Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Short description{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox football club with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | American | body1 | body2 | body3 | capacity | caption | chairman | chrtitle | clubname | coach | coordinates | current | dissolved | founded | fullname | ground | image | image_size | kit_alt1 | kit_alt2 | kit_alt3 | league | leftarm1 | leftarm2 | leftarm3 | manager | mgrtitle | nickname | owner | owntitle | pattern_b1 | pattern_b2 | pattern_b3 | pattern_la1 | pattern_la2 | pattern_la3 | pattern_name1 | pattern_name2 | pattern_name3 | pattern_ra1 | pattern_ra2 | pattern_ra3 | pattern_sh1 | pattern_sh2 | pattern_sh3 | pattern_so1 | pattern_so2 | pattern_so3 | position | rightarm1 | rightarm2 | rightarm3 | season | shortname | short name | shorts1 | shorts2 | shorts3 | socks1 | socks2 | socks3 | stadium | title | upright | website }}{{#if:| }}{{#if:| }} Al-Ittihad Club (Template:Langx),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a professional football club based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<ref name="footballhistory.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="footballhistory.org"/> 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.<ref name="AFC rivalry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Founded in 1927, it is the oldest sports club still surviving in Saudi Arabia.<ref name="AFC rivalry" /> The most successful period in the club history was the 1990s and the 2000s,<ref name="footballhistory.org" /> 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.<ref name="AFC Tale">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Domestically, Ittihad is also one of two successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having won fifteen<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> league titles, ten King's Cup titles, eight Crown Prince Cup titles, three Saudi Federation Cup titles and one Saudi Super Cup.<ref name="AFC rivalry"/><ref name="AFC Tale" /><ref name="Guinness World Records 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="footballhistory.org" /> 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.<ref name="footballhistory.org" /> 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.

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="footballhistory.org" /><ref name="Recalling Al 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ACL Final 2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Overcoming the 1–3 loss with a miraculous 5–0 victory, to achieve the first title,<ref name="ACL Final 2022" /> 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".<ref name="AFC Tale" /><ref name="Recalling Al 2020" /><ref name="ACL Final 2022" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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."<ref name="Recalling Al 2020" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ittihad achieved its first Arab championship, after defeating Tunisian Club Sportif Sfaxien in the final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="footballhistory.org" /><ref name="AFC Tale" /><ref name="Guinness World Records 2015" /> 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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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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<ref name="النادي يتعاقد مع شركة نايك للملابس">النادي يتعاقد مع شركة نايك للملابس Template:Webarchive Twitter. (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 December 2022</ref> Yelo / Emkan / DARCO / SAL / Tameeni / ALAMOUDI
2023–2024 Roshn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> / SURJ Sports Investments / NuaTemplate:Refn
2024–2025 Roshn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> / 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

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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Season Division Tms. Pos. Pts
1976–77 Premier League 8 4 16
1977–78 Premier League 10 4 19
1978–79 Premier League 10 3 24
1979–80 Premier League 10 3 21
1980–81 Premier League 10 6 19
1981–82 Premier League 20(10) 1 29
1982–83 Premier League 10 6 16
1983–84 Premier League 10 2 25
1984–85 Premier League 12 6 22
1985–86 Premier League 12 2
1986–87 Premier League 12 7 23
1987–88 Premier League 12 4 27
1988–89 Premier League 12 6 27
1989–90 Premier League 12 8 20
1990–91 Premier League 12 5 26
1991–92 Premier League 12 5 26
1992–93 Premier League 12 3 26
1993–94 Premier League 12 7 29
1994–95 Premier League 12 7 30
1995–96 Premier League 12 3 41
1996–97 Premier League 12 1 44
1997–98 Premier League 12 7 28

