2016–17 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli
2016–17 season
PresidentMusaad Al Zuwaihary
(until 31 August 2016)
Ahmad Al-Marzouqi
(from 26 September 2016)
ManagerJosé Manuel Gomes
(until 30 September 2016)
Christian Gross
(from 3 October 2016)
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro League2nd
King CupRunners-up
Crown Prince CupSemi-finals
Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Omar Al Somah (24)
All:
Omar Al Somah (40)
Highest home attendance51,659 vs Al-Hilal
(25 November 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance2,241 vs Al-Taawoun
(4 May 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance20,689[3]
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2017.

The 2016–17 season was Al-Ahli's 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club. The club started the season facing Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup, winning the game on penalties. As well as this, the club also competed in the Pro League, the AFC Champions League, and the two domestic cups, the Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup. They entered the season as defending champions of both the League and King Cup.

Players

Squad information

As of 26 January 2017[4][5]

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 KSA Yasser Al Mosailem
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Zubaidi
4 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Bakshween
5 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Hamad
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al Fatil
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Moasher
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Taisir Al-Jassim (Captain)
9 FW Syria SYR Omar Al Soma
10 MF Greece GRE Giannis Fetfatzidis
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Housain Al-Mogahwi
13 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
14 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Assiri
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Maher Othman
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Khulaif
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Islam Seraj
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ageel Balghaith
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Mowalad
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Awagi
25 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Motaz Hawsawi
26 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Aman
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saeed Al-Robeai
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansoor Al-Harbi
44 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Al-Hussaini
45 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulfattah Asiri
47 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mustafa Bassas
55 MF Iraq IRQ Saad Abdul-Amir
66 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Basem Atallah
77 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Amiri Kurdi

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
40 CM Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi 4 years 2020 29 June 2016 [6]
4 DM Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween 4 years 2020 13 July 2016 [7]
21 RB Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith 3 years 2019 18 July 2016 [8]
77 RB Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi 2 years 2020 18 July 2016 [9]
35 ST Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Harthi 2 years 2018 21 July 2016 [10]
30 CB Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Robeai 5 years 2021 26 July 2016 [11]
9 ST Syria Omar Al-Somah 2 years 2020 31 July 2016 [12]
80 DM Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa 2 years 2020 15 August 2016 [13]
7 LM Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 2 years 2020 19 August 2016 [14]
66 GK Saudi Arabia Basem Atallah 2 years 2018 25 August 2016 [15]
14 ST Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 4 years 2020 3 December 2016 [16]
1 GK Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Mosailem 4 years 2020 29 December 2016 [17]
10 AM Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis 2 years 2019 22 April 2017 [18]

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
24 LM Saudi Arabia Ali Awagi Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda £2,980,000 9 June 2016 [19]
18 DM Brazil Luíz Carlos Portugal Braga Free 14 July 2016 [20]
45 RM Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Free 17 August 2016 [21]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
23 RB Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad Saudi Arabia Al-Raed Free 2 January 2017 [22]
55 DM Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiyah £975,000 12 January 2017 [23]

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
3 CB Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Free 1 July 2016 [24]
17 LM Saudi Arabia Majed Kanabah Saudi Arabia Unattached Free 1 July 2016
77 ST Saudi Arabia Samer Salem Saudi Arabia Unattached Free 1 July 2016
7 AM Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Aoufi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Free 9 July 2016 [25]
22 GK Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Free 12 July 2016 [26]
29 DM Saudi Arabia Zakaria Sami Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Free 12 July 2016 [27]
18 CM Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mutairi Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Free 13 July 2016 [28]
99 CB Saudi Arabia Kamel Al-Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free 21 July 2016 [29]
49 RM Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Sawadi Saudi Arabia Al-Raed Free 25 July 2016 [30]
- DM Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mohammed Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Free 23 August 2016 [31]

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
18 DM Brazil Luíz Carlos Turkey Osmanlıspor Free 26 January 2017 [32]

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— ST Saudi Arabia Mostafa Al-Musawi Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 8 July 2016 30 June 2017 [33]
32 CB Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Sherif Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 13 July 2016 20 January 2017 [34]
28 LB Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Bokhari Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 17 August 2016 30 June 2017 [35]
19 ST Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Fahmi Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda 25 August 2016 30 June 2017 [36]
15 LW Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 25 August 2016 30 June 2017 [37]

