# 2011–12 Al-Nassr FC season

The 2011–12 season was Al-Nassr's 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 56th year in existence as a football club.

## Preseason preparation
### New Coach

| Signing Date | Nat. | Name | Age | From |
| 10 December 2011 | | Francisco Maturana | 63 | Free Transfer |

### New Team Logo

On 11 August 2011, the club's chairman Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser showed for the first time the team's new logo. The event was held during half time of a friendly match between Al Nassr's first team and Al Nassr's U-23 team in Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud Stadium.

### New Kits

On 4 September 2011, the club presented the 2011-12 kits for the first time. From right to left, no. 16 Fahad Al-Rashedi wearing the Home kit, no. 8 Juan Mercier wearing the Away kit and no. 4 Omar Hawsawi wearing the 3rd Kit.
Kit providers: Nike
Sponsor(s): STC.

### Sad news for the team

On 19 August 2011, the young Al-Nassr and Saudi Arabia Olympic team striker Saud Hamood had an Anterior cruciate ligament injury when he joined the Saudi Arabian U-23 team in the Gulf Cup U-23 tournament. The surgery was successful. However, he will need 6 months before he can play any match.

### The birth of Ultras Al Nassr

Late July 2011, the idea of creating an Ultras began to invade Al-Nassr's forums and chat groups. And with the new season nearing to begin, a group of Al-Nassr's faithful fans have created "The Sun Knights" or Ultras Al-Nassr. A group that follows the team, whenever and where ever there is a match they play, to support the team's players by holding banners and singing songs. Their main nasheed is called "Faltasmot Addonia" (فلتصمت الدنيا, lit. 'Let the world be silent').

## Players

All ages are calculated to September 1, 2011.

### Squad information

| P | No. | Name | Age | Other |
| GK | 1 | Khalid Radhy | 30 | |
| RB | 2 | Waleed Al-Taya | 22 | |
| LB | 3 | Abdoh Bernaoy | 27 | |
| CB | 4 | Omar Hawsawi | 26 | |
| CB | 5 | Antar Yahia | 29 | (1/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| CM | 6 | Ahmad Abbas | 26 | |
| LM | 7 | Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani | 28 | |
| CF | 10 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | 24 | |
| RB | 12 | Khalid Al-Ghamdi | 23 | |
| CB | 13 | Mohamed Eid | 24 | |
| DM | 14 | Ibrahim Ghaleb | 21 | Youth system |
| DM | 15 | Abdulaziz Fallatah | 25 | |
| CM | 16 | Fahd Al-Rashidi | 20 | Youth system |
| RM | 17 | Nasser Al-Saleh | | Youth system |
| CF | 19 | Malek Mouath | 30 | |
| SS | 20 | Juan Pablo Pino | 24 | (2/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| GK | 21 | Kamil Al-Wabari | 25 | |
| GK | 22 | Abdullah Al-Enezi | 21 | |
| SS | 23 | Saud Hamood | 22 | Source |
| LB | 24 | Hussein Sulaimani (captain) | 34 | |
| AM | 25 | Khaled Al-Zylaeei | 24 | |
| RB | 26 | Shaye Sharahili | 22 | Youth system |
| LM | 27 | Abdulellah Al-Nassar | 20 | Youth system |
| ST | 29 | Ryan Belal | 23 | |
| LB | 30 | Adnan Fallatah | 28 | |
| GK | 31 | Abdullah Al-Shammeri | | Youth system |
| DM | 32 | Abdulaziz Al-Aazmi | 20 | Youth system |
| RM | 33 | Abdulaziz Al-Dhiyabi | 19 | Youth system |
| ST | 35 | Ahmed Al-Jizani | | Youth system |

