2016–17 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli 2016–17 football season

Al-Ahli2016–17 season

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
Pro League| 2nd
King Cup| Runners-up
Crown Prince Cup| Semi-finals
Super Cup| Winners
AFC Champions League| Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer| League:
Omar Al Somah (24)
All:
Omar Al Somah (40)
Highest home attendance| 51,659 vs Al-Hilal
(25 November 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance| 2,241 vs Al-Taawoun
(4 May 2017)[2]
Average home league attendance| 20,689[3]

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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2017–18 ->

All statistics correct as of 29 May 2017.

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.

## Players[edit]

### Squad information[edit]

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.

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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
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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[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source

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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[edit]

### In[edit]

#### Summer[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source

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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[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source

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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]

### Out[edit]

#### Summer[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source

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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[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source

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18  | DM |  Luíz Carlos |  Osmanlıspor | Free  | 26 January 2017 | [32]

### Loan out[edit]

#### Summer[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source

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—  | 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[edit]

No.  |  Pos  | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source

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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[edit]

#### Spending[edit]

Summer:  £2,980,000

Winter:  £975,000

Total:  £3,955,000

#### Income[edit]

Summer:  £0,000,000

Winter:  £0,000,000

Total:  £0,000,000

#### Expenditure[edit]

Summer:  £2,980,000

Winter:  £975,000

Total:  £3,955,000

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## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

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.

Al-Ahli v  Jeddah Club 14 July 2016 Friendly|  Al-Ahli | 6–0|  Jeddah Club | Jeddah

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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

Al-Ahli v  Getafe 22 July 2016 Friendly|  Al-Ahli | 2–2|  Getafe | Marbella, Spain

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18:30 WET | Al-Harbi 65'
Al-Somah 88' | Report | Fuster 40'
Gorosito 71' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Middlesbrough v  Al-Ahli 25 July 2016 Friendly|  Middlesbrough | 2–0|  Al-Ahli | Marbella, Spain

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23:00 WET | Nugent 58'
De Sart 68' | Report |  | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Alcorcón v  Al-Ahli 27 July 2016 Friendly|  Alcorcón | 0–1|  Al-Ahli | Marbella, Spain

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18:30 WET |  | Report | Al-Mogahwi 83' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Granada v  Al-Ahli 30 July 2016 Friendly|  Granada | 0–0|  Al-Ahli | Marbella, Spain

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19:30 WET |  | Report |  | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Málaga v  Al-Ahli 3 August 2016 Friendly|  Málaga | 3–1|  Al-Ahli | Marbella, Spain

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19:00 WET | Fornals 22'
Charles 25'
Kuki Zalazar  80' | Report | Awagi 78' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Qatar v  Al-Ahli 4 September 2016 Friendly|  Qatar | 0–3|  Al-Ahli | Doha, Qatar

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19:00 AST |  |  | Al-Shamrani  36'
Fetfatzidis 48'
Al-Somah 90' | Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium

Al-Gharafa v  Al-Ahli 7 September 2016 Friendly|  Al-Gharafa | 0–2|  Al-Ahli | Doha, Qatar

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18:55 AST |  |  | Al-Zabeidi  32'
Aman 62' | Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium

Al-Ahli v  Jeddah Club 8 October 2016 Friendly|  Al-Ahli | 6–2|  Jeddah Club | Jeddah

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18:50 AST | Fetfatzidis 8'
Al-Somah 18', 37'
Assiri 34'
Balghaith 73'
Seraj 81' |  |  | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Al-Ahli v  Weg 12 November 2016 Friendly|  Al-Ahli | 6–1|  Weg | Jeddah

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18:25 AST | Al-Robeai 5', 29'
Fetfatzidis 9'
Al-Ghamdi 46', 51'
Awagi 77' |  | Voinea 11' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Al-Ahli v  Barcelona 13 December 2016 Qatar Airways Cup|  Al-Ahli | 3–5|  Barcelona | Doha, Qatar

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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[edit]

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | Record  | Started round  | Final position / round  | First match  | Last match

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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[edit]

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

Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal 8 August 2016 |  Al-Ahli | 1–1
(4–3 p)|  Al-Hilal | London, England

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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[edit]

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Al-Hilal (C) | 26  | 21  | 3  | 2  | 63  | 16  | +47  | 66  | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
2  | Al-Ahli | 26  | 17  | 4  | 5  | 57  | 30  | +27  | 55
3  | Al-Nassr | 26  | 16  | 4  | 6  | 44  | 25  | +19  | 52[a] |
4  | Al-Ittihad[b] | 26  | 17  | 4  | 5  | 57  | 37  | +20  | 52[a]
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) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ a b Al-Nassr finished ahead of Al-Ittihad on head-to-head points: Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Nassr, Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Ittihad
2. ^ Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points for failing to pay over debts.[42]

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
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[edit]

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

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

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

#### Matches[edit]

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli 14 August 2016 1|  Al-Ettifaq | 1–4|  Al-Ahli | Dammam

