2017–18_Al-Ahli_Saudi_FC_season
2017–18 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season
Al-Ahli 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Al-Ahli's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 80th year in existence as a football club. They entered this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2016–17 campaign, when they finished as runners-up in both the league and King Cup. Al-Ahli also participated in the King Cup, and both the 2017 and 2018 edition of the AFC Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Quick Facts President, Manager ...
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| President | Fahad bin Khalid (until 14 November 2017) Turki bin Mohammed (from 14 November 2017) | |||
| Manager | Serhii Rebrov (until 18 April 2018) Fathi Al-Jabal (from 18 April 2018) | |||
| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City | |||
| Pro League | 2nd | |||
| King Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| 2017 Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| 2018 Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Omar Al Somah (11) All: Muhannad Assiri (13) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 43,794 vs Al-Hilal (7 April 2018)[1] | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,831 vs Al-Ettifaq (15 December 2017) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 16,650 | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 14 May 2018. | ||||
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Squad information
- As of 25 January 2018[2]
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AFC Champions League squad
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Source: 2018 AFC Champions League squad
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Summer
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 49 | LM |  Ahmed Al-Zain |
Al-Taawoun |
Undisclosed | 21 June 2017 | [3] |
| 19 | DM |  Claudemir |
 Club Brugge |
€2,700,000 | 18 July 2017 | [4] |
| 28 | CB |  Godfrey Oboabona |
 Çaykur Rizespor |
Free | 21 July 2017 | [5] |
| 33 | GK | Mohammed Al-Owais |
Al-Shabab |
Free | 26 July 2017 | [6] |
| 42 | LM | Leonardo |
 Partizan |
€4,200,000 | 3 August 2017 | [7] |
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Winter
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DM |  Mark Milligan |
Melbourne Victory |
Undisclosed | 28 January 2018 | [8] |
| AM | Ahmed Basaeed |
Unattached | Free | 2 February 2018 | [9] | |
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Out
Summer
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 26 | CB | Mohammed Aman |
Al-Fateh |
Free | 5 July 2017 | [10] |
| 34 | ST | Sumayhan Al-Nabit |
Ohod |
Free | 17 July 2017 | [11] |
| 28 | LB | Abdulelah Bokhari |
Al-Ettifaq |
Free | 30 July 2017 | [12] |
| 55 | DM |  Saad Abdul-Amir |
Al-Shabab |
Free | 9 August 2017 | [13] |
| ST | Mostafa Al-Musawi |
Al-Khaleej |
Free | 19 August 2017 | [14] | |
| 5 | DM | Fahad Hamad |
Al-Faisaly |
Free | 25 August 2017 | [15] |
| CM | Omar Al-Zayni |
Hajer |
Free | 25 August 2017 | [16] | |
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Winter
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
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| AM | Yasser Al-Fahmi |
Al-Batin |
Free | 16 January 2018 | [17] | |
| 28 | CB | Godfrey Oboabona |
Released | Free | 2 February 2018 | [18] |
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Loan in
Winter
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| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
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| 88 | AM |  Moamen Zakaria |
Al Ahly |
4 January 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [19] |
| 20 | DM |  Mohamed Ben Amor |
Étoile du Sahel |
25 January 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [20] |
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Loan out
Summer
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| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
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| 80 | DM | Ryan Al-Mousa |
Al-Taawoun |
9 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [21] |
| 22 | GK | Ahmed Al-Rehaili |
Al-Raed |
12 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [22] |
| 30 | CB | Saeed Al-Robeai |
Al-Faisaly |
1 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [23] |
| CB | Abdullah Al-Khateeb |
Al-Khaleej |
6 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [24] | |
| 35 | DM | Rayan Al-Harbi |
Al-Tai |
8 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [25] |
| CB | Hamed Al-Sherif |
Hajer |
16 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [26] | |
| 20 | RM | Islam Seraj |
Al-Faisaly |
23 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [27] |
| 40 | RM | Raed Al-Ghamdi |
Ohod |
8 September 2017 | 30 June 2018 | [28] |
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Winter
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| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
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| 13 | LB | Mohamed Abdel-Shafy |
Al-Fateh |
4 January 2018 | 30 June 2018 | [29] |
| 47 | RM | Mustafa Bassas |
Ohod |
22 January 2018 | 30 June 2018 | [30] |
| 49 | LM | Ahmed Al-Zain |
Al-Fayha |
29 January 2018 | 30 June 2018 | [31] |
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Al-Ahli 
v 
Stainach-Grimming
v 
Stainach-Grimming
| 13 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 12–0 | Stainach-Grimming | Stainach, Austria |
| 18:30 WET | Al-Somah  Al-Mogahwi Al-Zain Al-Moasher Al-Robeai Assiri Asiri Bassas |
Report | Stadium: Stainach Stadium |
