2019–20 Al-Ittihad Club season

Al-Ittihad 2019–20 football season

Al-Ittihad2019–20 season

President| Anmar Al-Hailiy
Manager|

* José Luis Sierra
(until 19 October)[1]
* Henk ten Cate
(from 4 November to 11 February)[2]
* Fábio Carille
(from 17 February)[3]

Stadium| King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League| 11th
King Cup| Round of 16
Champions League| Quarter-finals
Arab Club Champions Cup| Runners-up
Top goalscorer| League:
Romarinho (15)
All:
Romarinho (26)
Highest home attendance| 54,390 vs Al-Hilal
(27 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance| 5,034 vs Al-Wasl
(4 November 2019)
Average home league attendance| 17,511

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2019–20 season was Al-Ittihad's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 93rd year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League and the Arab Club Champions Cup.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

## Players

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### Squad information

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As of 1 February 2020[4]

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 | Rakan Al-Najjar
2  | DF |  KSA | Abdullah Al-Ammar
3  | DF |  KSA | Tareq Abdullah
4  | DF |  KSA | Ziyad Al-Sahafi
6  | MF |  KSA | Khaled Al-Sumairi
8  | MF |  KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad
12  | GK |  KSA | Assaf Al-Qarni
13  | MF |  TUN | Anice Badri
14  | MF |  KSA | Younes Abdulwahed
15  | DF |  BRA | Bruno Uvini
16  | MF |  KSA | Ali Al-Rie
20  | MF |  MAR | Karim El Ahmadi
21  | DF |  KSA | Abdulmohsen Fallatah
22  | GK |  KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni
23  | MF |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
24  | DF |  KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem
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25  | GK |  KSA | Amin Al Bukhari
26  | FW |  KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
27  | DF |  KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani
29  | DF |  KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
31  | DF |  KSA | Mansour Al-Harbi
34  | GK |  BRA | Marcelo Grohe
37  | DF |  MLI | Ahmed Emad Eldin
49  | FW |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
66  | DF |  KSA | Saud Abdulhamid
70  | FW |  KSA | Haroune Camara
77  | MF |  KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
80  | FW |  CIV | Wilfried Bony
83  | MF |  ARG | Leonardo Gil
88  | MF |  KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki
90  | FW |  BRA | Romarinho
99  | MF |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani (on loan from Al-Faisaly)

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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28  | MF |  KSA | Essam Al-Muwallad (at Al-Bukayriyah until 30 June 2020)
30  | DF |  KSA | Awn Al-Saluli (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2020)
35  | MF |  CIV | Sékou Sanogo (at Red Star Belgrade until 1 January 2021)
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45  | FW |  SRB | Aleksandar Pešić (at FC Seoul until 30 June 2020)
55  | MF |  KSA | Saher Al-Suraihi (at Al-Thoqbah until 30 June 2020)
-- | MF |  CPV | Garry Rodrigues (at Fenerbahçe until 30 June 2021)

## Transfers and loans

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### Transfers in

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12 May 2019  | DF  | 27  |  Hamdan Al-Shamrani |  Al-Faisaly | $3,200,000  | [5]
2 July 2019  | MF  | 88  |  Abdulellah Al-Malki |  Al-Wehda | Free  | [6]
4 July 2019  | MF  | 23  |  Abdulrahman Al-Aboud |  Al-Ettifaq | $3,200,000  | [7]
10 July 2019  | MF  | 11  |  Emiliano Vecchio |  Santos | Free  | [8]
10 July 2019  | MF  | 19  |  Luis Jiménez |  CD Palestino | Free  | [9]
14 July 2019  | DF  | 21  |  Abdulmohsen Fallatah |  Al-Qadsiah | $800,000  | [10]
17 July 2019  | FW  | 70  |  Haroune Camara |  Al-Qadsiah | $5,865,000  | [11]
1 January 2020  | MF  | 83  |  Leonardo Gil |  Rosario Central | $1,500,000  | [12]
13 January 2020  | DF  | 15  |  Bruno Uvini |  Al-Wakrah | Free  | [13]
15 January 2020  | MF  | 13  |  Anice Badri |  ES Tunis | $800,000  | [14]
28 January 2020  | FW  | 80  |  Wilfried Bony |  Al-Arabi | Free  | [15]

### Loans in

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7 January 2020  | End of season  | MF  | 99  |  Mohammed Al-Thani |  Al-Faisaly | None  | [16]

