# 2019–20 Al-Adalah F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Al-Adalah's first ever season in the Pro League, the top flight of Saudi Arabian football, and their 36th season in existence. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 9 September 2020.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | MAD | Carolus Andria |
| 3 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Eisa |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Bader Al-Nakhli |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Murtadha Al-Burayh |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Sultan |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Nadhri |
| 8 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Naif Hazazi |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Badr Al-Sulaitin |
| 13 | GK | KSA | Ali Al-Mazidi |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Khalid Al-Dubaysh (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Humayan |
| 16 | MF | GRE | Savvas Gentsoglou |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili |
| 18 | MF | MLI | Adama Traoré (on loan from FC Metz) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | KSA | Waleed Al-Deeni |
| 21 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Mostafa |
| 25 | DF | SEN | Sy Ass Mandaw |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aliou Cissé |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Montadhar Bo Hamoud |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Majrashi |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Awadh Khrees (on loan from Al-Faisaly) |
| 30 | MF | NGA | John Ogu |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Radhi |
| 49 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Salem |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Awaji (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 55 | MF | GAB | Medwin Biteghé |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Nader Al-Muwallad |
| 73 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Moqahwi |

### 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 |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Youssef Fouzai (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2020) |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Dawsari (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2020) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Haider Al-Ameri (at Al-Bukayriyah until 30 June 2020) |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Hussain Al-Jassem (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2020) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 9 June 2019 | FW | 19 | Maher Sharoma | Al-Khaleej | Free |
| 13 June 2019 | DF | 8 | Abdullah Al-Yousef | Hajer | Free |
| 14 June 2019 | MF | 6 | Ahmed Al-Sultan | Damac | Free |
| 24 June 2019 | MF | 7 | Ahmed Al-Nadhri | Al-Fateh | Free |
| 26 June 2019 | DF | 23 | Abdelaziz Guechi | MO Béjaïa | Free |
| 2 July 2019 | GK | 13 | Ali Al-Mazidi | Al-Fateh | Free |
| 8 July 2019 | MF | 50 | Morad Al-Rashidi | Al-Washm | Free |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | 17 | Riyadh Sharahili | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 18 July 2019 | GK | 99 | Aymen Mathlouthi | Club Africain | Free |
| 24 July 2019 | MF | 55 | Medwin Biteghé | US Tataouine | Free |
| 30 July 2019 | MF | 26 | Aliou Cissé | CA Bizertin | Free |
| 8 August 2019 | DF | 25 | Sy Ass Mandaw | Al-Ain | Free |
| 20 August 2019 | DF | 4 | Bader Al-Nakhli | Al-Batin | Free |
| 28 August 2019 | DF | 28 | Abdulaziz Majrashi | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 28 August 2019 | MF | 11 | Badr Al-Sulaitin | Al-Raed | Free |
| 9 January 2020 | MF | 21 | Ahmed Mostafa | Abha | Free |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | 30 | John Ogu | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Free |
| 26 January 2020 | DF | 20 | Waleed Al-Deeni | Al-Entesar | Free |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | 16 | Savvas Gentsoglou | APOEL | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | 9 | Naif Hazazi | | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 19 July 2019 | End of season | DF | 14 | Khalid Al-Dubaysh | Al-Nassr | None |
| 30 August 2019 | 31 January 2020 | FW | 90 | Khaled Al Gubaie | Al-Hilal | None |
| 31 August 2019 | 31 January 2020 | MF | 40 | Hussain Al Hajoj | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 13 January 2020 | End of season | DF | 29 | Awadh Khrees | Al-Faisaly | None |
| 18 January 2020 | End of season | MF | 18 | Adama Traoré | FC Metz | None |
| 29 January 2020 | End of season | GK | 50 | Mohammed Awaji | Al-Shabab | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 14 June 2019 | DF | 21 | Abdulshakour Hosawi | | Released |
| 14 June 2019 | FW | 88 | Ahmed Farah | | Released |
| 30 June 2019 | GK | 1 | Bilel Souissi | | End of Contract |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | 29 | Moctar Fall | | End of Contract |
| 7 July 2019 | DF | 14 | Yassine Boufalgha | Al-Jeel | Free |
| 14 July 2019 | MF | 19 | Martial Yao | Al-Fujairah | Free |
| 21 July 2019 | MF | 77 | Abdulrahman Al-Qarni | Al-Thoqbah | Free |
| 9 August 2019 | GK | 44 | Ali Hubail | Al-Jubail | Free |
| 19 August 2019 | FW | – | Leo Alves | Al-Safa | Free |
| 21 August 2019 | MF | 9 | Abdullah Bo Homail | Hajer | Free |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | 17 | Jassem Al-Eisa | Al-Jeel | Free |
| 12 January 2020 | FW | 19 | Maher Sharoma | Al-Ettifaq | Free |
| 21 January 2020 | GK | 99 | Aymen Mathlouthi | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 8 January 2020 | End of season | MF | 10 | Youssef Fouzai | Al-Ain | None |
| 12 January 2020 | End of season | DF | 12 | Hamad Al-Dawsari | Al-Ain | None |
| 15 January 2020 | End of season | FW | 70 | Hussain Al-Jassem | Al-Khaleej | None |
| 25 January 2020 | End of season | DF | 24 | Haider Al-Ameri | Al-Bukayriyah | None |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Pro League | — | 16th | 22 August 2019 | 9 September 2020 |
| King Cup | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 9 November 2019 | 17 January 2020 |
Updated to match played 9 September 2020 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 013.33 |
| King Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 075.00 |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 020.59 |
Updated to match played 9 September 2020 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 33 | |
| 14 | Al-Fayha (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 15 | Al-Hazem (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 16 | Al-Adalah (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 21 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
* ↑ Positions determined by head-to-head points: Damac: 9 pts; Al-Ittihad: 6 pts; Al-Taawoun: 3 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 9 September 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L |
| Position | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