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
35 ST Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Harthi Saudi Arabia Al-Batin 15 January 2017 30 June 2017 [38]
32 CB Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Sherif Saudi Arabia Hajer 21 January 2017 30 June 2017 [39]
40 RM Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 23 January 2017 30 June 2017 [40]
80 DM Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Raed 25 January 2017 30 June 2017 [41]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Ahli preceded their 2016-17 campaign with a friendly against Jeddah Club, a tour of Spain and Qatar and faced Barcelona in the Qatar Airways Cup midway through the season.

14 July 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 6–0 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Club Jeddah
20:15 AST Aman 18'
Al-Somah 27'
Al-Amri 43'
Al-Shamrani 55'
Al-Ghamdi 89'
Al-Khatib 90'		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
22 July 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–2 Spain Getafe Marbella, Spain
18:30 WET Al-Harbi 65'
Al-Somah 88'		 Report Fuster 40'
Gorosito 71'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
25 July 2016 Friendly Middlesbrough England 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
23:00 WET Nugent 58'
De Sart 68'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
27 July 2016 Friendly Alcorcón Spain 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
18:30 WET Report Al-Mogahwi 83' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
30 July 2016 Friendly Granada Spain 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
19:30 WET Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
3 August 2016 Friendly Málaga Spain 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
19:00 WET Fornals 22'
Charles 25'
Kuki Zalazar 80'		 Report Awagi 78' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
4 September 2016 Friendly Qatar Qatar 0–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
19:00 AST Al-Shamrani 36'
Fetfatzidis 48'
Al-Somah 90'		 Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
7 September 2016 Friendly Al-Gharafa Qatar 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
18:55 AST Al-Zabeidi 32'
Aman 62'		 Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
8 October 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 6–2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Club Jeddah
18:50 AST Fetfatzidis 8'
Al-Somah 18', 37'
Assiri 34'
Balghaith 73'
Seraj 81'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
12 November 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 6–1 Saudi Arabia Weg Jeddah
18:25 AST Al-Robeai 5', 29'
Fetfatzidis 9'
Al-Ghamdi 46', 51'
Awagi 77'		 Voinea 11' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
13 December 2016 Qatar Airways Cup Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–5 Spain Barcelona Doha, Qatar
19:00 AST Abdulrahman 51' (pen.)
Assiri 60', 65'		 Report Suárez 8'
Messi 10'
Neymar 17'
Alcácer 55'
Rafinha 58'		 Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Attendance: 18,126
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Professional League 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 065.38 — 2nd 14 August 2016 4 May 2017
King Cup 5 4 0 1 16 5 +11 080.00 Round of 32 Runners-up 20 January 2017 18 May 2017
Crown Prince Cup 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 066.67 Round of 16 Semi-finals 27 September 2016 27 December 2016
Champions League 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 050.00 Group stage In Progress 21 February 2017 In Progress
Saudi Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 1 +0 100.00 Final Winners 8 August 2016
Total 43 28 7 8 98 50 +48 065.12

Updated to match played 29 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Saudi Super Cup

As a result of winning both the league and Kings Cup, Al-Ahli were scheduled to face Al-Hilal, who won the Crown Prince Cup, in their 1st Saudi Super Cup appearance. Al-Ahli won the match on penalties.

Main article: 2016 Saudi Super Cup
8 August 2016 Al-Ahli 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Al-Hilal London, England
19:30 UTC+1 Al-Somah 69' Report Al-Breik Yellow card 48', 61' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,365
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Penalties
Carlos soccer ball with red X
Hawsawi soccer ball with check mark
Bassas soccer ball with check mark
Al-Mogahwi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Somah soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Al-Qahtani
soccer ball with check mark Al-Shamrani
soccer ball with red X Hawsawi
soccer ball with red X Al-Ruwaili
soccer ball with check mark S. Al-Dawsari