### Transfers out

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30 May 2019  | DF  | 32  |  Omar Al-Muziel |  Al-Fayha | Free  | [17]
1 July 2019  | DF  | 13  |  Ahmed Assiri |  Al-Taawoun | Free  | [18]
6 July 2019  | DF  | –  |  Abdulrahman Al-Rio |  Al-Wehda | Free  | [19]
12 July 2019  | DF  | 21  |  Mohammed Reeman |  Al-Raed | Free  | [20]
13 July 2019  | MF  | 15  |  Jamal Bajandouh |  Varaždin | Free  | [21]
22 August 2019  | DF  | 5  |  Matthew Jurman |  | Released  | [22]
31 August 2019  | MF  | 7  |  Jaber Mustafa |  Al-Wehda | Undisclosed  | [23]
18 September 2019  | MF  | 19  |  Luis Jiménez |  | Released  | [24]
15 January 2020  | MF  | 10  |  Carlos Villanueva |  Al-Fayha | Free  | [25]
31 January 2020  | DF  | 17  |  Manuel da Costa |  Trabzonspor | Free  | [26]

### Loans out

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13 July 2019  | 30 June 2021  | MF  | 23  |  Garry Rodrigues |  Fenerbahçe | None  | [27]
1 August 2019  | End of season  | DF  | 30  |  Awn Al-Saluli |  Al-Fayha | None  | [28]
31 August 2019  | End of season  | MF  | 16  |  Hussain Al Hajoj |  Al-Adalah | None  | [29]
31 August 2019  | End of season  | MF  | 55  |  Saher Al-Suraihi |  Al-Nojoom | None  | [30]
21 January 2020  | 1 January 2021  | MF  | 35  |  Sékou Sanogo |  Red Star Belgrade | None  | [31]
31 January 2020  | End of season  | MF  | 28  |  Essam Al-Muwallad |  Al-Bukayriyah | None  | [32]

## Pre-season

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Bolton Wanderers v  Al-Ittihad 16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly|  Bolton Wanderers | 2–3|  Al-Ittihad | Lostock

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13:00 BST | Oztumer 30'
Hall 65' | Report
Report | Prijović 13'
Al-Ghamdi 69'
Al-Bishi 72' | Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy
Attendance: Behind closed doors

Bury v  Al-Ittihad 19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly|  Bury | 1–3|  Al-Ittihad | Manchester

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14:00 BST |  13' | Report | Al-Aboud 26'
Romarinho 52'
Jiménez 62' |

Leeds United XI v  Al-Ittihad 22 July 2019 (2019-07-22) Friendly|  Leeds United XI | 2–4|  Al-Ittihad | Leeds

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BST | Kilch 35'
Alioski 71' | Report Report | Romarinho 4'
Al-Aboud 19'
Prijović 30'
Jiménez 88' |

Atherton Collieries v  Al-Ittihad 24 July 2019 (2019-07-24) 19:00 Friendly|  Atherton Collieries | 2–0|  Al-Ittihad | Atherton

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BST | Grimshaw 33'
60' | Report |  | Attendance: 710

Al-Ittihad v  Al-Wahda 30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Friendly|  Al-Ittihad | 2–1|  Al-Wahda | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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## Competitions

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### Overall

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### Overview

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Competition  | Record

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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Pro League | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1  | 030.00
King Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6  | 066.67
AFC Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +0  | 050.00
Arab Club Champions Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7  | 066.67
Total  | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 53 | +14  | 039.53

Updated to match played 9 September 2020
Source: Competitions

### Pro League

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Main article: 2019–20 Saudi Professional League

#### League table

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9  | Abha | 30  | 11  | 5  | 14  | 41  | 52  | −11  | 38
10  | Damac | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 37  | 52  | −15  | 35[a]
11  | Al-Ittihad | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 42  | 41  | +1  | 35[a]
12  | Al-Taawoun | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 33  | 40  | −7  | 35[a]
13  | Al-Fateh | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 42  | 49  | −7  | 33

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020. 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).[33]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Positions determined by head-to-head points: Damac: 9 pts; Al-Ittihad: 6 pts; Al-Taawoun: 3 pts.

