2020–21 Al-Ittihad Club season

The 2020–21 season is Al-Ittihad's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 94th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup and the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Al-Ittihad
2020–21 season
PresidentAnmar Al-Hailiy
Manager
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
SPL4th
King CupQuarter-finals
Arab Club Champions CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Romarinho (7 goals)
All: Romarinho (8 goals)
All statistics correct as of 31 December 2020.

The season covers the period from 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Squad information

As of 25 October 2020[1][2]

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 Rakan Al-Najjar
3 FW  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Yami
4 DF  KSA Ziyad Al-Sahafi
5 DF  KSA Omar Hawsawi
6 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Sumairi
7 MF  KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Swat
8 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad
9 FW  SRB Aleksandar Prijović
10 MF  CPV Garry Rodrigues
11 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
12 GK  KSA Mohammed Abo Asidah
13 DF  KSA Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14 MF  KSA Awad Al-Nashri
16 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
17 DF  MLI Ahmed Emad Eldin
19 MF  BRA Bruno Henrique
20 MF  MAR Karim El Ahmadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  KSA Abdulmohsen Fallatah
22 GK  KSA Fawaz Al-Qarni
23 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Oufi
24 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
25 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Asmari
26 DF  EGY Ahmed Hegazi (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
27 DF  KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
28 DF  KSA Hamad Al Mansor (on loan from Al-Nassr)
30 DF  KSA Awn Al-Saluli
34 GK  BRA Marcelo Grohe
66 DF  KSA Saud Abdulhamid
70 FW  KSA Haroune Camara
76 DF  KSA Hazim Al-Zahrani
88 MF  KSA Abdulellah Al-Malki
90 FW  BRA Romarinho
98 MF  KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani

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
26 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aryani (at Damac until 30 June 2021)
28 MF  KSA Essam Al-Muwallad (at Al-Hazem until 30 June 2021)
35 MF  CIV Sékou Sanogo (at Red Star Belgrade until 1 January 2021)
55 MF  KSA Saher Al-Suraihi (at Jeddah until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
83 MF  ARG Leonardo Gil (at Vasco da Gama until 30 June 2021)
DF  KSA Tareq Abdullah (at Damac until 30 June 2021)
MF  KSA Younes Abdulwahed (at Jeddah until 30 June 2021)
MF  KSA Ali Al-Rie (at Jeddah until 30 June 2021)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
22 September 2020 DF 30 Awn Al-Saluli Al-Fayha End of loan
22 September 2020 MF 28 Essam Al-Muwallad Al-Bukayriyah End of loan
22 September 2020 MF 55 Saher Al-Suraihi Al-Thoqbah End of loan
22 September 2020 FW 45 Aleksandar Pešić FC Seoul End of loan
23 September 2020 FW 3 Abdulrahman Al-Yami Al-Hazem Undisclosed [3]
27 September 2020 MF 7 Abdulmajeed Al-Swat Al-Taawoun Free [4]
12 October 2020 MF 19 Bruno Henrique Palmeiras $5,000,000 [5]
18 October 2020 DF 5 Omar Hawsawi Al-Nassr Free [6]
19 October 2020 MF 10 Garry Rodrigues Fenerbahçe End of loan [7]
21 October 2020 MF 16 Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen Al-Nassr Free [8]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
22 October 2020 End of season DF Hamad Al Mansor Al-Nassr None [9]
25 October 2020 End of season DF 26 Ahmed Hegazi West Bromwich Albion $587,400 [10]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
22 September 2020 GK 12 Assaf Al-Qarni Released [11]
22 September 2020 GK 28 Amin Al Bukhari Al-Nassr Free [12]
22 September 2020 MF 99 Mohammed Al-Thani Al-Faisaly End of loan
27 September 2020 DF 2 Abdullah Al-Ammar Damac Free [13]
30 September 2020 DF 24 Ammar Al-Daheem Al-Fateh Free [14]
4 October 2020 FW 45 Aleksandar Pešić Maccabi Tel Aviv Free [15]
9 October 2020 FW 49 Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi Al-Raed Free [16]
1 November 2020 FW 80 Wilfried Bony Released [17]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
27 September 2020 End of season MF 14 Younes Abdulwahed Jeddah None [13]
27 September 2020 End of season FW 26 Abdulaziz Al-Aryani Damac None [18]
9 October 2020 End of season MF 28 Essam Al-Muwallad Al-Hazem None [19]
10 October 2020 End of season MF 83 Leonardo Gil Vasco da Gama None [20]
11 October 2020 End of season MF 16 Ali Al-Rie Jeddah None [21]
11 October 2020 End of season MF 55 Saher Al-Suraihi Jeddah None [21]
14 October 2020 End of season DF 3 Tareq Abdullah Damac None [22]
16 January 2021 End of season MF Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi Al-Fayha None [23]
27 January 2021 End of season MF 6 Khaled Al-Sumairi Al-Faisaly None [24]
29 January 2021 End of season MF 98 Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani Ohod None [25]