### Summer Transfers
#### In

| | No. | Name | Age | From | Type | Ends | Other info |
| CB | 5 | Antar Yahia | 29 | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 2013 | (1/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| RB | 2 | Waleed Al-Taya | 22 | Al Hazm | Transfer | | |
| LB | 30 | Adnan Fallatah | 27 | Al Ittihad | Transfer | 2013 | |
| RB | 12 | Khalid Al-Ghamdi | 23 | Al Qadisiyah | Transfer | 2013 | Many problems happened before this deal was made |
| DM | 8 | Juan Mercier | 31 | Argentinos Juniors | Transfer | 2013 | (2/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| DM | 15 | Abdullaaziz Fallatah | 25 | Al Qadisiyah | Transfer | 2014 | |
| MF | 20 | Juan Pablo Pino | 24 | Galatasaray | Loan | 2012 | (3/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| MF | - | Ahmed Al-Hadhrami | 22 | Al Fateh | Return Loan | 2012 | |
| FW | 19 | Malek Mouath | 30 | Al Ahli | Loan | 2012 | |
| FW | - | Mohammed Al-Shahrani | 25 | Al Ettifaq | Return Loan | 2012 | |

#### Professional contract

| | No. | Name | Age | Ends |
| CB | - | Osama Ashoor | 21 | 2014 |
| RB | 26 | Shaya Ali Sharahili | 22 | 2014 |
| DM | 6 | Ahmad Abbas | 25 | 2014 |
| LM | - | Mosaab Al-Otaibi | 19 | 2014 |

#### Out

| | No. | Name | Age | To | Type | Other info |
| CB | 31 | Jonathan McKain | 28 | Adelaide United FC | Transfer | |
| RB | 2 | Ahmed Al-Dokhi | 34 | | End of contract | |
| LB | 4 | Abdulakreem Al-Khaibari | 31 | Al Qadisiyah | Loan | 1 year loan |
| DM | 5 | Ovidiu Petre | 29 | Modena F.C. | Transfer | |
| MF | 8 | Víctor Figueroa | 27 | Newell's Old Boys | Transfer | |
| MF | - | Ahmed Al-Hadrami | 22 | Al Raed | Loan | 1 year loan |
| FW | 16 | Bader Al-Mutwa | 26 | Qadsia SC | Loan return | |
| FW | - | Mohammed Al-Shahrani | 25 | | Contract Termination | |

### Winter Transfer
#### In

| | No. | Name | Age | From | Type | Ends | Other info |
| SS | 99 | Wagner | 25 | Daejeon Citizen | Transfer | End Season | (1/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| RM | 77 | Kim Byung-Suk | 26 | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | End Season | (1/1) Non-Saudi |
| DM | 66 | Khaled Aziz | 30 | Al-Shabab | Transfer | 2014 | |
| CF | | Abdulaziz Al-Saran | 28 | Al-Shabab | Transfer | 2015 | |
| CF | 83 | Hadj Bouguèche | 28 | Al Qadisiyah | Transfer | 2013 | (2/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| RB | | Talal Assiri | 24 | Najran SC | Transfer | 2017 | |
| AM | | Vinícius Reche | 28 | Desportivo Brasil | Transfer | End Season | (3/3) Non-Saudi and Not Asian |
| GK | | Mutab Asiri | | Abha | Transfer | 2017 | |
| CB | | Sultan Tamihi | | AL-Rbeea | Transfer | | |
| CB | | Ahmed Al-Zahri | | Al-Wahda | Transfer | | |

#### Professional contract

| CF | 35 | Ahmed Al-Jizani | | 2015 |
| AM | 16 | Fahad Al-Rashidi | 20 | 2017 |
| RM | 33 | Abdulaziz Al-Dhiyabi | 19 | 2017 |
| LM | 27 | Abdulellah Al-Nassar | 20 | 2017 |
| DM | - | Khaled Al-Suqaihi | | 2015 |

#### Out

| | No. | Name | Age | To | Type | Other info |
| SS | 11 | Saad Al-Harthi | 28 | Al-Hilal | Transfer | |
| GK | 28 | Hussein Rabia | 22 | | Contract Termination | |
| CM | 8 | Juan Ignacio Mercier | 32 | Al Wasl | Transfer | |
| CB | 18 | Abdullah Al-Garni | 24 | Al Qadisiyah | Transfer | |
| CB | 5 | Antar Yahia | 29 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Transfer | |
| ST | 29 | Ryan Belal | 23 | Al Qadisiyah | Loan | End Season loan |
| SS | 20 | Juan Pablo Pino | 24 | | Contract Loan Termination | |
| RB | 2 | Waleed Al-Taya | 22 | | Contract Termination | |