Al-Ahli v 
Budafoki
v 
Budafoki
| 14 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Budafoki | Rottenmann, Austria |
| 17:30 WET | Al-Zubaidi Al-Fatil Al-Somah |
Report | Stadium: Rottenmann Stadium |
Al-Ahli v Bischofshofen
v Bischofshofen
| 18 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Bischofshofen | Bischofshofen, Austria |
| 18:00 WET | Bassas Al-Somah |
Report | Stadium: Bischofshofen Stadium |
Udinese Calcio 
v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 19 July 2017 Friendly | Udinese Calcio | 4–1 | Al-Ahli | Gmünd, Austria |
| 18:00 WET | Perica 13' Lasagna 30', 71'Ewandro 77' |
Report | Al-Robeai 85' |
Stadium: SC Gmünd Stadium |
Al-Ahli v 
Alanyaspor
v Alanyaspor
| 23 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Alanyaspor | Bischofshofen, Austria |
| 17:00 WET | Al-Amri Bassas Al-Jassim |
Report | Stadium: Bischofshofen Stadium |
Al-Ahli v 
Al-Ain
v 
Al-Ain
| 27 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 0–2 | Al-Ain | Grabenstätt, Germany |
| 16:00 WET | Report | Berg pen.' Douglas |
Stadium: Sportverein Erlstätt Turnhalle |
Konyaspor v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 27 July 2017 Friendly | Konyaspor | 4–0 | Al-Ahli | Hallein, Austria |
| 17:00 WET | Milošević 2' Fındıklı 22'Bourabia 61'Fofana 75' |
Report | Stadium: Thomas Stangassinger Sportanlage |
Al-Ahli v Al-Qadsiah
v Al-Qadsiah
| 4 August 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 1–3 | Al-Qadsiah | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 | Al-Mogahwi 72' |
Report | Al-Johani 20', 37' Bismark 47' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
Al-Ahli v Al-Entsar
v Al-Entsar
| 5 August 2017 Friendly | Al-Ahli | 7–0 | Al-Entsar | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 | Assiri 24', 46' Al-Mogahwi 27'Al-Moasher 52', 61'Al-Amri 70'Seraj 78' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
Overview
More information Competition, Record ...
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Professional League | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 061.54 | — | 2nd | 11 August 2017 | 12 April 2018 |
| King Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 050.00 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 6 January 2018 | 30 March 2018 |
| 2017 Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 22 August 2017 | 12 September 2017 |
| 2018 Champions League | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 050.00 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 12 February 2018 | 14 May 2018 |
| Total | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 055.00 | ||||
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Updated to match played 14 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Pro League
Main article: 2017–18 Saudi Professional League
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 56 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 55 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 44 | Qualification to AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Al-Ettifaq | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 36[lower-alpha 1] |
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2018. Source: slstat.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).[32]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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).[32]
(C) Champions
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Results summary
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| 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 |
| 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 |
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Last updated: 12 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
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 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2018. Source: Competitive matches
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-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli
| 11 August 2017 1 | Al-Ettifaq | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Dammam |
| 20:55 | Al-Saiari  45+3'Al-Hazaa 58', 68'Al-Kassar 90+1' |
Report | Al-Somah 11', 56' Al-Asmari 34' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
Al-Ahli v Al-Fateh
| 17 August 2017 2 | Al-Ahli | 4–0 | Al-Fateh | Jeddah |
| 20:50 | Al-Somah 28' Al-Dawsari 37' (o.g.)Fetfatzidis 42' (pen.)Majrashi 69' |
Report | Al-Ammar 36' Al-Fuhaid 65'Al-Dawsari 86' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 11,980 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan |
Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr
| 17 September 2017 3 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:25 | Fetfatzidis 8' Al-Somah 35'Al-Mogahwi 42'Oboabona 60' |
Report | Leonardo 29' Uvini 65'Jebor 84' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 10,108 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
Al-Batin v Al-Ahli
| 22 September 2017 4 | Al-Batin | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Hafar al-Batin |
| 18:35 | Alhinho 4' Pitty 22'Tarabai 44'Masrahi 90+2'Waqes 90+3' |
Report | Al-Somah 18' Oboabona 21'Bakshween 86'Hawsawi 90+5' |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
Al-Ahli v Al-Raed
| 30 September 2017 5 | Al-Ahli | 5–3 | Al-Raed | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Leonardo 3' Al-Somah 46', 63' (pen.)Al-Amri 57'Al-Mogahwi 90+2' |
Report | Eli Sabiá 2' Otaif 71' (pen.), 78'Al-Sawadi 75'  82'Shikabala 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 5,310 Referee: Turki Al-Khudair |
Al-Shabab v Al-Ahli