#### Results summary

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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
30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 42  | 41  |  +1  | 35  | 5  | 3  | 7  | 25  | 21  |  +4  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 17  | 20  |  −3

Last updated: 9 September 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

#### Results by round

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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| 27| 28| 29| 30

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Ground| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| W| W| L| L| W| L| L| L| L| W| L| L| D| D| D| D| W| L| L| W| D| L| L| L| W| D| W| D| D| W
Position| 2| 7| 11| 14| 10| 6| 8| 11| 13| 12| 13| 13| 13| 13| 12| 12| 12| 13| 13| 12| 12| 13| 13| 13| 12| 12| 11| 11| 11| 11

Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020 (2020-09-09). Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Al-Ittihad v Al-Raed 23 August 2019 1|  Al-Ittihad | 3–1|  Al-Raed | Jeddah

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20:50 | Prijović 11' (pen.)
Romarinho 56', 90+5'
Abdulhamid 90+3' | Report | Al-Sahali 29'
Al-Zain 84' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 31,781
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Damac v Al-Ittihad 13 September 2019 3|  Damac | 2–1|  Al-Ittihad | Abha

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18:50 | Iajour 2', 27'
Al-Dossari 20'
Rahmani 90+3' | Report | Vecchio 3'
El Ahmadi 90+1' | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 14,680
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal 21 September 2019 4|  Al-Ittihad | 1–3|  Al-Hilal | Jeddah

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20:20 | Al-Malki 20' 82'
Romarinho 31'
Al-Sahafi 66'
Abdulhamid 73' | Report | Carlos Eduardo 15', 26'
Al-Shahrani 22'
Giovinco 89' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 43,783
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Al-Shabab v Al-Ittihad 27 September 2019 5|  Al-Shabab | 1–2|  Al-Ittihad | Riyadh

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18:25 | N'Diaye 55'
Al-Sulayhem 60'
Al-Hamdan 80' | Report | Vecchio 21'
Al-Qarni 33'
Abdulhamid 34'
Fallatah 38'
Al-Sahafi 41'
Romarinho 74' | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Taawoun 1 October 2019 2|  Al-Ittihad | 3–1|  Al-Taawoun | Jeddah

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20:10 | Al-Bishi 4'
Vecchio 34'
Romarinho 59'
Al-Harbi 82' | Report | Machado 45+5'
Al-Shanqeeti 55'
Tawamba 67' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 10,350
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hazem 4 October 2019 6|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Al-Hazem | Jeddah

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20:10 | Camara 6',  82' | Report | Al-Sowayed 10'
Alemão 45+3'
Fettouhi 83'
Asante 90+7' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,244
Referee: Martin Pérez (Netherlands)

Al-Wehda v Al-Ittihad 19 October 2019 7|  Al-Wehda | 1–0|  Al-Ittihad | Mecca

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20:00 | Marcos Guilherme 33'
Anselmo 87' | Report | Al-Sahafi 60' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 10,756
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Al-Ittihad v Abha 27 October 2019 8|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Abha | Jeddah

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18:25 | El Ahmadi 35'
Romarinho 60' (pen.) | Report | Aouadhi 22',  45+2'
Gabriel 58',  73' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,324
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Ahli v Al-Ittihad 31 October 2019 9|  Al-Ahli | 2–1|  Al-Ittihad | Jeddah

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19:50 | A. Asiri 13'
Sarić 18'
Al Somah 37'
Al-Owais 76' | Report | Abdulhamid 33'
Al-Sahafi 71'
Al-Bishi 90' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 29,724
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ittihad 24 November 2019 10|  Al-Ettifaq | 1–2|  Al-Ittihad | Dammam

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17:30 | Doukara 45+2' 72'
Al-Sahafi 62' (o.g.)
Al Khairi 79' | Report | Al-Malki 34',  51'
Al-Harbi 70'
Yambéré 77' (o.g.)
El Ahmadi 86' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,217
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Faisaly 14 December 2019 11|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Al-Faisaly | Jeddah

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19:45 | Al-Shamrani 41' 74',  50'
Al-Malki 90' | Report | Luisinho 31'
William 43'
Hyland 55'
Silva 84'
Al-Ghamdi 85' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,452
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Al-Fayha v Al-Ittihad 19 December 2019 12|  Al-Fayha | 4–1|  Al-Ittihad | Al Majma'ah

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15:15 | Fernández 3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1'
Owusu 49'
Fallatah 84' | Report | Romarinho 24'
Al-Daheem 42'
Abdullah  70'
El Ahmadi 79' | Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 2,586
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Fateh 28 December 2019 13|  Al-Ittihad | 1–1|  Al-Fateh | Mecca

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19:50 | Al-Shamrani 23'
Al-Muwallad 39'
Romarinho 39'
Al-Ghamdi 90+4'
Al-Malki 90+6' | Report | Wikheim 49'
Majrashi 74',  82'
Koval 89' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Al-Nassr v Al-Ittihad 10 January 2020 14|  Al-Nassr | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Riyadh