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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

Al-Fateh v Al-Ahli 20 August 2016 2|  Al-Fateh | 0–1|  Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa

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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

Al-Shabab v Al-Ahli 18 September 2016 3|  Al-Shabab | 3–2|  Al-Ahli | Riyadh

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Ittihad 23 September 2016 4|  Al-Ahli | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Jeddah

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Qadisiyah 15 October 2016 5|  Al-Ahli | 2–0|  Al-Qadisiyah | Jeddah

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20:00 | Al-Somah 39' (pen.), 86'
Bassas 66' | Report | Barnawi 54' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 14,388
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli 21 October 2016 6|  Al-Nassr | 1–0|  Al-Ahli | Riyadh

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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)

Al-Ahli v Al-Khaleej 29 October 2016 7|  Al-Ahli | 4–1|  Al-Khaleej | Jeddah

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20:00 | Al-Somah 7', 14', 70', 72' | Report | Jandson 18' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,811
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Ahli v Al-Wehda 4 November 2016 8|  Al-Ahli | 4–0|  Al-Wehda | Jeddah

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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

Al-Batin v Al-Ahli 20 November 2016 9|  Al-Batin | 0–1|  Al-Ahli | Hafar al-Batin

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal 25 November 2016 10|  Al-Ahli | 1–2|  Al-Hilal | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Faisaly v Al-Ahli 1 December 2016 11|  Al-Faisaly | 3–6|  Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Raed 9 December 2016 12|  Al-Ahli | 1–0|  Al-Raed | Jeddah

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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

Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli 17 December 2016 13|  Al-Taawoun | 2–3|  Al-Ahli | Buraidah

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Ettifaq 22 December 2016 14|  Al-Ahli | 4–1|  Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Ahli v Al-Fateh 31 December 2016 15|  Al-Ahli | 2–0|  Al-Fateh | Jeddah

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19:50 | Kurdi 45+1'
Awagi 84', 90+3' | Report |  | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 9,560
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab 27 January 2017 16|  Al-Ahli | 3–1|  Al-Shabab | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli 3 February 2017 17|  Al-Ittihad | 1–4|  Al-Ahli | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Qadisiyah v Al-Ahli 9 February 2017 18|  Al-Qadisiyah | 4–1|  Al-Ahli | Khobar

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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)

Al-Ahli v Al-Nassr 17 February 2017 19|  Al-Ahli | 0–2|  Al-Nassr | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Khaleej v Al-Ahli 4 March 2017 20|  Al-Khaleej | 2–2|  Al-Ahli | Dammam

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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

Al-Wehda v Al-Ahli 9 March 2017 21|  Al-Wehda | 1–3|  Al-Ahli | Mecca

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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)

Al-Ahli v Al-Batin 7 April 2017 22|  Al-Ahli | 1–1|  Al-Batin | Jeddah

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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)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli 15 April 2017 23|  Al-Hilal | 0–0|  Al-Ahli | Riyadh

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20:45 | Al-Breik 19' | Report | Asiri 16' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 12,348
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Al-Ahli v Al-Faisaly 20 April 2017 24|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  Al-Faisaly | Jeddah

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20:45 | Balghaith 51'
Assiri 72' | Report | Luisinho 42' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan

Al-Raed v Al-Ahli 30 April 2017 25|  Al-Raed | 1–3|  Al-Ahli | Buraidah

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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

Al-Ahli v Al-Taawoun 4 May 2017 26|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  Al-Taawoun | Jeddah

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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[edit]

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

Main article: 2017 King Cup

Al-Ahli v Al-Shoulla 20 January 2017 Round of 32|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  Al-Shoulla | Jeddah

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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

Al-Qadisiyah v Al-Ahli 13 February 2017 Round of 16|  Al-Qadisiyah | 1–3|  Al-Ahli | Khobar

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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

Al-Ahli v Wej 2 April 2017 Quarter-finals|  Al-Ahli | 6–0|  Wej | Jeddah

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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

Al-Faisaly v Al-Ahli 12 May 2017 Semi-finals|  Al-Faisaly | 0–3|  Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah

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20:50 |  | Report | Fetfatzidis 55'
Seraj 75', 81'
Balghaith 79' | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal 18 May 2017 Final|  Al-Ahli | 2–3|  Al-Hilal | Jeddah

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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[edit]

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.

