2019–20 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

The 2019–20 season is 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 will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup and both the 2019 and the 2020 editions of the AFC Champions League.

Al-Ahli

2019–20 season
President	Ahmed Al-Sayegh (until 28 January) Abdulelah Mouminah (from 8 February)
Manager	Branko Ivanković (until 16 September)[1] Christian Gross (from 16 October until 17 February)[2] Vladan Milojević (from 28 February)[3]
Stadium	King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League	4th
King Cup	Semi-finals
2019 ACL	Round of 16
2020 ACL	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Omar Al Somah (13) All: Omar Al Somah (16)
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
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 12 March 2020.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to September 2020.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2020[5][6]

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  KSA Yasser Al Mosailem 2 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Mowalad 3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Fatil 5 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Khabrani 6 MF  BRA Souza 7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Moasher 8 MF  BIH Elvis Sarić 9 FW  SYR Omar Al Somah 10 MF  KSA Abdulfattah Asiri 11 MF  KSA Housain Al-Mogahwi 13 DF  KSA Yazeed Al-Bakr 14 FW  KSA Muhannad Assiri 15 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Majhad 16 MF  KSA Nooh Al-Mousa 17 MF  GER Marko Marin

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ALG Youcef Belaïli 21 FW  CPV Djaniny 23 DF  KSA Abdullah Hassoun 24 DF  KSA Hussein Abdulghani (captain) 25 DF  KSA Motaz Hawsawi 29 FW  KSA Abdulrahman Ghareeb 33 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Owais 34 FW  KSA Mazen Abo Shararah (on loan from Al-Ittihad) 35 MF  KSA Yousef Al-Harbi 37 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi 40 MF  KSA Ali Al-Asmari 44 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Yami 60 DF  BRA Lucas Lima 66 GK  KSA Basem Atallah 70 DF  KSA Mohammed Bassas

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  KSA Khaled Al-Barakah (at Al-Ettifaq until 30 June 2020) 15 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (at Damac until 30 June 2020) 18 FW  CHA Othman Alhaj (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2020) 20 DF  KSA Ali Al-Zubaidi (at Al-Wehda until 30 June 2020) 27 MF  KSA Sultan Mendash (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020) 30 DF  KSA Hani Al-Sebyani (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2020) 32 DF  KSA Faisal Darisi (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 MF  KSA Yahya Al-Qarni (at Ohod until 30 June 2020) 75 DF  BRA Aderlan Santos (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2020) 77 MF  KSA Omar Al-Zayni (at Al-Qadsiah until 30 June 2020) — DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Zubaidi (at Al-Hazem until 30 June 2020) — MF  KSA Nasser Al-Daajani (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020) — MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2020)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
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]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
31 January 2020	End of season	FW	34	Mazen Abo Shararah	Damac	None	[18]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2019	DF	13	Mohamed Abdel Shafy	Zamalek	Released	[19]
4 July 2019	MF	71	Nicolae Stanciu	Slavia Prague	$6,730,000	[20]
11 July 2019	MF	5	Claudio Baeza	Necaxa	$3,365,000	[21]
15 July 2019	MF	28	Ayman Al-Khulaif	Al-Wehda	$535,000	[22]
26 July 2019	MF	–	Maher Othman	Al-Batin	Free	[23]
28 July 2019	MF	49	Ahmed Al-Zain	Al-Raed	$267,500	[24]
29 July 2019	GK	22	Ahmed Al-Rehaili	Al-Raed	Free	[25]
1 August 2019	DF	17	Paulo Díaz	River Plate	$4,500,000	[26]
7 August 2019	DF	4	Alexis	Racing de Santander	Free	[27]
17 August 2019	GK	41	Majed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Hazem	Free	[28]
18 August 2019	MF	50	Abdullah Majrashi	Al-Raed	Undisclosed	[29]
21 August 2019	DF	32	Abdullah Al-Khateeb	Al-Ettifaq	Undisclosed	[30]
30 August 2019	MF	22	Danijel Aleksić	İstanbul Başakşehir	Undisclosed	[31]
4 September 2019	MF	8	Taisir Al-Jassim	Al-Nasr	Free	[32]
28 January 2020	MF	47	Mustafa Bassas	Al-Faisaly	Free	[33]
31 January 2020	DF	87	Ervin Zukanović	S.P.A.L.	Free	[34]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
9 July 2019	End of season	DF	27	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi	Al-Hazem	None	[35]
10 July 2019	End of season	DF	32	Faisal Darisi	Al-Raed	None	[36]
11 July 2019	End of season	MF	15	Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani	Damac	None	[37]
15 July 2019	End of season	DF	20	Ali Al-Zubaidi	Al-Wehda	None	[38]
23 July 2019	End of season	MF	40	Yahya Al-Qarni	Ohod	None	[39]
24 July 2019	End of season	MF	–	Abdulrahman Al-Harthi	Al-Khaleej	None	[40]
4 August 2019	End of season	DF	30	Hani Al-Sebyani	Al-Fayha	None	[41]
14 August 2019	End of season	DF	75	Aderlan Santos	Rio Ave	None	[42]
30 August 2019	End of season	MF	77	Omar Al-Zayni	Al-Qadsiah	None	[43]
31 August 2019	End of season	FW	18	Othman Alhaj	Al-Fayha	None	[44]
10 January 2020	End of season	MF	27	Sultan Mendash	Al-Taawoun	None	[45]
31 January 2020	End of season	DF	4	Khaled Al-Barakah	Al-Ettifaq	None	[46]

