# 2018–19 Al-Fayha FC season

The 2018–19 season was Al-Fayha's 65th year in existence and second season in the Pro League. This season Al-Fayha participated in the Pro League and King Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 31 August 2018
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 | Moslem Al Freej |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Muziel (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari (captain) |
| 5 | MF | GRE | Alexandros Tziolis |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mutairi |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Naif Kariri (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 14 | DF | CPV | Gegé |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Majed Al-Najrani (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hassan Jaafari |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Qassem (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Fahad Al-Shammari |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| 25 | MF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Saleem |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Kanno |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Mohanad Fallatah (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 29 | MF | SWE | Nahir Besara |
| 32 | GK | KSA | Hamad Hawsawi |
| 33 | FW | TUN | Amine Chermiti |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al Hajoj (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 43 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al Wathila |
| 50 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Abo Ardhen |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sobhi |
| 66 | DF | TUN | Rami Bedoui (on loan from Étoile du Sahel) |
| 70 | MF | COL | Danilo Asprilla (on loan from Al-Ain) |
| 76 | FW | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Majid |
| 78 | MF | KSA | Raed Al-Bashr |
| 80 | DF | KSA | Mukhair Al-Rashidi |
| 88 | FW | KSA | Mishari Al-Harbi |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Nayef Abdali |
| 95 | FW | BRA | Iury (on loan from Al-Nasr) |
| 99 | GK | JOR | Amer Shafi |

### 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 |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Ronnie Fernández (at Al-Nasr until 30 June 2019) |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al Salem (at Al-Nassr until 30 June 2019) |
| 44 | DF | KSA | Hatem Belal (at Al-Qadsiah until 30 June 2019) |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Mutaeb Al-Najrani (at Al-Kawkab until 30 June 2019) |
| — | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Mansor (at Al-Kawkab until 30 June 2019) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Mutairi (at Al-Kawkab until 30 June 2019) |
| — | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Majrashi (at Al-Kawkab until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | KSA | Talal Majrashi (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | KSA | Moataz Tombakti (at Ohod until 30 June 2019) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee |
| 3 June 2018 | DF | Ahmed Bamsaud | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 8 June 2018 | GK | Cristian Bonilla | Atlético Nacional | Free |
| 28 June 2018 | FW | Mutaeb Al-Najrani | Al-Khaleej | Free |
| 21 July 2018 | MF | Naldo | Ceará | Undisclosed |
| 5 January 2019 | MF | Seidu Yahaya | Dinamo Minsk | Free |
| 25 January 2019 | GK | Amer Shafi | Shabab Al-Ordon | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2019 | MF | Nahir Besara | Örebro | Free |
| 3 February 2019 | FW | Amine Chermiti | ES Sahel | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | Parent club | End date |
| 7 August 2018 | DF | Naif Kariri | Al-Hilal | End of season |
| 7 August 2018 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | Al-Hilal | 23 January 2019 |
| 23 August 2018 | DF | Omar Al-Owdah | Al-Hilal | End of season |
| 23 August 2018 | MF | Majed Al-Najrani | Al-Hilal | End of season |
| 1 January 2019 | DF | Rami Bedoui | Étoile du Sahel | End of season |
| 18 January 2019 | FW | Iury | Al-Nasr | End of season |
| 22 January 2019 | MF | Mohanad Fallatah | Al-Hilal | End of season |
| 23 January 2019 | DF | Omar Al-Muziel | Al-Ittihad | End of season |
| 23 January 2019 | DF | Mohammed Qassem | Al-Ittihad | End of season |
| 4 February 2019 | MF | Hussain Al Hajoj | Al-Ittihad | End of season |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | New club | Fee |
| 1 May 2018 | DF | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 1 May 2018 | MF | Ahmed Al-Zain | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 1 May 2018 | MF | Abdulaziz Majrashi | Al-Ettifaq | End of loan |
| 1 May 2018 | FW | Fahad Al-Johani | Al-Qadsiah | End of loan |
| 9 June 2018 | DF | Hassan Muath | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 25 June 2018 | GK | Abdulrahman Dagriri | Al-Hazem | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2018 | MF | Abdulelah Al-Fahad | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 30 July 2018 | MF | Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 10 August 2018 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | Celtic | Free |
| 12 January 2019 | MF | John Jairo Ruiz | Unattached | Released |
| 12 March 2019 | MF | Naldo | CSA | Released |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | End date |
| 31 May 2018 | DF | Abdulaziz Al-Mansor | Al-Kawkab | End of season |
| 7 June 2018 | MF | Talal Majrashi | Ohod | 11 December 2018 |
| 16 July 2018 | DF | Radhi Al-Mutairi | Al-Kawkab | End of season |
| 17 July 2018 | MF | Moataz Tombakti | Ohod | End of season |
| 29 July 2018 | DF | Ahmed Andejani | Abha | End of season |
| 23 August 2018 | DF | Abdulaziz Majrashi | Al-Kawkab | End of season |
| 23 August 2018 | FW | Mutaeb Al-Najrani | Al-Kawkab | End of season |
| 30 December 2018 | MF | Talal Majrashi | Al-Ain | End of season |
| 12 January 2019 | FW | Ronnie Fernández | Al-Nasr | End of season |
| 3 February 2019 | MF | Abdullah Al Salem | Al-Nassr | End of season |