Pro League

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal (C) 26 21 3 2 63 16 +47 66 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Ahli 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 55
3 Al-Nassr 26 16 4 6 44 25 +19 52[a]
4 Al-Ittihad[b] 26 17 4 5 57 37 +20 52[a]
5 Al-Raed 26 11 2 13 37 47 −10 35
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: slstat.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[43]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Nassr finished ahead of Al-Ittihad on head-to-head points: Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Nassr, Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Ittihad
  2. ^ Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points for failing to pay over debts.[42]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 17 4 5 57 30  +27 55 9 2 2 27 11  +16 8 2 3 30 19  +11

Last updated: 4 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWLDWLWWWLWWWWWWWLLDWDDWWW
Position11353555354432222243334432
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

14 August 2016 1 Al-Ettifaq 1–4 Al-Ahli Dammam
20:45 Otain Yellow card 16'
Kanno 67', Yellow card 71'
Hazazi Yellow card 80'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 83'		 Report Al-Somah 45+1', 81' (pen.)
Bassas 63'
Al-Jassim 85'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
20 August 2016 2 Al-Fateh 0–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
21:05 Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 38'
Al Bulaihi Yellow card 73'		 Report Hawsawi 11'
Al-Somah Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4,179
Referee: Khalid Al-Teris
18 September 2016 3 Al-Shabab 3–2 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Muath Yellow card 10'
Benyettou 52', 54', 82'
Benlamri Yellow card 57'		 Report Al Somah 12' (pen.), 58' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 3,101
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
23 September 2016 4 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
20:45 Bassas Yellow card 3'
Al-Nakhli 74' (o.g.)		 Report Kahraba Yellow card 14'
F. Al-Muwallad 78'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 49,732
Referee: Khaled Salwi
15 October 2016 5 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Qadisiyah Jeddah
20:00 Al-Somah 39' (pen.), 86'
Bassas Yellow card 66'		 Report Barnawi Yellow card 54' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 14,388
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
21 October 2016 6 Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:15 Al-Jebreen Yellow card 42'
Ayala 83'
Ayala Yellow card 84'
Al-Fraidi Yellow card 90'		 Report Al-Mosailem Yellow card 8'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 16,501
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
29 October 2016 7 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Khaleej Jeddah
20:00 Al-Somah 7', 14', 70', 72' Report Jandson 18' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,811
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
4 November 2016 8 Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:00 Al-Somah 7'
Hawsawi Yellow card 41'
Carlos Yellow card 49'
Fetfatzidis 58'
Bassas 74'
Asiri 89'		 Report Al-Dossari Yellow card 45+1'
Al-Faresi Yellow card 61'
Al-Otaibi Yellow card 68'
Al-Najar Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 17,923
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
20 November 2016 9 Al-Batin 0–1 Al-Ahli Hafar al-Batin
19:45 Al-Enazi Yellow card 22'
Dakheel Yellow card 62'
Al-Shammeri Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hawsawi 43', Yellow card 73'
Ali Awagi Yellow card 66'
Carlos Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
25 November 2016 10 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:00 Al-Somah Yellow card 80', 90+3'
Al-Mougahwi Yellow card 80'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 90'		 Report Bonatini 27'
Carlos Eduardo 59'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 51,659
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
1 December 2016 11 Al-Faisaly 3–6 Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
19:40 Luisinho 12' (pen.), 74', Yellow card 45'
Al-Munaif Yellow card 16'
Fallatah Yellow card 82'
Abbas Yellow card 84'
Everaldo 88'
Abdulaziz Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Al-Somah 6'
Abdel-Shafy Yellow card 12'
Al-Fatil 17'
Alemão 31' (o.g.)
Al-Moasher 58', Yellow card 67'
Fetfatzidis 61'
Al-Jassim 75'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 704
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
9 December 2016 12 Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Raed Jeddah
19:55 Balghaith Yellow card 50'
Asiri 81'		 Report Al-Sherif Yellow card 35'
Al-Showaish Yellow card 58'
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 60'
Sharahili Yellow card 71'
Al-Bishi Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
17 December 2016 13 Al-Taawoun 2–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
19:45 Machado 14'
El Hamdaoui 70' (pen.)
Sari Amr Yellow card 87'		 Report Al-Somah 9' (pen.)
Asiri Yellow card 15', 67'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 38'
Kurdi Yellow card 71'
Al-Dossari 80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
22 December 2016 14 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
19:45 Awagi Yellow card 6', 60'
Aman 20'
Al-Somah 24', 66'		 Report Al-Hazaa 23'
Otain Yellow card 31'
Kanno Yellow card 72'
Al-Nashi Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 14,743
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
31 December 2016 15 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Fateh Jeddah
19:50 Kurdi Yellow card 45+1'
Awagi 84', 90+3'		 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 9,560
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
27 January 2017 16 Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
20:15 Al-Somah 23', 47', Yellow card 31'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 58'
Asiri 85'		 Report Benyettou 19'
Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 40,591
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
3 February 2017 17 Al-Ittihad 1–4 Al-Ahli Jeddah
20:20 Fallatah 2'
Al-Nakhli Yellow card 6'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 42'
Khrees Yellow card 50'
Al-Ansari Yellow card 78'		 Report Al-Moasher Yellow card 6'
Fetfatzidis 41', Yellow card 59'
Assiri 48'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 52'
Asiri 62'
Al-Mowalad 87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 52,909
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
9 February 2017 18 Al-Qadisiyah 4–1 Al-Ahli Khobar
20:15 Fallatah 40', 45+3'
Jaafari Yellow card 41'
Bismark 53'
Hazazi 76', Yellow card 81'		 Report Al-Mowalad Yellow card 45+2'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 49'
Al-Somah Yellow card 69', 88'
Assiri Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 5,002
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
17 February 2017 19 Al-Ahli 0–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
20:25 Al-Fatil Yellow card 46'
Al-Robeai Yellow card 51'
Abdul-Amir Red card 72'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 78'		 Report Al-Fraidi Yellow card 5'
Al-Ghamdi Yellow card 42'
Al-Shehri 45+1'
Ghaleb Yellow card 53'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 66'
Hazazi 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 38,355
Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal)
4 March 2017 20 Al-Khaleej 2–2 Al-Ahli Dammam
20:30 Jandson 4'
Hazazi Yellow card 41'
Lajami Yellow card 79'
Diakité 81'		 Report Al-Somah 39' (pen.)
Asiri 44'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,383
Referee: Khaled Salwi
9 March 2017 21 Al-Wehda 1–3 Al-Ahli Mecca
20:35 Fallatah 33'
Belal Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 80'		 Report Al-Somah 9', 27', Yellow card 64'
Al-Jassim 38'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
7 April 2017 22 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Batin Jeddah
20:40 Fetfatzidis Yellow card 37'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 41'
Al-Moasher 59'		 Report Al-Eisa Yellow card 52'
Jhonnattann 78'
Freeh Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,219
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
15 April 2017 23 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Al-Breik Yellow card 19' Report Asiri Yellow card 16' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 12,348
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
20 April 2017 24 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
20:45 Balghaith 51'
Assiri 72'		 Report Luisinho 42' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
30 April 2017 25 Al-Raed 1–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
20:50 Bangoura 22' (pen.)
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 69'
Al-Habib Yellow card 74'		 Report Al-Somah 18', 67' (pen.)
Abdul-Amir 57'
Bakshween Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
4 May 2017 26 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
20:50 Assiri 20', 59'
Bakshween Yellow card 63'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Kanno Yellow card 34'
Al-Shameri Yellow card 35'
Al-Hussain 89'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

