2024–25 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli
2024–25 season
President	Khalid Al-Eissa;
Manager	Matthias Jaissle
Stadium	King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League	1st
King Cup	Round of 32
ACL Elite	League stage
Super Cup	Semi-finals
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Al-Ahli's 88th year in existence and 48th season in the Pro League.^[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, and the Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 2024^[2]^[3]

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	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3	DF	BRA	Roger Ibañez
6	DF	KSA	Bassam Al-Hurayji
7	FW	ALG	Riyad Mahrez
8	MF	KSA	Sumayhan Al-Nabit
10	FW	BRA	Roberto Firmino (captain)
13	DF	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
14	MF	KSA	Abdullah Otayf
15	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Ammar
16	GK	SEN	Édouard Mendy
17	FW	KSA	Haitham Asiri
18	MF	KSA	Younes Al-Shanqiti
19	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi
20	FW	KSA	Firas Al-Buraikan
21	GK	KSA	Emad Fida
24	MF	ESP	Gabri Veiga
26	DF	KSA	Fahad Al-Hamad
27	DF	KSA	Ali Majrashi
28	DF	TUR	Merih Demiral


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Majhad
30	MF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Johani
31	DF	KSA	Saad Balobaid
34	DF	KSA	Bandar Al-Shamrani
35	DF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Nakhli
37	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi
39	MF	KSA	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
40	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Asmari
45	MF	KSA	Abdulkarim Darisi
46	DF	KSA	Rayane Hamidou
62	GK	KSA	Abdullah Abdoh
65	DF	KSA	Faisal Al-Sibyani
73	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79	MF	CIV	Franck Kessie
92	FW	GAM	Modou Barrow
94	FW	BRA	Marcão
95	MF	KSA	Ayman Fallatah
—	GK	KSA	Ghassan Barqawi
—	FW	KSA	Mourad Khodari

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
97	FW	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin (at Fenerbahçe until 30 June 2025)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	GK	–	Ghassan Barqawi	Al-Ain	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	13	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi	Abha	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	35	Ahmed Al-Nakhli	Al-Kholood	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	39	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi	Al-Okhdood	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	92	Modou Barrow	Sivasspor	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	94	Marcão	Fatih Karagümrük	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	–	Mourad Khodari	Al-Okhdood	End of loan
20 August 2024	MF	11	Alexsander	Fluminense	$10,000,000	^[4]
31 August 2024	FW	–	Ivan Toney	Brentford	$46,000,000	^[5]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
18 July 2024	DF	13	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi	Al-Orobah	Free	^[6]
14 August 2024	MF	–	Yazan Madani	KF Egnatia	Free	^[7]
23 August 2024	FW	–	Mourad Khodari	Al-Wehda	Free	^[8]
26 August 2024	MF	–	Zaid Al-Enezi	Al-Ula	Free	^[9]
2 September 2024	FW	–	Majed Khalifah	Al-Kholood	Free	^[10]
3 September 2024	DF	37	Abdulbasit Hindi	Al-Ettifaq	$1,865,000	^[11]
3 September 2024	FW	17	Haitham Asiri	Al-Qadsiah	$2,930,000	^[12]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
17 July 2024	End of season	FW	97	Allan Saint-Maximin	Fenerbahçe	$8,740,000	^[13]
30 July 2024	End of season	FW	94	Marcão	Kocaelispor	Undisclosed	^[14]
23 August 2024	End of season	MF	18	Younes Al-Shanqiti	Al-Shabab	None	^[15]
29 August 2024	End of season	MF	95	Ayman Fallatah	Damac	None	^[16]
2 September 2024	End of season	MF	65	Faisal Al-Sibyani	Damac	None	^[17]

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	1–0	Újpest	Freistadt, Austria
17:30 CEST	Firmino 10'	Report		Stadium: Holzhaider-Stadion

