2016–17 Al-Shabab FC season

Al-Shabab
2016–17 season
PresidentAbdullah Al Qurini
ManagerSami Al-Jaber
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL4th
Crown Prince CupQuarter-finals
King CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Benyettou (5)
All:
Mohamed Benyettou (10)
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2016.

The 2016–17 season is the Al-Shabab Football Club's 70th season in existence and 38th consecutive season in Pro League, the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, Al-Shabab also competed in the Crown Prince Cup and King Cup.

Players

Squad information

As of 29 September 2016[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Abdullah
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Awaji
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Owais
50 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mansor Joher
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al Asta
5 DF Algeria ALG Djamel Benlamri
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Muath
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Qumaizi
19 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Fahad
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Jamaan Al-Dossari
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sanad Sharahili
28 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al-Jizani
35 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Raghfawi
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Deayea
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Kariri
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulwahab Jaafer
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Otaif (Captain)
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Badr Al-Sulaitin
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Sobeai
26 MF Uruguay URU Sebastián Píriz
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hattan Bahebri
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri
37 MF Brazil BRA Heberty Fernandes
39 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdurahman Khairallah
55 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Moshari Al-Thamali
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdurahman Al-Khaibari
9 FW Algeria ALG Mohamed Benyettou
25 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Rakhi Al-Shammeri
30 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Meqbas
70 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Ismael Al-Maghrebi

Transfers

In

Out

On loan

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Professional League Round 1 — — 11 August 2016 —
Crown Prince Cup Round of 32 — Quarter-finals 15 August 2016 24 October 2016
King Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 — — —

Last Updated: 25 October 2016

Pro League

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Al-Ittihad[a] 26 17 4 5 57 37 +20 52[b]
5 Al-Raed 26 11 2 13 37 47 −10 35
6 Al-Shabab 26 8 9 9 28 32 −4 33
7 Al-Taawoun 26 9 4 13 33 40 −7 31
8 Al-Fateh 26 7 8 11 33 39 −6 29
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).[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points for failing to pay over debts.[3]
  2. ^ Al-Nassr finished ahead of Al-Ittihad on head-to-head points: Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Nassr, Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Ittihad

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
21 6 9 6 23 26  −3 27 3 6 2 14 12  +2 3 3 4 9 14  −5

Last updated: 11 March 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAA
ResultDLWDWWWWDDLDDDWLLDLDL
Position8118864445565555555555
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 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

11 August 2016 1 Al-Shabab 0–0 Al-Qadisiyah Riyadh
19:10 Report Barnawi Yellow card 20' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
20 August 2016 2 Al-Batin 1–0 Al-Shabab Hafar al-Batin
19:10 Jorge 3'
Mohanna Yellow card 26'
Al-Enezi Yellow card 83'
Ayyadah Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Sharahili Yellow card 44' Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
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-Shabab 2–2 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
18:10 Machado 24' (o.g.)
Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 53'
Heberty 78'
Al-Fahad Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Al-Sharid Yellow card 57'
Otaif 67'
Muath 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
14 October 2016 5 Al-Khaleej 1–2 Al-Shabab Khobar
17:55 Sami Yellow card 5'
Al-Fahad 18' (o.g.)
Al-Sheikh Yellow card 67'
Al-Kharaa Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Benyettou 20'
Heberty 27'
Bahebri Yellow card 56'
Al-Fahad Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 498
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
20 October 2016 6 Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
20:15 Fallatah Yellow card 80' Report Benyettou 36'
Bahebri Yellow card 38'
Al Asta Yellow card 54'
Heberty Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 32,196
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
29 October 2016 7 Al-Shabab v Al-Fateh Riyadh
18:10 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
3 November 2016 8 Al-Faisaly v Al-Shabab Al Majma'ah
17:55 Report Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
19 November 2016 9 Al-Shabab v Al-Wehda Riyadh
19:45 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
26 November 2016 10 Al-Raed v Al-Shabab Buraidah
17:55 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
2 December 2016 11 Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab Riyadh
19:55 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
9 December 2016 12 Al-Shabab v Al-Nassr Riyadh
19:55 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
15 December 2016 13 Al-Shabab v Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
17:50 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
14 v
15 v
16 v
17 v
18 v
19 v
20 v
21 v
22 v
23 v
24 v
25 v
26 v

Crown Prince Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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

15 August 2016 Round of 32 Al-Shabab 2–0 Al-Nahda Riyadh
19:10 Benyettou 13', 22' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Hussein Abu Shahin
27 September 2016 Round of 16 Al-Shabab 6–0 Najran Riyadh
18:25 Heberty 45+2'
Benyettou 53', 60', 63'
Muath 86'
Al-Sulayhem 88'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
24 October 2016 Quarter-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:00 Al-Breik 11'
Léo 16'
Al-Khaibri Yellow card 65'		 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

King Cup

Main article: 2017 King Cup
Round of 32 v

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Crown Prince Cup King Cup Total
1 9 FW Algeria Mohamed Benyettou 5 5 0 10
2 37 MF Brazil Heberty Fernandes 2 1 0 3
3 8 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem 0 1 0 1
13 DF Saudi Arabia Hassan Muath 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 8 8 0 16

Last Updated: 25 October 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Crown Prince Cup King Cup Total
1 1 GK Saudi Arabia Waleed Abdullah 2 1 0 3
2 33 GK Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais 0 1 0 1
Total 2 2 0 4

Last Updated: 25 October 2016

References

  1. ^ "Al-Shabab information for 2016–2017 league season". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Al-Shabab FC squad" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Iرسميا.. الاتحاد السعودي يوجه لجنة المسابقات بخصم 3 نقاط" (in Arabic). akhbaar24. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.