2016–17 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli
2016–17 season
President Musaad Al Zuwaihary
(until 31 August 2016)
Ahmad Al-Marzouqi
(from 26 September 2016)
Manager José Manuel Gomes
(until 30 September 2016)
Christian Gross
(from 3 October 2016)
Stadium King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League 2nd
King Cup Runners-up
Crown Prince Cup Semi-finals
Super Cup Winners
AFC Champions League Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Omar Al Somah (24)
All:
Omar Al Somah (40)
Highest home attendance 51,659 vs Al-Hilal
(25 November 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance 2,241 vs Al-Taawoun
(4 May 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance 20,689[3]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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. Position Player
1 Saudi Arabia GK Yasser Al Mosailem
2 Saudi Arabia DF Ali Al-Zubaidi
4 Saudi Arabia MF Waleed Bakshween
5 Saudi Arabia MF Fahad Hamad
6 Saudi Arabia DF Mohammed Al Fatil
7 Saudi Arabia MF Salman Al-Moasher
8 Saudi Arabia MF Taisir Al-Jassim (Captain)
9 Syria FW Omar Al Soma
10 Greece MF Giannis Fetfatzidis
11 Saudi Arabia MF Housain Al-Mogahwi
13 Egypt DF Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
14 Saudi Arabia FW Muhannad Assiri
16 Saudi Arabia MF Maher Othman
17 Saudi Arabia MF Ayman Al-Khulaif
20 Saudi Arabia FW Islam Seraj
No. Position Player
21 Saudi Arabia DF Ageel Balghaith
22 Saudi Arabia GK Ahmed Al-Rehaili
23 Saudi Arabia DF Saeed Al-Mowalad
24 Saudi Arabia MF Ali Awagi
25 Saudi Arabia DF Motaz Hawsawi
26 Saudi Arabia DF Mohammed Aman
27 Saudi Arabia MF Hamdan Al-Shamrani
30 Saudi Arabia DF Saeed Al-Robeai
31 Saudi Arabia DF Mansoor Al-Harbi
44 Saudi Arabia GK Ayman Al-Hussaini
45 Saudi Arabia MF Abdulfattah Asiri
47 Saudi Arabia MF Mustafa Bassas
55 Iraq MF Saad Abdul-Amir
66 Saudi Arabia GK Basem Atallah
77 Saudi Arabia DF 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.

    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

    Last updated: 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.

    Pro 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 (Q) 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 55
    3 Al-Nassr 26 16 4 6 44 25 +19 52
    4 Al-Ittihad[lower-alpha 1] 26 17 4 5 57 37 +20 52
    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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
    Notes:
    1. ↑ Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points for failing to pay over debts.[42]

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    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

    King Cup

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

    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.

    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

    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 Round of 16 — 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

    Knockout phase

    Round of 16

    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 1605010801031010
    2 DF Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zubaidi 4 (1)0001000005 (1)000
    4 MF Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween 403 (1)010300011 (1)050
    5 MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Hamad 3 (1)0001000004 (1)000
    6 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Fatil 20 (1)13 (1)0203 (1)01029 (3)130
    7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher 23 (2)2521 (2)0811038 (4)550
    8 MF Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim 2335020811039420
    9 FW Syria Omar Al Soma 24243 (1)437541136 (1)4050
    10 MF Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis 19 (6)34 (1)220811034 (7)620
    11 MF Saudi Arabia Housain Al-Mogahwi 11 (12)02 (2)3202 (6)10 (1)017 (21)410
    13 DF Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Shafy 17 (2)03010801030 (2)010
    14 FW Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri 2 (12)4000 (1)11 (4)0003 (17)510
    16 MF Saudi Arabia Maher Othman 00000000000000
    20 FW Saudi Arabia Islam Seraj 0 (3)00 (2)21000001 (5)200
    21 DF Saudi Arabia Ageel Balghaith 201302 (1)0311029 (1)250
    22 GK Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Rehaili 10 (1)00020000012 (1)000
    23 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Mowalad 1015000800023150
    24 MF Saudi Arabia Ali Awagi 2 (8)3001 (2)000104 (10)320
    25 DF Saudi Arabia Motaz Hawsawi 16 (1)22111601026 (1)421
    26 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Aman 2 (4)100200 (1)00 (1)04 (6)110
    27 MF Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Shamrani 0000000 (2)0000 (2)010
    30 DF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Robeai 1 (1)0101 (1)010004 (2)020
    31 DF Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi 9 (5)02 (1)0200 (2)00013 (8)040
    44 GK Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Hussaini 00000000000000
    45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri 13 (7)65020830028 (7)920
    47 MF Saudi Arabia Mustafa Bassas 10 (2)20 (1)0100 (1)00 (1)011 (5)220
    55 MF Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir 1014 (1)200810022 (1)411
    66 GK Saudi Arabia Basem Atallah 00000000000000
    77 DF Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi 4 (5)00 (2)0100 (3)1005 (10)130
    Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
    18 MF Brazil Luíz Carlos 12 (1)00010001014 (1)020
    40 MF Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi 0 (1)0000000000 (1)000
    80 MF Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa 0 (1)0000000000 (1)000

    Last updated: 29 May 2017.
    Source:

    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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    2. ↑ "Attendance According to Rounds". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
    3. ↑ http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=311
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    5. ↑ "First team" (in Arabic). Al-Ahli Sports Club. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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    20. ↑ "Carlos signs for Al-Ahli". 14 July 2016.
    21. ↑ "Asiri joins Al-Ahli". 17 August 2016.
    22. ↑ "Al Mowalad signs". 2 January 2017.
    23. ↑ "Amir signs". 12 January 2017.
    24. ↑ "Hawsawi Leaves after 4 years". 1 July 2016.
    25. ↑ "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع أحمد العوفي رسمياً". 9 July 2016.
    26. ↑ "الحارس عبدالله المعيوف ينضم لصفوف الهلال". 12 July 2016.
    27. ↑ "الخليج يضم زكريا سامي". 12 July 2016.
    28. ↑ "رسمياً.. الفيصلي يتعاقد مع عبدالله المطيري". 13 July 2016.
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    30. ↑ "الرائد يعلن تعاقده رسمياً مع الجيزاوي والسوادي". 25 July 2016.
    31. ↑ "الخليج يتعاقد مع المحمد". 23 August 2016.
    32. ↑ "Carlos leaves Al-Ahli". 26 January 2017.
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    38. ↑ "الباطن يتعاقد مع الحارثي". 15 January 2017.
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    40. ↑ "الخليج يدعم هجومه بغامدي الاهلي". 23 January 2017.
    41. ↑ "الموسى يوقع في كشوفات الرائد". 25 January 2017.
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