Pre-season

Al-Ahli 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 Anđelko Herjavec

Al-Ahli 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

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

Al-Ahli v Žarkovo

21 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–0	Žarkovo	Kumberg, Austria
17:00 CEST	Al Somah  30' (pen.) Asiri  45' Al-Mogahwi  73'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Kumberg

Al-Ahli v Bravo

23 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Ahli	3–0	Bravo	Bad Blumau, Austria
17:00 CEST	Aleksić  34' Alhaj  48' Mendash  76'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Bad Blumau

Competitions

Overall

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	24	13	4	7	42	28	+14	054.17
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	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	066.67
Total	33	20	5	8	59	37	+22	060.61

Updated to match played 9 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2019–20 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hilal (Q)	25	18	6	1	62	21	+41	60	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Al-Nassr	25	15	6	4	44	20	+24	51
3	Al-Ahli	25	13	4	8	42	30	+12	43	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Al-Faisaly	25	12	5	8	35	29	+6	41
5	Al-Wehda	25	13	1	11	35	32	+3	40

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 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).[47]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	13	4	7	42	28	+14	43	8	2	2	26	13	+13	5	2	5	16	15	+1

Last updated: 9 August 2020.
Source:

Results by round

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
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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2020 (2020-08-09). Source:
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	v	Al-Ahli	Al Majma'ah
19:10				Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City

Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal

20 August 2020 26	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
20:55				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Damac v Al-Ahli

25 August 2020 27	Damac	v	Al-Ahli	Abha
19:05				Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab

30 August 2020 28	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Shabab	Jeddah
20:40				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Abha v Al-Ahli

4 September 2020 29	Abha	v	Al-Ahli	Abha
20:35				Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Ahli v Al-Raed

9 September 2020 30	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Raed	Jeddah
20:35				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

1. Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[48]

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)

Al-Wehda v Al-Ahli

18 January 2020 Quarter-finals	Al-Wehda	1–2	Al-Ahli	Mecca
18:40	Al-Zori  8' Bakshween  23' Chaves  29' Goodwin  38' Al-Qarni  41' Al-Saiari  59' Al-Nemer  90+3'	Report	Al Somah  26' (pen.),  54' Al-Mowalad  27' Marin  68' Souza  73'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr

27 October 2020 Semi-finals	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

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

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

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

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.[49] Al-Ahli were drawn with Iraqi champions Al-Shorta, UAE side Al-Wahda, and Iranian side Esteghlal.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AHL	WAH	EST	SHO
1	Al-Ahli	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4[lower-alpha 1]	Round of 16		—	20 Sep	2–1	14 Sep
2	Al-Wahda	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4[lower-alpha 1]			1–1	—	14 Sep	23 Sep
3	Esteghlal	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1[lower-alpha 2]			23 Sep	17 Sep	—	20 Sep
4	Al-Shorta	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1[lower-alpha 2]			17 Sep	0–1	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head away goals: Al-Ahli 1, Al-Wahda 0.
2. Head-to-head away goals: Esteghlal 1, Al-Shorta 0.