King Cup

Al-Ahli entered the King Cup in the Round of 32 alongside the other Pro League teams.

Main article: 2017 King Cup
20 January 2017 Round of 32 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Shoulla Jeddah
20:10 AST Al-Moasher 15'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 87'
Al-Mogahwi 90+5'		 Report Al-Dossari 50'
Al-Balawi Yellow card 81'
Al-Sobeai Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
13 February 2017 Round of 16 Al-Qadisiyah 1–3 Al-Ahli Khobar
20:15 Bismark 22'
Al-Johani Yellow card 88'
Barnawi Yellow card 90'		 Report Al-Mogahwi 19'
Al-Somah 37'
Abdul-Amir 42' (pen.)
Al-Harbi Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
2 April 2017 Quarter-finals Al-Ahli 6–0 Wej Jeddah
20:30 Al-Somah 28', 49'
Abdul-Amir 35'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 41'
Al-Moasher 59'
Al-Mogahwi 69'
Fetfatzidis 71'
Bakshween Yellow card 80'		 Report Al-Mowallad Yellow card 45+2'
Barnawi Yellow card 68'
Al-Shaeri Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,177
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
12 May 2017 Semi-finals Al-Faisaly 0–3 Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
20:50 Report Fetfatzidis 55'
Seraj 75', 81'
Balghaith Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
18 May 2017 Final Al-Ahli 2–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Hawsawi 43'
Al-Somah 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Kharbin 28'
Jahfali 77'
Carlos Eduardo 88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 54,563
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Crown Prince Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

