2019–20_Al-Ahli_Saudi_FC_season
2019–20 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season
Al-Ahli 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Al-Ahli's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 83rd year in existence as a football club.[4] The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup and both the 2019 and the 2020 editions of the AFC Champions League.
Quick Facts President, Manager ...
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| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City | ||
| Pro League | 3rd | ||
| King Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| 2019 ACL | Round of 16 | ||
| 2020 ACL | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Omar Al Somah (19) All: Omar Al Somah (23) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 48,094 vs Al-Hilal (6 August 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,462 vs Al-Jandal (5 November 2019) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,792 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 30 September 2020. | |||
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 September 2020.
Squad information
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Out on loan
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Transfers in
More information Entry date, Position ...
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 30 April 2019 | MF | 27 |  Sultan Mendash |
Al-Faisaly |
Free | [7] |
| 31 May 2019 | DF | 4 | Khaled Al-Barakah |
Al-Hazem |
$1,100,000 | [8] |
| 27 June 2019 | DF | 13 | Yazeed Al-Bakr |
Al-Faisaly |
$2,135,000 | [9] |
| 28 June 2019 | DF | 5 | Mohammed Al-Khabrani |
Al-Qadsiah |
$2,135,000 | [10] |
| 8 July 2019 | MF | 22 |  Danijel Aleksić |
 Yeni Malatyaspor |
$2,245,000 | [11] |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | 8 |  Elvis Sarić |
 Suwon Bluewings |
$1,685,000 | [12] |
| 1 August 2019 | DF | 87 | Ervin Zukanović |
 Genoa |
$2,245,000 | [13] |
| 29 August 2019 | MF | 19 |  Youcef Belaïli |
 ES Tunis |
$3,300,000 | [14] |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | 15 | Mohammed Al-Majhad |
Al-Fateh |
$3,500,000 | [15] |
| 30 August 2019 | DF | 60 |  Lucas Lima |
 Nantes |
$6,600,000 | [16] |
| 5 January 2020 | MF | 17 |  Marko Marin |
Red Star Belgrade |
$2,500,000 | [17] |
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Loans in
More information Start date, End date ...
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 31 January 2020 | End of season | FW | 34 | Mazen Abo Shararah |
Damac |
None | [18] |
| 7 September 2020 | 31 July 2021 | MF | 32 | Hassan Al-Qeed |
Al-Shabab |
None | [19] |
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Transfers out
More information Exit date, Position ...
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 22 May 2019 | DF | 13 |  Mohamed Abdel Shafy |
Zamalek |
Released | [20] |
| 4 July 2019 | MF | 71 |  Nicolae Stanciu |
 Slavia Prague |
$6,730,000 | [21] |
| 11 July 2019 | MF | 5 |  Claudio Baeza |
 Necaxa |
$3,365,000 | [22] |
| 15 July 2019 | MF | 28 | Ayman Al-Khulaif |
Al-Wehda |
$535,000 | [23] |
| 26 July 2019 | MF | – | Maher Othman |
Al-Batin |
Free | [24] |
| 28 July 2019 | MF | 49 | Ahmed Al-Zain |
Al-Raed |
$267,500 | [25] |
| 29 July 2019 | GK | 22 | Ahmed Al-Rehaili |
Al-Raed |
Free | [26] |
| 1 August 2019 | DF | 17 |  Paulo Díaz |
River Plate |
$4,500,000 | [27] |
| 7 August 2019 | DF | 4 |  Alexis |
Racing de Santander |
Free | [28] |
| 17 August 2019 | GK | 41 | Majed Al-Ghamdi |
Al-Hazem |
Free | [29] |
| 18 August 2019 | MF | 50 | Abdullah Majrashi |
Al-Raed |
Undisclosed | [30] |
| 21 August 2019 | DF | 32 | Abdullah Al-Khateeb |
Al-Ettifaq |
Free | [31] |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | 22 | Danijel Aleksić |
İstanbul Başakşehir |
Undisclosed | [32] |
| 4 September 2019 | MF | 8 | Taisir Al-Jassim |
 Al-Nasr |
Free | [33] |
| 28 January 2020 | MF | 47 | Mustafa Bassas |
Al-Faisaly |
Free | [34] |
| 31 January 2020 | DF | 87 | Ervin Zukanović |
S.P.A.L. |
Free | [35] |
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Loans out
More information Start date, End date ...
