Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)

Association football club in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

This article is about the Saudi football team based in Jeddah. For other similarly named clubs, see Al-Ittihad.

Football club

Ittihad إتحاد

Full name| Al-Ittihad Club
Nickname(s)|

* Nadi Al-Sha'ab (The People's Club)
* Nadi Al-Watan (The Nation's Club)
* Amid Al-Andiyah (The Chief of Clubs)

Founded| 26 December 1927; 97 years ago (1927-12-26)[1]
Ground| King Abdullah Sports City
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City (selected matches)
Capacity| 62,345
27,000
Owner| Public Investment Fund (75%)
Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[2]
Chairman| Loay Mashabi
Manager| Laurent Blanc
League| Saudi Pro League
2023–24| Pro League, 5th of 18
Website| ittihadclub.sa

Home colours

Away colours

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Al-Ittihad Club (Arabic: نادي الاتحاد),[3] commonly known as Al-Ittihad or simply Ittihad, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It was founded in 1927.[1] The club has spent its entire history in the top flight of football in Saudi Arabia, currently known as the Saudi Pro League.[4] Ittihad has won 50 championships from which 35 are official championships.

Ittihad matches are played at Jeddah's main stadium King Abdullah Sports City, which is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, accommodating 62,345 spectators.[1] Al Ittihad has a long-standing rivalry with Al-Hilal, which is referred to as Saudi El Clasico, and is considered the most prominent and most watched annual match.[5]

It is the oldest sports club still surviving in Saudi Arabia, as the club was founded in 1927.[5] The most successful period in the club history was the 1990s and the 2000s,[1] when the club achieved a large number of titles and achievements domestically, regionally, and globally, culminating in the club securing the 4th place in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.

Ittihad is one of the most successful Asian club at domestic and continental level, as they have achieved the AFC Champions League title twice in a row (the first to do so), the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the GCC Champions League and the Arab Champions League title each once.[6] Domestically, Ittihad is also one of two successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having won fourteen league titles, nine King's Cup titles, eight Crown Prince Cup titles, three Saudi Federation Cup titles and one Saudi Super Cup.[5][6][7]

## History

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### Creation (1927–1949)

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The club was founded after a meeting of some of the notable football enthusiasts of the city of Jeddah, on 26 December 1927.[1] They met in the offices of a radio broadcasting company and discussed the idea of forming a football club to compete with various traveling teams and be a source of entertainment for inhabitants and an outlet for the city youth to practice organised sport.[1] Everyone agreed that they should create the team that unites them and Ittihad Jeddah was born. The attendees were Hamza Fitaihi, Abdulrazag Ajlan, Abdullah Bin Zagor, Fahad Badkook, Abdulsamad Najeeb Alsaady, Ismail Zahran, Ali Yamani, Abdulaziz Jameel, Abdul Latif Jameel, Abdulateef Linjawi, Othman Banajah, Ahmad Abu Talib, Ali Sultan, Ahmed Almir and Saleh Salamah.

> As long as we are here together, let's call it Ittihad
>  — Mazen Mohammed

The name of club was quoted from this wisdom, Mazen Mohammed words which created the current club name. Club owners agrees with him to put the club name Ittihad (United or Union, jointly) in Arabic.

Ali Sultan became the first official president of the club. Ittihad did not find at first a strong support, there wasn't an official clubs (communities) such as Al Riyadhi, because the presence of powerful culture in the city of Jeddah only. In their first meeting with Al-Riyadhi, Ittihad make it victory with 3–0 won. The club has achieved a historic first tournament, which was called The Cup of Nishan Nazer, counted as an official tournament at the time, The cup have formed a popularity of Ittihad, Because of a challenge between them in the final. Depending on the narrator, the winner can burn the Embassy wood's. The Championship attended by several of the clubs, communities, fought Ittihad where several games to achieve access to the final. with Al-Mukhtalat. The weather was dust, did not complete the first half, the match was stopped about 10 minutes. the referee stopped the game to rest for 8 minutes, the weather was changed for the better with the second half, Al-Mukhtalat squad had led to fail, it was a low attacking level. The most prominent player in the game is the club's defender Safwan which was sacrificed for his team. the club won the championship by 3–0 against Al-Mukhtalat. The most important characteristic of this tournament is the first sporting event held in the reign of the founder King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud The periods of 1940 to 1950 remained difficult, as the Football Association was not established until 1956.[8]

