# Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)

Al-Ittihad Club (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد), commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It was founded in 1927. The club has spent its entire history in the top flight of football in Saudi Arabia, currently known as the Saudi Pro League. Ittihad has won 50 championships from which 35 are official championships.
Ittihad matches are played at Jeddah's main stadium King Abdullah Sports City, which is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, accommodating 62,345 spectators. Al Ittihad has a long-standing rivalry with Al-Hilal, which is referred to as Saudi El Clasico, and is considered the most prominent and most watched annual match(es) rottiball.
It is the oldest sports club still surviving in Saudi Arabia, as the club was founded in 1927. The most successful period in the club history was the 1990s and the 2000s, when the club achieved a large number of titles and achievements domestically, regionally, and globally, culminating in the club securing the 4th place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
Ittihad is one of the most successful Asian club at domestic and continental level, as they have achieved the AFC Champions League title twice in a row (the first to do so), the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the GCC Champions League and the Arab Champions League title each once. Domestically, Ittihad is also one of two successful clubs in Saudi Arabia (alongside with Al-Hilal), having won nine league titles, nine King's Cup titles, eight Crown Prince Cup titles, three Saudi Federation Cup titles and one Saudi Super Cup.

## History
### Creation (1927–1949)

The club was founded after a meeting of some of the notable football enthusiasts of the city of Jeddah, on 26 December 1927. They met in the offices of a radio broadcasting company and discussed the idea of forming a football club to compete with various traveling teams and be a source of entertainment for inhabitants and an outlet for the city youth to practice organised sport. Everyone agreed that they should create the team that unites them and Ittihad Jeddah was born. The attendees were Hamza Fitaihi, Abdulrazag Ajlan, Abdullah Bin Zagor, Fahad Badkook, Abdulsamad Najeeb Alsaady, Ismail Zahran, Ali Yamani, Abdulaziz Jameel, Abdul Latif Jameel, Abdulateef Linjawi, Othman Banajah, Ahmad Abu Talib, Ali Sultan, Ahmed Almir and Saleh Salamah.
The name of club was quoted from this wisdom, Mazen Mohammed words which created the current club name. Club owners agrees with him to put the club name Ittihad (United or Union, jointly) in Arabic.
Ali Sultan became the first official president of the club. Ittihad did not find at first a strong support, there wasn't an official clubs (communities) such as Al Riyadhi, because the presence of powerful culture in the city of Jeddah only. In their first meeting with Al-Riyadhi, Ittihad make it victory with 3–0 won. The club has achieved a historic first tournament, which was called The Cup of Nishan Nazer, counted as an official tournament at the time, The cup have formed a popularity of Ittihad, Because of a challenge between them in the final. Depending on the narrator, the winner can burn the Embassy wood's. The Championship attended by several of the clubs, communities, fought Ittihad where several games to achieve access to the final. with Al-Mukhtalat. The weather was dust, did not complete the first half, the match was stopped about 10 minutes. the referee stopped the game to rest for 8 minutes, the weather was changed for the better with the second half, Al-Mukhtalat squad had led to fail, it was a low attacking level. The most prominent player in the game is the club's defender Safwan which was sacrificed for his team. the club won the championship by 3–0 against Al-Mukhtalat. The most important characteristic of this tournament is the first sporting event held in the reign of the founder King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud The periods of 1940 to 1950 remained difficult, as the Football Association was not established until 1956.

### The Start of The Official Tournaments, The First League Title, The Treble (1950–1999)

In late 1950s, it is considered as the first club to achieve both the Crown Prince Cup and the King's Cup for two consecutive times. On 2 May 1960, Ittihad faced their traditional rivals Al-Ahli in the King's Cup, which ended with a big 7–0 victory, which is the largest victory in the derby. The tournament ended and the club became champions for the third time in a row over Al-Wehda, which completed the 1958, 1959, and 1960 series. The club went through its worst period since its founding, after winning the King's Cup in 1967, with the exception of achieving the Saudi Association Cup in 1974, after defeating Al-Hilal on penalties. In the following decade, the Saudi Pro League and the First Division were merged due to the many matches of the national team in 1982, which Ittihad won its first league title in its history, which is the first and only club to achieve it. After an absence for 21 years, the club won the King's Cup after defeating Al Ettifaq in 1988.
In mid 1990s, Which is considered as the beginning of the golden age of the club, where a numerous of titles were achieved. In 1996–97, the club delivered a cup treble, winning the Premier League, Crown Prince Cup, and Federation Cup. After two seasons, the club won the league title for the third time in its history after eliminating rivals Al-Hilal in the final 2–0. The first continental championship was also achieved after winning 3–2 over Jeonnam Dragons with a golden goal, scored by Ahmed Bahja. GCC Champions League was also achieved, as the season ended with winning four trophies. In 1999, The club was a runner-up in the Asian Super Cup, after losing 2–3 on aggregate to Júbilo Iwata.