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 9 July 2019 | End of season | DF | 27 | Mohammed Al-Zubaidi |
Al-Hazem |
None | [36] |
| 10 July 2019 | End of season | DF | 32 | Faisal Darisi |
Al-Raed |
None | [37] |
| 11 July 2019 | End of season | MF | 15 | Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani |
Damac |
None | [38] |
| 15 July 2019 | End of season | DF | 20 | Ali Al-Zubaidi |
Al-Wehda |
None | [39] |
| 23 July 2019 | End of season | MF | 40 | Yahya Al-Qarni |
Ohod |
None | [40] |
| 24 July 2019 | End of season | MF | – | Abdulrahman Al-Harthi |
Al-Khaleej |
None | [41] |
| 4 August 2019 | End of season | DF | 30 | Hani Al-Sebyani |
Al-Fayha |
None | [42] |
| 14 August 2019 | End of season | DF | 75 | Aderlan Santos |
 Rio Ave |
None | [43] |
| 30 August 2019 | End of season | MF | 77 | Omar Al-Zayni |
Al-Qadsiah |
None | [44] |
| 31 August 2019 | End of season | FW | 18 |  Othman Alhaj |
Al-Fayha |
None | [45] |
| 10 January 2020 | End of season | MF | 27 | Sultan Mendash |
Al-Taawoun |
None | [46] |
| 31 January 2020 | End of season | DF | 4 | Khaled Al-Barakah |
Al-Ettifaq |
None | [47] |
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Al-Ahli 
v 
Varaždin
v 
Varaždin
| 14 July 2019 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 3–2 | Varaždin | Varaždin, Croatia |
| 18:00 CEST | Al Somah  18'Al-Mogahwi 25'Asiri 29' |
Report | Stolnik 16' Kolarić 56' |
Stadium: Stadion Varteks |
Al-Ahli v 
Rudar Velenje
v 
Rudar Velenje
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Rudar Velenje | Graz, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST | Bassas 53' |
Report | Stadium: Training Center Messendorf |
Al-Ahli v Dravograd
v Dravograd
| 20 July 2019 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Dravograd | Bad Blumau, Austria |
| 17:00 CEST | Ghareeb 29' Alhaj 42', 89' |
Report | 40' |
Stadium: Stadion Bad Blumau |
Overall
Overview
More information Competition, Record ...
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 050.00 |
| King Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 100.00 |
| 2019 Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| 2020 Champions League | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 037.50 |
| Total | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 052.27 |
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Updated to match played 30 September 2020
Source: Competitions
Pro League
Main article: 2019–20 Saudi Professional League
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 72 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Nassr | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 50 | |
| 4 | Al-Wehda | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 49 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al-Faisaly | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 48 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020. 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) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[48]
(C) Champions
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).[48]
(C) Champions
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| 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 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
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Last updated: 9 September 2020.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020 (2020-09-09). Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Al-Ahli v Al-Adalah
| 22 August 2019 1 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Adalah | Jeddah |
| 20:50 | Abdulghani  19'Aleksić 45+4'Zukanović 67' |
Report | Al-Burayh 31' Biteghé 55'Cissé 88' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,544 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli
| 31 August 2019 2 | Al-Ettifaq | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Dammam |
| 18:40 | Kiss 28' Sliti 55'Al-Hazaa 90+4' |
Report | Al Somah 45+2' Al-Khabrani 54'  83'Ghareeb 85' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 10,010 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Wehda
| 14 September 2019 3 | Al-Ahli | 1–2 | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 20:35 | Al-Fatil 42' Al-Mogahwi 90+3'A. Asiri 90+5'Al Somah 90+6' |
Report | Niakaté 8', 45+1' Al-Khulaif 18'Botía 26'Al-Zori 49'Goodwin 88' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 12,688 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Al-Fateh v Al-Ahli
| 21 September 2019 4 | Al-Fateh | 0–2 | Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa |
| 18:20 | Al-Fuhaid 47' |
