Al-Ahli Saudi FC
See also: Al-Ahli Jeddah (basketball)
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Full name | Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) |
Fortress of Trophies The Classy Nation Ambassador The royal team | ||
Founded | 1937 | ||
Ground |
King Abdullah Sports City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
Capacity | 62,000 | ||
Chairman | Mousaad Al Zuwaihri | ||
Manager | Christian Gross | ||
League | Saudi Professional League | ||
2015–16 | Saudi Professional League, 1st | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional sport club based in Jeddah. It is best known for its football team – the Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club.
In addition to football, the club runs volleyball, handball, basketball, swimming, athletics and many more games.
Al-Ahli won the Saudi Professional League three times, first in 1978, second in 1984 and third in 2016 after 32 years . In 1984, Al-Ahli was under the management of Telê Santana.
Honours
Al-Ahli Holds 28 Championships, as officially recognized by FIFA
Domestic
- Saudi Professional League: Official
- Crown Prince Cup: Official
- King Cup of Champions: Official

Al-Ahli's squad, picture taken in 1950
- Runners-up (3) : 1974,1984,2014.
- Saudi Federation cup: Official
- Winners (3) : 2001, 2002, 2007.
- Runners-up (7) : 1976, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2006[4]
- Saudi Founder's Cup: Official
- Runners-up (1) : 1999.
Asian
- AFC Champions League: Official
Arab
- Arab Champions League: Official
Gulf
- Gulf Club Champions Cup: Official
Others
- Premier League Cup:
- Winners (1) :1969.
- Western Region Championship:
- Winners (10) :1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976.
- Region of Mecca and Medina Championship:
- Winners (1) :1967
- Jeddah Championship:
- Winners (1) :1962.
- League resort:
- Winners (3) :1966, 1974, 1982.
- International Friendship Cup:
- Winners (2) :2001, 2002.
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 9 appearances
1985 Runners-up 2002–03 Qualification Round 3 2005 Quarter Finals 2008 Group Stage 2010 Group Stage 2012 Runners-up 2013 Quarter Finals 2015 Round of 16 2016 Group Stage
Players
As of Saudi Premier League:
Out on loan
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Records
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P CC CPC PFC ARCL CL GCC Top scorer Manager 2000–01 SPL 1 22 15 6 1 50 19 31+ 51 – Quarter-final Winner Semi-final – – – – Lucca
2001–02 SPL 4 22 12 4 6 39 26 13+ 40 – Winner Winner – – Winner – – Lucca,
Anbar
2002–03 SPL 2 22 15 2 5 54 23 31+ 47 – Runner-up Runner-up Winner QW-3rd Round – Barakat
10 Eilian,
Dmitry
2003–04 SPL 4 22 10 8 4 31 21 10+ 38 – Runner-up Group Stage Group Stage – – Kim
7 Lechantre
2004–05 SPL 5 22 10 8 4 41 21 20+ 34 – Round 16 Semi-final Semi-final Quarter-final – Perera
13 Geninho,
Vučković
2005–06 SPL 4 22 9 9 4 45 23 22+ 36 – Runner-up Runner-up – – – Mouath
8 Vučković
2006–07 SPL 5 22 7 8 7 29 33 −4 29 – Winner Winner Semi-final – – Mouath
20 Vučković
2007–08 SPL 8 22 7 5 10 30 31 −1 26 Quarter-final Semi-final Semi-final – Group Stage – Mouath
14 Vučković
2008–09 SPL 3 22 11 7 4 33 20 +13 40 Quarter-final Round 16 Group Stage – – Winner Al-Raheb
10 Mladenov
2009–10 SPL 6 22 7 7 8 28 29 −1 28 Quarter-final Runner-up Semi-final – Group Stage – Simões
13 Alfaro,
Farias
2010–11 SPL 6 26 11 4 11 48 41 +7 37 Winner Quarter-final Runner-up – – – Simões
20 Rajevac,
Ilić
2011–12 SPL 2 26 19 5 2 60 22 +38 62 Winner Semi-final Winner – Runner-up – Simões
27 Jarolím
2012–13 SPL 5 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44 Semi-final Quarter-finals Winner – Quarter-finals – Simões
17 Jarolím,
Ilić
2013–14 ALJ 3 26 12 9 5 48 24 +24 45 Runner-up Quarter Finals Runner-up – – – Al-Jassim
9 Vítor Pereira
2014–15 ALJ 2 26 17 9 0 59 22 +37 60 Round 16 Winner – Round 16 – Omar Al Soma
31 Christian Gross
2015–16 ALJ 1 24 17 6 1 47 17 +30 57 Final Runner-up – Group Stages – Omar Al Soma
27 Christian Gross
Player of the Year
Year | Winner |
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2011–12 | ![]() |
2012–13 | ![]() |
2013–14 | ![]() |
2014–15 | ![]() |
Presidents
No | Name | From | To |
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1 | ![]() |
1937 | 1940 |
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1950 | 1952 |
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1952 | 1954 |
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1955 | 1955 |
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1956 | 1956 |
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1957 | 1957 |
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1958 | 1958 |
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1959 | 1960 |
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1961 | 1961 |
10 | ![]() |
1962 | 1962 |
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1963 | 1963 |
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1964 | 1964 |
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1965 | 1969 |
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1970 | 1972 |
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1973 | 1974 |
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1975 | 1975 |
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1976 | 1980 |
