# 2022–23 Al-Faisaly FC season

The 2022–23 season is Al-Faisaly's first season back in the Saudi First Division League following their relegation from the Pro League last season in their 69th year in existence. The club will also compete in the AFC Champions League starting from the Round of 16 stage.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2023
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 | Mohammed Al-Hassawi |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hassan |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Yassin Barnawi |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Josip Vuković (on loan from Hajduk Split) |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Amri |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Omar Arjoune |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulmajeed Al-Swat |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Rossi |
| 11 | MF | CPV | Willy Semedo |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Rio |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Assiri |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Shamrani |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Saleh Al-Qumayzi |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Yazeed Joshan |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Qahtani |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Dhafir |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Al-Shamrani |
| 23 | FW | KEN | Masoud Juma (on loan from Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi) |
| 25 | MF | KSA | Ismail Omar |
| 27 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al-Rahmani |
| 28 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Kassar |
| 31 | GK | KSA | Sultan Al-Qahtani |
| 32 | MF | ARG | Mariano Vázquez |
| 39 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari |
| 44 | GK | KSA | Raed Azybi (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Absi |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Nukhylan |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Ali Al Sultan |
| 78 | DF | KSA | Khaled Daghriri |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Sebyani |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid |
| 99 | DF | KSA | Waleed Al-Ahmed |

### 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 |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al Abbas (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2023) |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Hamed Fallatah (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Anzi (at Najran until 30 June 2023) |
| — | GK | KSA | Taher Al-Hajji (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | 22 | Taher Al-Hajji | Al-Khaleej | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 2 | Abdullah Al-Hassan | Al-Jabalain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 5 | Hussain Al Quraish | Al-Safa | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 7 | Hamoud Al-Shammari | Al-Jandal | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 20 | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | Abha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 42 | Hamed Fallatah | Al-Tai | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 70 | Ahmed Al-Anzi | Al-Adalah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 19 | Yazeed Joshan | Zemun | End of loan |
| 31 July 2022 | MF | 6 | Omar Arjoune | Raja CA | Free |
| 4 August 2022 | FW | 9 | Cassiano | Vizela | $300,000 |
| 23 August 2022 | MF | 37 | Reda Hajhouj | FUS Rabat | $200,000 |
| 26 August 2022 | FW | 84 | Marin Jurina | Mezőkövesdi | Free |
| 9 September 2022 | DF | 12 | Abdulrahman Al-Rio | Damac | Free |
| 7 January 2023 | MF | 32 | Mariano Vázquez | Deportivo Pasto | Free |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | 11 | Willy Semedo | Pafos | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 6 September 2022 | End of season | GK | 44 | Raed Azybi | Al-Nassr | None |
| 4 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 4 | Josip Vuković | Hajduk Split | None |
| 29 January 2023 | End of season | FW | 23 | Masoud Juma | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | – | Adel Hazazi | Al-Eetemad | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 5 | Hussain Al Quraish | Al-Safa | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 14 | Bader Bashir | Sitra | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 18 | Shaye Sharahili | | Released |
| 11 July 2022 | GK | 26 | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Fateh | Free |
| 11 July 2022 | MF | 37 | Clayson | V-Varen Nagasaki | Free |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | 77 | Khalid Kaabi | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 20 July 2022 | DF | 3 | Igor Rossi | Al-Ittihad Kalba | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | FW | 19 | Júlio Tavares | Al-Raed | Free |
| 28 July 2022 | DF | 12 | Hussain Qassem | Al-Tai | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2022 | MF | 7 | Hamoud Al-Shammari | Al-Jandal | Free |
| 6 August 2022 | FW | 9 | Martin Boyle | Hibernian | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2022 | FW | 80 | Mohammed Al-Saiari | Al-Ittihad | $665,000 |
| 6 September 2022 | MF | 7 | Hicham Faik | Al-Ahli | Free |
| 1 January 2023 | DF | 77 | Ali Maedi | Ohod | Free |
| 18 January 2023 | MF | 37 | Reda Hajhouj | Hajer | Free |
| 26 January 2023 | FW | 9 | Cassiano | Estoril | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 25 July 2022 | End of season | GK | – | Taher Al-Hajji | Al-Khaleej | None |
| 25 July 2022 | End of season | FW | 14 | Saleh Al Abbas | Al-Khaleej | None |
| 4 September 2022 | End of season | MF | 42 | Hamed Fallatah | Al-Jabalain | None |
| 28 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 70 | Ahmed Al-Anzi | Najran | None |