Report | Djaniny 6' Al Somah 22'Al-Mousa 51'Hassoun 55'A. Asiri 63' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr
| 27 September 2019 5 | Al-Ahli | 0–0 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Hindi 84' |
Report | Hamdallah 40' Yahya 54'Maicon 71' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 30,198 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli
| 5 October 2019 6 | Al-Fayha | 0–3 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:20 | Assis 20' Al-Barakah 55' |
Report | Al-Mousa 13' Djaniny 23'Hindi 45+5'Al Somah 52' |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 3,993 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Taawoun
| 18 October 2019 7 | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Al-Taawoun | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | A. Asiri 22' Lucas Lima 39'Djaniny 44'Al-Mogahwi 50'Sarić 52'Al Somah 70'Al-Owais 84' |
Report | Héldon 10' Assiri 23'Al-Mousa 33' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) |
Al-Hazem v Al-Ahli
| 26 October 2019 8 | Al-Hazem | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Ar Rass |
| 18:10 | Fettouhi 34' Al-Zubaidi 42'Muralha  45+3'Tandia 50'Hamzi 87' |
Report | Lucas Lima 34' Belaïli 41'A. Asiri 60'Hindi 70'Al-Mowalad 90+4' |
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Ittihad
| 31 October 2019 9 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | A. Asiri 13' Sarić 18'Al Somah 37'Al-Owais 76' |
Report | Abdulhamid 33' Al-Sahafi 71'Al-Bishi 90' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 29,724 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Faisaly
| 23 November 2019 10 | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Al-Faisaly | Jeddah |
| 19:40 | Djaniny 27', 90+5' Hindi 45+6'Souza 55' |
Report | Qassem 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,964 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Al-Ahli v Damac
| 19 December 2019 12 | Al-Ahli | 5–1 | Damac | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Djaniny 9', 58' Al-Mogahwi 13'Al-Bakr 40'Lucas Lima 45', 60'Al-Asmari 90+2' |
Report | Hadraf 36' Abousaban 84' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 6,325 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
Al-Shabab v Al-Ahli
| 28 December 2019 13 | Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 17:50 | Asprilla 27' Sharahili 28'N'Diaye 60' |
Report | Al-Mowalad 74' Souza 87'Al-Asmari 89' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,746 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli
| 7 January 2020 11 | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Faraj 25' Al-Dawsari 37'Kanno 42'Al-Breik 66'Gomis 70'Al-Bulaihi 90' |
Report | Asiri 44' Al Somah 45'Belaïli 73'Sarić 78' |
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 21,543 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Al-Ahli v Abha
| 13 January 2020 14 | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Abha | Jeddah |
| 20:05 | Djaniny 20' Al Somah 35' (pen.), 83'Souza 56' |
Report | Andriatsima 26' Al-Nabit 31'Tahrat 34' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 12,055 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
Al-Raed v Al-Ahli
| 23 January 2020 15 | Al-Raed | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 20:10 | Al-Amri 38' Fouzair 66'Al-Rehaili 71' |
Report | Al-Khabrani 15' Djaniny 59'Al Somah 84', 85'Souza 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 4,148 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
Al-Adalah v Al-Ahli
| 1 February 2020 16 | Al-Adalah | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa |
| 15:25 | Biteghé 30', 84' Andria 51'Mandaw 84' |
Report | Al-Khabrani 18' Al-Moasher 38'Lucas Lima 84' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 15,304 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Ettifaq
| 6 February 2020 17 | Al-Ahli | 3–2 | Al-Ettifaq | Mecca |
| 20:20 | Al-Mowalad 30' Al-Mogahwi 79', 90'Belaïli 85' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.), 90+5' |
Report | Al-Robeai 34' Souza 37'Kiss 68' (pen.)Al-Qumaizi 78'Al-Kwikbi 84'Azaro 90'Yambéré 90+4'M'Bolhi 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
Al-Wehda v Al-Ahli
| 14 February 2020 18 | Al-Wehda | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Mecca |
| 20:25 | Luisinho 28' Niakaté 82'Botía 84' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Fateh
| 21 February 2020 19 | Al-Ahli | 0–1 | Al-Fateh | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Asiri 35' Abdulghani 81'Al-Moasher 84' |
Report | Bendebka 45+1' Al-Zaqaan 89' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,930 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli
| 27 February 2020 20 | Al-Nassr | 2–2 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 20:40 | Giuliano 58', 66' Al-Ghanam 69'Al-Amri 74' |
Report | Petros 32' (o.g.) Al Somah 43' (pen.)Bassas 51'Marin 52'Abdulghani 67'Belaïli 77'Djaniny 90' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,069 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Fayha
| 6 March 2020 21 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Fayha | Jeddah |
| 20:40 | Al Somah 87' Djaniny 88' |
Report | Al-Sobhi 33' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 10,836 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli
| 12 March 2020 22 | Al-Taawoun | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 20:40 | Petrolina 10' Cássio 83'Kadesh 90+4' |
Report | Souza 69' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Hazem
| 4 August 2020 23 | Al-Ahli | 4–2 | Al-Hazem | Jeddah |
| 21:15 | Ghareeb 3' Lucas Lima 22'Al Somah 50'H. Asiri 86', 86' 90+2'Al-Harbi 88' |
Report | Al-Qeshtah 57' Strandberg 65'Cafú 68', 90+1' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli
| 9 August 2020 24 | Al-Ittihad | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Abdulhamid 20' Al-Malki 41'Al-Shamrani 57'Al-Sumairi 62' |
Report | Al Somah 30', 64', 39' Sarić 45+1' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Al-Faisaly v Al-Ahli
| 15 August 2020 25 | Al-Faisaly | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 19:10 | El Jebli 27' (pen.) Hyland 66'Kaabi 73' |
Report | Al-Harbi 56' Hindi 82' |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal
| 20 August 2020 26 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:55 | Al Somah 5' Al-Asmari 45+1'Sarić 57'A. Asiri 74'Al-Moasher 76'Abo Shararah 90+5' |
Report | Jahfali 7' Al-Bulaihi 62'Carrillo 72'Cuéllar 90+1' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) |
Damac v Al-Ahli
| 25 August 2020 27 | Damac | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Abha |
| 19:05 | Zelaya 14', 24' (pen.), 38' Ayadi 52' |
Report | Al Somah 60' Al-Khabrani 66' 75' |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab
| 30 August 2020 28 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 20:40 | Al-Majhad 24' Al-Asmari 39'Sarić 53'Lucas Lima 55'H. Asiri 90+9' |
Report | Guanca 21' Al-Hamdan 28' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Abha v Al-Ahli
| 4 September 2020 29 | Abha | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Abha |
| 20:35 AST (UTC+3) | Bguir 32' (pen.), 90+3' Aashor 45+4'Atouchi 80'Al-Najei 88' |
Report | Hassoun 80' |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
Al-Ahli v Al-Raed
| 9 September 2020 30 | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | Al-Raed | Jeddah |
| 20:35 | Sarić 24' Al-Asmari 42'Al-Moasher 55'Hassoun 66'Abdulghani 77'Al Somah 79' |
Report | Al-Showaish 90+1' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal) |
- Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[49]
King Cup
Main article: 2019–20 King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Al-Ahli v Al-Jandal
| 5 November 2019 Round of 64 | Al-Ahli | 4–1 | Al-Jandal | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Belaïli 45+3' Al-Khabrani 57'Al-Moasher 58'Al-Mogahwi 60'Lucas Lima 77' |
Report | Kassola 7' Faleh 22'Nofal 90+1' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
Al-Nojoom v Al-Ahli
| 6 December 2019 Round of 32 | Al-Nojoom | 1–3 | Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa |
| 17:25 | Al-Soraihi 49' Al-Ammari 83' (pen.) |
Report | Belaïli 3', 60' Sarić 40'Ghareeb 85' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Dhafer |
Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli
| 2 January 2020 Round of 16 | Al-Fayha | 0–1 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:00 | Report | Al Somah 82' |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
2019 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League
Knockout phase
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal
v Al-Hilal
| 6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) First leg | Al-Ahli | 2–4 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:40 UTC+3 | Al-Khabrani 2' Al Somah 6', 61'Djaniny 39'Aleksić 45+2'Souza 90' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Gomis 15', 48', 65' Al-Bulaihi 34'Al-Dawsari 36'Al-Hafith 81'Otayf 90' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 48,094 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Second leg | Al-Hilal | 0–1 (4–3 agg.) | Al-Ahli | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Al-Dawsari 89' Bahebri 90'Gomis 90+3' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Al-Fatil 37' Asiri 42'Souza 55'Al-Moasher 68'Al-Owais 90+3' |