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20:05 | Petros 47'
Giuliano 74' | Report | El Ahmadi 35'
Romarinho 50'
Al-Malki 76' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 17,078
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Adalah 25 January 2020 15|  Al-Ittihad | 0–0|  Al-Adalah | Jeddah

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20:10 | Jonas 35'
Uvini 45'
Romarinho 47'
Gil 90+7' | Report | Al-Sultan 17'
Sharahili 80'
Al-Humayan 86'
Al-Yousef 90+3' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 16,912
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Al-Raed v Al-Ittihad 31 January 2020 16|  Al-Raed | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Buraidah

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20:15 | Fouzair 31'
Al-Zain 50' | Report | El Ahmadi 28'
Gil 80',  90+5' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,522
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Taawoun v Al-Ittihad 5 February 2020 17|  Al-Taawoun | 1–2|  Al-Ittihad | Buraidah

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18:25 | Héldon 44',  83'
Cássio 81'
Machado 85' | Report | Abdulhamid 28',  47'
Uvini 31'
Gil 45+2'
[[ Abdulellah Al-Malki|Al-Malki]]  81'
Grohe 90+1'
Al-Aryani 90+3' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 5,986
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Al-Ittihad v Damac 10 February 2020 18|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Damac | Jeddah

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20:20 | Bony 67'
Gil 70' | Report | Saidani 9', 12',  54'
Costa 14'
Al-Samti  31'
Chafaï 89' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 7,404
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ittihad 22 February 2020 19|  Al-Hilal | 1–0|  Al-Ittihad | Riyadh

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20:30 | Al-Dawsari 20'
Cuéllar 45'
Jahfali 50'
Al-Shahrani 73'
Carlos Eduardo 90+3' | Report | Al-Harbi 19'
Al-Sumairi 30'
Al-Malki 61'
Al-Shamrani 63' | Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,044
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Shabab 29 February 2020 20|  Al-Ittihad | 5–1|  Al-Shabab | Jeddah

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20:40 | Bony 16',  38'
Romarinho 19',  77', 80'
Al-Shamrani 20', 72' | Report | Diop 10'
N'Diaye 41' 74'
Sharahili 70'
Ben Mustapha 71'
Guanca 86' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,746
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Al-Hazem v Al-Ittihad 5 March 2020 21|  Al-Hazem | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Ar Rass

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18:45 | Al-Nashi 21'
Al-Zubaidi 48'
Cafú 63'
Alemão 90' | Report | Al-Malki 55'
Bony 61' (pen.) | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,306
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Wehda 11 March 2020 22|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Al-Wehda | Jeddah

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20:45 | Romarinho 14'
Abdulhamid 18'
Badri 60'
Al-Aboud 74'
Gil 79' | Report | Anselmo 23'
Botía 46'
Goodwin 74'
Luisinho 77',  90'
Bakshween 86' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Abha v Al-Ittihad 4 August 2020 23|  Abha | 2–1|  Al-Ittihad | Abha

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19:15 | Al-Khathlan 42'
Aouadhi 45+2'
Tahrat 49'
Al-Najjar 85' (pen.) | Report | Romarinho 20'
Al-Sumairi 56'
El Ahmadi 84' | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli 9 August 2020 24|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Al-Ahli | Jeddah

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21:00 | Abdulhamid 20'
Al-Malki 41'
Al-Shamrani 57'
Al-Sumairi 62' | Report | Al Somah 30', 64',  39'
Sarić 45+1' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Ettifaq 14 August 2020 25|  Al-Ittihad | 1–0|  Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah

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20:50 | Uvini 26'
Al-Aboud 39'
Al-Muwallad 54' (pen.)
Al-Sahafi 74'
Grohe 90'
Al-Bishi 90+3' | Report | Kiss 40'
Al-Robeai 60'
M'Bolhi 90+7' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Al-Faisaly v Al-Ittihad 19 August 2020 26|  Al-Faisaly | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Al Majma'ah

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19:05 | El Jebli 44' (pen.)
Hyland 88' | Report | Al-Shamrani 66'
Al-Muwallad 68' | Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Fayha 24 August 2020 27|  Al-Ittihad | 4–1|  Al-Fayha | Jeddah