### The Start of The Official Tournaments, The First League Title, The Treble (1950–1999)

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In late 1950s, it is considered as the first club to achieve both the Crown Prince Cup and the King's Cup for two consecutive times. On 2 May 1960, Ittihad faced their traditional rivals Al-Ahli in the King's Cup, which ended with a big 7–0 victory, which is the largest victory in the derby. The tournament ended and the club became champions for the third time in a row over Al-Wehda, which completed the 1958, 1959, and 1960 series. The club went through its worst period since its founding, after winning the King's Cup in 1967, with the exception of achieving the Saudi Association Cup in 1974, after defeating Al-Hilal on penalties. In the following decade, the Saudi Pro League and the First Division were merged due to the many matches of the national team in 1982, which Ittihad won its first league title in its history, which is the first and only club to achieve it. After an absence for 21 years, the club won the King's Cup after defeating Al Ettifaq in 1988.

In mid 1990s, Which is considered as the beginning of the golden age of the club, where a numerous of titles were achieved. In 1996–97, the club delivered a cup treble, winning the Premier League, Crown Prince Cup, and Federation Cup. After two seasons, the club won the league title for the third time in its history after eliminating rivals Al-Hilal in the final 2–0. The first continental championship was also achieved after winning 3–2 over Jeonnam Dragons with a golden goal, scored by Ahmed Bahja. GCC Champions League was also achieved, as the season ended with winning four trophies.[9] In 1999, The club was a runner-up in the Asian Super Cup, after losing 2–3 on aggregate to Júbilo Iwata.

### New Century, A Miracle, Two Champions League Titles (2000–2010)

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With the beginning of the new century during the period of president Ahmed Masoud, which is considered one of the most successful periods, winning 8 titles within 3 years. The 1999–2000 league season was achieved at the beginning of the century, after a 3–1 win over Al-Ahli in the final, also, Hamza Idris scored an unprecedented 33 goals, a record in that period, which made him the league's top scorer, and the most scored in a single season.[10] In the following season - the club winning the League for fifth time, and Crown Prince Cup. In the 2001–02 season, on May 1, 2002, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Hilal, a cross from a corner kick went to Al Hasan Al-Yami, who hit it and the ball entered the goal clearly before Al Hilal's Mohammed Al-Nazhan took it out with his hand. A goal was not awarded by the referee, even as a penalty kick, which in turn ended with a loss 1–2, where the referee was suspended six months after the final - and later apologized, declaring, "I am innocent of your defeat, and God bears witness to that." The match created a great controversy at all levels, as it faced a lot of criticism, which was considered by many and critics as a "robbery".[11][12]

When Ahmed Masoud left the club, Mansour Al-Balawi became president, which is considered by many including the fans as the most prominent and successful period in the club's history. In the 2002–03 season, many players have been brought in, such as Tukar, Saud Kariri, Muhammad Al-Khilaiwi, and Tcheco; who is considered as one of the greatest deals in the club's history, while both the League and the Crown Prince Cup were achieved. Despite leading the league and ending it without a loss, Ittihad lost the league final to Al-Shabab in the championship-playoff finals. In the 2004 AFC Champions League, Ittihad finished the group in first place with only one loss. In quarter-finals, it was successfully passed with a 1–1 draw in Dalian, followed by a home 1–0 victory scored by Tukar, against Chinese Dalian Shide, of which led them to reach the semi-finals. Both matches ended in the last minutes, as Hamad Al-Montashari finished the first leg's 2–1, and Osama Al-Muwallad scored the deadly equalizer in the second leg, with a 4–3 aggregate over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, as the club qualified for the final for the first time.[1][13] The final was out of the ordinary; Ittihad were thrashed at home 1–3 by Korean side Seongnam in the first leg—leading to the sacking of Croatian coach Tomislav Ivić, as assistant coach Dragan Talajić was given the opportunity. Who, in turn, started the return match in Seongnam, Redha Tukar opened the scoring, rising to a ball from a corner kick to score the first goal, Idris scored the second late minute goal in the first half, Mohammed Noor scored the two decisive goals in the second half, before Abushgeer scored the fifth and the last goal.[14] Overcoming the 1–3 loss with a miraculous 5–0 victory, to achieve the first title,[14] Dragan Talajić achievement was unforgettable and almost impossible, this second leg match became one of the most surprising and unforgettable comebacks in AFC Champions League history, which was called "the miracle".[6][13][14][15] Recalling the tournament, Talajić said, "I was initially an assistant to the compatriots Tomislav Ivic, and I learned a lot from him, and I considered the opportunity to work with a great team as a wonderful thing, which is why I agreed to work with him, I was with the team eight months after we arrived at the beginning of the season, and I knew all about the players." and continued, "I was young at the time, and maybe I was crazy by playing with five strikers, I told everyone before the match that we would win, I always knew we would win, but I didn't know if the difference would be enough."[13][16]