Al-Wahda v Al-Ahli

10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1	Al-Wahda	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

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 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al-Ahli v Al-Shorta

14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)[note 2] 3	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Shorta
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Al-Shorta v Al-Ahli

17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)[note 2] 4	Al-Shorta	v	Al-Ahli
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Al-Ahli v Al-Wahda

20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)[note 2] 5	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Wahda
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Esteghlal v Al-Ahli

23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)[note 2] 6	Esteghlal	v	Al-Ahli
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1. Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
2. On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.[50][51] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.[52]

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 9 August 2020.

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		Yasser Al-Mosailem	20	0	13+1	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
33	GK		Mohammed Al-Owais	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
44	GK		Mohammed Al-Yami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	GK		Basem Atallah	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Saeed Al-Mowalad	22	0	13+3	0	3	0	1	0	1+1	0
3	DF		Mohammed Al-Fatil	22	0	13+1	0	3	0	2	0	2+1	0
5	DF		Mohammed Al-Khabrani	24	0	18	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
13	DF		Yazeed Al-Bakr	7	0	3+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	DF		Abdullah Hassoun	18	0	9+4	0	1+1	0	1	0	2	0
24	DF		Hussein Abdulghani	12	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	2+1	0
25	DF		Motaz Hawsawi	6	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
37	DF		Abdulbasit Hindi	13	3	10+1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
60	DF		Lucas Lima	24	2	18	1	3+1	1	0	0	2	0
70	DF		Mohammed Bassas	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Souza	25	0	18+1	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF		Salman Al-Moasher	25	4	11+5	1	2+2	1	2	0	3	2
8	MF		Elvis Sarić	23	0	17+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Abdulfattah Asiri	22	4	14+3	2	2	0	2	1	1	1
11	MF		Housain Al-Mogahwi	22	3	9+6	2	2+1	1	0+2	0	2	0
15	MF		Mohammed Al-Majhad	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF		Nooh Al-Mousa	10	0	5+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	MF		Marko Marin	10	1	7+1	0	0+1	1	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Youcef Belaïli	19	6	12+1	2	4	3	0	0	1+1	1
29	MF		Abdulrahman Ghareeb	18	3	5+8	2	1+1	1	0+1	0	2	0
35	MF		Yousef Al-Harbi	6	1	1+3	1	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	MF		Ali Al-Asmari	19	1	7+6	1	0+2	0	1	0	3	0
Forwards
9	FW		Omar Al Somah	24	19	17+3	16	2	2	1+1	1	0	0
14	FW		Muhannad Assiri	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Haitham Asiri	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Ahmed Bassas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Djaniny	27	9	21+1	8	3	0	2	1	0	0
34	FW		Mazen Abo Shararah	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players sent out on loan this season
4	DF		Khaled Al-Barakah	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		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
22	MF		Danijel Aleksić	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
47	MF		Mustafa Bassas	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
87	DF		Ervin Zukanović	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2019 ACL	2020 ACL	Total
1	9	FW		Omar Al Somah	16	2	1	0	19
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	1	1	0	2	4
	10	MF		Abdulfattah Asiri	2	0	1	1	4
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	60	DF		Lucas Lima	1	1	0	0	2
10	17	MF		Marko Marin	0	1	0	0	1
	18	FW		Haitham Asiri	1	0	0	0	1
	22	MF		Danijel Aleksić	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
Own goal					1	0	0	0	1
Total					42	10	3	4	59

Last Updated: 9 August 2020

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2019 ACL	2020 ACL	Total
1	33	GK		Mohammed Al-Owais	3	0	1	0	4
2	1	GK		Yasser Al-Mosailem	1	1	0	1	3
Total					4	1	1	1	7

Last Updated: 6 March 2020

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