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20:50 | Romarinho 3', 5'
Al-Muwallad 68' (pen.), 77'
Gil 71' | Report | Neto 28'
Al Freej 66'
Al-Juhaim 81' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Al-Fateh v Al-Ittihad 30 August 2020 28|  Al-Fateh | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Al-Hasa

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18:40 | te Vrede 42'
Al-Yousef 45+2'
Naji 55' | Report | Al-Bishi 19' 39'
Romarinho 47' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Nassr 4 September 2020 29|  Al-Ittihad | 1–1|  Al-Nassr | Jeddah

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20:35 | Bony 11' (pen.),  34'
Al-Aboud 26'
El Ahmadi 68' | Report | Hamdallah 4'
Musa 28'
Al-Khaibari 69'
Petros 87' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Al-Adalah v Al-Ittihad 9 September 2020 30|  Al-Adalah | 0–2|  Al-Ittihad | Al-Hasa

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20:35 | Mandaw 7' | Report | Al-Muwallad 11'
Bony 28' (pen.)
Abdulhamid 31' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matches from 7 March and onwards will be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[34]

### King Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 King Cup

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Al-Ittihad v Al-Riyadh 8 November 2019 Round of 64|  Al-Ittihad | 4–0|  Al-Riyadh | Jeddah

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20:00 | Romarinho 20', 49'
Prijović 55'
Al-Enezi 65' (o.g.)
Vecchio 72' | Report | Al-Dossari  54' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,288
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail

Al-Safa v Al-Ittihad 7 December 2019 Round of 32|  Al-Safa | 1–4|  Al-Ittihad | Dammam

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17:25 | Al Farid 20'
Al-Ahsaei 52' | Report | Prijović 32'
da Costa 63'
Romarinho 68', 70' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait

Al-Ittihad v Al-Fateh 1 January 2020 Round of 16|  Al-Ittihad | 1–2|  Al-Fateh | Mecca

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18:30 | El Ahmadi 13'
Abdulwahed 48'
Al-Daheem 63' | Report | te Vrede 15'
Al-Shamrani 89' (o.g.) | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

#### Knockout phase

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Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage

##### Round of 16

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Al-Ittihad v  Zob Ahan 5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) First leg|  Al-Ittihad | 2–1|  Zob Ahan | Dubai, United Arab Emirates[note 1]

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20:00 UTC+4 | Jiménez 9',  81'
Al-Sahafi 72'
Al-Shamrani 86' | Live Report
Stats Report | Haddadifar 7',  84'
Nejadmehdi 34'
Niknafs 40'
Fakhreddini 50' | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Zob Ahan v  Al-Ittihad 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) Second leg|  Zob Ahan | 3–4
(4–6 agg.)|  Al-Ittihad | Doha, Qatar[note 1]

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22:00 UTC+3 | Jiménez 53' (o.g.)
Mohammadi 72',  90+4'
Chrisantus 83' | Live Report
Stats Report | Vecchio 45+1'
Sadeghi 54' (o.g.)
Romarinho 64', 70'
Al-Malki 89' | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

##### Quarter-finals

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Al-Ittihad v  Al-Hilal 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) First leg|  Al-Ittihad | 0–0|  Al-Hilal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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20:45 UTC+3 | Abdulhamid 75' | Live Report
Stats Report | Kanno 45+1' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 54,390
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Al-Hilal v  Al-Ittihad 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) Second leg|  Al-Hilal | 3–1
(3–1 agg.)|  Al-Ittihad | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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20:00 UTC+3 | Al-Faraj 22'
Carrillo 44'
S. Al-Dawsari 48'
Giovinco 78' | Live Report
Stats Report | Al-Sahafi 10',  50'
Villanueva 54'
Vecchio 75' | Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,916
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

### Arab Club Champions Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup

#### Round of 32

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Al-Ittihad v  Al-Ahed 20 August 2019 First leg|  Al-Ittihad | 3–0|  Al-Ahed | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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20:45 AST | Romarinho 14',  15'
da Costa 28'
Prijović 38' | Report | Faour 11'
Al Salih 51'
Haidar 63' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 19,822
Referee: Ali Al Samahiji (Bahrain)

Al-Ahed v  Al-Ittihad 31 August 2019 Second leg|  Al-Ahed | 0–0
(0–3 agg.)|  Al-Ittihad | Beirut, Lebanon

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19:00 EEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

