2016–17 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

The 2016–17 season was 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 also competed in the Pro League, the AFC Champions League, and the two domestic cups, the Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup. They entered the season as defending champions of both the League and King Cup.

Al-Ahli
2016–17 season
PresidentMusaad Al Zuwaihary
(until 31 August 2016)
Ahmad Al-Marzouqi
(from 26 September 2016)
ManagerJosé Manuel Gomes
(until 30 September 2016)
Christian Gross
(from 3 October 2016)
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro League2nd
King CupRunners-up
Crown Prince CupSemi-finals
Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Omar Al Somah (24)
All:
Omar Al Somah (40)
Highest home attendance51,659 vs Al-Hilal
(25 November 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance2,241 vs Al-Taawoun
(4 May 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance20,689[3]
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2017.

Players

Squad information
As of 26 January 2017[4][5]

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 Yasser Al Mosailem
2 DF  KSA Ali Al-Zubaidi
4 MF  KSA Waleed Bakshween
5 MF  KSA Fahad Hamad
6 DF  KSA Mohammed Al Fatil
7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Moasher
8 MF  KSA Taisir Al-Jassim (Captain)
9 FW  SYR Omar Al Soma
10 MF  GRE Giannis Fetfatzidis
11 MF  KSA Housain Al-Mogahwi
13 DF  EGY Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
14 FW  KSA Muhannad Assiri
16 MF  KSA Maher Othman
17 MF  KSA Ayman Al-Khulaif
20 FW  KSA Islam Seraj
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  KSA Ageel Balghaith
22 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
23 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Mowalad
24 MF  KSA Ali Awagi
25 DF  KSA Motaz Hawsawi
26 DF  KSA Mohammed Aman
27 MF  KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
30 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Robeai
31 DF  KSA Mansoor Al-Harbi
44 GK  KSA Ayman Al-Hussaini
45 MF  KSA Abdulfattah Asiri
47 MF  KSA Mustafa Bassas
55 MF  IRQ Saad Abdul-Amir
66 GK  KSA Basem Atallah
77 DF  KSA Amiri Kurdi

New contracts
No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
40 CM Raed Al-Ghamdi 4 years 2020 29 June 2016 [6]
4 DM Waleed Bakshween 4 years 2020 13 July 2016 [7]
21 RB Ageel Balghaith 3 years 2019 18 July 2016 [8]
77 RB Amiri Kurdi 2 years 2020 18 July 2016 [9]
35 ST Mohammed Al-Harthi 2 years 2018 21 July 2016 [10]
30 CB Saeed Al-Robeai 5 years 2021 26 July 2016 [11]
9 ST Omar Al-Somah 2 years 2020 31 July 2016 [12]
80 DM Ryan Al-Mousa 2 years 2020 15 August 2016 [13]
7 LM Salman Al-Moasher 2 years 2020 19 August 2016 [14]
66 GK Basem Atallah 2 years 2018 25 August 2016 [15]
14 ST Muhannad Assiri 4 years 2020 3 December 2016 [16]
1 GK Yasser Al Mosailem 4 years 2020 29 December 2016 [17]
10 AM Giannis Fetfatzidis 2 years 2019 22 April 2017 [18]

Transfers

Summer
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
24 LM Ali Awagi Al-Wehda £2,980,000 9 June 2016 [19]
18 DM Luíz Carlos Braga Free 14 July 2016 [20]
45 RM Abdulfattah Asiri Al-Ittihad Free 17 August 2016 [21]

Winter
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
23 RB Saeed Al-Mowalad Al-Raed Free 2 January 2017 [22]
55 DM Saad Abdul-Amir Al-Qadisiyah £975,000 12 January 2017 [23]

