# 2020–21 Al-Fayha FC season

The 2020–21 season was Al-Fayha's 67th year in their existence and their first back season in the MS League. Al-Fayha were relegated to the second tier of Saudi football after finishing 14th in the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League. The club participated in the MS League only following the Saudi FF's decision to reduce the number of teams in the King Cup.
The season covered the period from 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 9 February 2021
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 | Mukhair Al-Rashidi |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Bander Nasser |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari (captain) |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Soualio Ouattara |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dawsari |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dossari |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Johani |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Hamad Al-Juhaim |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Bander Al-Mutairi |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jarrad |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hassan Jaafari |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Samuel Owusu |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sheikh |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Baqawi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Tunde Adeniji |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Munther Al-Nakhli (on loan from Al-Fateh) |
| 27 | GK | KSA | Khaled Al Muqaitib |
| 30 | FW | KSA | Saqer Otaif |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mansour Jawhar (on loan from Abha) |
| 42 | MF | NGA | Reuben Gabriel |
| 50 | MF | KSA | Talal Majrashi |
| 64 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Suhail |
| 67 | DF | MLI | Anas Traoré |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Tofail |
| 90 | GK | KSA | Rashed Al-Mowainea |
| 96 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Safi Al-Zaqrati (on loan from Al-Ahli) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 32 | Omar Al-Muziel | Abha | End of loan |
| 1 October 2020 | DF | 5 | Soualio Ouattara | Al-Ain | Free |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | 8 | Faisal Al-Johani | Najran | Free |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | 10 | Youssef Fouzai | Al-Adalah | Free |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | 66 | Ahmed Al-Suhail | Najran | Free |
| 3 October 2020 | DF | 17 | Ziyad Al-Jarrad | Al-Ain | Free |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | 7 | Abdullah Al-Dossari | Al-Batin | Free |
| 7 October 2020 | MF | 11 | Tarek El Agami | Ohod | Free |
| 9 October 2020 | DF | 22 | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | Al-Shabab | $400,000 |
| 9 October 2020 | FW | 70 | William Oliveira | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 10 October 2020 | MF | 15 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | Al-Ansar | Free |
| 17 October 2020 | GK | 27 | Khaled Al Muqaitib | Al-Raed | Free |
| 25 October 2020 | MF | 42 | Reuben Gabriel | Abha | Free |
| 25 October 2020 | MF | 77 | Abdullah Al-Tofail | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 4 February 2021 | MF | – | Mohammed Al-Motawaa | Ohod | Free |
| 7 February 2021 | DF | 67 | Anas Traoré | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 7 February 2021 | MF | 20 | Hussain Al-Sheikh | Al-Sahel | Free |
| 7 February 2021 | FW | 25 | Tunde Adeniji | Kunshan | Free |
| 7 February 2021 | FW | 30 | Saqer Otaif | Al-Fateh | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 7 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 26 | Munther Al-Nakhli | Al-Fateh | None |
| 18 October 2020 | End of season | GK | 33 | Mansor Joher | Abha | None |
| 20 October 2020 | End of season | FW | 99 | Safi Al-Zaqrati | Al-Ahli | None |
| 16 January 2021 | End of season | MF | 96 | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi | Al-Ittihad | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 22 September 2020 | GK | 99 | Amer Shafi | | Released |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 6 | Gegé | | End of contract |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 17 | Hani Al-Sebyani | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 23 | Awn Al-Saluli | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 33 | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 8 | Ângelo Neto | São Caetano | End of loan |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 12 | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 20 | Carlos Villanueva | Palestino | Free |
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 77 | Arsénio | | End of contract |
| 22 September 2020 | FW | 7 | Othman Alhaj | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 3 October 2020 | MF | 16 | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | Abha | Free |
| 3 October 2020 | FW | 9 | Ronnie Fernández | | Released |
| 5 October 2020 | FW | 28 | Faneva Andriatsima | Al-Hamriyah | Free |
| 6 October 2020 | DF | 32 | Omar Al-Muziel | Damac | Undisclosed |
| 15 October 2020 | GK | 35 | Hamad Hawsawi | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 17 October 2020 | DF | 27 | Abdullah Kanno | Al-Kawkab | Free |
| 21 October 2020 | DF | 55 | Nawaf Al-Sobhi | Al-Taawoun | Undisclosed |
| 21 October 2020 | MF | 14 | Mohanad Fallatah | Damac | Undisclosed |
| 1 November 2020 | MF | 21 | Muhannad Awadh | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |
| 27 January 2021 | FW | 70 | William Alves | | Released |
| 31 January 2021 | MF | 11 | Tarek El Agamy | | Released |
| 9 February 2021 | MF | 10 | Youssef Fouzai | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 25 October 2020 | 25 January 2021 | MF | 19 | Samuel Owusu | Al-Ahli | None | |