### New Century, A Miracle, Two Champions League Titles (2000–2010)

With the beginning of the new century during the period of president Ahmed Masoud, which is considered one of the most successful periods, winning 8 titles within 3 years. The 1999–2000 league season was achieved at the beginning of the century, after a 3–1 win over Al-Ahli in the final, also, Hamza Idris scored an unprecedented 33 goals, a record in that period, which made him the league's top scorer, and the most scored in a single season. In the following season - the club winning the League for fifth time, and Crown Prince Cup. In the 2001–02 season, on May 1, 2002, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Hilal, a cross from a corner kick went to Al Hasan Al-Yami, who hit it and the ball entered the goal clearly before Al Hilal's Mohammed Al-Nazhan took it out with his hand. A goal was not awarded by the referee, even as a penalty kick, which in turn ended with a loss 1–2, where the referee was suspended six months after the final - and later apologized, declaring, "I am innocent of your defeat, and God bears witness to that." The match created a great controversy at all levels, as it faced a lot of criticism, which was considered by many and critics as a "robbery".
When Ahmed Masoud left the club, Mansour Al-Balawi became president, which is considered by many including the fans as the most prominent and successful period in the club's history. In the 2002–03 season, many players have been brought in, such as Tukar, Saud Kariri, Muhammad Al-Khilaiwi, and Tcheco; who is considered as one of the greatest deals in the club's history, while both the League and the Crown Prince Cup were achieved. Despite leading the league and ending it without a loss, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Shabab in the championship-playoff finals. In the 2004 AFC Champions League, Ittihad finished the group in first place with only one loss. In quarter-finals, it was successfully passed with a 1–1 draw in Dalian, followed by a home 1–0 victory scored by Tukar, against Chinese Dalian Shide, of which led them to reach the semi-finals. Both matches ended in the last minutes, as Hamad Al-Montashari finished the first leg's 2–1, and Osama Al-Muwallad scored the deadly equalizer in the second leg, with a 4–3 aggregate over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, as the club qualified for the final for the first time. The final was out of the ordinary; Ittihad were thrashed at home 1–3 by Korean side Seongnam in the first leg—leading to the sacking of Croatian coach Tomislav Ivić, as assistant coach Dragan Talajić was given the opportunity. Who, in turn, started the return match in Seongnam, Redha Tukar opened the scoring, rising to a ball from a corner kick to score the first goal, Idris scored the second late minute goal in the first half, Mohammed Noor scored the two decisive goals in the second half, before Abushgeer scored the fifth and the last goal. Overcoming the 1–3 loss with a miraculous 5–0 victory, to achieve the first title, Dragan Talajić achievement was unforgettable and almost impossible, this second leg match became one of the most surprising and unforgettable comebacks in AFC Champions League history, which was called "the miracle". Recalling the tournament, Talajić said, "I was initially an assistant to the compatriots Tomislav Ivic, and I learned a lot from him, and I considered the opportunity to work with a great team as a wonderful thing, which is why I agreed to work with him, I was with the team eight months after we arrived at the beginning of the season, and I knew all about the players." and continued, "I was young at the time, and maybe I was crazy by playing with five strikers, I told everyone before the match that we would win, I always knew we would win, but I didn't know if the difference would be enough."
Ittihad achieved its first Arab championship, after defeating Tunisian Club Sportif Sfaxien in the final. On 5 November 2005, Ittihad won the Champions League for the second time in a row, after a 5–3 victory over Al-Ain. Mohammed Kallon, which loaned from AS Monaco, became the top scorer of the tournament with six goals; of which two were in the final—which helped to achieve the second title. Mohammed Noor, was awarded the best player in the tournament. The club remaining as the only to win back-to-back AFC Champions League titles in its current edition. The club qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, in the edition that was held in Japan, after achieving the Champions League title—as it became the second Saudi team to qualify for the tournament. On December 11, 2005, Ittihad defeated African champions Al-Ahly after Mohamed Noor's only goal, to qualify for the semi-finals. Ittihad faced the CONMEBOL champion São Paulo, and it was ended by a 2–3 loss. Ittihad played the match to determine the third place against the Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa and lost with a 2–3, were two goals scored by Mohamed Kallon and Joseph-Désiré Job—to end the Club World Cup in the 4th place. Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed his admiration, saying, "In 25 years, I have not seen an Asian team this great." Ittihad's success is not limited only to football, but also in basketball, water polo, table tennis, volleyball, and swimming, amongst others. In total, Ittihad has won 8,649 trophies. However, football remains the primary sport.