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1981 | 1981 |
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1982 | 1984 |
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1985 | 1986 |
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1987 | 1987 |
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1988 | 1994 |
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1994 | 1995 |
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1995 | 1996 |
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1996 | 1997 |
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1997 | 1998 |
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1998 | 1998 |
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1999 | 2003 |
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2004 | 2005 |
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2005 | 2005 |
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2005 | 2007 |
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2007 | 2007 |
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2007 | 2008 |
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2008 | 2009 |
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2009 | 2015 |
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2015 | Present |
Managers
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Mohammed Amin Hilmi (1937–39), (1950–51)
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Abdullah Abdul Majid (1961–65), (1969–71), (1976–77)
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Ahmed Saleh Al Yafei (1961–65), (1976–77)
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Mr. Michael (1967)
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Oscar Hold (1967–70)
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Hassan Sadaqa (1970–xx)
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Taha Ismail (1972–76)
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Didi (1978–81)
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George Vieira (1980–81)
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Carlos the Jackal (1981–82)
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Telê Santana (1983–85)
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Mahmoud El-Gohary (1985)
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Ahmed Bouajila (xx)
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Eckhard Krautzun (1987–88)
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Sebastião Lazaroni (1989–90)
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Zanata (1990)
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Xanana (1990–91), (1998–99), (2000–01)
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Luiz Felipe Scolari (1992–93)
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Nabil Maaloul (1994)
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Peter Shtoob (1994)
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Ahmed Al-Saghir (1994–95)
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Márcio Máximo (1995)
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Luís Antônio Zaluar (1995–96)
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Ramos (1996–97)
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Zanata (1997)
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Cabralzinho (1998)
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Amen Dabu (1999–00)
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Miguel Ángel López (2000)
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Luka Peruzović (2000–01)
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Yousef Anbar (2002), (2008)
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Eilian (2002)
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Dimitri Davidovic (2003)
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Pierre Lechantre (2003)
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C. Juninho (2004–05)
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Geninho (Jan 1, 2005 – July 17, 2005)
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Nebojsa Vučković (2005–07), (2007–08)
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Leandro Mendel (2008)
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Stoycho Mladenov (June 1, 2008 – April 24, 2009)
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Gustavo Alfaro (April 22, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009)
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Sergio Farias (Dec 27, 2009 – July 30, 2010)
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Trond Sollied (Aug 1, 2010 – Aug 31, 2010)
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Milovan Rajevac (Sept 10, 2010 – Feb 20, 2011)
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Aleksandar Ilic (Feb 24, 2011 – Aug 4, 2011)
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Karel Jarolím (Aug 5, 2011 – May 31, 2013)
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Aleksandar Ilic (Feb 28, 2013 – May 31, 2013)
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Vítor Pereira (July 1, 2013– June 30, 2014)
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Christian Gross (July 1, 2014–)
References
External links
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