Al-Ahli Saudi FC

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي السعودي, romanized: an-nādī al-ʿahlī as-saʿūdī, lit. 'Saudi National Club'), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro league, the top tier of Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 31 official championships.

The club was founded in 1937. Known as one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, domestically, Al-Ahli has won three Saudi Professional Leagues, and also holds the record of 13 Kings Cups, six Crown Prince Cups, one General League Shield, and one Super Cup. In international club football, they have won a record equal of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. Al Ahli was the first Saudi club to win the league and the King's Cup in the same season, and has done so twice - in 1978 and 2016.

Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League and had never been relegated from the top flight until the 2021–22 season. The other three are Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.^[2] Al-Ahli hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league with their 51-match unbeaten streak from 2014 to 2016.

Al-Ahli's home games are played at King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the shining jewel Stadium. The stadium, which is shared with long-lasting city rivals Al-Ittihad, is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, with a total capacity of approximately 63,000.

History

Клуб Аль-Ахли, основанный в 1937 году четырьмя молодыми людьми, расположен в самом сердце Джидды и служит спортивным маяком. Он стратегически расположен на самой большой улице Джидды, улице принца Мохаммеда бин Абдель Азиза. Идея Аль-Ахли была придумана учениками школы Аль-Фалах. Аль-Фалах – старейшая школа города Джидда.

Принц Халид бин Абдулла бин Абдель Азиз , председатель Совета почетных членов и почетных членов клуба на протяжении всей его истории, стал менеджером клуба, пока его возглавлял Абдул Азиз Аль Анкари. Это был исторический день в истории саудовского футбольного клуба «Аль-Ахли», особенно для «Аль-Ахлави», ультрас «Аль-Ахли». Это считалось большой честью и произошло вскоре после уникального достижения тренера в том же 2008 году. В составе гандбольной команды, выигравшей чемпионат Азиатской клубной лиги по гандболу, он добился четырех зарубежных чемпионатов.

Бывший бразильский тренер Теле Сантана тренировал Аль-Ахли с 1983 по 1985 год и выиграл два титула: Лигу в 1984 году и Кубок Короля в 1983 году. Аль-Ахли сыграл в восемнадцати финалах Кубка Короля. Они выиграли тринадцать из них и пять раз занимали второе место.

С 2014 по 2016 год под руководством швейцарского тренера Кристиана Гросса команда завоевала с ним четыре титула. Кубок наследного принца Саудовской Аравии 2014–15 , Профессиональная лига Саудовской Аравии 2015–16 и Кубок короля 2016 . Аль-Ахли выиграл все крупные соревнования, в которых участвовал, за исключением Лиги чемпионов АФК (в этом соревновании они проиграли два финала: клубный чемпионат Азии 1985–86 годов и Лигу чемпионов АФК 2012 года) . Они также были первыми. Саудовский клуб, который сыграет в финале Азии, «Аль-Ахли» входит в четверку крупнейших клубов Саудовской Аравии наряду с «Аль-Хилалом» , «Аль-Насром» и их местными соперниками «Аль-Иттихадом» .

Щит спортивного мастерства и звание посла Родины.

В 2009 году клуб отметил 75-летие исторических достижений. 3 июля 2009 года Служитель Двух Святынь король Абдалла бин Абдель Азиз принял руководителей и членов почетного клуба и его совета директоров по случаю завоевания Аль-Ахли четырех международных титулов в 2008 году. Клуб был удостоен высшей награды; за спортивные достижения ему был вручен щит Хранителя Двух Святынь и звание «Посол Родины».

Почести

Одомашненный

Саудовская профессиональная лига (уровень 1): ^[3]
- Чемпионы (3): 1977–78 , 1983–84 , 2015–16.
- Runners-up (9): 1989–90, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
Saudi First Division (level 2):
- Champion: 2022–23
King Cup:^[4]
- Winners (13): 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016
- Runners-up: 1974, 1976, 1984, 2014, 2017
Saudi Super Cup:
- Winners: 2016
Crown Prince Cup:^[4]
- Winners (6): 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2006–07, 2014–15
- Runners-up: 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009–10, 2015–16
Saudi Federation Cup:^[4]
- Winners (3): 2001, 2002, 2007
- Runners-up: 1976, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2006
General League Shield
- Winners: 1968–69
Saudi Founder's Cup:^[4]
- Runners-up: 1999–2000
Domestic Treble
- Winners: 2016
Double
- Winners: 1970, 1978, 2007

International

AFC Champions League:^[4]
- Runners-up: 1985–86, 2012
Arab Champions League:^[4]
- Winners: 2002–03
Gulf Club Champions Cup:^[4]
- Winners: 1985, 2002, 2008
International Friendship Football Tournament [ar]^[5]^[6]
- Winners: 2001, 2002
- Runners-up: 1997, 1999

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 June 2024^[7]

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

Unregistered players

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

Records

Asian record

Overview

As of 30 April 2021

Record by country

Matches

Notes

QR: Qualifying round
1Q: First qualifying round
2Q: Second qualifying round
3Q: Third qualifying round
PO: Play-off round
A ^ After extra time.

