponsor Ittihad for 5 seasons. Ittihad was later on sponsored by the Saudi Telecom Company, however the team has not renewed STC's contract.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1999–03 Umbro Multiple
2003–05 Lotto Lingo
2006–07 Hattrick STC
2007–08 Nike
2008–10 Lotto
2010–12 Nike
2012–13 One
2013–2014 One None
2014–2015 Errea
2015–2016 Adidas Bupa Arabia / Mobil 1
2016–2017 Joma[22] Bridgestone / Unionaire / Almosafer / Mobil 1
2017–2018 Bridgestone / Unionaire / Mobil 1
2018–2019 Noon / faqih / Mobil 1
2019–2020 Stribes /S.Team Noon / faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi
2020–2021 Tamim faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi
2021–2022 Erreà Yelo / Emkan
2022–2023 Nike[23] Yelo / Emkan / DARCO / SAL / Tameeni / ALAMOUDI
2023–2024 Roshn[24] / SURJ Sports Investments / NuaTemplate:Refn
2024–2025 Roshn[25] / SURJ Sports Investments / MilafTemplate:Refn / Yaqoot / Jamjoom Pharma / Flow Progressive Logistics / Volkswagen

Honours

Ittihad is one of the most of successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, it has 37 official honours, 32 of which are domestic. In addition to their continental successes, the club is one of the only three Asian clubs to have won the AFC Champions League twice in a row.

Ittihad honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Premier League/Pro League 10 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2023, 2025
King's Cup 10 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2025
Saudi Super Cup 1 2022
Crown Prince's Cup 8 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017
Saudi Federation Cup 3 1986, 1997, 1999
Continental AFC Champions League Elite 2 2004, 2005
Asian Cup Winners Cup 1 1999
Regional Arab Champions League 1 2005
GCC Champions League 1 1999
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Statistics

Other records

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Domestic cups Asia Other competitions Top scorer Manager
1998–99 SPL 1 22 15 3 4 45 32 +13 48 CPC PFC ACWC, ASC GCC     Template:Flagicon Davidovic
1999–2000 SPL 1 22 16 3 3 69 23 +46 51 CPC  Template:Flagicon Hamzah Idris  33 Template:Flagicon Oscar
2000–01 SPL 1 22 11 5 6 35 23 +12 38 CPC EC  —  — Template:Flagicon Ardiles
2001–02 SPL 2 22 15 4 3 59 25 +34 49 CPC  —  — Template:Flagicon Oscar
2002–03 SPL 1 22 15 4 3 53 24 +29 49 CPC PFC SSC EC  Template:Flagicon Cleberson  8 Template:Flagicon Oscar, Template:Flagicon Khalid Al Koroni
2003–04 SPL 2 22 17 5 0 57 15 +42 56 CPC ACL  Template:Flagicon Mohammed Noor  8 Template:Flagicon Tomislav Ivić, Template:Flagicon Talajić, Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović
2004–05 SPL 3 22 11 5 6 53 37 +16 38 CPC ACL ARCL  Template:Flagicon Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves  13 Template:Flagicon Iordănescu
2005–06 SPL 3 22 11 9 2 47 28 +19 42 CPC ACL Quarter-finals  Template:Flagicon Mohamed Kallon  12 Template:Flagicon Metsu
2006–07 SPL 1 22 15 3 4 52 25 +27 48 CPC PFC  Template:Flagicon Alhassane Keita  21 Template:Flagicon Dimitri
2007–08 SPL 2 22 14 6 2 40 16 +24 48 CC ACL Group Stage Template:Flagicon Magno Alves 14 Template:Flagicon Calderón
2008–09 SPL 1 22 17 4 1 57 21 +36 55 CC PFC ACL Template:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane 17 Template:Flagicon Calderón
2009–10 ZPL 2 22 14 3 5 46 30 +16 45 CC ACL Group Stage Template:Flagicon Abdelmalek Ziaya 15 Template:Flagicon Calderón, Template:Flagicon Enzo Héctor
2010–11 ZPL 2 26 13 12 1 49 23 +20 51 CC ACL Semi-finals   Template:Flagicon Naif Hazazi 18 Template:Flagicon Manuel José, Template:Flagicon Toni, Template:Flagicon Dimitri
2011–12 ZPL 5 26 10 7 9 49 35 +14 37 CPC ACL Semi-finals   Template:Flagicon Hazazi 20 Template:Flagicon Kek, Template:Flagicon Raul Caneda
2012–13 ZPL 7 26 8 9 9 36 36 0 33 CC   Template:Flagicon Fahad Al-Muwallad   9 Template:Flagicon Raul Caneda, Template:Flagicon Beñat
2013–14 ALJ 6 26 8 8 10 45 46 −1 32 CC ACL Quarter-finals  Template:Flagicon Mukhtar Fallatah  31 Template:Flagicon Beñat, Template:Flagicon Amro Anwar, Template:Flagicon Juan Verzeri, Template:Flagicon Khalid Al Koroni
2014–15 ALJ 4 26 16 4 6 44 33 +11 52 CC  Template:Flagicon Marquinho  13 Template:Flagicon Khalid Al Koroni, Template:Flagicon Victor Pițurcă
2015–16 ALJ 3 26 15 4 7 54 37 +17 49 CC CPC ACL Group Stage  Template:Flagicon Gelmin Rivas  24 Template:Flagicon László Bölöni, Template:Flagicon Amro Anwar, Template:Flagicon Victor Pițurcă
2016–17 ALJ 4 26 17 4 5 57 37 +20 52 (-3) CPC  Template:Flagicon Kahraba  19 Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra
2017–18 SPL 9 26 8 9 9 34 41 -7 33 CC  Template:Flagicon Ahmed Akaïchi  10 Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra
2018–19 MBS 10 30 9 7 14 44 45 -1 34 CC   Template:Flagicon Fahad Al-Muwallad   11 Template:Flagicon Ramón Díaz, Template:Flagicon Slaven Bilić, Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra
2019-20 SPL 11 30 9 8 13 42 41 +1 35   Template:Flagicon Romarinho  13 Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra, Template:FlagiconHenk ten Cate, Template:Flagicon Fábio Carille
2020-21 SPL 3 30 15 11 4 45 29 +16 56   Template:Flagicon Romarinho  16 Template:Flagicon Fábio Carille
2021-22 SPL 2 30 20 5 5 62 29 +33 65   Template:Flagicon Romarinho  20 Template:Flagicon Fábio Carille, Template:FlagiconCosmin Contra