Ittihad achieved its first Arab championship, after defeating Tunisian Club Sportif Sfaxien in the final.[17] On 5 November 2005, Ittihad won the Champions League for the second time in a row, after a 5–3 victory over Al-Ain. Mohammed Kallon, which loaned from AS Monaco, became the top scorer of the tournament with six goals; of which two were in the final—which helped to achieve the second title.[18] Mohammed Noor, was awarded the best player in the tournament. The club remaining as the only to win back-to-back AFC Champions League titles in its current edition.[1][6][7] The club qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time, in the edition that was held in Japan, after achieving the Champions League title—as it became the second Saudi team to qualify for the tournament. On December 11, 2005, Ittihad defeated African champions Al-Ahly after Mohamed Noor's only goal, to qualify for the semi-finals. Ittihad faced the CONMEBOL champion São Paulo, and it was ended by a 2–3 loss. Ittihad played the match to determine the third place against the Costa Rican club Deportivo Saprissa and lost with a 2–3, were two goals scored by Mohamed Kallon and Joseph-Désiré Job—to end the Club World Cup in the 4th place. Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter expressed his admiration, saying, "In 25 years, I have not seen an Asian team this great."[19][20] Ittihad's success is not limited only to football, but also in basketball, water polo, table tennis, volleyball, and swimming, amongst others. In total, Ittihad has won 8,649 trophies. However, football remains the primary sport.

## Rivalries

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### Jeddah Derby

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Main article: Al Ahli Saudi F.C.–Ittihad F.C. rivalry

The Jeddah derby between Ittihad and Al-Ahli is known to be one of the most competitive games in the Saudi League. From the start of national competitions both clubs were seen as representatives of two rivals from the same city: Jeddah. This rivalry continued annually for more than 70 years, until Al-Ahli were relegated to the first division in 2022. The derby was back on October sixth 2023.

### Saudi Clasico

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Main article: Saudi El Clasico

Saudi El Clasico, or simply the Clasico, is a long-running competitive match in Saudi football, between Ittihad and Al-Hilal. The competition represents the largest and most important two clubs in the city of Jeddah and the capital, Riyadh, the largest and most culturally prominent cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two clubs are considered the most successful at domestic and continental level. Ittihad is the oldest sports club still surviving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is seen as the People's Club. While Al-Hilal represents the culture of the Capital Club, it is called by the masses the Leader. The two teams meet twice a year in the league, as they may also meet in the King's Cup or the Saudi Super Cup or the AFC Champions League. It is considered as the most prominent and most watched match in Saudi football.

The first meeting between the two teams was held on July 27, 1962, a friendly match, in the capital, Riyadh, and ended with a 2–0 victory for Ittihad. The first official meeting between the two teams was on January 10, 1964, the King's Cup Final, which in turn also ended with a 3–0 victory for Ittihad.

Together with Al-Nassr, they are the only 3 teams that have not been relegated to the Second Division since its founding.

## Present-day

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Ittihad is based in Sahafa street, Mushrefa district, in southeastern Jeddah, where they have a large sports complex. Senior teams play official games at the King Abdullah Sports City, north of the city, while youth teams play at the club's headquarters.

## Fanbase

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Ittihad is the highest-attended club in Saudi Arabia. In the 2014-15 Saudi League, Ittihad's attendance during 12 home games averaged 42,371 per match. In 2016, American website The Sportster ranked Ittihad fans the 12th most influential football fans in the world.[21][22] Ittihad has built a strong fan-base across Saudi Arabia, amongst the Arab League and in Asia. Since its opening on 1 May 2014, Ittihad shares the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium with local rival Al-Ahli, while their previous home the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium faced construction until it was renovated in 2022.

## Sponsorship

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### Official sponsor

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In a press conference on 9 January 2006, president of the club Mansour Albalawi announced that Sela Sport Co (which is the sponsor of Saudi National Team) will pay 350 million riyals to sponsor Ittihad for 5 seasons. Ittihad was later on sponsored by the Saudi Telecom Company, however the team has not renewed STC's contract.

Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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1999–03  | Umbro | Multiple
2003–05  | Lotto | Lingo
2006–07  | Hattrick | STC
2007–08  | Nike
2008–10  | Lotto
2010–12  | Nike
2012–13  | One
2013–2014  | One | None
2014–2015  | Errea
2015–2016  | Adidas | Bupa Arabia / Mobil 1
2016–2017  | Joma[23] | Bridgestone / Unionaire / Almosafer / Mobil 1
2017–2018  | Bridgestone / Unionaire / Mobil 1
2018-2019  | Noon / faqih / Mobil 1
2019-2020  | Stribes /S.Team | Noon / faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi
2020-2021  | Tamim | faqih / C. Hub / Al Wefaq Rent A Car / Ibrahim Al-Qurashi
2021-2022  | Erreà | Yelo / Emkan
2022-2023  | Nike[24] | Yelo / Emkan / DARCO / SAL / Tameeni / ALAMOUDI
2023-2024  | Roshn[25] / SURJ Sports Investments / Nua[note 1]
2024-2025  | Roshn[26] / SURJ Sports Investments / Milaf[note 1] / Yaqoot / Jamjoom Pharma / Flow Progressive Logistics

## Honours

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Ittihad is one of the most of successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, it has 35 official honours, 30 of which are domestic. In addition to their continental successes, the club is one of the only three Asian clubs to have won the AFC Champions League twice in a row.

Ittihad honours  Type  | Competition  | Titles  | Seasons

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Domestic | Premier League/Pro League | 9  | 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2023
King's Cup | 9  | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018
Crown Prince's Cup | 8  | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017
Saudi Super Cup | 1  | 2022
Saudi Federation Cup | 3  | 1986, 1997, 1999
Continental | AFC Champions League | 2  | 2004, 2005
Asian Cup Winners Cup | 1  | 1999
Regional | Arab Champions League | 1  | 2005
GCC Champions League | 1  | 1999

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## Statistics

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### Other records

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Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | GD  | P  | Domestic cups  | Asia  | Other competitions  | Top scorer  | Manager

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1998–99  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 48 | CPC | PFC | ACWC,  | ASC | GCC |  |  |  Davidovic
1999–2000  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 23 | +46 | 51 | CPC |  |  |  Hamzah Idris |  33  |  Oscar
2000–01  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 38 | CPC |  | EC |  —  |  —  |  Ardiles
2001–02  | SPL | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 49 | CPC |  |  |  —  |  —  |  Oscar
2002–03  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 49 | CPC | PFC |  | SSC | EC |  Cleberson |  8  |  Oscar,  Khalid Al Koroni
2003–04  | SPL | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 15 | +42 | 56 | CPC | ACL |  |  Mohammed Noor |  8  |  Tomislav Ivić,  Talajić,  Luka Peruzović
2004–05  | SPL | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 38 | CPC | ACL | ARCL |  Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves |  13  |  Iordănescu
2005–06  | SPL | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 42 | CPC | ACL | Quarter-finals |  |  Mohamed Kallon |  12  |  Metsu
2006–07  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 48 | CPC | PFC |  |  |  Alhassane Keita |  21  |  Dimitri
2007–08  | SPL | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 48 | CC | ACL | Group Stage |  |  Magno Alves | 14  |  Calderón
2008–09  | SPL | 1 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 55 | CC | PFC | ACL |  |  Hicham Aboucherouane | 17  |  Calderón
2009–10  | ZPL | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | CC | ACL | Group Stage |  |  Abdelmalek Ziaya | 15  |  Calderón,  Enzo Héctor
2010–11  | ZPL | 2 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 23 | +20 | 51 | CC | ACL | Semi-finals |  |  Naif Hazazi | 18  |  Manuel José,  Toni,  Dimitri
2011–12  | ZPL | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | CPC | ACL | Semi-finals |  |  Hazazi | 20  |  Kek,  Raul Caneda
2012–13  | ZPL | 7 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | CC |  |  |  Fahad Al-Muwallad |  9  |  Raul Caneda,  Beñat
2013–14  | ALJ | 6 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 32 | CC | ACL | Quarter-finals |  |  Mukhtar Fallatah |  31  |  Beñat,  Amro Anwar,  Juan Verzeri,  Khalid Al Koroni
2014–15  | ALJ | 4 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 52 | CC |  |  |  Marquinho |  13  |  Khalid Al Koroni,  Victor Pițurcă
2015–16  | ALJ | 3 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 49 | CC | CPC | ACL | Group Stage |  |  Gelmin Rivas |  24  |  László Bölöni,  Amro Anwar,  Victor Pițurcă
2016–17  | ALJ | 4 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 52 (-3) | CPC |  |  |  Kahraba |  19  |  José Luis Sierra
2017–18  | SPL | 9 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 33 | CC |  |  |  Ahmed Akaïchi |  10  |  José Luis Sierra
2018–19  | MBS | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 34 | CC |  |  |  Fahad Al-Muwallad |  11  |  Ramón Díaz,  Slaven Bilić,  José Luis Sierra
2019-20  | SPL | 11 | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 42  | 41  | +1  | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Romarinho |  13  |  José Luis Sierra, Henk ten Cate,  Fábio Carille
2020-21  | SPL | 3 | 30  | 15  | 11  | 4  | 45  | 29  | +16  | 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Romarinho |  16  |  Fábio Carille
2021-22  | SPL | 2 | 30  | 20  | 5  | 5  | 62  | 29  | +33  | 65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  Romarinho |  20  |  Fábio Carille, Cosmin Contra