Summer
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
3 CB Osama Hawsawi Al-Hilal Free 1 July 2016 [24]
17 LM Majed Kanabah Unattached Free 1 July 2016
77 ST Samer Salem Unattached Free 1 July 2016
7 AM Ahmed Al-Aoufi Al-Ittihad Free 9 July 2016 [25]
22 GK Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal Free 12 July 2016 [26]
29 DM Zakaria Sami Al-Khaleej Free 12 July 2016 [27]
18 CM Abdullah Al-Mutairi Al-Faisaly Free 13 July 2016 [28]
99 CB Kamel Al-Mousa Al-Wehda Free 21 July 2016 [29]
49 RM Sultan Al-Sawadi Al-Raed Free 25 July 2016 [30]
- DM Abdullah Al-Mohammed Al-Khaleej Free 23 August 2016 [31]

Winter
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
18 DM Luíz Carlos Osmanlıspor Free 26 January 2017 [32]

Summer
No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— ST Mostafa Al-Musawi Al-Khaleej 8 July 2016 30 June 2017 [33]
32 CB Hamed Al-Sherif Al-Ettifaq 13 July 2016 20 January 2017 [34]
28 LB Abdulelah Bokhari Al-Khaleej 17 August 2016 30 June 2017 [35]
19 ST Yasser Al-Fahmi Al-Wehda 25 August 2016 30 June 2017 [36]
15 LW Saleh Al-Amri Al-Ettifaq 25 August 2016 30 June 2017 [37]

    Winter
    No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
    35 ST Mohammed Al-Harthi Al-Batin 15 January 2017 30 June 2017 [38]
    32 CB Hamed Al-Sherif Hajer 21 January 2017 30 June 2017 [39]
    40 RM Raed Al-Ghamdi Al-Khaleej 23 January 2017 30 June 2017 [40]
    80 DM Ryan Al-Mousa Al-Raed 25 January 2017 30 June 2017 [41]

    Overall transfer activity

    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.

    14 July 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli 6–0 Jeddah Club Jeddah
    20:15 AST Aman  18'
    Al-Somah  27'
    Al-Amri  43'
    Al-Shamrani  55'
    Al-Ghamdi  89'
    Al-Khatib  90'    		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
    22 July 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli 2–2 Getafe Marbella, Spain
    18:30 WET Al-Harbi  65'
    Al-Somah  88'    		 Report Fuster  40'
    Gorosito  71'    		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    25 July 2016 Friendly Middlesbrough 2–0 Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
    23:00 WET Nugent  58'
    De Sart  68'    		 Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    27 July 2016 Friendly Alcorcón 0–1 Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
    18:30 WET Report Al-Mogahwi  83' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    30 July 2016 Friendly Granada 0–0 Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
    19:30 WET Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    3 August 2016 Friendly Málaga 3–1 Al-Ahli Marbella, Spain
    19:00 WET Fornals  22'
    Charles  25'
    Kuki Zalazar  80'    		 Report Awagi  78' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    4 September 2016 Friendly Qatar 0–3 Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
    19:00 AST Al-Shamrani  36'
    Fetfatzidis  48'
    Al-Somah  90'    		 Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
    7 September 2016 Friendly Al-Gharafa 0–2 Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
    18:55 AST Al-Zabeidi  32'
    Aman  62'    		 Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
    8 October 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli 6–2 Jeddah Club Jeddah
    18:50 AST Fetfatzidis  8'
    Al-Somah  18', 37'
    Assiri  34'
    Balghaith  73'
    Seraj  81'    		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
    12 November 2016 Friendly Al-Ahli 6–1 Weg Jeddah
    18:25 AST Al-Robeai  5', 29'
    Fetfatzidis  9'
    Al-Ghamdi  46', 51'
    Awagi  77'    		 Voinea  11' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
    13 December 2016 Qatar Airways Cup Al-Ahli 3–5 Barcelona Doha, Qatar
    19:00 AST Abdulrahman  51' (pen.)
    Assiri  60', 65'    		 Report Suárez  8'
    Messi  10'
    Neymar  17'
    Alcácer  55'
    Rafinha  58'    		 Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
    Attendance: 18,126
    Referee: Fahad Al-Marri