23 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–1	Blau-Weiß Linz	Linz, Austria
17:00 CEST	Firmino 60' (pen.), 76' Veiga 71'	Report		Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion

26 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	1–0	Al-Gharafa	Sankt Leonhard am Forst, Austria
16:00 CEST	Darisi 70'	Report		Stadium: Sportanlage Sankt Leonhard/Forst

30 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Riyadh	Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
18:30 CEST	Demiral 21' Mahrez 37'	Report		Stadium: Sportzentrum Aug

6 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–3	Grazer	Haus im Ennstal, Austria
12:00 CEST	Ibañez 16' Al-Rashidi 76' Firmino 82'	Report	Cipot 13' Cheukoua 45' (pen.) Zaizen 55'	Stadium: Hauser EnnsbodenArena

16 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–3	Al-Wehda	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:35 AST	Veiga Al-Rashidi ,	Report	Goodwin , ,	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
King Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
ACL Elite	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Super Cup	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	033.33

Updated to match played 23 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Al-Riyadh	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	4
7	Al-Wehda	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
8	Al-Ahli	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
9	Al-Taawoun	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
10	Al-Khaleej	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2024. Source: SPL
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) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[18]

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
1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 23 August 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L
Position	3	8

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: SPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

23 August 2024 1	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Orobah	Jeddah
21:00	Darisi 32' Al-Johani 37' Firmino 80'	Report	Muhar 60' F. Al-Zubaidi 76' I. Al-Zubaidi 80'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 20,214 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

27 August 2024 2	Al-Fateh	1–0	Al-Ahli	Al-Hasa
18:45				Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium

13 September 2024 3	Al-Nassr	v	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
21:00				Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

20 September 2024 4	Al-Ahli	v	Damac	Jeddah
18:50				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

27 September 2024 5	Al-Qadsiah	v	Al-Ahli	Khobar
21:00				Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City

5 October 2024 6	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

18 October 2024 7	Al-Khaleej	v	Al-Ahli	Dammam
17:45				Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

25 October 2024 8	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Okhdood	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

TBD 9	Al-Ittihad	v	Al-Ahli	Jeddah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

TBD 10	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Raed	Jeddah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

TBD 11	Al-Fayha	v	Al-Ahli	Al Majma'ah
TBD				Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City

TBD 12	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Wehda	Jeddah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

TBD 13	Al-Taawoun	v	Al-Ahli	Buraidah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

TBD 14	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Shabab	Jeddah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

TBD 15	Al-Kholood	v	Al-Ahli	Ar Rass
TBD				Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

TBD 16	Al-Ettifaq	v	Al-Ahli	Dammam
TBD				Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

TBD 17	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Riyadh	Jeddah
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King Cup

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

23 September 2024 Round of 32	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Jandal	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City

Super Cup

13 August 2024 Semi-finals	Al-Hilal	1–1 (4–1 p)	Al-Ahli	Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3	Al-Hamdan 77' Mitrović 90+1'	Report	Majrashi 10' Firmino 66' Veiga 80' Mendy 88' Kessié 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
	Penalties
	Neves S. Al-Dawsari Mitrović Milinković-Savić		Firmino Veiga Ibañez

AFC Champions League Elite

Group stage

16 September 2024 1	Al-Ahli	v	Persepolis	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

30 September 2024 2	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Wasl	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

21 October 2024 3	Al-Rayyan	v	Al-Ahli	Al Rayyan, Qatar
TBD				Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

4 November 2024 4	Al-Shorta	v	Al-Ahli	Baghdad, Iraq
TBD				Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

25 November 2024 5	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Ain	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
TBD				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