Pre-season

1 October 2020 Friendly Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Faisaly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 AST Al-Muwallad  33' (pen.)
Romarinho  37'
Report Tavares  51'
Omar  78'
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium
7 October 2020 Friendly Al-Ittihad 2–0 Jeddah Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 AST Al-Bishi  25'
Gil  89'
Report Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium
10 October 2020 Friendly Al-Ittihad 3–3 Damac Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:30 AST Al-Muwallad  26'
Romarinho  62'
Al-Sumairi  83'
Report Zelaya  19', 53'
Al-Hujaili  47'
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium
15 October 2020 Friendly Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Akhdoud Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST Al-Yami  44'
Prijović  63'
Report Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 17 7 7 3 22 16 +6 041.18
King Cup 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Arab Club Champions Cup 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 20 9 8 3 29 19 +10 045.00

Updated to match played 4 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Al-Ahli 17 10 3 4 30 25 +5 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3 Al-Hilal 16 8 6 2 25 12 +13 30 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al-Ittihad 17 7 7 3 22 16 +6 28
5 Al-Taawoun 17 6 7 4 18 13 +5 25
6 Al-Nassr 16 7 3 6 26 20 +6 24
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: spl.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) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[26]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 7 7 3 22 16  +6 28 4 3 2 11 6  +5 3 4 1 11 10  +1

Last updated: 4 February 2021.
Source: spl.com.sa

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHA
ResultLDWDDWWDDDWWLWDLW
Position121181010644554454454
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021 (2021-02-06). Source: spl.com.sa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