    Competitions

    Overview
    Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Professional League 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 065.38 — 2nd 14 August 2016 4 May 2017
    King Cup 5 4 0 1 16 5 +11 080.00 Round of 32 Runners-up 20 January 2017 18 May 2017
    Crown Prince Cup 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 066.67 Round of 16 Semi-finals 27 September 2016 27 December 2016
    Champions League 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 050.00 Group stage In Progress 21 February 2017 In Progress
    Saudi Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 1 +0 100.00 Final Winners 8 August 2016
    Total 43 28 7 8 98 50 +48 065.12

    Updated to match played 29 May 2017
    Source: Competitions

    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.

    Main article: 2016 Saudi Super Cup
    8 August 2016 Al-Ahli 1–1
    (4–3 p)    		 Al-Hilal London, England
    19:30 UTC+1 Al-Somah  69' Report Al-Breik  48',  61' Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 16,365
    Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
    Penalties
    Carlos
    Hawsawi
    Bassas
    Al-Mogahwi
    Al-Somah     		Al-Qahtani
    Al-Shamrani
    Hawsawi
    Al-Ruwaili
    S. Al-Dawsari

    Pro League
    Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Al-Hilal (C) 26 21 3 2 63 16 +47 66 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
    2 Al-Ahli (Q) 26 17 4 5 57 30 +27 55
    3 Al-Nassr 26 16 4 6 44 25 +19 52
    4 Al-Ittihad[lower-alpha 1] 26 17 4 5 57 37 +20 52
    5 Al-Raed 26 11 2 13 37 47 −10 35
    Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: slstat.com
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[43]
    (C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
    Notes:
    1. Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points for failing to pay over debts.[42]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    26 17 4 5 57 30  +27 55 9 2 2 27 11  +16 8 2 3 30 19  +11

    Last updated: 4 May 2017.
    Source: Competitive matches

    Results by round
    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    GroundAAAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHAHAH
    ResultWWLDWLWWWLWWWWWWWLLDWDDWWW
    Position11353555354432222243334432
    Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: Competitive matches
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

      Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

    14 August 2016 1 Al-Ettifaq 1–4 Al-Ahli Dammam
    20:45 Otain  16'
    Kanno  67',  71'
    Hazazi  80'
    Al-Dossari  83'    		 Report Al-Somah  45+1', 81' (pen.)
    Bassas  63'
    Al-Jassim  85'    		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
    Attendance: 6,350
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
    20 August 2016 2 Al-Fateh 0–1 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
    21:05 Al-Fuhaid  38'
    Al Bulaihi  73'    		 Report Hawsawi  11'
    Al-Somah  67'    		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
    Attendance: 4,179
    Referee: Khalid Al-Teris
    18 September 2016 3 Al-Shabab 3–2 Al-Ahli Riyadh
    20:45 Muath  10'
    Benyettou  52', 54', 82'
    Benlamri  57'    		 Report Al Somah  12' (pen.), 58' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
    Attendance: 3,101
    Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
    23 September 2016 4 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
    20:45 Bassas  3'
    Al-Nakhli  74' (o.g.)    		 Report Kahraba  14'
    F. Al-Muwallad  78'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 49,732
    Referee: Khaled Salwi
    15 October 2016 5 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Qadisiyah Jeddah
    20:00 Al-Somah  39' (pen.), 86'
    Bassas  66'    		 Report Barnawi  54' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 14,388
    Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
    21 October 2016 6 Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
    20:15 Al-Jebreen  42'
    Ayala  83'
    Ayala  84'
    Al-Fraidi  90'    		 Report Al-Mosailem  8'
    Al-Fatil  82'    		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
    Attendance: 16,501
    Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
    29 October 2016 7 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Khaleej Jeddah
    20:00 Al-Somah  7', 14', 70', 72' Report Jandson  18' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 8,811
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
    4 November 2016 8 Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Wehda Jeddah
    20:00 Al-Somah  7'
    Hawsawi  41'
    Carlos  49'
    Fetfatzidis  58'
    Bassas  74'
    Asiri  89'    		 Report Al-Dossari  45+1'
    Al-Faresi  61'
    Al-Otaibi  68'
    Al-Najar  80'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 17,923
    Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
    20 November 2016 9 Al-Batin 0–1 Al-Ahli Hafar Al-Batin
    19:45 Al-Enazi  22'
    Dakheel  62'
    Al-Shammeri  90+4'    		 Report Hawsawi  43',  73'
    Ali Awagi  66'
    Carlos  75'    		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
    Attendance: 1,644
    Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
    25 November 2016 10 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
    20:00 Al-Somah  80',  90+3'
    Al-Mougahwi  80'
    Al-Moasher  90'    		 Report Bonatini  27'
    Carlos Eduardo  59'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 51,659
    Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
    1 December 2016 11 Al-Faisaly 3–6 Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
    19:40 Luisinho  12' (pen.), 74',  45'
    Al-Munaif  16'
    Fallatah  82'
    Abbas  84'
    Everaldo  88'
    Abdulaziz  90+1'    		 Report Al-Somah  6'
    Abdel-Shafy  12'
    Al-Fatil  17'
    Alemão  31' (o.g.)
    Al-Moasher  58',  67'
    Fetfatzidis  61'
    Al-Jassim  75'    		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
    Attendance: 704
    Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
    9 December 2016 12 Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Raed Jeddah
    19:55 Balghaith  50'
    Asiri  81'    		 Report Al-Sherif  35'
    Al-Showaish  58'
    Al-Qahtani  60'
    Sharahili  71'
    Al-Bishi  89'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 11,689
    Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
    17 December 2016 13 Al-Taawoun 2–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
    19:45 Machado  14'
    El Hamdaoui  70' (pen.)
    Sari Amr  87'    		 Report Al-Somah  9' (pen.)
    Asiri  15',  67'
    Al-Moasher  38'
    Kurdi  71'
    Al-Dossari  80' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
    Attendance: 2,774
    Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
    22 December 2016 14 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
    19:45 Awagi  6',  60'
    Aman  20'
    Al-Somah  24', 66'    		 Report Al-Hazaa  23'
    Otain  31'
    Kanno  72'
    Al-Nashi  80'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 14,743
    Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
    31 December 2016 15 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Fateh Jeddah
    19:50 Kurdi  45+1'
    Awagi  84', 90+3'    		 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 9,560
    Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
    27 January 2017 16 Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
    20:15 Al-Somah  23', 47',  31'
    Al-Moasher  58'
    Asiri  85'    		 Report Benyettou  19'
    Al-Sulayhem  71'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 40,591
    Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
    3 February 2017 17 Al-Ittihad 1–4 Al-Ahli Jeddah
    20:20 Fallatah  2'
    Al-Nakhli  6'
    Al-Muwallad  42'
    Khrees  50'
    Al-Ansari  78'    		 Report Al-Moasher  6'
    Fetfatzidis  41',  59'
    Assiri  48'
    Al-Jassim  52'
    Asiri  62'
    Al-Mowalad  87'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 52,909
    Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
    9 February 2017 18 Al-Qadisiyah 4–1 Al-Ahli Khobar
    20:15 Fallatah  40', 45+3'
    Jaafari  41'
    Bismark  53'
    Hazazi  76',  81'    		 Report Al-Mowalad  45+2'
    Al-Harbi  49'
    Al-Somah  69',  88'
    Assiri  89'    		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
    Attendance: 5,002
    Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
    17 February 2017 19 Al-Ahli 0–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
    20:25 Al-Fatil  46'
    Al-Robeai  51'
    Abdul-Amir  72'
    Al-Mowalad  78'    		 Report Al-Fraidi  5'
    Al-Ghamdi  42'
    Al-Shehri  45+1'
    Ghaleb  53'
    Al-Dossari  66'
    Hazazi  90+3' (pen.)    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 38,355
    Referee: Artur Dias (Portugal)
    4 March 2017 20 Al-Khaleej 2–2 Al-Ahli Dammam
    20:30 Jandson  4'
    Hazazi  41'
    Lajami  79'
    Diakité  81'    		 Report Al-Somah  39' (pen.)
    Asiri  44'    		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
    Attendance: 1,383
    Referee: Khaled Salwi
    9 March 2017 21 Al-Wehda 1–3 Al-Ahli Mecca
    20:35 Fallatah  33'
    Belal  67'  80'    		 Report Al-Somah  9', 27',  64'
    Al-Jassim  38'
    Al-Harbi  81'    		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
    Attendance: 2,338
    Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
    7 April 2017 22 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Batin Jeddah
    20:40 Fetfatzidis  37'
    Al-Fatil  41'
    Al-Moasher  59'    		 Report Al-Eisa  52'
    Jhonnattann  78'
    Freeh  89'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 6,219
    Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
    15 April 2017 23 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
    20:45 Al-Breik  19' Report Asiri  16' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
    Attendance: 12,348
    Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
    20 April 2017 24 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
    20:45 Balghaith  51'
    Assiri  72'    		 Report Luisinho  42' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 3,040
    Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
    30 April 2017 25 Al-Raed 1–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
    20:50 Bangoura  22' (pen.)
    Al-Qahtani  69'
    Al-Habib  74'    		 Report Al-Somah  18', 67' (pen.)
    Abdul-Amir  57'
    Bakshween  73'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
    Attendance: 10,025
    Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
    4 May 2017 26 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
    20:50 Assiri  20', 59'
    Bakshween  63'
    Al-Mowalad  90+5'    		 Report Kanno  34'
    Al-Shameri  35'
    Al-Hussain  89'
    Al-Dossari  90+1'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 2,241
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