## Competitions
### MS League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hazem (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 2 | Al-Fayha (P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 81 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 3 | Al-Tai (P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 77 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 4 | Al-Jabalain | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 76 | |
| 5 | Hajer | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Ohod | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 54 | |
| 7 | Al-Kawkab | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Al-Khaleej | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Al-Shoulla | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Al-Diriyah | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 48 | |
| 11 | Jeddah | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Al-Adalah | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 46 | |
| 13 | Al-Sahel | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 46 | |
| 14 | Al-Jeel | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 44 | |
| 15 | Najran | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 43 | |
| 16 | Al-Nahda | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Al-Bukayriyah (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Al-Thoqbah (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 19 | Arar (R) | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Al-Nojoom (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Kawkab finished ahead of Al-Khaleej on overall goal difference: Al-Kawkab −1, Al-Khaleej −5 (Al-Kawkab 2–2 Al-Khaleej, Al-Khaleej 0–0 Al-Kawkab).
* 1 2 Al-Diriyah finished ahead of Jeddah on overall goal difference: Al-Diriyah −5, Jeddah −6 (Jeddah 1–2 Al-Diriyah, Al-Diriyah 0–1 Jeddah).
* 1 2 Al-Adalah finished ahead of Al-Sahel on head-to-head points: Al-Adalah 3–0 Al-Sahel, Al-Sahel 1–2 Al-Adalah.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2021. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

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

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 31 May 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MS League | MS League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Moslem Al Freej | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | KSA | Khaled Al Muqaitib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mansour Jawhar | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mukhair Al-Rashidi | 18 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Bander Nasser | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | CIV | Soualio Ouattara | 35 | 5 | 35 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dawsari | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Bander Al-Mutairi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jarrad | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | 35 | 0 | 33+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud | 22 | 1 | 14+8 | 1 |
| 64 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Harbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | DF | MLI | Anas Traoré | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dossari | 32 | 6 | 12+20 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Johani | 34 | 5 | 33+1 | 5 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | 32 | 5 | 9+23 | 5 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hassan Jaafari | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Samuel Owusu | 22 | 8 | 20+2 | 8 |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sheikh | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Munther Al-Nakhli | 19 | 4 | 6+13 | 4 |
| 42 | MF | NGA | Reuben Gabriel | 35 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| 50 | MF | KSA | Talal Majrashi | 33 | 8 | 29+4 | 8 |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Suhail | 33 | 0 | 16+17 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Tofail | 17 | 1 | 7+10 | 1 |
| 96 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | KSA | Hamad Al-Juhaim | 30 | 9 | 9+21 | 9 |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Tunde Adeniji | 17 | 11 | 15+2 | 11 |
| 30 | FW | KSA | Saqer Otaif | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Safi Al-Zaqarti | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||
| 10 | MF | TUN | Youssef Fouzai | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | EGY | Tarek El Agamy | 7 | 1 | 1+6 | 1 |
| 70 | FW | BRA | William Alves | 15 | 3 | 11+4 | 3 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | MS League | Total |
| 1 | 25 | FW | | Tunde Adeniji | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Hamad Al-Juhaim | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | | Samuel Owusu | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 50 | MF | | Talal Majrashi | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | Abdullah Al-Dossari | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Soualio Ouattara | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Faisal Al-Johani | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | MF | | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | 26 | MF | | Munther Al-Nakhli | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 70 | FW | | William Alves | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 42 | MF | | Reuben Gabriel | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | DF | | Sami Al-Khaibari | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | MF | | Youssef Fouzai | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 11 | MF | | Tarek El Agamy | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 24 | DF | | Ahmed Bamsaud | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 77 | MF | | Abdullah Al-Tofail | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 72 |
Last Updated: 25 May 2021

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | MS League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Moslem Al Freej | 18 | 18 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 18 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2021