2018–19_Al-Ahli_Saudi_FC_season

2018–19 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

2018–19 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli 2018–19 football season


The 2018–19 season was Al-Ahli's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 81st year in existence as a football club.[5] Along with the Pro League, the club competed in the King Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

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Players

Squad information

As of 7 January 2019[6][7]

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

Transfers

In

Summer

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Winter

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Out

Summer

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Winter

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Loan out

Summer

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Winter

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Pre-season and friendlies

27 July 2018 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Austria Mattersburg Mattersburg, Austria
17:00 CEST Al-Mousa 12'
Al-Moasher 43'
Report 69'
6 August 2018 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–3 Austria Lafnitz Lafnitz, Austria
18:30 CEST Al Somah 34'
Asiri 65'
Al-Mogahwi 85'
62'
72'
87'
16 August 2018 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–0 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 AST Al Somah 55' Report Stadium: Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City

Competitions

Overview

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Updated to match played 20 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

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Source: spl.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).[59]
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Results summary

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Last updated: 16 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. 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

1 September 2018 1 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
19:20 Al-Mowalad Yellow card 36'
Al-Mogahwi 49'
Souza Yellow card 50'
Report Tawamba 24'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 51'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 73'
Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 21,970
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
14 September 2018 2 Ohod 0–2 Al-Ahli Medina
19:05 Haj Mohamad Yellow card 29'
Attiyah Yellow card 78'
Hazazi Yellow card 81'
Report Souza Yellow card 14'
Djaniny 35'
Alexis Red card 60'
Assiri 72'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 18,056
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
21 September 2018 3 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Hazem Jeddah
20:35 Al-Mogahwi 3'
Al Somah 90+4'
Report Muralha Yellow card 46'
Alemão Yellow card 75'
Al-Qeshtah Yellow card 80'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 41,315
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
29 September 2018 4 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Batin Jeddah
20:35 Said 15', Yellow card 34'
Al-Mousa 53'
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 13,732
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
5 October 2018 5 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
18:50 Al Somah 10'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 33'
Jurado 45+2'
Report Majrashi Yellow card 62'
Balghaith Red card 64'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 17,466
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
20 October 2018 6 Al-Ettifaq 6–2 Al-Ahli Dammam
17:50 Al-Robeai 8', Yellow card 28'
Al-Khalaf Yellow card 32'
Guanca 44'
El Sayed Yellow card 45+1', 51'
Alemán 63'
Al-Kwikbi 67'
Al-Habib 79'
Report Souza 45+5'
Al-Mogahwi Yellow card 55'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 59'
Djaniny Yellow card 62', 85'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,901
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
25 October 2018 7 Al-Ahli 5–1 Al-Fateh Jeddah
18:30 Djaniny 17', 76'
Al Somah 42', 57'
Asiri 83'
Report Toko 70' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,602
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
3 November 2018 8 Al-Nassr 0–2 Al-Ahli Riyadh
17:55 Report Souza Yellow card 48'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 59'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 74'
Al Somah 75'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90'
Djaniny 90+4'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
9 November 2018 9 Al-Ahli 0–2 Al-Qadsiah Jeddah
18:20 Al-Owais Yellow card 79' Report Camara 69', 78' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 21,499
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
25 November 2018 10 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Ahli Jeddah
19:45 Al-Muwallad 7'
Al-Saloli Yellow card 20'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 79'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 89'
Report Al Somah 21'
Asiri 49', Yellow card 62'
Díaz Yellow card 59'
Said 76'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 46,527
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
30 November 2018 11 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Fayha Jeddah
18:30 Al Somah 69' Report Al-Barakah Yellow card 21'
Gómez 90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 15,969
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 December 2018 12 Al-Raed 0–0 Al-Ahli Buraidah
17:50 Hammoudan Yellow card 53'
Bangoura Yellow card 57'
Amora Yellow card 90+5'
Report Díaz Red card 61' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,953