| 14 October 2017 6 | Al-Shabab | 2–5 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Kaabi 8' Ghazi 42'Ben Mustapha 82'Abdul-Amir 86' |
Report | Al-Somah 3', 11' Hawsawi 23', 79'Bakshween 51'Al-Mogahwi 61'Leonardo 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,633 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Ittihad
| 21 October 2017 7 | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 19:55 | Al-Somah 50', 90+1', 67' Leonardo 56'Al-Mowalad 73' |
Report | Qassem 48' Abdoh 69' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 21,358 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
Al-Faisaly v Al-Ahli
| 26 October 2017 8 | Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Al-Majma'ah |
| 19:50 | Rossi 55' Abousaban 68'Hyland 82'Rogério 85' |
Report | Fetfatzidis 59' Leonardo 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 512 Referee: Turki Al-Khudair |
Al-Ahli v Al-Fayha
| 31 October 2017 9 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Fayha | Jeddah |
| 19:45 | Leonardo 44' Al-Owais 90+4' |
Report | Al-Baqaawi 41' Gegé 58', 87'Kanno 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 9,774 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland) |
Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli
| 19 November 2017 10 | Al-Taawoun | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 19:40 | Al-Mousa 55' Amissi 63' |
Report | Al-Somah 3' Balghaith 39'Bakshween 45'Claudemir 57' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Qadsiah
| 24 November 2017 11 | Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Al-Qadsiah | Jeddah |
| 19:40 | Leonardo 34', 90' Claudemir 86' |
Report | Al-Obaid 65' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,510 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli
| 1 December 2017 12 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Dawsari 68', 76' |
Report | Fetfatzidis 84' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,671 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
Ohod v Al-Ahli
| 10 December 2017 13 | Ohod | 2–2 | Al-Ahli | Medina |
| 19:40 | Mohsen 8' Al-Ghamdi 12'Al-Fatil 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Al-Fatil 25' Balghaith 41'Al-Mogahwi 48', 50'Al-Mowalad 59'Claudemir 70'Leonardo 90+9' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 10,225 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Ettifaq
| 15 December 2017 14 | Al-Ahli | 4–1 | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
| 19:40 | Al-Jassim 5', 27' Al-Mowalad 45+5'Assiri 48', 63', 53'Al-Harbi 84' |
Report | Al-Khalaf 14' Al-Khairi 22'Salinas 35'Al-Khaibari 56' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 4,831 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Al-Fateh v Al-Ahli
| 23 December 2017 15 | Al-Fateh | 1–3 | Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa |
| 19:45 | Oueslati 18' (pen.) Al-Fuhaid 56' |
Report | Fetfatzidis 9' Al-Mogahwi 12'Asiri 21'Assiri 31', 38'Oboabona 65'Kurdi 86' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh |
Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli
| 29 December 2017 16 | Al-Nassr | 3–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 19:50 | Al-Jebreen 36' Leonardo 61'Abdullah 71'Fouzair 76' |
Report | Asiri 56' Fetfatzidis 59'Bakshween 84'Hawsawi 87' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Batin
| 12 January 2018 17 | Al-Ahli | 5–0 | Al-Batin | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Assiri 2', 26' (pen.) Al-Moasher 22', 42'Fetfatzidis 82' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 23,898 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab
| 30 January 2018 19 | Al-Ahli | 3–2 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Balghaith 31' Fetfatzidis 40' (pen.)Bakshween 42'Zakaria 87'Assiri 90+5', 90+5'Al Mowalad 90+6' |
Report | Benlamri 10' Benyettou 12', 12'Bahebri 14'Abdul-Amir 79'Muath 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 32,199 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli
| 4 February 2018 20 | Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah |
| 20:20 | Abdoh 50' Villanueva 79'Akaïchi 84'Fallatah 85' 90+2'Kahraba 88' |
Report | Ben Amor 30' Al-Harbi 77'Asiri 81'Leonardo 81' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 45,913 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Faisaly
| 8 February 2018 21 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly | Jeddah |
| 20:20 | Al-Moasher 4' Fetfatzidis 9' (pen.)Ben Amor 45+1'Balghaith 51'Assiri 78'Al-Owais 84'Claudemir 90+5' |
Report | Luisinho 36' Abdulaziz 45'Al-Deayea 49'Rossi 90+2' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia) |
Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli
| 16 February 2018 22 | Al-Fayha | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:35 | Kanno 74' Fernández 83'Asprilla 85', 89' |
Report | Milligan 43' Fetfatzidis 79'Claudemir 90+4' 90+5' |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Taawoun
| 1 March 2018 23 | Al-Ahli | 5–1 | Al-Taawoun | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Assiri 10' Leonardo 21'Asiri 36'Milligan 38'Al-Shamrani 45+2'Al-Mogahwi 58'Al-Jassim 68'Al-Moasher 74' |
Report | Al-Bishi 64' Amissi 67'Al-Bishi 90+3' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 29,321 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
Al-Qadsiah v Al-Ahli
| 9 March 2018 24 | Al-Qadsiah | 0–1 | Al-Ahli | Khobar |
| 20:30 | Belal 62' |
Report | Hawsawi 55', 90+2' Ben Amor 69' |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia) |
Al-Raed v Al-Ahli
| 16 March 2018 18 | Al-Raed | 0–3 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | Al-Mutlaq 15' |