## Rivalries
### Jeddah Derby

The Jeddah derby between Ittihad and Al-Ahli is known to be one of the most competitive games in the Saudi League. From the start of national competitions both clubs were seen as representatives of two rivals from the same city: Jeddah. This rivalry continued annually for more than 70 years, until Al-Ahli were relegated to the first division in 2022. The derby was back on October sixth 2023.

### Saudi Clasico

Saudi El Clasico, or simply the Clasico, is a long-running competitive match in Saudi football, between Ittihad and Al-Hilal. The competition represents the largest and most important two clubs in the city of Jeddah and the capital, Riyadh, the largest and most culturally prominent cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two clubs are considered the most successful at domestic and continental level. Ittihad is the oldest sports club still surviving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is seen as the People's Club. While Al-Hilal represents the culture of the Capital Club, it is called by the masses the Leader. The two teams meet twice a year in the league, as they may also meet in the King's Cup or the Saudi Super Cup or the AFC Champions League. It is considered as the most prominent and most watched match in Saudi football.
The first meeting between the two teams was held on July 27, 1962, a friendly match, in the capital, Riyadh, and ended with a 2–0 victory for Ittihad. The first official meeting between the two teams was on January 10, 1964, the King's Cup Final, which in turn also ended with a 3–0 victory for Ittihad.
Together with Al-Nassr, they are the only 3 teams that have not been relegated to the Second Division since its founding.

## Present-day

Ittihad is based in Sahafa street, Mushrefa district, in southeastern Jeddah, where they have a large sports complex. Senior teams play official games at the King Abdullah Sports City, north of the city, while youth teams play at the club's headquarters.

## Fanbase

Ittihad is the highest-attended club in Saudi Arabia. In the 2014-15 Saudi League, Ittihad's attendance during 12 home games averaged 42,371 per match. In 2016, American website The Sportster ranked Ittihad fans the 12th most influential football fans in the world. Ittihad has built a strong fan-base across Saudi Arabia, amongst the Arab League and in Asia. Since its opening on 1 May 2014, Ittihad shares the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium with local rival Al-Ahli, while their previous home the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium faced construction until it was renovated in 2022.

## Sponsorship
### Official sponsor

In a press conference on 9 January 2006, president of the club Mansour Albalawi announced that Sela Sport Co (which is the sponsor of Saudi National Team) will pay 350 million riyals to sponsor Ittihad for 5 seasons. Ittihad was later on sponsored by the Saudi Telecom Company, however the team has not renewed STC's contract.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 1999–03 | Umbro | Multiple |
| 2003–05 | Lotto | Lingo |
| 2006–07 | Hattrick | STC |
| 2007–08 | Nike | STC |
| 2008–10 | Lotto | STC |
| 2010–12 | Nike | STC |
| 2012–13 | One | STC |
| 2013–2014 | One | None |
| 2014–2015 | Errea | None |
| 2015–2016 | Adidas | Bupa Arabia / Mobil 1 |
| 2016–2017 | Joma | Bridgestone / Unionaire / Almosafer / Mobil 1 |
| 2017–2018 | Joma | Bridgestone / Unionaire / Mobil 1 |
| 2018-2019 | Joma | Noon / faqih / Mobil 1 |
| 2019-2020 | Stribes /S.Team | Noon / faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi |
| 2020-2021 | Tamim | faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi |
| 2021-2022 | Erreà | Yelo / Emkan |
| 2022-2023 | Nike | Yelo / Emkan / DARCO / SAL / Tameeni / ALAMOUDI |
| 2023-2024 | Nike | Roshn / SURJ Sports Investments / Nua |
| 2024-2025 | Nike | Roshn / SURJ Sports Investments / Milaf / Yaqoot / Jamjoom Pharma / Flow Progressive Logistics |

## Honours

Ittihad is one of the most of successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, it has 35 official honours, 30 of which are domestic. In addition to their continental successes, the club is one of the only three Asian clubs to have won the AFC Champions League twice in a row.
Ittihad honours :
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| Domestic | Premier League/Pro League | 9 | 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2023 |
| Domestic | King's Cup | 9 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018 |
| Domestic | Crown Prince's Cup | 8 | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017 |
| Domestic | Saudi Super Cup | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic | Saudi Federation Cup | 3 | 1986, 1997, 1999 |
| Continental | AFC Champions League | 2 | 2004, 2005 |
| Continental | Asian Cup Winners Cup | 1 | 1999 |
| Regional | Arab Champions League | 1 | 2005 |
| Regional | GCC Champions League | 1 | 1999 |
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## Statistics
### Other records