### King Cup

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

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 9 September 2020.
| 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 ||||||||||
| 13 | GK | KSA | Ali Al-Mazidi | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Awaji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Moqahwi | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Bader Al-Nakhli | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Murtadha Al-Burayh | 19 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 22 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Khalid Al-Dubaysh | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SEN | Sy Ass Mandaw | 17 | 1 | 13+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Majrashi | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Awadh Khrees | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Radhi | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Salem | 8 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Eisa | 21 | 3 | 9+11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Sultan | 22 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Nadhri | 23 | 1 | 10+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Badr Al-Sulaitin | 15 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Humayan | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GRE | Savvas Gentsoglou | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili | 20 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MLI | Adama Traoré | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Mostafa | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aliou Cissé | 30 | 6 | 22+4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Montathar Bo Hamoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NGA | John Ogu | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | GAB | Medwin Biteghé | 33 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Nader Al-Muwallad | 17 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | MAD | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 34 | 18 | 29+1 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Naif Hazazi | 10 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | TUN | Youssef Fouzai | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Dawsari | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Haider Al-Ameri | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Hussain Al-Jassem | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | CHA | Maher Sharoma | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Abdelaziz Guechi | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al Hajoj | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Khaled Al Gubaie | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | TUN | Aymen Mathlouthi | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 2 | FW | | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 26 | MF | | Aliou Cissé | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | MF | | Hussain Al-Eisa | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | DF | | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | | Naif Hazazi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 55 | MF | | Medwin Biteghé | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Nadhri | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | MF | | Savvas Gentsoglou | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | MF | | Riyadh Sharahili | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | MF | | Adama Traoré | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | DF | | Sy Ass Mandaw | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 12 | 39 |
Last Updated: 29 August 2020

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 13 | GK | | Ali Al-Mazidi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 99 | GK | | Aymen Mathlouthi | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Last Updated: 12 March 2020