### League records

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| Season  | Division  | Tms.  | Pos.  | Pts

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1976–77 | Premier League  | 8  | 4 | 16
1977–78 | Premier League  | 10  | 4 | 19
1978–79 | Premier League  | 10  | 3 | 24
1979–80 | Premier League  | 10  | 3 | 21
1980–81 | Premier League  | 10  | 6 | 19
1981–82 | Premier League  | 20(10)  | 1 | 29
1982–83 | Premier League  | 10  | 6 | 16
1983–84 | Premier League  | 10  | 2 | 25
1984–85 | Premier League  | 12  | 6 | 22
1985–86 | Premier League  | 12  | 2 | –
1986–87 | Premier League  | 12  | 7 | 23
1987–88 | Premier League  | 12  | 4 | 27
1988–89 | Premier League  | 12  | 6 | 27
1989–90 | Premier League  | 12  | 8 | 20
1990–91 | Premier League  | 12  | 5 | 26
1991–92 | Premier League  | 12  | 5 | 26
1992–93 | Premier League  | 12  | 3 | 26
1993–94 | Premier League  | 12  | 7 | 29
1994–95 | Premier League  | 12  | 7 | 30
1995–96 | Premier League  | 12  | 3 | 41
1996–97 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 44
1997–98 | Premier League  | 12  | 7 | 28
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1998–99 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 48
1999–00 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 51
2000–01 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 38
2001–02 | Premier League  | 12  | 2 | 49
2002–03 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 49
2003–04 | Premier League  | 12  | 2 | 56
2004–05 | Premier League  | 12  | 3 | 38
2005–06 | Premier League  | 12  | 3 | 42
2006–07 | Premier League  | 12  | 1 | 48
2007–08 | Premier League  | 12  | 2 | 48
2008–09 | Professional League  | 12  | 1 | 55
2009–10 | Professional League  | 12  | 2 | 45
2010–11 | Professional League  | 14  | 2 | 51
2011–12 | Professional League  | 14  | 5 | 37
2012–13 | Professional League  | 14  | 7 | 37
2013–14 | Professional League  | 14  | 6 | 37
2014–15 | Professional League  | 14  | 4 | 52
2015–16 | Professional League  | 14  | 3 | 49
2016–17 | Professional League  | 14  | 4 | 52
2017–18 | Professional League  | 14  | 9 | 33
2018–19 | Professional League  | 16  | 10 | 34

### Performance in AFC competitions

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* AFC Champions League: 13 appearances

Season  | Stage

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2001 | Quarter-finals
2002 | Second round
2003 | Did not qualify
2004 | Champions
2005 | Champions
2006 | Quarter-finals
2007 | Did not qualify
2008 | Group stage
2009 | Runner-up
2010 | Group stage
2011 | Semi-finals
2012 | Semi-finals
2013 | Did not qualify
2014 | Quarter-finals
2015 | Did not qualify
2016 | Group stage
2017 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2018 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2019 | Quarter-finals
2020 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2021 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues
2022 | Couldn't obtain AFC license due to financial issues

### Top scorers in the AFC Champions League

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Ranking  | Nationality  | Name  | Years  | Goals