    King Cup

    Al-Ahli entered the King Cup in the Round of 32 alongside the other Pro League teams.

    Main article: 2017 King Cup
    20 January 2017 Round of 32 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Shoulla Jeddah
    20:10 AST Al-Moasher  15'
    Al-Mowalad  87'
    Al-Mogahwi  90+5'    		 Report Al-Dossari  50'
    Al-Balawi  81'
    Al-Sobeai  90+3'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Referee: Sami Al-Jires
    13 February 2017 Round of 16 Al-Qadisiyah 1–3 Al-Ahli Khobar
    20:15 Bismark  22'
    Al-Johani  88'
    Barnawi  90'    		 Report Al-Mogahwi  19'
    Al-Somah  37'
    Abdul-Amir  42' (pen.)
    Al-Harbi  59'    		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
    Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
    2 April 2017 Quarter-finals Al-Ahli 6–0 Wej Jeddah
    20:30 Al-Somah  28', 49'
    Abdul-Amir  35'
    Al-Jassim  41'
    Al-Moasher  59'
    Al-Mogahwi  69'
    Fetfatzidis  71'
    Bakshween  80'    		 Report Al-Mowallad  45+2'
    Barnawi  68'
    Al-Shaeri  83'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 20,177
    Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
    12 May 2017 Semi-finals Al-Faisaly 0–3 Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
    20:50 Report Fetfatzidis  55'
    Seraj  75', 81'
    Balghaith  79'    		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
    Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
    18 May 2017 Final Al-Ahli 2–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
    21:00 Hawsawi  43'
    Al-Somah  90+3' (pen.)    		 Report Kharbin  28'
    Jahfali  77'
    Carlos Eduardo  88'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 54,563
    Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

    Crown Prince Cup
    Main article: 2016–17 Saudi 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 started 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.