As one of last year's finalists, Al-Ahli received a bye to the second round of the Crown Prince Cup. Al-Ahli started off their campaign by beating Al-Faisaly 2-1 at home, Al-Ahli came from behind and scored twice from the penalty spot through Omar Al Somah.

Al-Ahli were drawn away at Hajer for the quarter-finals. The game was played on 25 October 2016. The Royals won 6-1 with Omar Al-Somah scoring a hat-trick.

For the semi-finals Al-Ahli were drawn away at local rivals Al-Ittihad. The game was played on 27 December 2016. Al-Ahli lost 3-2 and were eliminated from the competition.

27 September 2016 Round of 16 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
20:15 AST Al-Robeai Yellow card 37'
Al-Somah 66' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Kurdi Yellow card 90'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 90+1'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 90+4'		 Abbas Yellow card 21'
Salem Yellow card 23'
Alemão 50', Yellow card 68'
Hamzi Yellow card 64'
Al-Sowayed Yellow card 82'
Abdulaziz Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
25 October 2016 Quarter-finals Hajer 1–6 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
17:45 AST Al-Nufaili Yellow card 42'
Al-Radhi Yellow card 52'
Soumah 73'		 Al-Otaibi 18' (o.g.)
Al-Somah 23', 36', 39'
Hawsawi 53' (pen.)
Assiri 69'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
27 December 2016 Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Ahli Jeddah
19:50 Akaïchi 28'
Kahraba 38'
Bajandouh Yellow card 62'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 82', 90'
Al-Nakhli Yellow card 84'		 Report Bakhshween Yellow card 44'
Al-Somah 72', 77' (pen.)
Hamad Yellow card 81'
Balghaith Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 47,223
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

As league winners, Al-Ahli entered the AFC Champions League at the group stage. The draw took place on 13 December 2016 and saw Al-Ahli paired with Hazfi Cup winners Zob Ahan, UAE Pro League and 2016 AFC Champions League runners-up Al Ain, and Uzbek League runners-up Bunyodkor.