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Season Division Tms. Pos. Pts
1998–99 Premier League 12 1 48
1999–00 Premier League 12 1 51
2000–01 Premier League 12 1 38
2001–02 Premier League 12 2 49
2002–03 Premier League 12 1 49
2003–04 Premier League 12 2 56
2004–05 Premier League 12 3 38
2005–06 Premier League 12 3 42
2006–07 Premier League 12 1 48
2007–08 Premier League 12 2 48
2008–09 Professional League 12 1 55
2009–10 Professional League 12 2 45
2010–11 Professional League 14 2 51
2011–12 Professional League 14 5 37
2012–13 Professional League 14 7 37
2013–14 Professional League 14 6 37
2014–15 Professional League 14 4 52
2015–16 Professional League 14 3 49
2016–17 Professional League 14 4 52
2017–18 Professional League 14 9 33
2018–19 Professional League 16 10 34

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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 Template:KSA Mohammed Noor 1996–13 19
2 Template:KSA Naif Hazazi 2006–13 14
3 Template:KSA Hamzah Idris 1997–07 9
4 Template:KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad 2012–22 8
5 Template:ALG Abdelmalek Ziaya 2009–11 7
Template:KSA Mukhtar Fallatah 2012–16 7
Template:BRA Romarinho 2018–24 7
8 Template:KSA Marzouk Al-Otaibi 2000–07 6
Template:KSA Osama Al-Muwallad 2000–16 6
Template:SLE Mohammed Kallon 2005–06 6
Template:MAR Ahmed Bahja 1996–99 6
12 Template:MAR Hicham Aboucherouane 2008–10 5
Template:KSA Redha Tukar 2003–13 5
Template:KSA Manaf Abushgeer 1999–12 5
15 Template:KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi 2013–21 4
Template:KSA Sultan Al-Nemri 2006–12 4
Template:MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah 2023–24 4
Template:VEN Gelmin Rivas 1999–12 4
Template:BRA Dimba 2004 4
20 Template:BRA Renato Cajá 2009 3
Template:BRA Tcheco 2003–08 3
Template:MAR Faouzi Abdelghani 2012–14 3
Template:KSA Mohammed Abousaban 2009–16 3
Template:KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani 2018-19 3
Template:KSA Hamad Al-Montashari 2001–16 3
Template:KSA Saleh Al-Saqri 1999–12 3
Template:KSA Sultan Al-Nemri 2006–12 3
Template:TUN Amine Chermiti 2009–10 3
Template:KSA Ziyad Al-Sahafi 2015–19 3
Template:KSA Abdulfattah Asiri 2012–16 3
Template:KSA Saud Kariri 2007–17 3
Template:POR Nuno Assis 2010-11 3
Template:BRA Wendel 2011–12 3