    27 September 2016 Round of 16 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
    20:15 AST Al-Robeai  37'
    Al-Somah  66' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
    Kurdi  90'
    Al-Moasher  90+1'
    Al-Harbi  90+4'    		 Abbas  21'
    Salem  23'
    Alemão  50',  68'
    Hamzi  64'
    Al-Sowayed  82'
    Abdulaziz  90+1'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
    25 October 2016 Quarter-finals Hajer 1–6 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
    17:45 AST Al-Nufaili  42'
    Al-Radhi  52'
    Soumah  73'    		 Al-Otaibi  18' (o.g.)
    Al-Somah  23', 36', 39'
    Hawsawi  53' (pen.)
    Assiri  69'    		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
    Attendance: 1,459
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
    27 December 2016 Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Ahli Jeddah
    19:50 Akaïchi  28'
    Kahraba  38'
    Bajandouh  62'
    Al-Muwallad  82',  90'
    Al-Nakhli  84'    		 Report Bakhshween  44'
    Al-Somah  72', 77' (pen.)
    Hamad  81'
    Balghaith  89'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 47,223
    Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish

    AFC Champions League
    Main article: 2017 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.

    Group stage
    Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN AHL ZOB BUN
    1 Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 14 7 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 1–1 3–0
    2 Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
    3 Zob Ahan 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–3 1–2 — 2–1
    4 Bunyodkor 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3 2–3 2–0 0–2 —
    Source: AFC
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) 1 Al-Ahli 2–0 Bunyodkor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    20:15 UTC+3 Al-Somah  13'
    Al-Moasher  53'
    Bassas  83'    		 Report Dilshodbek  67'
    Ibrokhimov  90+2'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 11,315
    Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
    28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 2 Zob Ahan 1–2 Al-Ahli Muscat, Oman
    19:15 UTC+4 Rajabzadeh  45+2' (pen.) Report Asiri  29'
    Al-Mowalad  33'
    Hawsawi  45+1'
    Al-Somah  86'    		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
    Attendance: 7,000
    Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
    13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 3 Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Ain Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    20:30 UTC+3 Balghaith  26',  78'
    Fetfatzidis  50'    		 Report Ali  9'
    Al-Shamrani  28'
    Balghaith  52' (o.g.)
    Ismail  71'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 23,431
    Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
    11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4 Al-Ain 2–2 Al-Ahli Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
    19:35 UTC+4 Ismail  7'
    O. Abdulrahman  85' (pen.)    		 Report Al-Somah  43', 89',  84'
    Abdul-Amir  66'    		 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
    Attendance: 9,224
    Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
    24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 5 Bunyodkor 2–0 Al-Ahli Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    19:00 UTC+5 Komilov  8'
    Shomurodov  54'
    Kosimov  62'
    Axmadaliev  68'    		 Report Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
    Attendance: 1,307
    Referee: Fu Ming (China)
    8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 6 Al-Ahli 2–0 Zob Ahan Doha, Qatar
    18:40 3:00 Asiri  63'
    Kurdi  84'
    Balghaith  90+1'    		 Report Rajabzadeh  43' Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
    Attendance: 260
    Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

    Knockout phase
    Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage
    Round of 16
    22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) First leg Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    20:45 UTC+3 Asiri  38'
    Al-Shamrani  82'
    Bakshween  90+1'    		 Report Esmaeel  21'
    Al Hammadi  82'
    Al Fardan  89'    		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
    Attendance: 17,323
    Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
    29 May 2017 (2017-05-29) Second leg Al-Ahli 1–3
    (2–4 agg.)    		 Al-Ahli Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    23:00 UTC+4 Diop  33'  59'
    Haikal  38'
    Al Hammadi  41'
    Naser  70'
    Esmaeel  78'
    Gyan  90+1' (pen.)    		 Report Al-Jassim  18'
    Al-Mogahwi  24'
    Al-Fatil  45+4'
    Abdul-Amir  70',  72' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
    Attendance: 3,993
    Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