## Statistics
### Player Stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | CPC | CPC | KCC | KCC | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Radi | | 6 | 6 | -10 | 540 | 6 | -10 | | | | | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 22 | GK | A. Anzi | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | 1 | | | | | | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 21 | GK | K. Wabari | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 26 | RB | Sh. Sharahili | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | RB | K. Ghamdi | | 4 | 4 | | 360 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | CB | Omar | | 4 | 5 | | 416 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 5 | CB | Yahia | | 6 | 6 | | 484 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 13 | CB | M. Eid | | 7 | 7 | | 630 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 24 | LB | H. Sulaimani | | 4 | 4 | | 360 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | LB | A. Barnawi | | 1 | 2 | | 114 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 30 | LB | Adnan | | 3 | 3 | | 270 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | DM | A. Abbas | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 206 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 8 | DM | Mercier | | 6 | 6 | | 540 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 14 | DM | Ibra | | 5 | 5 | | 450 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | F. Rashidi | | 1 | 1 | | 71 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 15 | DM | A. Fallatah | | 2 | 5 | | 198 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 7 | LM | A. Q. | | 2 | 3 | | 154 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 25 | MF | K. Zylaeei | | 4 | 6 | 1 | 354 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | Pino | | 6 | 7 | 2 | 529 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | N. Saleh | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | FW | Al Sahlawi | | 4 | 6 | 2 | 346 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | Saad | | 1 | 2 | | 61 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 19 | FW | Malek | | 4 | 7 | 2 | 406 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 29 | CF | R. Belal | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 306 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |

### Disciplinary records

Last updated on 14 November.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### 2011 Baniyas International Tournament

The team's captain Hussein Sulaimani was named the MVP of the tournament.
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Al Nassr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sfaxien | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Baniyas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Al-Jaish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Baniyas International Tournament on goalzz.com.

### 2011–12 Saudi Professional 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: 8 March 2012. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | | | | | |
| Position | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### 2012 King Cup of Champions
#### Matches
##### Finals
## Olympic Team (U-23) Competitions
### 2011-12 Saudi Federation Cup U-23
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 November. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | P | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Youth Team (U-20) Competitions
### 2011-12 Youth League U-20
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 September. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

To be added when available.

#### Matches

Saudi Arabia Youth League 2011/2012 on goalzz.com.

### 2011-12 Saudi Federation Cup U-20
#### Group stage

There are 3 groups. Teams who get first place in their group qualify automatically to the knockout stage along with the best second place.
Kickoff times are in AST (UTC+3).  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Al Ahli U-20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Nassr U-20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 | Al Ettifaq U-20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Ansar U-20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 |
From this group, Only Al Ahli qualified to the knockout stage. Al Qadisiyah and Al Ittihad qualified as the top of their groups. Hottain came as the best second place with 13 point and a +5 goal difference. Group stage on goalzz.com.

## Youngster Team (U-17) Competitions
### 2011-12 Youngster League U-17
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 September. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

To be added when available.

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in AST (UTC+3).  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Saudi U-17 Premier League 2011/2012 on goalzz.com.

### 2011-12 Saudi Federation Cup U-17
#### Group stage

There are 3 groups. Teams who get first place in their group qualify automatically to the knockout stage along with the best second place.
Kickoff times are in AST (UTC+3).  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Al Nassr U-17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 |
| 2 | Al Qadisiyah U-17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Ta'ee U-17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 |
| 4 | Al Ettifaq U-17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 |
From this group, Only Al Nassr qualified to the knockout stage. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad qualified as the top of their groups. Al Ahli came as the best second place with 11 point. Group stage on goalzz.com.

#### Knockout stage
##### Semi-finals

Semi-finals round on goalzz.com.

##### Final

Final round on goalzz.com.