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 22,706 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
2020 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League
Play-off Round
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Al-Ahli v 
Istiklol
v 
Istiklol
| 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) Play-off round | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Istiklol | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Belaïli 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Rakhimov 35' Milić 45+1'Svezhov 57' 89'Dzhalilov 63'Davlatmir 90' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
Group stage
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 10 December 2019 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[50] Al-Ahli were drawn with Iraqi champions Al-Shorta, UAE side Al-Wahda, and Iranian side Esteghlal.
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | SHO | WAH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 |  Esteghlal |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | |||
| 3 |  Al-Shorta |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | |||
| 4 |  Al-Wahda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] | — |
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- Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19.[51] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[52]
Al-Wahda 
v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1 | Al-Wahda | Voided (1–1) | Al-Ahli | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:35 UTC+4 | Al-Korbi 66' Rim Chang-woo 90' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Asiri 60' Al-Mosailem 90+3' |
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
Al-Ahli v 
Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 2 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Esteghlal | Kuwait City, Kuwait[note 1] |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Al-Moasher 17' (pen.), 29', 90+1' Al-Majhad 27'Al-Asmari 34'Hindi 52' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Cheshmi 1' Motahari 22' |
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Al-Ahli v 
Al-Shorta
v Al-Shorta
| 14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)[note 2] 3 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Shorta | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Hassoun 46' Marin 87' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Mhawi 25' 45+1' Mohammed 90+2' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Al-Shorta v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)[note 2] 4 | Al-Shorta | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Natiq 14', 22' Fayyadh 65' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Lima 28' Al-Majhad 56' |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Wahda
v Al-Wahda
| 20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)[note 2] 5 | Al-Ahli | Cancelled | Al-Wahda | |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
Esteghlal v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)[note 2] 6 | Esteghlal | 3–0 | Al-Ahli | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Ghayedi 29' Milić 30'Karimi 38'Diabaté 54' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Abdulghani 49' |
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
- Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
Knockout phase
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Al-Ahli v Shabab Al-Ahli
v Shabab Al-Ahli
| 26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) Round of 16 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Shabab Al-Ahli | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 16:40 UTC+3 | Al-Fatil 23' Al-Asmari 50'Al Somah 54' (pen.)Hassoun 95' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Ganiev 28' Hussain 38'Marzooq 74'Khamis 119' |
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| Penalties | ||||
Abdulghani  Lima Ghareeb Hawsawi Al Somah  |
Khalil Jaber Ganiev Al-Bloushi Al-Naqbi |
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Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 30 September 2020 (2020-09-30) Quarter-finals | Al-Nassr | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Doha, Qatar |
| 16:40 UTC+3 | Martínez 13' Asiri 55'Al-Buraikan 88' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Al-Majhad 6' Hawsawi 78' |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
Appearances
- Last updated on 30 September 2020.
