2017–18 Al-Taawoun FC season

The 2017–18 Al-Taawoun season is the club's 62nd season in existence and its 10th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Saudi Arabian football. This season, Al-Taawoun is participating in the Pro League for the eighth consecutive season as well as the King Cup and Crown Prince Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Al-Taawoun
2017–18 season
PresidentMohammed Al-Qasim
ManagerJosé Gomes
StadiumKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
SPL9th
Crown Prince CupRound of 16
King CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat (5)

All:
Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat (5)
Highest home attendance8,084 vs Al-Hilal (15 August 2017)
Lowest home attendance2,877 vs Al-Faisaly (20 October 2017)
Average home league attendance4,772
All statistics correct as of 14 November 2017.

Pre-season friendlies

11 July 2017 Friendly Al-Taawoun 3–3 Al-Batin Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
19:40 AST Kamara  56'
Amissi  58', 71'
Al-Jouei  4'
Jorge Santos  33'
Jhonnattann  40'
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
16 July 2017 Friendly Adanaspor 0–1 Al-Taawoun Bolu, Turkey
15:00 FET Report Kamara  34' Stadium: Highland Sports Complex
19 July 2017 Friendly Sivasspor 4–1 Al-Taawoun Bolu, Turkey
18:00 FET Yandaş  5'
Mutlu  40'
Keleş  52'
Leandrinho  88'
Report Kamara  85' Stadium: Highland Sports Complex
22 July 2017 Friendly Uzbekistan 1–0 Al-Taawoun Bolu, Turkey
17:30 FET  30' Stadium: Highland Sports Complex
28 July 2017 Friendly Sumgayit 1–0 Al-Taawoun Bolu, Turkey
17:30 FET Imamverdiyev  4' Report Stadium: Highland Sports Complex
29 July 2017 Friendly İstanbulspor 1–5 Al-Taawoun Bolu, Turkey
15:30 FET  50' (pen.) Report Kamara  15', 42' (pen.)
Al-Hussain  62', 75'
Amissi  86'
Stadium: Highland Sports Complex
4 August 2017 Friendly Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Tai Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 AST Al-Hussain  36' Report Al-Enezi  6'
 69' (o.g.)
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium

Players

First team squad

  • This section lists players who were in Al-Taawoun's first team squad at any point during the 2017–18 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Essam El-Hadary GK 2017 Wadi Degla
21 Moataz Al-Baqaawi GK 2017 Youth
23 Sultan Al-Ghamdi GK 2015 Youth
32 Fayz Al-Sabiay GK 2015 Al-Hilal
Defenders
4 Ricardo Machado CB 2015 Dinamo București
5 Talal Al-Absi CB 2015 Al-Ittihad
12 Abdulaziz Al-Moghir RB 2017 Youth
13 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi LB 2016 Najran
16 Naif Al-Mousa LB / LM 2014 Al-Hazm
24 Rayan Al-Dhiyab CB / LB 2017 Youth
28 Abdullah Al-Shameri LB / CB 2013 Youth
34 Faisel Al-Kharaa RB 2017 Al-Ittihad
99 Jufain Al-Bishi CB 2017 Al-Raed
Midfielders
6 Ryan Al-Mousa DM / CB 2017 Al-Ahli
10 Jehad Al-Hussain AM / SS 2014 Dubai
11 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi AM / LM 2017 Al-Shabab
17 Cédric Amissi LM / SS 2017 União
18 Madallah Al-Olayan DM / RB 2012 Youth
20 Faisel Al-Rashodi LM / AM 2017 Youth
27 Saeed Al-Dossari RM / RB 2016 Al-Shabab
30 Mostafa Fathi RM / LM 2017 El-Zamalek
37 Abdulaziz Al-Sharid CM / DM 2016 Al-Hilal
39 Abdurahman Al-Dossari DM 2017 Al-Nassr
77 Abdurahman Khairallah RM 2017 Al-Shabab
80 Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat AM / RM 2017 Al-Hilal
Forwards
9 Naif Hazazi CF 2017 Al-Nassr
45 Alhaji Kamara CF 2017 D.C. United
70 Ismael Al-Maghrebi CF / LM 2017 Al-Shabab