Report | Asiri 48' Leonardo 60'Al-Somah 65'Al-Mogahwi 76' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 5,739 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal
| 7 April 2018 25 | Al-Ahli | 0–0 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:40 | Hawsawi 42' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 43,794 Referee: Svein Moen |
King Cup
Al-Ahli entered the 2018 King Cup in the Round of 32 and were drawn away to Al-Shoulla. In the next round, Al-Ahli faced Al-Orobah at home. They progressed to the Quarter-finals after beating them 6–0. The Quarter-finals saw Al-Ahli defeat Al-Fayha on penalties away from home.[33] In the Semi-finals, Al-Ahli lost to Al-Faisaly in controversial manner.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Main article: 2018 King Cup
Al-Shoulla v Al-Ahli
| 6 January 2018 Round of 32 | Al-Shoulla | 0–2 | Al-Ahli | Al-Kharj |
| 19:20 | Report | Al-Moasher 7' Fetfatzidis 20'Asiri 52'Oboabona 63' |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan |
Al-Ahli v Al-Orobah
| 21 January 2018 Round of 16 | Al-Ahli | 6–0 | Al-Orobah | Jeddah |
| 18:45 | Al-Moasher 33', 73' Al-Mogahwi 41'Fefatzidis 60'Zakaria 90', 90+2' |
Report | Al-Najei 24' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland) |
Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli
| 24 February 2018 Quarter-finals | Al-Fayha | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Al-Ahli | Al-Majma'ah |
| 18:40 | Gómez 21' Izaguirre 50'Fernández 53'Jaafari 81'Asprilla 93', 100'Al-Sobhi 120+1' |
Report | Balghaith 48' 112' Bakshween 60'Al-Amri 85'Asiri 109' |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
| Penalties | ||||
Tziolis  Asprilla Al-Mutairi  Al-Sobhi Fernández Izaguirre |
Fetfatzidis Milligan Al-Amri Leonardo Awagi Ben Amor |
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Al-Faisaly v Al-Ahli
| 30 March 2018 Semi-finals | Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
| 20:35 | Zé Eduardo 77' |
Report | Al-Shamrani  90+6' |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli will enter the Crown Prince Cup in the Round of 16 alongside the other Pro League teams. On 19 September 2017, it was announced that the tournament was cancelled.[34]
Main article: 2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli
| 30 October 2017 Round of 16 | Al-Ettifaq | Cancelled | Al-Ahli | Dammam |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium |
AFC Champions League
2017 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League
Quarter-finals
Persepolis 
v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 22 August 2017 (2017-08-22) First leg | Persepolis | 2–2 | Al-Ahli | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Khalilzadeh 72', 86' Mensha 84' |
Report | Al-Somah 2' Al-Amri 41'Leonardo 58' |
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
Al-Ahli v Persepolis
v Persepolis
| 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Second leg | Al-Ahli | 1–3 (3–5 agg.) | Persepolis | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:15 UTC+4 | Bakshween 36' Al-Amri 52'Hawsawi 81' |
Report | Alipour 5' Kamyabinia 12'Mosalman 37'Taremi 56', 90+4' (pen.)Ansari 73'Mensha 82' (pen.)H. Mahini 87' |
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 5.820 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
2018 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | JAZ | GHA | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Jazira |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Gharafa |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Tractor Sazi |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
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Tractor Sazi v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) 1 | Tractor Sazi | 0–1 | Al-Ahli | Seeb, Oman |
| 19:30 UTC+4 | Iranpourian 49' Sharbati 60' |
Report | Al-Amri 45' Assiri 67' |
Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Jazira
v Al-Jazira
| 19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) 2 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Jazira | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:10 UTC+3 | Al-Jassim 10' Assiri 70' (pen.) |
Report | Khasif 45+3' Boussoufa 66'Jamal 74'Mabkhout 87'Al Mosailem 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 14,477 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Al-Gharafa 
v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) 3 | Al-Gharafa | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 18:10 UTC+3 | Quijada 90+1' |
Report | Balghaith 62' |
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
Al-Ahli v Al-Gharafa
v Al-Gharafa
| 13 March 2018 (2018-03-13) 4 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Gharafa | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Al-Mowalad 32' Al-Moasher 45+3'Zakaria 58' |
Report | Taremi 56' Sneijder 90' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 19,020 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Al-Ahli v Tractor Sazi
v Tractor Sazi
| 3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) 5 | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | Tractor Sazi | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:20 UTC+4 | Assiri 49' Balghaith 70'Zakaria 90+2' |
Report | Azadi 81' |
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
Al-Jazira v Al-Ahli
v Al-Ahli
| 17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 6 | Al-Jazira | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:30 UTC+4 | Romarinho 68' |
Report | Al-Amri 6' Zakaria 30'Al-Moasher 43' |
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 621 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
Appearances
- Last updated on 14 May 2018.