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Domestic cups Asia Other competitions Top scorer Manager 1998–99 SPL12215344532+1348 CPC PFC ACWC, ASC GCC     Davidovic 1999–2000 SPL12216336923+4651 CPC  Hamzah Idris  33 Oscar 2000–01 SPL12211563523+1238 CPC EC  —  — Ardiles 2001–02 SPL22215435925+3449 CPC  —  — Oscar 2002–03 SPL12215435324+2949 CPC PFC SSC EC  Cleberson  8 Oscar, Khalid Al Koroni 2003–04 SPL22217505715+4256 CPC ACL  Mohammed Noor  8 Tomislav Ivić, Talajić, Luka Peruzović 2004–05 SPL32211565337+1638 CPC ACL ARCL  Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves  13 Iordănescu 2005–06 SPL32211924728+1942 CPC ACL Quarter-finals  Mohamed Kallon  12 Metsu 2006–07 SPL12215345225+2748 CPC PFC  Alhassane Keita  21 Dimitri 2007–08 SPL22214624016+2448 CC ACL Group Stage Magno Alves 14 Calderón 2008–09 SPL12217415721+3655 CC PFC ACL Hicham Aboucherouane 17 Calderón 2009–10 ZPL22214354630+1645 CC ACL Group Stage Abdelmalek Ziaya 15 Calderón, Enzo Héctor 2010–11 ZPL226131214923+2051 CC ACL Semi-finals  Naif Hazazi 18 Manuel José, Toni, Dimitri 2011–12 ZPL52610794935+1437 CPC ACL Semi-finals  Hazazi 20 Kek, Raul Caneda 2012–13 ZPL7268993636033 CC  Fahad Al-Muwallad  9 Raul Caneda, Beñat 2013–14 ALJ62688104546−132 CC ACL Quarter-finals  Mukhtar Fallatah  31 Beñat, Amro Anwar, Juan Verzeri, Khalid Al Koroni 2014–15 ALJ42616464433+1152 CC  Marquinho  13 Khalid Al Koroni, Victor Pițurcă 2015–16 ALJ32615475437+1749 CC CPC ACL Group Stage  Gelmin Rivas  24 László Bölöni, Amro Anwar, Victor Pițurcă 2016–17 ALJ42617455737+2052 (-3) CPC  Kahraba  19 José Luis Sierra 2017–18 SPL9268993441-733 CC  Ahmed Akaïchi  10 José Luis Sierra 2018–19 MBS103097144445-134 CC  Fahad Al-Muwallad  11 Ramón Díaz, Slaven Bilić, José Luis Sierra 2019-20 SPL 11 30 9 8 13 42 41 +1 35  Romarinho  13 José Luis Sierra, Henk ten Cate, Fábio Carille 2020-21 SPL 3 30 15 11 4 45 29 +16 56  Romarinho  16 Fábio Carille 2021-22 SPL 2 30 20 5 5 62 29 +33 65  Romarinho  20 Fábio Carille, Cosmin Contra

### League records

| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | Pts |
| 1976–77 | Premier League | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 1977–78 | Premier League | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 1978–79 | Premier League | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 1979–80 | Premier League | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 1980–81 | Premier League | 10 | 6 | 19 |
| 1981–82 | Premier League | 20(10) | 1 | 29 |
| 1982–83 | Premier League | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 1983–84 | Premier League | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 1984–85 | Premier League | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 1985–86 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | – |
| 1986–87 | Premier League | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 1987–88 | Premier League | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 1988–89 | Premier League | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 1989–90 | Premier League | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 1990–91 | Premier League | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 1991–92 | Premier League | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 44 |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| Season | Division | Tms. | Pos. | Pts |
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 48 |
| 1999–00 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 51 |
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 38 |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 49 |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 49 |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 56 |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 38 |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 42 |
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 48 |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 48 |
| 2008–09 | Professional League | 12 | 1 | 55 |
| 2009–10 | Professional League | 12 | 2 | 45 |
| 2010–11 | Professional League | 14 | 2 | 51 |
| 2011–12 | Professional League | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 2012–13 | Professional League | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| 2013–14 | Professional League | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| 2014–15 | Professional League | 14 | 4 | 52 |
| 2015–16 | Professional League | 14 | 3 | 49 |
| 2016–17 | Professional League | 14 | 4 | 52 |
| 2017–18 | Professional League | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 2018–19 | Professional League | 16 | 10 | 34 |

### Performance in AFC competitions

* AFC Champions League: 13 appearances
| Season | Stage |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals |
| 2002 | Second round |
| 2003 | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Champions |
| 2005 | Champions |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals |
| 2007 | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Group stage |
| 2009 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Group stage |
| 2011 | Semi-finals |
| 2012 | Semi-finals |
| 2013 | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Quarter-finals |
| 2015 | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Group stage |
| 2017 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues |
| 2018 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals |
| 2020 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues |
| 2021 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues |
| 2022 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues |

### Top scorers in the AFC Champions League

| Ranking | Nationality | Name | Years | Goals |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Noor | 1996–13 | 19 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | Naif Hazazi | 2006–13 | 14 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | Hamzah Idris | 1997–07 | 9 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 2012–22 | 8 |
| 5 | Algeria | Abdelmalek Ziaya | 2009–11 | 7 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | Mukhtar Fallatah | 2012–16 | 7 |
| 5 | Brazil | Romarinho | 2018–24 | 7 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | 2000–07 | 6 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | Osama Al-Muwallad | 2000–16 | 6 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | Mohammed Kallon | 2005–06 | 6 |
| 8 | Morocco | Ahmed Bahja | 1996–99 | 6 |
| 12 | Morocco | Hicham Aboucherouane | 2008–10 | 5 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | Redha Tukar | 2003–13 | 5 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | Manaf Abushgeer | 1999–12 | 5 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 2013–21 | 4 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | Sultan Al-Nemri | 2006–12 | 4 |
| 15 | Morocco | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 2023–24 | 4 |
| 15 | Venezuela | Gelmin Rivas | 1999–12 | 4 |
| 15 | Brazil | Dimba | 2004 | 4 |
| 20 | Brazil | Renato Cajá | 2009 | 3 |
| 20 | Brazil | Tcheco | 2003–08 | 3 |
| 20 | Morocco | Faouzi Abdelghani | 2012–14 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Abousaban | 2009–16 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Nasser Al-Shamrani | 2018-19 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Hamad Al-Montashari | 2001–16 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Saleh Al-Saqri | 1999–12 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Sultan Al-Nemri | 2006–12 | 3 |
| 20 | Tunisia | Amine Chermiti | 2009–10 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 2015–19 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Abdulfattah Asiri | 2012–16 | 3 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | Saud Kariri | 2007–17 | 3 |
| 20 | Portugal | Nuno Assis | 2010-11 | 3 |
| 20 | Brazil | Wendel | 2011–12 | 3 |