Asian record

Players

Current squad

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U21 squad

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Out on loan

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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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Name From To
Template:Flagicon Omar Shendi 1960 1960
Template:Flagicon Khalil Abo Zaid 1961 1961
Template:Flagicon Saeed Hussain 1961 1962
Template:Flagicon Friedrich Pimperl 1966 1967
Template:Flagicon Bashir Al-Sagheer 1967 1968
Template:Flagicon Friedrich Pimperl 1968 1969
Template:Flagicon Ali Chaouach 1970 1970
Template:Flagicon Abdullah Abo Dawood 1970 1970
Template:Flagicon Ali Selmi 1975 1977
Template:Flagicon Jamel Eddine Bouabsa 1977 1978
Template:Flagicon Dettmar Cramer 1978 1981
Template:Flagicon Mahmoud El-Gohary 1981 1981
Template:Flagicon Chinesinho 1981 1982
Template:Flagicon Carlos Alberto Silva 1982 April 10, 1983
Template:Flagicon Chinesinho April 10, 1983 May 13, 1983
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1983 1984
Template:Flagicon Vanderlei Luxemburgo 1984 1984
Template:Flagicon Bob Houghton 1984 1986
Template:Flagicon Walter Skocik 1987 1989
Template:Flagicon Heinz Höher 1989 1990
Template:Flagicon Kálmán Mészöly 1991 1992
Template:Flagicon Roland Andersson 1993 1993
Template:Flagicon Bob Houghton 1993 1994
Template:Flagicon Paulo Campos 1995 1996
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Davidovic 1996 1997
Template:Flagicon Sándor Egervári 1997 1997
Template:Flagicon Dezső Novák 1997 1998
Template:Flagicon Paulo Campos 1998 1998
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Davidovic 1998 1999
Template:Flagicon José Oscar Bernardi 1999 2000
Template:Flagicon Revaz Dzodzuashvili 2000 2000
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Davidovic 2000 2000
Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Dossena 2000 2001
Template:Flagicon Osvaldo Ardiles 2001 2001
Template:Flagicon José Oscar Bernardi 2001 2003
Template:Flagicon Antonello Cuccureddu 2002 2003
Template:Flagicon Tomislav Ivić 2003 2004
Template:Flagicon Dragan Talajić (interim) July 1, 2004 2004
Template:Flagicon Luka Peruzović Dec 2004 March 2005
Template:Flagicon Anghel Iordănescu March 26, 2005 June 30, 2006
Template:Flagicon Bruno Metsu 2006 April 26, 2006
Template:Flagicon Vahid Halilhodžić June 5, 2006 August 1, 2006
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Davidovic August 1, 2006 2007
Template:Flagicon José Candinho 2007 2007
Template:Flagicon Estevam Soares Dec 20, 2007 Aug 23, 2008
Template:Flagicon Gabriel Calderón May 22, 2008 January 13, 2010
Template:Flagicon Enzo Trossero January 20, 2010 May 30, 2010
Template:Flagicon Manuel José June 2, 2010 December 24, 2010
Template:Flagicon Toni December 28, 2010 May 15, 2011
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Davidovic May 15, 2011 November 28, 2011
Template:Flagicon Abdullah Gurab (interim) November 29, 2011 December 19, 2011
Template:Flagicon Matjaž Kek December 20, 2011 February 8, 2012
Template:Flagicon Abdullah Gurab (interim) February 8, 2012 February 27, 2012
Template:Flagicon Raul Caneda February 27, 2012 February 23, 2013
Template:Flagicon Beñat San José February 23, 2013 December 8, 2013
Template:Flagicon Juan Verzeri January 6, 2014 February 26, 2014
Template:Flagicon Khalid Al-Koroni February 26, 2014 August, 2014
Template:Flagicon Amro Anwar August 28, 2014 October 16, 2014
Template:Flagicon Victor Pițurcă October 16, 2014 June 12, 2015
Template:Flagicon László Bölöni July 21, 2015 October 23, 2015
Template:Flagicon Victor Pițurcă December 8, 2015 July 21, 2016
Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra July 22, 2016 May 20, 2018
Template:Flagicon Ramón Díaz May 23, 2018 September 20, 2018
Template:Flagicon Slaven Bilić September 27, 2018 February 24, 2019
Template:Flagicon José Luis Sierra February 24, 2019 October 20, 2019
Template:Flagicon Mohammed Al-Abdali (interim) October 20, 2019 November 4, 2019
Template:Flagicon Henk ten Cate November 4, 2019 February 11, 2020
Template:Flagicon Piet Hamberg (interim) February 11, 2020 February 17, 2020
Template:Flagicon Fábio Carille February 17, 2020 August 24, 2021
Template:Flagicon Cosmin Contra August 29, 2021 July 4, 2022
Template:Flagicon Nuno Espírito Santo July 4, 2022 November 7, 2023
Template:Flagicon Hassan Khalifa (interim) November 7, 2023 November 18, 2023
Template:Flagicon Marcelo Gallardo November 18, 2023 July 2, 2024
Template:Flagicon Laurent Blanc July 13, 2024 September 28, 2025
Template:Flagicon Hassan Khalifa (interim) September 28, 2025 October 7, 2025
Template:Flagicon Sérgio Conceição October 7, 2025 present
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