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017DFJufain Al-BishiAl-RaedFree transfer[1]
1 July 2017MFAbdulmajeed Al-SawatAl-HilalFree transfer[2]
1 July 2017FWAlhaji KamaraD.C. United£200,000[3]
1 July 2017GKEssam El-HadaryWadi Degla SCFree transfer[4]
1 July 2017MFCédric AmissiUniãoUndisclosed[5]
12 July 2017FWIsmael Al-MaghrebiAl-ShababFree transfer[6]
20 August 2017FWNaif HazaziAl-NassrFree transfer[7]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017DFAbdullah KannoAl-FayhaUndisclosed[8]
1 July 2017FWSaqer OtaifAl-RaedFree transfer[9]
1 July 2017MFAhmed Al-ZainAl-AhliUndisclosed[10]
1 July 2017MFAbdulrahman Al-BarakahAl-FayhaUndisclosed[11]
1 July 2017MFLucian SânmărteanUnattachedReleased
4 July 2017DFMahmoud MuaazAl-WehdaFree transfer[12]
6 July 2017FWAlassane N'DiayeClermont FootFree transfer[13]
14 July 2017DFSafwan HawsawiUnattachedReleased
3 August 2017GKFahad Al-ShammariAl-FayhaFree transfer[14]
16 August 2017MFIbrahim Al-TelhiNajranFree transfer[15]
9 September 2017FWMousa Al-ShameriAl-OrobahFree transfer[16]

Loans in

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
1 July 201730 June 2018DFFaisel Al-Kharaa Al-Ittihad[17]
4 July 201730 June 2018MFMostafa Fathi El-Zamalek[18]
9 July 201730 June 2018MFRyan Al-Mousa Al-Ahli[19]
23 August 201730 June 2018MFAbdurahman Al-Dossari Al-Nassr[20]
11 September 201730 June 2018MFAbdulaziz Al-Bishi Al-Shabab[21]
11 September 201730 June 2018MFAbdurahman Khairallah Al-Shabab[22]

Loans out

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
3 August 201730 June 2018MFSandro Manoel Al-Fateh[23]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Professional League 6th 11 August 2017 May 2018
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 9 September 2017
King Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 January 2018

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Al-Fateh 26 9 9 8 34 39 5 36[lower-alpha 1]
6 Al-Faisaly 26 9 8 9 39 33 +6 35
7 Al-Taawoun 26 9 7 10 43 36 +7 34
8 Al-Fayha 26 8 10 8 36 40 4 34
9 Al-Ittihad 26 8 9 9 34 41 7 33 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2018. 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).[24]
Notes:
  1. Al-Ettifaq is ahead of Al-Fateh on head-to-head points: Al-Ettifaq 2–1 Al-Fateh, Al-Fateh 1–1 Al-Ettifaq

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
11 3 4 4 18 16  +2 13 2 1 2 9 8  +1 1 3 2 9 8  +1

Last updated: 25 November 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWLDDLLWWLDD
Position1679101077997
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 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