### Asian record

Ittihad results :
| Season | Round | Result | Opponent | Venue |
| 2004 | Group stage | 2–0 | Al-Arabi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Group stage | 3–1 | Neftchi | Fergana, Uzbekistan |
| 2004 | Group stage | 2–3 | Sepahan | Fuladshahr, Iran |
| 2004 | Group stage | 4–0 | Sepahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Group stage | 0–0 | Al-Arabi | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 2004 | Group stage | 3–0 | Neftchi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Quarter-final | 1–1 | Dalian Shide | Dalian, China |
| 2004 | Quarter-final | 1–0 | Dalian Shide | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Semi-final | 2–1 | Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Semi-final | 2–2 | Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeonju, South Korea |
| 2004 | Final | 1–3 | Seongnam I.C. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2004 | Final | 5–0 | Seongnam I.C. | Seongnam, South Korea |
| 2005 | Quarter-final | 1–1 | Shandong Luneng | Jinan, China |
| 2005 | Quarter-final | 7–2 | Shandong Luneng | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2005 | Semi-final | 5–0 | Busan IPark | Busan, South Korea |
| 2005 | Semi-final | 2–0 | Busan IPark | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2005 | Final | 1–1 | Al Ain | Al Ain, UAE |
| 2005 | Final | 4–2 | Al Ain | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2006 | Quarter-final | 2–0 | Al-Karamah | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2006 | Quarter-final | 0–4 | Al-Karamah | Homs, Syria |
| 2008 | Group stage | 1–0 | Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2008 | Group stage | 1–0 | Al-Ittihad | Aleppo, Syria |
| 2008 | Group stage | 1–2 | Sepahan | Fuladshahr, Iran |
| 2008 | Group stage | 0–1 | Sepahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2008 | Group stage | 0–2 | Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2008 | Group stage | 3–0 | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Group stage | 2–1 | Esteghlal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Group stage | 3–1 | Umm Salal | Doha, Qatar |
| 2009 | Group stage | 0–0 | Al Jazira | Dubai, UAE |
| 2009 | Group stage | 1–1 | Al Jazira | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Group stage | 1–1 | Esteghlal | Tehran, Iran |
| 2009 | Group stage | 7–0 | Umm Salal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Round of 16 | 2–1 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Quarter-final | 1–1 | Pakhtakor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2009 | Quarter-final | 4–0 | Pakhtakor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Semi-final | 6–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2009 | Semi-final | 2–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Nagoya, Japan |
| 2009 | Final | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2010 | Group stage | 0–3 | Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2010 | Group stage | 2–2 | Zob Ahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2010 | Group stage | 2–0 | Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2010 | Group stage | 4–0 | Al-Wahda | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2010 | Group stage | 1–1 | Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2010 | Group stage | 0–1 | Zob Ahan | Fuladshahr, Iran |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3–1 | Persepolis | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Group stage | 1–0 | Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3–0 | Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2011 | Group stage | 0–0 | Al-Wahda | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Group stage | 2–3 | Persepolis | Tehran, Iran |
| 2011 | Group stage | 1–1 | Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | 3–1 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Quarter-final | 3–1 | FC Seoul | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Quarter-final | 0–1 | FC Seoul | Seoul, South Korea |
| 2011 | Semi-final | 2–3 | Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2011 | Semi-final | 1–2 | Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeonju, South Korea |
| 2012 | Group stage | 4–0 | Pakhtakor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3–1 | Al-Arabi | Doha, Qatar |
| 2012 | Group stage | 1–0 | Baniyas | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Group stage | 0–0 | Baniyas | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2012 | Group stage | 2–1 | Pakhtakor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3–2 | Al-Arabi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Round of 16 | 3–0 | Persepolis | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Quarter-final | 4–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Quarter-final | 1–2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Guangzhou, China |
| 2012 | Semi-final | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 | Semi-final | 0–2 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Group stage | 0–1 | Tractor | Tabriz, Iran |
| 2014 | Group stage | 2–1 | Al-Ain | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Group stage | 0–2 | Lekhwiya | Doha, Qatar |
| 2014 | Group stage | 3–1 | Lekhwiya | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Group stage | 2–0 | Tractor | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Group stage | 1–1 | Al-Ain | Al Ain, UAE |
| 2014 | Round of 16 | 1–0 | Al-Shabab | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Round of 16 | 3–1 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 | Quarter-final | 0–2 | Al-Ain | Al Ain, UAE |
| 2014 | Quarter-final | 1–3 | Al-Ain | Makkah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2016 | Qualifying play-off | 2–1 | Al-Wehdat | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2016 | Group stage | 1–1 | Lokomotiv | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2016 | Group stage | 1–1 | Lokomotiv | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2016 | Group stage | 1–2 | Al-Nasr | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2016 | Group stage | 0–0 | Al-Nasr | Dubai, UAE |
| 2016 | Group stage | 4–0 | Sepahan | Doha, Qatar (H) |
| 2016 | Group stage | 2–0 | Sepahan | Muscat, Oman (A) |
| 2019 | Group stage | 5–1 | Al-Rayyan SC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | Group stage | 4–1 | Al Wahda FC | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3–2 | Lokomotiv | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | Group stage | 1–1 | Lokomotiv | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2019 | Group stage | 2-0 | Al-Rayyan SC | Doha, Qatar |
| 2019 | Group stage | 1-1 | Al Wahda FC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 2-1 | Zob Ahan SC | Dubai, UAE |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4-3 | Zob Ahan SC | Doha, Qatar |
| 2019 | Quarter-final | 0–0 | Al-Hilal FC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | Quarter-final | 1–3 | Al-Hilal FC | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |

## Players

    As of January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Predrag Rajković |
| 2 | DF | POR | Danilo Pereira |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Amri (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Mousa |
| 7 | MF | FRA | N'Golo Kanté |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Fabinho |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Karim Benzema (captain) |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Houssem Aouar |
| 12 | DF | ALB | Mario Mitaj |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Awad Al-Nashri |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Hassan Kadesh |
| 19 | FW | FRA | Moussa Diaby |
| 20 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Sharahili |
| 21 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al-Shehri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi |
| 23 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Jadaani $^{U19}$ |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Sqoor |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Unai Hernández |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Mahasneh |
| 34 | FW | NED | Steven Bergwijn |
| 41 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Fallatah $^{U19}$ |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Muath Faqeehi |
| 47 | GK | KSA | Hamed Al-Shanqiti $^{U19}$ |
| 55 | MF | ARG | Mateo Borrell $^{U19}$ |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Hawsawi |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq) |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Yaseen Al Jaber $^{U19}$ |
| 88 | GK | KSA | Osama Al-Mermesh |

### Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | GK | KSA | Faisal Al-Eisa |
| — | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Fahmi $^{U19}$ |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | KSA | Suhaib Hawsawi $^{U19}$ |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Neom) |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Beerschot) |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Marwan Al-Sahafi (on loan to Beerschot) |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud (on loan to Al-Ettifaq) |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Farhah Al-Shamrani $^{U19}$ (on loan to Al-Kholood) |
| 36 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (on loan to Al-Najma) |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Talal Haji $^{U19}$ (on loan to Al-Riyadh) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Rashidi (on loan to Al-Batin) |
| — | DF | ARG | Isaías Rodríguez (on loan to Jeddah) |
| — | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan (on loan to Al-Taawoun) |
| — | MF | VEN | Bryant Ortega (on loan to Jeddah) |
| — | MF | KSA | Hammam Al-Hammami (on loan to Al-Kholood) |
| — | MF | KSA | Saleh Al-Amri (on loan to Al-Raed) |
| — | FW | COL | Ricardo Caraballo (on loan to Jeddah) |

## Notable players

Players with senior international caps:
| KSA | AFC | CAF | UEFA | CONMEBOL | CONCACAF |
| Mohammed Noor Hamzah Idris Naif Hazazi Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Abdoh Otaif Saud Kariri Marzouk Al-Otaibi Osama Al-Muwallad Hussein Al-Sadiq Sulaiman Al Hedaithi Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Khamis Al-Zahrani Hamad Al-Eissa Ahmed Jamil Mabrouk Zaid Hamad Al-Montashari Ahmed Dokhi Khamis Al-Owairan Mohammed Amin Haidar Ahmed Al-Fraidi Redha Tukar Saleh Al-Saqri Manaf Abushgeer Nezar Abbas Ahmed Khuraish Abdullah Al-Waked Talal Al-Meshal Ibrahim Suwayed Saeed Ghurab ِAl-Noor Musa Tareq Al-Muwallad Khaled Massaad Khaled Gahwaji Al Hasan Al-Yami Adnan Fallatah Assaf Al-Qarni Jamal Bajandouh Ahmed Assiri Fawaz Al-Qarni | Ahmed Hadid Fahad Al Enezi Fahad Al Ansari Abdullah Omar James Troisi Matthew Jurman Mohamad Haidar Mohammad Al-Dmeiri Saif Salman | Abderrazak Hamdallah Abdelmalek Ziaya Amine Chermiti Jameleddine Limam Témime Lahzami Néjib Ghommidh Taoufik Belghith Lotfi Mhaissi Ahmed Akaïchi Anice Badri Emad Moteab Hosny Abd Rabo Islam El-Shater Kahraba Tarek Hamed Ahmed Hegazi Mohamed Kallon Zane Moosa Ablade Kumah Sulley Muntari Prince Tagoe Didier Ya Konan Wilfried Bony Modeste M'bami Joseph-Désiré Job Alhassane Keita Titi Camara Ibrahim Babangida Mutiu Adepoju Fabrice Ondama Samba Diakité Garry Rodrigues | Karim Benzema N'Golo Kanté Theo Bücker Roberto Donadoni Michele Gelsi Dejan Petković Aleksandar Prijović Aleksandar Pešić Vladimir Tatarchuk Oleg Sergeyev Jota Paulo Jorge Nuno Assis Lucian Sânmărtean Łukasz Szukała Dalian Atkinson Rob Witschge Milenko Ačimovič Anas Sharbini Mario Carević György Sándor Thomas Sjöberg | Fabinho Tcheco Sérgio Ricardo Thiago Gentil Guilherme Alves Wágner Magno Alves Wendel Cleberson Cláudio Pitbull Leandro Bonfim Bebeto Dimba Reinaldo Renato Renan Teixeira Marquinho Diego Souza Jóbson Fernando Baiano Landomar Bill Thiago Carleto Valdívia Bruno Uvini Jonas Romarinho Marcelo Grohe Igor Coronado Bruno Henrique Alfonso Yáñez Rolando Zárate Luciano Emiliano Vecchio Gelmin Rivas Sergio Herrera Luis Jiménez Carlos Villanueva | Jared Borgetti Hugo Pérez |

## Staff
### Current Managers Team

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Laurent Blanc |
| Assistant manager | Franck Passi Thomas Fernandez Hassan Khalifa |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jesús Salvador |
| Fitness coach | Nicolas Girard Adrian Aguirre |
| Data analyst | Antoine Clare |
| Video Analyst | Cedric Tafforeau |
| Medical Team | Sergio Gomez |
| Medical Team | Ali Yagdah |
| Psychiatrist | Laya Vinaksa |
| Physiotherapist | Iván López |
| Nutritionist | Vitor Teixeira |
| Academy manager | Marco Koorman |

### Board Directors

| President | Loay Mashabi |
| Vice President | Abdulaziz Al-Zaid |
| Chief Executive Officer | Domingos Soares de Oliveira |
| Director of Football | Ramón Planes |
| Board Member | Fahad Sindi |
| Board Member | Abdullah Al-Ghamdi |
| Board Member | Abdullah Al-Husaini |
| Board Member | Fares Al-Hejailan |
| Board Member | Suhaib Jamjoom |