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
15 December 2018 13 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
18:25 Abdel Shafy Yellow card 11'
Jurado Yellow card 18'
Alexis Yellow card 25'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 41'
Souza Yellow card 86'
Report Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 71'
Ghazi Yellow card 88'
Arthur 90+5'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
21 December 2018 14 Al-Hilal 4–3 Al-Ahli Riyadh
15:10 Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 40'
Gomis 45+3' (pen.)
Al-Shahrani 47'
Eduardo 66' (pen.)
Carrillo 77'
Al-Breik Yellow card 90+3'
Report Al Somah 7', 81' (pen.), 85', Yellow card 76'
Souza Yellow card 31'
Al-Owais Yellow card 38'
Díaz Yellow card 65'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Clément Turpin (France
28 December 2018 15 Al-Wehda 2–1 Al-Ahli Mecca
18:30 Otero 5'
Bakshween Yellow card 90+8'
Marcos Guilherme 90+9'
Report Al-Mousa Yellow card 47'
Díaz Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 89'
Jurado Yellow card 85'
Al Somah 90+4' (pen.)
Alexis Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 5,936
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
11 January 2019 16 Al-Ahli 5–1 Ohod Mecca
18:35 Djaniny 7', 15', 33', 65', 80'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 45+1'
Hindi Yellow card 85'
Report Teikeu Yellow card 27'
Otaif 58'
Medjani Yellow card 59'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
28 January 2019 17 Al-Taawoun 3–4 Al-Ahli Buraidah
20:20 Al-Zubaidi 56'
Al-Hussain 59'
Héldon 85'
Report Asiri 41'
Djaniny 64' (pen.), 86'
Al Somah 80' (pen.)
Al-Fatil Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
2 February 2019 18 Al-Batin 1–2 Al-Ahli Hafar al-Batin
18:15 Jhonnattann 41'
Masrahi Yellow card 78'
Report Al-Moasher 30'
Asiri 54'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
7 February 2019 19 Al-Hazem 2–4 Al-Ahli Buraidah
20:15 Pajoy 14'
Al-Saiari Yellow card 18', 34'
Bakhit Yellow card 31'
Al-Qeshtah Yellow card 45+2'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 55'
Report Asiri 9', Yellow card 83'
Al-Qeshtah 16' (o.g.)
Díaz Yellow card 35'
Djaniny 50'
Stanciu Yellow card 83'
Al Somah 90+4'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
12 February 2019 20 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
20:20 Hindi Yellow card 23'
Al Somah 59' (pen.)
Report Hamdallah 45+1', 60'
Uvini Yellow card 52'
Amrabat Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 30,335
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
20 February 2019 21 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
18:20 Al-Majhad 7', 90'
Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 75'
Aguirregaray Yellow card 87'
Report Assiri Yellow card 34', 73'
Baeza Yellow card 55'
Abdulghani Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
1 March 2019 22 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
20:30 Baeza Yellow card 73'
Al Somah 78'
Report Al-Muwallad Yellow card 3'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 21'
Romarinho 70'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 42,880
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 March 2019 23 Al-Qadsiah 1–2 Al-Ahli Khobar
15:40 Belal Yellow card 27'
Bismark 31'
Belkhiter Yellow card 76'
Report Al-Moasher Yellow card 21'
Santos 37'
Al Somah 90+4'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 3,022
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
28 March 2019 25 Al-Ahli 4–5 Al-Raed Jeddah
20:40 Assiri 10', 53', Yellow card 88'
Al-Moasher 20', Yellow card 31'
Al-Jassim 27', Yellow card 45+3'
Hindi Yellow card 45+3'
Asiri Yellow card 89'
Al-Fatil Yellow card 90+3'
Report Al-Amri 5', Yellow card 29'
Al-Shehri 6', 62', 68' (pen.), 70'
Doukha Yellow card 80'
Amora Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
1 April 2019 24 Al-Fayha 0–2 Al-Ahli Al-Majma'ah
18:55 Gegé Yellow card 16'
Asprilla Yellow card 51'
Al-Sobhi Yellow card 57'
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 71'
Al-Khaibari Yellow card 74'
Report Assiri Yellow card 20'
Djaniny 39'
Díaz Yellow card 65'
Al-Mogahwi Yellow card 82', 88'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
5 April 2019 26 Al-Shabab 0–4 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Benlamri Yellow card 61'
Boussoufa Yellow card 72'
Report Al-Fatil Yellow card 21', 33'
Djaniny 38', 53'
Díaz Yellow card 58'
Al-Moasher 63'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
12 April 2019 27 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:45 Al-Harbi Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 38'
Abdulghani Yellow card 76'
Report Al-Breik Yellow card 20'
Botía 43'
Al-Dawsari Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 33,868
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
17 April 2019 28 Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:45 Al Somah 17', 47'
Abdulghani Yellow card 38'
Stanciu 45+1'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 52'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 90+5'
Report Anselmo Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 81'
Otero Yellow card 34', 71' (pen.)
Kasongo 73'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
11 May 2019 29 Al-Faisaly 1–4 Al-Ahli Al-Majma'ah
22:30 Calderón 48' Report Stanciu 11'
Asiri 31'
Baeza Yellow card 47'
Al Fatil Yellow card 51'
Djaniny 59'
Alhaj 90+1'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 503
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
16 May 2019 30 Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
22:30 Djaniny 38', 50', 84' (pen.)
Al Somah 65'
Ghareeb 89'
Report Al-Habib Yellow card 42'
Arias Yellow card 45+1'
Al-Robeai Yellow card 59'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