## Competitions
### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Al-Ittihad | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 11 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 33 | |
| 12 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Al-Hazem (O) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 31 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Al-Qadsiah (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

#### Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### King Cup

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

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 16 May 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Moslem Al Freej | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | COL | Cristian Bonilla | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | KSA | Hamad Hawsawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | JOR | Amer Shafi | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah | 13 | 1 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Muziel | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari | 28 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Naif Kariri | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CPV | Gegé | 22 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Qassem | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Saleem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Kanno | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sobhi | 25 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | TUN | Rami Bedoui | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GRE | Alexandros Tziolis | 31 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni | 23 | 1 | 14+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mutairi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Majed Al-Najrani | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | 28 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | 18 | 2 | 14+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hassan Jaafari | 18 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Seidu Yahaya | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed | 25 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Mohanad Fallatah | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SWE | Nahir Besara | 11 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al Hajoj | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al Wathila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Abo Ardhen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | COL | Danilo Asprilla | 30 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | KSA | Raed Al-Bashr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 33 | FW | TUN | Amine Chermiti | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | FW | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Majid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | KSA | Mishari Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Nayef Abdali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | FW | BRA | Iury | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CHI | Ronnie Fernández | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al Salem | 14 | 5 | 8+3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Naldo | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | CRC | John Jairo Ruiz | 8 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Jonathan Gómez | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 70 | MF | | Danilo Asprilla | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Abdullah Al-Salem | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Ronnie Fernández | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 29 | MF | | Nahir Besara | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | MF | | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 55 | DF | | Nawaf Al-Sobhi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Omar Al-Owdah | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | DF | | Omar Al-Muziel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | MF | | Alexandros Tziolis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | MF | | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | MF | | John Jairo Ruiz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | | Jonathan Gómez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | FW | | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | MF | | Majed Al-Najrani | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 90 | FW | | Nayef Abdali | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 7 | 43 |
Last Updated: 16 May 2019

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 17 | MF | | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Ronnie Fernández | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Abdullah Al Salem | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 16 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | DF | | Omar Al-Muziel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | John Jairo Ruiz | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 25 | MF | | Tawfiq Buhimed | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | | Omar Al-Owdah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | DF | | Sami Al-Khaibari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | MF | | Alexandros Tziolis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | FW | | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | DF | | Gegé | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 18 | MF | | Hassan Jaafari | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 27 | DF | | Abdullah Kanno | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | MF | | Mohanad Fallatah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 29 | MF | | Nahir Besara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 5 | 29 |
Last Updated: 16 May 2019

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Moslem Al Freej | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 99 | GK | | Amer Shafi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Last Updated: 11 May 2019