## Managerial history

| Name | From | To |
| Omar Shendi | 1960 | 1960 |
| Khalil Abo Zaid | 1961 | 1961 |
| Saeed Hussain | 1961 | 1962 |
| Fritz | 1966 | 1967 |
| Bashir Al-Sagheer | 1967 | 1968 |
| Fritz | 1968 | 1969 |
| Ali Chaouach | 1970 | 1970 |
| Abdullah Abo Dawood | 1970 | 1970 |
| Ali Selmi | 1975 | 1977 |
| Jamel Eddine Bouabsa | 1977 | 1978 |
| Dettmar Cramer | 1978 | 1981 |
| Mahmoud El-Gohary | 1981 | 1981 |
| Chinesinho | 1981 | 1982 |
| Carlos Alberto Silva | 1982 | April 10, 1983 |
| Chinesinho | April 10, 1983 | May 13, 1983 |
| Joubert Luis Meira | 1983 | 1984 |
| Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 1984 | 1984 |
| Bob Houghton | 1984 | 1986 |
| Walter Skocik | 1987 | 1989 |
| Heinz Höher | 1989 | 1990 |
| Kálmán Mészöly | 1991 | 1992 |
| Roland Andersson | 1993 | 1993 |
| Bob Houghton | 1993 | 1994 |
| Paulo Campos | 1995 | 1996 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | 1996 | 1997 |
| Sándor Egervári | 1997 | 1997 |
| Dezső Novák | 1997 | 1998 |
| Paulo Campos | 1998 | 1998 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | 1998 | 1999 |
| José Oscar Bernardi | 1999 | 2000 |
| Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 2000 | 2000 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | 2000 | 2000 |
| Giuseppe Dossena | 2000 | 2001 |
| Osvaldo Ardiles | 2001 | 2001 |
| José Oscar Bernardi | 2001 | 2003 |
| Antonello Cuccureddu | 2002 | 2003 |
| Tomislav Ivić | 2003 | 2004 |
| Dragan Talajić (interim) | July 1, 2004 | 2004 |
| Luka Peruzović | Dec 2004 | March 2005 |
| Anghel Iordănescu | March 26, 2005 | June 30, 2006 |
| Bruno Metsu | 2006 | April 26, 2006 |
| Vahid Halilhodžić | June 5, 2006 | August 1, 2006 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | August 1, 2006 | 2007 |
| José Candinho | 2007 | 2007 |
| Estevam Soares | Dec 20, 2007 | Aug 23, 2008 |
| Gabriel Calderón | May 22, 2008 | January 13, 2010 |
| Enzo Trossero | January 20, 2010 | May 30, 2010 |
| Manuel José | June 2, 2010 | December 24, 2010 |
| Toni | December 28, 2010 | May 15, 2011 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | May 15, 2011 | November 28, 2011 |
| Abdullah Gurab (interim) | November 29, 2011 | December 19, 2011 |
| Matjaž Kek | December 20, 2011 | February 8, 2012 |
| Abdullah Gurab (interim) | February 8, 2012 | February 27, 2012 |
| Raul Caneda | February 27, 2012 | February 23, 2013 |
| Beñat San José | February 23, 2013 | December 8, 2013 |
| Juan Verzeri | January 6, 2014 | February 26, 2014 |
| Khalid Al-Koroni | February 26, 2014 | August, 2014 |
| Amro Anwar | August 28, 2014 | October 16, 2014 |
| Victor Pițurcă | October 16, 2014 | June 12, 2015 |
| László Bölöni | July 21, 2015 | October 23, 2015 |
| Victor Pițurcă | December 8, 2015 | July 21, 2016 |
| José Luis Sierra | July 22, 2016 | May 20, 2018 |
| Ramón Díaz | May 23, 2018 | September 20, 2018 |
| Slaven Bilić | September 27, 2018 | February 24, 2019 |
| José Luis Sierra | February 24, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| Mohammed Al-Abdali (interim) | October 20, 2019 | November 4, 2019 |
| Henk ten Cate | November 4, 2019 | February 11, 2020 |
| Piet Hamberg (interim) | February 11, 2020 | February 17, 2020 |
| Fábio Carille | February 17, 2020 | August 24, 2021 |
| Cosmin Contra | August 29, 2021 | July 4, 2022 |
| Nuno Espírito Santo | July 4, 2022 | November 7, 2023 |
| Hassan Khalifa (interim) | November 7, 2023 | November 18, 2023 |
| Marcelo Gallardo | November 18, 2023 | July 2, 2024 |
| Laurent Blanc | July 13, 2024 | Now |
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