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | 2019 ACL | 2020 ACL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA |
Yasser Al-Mosailem | 23 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | GK | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Owais | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | GK | KSA |
Mohammed Al Rubaie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 66 | GK | KSA |
Basem Atallah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA |
Saeed Al-Mowalad | 27 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Fatil | 27 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Khabrani | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF | KSA |
Yazeed Al-Bakr | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | KSA |
Talal Al-Absi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | KSA |
Abdullah Hassoun | 28 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | KSA |
Hussein Abdulghani | 19 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | KSA |
Motaz Hawsawi | 14 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF | KSA |
Ahmed Al-Nakhli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | KSA |
Hani Al-Sebyani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | DF | KSA |
Abdulbasit Hindi | 19 | 3 | 12+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 60 | DF | BRA |
Lucas Lima | 33 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 70 | DF | KSA |
Mohammed Bassas | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KSA |
Salman Al-Moasher | 35 | 5 | 15+7 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | MF | BIH |
Elvis Sarić | 28 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | KSA |
Housain Al-Mogahwi | 26 | 3 | 9+6 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Majhad | 13 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | MF | KSA |
Nooh Al-Mousa | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | GER |
Marko Marin | 16 | 2 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | MF | ALG |
Youcef Belaïli | 19 | 6 | 12+1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 29 | MF | KSA |
Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 29 | 3 | 11+8 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | KSA |
Hassan Al-Qeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 35 | MF | KSA |
Yousef Al-Harbi | 16 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | MF | KSA |
Ali Al-Shaikhi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | MF | KSA |
Fahad Majrashi | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | MF | KSA |
Ali Al-Asmari | 28 | 2 | 13+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  SYR |
Omar Al Somah | 33 | 23 | 22+3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | FW | KSA |
Muhannad Assiri | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | KSA |
Ahmed Bassas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | FW | KSA |
Mazen Abo Shararah | 12 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | FW | KSA |
Haitham Asiri | 7 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
| Players sent out on loan this season | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA |
Khaled Al-Barakah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | KSA |
Sultan Mendash | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | BRA |
Souza | 25 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | KSA |
Abdulfattah Asiri | 24 | 5 | 16+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | FW |  CPV |
Djaniny | 27 | 9 | 21+1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | MF | SRB |
Danijel Aleksić | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 47 | MF | KSA |
Mustafa Bassas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 87 | DF | BIH |
Ervin Zukanović | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Goalscorers
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| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | 2019 ACL | 2020 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | |
Omar Al Somah | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | 21 | FW | |
Djaniny | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | |
Youcef Belaïli | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | |
Salman Al-Moasher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | |
Abdulfattah Asiri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | MF | |
Housain Al-Mogahwi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | |
Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 37 | DF | |
Abdulbasit Hindi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 17 | MF | |
Marko Marin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | MF | |
Ali Al-Asmari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 60 | DF | |
Lucas Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 15 | MF | |
Mohammed Al-Majhad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | |
Haitham Asiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | |
Danijel Aleksić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Abdullah Hassoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | MF | |
Yousef Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 69 | ||||
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Last Updated: 26 September 2020
Assists
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| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | 2019 ACL | 2020 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | MF | |
Abdulfattah Asiri | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | MF | |
Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | MF | |
Housain Al-Mogahwi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | MF | |
Youcef Belaïli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | DF | |
Saeed Al-Mowalad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | |
Souza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 60 | DF | |
Lucas Lima | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | MF | |
Salman Al-Moasher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | |
Marko Marin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 | FW | |
Djaniny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | DF | |
Hussein Abdulghani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 5 | DF | |
Mohammed Al-Khabrani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | |
Muhannad Assiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | |
Mohammed Al-Majhad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Abdullah Hassoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | FW | |
Mazen Abo Shararah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | MF | |
Yousef Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | MF | |
Ali Al-Asmari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 | FW | |
Haitham Asiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 45 | ||||
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Last Updated: 17 September 2020
Clean sheets
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| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | 2019 ACL | 2020 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | GK | |
Mohammed Al-Owais | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | |
Yasser Al-Mosailem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
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Last Updated: 14 September 2020
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