Top scorers in Asian competitions

Recent seasons

Player of the year

Staff and management

Technical staff

Source:^[8]

Board members

Source:^[9]

Presidents

Managers

Mohammed Amin Hilmi (1937–39), (1950–51)
Abdullah Abdul Majid (1961–65), (1969–71), (1976–77)
Ahmed Saleh Al Yafei (1961–65), (1976–77)
Mr. Michael (1967)
Oscar Hold (1967–70)
Hassan Sadaqa (1970–xx)
Taha Ismail (1972–76)
Didi (1978–81)
Jorge Vieira (1980–81)
Carlos the Jackal (1981–82)
Telê Santana (1983–85)
Mahmoud El-Gohary (1985, 1986–88)
Ahmed Bouajila (1985–1986)
Eckhard Krautzun (1988–89)
Sebastião Lazaroni (1989–90)
Zanata (1990, 1997)
Xanana (1990–91), (1998–99), (2000–01)
Luiz Felipe Scolari (1992–93)
Nabil Maaloul (1994)
Peter Shtoob (1994)
Ahmed Al-Saghir (1994–95)
Márcio Máximo (1995)
Luís Antônio Zaluar (1995–96)
Vantuir (1996–97)
Cabralzinho (3 Oct 1998 – 3 Dec 1998)
Amin Dabo (3 Dec 1998 – 21 Nov 1999)
Zanata (21 Nov 1999 – 31 May 2000)
Miguel Ángel López (22 Jun 2000 – 11 Oct 2000)
Luka Peruzović (12 Oct 2000 – 11 Apr 2002)
Yousef Anbar (caretaker) (11 Apr 2002 – 31 May 2002, 19 Nov 2005 – 22 Dec 2005, 2 Oct 2007 – 22 Oct 2007, 6 Apr 2008 – 22 May 2008, 4 Sep 2022 – 25 Sep 2022)
Dimitri Davidovic (21 Jun 2002 – 4 Jan 2003)
Ilija Lukić (4 Jan 2003 – 1 Jun 2003, 30 Jul 2005 – 19 Nov 2005)
Pierre Lechantre (15 Jul 2003 – 30 Sep 2003)
Valmir Louruz (6 Oct 2003 – 20 Dec 2004)
Geninho (25 Dec 2004 – 17 Jul 2005)
Nebojsa Vučković (22 Dec 2005 – 22 May 2007, 22 Oct 2007 – 6 Apr 2008)
Theo Bücker (30 May 2007 – 2 Oct 2007)
Stoycho Mladenov (7 July 2008 – 8 May 2009)
Gustavo Alfaro (1 June 2009 – 25 Nov 2009)
Alan Guido (caretaker) (25 Nov 2009 – 25 Dec 2009)
Sérgio Farias (25 Dec 2009 – 1 Jul 2010)
Trond Sollied (1 Jul 2010 – 28 Aug 2010)
Khaled Badra (caretaker) (28 Aug 2010 – Sept 10, 2010)
Milovan Rajevac (Sept 10, 2010 – 20 Feb 2011)
Aleksandar Ilić (24 Feb 2011 – 30 Jun 2011, 28 Feb 2013 – 31 May 2013)
Karel Jarolím (5 Aug 2011 – 28 Feb 2013)
Vítor Pereira (9 Jun 2013 – 5 May 2014)
Christian Gross (16 Jun 2014 – 30 May 2016)
José Manuel Gomes (31 May 2016 – 30 Sep 2016)
Christian Gross (3 Oct 2016 – 31 May 2017)
Serhii Rebrov (21 Jun 2017 – 17 May 2018)
Fathi Al-Jabal (19 Apr 2018 – 15 May 2018)
Pablo Guede (15 May 2018 – 5 Feb 2019)
Jorge Fossati (8 Feb 2019 – 17 Apr 2019)
Yousef Anbar (17 Apr 2019 – 21 May 2019)
Branko Ivanković (18 Jun 2019 – 16 Sep 2019)
Saleh Al-Mohammadi (caretaker) (16 Sep 2019 – 16 Oct 2019)
Christian Gross (16 Oct 2019 – 17 Feb 2020)
Mazen Bahkali (caretaker) (17 Feb 2020 – 28 Feb 2020)
Vladan Milojević (28 Feb 2020 – 24 Mar 2021)
Faiçal Gormi (caretaker) (24 Mar 2021 – 31 Mar 2021)
Laurențiu Reghecampf (31 Mar 2021 – 31 May 2021)
Besnik Hasi (6 Jun 2021 – 4 Mar 2022)
Robert Siboldi (5 Mar 2022 – 4 Sep 2022)
Pitso Mosimane (25 Sep 2022 – 15 June 2023)
Matthias Jaissle (28 Jul 2023–present)

Handball

Current Squad

References

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^ "List of Cup Winners - International Friendship Tournament". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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