Jameel League 4th Crown Prince Cup Semi-finals | King Cup Quarter-finals | |
President Musaad Al Zuwaihary
(until 31 August 2016)
Ahmad Al-Marzouqi
(from 26 September 2016) Manager José Manuel Gomes
(until 30 September 2016)
Christian Gross
(from 3 October 2016) Stadium King Abdullah Sports City | ||
The 2016–17 season is Al-Ahli's 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club. The club started the season facing Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup, winning the game on penalties. As well as this, the club will also compete in the Pro League, the AFC Champions League, and the two domestic cups, the Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup. They enter the season as defending champions of both the League and King Cup.
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Squad information
As of 26 January 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pre-season and friendlies
Al-Ahli preceded their 2016-17 campaign with a friendly against Jeddah Club, a tour of Spain and Qatar and faced Barcelona in the Qatar Airways Cup midway through the season.
Saudi Super Cup
As a result of winning both the league and Kings Cup, Al-Ahli were scheduled to face Al-Hilal, who won the Crown Prince Cup, in their 1st Saudi Super Cup appearance. Al-Ahli won the match on penalties.
Results summary
Last updated: 17 February 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Last updated: 17 February 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
King Cup
Al-Ahli entered the King Cup in the Round of 32 alongside the other Pro League teams.
Crown Prince Cup
As one of last year's finalists, Al-Ahli received a bye to the second round of the Crown Prince Cup. Al-Ahli statred off their campaign by beating Al-Faisaly 2-1 at home, Al-Ahli came from behind and scored twice from the penalty spot through Omar Al Somah.
Al-Ahli were drawn away at Hajer for the quarter-finals. The game was played on 25 October 2016. The Royals won 6-1 with Omar Al-Somah scoring a hat-trick.
For the semi-finals Al-Ahli were drawn away at local rivals Al-Ittihad. The game was played on 27 December 2016. Al-Ahli lost 3-2 and were eliminated from the competition.
AFC Champions League
As league winners, Al-Ahli entered the AFC Champions league at the group stage. The draw took place on 13 December 2016 and saw Al-Ahli paired with Hazfi Cup winners Zob Ahan, UAE Pro League and 2016 AFC Champions League runners-up Al Ain, and Uzbek League runners-up Bunyodkor.
Appearances
Last updated: 28 February 2017.
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Goalscorers
Last Updated: 28 February 2017
Clean sheets
Last Updated: 28 February 2017