Al Ahli
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Al-Ahli (formerly known as Al-Thaghar) is a Saudi Arabia
n professional sports club
based in Jeddah
.
The club is one of the largest in Saudi Arabia and it has had many Saudi internationals on the club roster. Exactly like the Saudi national team
, Al-Ahli plays in a green and white jersey.
Al-Ahli won the Saudi Premier League
twice in 1978 and 1984.
Al-Ahli was the first club to win the double in 1978, and is the only club in Saudi Arabia that won 10 titles of the King's Cup
.
Mohammed Abduljawad
Khalid Al Romaihi
Tisir Al-Antaif
Obeid Al-Dosari Mohammed Al-Jahani
Taisir Al-Jassim
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Yasser Al Mosailem
Khalid Al-Muwallid
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
Fouzi Al Shehri Abdullah Al-Waked
Khaled Gahwji Malek Mouath
Hamzah Saleh
Hussein Sulaimani
Abdullah Zubromawi
Africa
Adel Maïza
Youcef Saïbi
Mohamed Barakat
Walid Soliman
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Abdulhaq Ait Larif Eze Godwin Ndubuisi Mamadou Diallo
Ibrahima Gueye
Khaled Badra
Tarak Dhiab
Haykel Gmamdia Nabil Maaloul
South America
Javier Fabián Toledo
Caio
Kim
Lúcio Flávio
Marcelo Camacho
Marcinho
Sergio Ricardo
Val Baiano
Victor Simoes
Josimar Mosquera
Jairo Palomino
Roberto Acuna
Asia
Baha'a Abdul-Rahman
Imad Al-Hosni Ahmed Mubarak
Europe
Dejan Damjanović
Nikola Petković
(1978-81) Telê Santana
(1983-85) Mahmoud El-Gohary
(1985) Luiz Felipe Scolari
(1990-91) Cabralzinho (1993-94) Moscofetch Nebosha (2007-08) Leandro Mendel (2008) Stoycho Mladenov
(2008-09) Gustavo Alfaro
(2010) Sergio Farias
(2010) Trond Sollied
(2010) Milovan Rajevac (2010–2011) Aleksandar Ilic
(2011) Karel Jarolím
(2011–)
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n professional sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
.
The club is one of the largest in Saudi Arabia and it has had many Saudi internationals on the club roster. Exactly like the Saudi national team
Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation...
, Al-Ahli plays in a green and white jersey.
Al-Ahli won the Saudi Premier League
Saudi Premier League
The Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...
twice in 1978 and 1984.
Al-Ahli was the first club to win the double in 1978, and is the only club in Saudi Arabia that won 10 titles of the King's Cup
King's Cup
The King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....
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Achievements
- Saudi Premier LeagueSaudi Premier LeagueThe Saudi Professional League, officially known as , is the main football competition in Saudi Arabia. The first competition was held in the year of 1976–77...
: 2- Champion : 1978 , 1984.
- Crown Prince CupCrown Prince CupThe Crown Prince Cup, officially known as , is the top knockout tournament of the Saudi Arabia football.The King's Cup, officially known as , was a Saudi football tournament created in 1956...
: 5- Champion : 1957(Al-Thaghar), 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007.
- King's CupKing's CupThe King's Cup is an international football competition held in Thailand. It has been played annually since 1968, with the exception of 1983, 1985 and 2008. In some years, the competition has featured club or invitational teams as well as international sides....
: 10- Champion : 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983
- Saudi Federation cupSaudi Federation cupSaudi Federation cup currently known as "Price Faisal Bin Fahad Cup" has started in 1975-1976 season where Al-Nasr was the first Champion. At the beginning it was for senior teams but currently the rules were changed to only allow players under 23 years, but after a few years, and a lack of...
: 3- Champion : 2001, 2002, 2007.
- Saudi Champions Cup: 1
- Champion : 2011.
- Arab Champions LeagueArab Champions LeagueThe Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...
: 1- Champion : 2003.
- Gulf Club Champions CupGulf Club Champions CupThe GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...
: 3- Champion : 1985 , 2002 , 2008.
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
: 6 appearances
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- 1986 : Final .