Group stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN AHL ZOB BUN
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 14 7 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–1 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
3 Iran Zob Ahan 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 2–3 2–0 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) 1 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3 Al-Somah 13'
Al-Moasher 53'
Bassas Yellow card 83'		 Report Dilshodbek Yellow card 67'
Ibrokhimov Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 11,315
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 2 Zob Ahan Iran 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Muscat, Oman
19:15 UTC+4 Rajabzadeh 45+2' (pen.) Report Asiri 29'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 33'
Hawsawi Red card 45+1'
Al-Somah 86'		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 3 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Balghaith 26', Yellow card 78'
Fetfatzidis 50'		 Report Ali Yellow card 9'
Al-Shamrani 28'
Balghaith 52' (o.g.)
Ismail Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,431
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
19:35 UTC+4 Ismail 7'
O. Abdulrahman 85' (pen.)		 Report Al-Somah 43', 89', Yellow card 84'
Abdul-Amir Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 9,224
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 5 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5 Komilov 8'
Shomurodov 54'
Kosimov Yellow card 62'
Axmadaliev Yellow card 68'		 Report Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 6 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iran Zob Ahan Doha, Qatar
18:40 3:00 Asiri 63'
Kurdi 84'
Balghaith Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Rajabzadeh Yellow card 43' Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Attendance: 260
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) First leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3 Asiri 38'
Al-Shamrani Yellow card 82'
Bakshween Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Esmaeel 21'
Al Hammadi Yellow card 82'
Al Fardan Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 17,323
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
29 May 2017 (2017-05-29) Second leg Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 1–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23:00 UTC+4 Diop Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 59'
Haikal Yellow card 38'
Al Hammadi Yellow card 41'
Naser Yellow card 70'
Esmaeel Yellow card 78'
Gyan 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Al-Jassim 18'
Al-Mogahwi 24'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 45+4'
Abdul-Amir Yellow card 70', 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 3,993
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Mosailem 16 0 5 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 31 0 1 0
2 DF Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zubaidi 4 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
4 MF Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween 4 0 3 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 (1) 0 5 0
5 MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Hamad 3 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0 0 0
6 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Fatil 20 (1) 1 3 (1) 0 2 0 3 (1) 0 1 0 29 (3) 1 3 0
7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 23 (2) 2 5 2 1 (2) 0 8 1 1 0 38 (4) 5 5 0
8 MF Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim 23 3 5 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 39 4 2 0
9 FW Syria Omar Al Soma 24 24 3 (1) 4 3 7 5 4 1 1 36 (1) 40 5 0
10 MF Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis 19 (6) 3 4 (1) 2 2 0 8 1 1 0 34 (7) 6 2 0
11 MF Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi 11 (12) 0 2 (2) 3 2 0 2 (6) 1 0 (1) 0 17 (21) 4 1 0
13 DF Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Shafy 17 (2) 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 30 (2) 0 1 0
14 FW Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 2 (12) 4 0 0 0 (1) 1 1 (4) 0 0 0 3 (17) 5 1 0
16 MF Saudi Arabia Maher Othman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Saudi Arabia Islam Seraj 0 (3) 0 0 (2) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (5) 2 0 0
21 DF Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith 20 1 3 0 2 (1) 0 3 1 1 0 29 (1) 2 5 0
22 GK Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Rehaili 10 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 0 0 0
23 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad 10 1 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 23 1 5 0
24 MF Saudi Arabia Ali Awagi 2 (8) 3 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 4 (10) 3 2 0
25 DF Saudi Arabia Motaz Hawsawi 16 (1) 2 2 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 26 (1) 4 2 1
26 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Aman 2 (4) 1 0 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 4 (6) 1 1 0
27 MF Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Shamrani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 0
30 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Robeai 1 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 2 0
31 DF Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi 9 (5) 0 2 (1) 0 2 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 13 (8) 0 4 0
44 GK Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Hussaini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri 13 (7) 6 5 0 2 0 8 3 0 0 28 (7) 9 2 0
47 MF Saudi Arabia Mustafa Bassas 10 (2) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 11 (5) 2 2 0
55 MF Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir 10 1 4 (1) 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 22 (1) 4 1 1
66 GK Saudi Arabia Basem Atallah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi 4 (5) 0 0 (2) 0 1 0 0 (3) 1 0 0 5 (10) 1 3 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
18 MF Brazil Luíz Carlos 12 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 (1) 0 2 0
40 MF Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
80 MF Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 May 2017.
Source: [citation needed]

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 9 FW Syria Omar Al Somah 24 4 7 4 1 40
2 45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri 6 0 0 3 0 9
3 10 MF Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis 3 2 0 1 0 6
4 7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 2 2 0 1 0 5
14 FW Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 4 0 1 0 0 5
6 8 MF Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim 3 0 0 1 0 4
11 MF Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi 0 3 0 1 0 4
25 DF Saudi Arabia Motaz Hawsawi 2 1 1 0 0 4
55 MF Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir 1 2 0 1 0 4
10 24 MF Saudi Arabia Ali Awagi 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 20 FW Saudi Arabia Islam Seraj 0 2 0 0 0 2
21 DF Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith 1 0 0 1 0 2
47 MF Saudi Arabia Mustafa Al-Bassas 2 0 0 0 0 2
14 6 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Fatil 1 0 0 0 0 1
23 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad 1 0 0 0 0 1
26 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Aman 1 0 0 0 0 1
77 DF Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 3 0 1 0 0 4
Total 57 16 10 14 1 98

Last Updated: 29 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 1 GK Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Mosailem 3 2 0 2 0 7
2 22 GK Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Rehaili 4 0 0 0 0 4
Total 7 2 0 2 0 11

Last Updated: 12 May 2017

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