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Al-Ahli Saudi FC

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Al-Ahli
Full nameAl-Ahli Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malaki (The Royals)
Ma'aqil Al-Aswad (Stronghold of Lions)
Al-Raqi (The Classy Ones)
Founded1937; 89 years ago (1937)
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City (selected matches)
Capacity62,345 for King Abdullah Sports City
27,000 for Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[1][2]
ChairmanKhalid Al Ghamdi
ManagerMatthias Jaissle
LeagueSaudi Professional League
2024–255th of 18

Al-Ahli is a Saudi Arabian professional football club from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It currently play in Saudi Professional League.

They are one of the most successful teams in Saudi Arabia. They have won the Saudi Professional League three times, the King's Cup 13 times, the Saudi Crown Prince Cup six times, the Saudi Super Cup two times, and the Saudi Federation Cup five times. They also won the AFC Champions League Elite in the 2024–25 season, the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2002

Al-Ahli were relegated for the first time in the 2021–22 season,[3] although they would be promoted as champions in their only second division season.

Players

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As of April 1, 2025[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF Brazil Brazil Roger Ibañez
5 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bakor
6 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 MF Algeria Algeria Riyad Mahrez
8 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Sumayhan Al-Nabit
9 FW Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikan
10 FW Brazil Brazil Roberto Firmino (captain)
11 MF Brazil Brazil Alexsander
13 FW Brazil Brazil Galeno
14 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Eid Al-Muwallad
15 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK Senegal Senegal Édouard Mendy
19 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Rashidi
24 MF Spain Spain Gabri Veiga
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ali Majrashi
28 DF Turkey Turkey Merih Demiral
29 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Majhad
30 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saad Balobaid
32 DF Belgium Belgium Matteo Dams
45 FW Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulkarim Darisi
46 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Rayan Hamed
55 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Bader Kabli U19
62 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdullah Abdoh
77 DF Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski
79 MF Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Franck Kessié (vice-captain)
87 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ramez Al-Attar U19
90 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Amar Al-Yuhaybi U19
99 FW England England Ivan Toney

References

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  1. ↑ Walid, Ahmed (2023-06-13). "PIF to take control of Saudi Arabia's four biggest clubs as part of major shake-up in Pro League". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's PIF takes over Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli". BBC Sport. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Al-Ahli's relegation leaves one of Saudi's biggest clubs in unfamiliar territory". Arab News. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Al-Ahli SFC - Detailed squad 24/25". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. ↑ "Al Ahli 2024-25 Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

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