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | 2017 Champions League | 2018 Champions League | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA |
Yasser Al Mosailem | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Owais | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GK | KSA |
Raghid Al-Najjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | GK | KSA |
Basem Atallah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA |
Ali Al-Zubaidi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | AUS |
Mark Milligan | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | KSA |
Mohammed Al-Fatil | 11 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | KSA |
Ageel Balghaith | 25 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 23 | DF | KSA |
Saeed Al-Mowalad | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | KSA |
Motaz Hawsawi | 33 | 4 | 22+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | KSA |
Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 10 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | KSA |
Mansoor Al-Harbi | 30 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | KSA |
Faisal Darisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | KSA |
Abdullah Hassoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 77 | DF | KSA |
Amiri Kurdi | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | KSA |
Waleed Bakshween | 27 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | KSA |
Salman Al-Moasher | 22 | 7 | 6+7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | KSA |
Taisir Al-Jassim | 18 | 2 | 8+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF |  GRE |
Giannis Fetfatzidis | 32 | 11 | 25+1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | KSA |
Housain Al-Mogahwi | 35 | 6 | 21+3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | KSA |
Saleh Al-Amri | 19 | 4 | 3+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | ||
| 17 | MF | KSA |
Ayman Al-Khulaif | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | KSA |
Ali Al-Asmari | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | BRA |
Claudemir | 30 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | ||
| 20 | MF | TUN |
Mohamed Ben Amor | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | KSA |
Ali Awagi | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | KSA |
Abdulmohsen Al-Subhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | KSA |
Yousef Al-Harbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | MF | BRA |
Leonardo | 23 | 11 | 16+3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF | KSA |
Abdulfattah Asiri | 25 | 2 | 8+10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 50 | MF | KSA |
Abdullah Majrashi | 14 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 88 | MF | EGY |
Moamen Zakaria | 17 | 6 | 2+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+4 | 3 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | ST |  SYR |
Omar Al Soma | 17 | 12 | 13+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | ST | KSA |
Muhannad Assiri | 25 | 13 | 9+6 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 5 | ||
| 29 | ST | KSA |
Abdulrahman Ghareeb | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | ST | KSA |
Mansour Al-Muwallad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players sent out on loan this season | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | DF | EGY |
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | MF | KSA |
Ahmed Al-Zain | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | DF | NGA |
Godfrey Oboabona | 10 | 0 | 9 | 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 | 2017 Champions League | 2018 Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | FW | |
Muhannad Assiri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | |
Omar Al Somah | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | |
Giannis Fetfatzidis | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 42 | MF | |
Leonardo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | MF | |
Salman Al-Moasher | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 11 | MF | |
Housain Al-Mogahwi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 88 | MF | |
Moamen Zakaria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 8 | 15 | MF | |
Saleh Al-Amri | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 19 | MF | |
Claudemir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | |
Motaz Hawsawi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | MF | |
Taisir Al-Jassim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | MF | |
Abdulfattah Asiri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 21 | DF | |
Ageel Balghaith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | |
Mansoor Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | MF | |
Abdullah Majrashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 84 | ||||
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Last Updated: 14 May 2018
Clean sheets
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | 2017 Champions League | 2018 Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | GK | |
Mohammed Al-Owais | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | |
Yasser Al Mosailem | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | ||||
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