King Cup

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

5 January 2019 Round of 64 Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Riyadh Mecca
19:55 Asiri 28'
Al-Mousa 37'
Djaniny 41'
Al-Zaqrati 69'
Report Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
18 January 2019 Round of 32 Al-Nojoom 0–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
17:55 Report Al-Mowalad Yellow card 15'
Djaniny 27' (pen.)
Díaz Yellow card 80'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Arab Club Champions Cup

Round of 32

25 August 2018 First leg Al-Muharraq Bahrain 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Riffa, Bahrain
18:50 AST Report Al-Mowalad 66'
Al Somah 83'
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Referee: Yaaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
24 September 2018 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–0
(5–0 agg.)
Bahrain Al-Muharraq Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST Ghareeb 18', 61'
Al Somah Yellow card 56', 89'
Report Yaser Yellow card 58' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Round of 16

28 October 2018 First leg ES Sétif Algeria 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Sétif, Algeria
21:00 EET Bakir Yellow card 45'
Banouh Yellow card 77'
Ghacha Red card 78'
Report Al-Mowalad Yellow card 50'
Ghareeb 57'
Souza Red card 78'
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
4 December 2018 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Algeria ES Sétif Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 AST Al-Fatil Yellow card 35'
Al-Mowalad 49'
Report Banouh 17'
Bedrane Yellow card 51'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Quarter-finals

16 February 2019 First leg Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 GST Jassem 1'
Fábio Lima Yellow card 24'
Esmaeel Yellow card 72'
Caio 88' (pen.)
Dwubeng Yellow card 89'
Report Al-Moasher Yellow card 29'
Stanciu 66'
Djaniny 72'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
25 February 2019 Second leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1
(4–3 agg.)
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 AST Díaz 52', Yellow card 85'
Abdel Shafy Yellow card 66'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 78'
Al-Moasher 90+1'
Report Saleh 38', Yellow card 85'
Salmeen Yellow card 44'
Jassem Yellow card 51'
Ismail Yellow card 79'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Semi-finals

AFC Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was made on 22 November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Ahli were drawn with Persepolis, Al-Sadd, and Pakhtakor.[60]

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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Qatar Al-Sadd Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3 Al Somah 32' (pen.), 76'
Hindi Yellow card 45'
Al-Harbi Yellow card 57'
Al-Jassim Yellow card 90+1'
Live Report
Stats Report
Ró-Ró Yellow card 61' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Azamov Yellow card 32'
Bikmaev 62'
Krimets Yellow card 86'
Live Report
Stats Report
Díaz Yellow card 66'
Al-Owais Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Attendance: 25,250
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 3 Persepolis Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Khalilzadeh 18'
Alipour 48'
Resan Yellow card 60'
Budimir Yellow card 76'
Live Report
Stats Report
Djaniny Yellow card 49'
Abdulghani Yellow card 76'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 4 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iran Persepolis Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Al Somah 30' (pen.), 83'
Djaniny Yellow card 50'
Hassoun Yellow card 86'
Live Report
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Alipour Yellow card 49'
Khalilzadeh Yellow card 58', 90+3'
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5 Al-Sadd Qatar 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
21:45 UTC+3 Asad 9'
Afif 12'
Hassan Yellow card 30'
Gabi Yellow card 74'
Al Sheeb Yellow card 82'
Live Report
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Al Somah 51' (pen.) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Al-Harbi Yellow card 37'
Al Fatil Yellow card 55'
Al Somah 69'
Hindi Yellow card 73'
Hassoun Yellow card 81'
Ghareeb 90+2'
Live Report
Stats Report
Krimets Yellow card 50'
Alidzhanov Yellow card 86'
Sergeev 88'
Sayfiev Yellow card 89'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,183
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 20 May 2019.
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Goalscorers

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Assists

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Clean sheets

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Last Updated: 16 May 2019


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