18 October 2020 1 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
20:00 Al-Muwallad  60' (pen.)
Grohe  79'
Report Kiss  7',  80' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
24 October 2020 2 Al-Fateh 2–2 Al-Ittihad Al-Hasa
19:55 Al-Fuhaid  18'
Boushal  25'
Al-Daheem  42'
te Vrede  50' (pen.)
Batna  60'
Al-Zaqaan  64'
Report Romarinho  43'
Henrique  90+3'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
31 October 2020 3 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Ahli Jeddah
19:50 Romarinho  8'
Rodrigues  16'
Report Lima  64' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
6 November 2020 4 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
19:45 El Ahmadi  51'
Prijović  51'
Romarinho  59' (pen.)
Report Al-Jouei  44',  73'
Duke  45+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
23 November 2020 5 Al-Faisaly 1–1 Al-Ittihad Al Majma'ah
17:45 Amalfitano  28'
Qassem  30'
Rossi  38'
Guilherme  90+2'
Report Romarinho  44'
Al-Malki  64'
Al-Swat  85'
Camara  87'
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
27 November 2020 6 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Qadsiah Jeddah
19:40 Rodrigues  18'
Hegazi  51'
Report Al-Amri  40' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
6 December 2020 7 Al-Wehda 1–2 Al-Ittihad Mecca
19:45 Al-Hafith  57'
Kariri  59'
Petratos  90' (pen.)
Report Rodrigues  28'
Al-Jebreen  80'
Romarinho  84' (pen.)
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Salwi
11 December 2020 8 Al-Shabab 1–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
19:45 Lichnovsky  57'
Salem  59'
Banega  78'
Report Prijović  19'
Al-Bishi  51'
Hegazi  59'
Al-Malki  62'
El Ahmadi  76'
Stadium: Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
21 December 2020 9 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Raed Jeddah
19:50 Al-Shamrani  30' Report Djoum  72'
Nikolić  85'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
26 December 2020 10 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
19:50 Al-Shehri  85' Report Al-Aboud  20'
Al-Malki  80'
Al-Bishi  82'
Grohe  90+2'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
31 December 2020 11 Al-Batin 1–2 Al-Ittihad Hafar Al-Batin
15:10 Chaves  64'
Abreu  90+3'
Report Al-Malki  33'
Romarinho  54', 81',  78'
Camara  85'
Hawsawi  90+2'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
9 January 2021 12 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Damac Jeddah
19:55 Al-Sahafi  16'
Al-Aboud  36'
El Ahmadi  46'
Al-Muwallad  56'
Al-Swat  90+11'
Report Saidani  63'
Lema  88'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
14 January 2021 13 Al-Ittihad 0–1 Abha Jeddah
20:10 Abdulhamid  15'
Al-Aboud  71'
Report Al-Amri  23'
Barnawi  32'
Goodwin  86'
Strandberg  88'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
19 January 2021 14 Al-Ain 1–2 Al-Ittihad Al Bahah
16:00 Nahiri  33'
Getterson  87'
Moutari  89'
Report Camara  13'
Romarinho  24'
Hawsawi  43'
Hegazi  48'
El Ahmadi  64'
Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
25 January 2021 15 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Nassr Jeddah
20:10 Al-Malki  59'
Al-Bishi  89'
Romarinho  90+3'
Report K. Al-Ghannam  63'
Al-Ghamdi  74'
Al-Khalaf  78'
Petros  86'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Salwi
30 January 2021 16 Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Al-Ittihad Dammam
18:00 Hazazi  6'
Al-Robeai  9'
Al-Hazaa  56'
Al-Qumaizi  68'
Souza  85'
Report Al-Aboud  45'
Al-Sahafi  62'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
4 February 2021 17 Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al-Fateh Jeddah
18:50 Al-Muwallad  9'
Prijović  31', 51'
Al-Aboud  85'
Grohe  90+3'
Camara  90+3'
Report te Vrede  2'
Buhimed  35'
Al-Fuhaid  45'
Saâdane  53'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmad Al-Rumaikhani
30 May 2021 30 Al-Nassr v Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 Stadium: Mrsool Park

King Cup

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

17 December 2020 Round of 16 Al-Wehda 0–3 Al-Ittihad Mecca
20:20 Al-Khulaif  27'
Al-Eisa  76'
Report Prijović  48' (pen.), 49'
Pedrão  71' (o.g.)
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Arab Club Champions Cup

Semi-finals

2 December 2020 First leg Al-Shabab 2–2 Al-Ittihad Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:45 AST Lichnovsky  40',  79'
Guanca  49'
Report Hegazi  3'
Romarinho  11'
Al-Malki  72'
Rodrigues  82'
Stadium: Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
4 January 2021 Second leg Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST Abdulhamid  30'
Hegazi  57'
Romarinho  74'
Prijović  90+2'
Report Martins  1',  64'
Banega  59'
Lichnovsky  86'
Salem  90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
Final