## Competitions
### First Division League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Ahli (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 72 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 2 | Al-Hazem (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 68 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 3 | Al-Okhdood (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 68 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 4 | Al-Riyadh (P) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 63 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 5 | Al-Faisaly | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 58 | |
| 6 | Al-Arabi | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Al-Kholood | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hajer | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Ohod | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 42 | |
| 10 | Al-Jabalain | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | |
| 11 | Al-Qadsiah | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Al-Orobah | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 40 | |
| 13 | Al-Qaisumah | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Al-Ain | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | |
| 15 | Jeddah | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 38 | |
| 16 | Najran (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | Al-Sahel (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Al-Shoulla (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Hazem finished ahead of Al-Okhdood on head-to-head points: Al-Hazem: 6 pts, Al-Okhdood: 0 pts (Al-Hazem 1–0 Al-Okhdood, Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Hazem).
* 1 2 Al-Kholood finished ahead of Hajer on overall goal difference: Al-Kholood +2, Hajer −5 (Hajer 1–0 Al-Kholood, Al-Kholood 1–0 Hajer).
* 1 2 3 Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Qadsiah: 9 pts; Al-Orobah: 7 pts; Al-Qaisumah: 1 pts.
* 1 2 Al-Shoulla were awarded a 3–0 win over Al-Orobah due to Al-Orobah's inability to hold the fixture.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 May 2023. Source: kooora.com

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | | W | W | W | | | | |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | |

#### Matches

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

### AFC Champions League
#### Knockout phase
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 27 May 2023.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FD League | FD League | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Hassawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Kassar | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hassan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Yassin Barnawi | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Amri | 26 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Rio | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Assiri | 28 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Saleh Al-Qumayzi | 33 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Subait | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Absi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Nukhylan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Ali Al Sultan | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 78 | DF | KSA | Khaled Daghriri | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 18 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | KSA | Waleed Al-Ahmed | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CRO | Josip Vuković | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Omar Arjoune | 29 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulmajeed Al-Swat | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CPV | Willy Semedo | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Shamrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | 20 | 1 | 2+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Dhafir | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | KSA | Ismail Omar | 24 | 3 | 7+16 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ARG | Mariano Vázquez | 19 | 5 | 18+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari | 30 | 0 | 12+17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | 23 | 1 | 11+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 22 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Al-Shamrani | 19 | 1 | 7+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | KEN | Masoud Juma | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al-Rahmani | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 42 | MF | KSA | Hamed Fallatah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Anzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA | Ismael | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Cassiano | 17 | 7 | 13+4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Rossi | 25 | 7 | 22+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | MAR | Reda Hajhouj | 12 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | FW | BIH | Marin Jurina | 16 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Cassiano | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Rossi | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 23 | FW | | Masoud Juma | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 32 | MF | | Mariano Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | MF | | Ismail Omar | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 37 | MF | | Reda Hajhouj | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | MF | | Josip Vuković | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | MF | | Ismael | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | MF | | Willy Semedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | DF | | Saleh Al-Qumayzi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | FW | | Ahmed Al-Shamrani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 84 | FW | | Marin Jurina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 99 | DF | | Waleed Al-Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Last Updated: 1 May 2023

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 5 | DF | | Mohammed Al-Amri | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Ismael | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Rossi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Willy Semedo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 25 | MF | | Ismail Omar | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 37 | MF | | Reda Hajhouj | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 88 | MF | | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | FW | | Cassiano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 22 | FW | | Ahmed Al-Shamrani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | FW | | Masoud Juma | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 32 | MF | | Mariano Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 87 | DF | | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Last Updated: 1 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 28 | GK | | Ahmed Al-Kassar | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Last Updated: 1 May 2023