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1 |  Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Noor | 1996–13 | 19
2 |  Saudi Arabia | Naif Hazazi | 2006–13 | 14
3 |  Saudi Arabia | Hamzah Idris | 1997–07 | 9
4 |  Saudi Arabia | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 2012–22 | 8
5 |  Algeria | Abdelmalek Ziaya | 2009–11 | 7
Saudi Arabia | Mukhtar Fallatah | 2012–16 | 7
Brazil | Romarinho | 2018–24 | 7
8 |  Saudi Arabia | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | 2000–07 | 6
Saudi Arabia | Osama Al-Muwallad | 2000–16 | 6
Sierra Leone | Mohammed Kallon | 2005–06 | 6
Morocco | Ahmed Bahja | 1996–99 | 6
12 |  Morocco | Hicham Aboucherouane | 2008–10 | 5
Saudi Arabia | Redha Tukar | 2003–13 | 5
Saudi Arabia | Manaf Abushgeer | 1999–12 | 5
15 |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 2013–21 | 4
Saudi Arabia | Sultan Al-Nemri | 2006–12 | 4
Morocco | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 2023–24 | 4
Venezuela | Gelmin Rivas | 1999–12 | 4
Brazil | Dimba | 2004 | 4
20 |  Brazil | Renato Cajá | 2009 | 3
Brazil | Tcheco | 2003–08 | 3
Morocco | Faouzi Abdelghani | 2012–14 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Abousaban | 2009–16 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Nasser Al-Shamrani | 2018-19 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Hamad Al-Montashari | 2001–16 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Saleh Al-Saqri | 1999–12 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Sultan Al-Nemri | 2006–12 | 3
Tunisia | Amine Chermiti | 2009–10 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 2015–19 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Abdulfattah Asiri | 2012–16 | 3
Saudi Arabia | Saud Kariri | 2007–17 | 3
Portugal | Nuno Assis | 2010-11 | 3
Brazil | Wendel | 2011–12 | 3

### Asian record

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Ittihad results

Season  | Round  | Result  | Opponent  | Venue
2004 | Group stage | 2–0 |  Al-Arabi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3–1 |  Neftchi | Fergana, Uzbekistan
2–3 |  Sepahan | Fuladshahr, Iran
4–0 |  Sepahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–0 |  Al-Arabi | Kuwait City, Kuwait
3–0 |  Neftchi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Quarter-final | 1–1 |  Dalian Shide | Dalian, China
1–0 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Semi-final | 2–1 |  Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2–2 | Jeonju, South Korea
Final | 1–3 |  Seongnam I.C. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
5–0 | Seongnam, South Korea
2005 | Quarter-final | 1–1 |  Shandong Luneng | Jinan, China
7–2 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Semi-final | 5–0 |  Busan IPark | Busan, South Korea
2–0 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Final | 1–1 |  Al Ain | Al Ain, UAE
4–2 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2006 | Quarter-final | 2–0 |  Al-Karamah | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–4 | Homs, Syria
2008 | Group stage | 1–0 |  Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–0 |  Al-Ittihad | Aleppo, Syria
1–2 |  Sepahan | Fuladshahr, Iran
0–1 |  Sepahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–2 |  Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3–0 |  Al-Ittihad | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2009 | Group stage | 2–1 |  Esteghlal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3–1 |  Umm Salal | Doha, Qatar
0–0 |  Al Jazira | Dubai, UAE
1–1 |  Al Jazira | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–1 |  Esteghlal | Tehran, Iran
7–0 |  Umm Salal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Round of 16 | 2–1 |  Al-Shabab | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Quarter-final | 1–1 |  Pakhtakor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
4–0 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Semi-final | 6–2 |  Nagoya Grampus | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2–1 | Nagoya, Japan
Final | 1–2 |  Pohang Steelers | Tokyo, Japan
2010 | Group stage | 0–3 |  Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2–2 |  Zob Ahan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2–0 |  Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi, UAE
4–0 |  Al-Wahda | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–1 |  Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–1 |  Zob Ahan | Fuladshahr, Iran
2011 | Group stage | 3–1 |  Persepolis | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–0 |  Bunyodkor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3–0 |  Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi, UAE
0–0 |  Al-Wahda | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2–3 |  Persepolis | Tehran, Iran
1–1 |  Bunyodkor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Round of 16 | 3–1 |  Al-Hilal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Quarter-final | 3–1 |  FC Seoul | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–1 | Seoul, South Korea
Semi-final | 2–3 |  Jeonbuk H.M. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–2 | Jeonju, South Korea
2012 | Group stage | 4–0 |  Pakhtakor | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3–1 |  Al-Arabi | Doha, Qatar
1–0 |  Baniyas | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–0 |  Baniyas | Abu Dhabi, UAE
2–1 |  Pakhtakor | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
3–2 |  Al-Arabi | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Round of 16 | 3–0 |  Persepolis | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Quarter-final | 4–2 |  Guangzhou Evergrande | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–2 | Guangzhou, China
Semi-final | 1–0 |  Al-Ahli | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–2 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2014 | Group stage | 0–1 |  Tractor | Tabriz, Iran
2–1 |  Al-Ain | Makkah, Saudi Arabia
0–2 |  Lekhwiya | Doha, Qatar
3–1 |  Lekhwiya | Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2–0 |  Tractor | Makkah, Saudi Arabia
1–1 |  Al-Ain | Al Ain, UAE
Round of 16 | 1–0 |  Al-Shabab | Makkah, Saudi Arabia
3–1 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Quarter-final | 0–2 |  Al-Ain | Al Ain, UAE
1–3 | Makkah, Saudi Arabia
2016 | Qualifying play-off | 2–1 |  Al-Wehdat | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Group stage | 1–1 |  Lokomotiv | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
1–1 |  Lokomotiv | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–2 |  Al-Nasr | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
0–0 |  Al-Nasr | Dubai, UAE
4–0 |  Sepahan | Doha, Qatar (H)
2–0 |  Sepahan | Muscat, Oman (A)
2019 | Group stage | 5–1 |  Al-Rayyan SC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
4–1 |  Al Wahda FC | Abu Dhabi, UAE
3–2 |  Lokomotiv | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–1 |  Lokomotiv | Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2-0 |  Al-Rayyan SC | Doha, Qatar
1-1 |  Al Wahda FC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Round of 16 | 2-1 |  Zob Ahan SC | Dubai, UAE
4-3 | Doha, Qatar
Quarter-final | 0–0 |  Al-Hilal FC | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1–3 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