Al-Ahli v Al-Faisaly 27 September 2016 Round of 16|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  Al-Faisaly | Jeddah

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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

Hajer v Al-Ahli 25 October 2016 Quarter-finals|  Hajer | 1–6|  Al-Ahli | Al-Hasa

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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

Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli 27 December 2016 Semi-finals|  Al-Ittihad | 3–2|  Al-Ahli | Jeddah

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos | Team

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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

Al-Ahli v  Bunyodkor 21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) 1|  Al-Ahli | 2–0|  Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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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)

Zob Ahan v  Al-Ahli 28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 2|  Zob Ahan | 1–2|  Al-Ahli | Muscat, Oman

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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)

Al-Ahli v  Al-Ain 13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 3|  Al-Ahli | 2–2|  Al-Ain | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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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)

Al-Ain v  Al-Ahli 11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4|  Al-Ain | 2–2|  Al-Ahli | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

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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)

Bunyodkor v  Al-Ahli 24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 5|  Bunyodkor | 2–0|  Al-Ahli | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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19:00 UTC+5 | Komilov 8'
Shomurodov 54'
Kosimov  62'
Axmadaliev  68' | Report |  | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al-Ahli v  Zob Ahan 8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 6|  Al-Ahli | 2–0|  Zob Ahan | Doha, Qatar

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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[edit]

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage

##### Round of 16[edit]

Al-Ahli v  Al-Ahli 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22) First leg|  Al-Ahli | 1–1|  Al-Ahli | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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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)

Al-Ahli v  Al-Ahli 29 May 2017 (2017-05-29) Second leg|  Al-Ahli | 1–3
(2–4 agg.)|  Al-Ahli | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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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[edit]

### Appearances[edit]

No.  | Pos.  | Name  | Pro League  | King Cup  | Crown Prince Cup  | Champions League  | Super Cup  | Total  | Discipline

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1  | GK  |  Yasser Al Mosailem | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0
2  | DF  |  Ali Al-Zubaidi | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0
4  | MF  |  Waleed Bakshween | 4 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0
5  | MF  |  Fahad Hamad | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0
6  | DF  |  Mohammed Al Fatil | 20 (1) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0
7  | MF  |  Salman Al-Moasher | 23 (2) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 (2) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 (4) | 5 | 5 | 0
8  | MF  |  Taisir Al-Jassim | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0
9  | FW  |  Omar Al Soma | 24 | 24 | 3 (1) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 (1) | 40 | 5 | 0
10  | MF  |  Giannis Fetfatzidis | 19 (6) | 3 | 4 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 (7) | 6 | 2 | 0
11  | MF  |  Housain Al-Mogahwi | 11 (12) | 0 | 2 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 (6) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 17 (21) | 4 | 1 | 0
13  | DF  |  Mohamed Abdel-Shafy | 17 (2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0
14  | FW  |  Muhannad Assiri | 2 (12) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (17) | 5 | 1 | 0
16  | MF  |  Maher Othman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | FW  |  Islam Seraj | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 2 | 0 | 0
21  | DF  |  Ageel Balghaith | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 (1) | 2 | 5 | 0
22  | GK  |  Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | DF  |  Saeed Al-Mowalad | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0
24  | MF  |  Ali Awagi | 2 (8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (10) | 3 | 2 | 0
25  | DF  |  Motaz Hawsawi | 16 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1
26  | DF  |  Mohammed Aman | 2 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (6) | 1 | 1 | 0
27  | MF  |  Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0
30  | DF  |  Saeed Al-Robeai | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0
31  | DF  |  Mansoor Al-Harbi | 9 (5) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (8) | 0 | 4 | 0
44  | GK  |  Ayman Al-Hussaini  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
45  | MF  |  Abdulfattah Asiri | 13 (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 (7) | 9 | 2 | 0
47  | MF  |  Mustafa Bassas | 10 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 11 (5) | 2 | 2 | 0
55  | MF  |  Saad Abdul-Amir | 10 | 1 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 (1) | 4 | 1 | 1
66  | GK  |  Basem Atallah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
77  | DF  |  Amiri Kurdi | 4 (5) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (10) | 1 | 3 | 0
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
18  | MF  |  Luíz Carlos | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0
40  | MF  |  Raed Al-Ghamdi | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0
80  | MF  |  Ryan Al-Mousa | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0

Last updated: 29 May 2017.
Source:[citation needed]

### Goalscorers[edit]

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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[edit]

Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name  | Pro League  | King Cup  | Crown Prince Cup  | Champions League  | Super Cup  | Total

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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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2016–17 in Saudi Arabian football

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| Domestic leagues|

* Professional League
* First Division League
* Second Division League
* Third Division League

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Domestic cups|

* King Cup (Final)
* Crown Prince Cup
* Super Cup

Other club competitions|

* AFC Champions League
* GCC Champions League

Related to
national teams|

| Senior|

* 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Youth|

* 2016 AFC U-19 Championship
* 2016 AFC U-16 Championship

Club seasons

Pro League|

* Al-Ahli
* Al-Batin
* Al-Ettifaq
* Al-Faisaly
* Al-Fateh
* Al-Hilal
* Al-Ittihad
* Al-Khaleej
* Al-Nassr
* Al-Qadisiyah
* Al-Raed
* Al-Shabab
* Al-Taawoun
* Al-Wehda

First Division|

* Al-Fayha
* Hajer

* Saudi Arabian Football Federation

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*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points