Al-Ahli Saudi FC

Al-Ahli
Full nameAl-Ahli Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malaki (The Royals)
Ma'aqil Al-Aswad (Stronghold of Lions)
Al-Raqi (The Classy Ones)
Founded1937 (1937)
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City (selected matches)
Capacity62,345 for King Abdullah Sports City
27,000 for Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[1][2]
ChairmanKhalid Al Ghamdi
ManagerMatthias Jaissle
LeagueSaudi Professional League
2023–24Saudi Professional League, 3rd place

Al-Ahli is a Saudi Arabian professional football club from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It currently play in Saudi Professional League. It is founded on 1937.

History

One of the most successful and historic teams in the history of Saudi Arabia won the league title 9 times , 5 of them consecutive and without losing a single match, and won the Kings cup 8 times and The saudi federation cup 5 times and the Saudi crown prince cup 6 times in total Al Ahli have a massive trophies cabinet containing 51 trophies.

Al Ahli history is a shining history with a big fan base among the middle east, and was linked to many famous football legends, such as Maradona, Cruyff, Pele and Tele Santana.

In 2022, they relegated to Saudi First Division League for the first time in their history which caused a massive surprise among Asia as one of the biggest teams relegatd.[3]

A year later, in 2023, they came back to Saudi Professional League and on their first season they finished as 3rd of the league. It qualified to Asia Champions League.[4]

Players

As of April 1, 2025[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF  Brazil Roger Ibañez
5 DF  Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bakor
6 DF  Saudi Arabia Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 MF  Algeria Riyad Mahrez
8 MF  Saudi Arabia Sumayhan Al-Nabit
9 FW  Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikan
10 FW  Brazil Roberto Firmino (captain)
11 MF  Brazil Alexsander
13 FW  Brazil Galeno
14 MF  Saudi Arabia Eid Al-Muwallad
15 DF  Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK  Senegal Édouard Mendy
19 MF  Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Rashidi
24 MF  Spain Gabri Veiga
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF  Saudi Arabia Ali Majrashi
28 DF  Turkey Merih Demiral
29 MF  Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Majhad
30 MF  Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF  Saudi Arabia Saad Balobaid
32 DF  Belgium Matteo Dams
45 FW  Saudi Arabia Abdulkarim Darisi
46 DF  Saudi Arabia Rayan Hamed
55 GK  Saudi Arabia Bader Kabli U19
62 GK  Saudi Arabia Abdullah Abdoh
77 DF  Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski
79 MF  Ivory Coast Franck Kessié (vice-captain)
87 MF  Saudi Arabia Ramez Al-Attar U19
90 MF  Saudi Arabia Amar Al-Yuhaybi U19
99 FW  England Ivan Toney

References

  1. ↑ Walid, Ahmed (2023-06-13). "PIF to take control of Saudi Arabia's four biggest clubs as part of major shake-up in Pro League". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's PIF takes over Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli". BBC Sport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Al-Ahli's relegation leaves one of Saudi's biggest clubs in unfamiliar territory". Arab News. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  4. ↑ "It's now official, Al-Ahli Jeddah return to Saudi Pro League". Saudigazette. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Al-Ahli SFC - Detailed squad 24/25". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Al Ahli 2024-25 Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

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