## Players

[edit]

As of January 2025[27]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

1  | GK |  SRB | Predrag Rajković
2  | DF |  POR | Danilo Pereira
4  | DF |  KSA | Abdulelah Al-Amri (on loan from Al-Nassr)
6  | DF |  KSA | Saad Al Mousa
7  | MF |  FRA | N'Golo Kanté
8  | MF |  BRA | Fabinho
9  | FW |  FRA | Karim Benzema (captain)
10  | MF |  ALG | Houssem Aouar
12  | DF |  ALB | Mario Mitaj
13  | DF |  KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14  | MF |  KSA | Awad Al-Nashri
15  | DF |  KSA | Hassan Kadesh
19  | FW |  FRA | Moussa Diaby
20  | DF |  KSA | Ahmed Sharahili
21  | FW |  KSA | Saleh Al-Shehri
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

22  | MF |  KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
23  | MF |  KSA | Nawaf Al-Jadaani U19
24  | MF |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
27  | DF |  KSA | Fawaz Al-Sqoor
30  | MF |  ESP | Unai Hernández
33  | GK |  KSA | Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
34  | FW |  NED | Steven Bergwijn
41  | MF |  KSA | Mohammed Fallatah U19
42  | DF |  KSA | Muath Faqeehi
47  | GK |  KSA | Hamed Al-Shanqiti U19
55  | MF |  ARG | Mateo Borrell U19
77  | MF |  KSA | Abdulelah Hawsawi
80  | MF |  KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
87  | DF |  KSA | Yaseen Al Jaber U19
88  | GK |  KSA | Osama Al-Mermesh

### Unregistered players

[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

51  | GK |  KSA | Faisal Al-Eisa
-- | MF |  KSA | Ali Al-Fahmi  U19
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

-- | MF |  KSA | Suhaib Hawsawi U19

### Out on loan

[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

11  | MF |  KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Neom)
16  | MF |  KSA | Faisal Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Beerschot)
17  | MF |  KSA | Marwan Al-Sahafi (on loan to Beerschot)
28  | DF |  KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud (on loan to Al-Ettifaq)
29  | MF |  KSA | Farhah Al-Shamrani U19 (on loan to Al-Kholood)
36  | DF |  KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (on loan to Al-Najma)
90  | FW |  KSA | Talal Haji U19 (on loan to Al-Riyadh)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
|
|