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 4 February 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Rakan Al-Najjar 00000000
12 GK Mohammed Abo Asidah 00000000
22 GK Fawaz Al-Qarni 00000000
34 GK Marcelo Grohe 2001701020
Defenders
4 DF Ziyad Al-Sahafi 1501301010
5 DF Omar Hawsawi 904+30001+10
13 DF Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti 18011+401020
17 DF Ahmed Emad Eldin 00000000
21 DF Abdulmohsen Fallatah 10100000
26 DF Ahmed Hegazi 1801501020
27 DF Hamdan Al-Shamrani 1207+40000+10
28 DF Hamad Al Mansor 700+600+1000
66 DF Saud Abdulhamid 1901601020
76 DF Hazim Al-Zahrani 00000000
Midfielders
6 MF Khaled Al-Sumairi 601+400+1000
7 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Swat 1001+70001+10
8 MF Fahad Al-Muwallad 13210+220010
10 MF Garry Rodrigues 1349+231011
11 MF Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 14010+400000
14 MF Awad Al-Nashri 00000000
16 MF Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen 600+400+100+10
19 MF Bruno Henrique 14112+110010
20 MF Karim El Ahmadi 15011+201010
23 MF Mohammed Al-Oufi 100+100000
24 MF Abdulrahman Al-Aboud 1428+421010
25 MF Hassan Al-Asmari 00000000
88 MF Abdulellah Al-Malki 15011+101020
98 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani 100+100000
Forwards
3 FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami 500+300+100+10
9 FW Aleksandar Prijović 18611+53120+11
70 FW Haroune Camara 1622+1120+1020
90 FW Romarinho 201116+191022
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
15 DF Bruno Uvini 10100000

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 90 FW Romarinho 9 0 2 11
2 9 FW Aleksandar Prijović 3 2 1 6
3 10 MF Garry Rodrigues 3 0 1 4
4 8 MF Fahad Al-Muwallad 2 0 0 2
24 MF Abdulrahman Al-Aboud 2 0 0 2
70 FW Haroune Camara 2 0 0 2
7 19 MF Bruno Henrique 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 1 0 1
Total 22 3 4 29

Last Updated: 4 February 2021

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 34 GK Marcelo Grohe 4 1 0 5
Total 4 1 0 5

Last Updated: 9 January 2021

References

  1. "الاتحاد - Al Ittihad".
  2. "الفريق الاول لكرة القدم". 2 October 2018.
  3. "اتحاد جدة يتعاقد مع عبدالرحمن اليامي 3 أعوام".
  4. "السواط لاعباً لاتحاد جدة 3 مواسم".
  5. "برونو هنريكي ينضم إلى صفوف العميد".
  6. "هوساوي اتحاديّا بـ 2.5 مليون".
  7. "غاري رودريغيز يعود للفريق الكروي الأول".
  8. "الجبرين ينضم لصفوف العميد".
  9. "حمد آل منصور ينضم لكتيبة النمور".
  10. "حجازي اتحاديا.. بـ 11 مليونا".
  11. "عساف القرني يغادر الاتحاد".
  12. "رسميًا أمين بخاري يحمي عرين النصر بدءً من الموسم القادم".
  13. "الاتحاد يعلن مغادرة 6 لاعبين من صفوف الفريق".
  14. "الفتح يرمم خط الدفاع .. ويتعاقد مع عمار الدحيم لمدة موسمين".
  15. "welcome".
  16. "الرائد يتعاقد مع عبدالرحمن الغامدي موسمين".
  17. "النادي ينهي علاقته التعاقدية مع المحترف ويلفيريد بوني".
  18. "ضمك يضم نجم الاتحاد "العرياني" على سبيل الإعارة".
  19. "لاعب الوسط عصام المولد يمثل الفريق الكروي الاول قادماً من نادي الاتحاد بنظام الاعارة".
  20. "Vasco acerta contratação do meio-campista argentino Leonardo Gil".
  21. "النادي يوافق على إعارة عدد من لاعبي الفريق".
  22. "مجلس الإدارة يوافق على إعارة طارق عبدالله".
  23. "الفيحاء يضم الضويحي بالإعارة من الاتحاد".
  24. "الاتحاد يوافق على إعارة السميري".
  25. "عبدالمجيد الزهراني "أحدي"".
  26. "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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