#### Round of 16

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Al-Wasl v  Al-Ittihad 23 October 2019 First leg|  Al-Wasl | 1–2|  Al-Ittihad | Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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19:30 UAEST | Welliton 52' | Report | Romarinho 24', 90+2'
Abdulhamid 38' 54' | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Al-Ittihad v  Al-Wasl 4 November 2019 Second leg|  Al-Ittihad | 2–0
(4–1 agg.)|  Al-Wasl | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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20:00 AST | Prijović 29' (pen.)
Romarinho 55'
Al-Shamrani 56'
El Ahmadi 74' | Report | Khalil 44' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

#### Quarter-finals

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Al-Ittihad v  Olympic Safi 15 January 2020 First leg|  Al-Ittihad | 1–1|  Olympic Safi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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20:15 AST | Al-Malki 47'
El Ahmadi 87' | Report | Al Gaadaoui 28'
Morabit 50' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 30,544
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Olympic Safi v  Al-Ittihad 15 February 2020 Second leg|  Olympic Safi | 0–1
(1–2 agg.)|  Al-Ittihad | Safi, Morocco

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19:00 WAT | Morabit 45+1'
Bendaoud 51' | Report | Gil 45+1'
Romarinho 49'
Al-Bishi 84'
Abdulhamid 90+1' | Stadium: Stade El Massira
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

## Statistics

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### Appearances

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Last updated on 9 September 2020.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  KSA | Rakan Al-Najjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  KSA | Assaf Al-Qarni | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
22  | GK |  KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0
25  | GK |  KSA | Amin Al Bukhari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
34  | GK |  BRA | Marcelo Grohe | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  KSA | Abdullah Al-Ammar | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  KSA | Tareq Abdullah  | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
4  | DF |  KSA | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 21 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0
15  | DF |  BRA | Bruno Uvini | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
21  | DF |  KSA | Abdulmohsen Fallatah | 15 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0
24  | DF |  KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | DF |  KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 38 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0
29  | DF |  KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
31  | DF |  KSA | Mansour Al-Harbi | 30 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0
37  | DF |  MLI | Ahmed Emad Eldin  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
66  | DF |  KSA | Saud Abdulhamid | 33 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0
Midfielders
6  | MF |  KSA | Khaled Al-Sumairi | 24 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0
8  | MF |  KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 8 | 4 | 7+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | MF |  TUN | Anice Badri | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | MF |  KSA | Younes Abdulwahed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  KSA | Ali Al-Rie  | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | MF |  MAR | Karim El Ahmadi | 33 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
23  | MF |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 26 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0
32  | MF |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Aoufi | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | MF |  KSA | Awadh Al-Nasheri | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
77  | MF |  KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 35 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 3+3 | 0
83  | MF |  ARG | Leonardo Gil | 15 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
88  | MF |  KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 38 | 3 | 23+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1
99  | MF |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Forwards
26  | FW |  KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aryani | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0
49  | FW |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
70  | FW |  KSA | Haroune Camara | 22 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0
80  | FW |  CIV | Wilfried Bony | 11 | 5 | 7+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
90  | FW |  BRA | Romarinho | 42 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
5  | MF |  BRA | Jonas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
9  | FW |  SRB | Aleksandar Prijović | 17 | 4 | 6+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2
10  | MF |  CHI | Carlos Villanueva | 18 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | MF |  ARG | Emiliano Vecchio | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0
17  | DF |  MAR | Manuel da Costa | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
19  | MF |  CHI | Luis Jiménez | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0
28  | MF |  KSA | Essam Al-Muwallad | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goalscorers

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1 | 90  | FW |  | Romarinho | 15  | 4  | 2  | 5  | 26
2 | 11  | MF |  | Emiliano Vecchio | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 5
80  | FW |  | Wilfried Bony | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5
4 | 8  | MF |  | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
9  | FW |  | Aleksandar Prijović | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4
27  | DF |  | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
7 | 14  | DF |  | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 3
88  | MF |  | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3
9 | 17  | DF |  | Manuel da Costa | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2
10 | 15  | DF |  | Bruno Uvini | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
19  | MF |  | Luis Jiménez | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
20  | MF |  | Karim El Ahmadi | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
49  | FW |  | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
66  | DF |  | Saud Abdulhamid | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
70  | FW |  | Haroune Camara | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
77  | MF |  | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
83  | MF |  | Leonardo Gil | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
Own goal | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3
Total | 42 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 67

Last Updated: 9 September 2020

### Clean sheets

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1 | 34  | GK |  | Marcelo Grohe | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6
2 | 22  | GK |  | Fawaz Al-Qarni | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
3 | 12  | GK |  | Assaf Al-Qarni | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9

Last Updated: 9 September 2020

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

## References

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