- 2002-03 : Qualifying West - 3rd Round
- 2005 : Quarter-Finals
- 2008 : Group Stage
- 2010: Group Stage
- 20122012 AFC Champions LeagueThe 2012 AFC Champions League will be the 31st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winner will participate in 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.-Allocation of entries per...
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Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
Mohammed Abduljawad
Mohamed Al-Jawad
Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad is former Saudi Arabian football defender. The best left defender in Saudi national team, his nickname is flying wing...
Khalid Al Romaihi
Khalid Al Romaihi
Khalid Al Roaihi was a Saudi Arabian footballer who played for Al-Watani club and Al-Ahli club.He was born in Tabuk on 15 December 1972 to a Saudi father and Jordanian mother.-Career:...
Tisir Al-Antaif
Tisir Al-Antaif
Tisir Ahmed A. Al-Antaif was a Saudi Arabian footballer playing in the goalkeeper role.He played for Al-Ittifaq at club level and for the national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.He is from Al-Qatif.-External links:...
Obeid Al-Dosari Mohammed Al-Jahani
Mohammed Al-Jahani
Mohammed Al-Jahani is a Saudi Arabian footballer.-International career:Al-Jahani also played for the Saudi Arabia national football team, and was a participant in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.He also participated in...
Taisir Al-Jassim
Taisir Al-Jassim
Taiseer Al Jassam is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He currently plays for Al Ahli.-Career:Al Jassam helped his team win this year’s Crown Prince Cup by scoring a goal in the final, before being loaned to Al Gharafa. He made a quick impact with the Qatar League runners-up as he scored a goal and...
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi is a retired football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.-Career:...
Yasser Al Mosailem
Yasser Al Mosailem
Yasser Al-Mosailem He is is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a Goalkeeper for Al Ahli, Young Al Ahli goalkeeper Yasser Al Mosailem has been handed his chance in the national set-up with veterans Mabrouk Zaid and Mohammed Khoja both absent...
Khalid Al-Muwallid
Khalid Al-Muwallid
Khalid Massad Al-Muwallid Al-Harbi is a retired Saudi Arabian footballer. He played most of his career for Al Ahli and Al Ittihad....
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Shahrani is a Saudi Arabian football player.He played most of his career for Al-Nasr.He played for the Saudi Arabia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.His most significant goal was against Qatar in Doha in the...
Fouzi Al Shehri Abdullah Al-Waked
Abdullah Al-Waked
Abdullah Al-Waked Al-Shahrani is a Saudi Arabian football player.He played most of his career for Al Shabab and Al Ittihad and is playing now with Al-Nasr....
Khaled Gahwji Malek Mouath
Malek Mouath
Malek Ali Mouath Al-Hawsawi is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Nasr....
Hamzah Saleh
Hamzah Saleh
Hamzah Saleh is a former Saudi Arabian footballer in midfielder role.He played for Al-Ahli and represented the national team at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup's.-References:...
Hussein Sulaimani
Hussein Sulaimani
Hussein Abdulghani Sulaimani is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a defender for Al-Nassr.He is a regular member of the Saudi Arabian national team...
Abdullah Zubromawi
Abdullah Zubromawi
Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi is a retired football defender from Saudi Arabia. Between 1993 and 2002, he played 122 international matches and scored 4 goals for the national team. He played at the World Cups in 1994, 1998 and 2002...
Africa
CAF
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Adel Maïza
Adel Maïza
Adel Maïza is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for USM Annaba.-Club career:* 2003-2005 CS Constantine * 2005-2008 ES Sétif * 2008 Al Ahli Jeddah * 2009-pres...
Youcef Saïbi
Youcef Saïbi
Youcef Saïbi is a football player who is currently playing as a forward for NA Hussein Dey in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-NA Hussein Dey:...
Mohamed Barakat
Mohamed Barakat
Mohamed Barakat is an Egyptian footballer. Barakat plays the offensive right wing for Egypt's Al-Ahly and the Egyptian National Team. He is a right-footed attacking midfielder and playmaker. He is considered by many as one of the most talented players in Africa nowadays...
Walid Soliman
Walid Soliman (footballer)
Walid Soliman is commonly known as Walid. The Egyptian footballer is nicked named as "the Egyptian Messi" due to his magical skills. Soliman is a left-footed attacking midfielder and playmaker for the Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly and the Egypt National Team.-Early career:Soliman, who was...
