2020–21 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season
The 2020–21 season is Al-Ahli's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 84th year in existence as a football club.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup and the AFC Champions League.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City | |||
| Pro League | 3rd | |||
| King Cup | Round of 16 (knocked out by Al-Ain) | |||
| Champions League | Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Omar Al Somah (8) All: Omar Al Somah (8) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 26 January 2021. | ||||
The season covers the period from 30 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 9 September 2020 | DF | 18 | Free | [4] | ||
| 9 September 2020 | DF | 31 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | DF | 4 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | DF | 20 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | DF | – | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | DF | – | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | 27 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | 40 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | 55 | Free | [5] | ||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | 77 | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | – | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | MF | – | End of loan | |||
| 30 September 2020 | FW | 18 | End of loan | |||
| 6 October 2020 | MF | 21 | $700,000 | [6] | ||
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 9 September 2020 | End of season | MF | 32 | None | [7] | ||
| 8 October 2020 | 31 January 2022 | MF | 28 | None | [8] | ||
| 25 October 2020 | 25 January 2021 | MF | 19 | None | [9] | ||
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | MF | 10 | $1,333,000 | [10] | ||
| 15 September 2020 | MF | 6 | Free | [11] | ||
| 30 September 2020 | GK | 66 | Free | [12] | ||
| 30 September 2020 | FW | 34 | End of loan | |||
| 4 October 2020 | FW | 21 | Free | [13] | ||
| 15 October 2020 | DF | 24 | Retired | [14] | ||
| 16 October 2020 | MF | – | Free | [15] | ||
| 17 October 2020 | DF | – | Free | [16] | ||
| 23 October 2020 | MF | – | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| 26 October 2020 | MF | 77 | Free | [18] | ||
| 26 October 2020 | MF | – | Free | [19] | ||
| 31 October 2020 | MF | 80 | Free | [20] | ||
| 1 November 2020 | MF | – | Free | [21] | ||
| 29 January 2021 | MF | 49 | Free | [22] | ||
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 30 September 2020 | End of season | MF | 40 | None | [23] | ||
| 9 October 2020 | End of season | DF | 4 | None | [24] | ||
| 16 October 2020 | End of season | DF | – | None | [25] | ||
| 18 October 2020 | End of season | DF | – | None | [26] | ||
| 20 October 2020 | End of season | FW | 99 | None | [27] | ||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 60.00 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 56.25 |
Updated to match played 24 January 2021
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Shabab | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 32 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 30 | |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Al-Taawoun | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | Al-Ittihad | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 28 |
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).[28]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Source: spl.com.sa
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 18 October 2020 1 | Al-Batin | 0–1 | Al-Ahli | Hafar Al-Batin |
| 18:00 | Al Khairi Al-Shammeri |
Report | Al-Moasher Mendash Hassoun Fettouhi |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 22 October 2020 2 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 19:55 | Mitriță |
Report | Al-Qarni Bakshween |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
| 31 October 2020 3 | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Romarinho Rodrigues |
Report | Lima |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 7 November 2020 4 | Al-Ain | 3–4 | Al-Ahli | Al Bahah |
| 15:35 | Taïder Al-Harbi Moutari |
Report | Al Somah Hassoun Owusu |
Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri |
| 23 November 2020 5 | Al-Ahli | 2–2 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 18:15 | Hassoun Marin |
Report | Guanca Al-Sqoor |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 29 November 2020 6 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly | Jeddah |
| 19:40 | Al Somah Hindi Mitriță Fejsa |
Report | Daghriri Amalfitano Tavares |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 5 December 2020 7 | Damac | 4–3 | Al-Ahli | Abha |
| 15:30 | Majrashi Zelaya Al-Zubaidi Saidani Chafaï Abo Shararah |
Report | Owusu Fejsa Fettouhi Al Somah |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi |
| 12 December 2020 8 | Al-Nassr | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 19:45 | Yahya |
Report | Fettouhi Hassoun Al-Moasher Hawsawi Al-Asmari |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
| 22 December 2020 9 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Fateh | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Al Somah Hawsawi |
Report | Al-Daheem Koval |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Salwi |
| 27 December 2020 10 | Al-Raed | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 17:55 | Nikolić |
Report | Al Fatil Fettouhi Mitriță Al Somah Lima |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 2 January 2021 11 | Al-Ahli | 0–3 | Al-Taawoun | Jeddah |
| 18:30 | Report | Amissi Sané Al-Jouei Tawamba Kadesh Al-Nabit |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 8 January 2021 12 | Al-Qadsiah | 3–1 | Al-Ahli | Khobar |
| 17:40 | Asprilla Hazazi Al-Yami Al-Shoeil Edson Al-Amri |
Report | Hassoun Ghareeb |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi |
| 15 January 2021 13 | Al-Ahli | 0–0 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Fejsa Al-Asmari |
Report | Carrillo Vietto |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 19 January 2021 14 | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Abha | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Al Somah Al-Asmari Ghareeb |
Report | Tahrat Aouadhi |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi |
| 24 January 2021 15 | Al-Ettifaq | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Dammam |
| 20:10 | Souza Sliti |
Report | Al Fatil Al-Owais Mendash |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 31 January 2021 16 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Batin | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 5 February 2021 17 | Al-Wehda | v | Al-Ahli | Mecca |
| 20:15 | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 11 February 2021 18 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 20:20 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 17 February 2021 19 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Ain | Jeddah |
| 20:20 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 27 February 2021 21 | Al-Faisaly | v | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City |
| 6 March 2021 22 | Al-Ahli | v | Damac | Jeddah |
| 20:35 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 11 March 2021 23 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:45 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 21 March 2021 24 | Al-Fateh | v | Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 8 April 2021 25 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Raed | Jeddah |
| 20:50 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 15 April 2021 26 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 22:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 14 May 2021 27 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Qadsiah | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 19 May 2021 28 | Al-Hilal | v | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 25 May 2021 29 | Abha | v | Al-Ahli | Abha |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 30 May 2021 30 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 24 January 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Yasser Al-Mosailem | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 33 | GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 44 | GK | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Fatil | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Mohammed Al-Khabrani | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | DF | Lucas Lima | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | DF | Yazeed Al-Bakr | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | DF | Abdullah Hassoun | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | DF | Motaz Hawsawi | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | DF | Hani Al-Sebyani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 37 | DF | Abdulbasit Hindi | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Salman Al-Moasher | 15 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | Housain Al-Mogahwi | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | MF | Nooh Al-Mousa | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | MF | Marko Marin | 9 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | MF | Samuel Owusu | 11 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | MF | Driss Fettouhi | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | MF | Mohammed Al-Majhad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | MF | Sultan Mendash | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | MF | Alexandru Mitriță | 15 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | MF | Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 13 | 2 | 1+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | MF | Hassan Al-Qeed | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 35 | MF | Yousef Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 40 | MF | Ali Al-Asmari | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 55 | MF | Ljubomir Fejsa | 14 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Omar Al Somah | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | FW | Muhannad Assiri | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | FW | Othman Alhaj | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 9 | FW | Omar Al Somah | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 19 | MF | Samuel Owusu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 | MF | Alexandru Mitriță | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 21 | MF | Driss Fettouhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 | MF | Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Fatil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Salman Al-Moasher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | MF | Marko Marin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | Abdullah Hassoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | MF | Sultan Mendash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 55 | MF | Ljubomir Fejsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
Last Updated: 24 January 2021
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 44 | GK | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | GK | Yasser Al-Mosailem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 33 | GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Last Updated: 19 January 2020
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