2 December 2024 6	Al-Ahli	v	Esteghlal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

3 February 2025 7	Al-Sadd	v	Al-Ahli	Doha, Qatar
				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

17 February 2025 8	Al-Gharafa	v	Al-Ahli	Al Rayyan, Qatar
				Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 23 August 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		ACL Elite		Super Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	SEN	Édouard Mendy	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF	BRA	Roger Ibañez	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	KSA	Bassam Al-Hurayji	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF	KSA	Fahad Al-Hamad	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	KSA	Ali Majrashi	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	TUR	Merih Demiral	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	KSA	Saad Balobaid	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	KSA	Sumayhan Al-Nabit	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	BRA	Alexsander	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	ESP	Gabri Veiga	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
30	MF	KSA	Ziyad Al-Johani	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	MF	KSA	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Asmari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	KSA	Abdulkarim Darisi	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
79	MF	CIV	Franck Kessié	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ALG	Riyad Mahrez	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW	BRA	Roberto Firmino	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
17	FW	KSA	Haitham Asiri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Super Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Roberto Firmino	1	1	2
2	45	MF	Abdulkarim Darisi	1	0	1
Own goal				0	0	0
Total				2	1	3

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Super Cup	Total
1	7	FW	Riyad Mahrez	0	1	1
1	79	MF	Franck Kessié	1	0	1
Total				1	1	2

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	ACL Elite	Super Cup	Total
1	16	GK		Édouard Mendy	1	0	0	0	1
Total					1	0	0	0	1

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

References

^ "تاريخ النادي".
^ "Al-Ahli information for 2023–2024 league season". alahlifc.sa. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "الأهلي - Alahli".
^ "الأهلي يتعاقد مع جوميز.. ويظهر أمام العروبة".
^ "الأهلي يتعاقد مع المهاجم توني حتى 2028".
^ "الزبيدي وبرناوي يدعمان دفاع العروبة".
^ "An Arabian for champions, Egnatia introduces the next approach".
^ "مراد خضري مهاجماً في كتيبة الفرسان".
^ "اللاعب الشاب زيد العنزي ينضم للنمور العربية".
^ "نادي #الخلود يُعلن رسمياً التوقيع مع اللاعب ماجد خليفة".
^ "عبد الباسط هندي إلى الاتفاق".
^ "هيثم عسيري ينضم للقادسية".
^ "النادي الأهلي يعير آلان سان ماكسيمان لفناربخشه".
^ "Kocaelispor'un yeni transferi Marcao".
^ "يونس الشنقيطي سادس صفقات الشباب".
^ "فلاتة.. ثالث المعارين إلى ضمك".
^ "الصبياني يمثّل فارس الجنوب حتى نهاية الموسم".
^ "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[1] "تاريخ النادي".

[2] "Al-Ahli information for 2023–2024 league season". alahlifc.sa. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[3] "الأهلي - Alahli".

[4] "الأهلي يتعاقد مع جوميز.. ويظهر أمام العروبة".

[5] "الأهلي يتعاقد مع المهاجم توني حتى 2028".

[6] "الزبيدي وبرناوي يدعمان دفاع العروبة".

[7] "An Arabian for champions, Egnatia introduces the next approach".

[8] "مراد خضري مهاجماً في كتيبة الفرسان".

[9] "اللاعب الشاب زيد العنزي ينضم للنمور العربية".

[10] "نادي #الخلود يُعلن رسمياً التوقيع مع اللاعب ماجد خليفة".

[11] "عبد الباسط هندي إلى الاتفاق".

[12] "هيثم عسيري ينضم للقادسية".

[13] "النادي الأهلي يعير آلان سان ماكسيمان لفناربخشه".

[14] "Kocaelispor'un yeni transferi Marcao".

[15] "يونس الشنقيطي سادس صفقات الشباب".

[16] "فلاتة.. ثالث المعارين إلى ضمك".

[17] "الصبياني يمثّل فارس الجنوب حتى نهاية الموسم".

[regulations-18] "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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2024–25 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Players

Squad information

Out on loan

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Pro League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

King Cup

Super Cup

AFC Champions League Elite

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

Assists

Clean sheets

References

This information is adapted from Wikipedia which is publicly available.