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Bouchaib El Moubarki is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.-Club career:He also played for the famous Qatari side, Al-Sadd Sports Club and Grenoble....
Abdulhaq Ait Larif Eze Godwin Ndubuisi Mamadou Diallo
Mamadou Diallo
Mamadou Diallo , also known as Big Mama, is a former Senegalese football striker.-European career:Diallo has played all over the world: United States, Senegal, Morocco, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Africa, Mali, Germany, Turkey, Sweden and Norway...
Ibrahima Gueye
Ibrahima Gueye
Ibrahima Gueye is a Senegalese footballer who plays for K.S.C. Lokeren as a central defender.- Career :Gueye started his professional playing career with Dakar UC in Senegal before joining another Senegalese club, AS Douanes...
Khaled Badra
Khaled Badra
Khaled Badra is a retired Tunisian footballer, who recently retired from international football, he last played for Tunisian League side Espérance of Tunis...
Tarak Dhiab
Tarak Dhiab
Tarak Dhiab is a former footballer from Tunisia. The African Footballer of the Year in 1977, he is listed by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football as having 107 caps for the Tunisian national football team, although this number has not been ratified by FIFA...
Haykel Gmamdia Nabil Maaloul
Nabil Maaloul
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South America
CONMEBOL
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Javier Fabián Toledo
Javier Fabián Toledo
Javier Fabián Toledo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Saudi side Al-Ahli Jeddah.-Career:...
Caio
Antônio Caio da Silva Sousa
Antonio Caio da Silva Souza, shortly Caio is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an offensive midfielder for Ponte Preta on loan from Clube Atlético Mineiro....
Kim
Carlos Henrique Dias
Carlos Henrique Dias, nicknamed Kim is a Brazilian professional football player, who currently plays at Vasco da Gama in the striker position....
Lúcio Flávio
Lúcio Flávio dos Santos
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Marcelo Camacho
Marcelo Ramiro Camacho
Marcelo Ramiro Camacho, or simply Marcelo Camacho is a Brazilian footballer.Camacho previously played for Botafogo in the Campeonato Brasileiro.-Honours:...
Marcinho
Márcio Miranda Freitas Rocha da Silva
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Sergio Ricardo
Sergio Ricardo
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Val Baiano
Val Baiano
Osvaldo Félix Souza known as Val Baiano , is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Grêmio Barueri.-Career:...
Victor Simoes
Victor Simões
Victor Simões, full name Victor Simões de Oliveira is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Al-Ahli.-Career:His previous clubs include Figueirense Futebol Clube, Club Brugge K.V., K.F.C...
Josimar Mosquera
Josimar Mosquera
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Jairo Palomino
Jairo Palomino
Jairo Fabián Palomino Sierra is a Colombian football defensive midfielder that can also play left back and center back. He currently plays for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Professional League....
Roberto Acuna
Roberto Acuña
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Asia
Asian Football Confederation
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Baha'a Abdul-Rahman
Baha'a Abdul-Rahman
Baha' Abdul-Rahman Mustafa Suleiman is a Jordanian football player who is a member of the Jordan national football team and Al-Faisaly Club of Jordan.-International career:...
Imad Al-Hosni Ahmed Mubarak
Europe
UEFA
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Dejan Damjanović
Dejan Damjanovic
Dejan Damjanović is an international Montenegrin football forward, who plays for FC Seoul in the South Korean K-League.- Early life :Damjanović was born in the town of Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia on 27 July 1981....
Nikola Petković
Famous Managers
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(1978-81) Telê Santana
Telê Santana
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(1983-85) Mahmoud El-Gohary
Mahmoud El-Gohary
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(1985) Luiz Felipe Scolari
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(1990-91) Cabralzinho (1993-94) Moscofetch Nebosha (2007-08) Leandro Mendel (2008) Stoycho Mladenov
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(2008-09) Gustavo Alfaro
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(2010) Sergio Farias
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(2010) Trond Sollied
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(2010) Milovan Rajevac (2010–2011) Aleksandar Ilic
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(2011) Karel Jarolím
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(2011–)