League records

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Performance in AFC competitions

Season Stage
2001 Quarter-finals
2002 Second round
2003 Did not qualify
2004 Champions
2005 Champions
2006 Quarter-finals
2007 Did not qualify
2008 Group stage
2009 Runner-up
2010 Group stage
2011 Semi-finals
2012 Semi-finals
2013 Did not qualify
2014 Quarter-finals
2015 Did not qualify
2016 Group stage
2017 Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2018 Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2019 Quarter-finals
2020 Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2021 Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2022 Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2024 Quarter-finals

Top scorers in the AFC Champions League

Ranking Nationality Name Years Goals
1 Script error: No such module "flag". Mohammed Noor 1996–13 19
2 Script error: No such module "flag". Naif Hazazi 2006–13 14
3 Script error: No such module "flag". Hamzah Idris 1997–07 9
4 Script error: No such module "flag". Fahad Al-Muwallad 2012–22 8
5 Script error: No such module "flag". Abdelmalek Ziaya 2009–11 7
Script error: No such module "flag". Mukhtar Fallatah 2012–16 7
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8 Script error: No such module "flag". Marzouk Al-Otaibi 2000–07 6
Script error: No such module "flag". Osama Al-Muwallad 2000–16 6
Script error: No such module "flag". Mohammed Kallon 2005–06 6
Script error: No such module "flag". Ahmed Bahja 1996–99 6
12 Script error: No such module "flag". Hicham Aboucherouane 2008–10 5
Script error: No such module "flag". Redha Tukar 2003–13 5
Script error: No such module "flag". Manaf Abushgeer 1999–12 5
15 Script error: No such module "flag". Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi 2013–21 4
Script error: No such module "flag". Sultan Al-Nemri 2006–12 4
Script error: No such module "flag". Abderrazak Hamdallah 2023–24 4
Script error: No such module "flag". Gelmin Rivas 1999–12 4
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20 Script error: No such module "flag". Renato Cajá 2009 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Tcheco 2003–08 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Faouzi Abdelghani 2012–14 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Mohammed Abousaban 2009–16 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Nasser Al-Shamrani 2018-19 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Hamad Al-Montashari 2001–16 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Saleh Al-Saqri 1999–12 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Sultan Al-Nemri 2006–12 3
Script error: No such module "flag". Amine Chermiti 2009–10 3
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Asian record

Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Predrag Rajković
2 DF Template:Fba/core Danilo Pereira
4 DF Template:Fba/core Jan-Carlo Simić
6 DF Template:Fba/core Saad Al-Mousa
7 MF Template:Fba/core N'Golo Kanté
8 MF Template:Fba/core Fabinho
9 FW Template:Fba/core Karim Benzema (captain)
10 MF Template:Fba/core Houssem Aouar
11 FW Template:Fba/core Saleh Al-Shehri
12 DF Template:Fba/core Mario Mitaj
13 DF Template:Fba/core Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14 MF Template:Fba/core Awad Al-Nashri
15 DF Template:Fba/core Hassan Kadesh
16 MF Template:Fba/core Faisal Al-Ghamdi
17 MF Template:Fba/core Mahamadou Doumbia
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Template:Fba/core Moussa Diaby
20 DF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Sharahili
22 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
24 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
27 MF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
32 DF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Al-Julaydan
34 FW Template:Fba/core Steven Bergwijn
37 DF Template:Fba/core Fawaz Al-Sqoor
42 DF Template:Fba/core Muath Faqeehi
47 GK Template:Fba/core Hamed Al-Shanqiti
50 GK Template:Fba/core Mohammed Al-Absi
66 DF Template:Fba/core Mohammed Barnawi
78 FW Template:Fba/core Roger Fernandes
80 MF Template:Fba/core Hamed Al-Ghamdi
88 GK Template:Fba/core Osama Al-Mermesh

U21 squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Template:Fba/core Adnan Al-Bishri
23 MF Template:Fba/core Nawaf Al-Jadaani
33 DF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Al-Rashidi
36 DF Template:Fba/core Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
41 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammed Fallatah
53 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammed Hazazi
No. Pos. Nation Player
87 DF Template:Fba/core Yaseen Al-Jaber
GK Template:Fba/core Mohammed Hazzazi
DF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Al-Sahli
MF Template:Fba/core Ali Al-Fahmy
FW Template:Fba/core Suhayb Hawsawi
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Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Template:Fba/core Farhah Al-Shamrani (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-RiyadhScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
30 MF Template:Fba/core Unai Hernández (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-ShababScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
51 DF Template:Fba/core Isaías Rodríguez (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-BatinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
55 MF Template:Fba/core Mateo Borrell (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-OkhdoodScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
77 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulelah Hawsawi (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-TaawounScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 FW Template:Fba/core Talal Haji (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-RiyadhScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
DF Template:Fba/core Faisal Al-Shamrani (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-RaedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
MF Template:Fba/core Marwan Al-Sahafi (on loan to Template:Flagicon AntwerpScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
MF Template:Fba/core Bryant Ortega (on loan to Template:Flagicon Khor FakkanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
FW Template:Fba/core Ricardo Caraballo (on loan to Template:Flagicon Al-AnwarScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)

Notable players

KSA AFC CAF UEFA CONMEBOL CONCACAF

Staff

Current Managers Team

Position Staff
Head coach Template:Flagicon Sérgio Conceição
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Siramana Dembélé
Template:Flagicon Fábio Moura
Template:Flagicon Hassan Khalifa
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Diamantino Figueiredo
Assistant Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Vedran Runje
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon João Costa
Performance analyst Template:Flagicon Eduardo Oliveira
Medical Team Template:Flagicon Sergio Gomez
Template:Flagicon Ali Yagdah
Physiotherapist Template:Flagicon Eduardo Oliveira
Additional assistant Template:Flagicon Fábio Moura

Board Directors

President Template:Flagicon Loay Mashabi
Vice President Template:Flagicon Abdulaziz Al-Zaid
Chief Executive Officer Template:Flagicon Domingos Soares de Oliveira
Director of Football Template:Flagicon Ramón Planes
Board Member Template:Flagicon Fahad Sindi
Board Member Template:Flagicon Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Board Member Template:Flagicon Abdullah Al-Husaini
Board Member Template:Flagicon Fares Al-Hejailan
Board Member Template:Flagicon Suhaib Jamjoom

Managerial history

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See also

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References

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Achievements
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Champions of Asia
2004 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Champions of Asia
2005 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Runner up: Chunnam Dragons

1999 Template:S-ttl/check
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