    Statistics

    Appearances
    No. Pos. Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total Discipline
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK Yasser Al Mosailem 1605010801031010
    2 DF Ali Al-Zubaidi 4 (1)0001000005 (1)000
    4 MF Waleed Bakshween 403 (1)010300011 (1)050
    5 MF Fahad Hamad 3 (1)0001000004 (1)000
    6 DF Mohammed Al Fatil 20 (1)13 (1)0203 (1)01029 (3)130
    7 MF Salman Al-Moasher 23 (2)2521 (2)0811038 (4)550
    8 MF Taisir Al-Jassim 2335020811039420
    9 FW Omar Al Soma 24243 (1)437541136 (1)4050
    10 MF Giannis Fetfatzidis 19 (6)34 (1)220811034 (7)620
    11 MF Housain Al-Mogahwi 11 (12)02 (2)3202 (6)10 (1)017 (21)410
    13 DF Mohamed Abdel-Shafy 17 (2)03010801030 (2)010
    14 FW Muhannad Assiri 2 (12)4000 (1)11 (4)0003 (17)510
    16 MF Maher Othman 00000000000000
    20 FW Islam Seraj 0 (3)00 (2)21000001 (5)200
    21 DF Ageel Balghaith 201302 (1)0311029 (1)250
    22 GK Ahmed Al-Rehaili 10 (1)00020000012 (1)000
    23 DF Saeed Al-Mowalad 1015000800023150
    24 MF Ali Awagi 2 (8)3001 (2)000104 (10)320
    25 DF Motaz Hawsawi 16 (1)22111601026 (1)421
    26 DF Mohammed Aman 2 (4)100200 (1)00 (1)04 (6)110
    27 MF Hamdan Al-Shamrani 0000000 (2)0000 (2)010
    30 DF Saeed Al-Robeai 1 (1)0101 (1)010004 (2)020
    31 DF Mansoor Al-Harbi 9 (5)02 (1)0200 (2)00013 (8)040
    44 GK Ayman Al-Hussaini 00000000000000
    45 MF Abdulfattah Asiri 13 (7)65020830028 (7)920
    47 MF Mustafa Bassas 10 (2)20 (1)0100 (1)00 (1)011 (5)220
    55 MF Saad Abdul-Amir 1014 (1)200810022 (1)411
    66 GK Basem Atallah 00000000000000
    77 DF Amiri Kurdi 4 (5)00 (2)0100 (3)1005 (10)130
    Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
    18 MF Luíz Carlos 12 (1)00010001014 (1)020
    40 MF Raed Al-Ghamdi 0 (1)0000000000 (1)000
    80 MF Ryan Al-Mousa 0 (1)0000000000 (1)000

    Last updated: 29 May 2017.
    Source:

    Goalscorers
    Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
    1 9 FW Omar Al Somah 24 4 7 4 1 40
    2 45 MF Abdulfattah Asiri 6 0 0 3 0 9
    3 10 MF Giannis Fetfatzidis 3 2 0 1 0 6
    4 7 MF Salman Al-Moasher 2 2 0 1 0 5
    14 FW Muhannad Assiri 4 0 1 0 0 5
    6 8 MF Taisir Al-Jassim 3 0 0 1 0 4
    11 MF Housain Al-Mogahwi 0 3 0 1 0 4
    25 DF Motaz Hawsawi 2 1 1 0 0 4
    55 MF Saad Abdul-Amir 1 2 0 1 0 4
    10 24 MF Ali Awagi 3 0 0 0 0 3
    11 20 FW Islam Seraj 0 2 0 0 0 2
    21 DF Ageel Balghaith 1 0 0 1 0 2
    47 MF Mustafa Al-Bassas 2 0 0 0 0 2
    14 6 DF Mohammed Al-Fatil 1 0 0 0 0 1
    23 DF Saeed Al-Mowalad 1 0 0 0 0 1
    26 DF Mohammed Aman 1 0 0 0 0 1
    77 DF Amiri Kurdi 0 0 0 1 0 1
    Own goal 3 0 1 0 0 4
    Total 57 16 10 14 1 98

    Last Updated: 29 May 2017

    Clean sheets
    Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
    1 1 GK Yasser Al Mosailem 3 2 0 2 0 7
    2 22 GK Ahmed Al-Rehaili 4 0 0 0 0 4
    Total 7 2 0 2 0 11

    Last Updated: 12 May 2017

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