10 August 2017 1 Al-Fateh 1–4 Al-Taawoun Al-Hasa
19:00 Hazzazi  45+5'
Al-Mousa  61'
Al-Zaqaan  81'
Al-Dawsari  87'
Report Fathi  20'
Amissi  57'
Al-Sawat  59', 85'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 1,814
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
15 August 2017 2 Al-Taawoun 3–4 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:50 Kamara  26'
Fathi  35'
Al-Shameri  45+1'
Al-Mousa  83'
Amissi  90+3'
Report Kharbin  14'
Al-Abed  19'
Al-Breik  21'
Carlos Eduardo  38', 56'
Al-Hafith  76'
Hawsawi  82'
Jahfali  90'
Al-Dawsari  90+4'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 8,084
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
16 September 2017 3 Al-Fayha 1–1 Al-Taawoun Al Majma'ah
18:40 Tziolis  37'
Tombakti  51'
Al-Khaibari  65'
Asprilla  65',  69'
Ruiz  86'
Al-Mutairi  90+1'
Report Hazazi  45'
Amissi  69',  87'
Al-Zubaidi  86'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 839
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
23 September 2017 4 Al-Raed 2–2 Al-Taawoun Buraidah
20:20 Al-Rashidi  8'
Bangoura  11' (54), pen.'
Amora  19'
Otaif  55'
Al-Rashidi  90+8'
Report Amissi  8'
Al-Maghrebi  22'
Al-Mousa  63'
Hazazi  74' (pen.)
Machado  90+3'
Al-Hussain  90+8'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 17,003
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
28 September 2017 5 Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
20:15 Al-Sawat  47' Report Al Ansari  19'
Al-Sumairi  38'
Kahraba  52'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
15 October 2017 6 Al-Nassr 2–1 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:00 Lagrou  36'
Leonardo  38', 51'
Al-Jumaiah  72'
Report Al-Shameri  10'
Kamara  43'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
20 October 2017 7 Al-Taawoun 1–0 Al-Faisaly Buraidah
19:55 Al-Zubaidi  69'
Al-Mousa  88'
Report Luisinho  45'
Hyland  50'
Al-Deayea  79'
Al-Dossari  90+4'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait
27 October 2017 8 Al-Taawoun 3–1 Ohod Buraidah
19:50 Al-Sawat  3', 62'
Kamara  50'
Al-Hussain  59'
Report Hawsawi  60' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
3 November 2017 9 Al-Qadsiah 1–0 Al-Taawoun Dammam
17:35 Al-Obaid  10'
Stanley  26'
Mothnani  51'
Élton  65'
Fatau  79'
Report Al-Mousa  64' Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 574
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
19 November 2017 10 Al-Taawoun 1–1 Al-Ahli Buraidah
19:40 Al-Mousa  55'
Amissi  63'
Report Al-Somah  3'
Balghaith  39'
Bakshween  45'
Claudemir  57'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 4,372
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
25 November 2017 11 Al-Batin 1–1 Al-Taawoun Hafar Al-Batin
15:05 Khodari  19'
Obaid  45'
Tarabai  90+3'
Eisa  90+4'
Report Al-Bishi  51'
Al-Maghrebi  64'
Hazazi  80'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,217
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)

Crown Prince Cup

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

9 September 2016 Round of 16 Al-Fayha 1–0 Al-Taawoun Al Majma'ah
18:50 Asprilla  13'
Tombakti  28'
Al-Mutairi  51'
Report Al-Mousa  52'
Al-Zubaidi  89'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait

King Cup

Al-Taawoun will enter the King Cup in the Round of 32 alongside the other Pro League teams.

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of 25 November 2017.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueKing CupCrown Prince Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Essam El-Hadary 1201100010
4 DF Ricardo Machado 50400010
5 DF Talal Al-Absi 10100000
6 MF Ryan Al-Mousa 100900010
9 FW Naif Hazazi 612+310010
10 MF Jehad Al-Hussain 12010+100010
11 MF Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 804+400000
12 DF Abdulaziz Al-Moghir 00000000
13 DF Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi 80700010
16 DF Naif Al-Mousa 1117+31000+10
17 MF Cédric Amissi 1131030010
18 MF Madallah Al-Olayan 807+100000
20 MF Faisel Al-Rashodi 00000000
21 GK Moataz Al-Baqaawi 00000000
23 GK Sultan Al-Ghamdi 00000000
24 DF Rayan Al-Dhiyab 00000000
27 MF Saeed Al-Dossari 905+300010
28 DF Abdullah Al-Shameri 1111010010
30 MF Mostafa Fathi 524+120000
32 GK Fayz Al-Sabiay 00000000
34 DF Faisel Al-Kharaa 00000000
37 MF Abdulaziz Al-Sharid 100+100000
39 MF Abdurahman Al-Dossari 905+300010
45 FW Alhaji Kamara 836+230000
70 FW Ismael Al-Maghrebi 1013+61000+10
77 MF Abdurahman Khairallah 100+100000
80 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat 1259+250010
99 DF Jufain Al-Bishi 918+110000

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Total
1 80 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat 5 0 0 5
2 17 MF Cédric Amissi 3 0 0 3
45 FW Alhaji Kamara 3 0 0 3
4 30 MF Mostafa Fathi 2 0 0 2
5 9 FW Naif Hazazi 1 0 0 1
16 DF Naif Al-Mousa 1 0 0 1
28 DF Abdullah Al-Shameri 1 0 0 1
70 FW Ismael Al-Maghrebi 1 0 0 1
99 DF Jufain Al-Bishi 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Total 18 0 0 18

Last Updated: 25 November 2017

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Total
1 1 GK Essam El-Hadary 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Last Updated: 20 October 2017

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