-- | DF |  KSA | Abdullah Al-Rashidi (on loan to Al-Batin)
-- | DF |  ARG | Isaías Rodríguez (on loan to Jeddah)
-- | MF |  KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan (on loan to Al-Taawoun)
-- | MF |  VEN | Bryant Ortega (on loan to Jeddah)
-- | MF |  KSA | Hammam Al-Hammami (on loan to Al-Kholood)
-- | MF |  KSA | Saleh Al-Amri (on loan to Al-Raed)
-- | FW |  COL | Ricardo Caraballo (on loan to Jeddah)

## Notable players

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Players with senior international caps:

KSA  | AFC  | CAF  | UEFA  | CONMEBOL  | CONCACAF

|
|
|
|
|

* Mohammed Noor
* Hamzah Idris
* Naif Hazazi
* Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani
* Abdoh Otaif
* Saud Kariri
* Marzouk Al-Otaibi
* Osama Al-Muwallad
* Hussein Al-Sadiq
* Sulaiman Al Hedaithi
* Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
* Khamis Al-Zahrani
* Hamad Al-Eissa
* Ahmed Jamil
* Mabrouk Zaid
* Hamad Al-Montashari
* Ahmed Dokhi
* Khamis Al-Owairan
* Mohammed Amin Haidar
* Ahmed Al-Fraidi
* Redha Tukar
* Saleh Al-Saqri
* Manaf Abushgeer
* Nezar Abbas
* Ahmed Khuraish
* Abdullah Al-Waked
* Talal Al-Meshal
* Ibrahim Suwayed
* Saeed Ghurab
* ِAl-Noor Musa
* Tareq Al-Muwallad
* Khaled Massaad
* Khaled Gahwaji
* Al Hasan Al-Yami
* Adnan Fallatah
* Assaf Al-Qarni
* Jamal Bajandouh
* Ahmed Assiri
* Fawaz Al-Qarni

* Ahmed Hadid
* Fahad Al Enezi
* Fahad Al Ansari
* Abdullah Omar
* James Troisi
* Matthew Jurman
* Mohamad Haidar
* Mohammad Al-Dmeiri
* Saif Salman

* Abderrazak Hamdallah

* Abdelmalek Ziaya
* Amine Chermiti
* Jameleddine Limam
* Témime Lahzami
* Néjib Ghommidh
* Taoufik Belghith
* Lotfi Mhaissi
* Ahmed Akaïchi
* Anice Badri
* Emad Moteab
* Hosny Abd Rabo
* Islam El-Shater
* Kahraba
* Tarek Hamed
* Ahmed Hegazi
* Mohamed Kallon
* Zane Moosa
* Ablade Kumah
* Sulley Muntari
* Prince Tagoe
* Didier Ya Konan
* Wilfried Bony
* Modeste M'bami
* Joseph-Désiré Job
* Alhassane Keita
* Titi Camara
* Ibrahim Babangida
* Mutiu Adepoju
* Fabrice Ondama
* Samba Diakité
* Garry Rodrigues

* Karim Benzema
* N'Golo Kanté
* Theo Bücker
* Roberto Donadoni
* Michele Gelsi
* Dejan Petković
* Aleksandar Prijović
* Aleksandar Pešić
* Vladimir Tatarchuk
* Oleg Sergeyev
* Jota
* Paulo Jorge
* Nuno Assis
* Lucian Sânmărtean
* Łukasz Szukała
* Dalian Atkinson
* Rob Witschge
* Milenko Ačimovič
* Anas Sharbini
* Mario Carević
* György Sándor
* Thomas Sjöberg

* Fabinho
* Tcheco
* Sérgio Ricardo
* Thiago Gentil
* Guilherme Alves
* Wágner
* Magno Alves
* Wendel
* Cleberson
* Cláudio Pitbull
* Leandro Bonfim
* Bebeto
* Dimba
* Reinaldo
* Renato
* Renan Teixeira
* Marquinho
* Diego Souza
* Jóbson
* Fernando Baiano
* Landomar
* Bill
* Thiago Carleto
* Valdívia
* Bruno Uvini
* Jonas
* Romarinho
* Marcelo Grohe
* Igor Coronado
* Bruno Henrique
* Alfonso Yáñez
* Rolando Zárate
* Luciano
* Emiliano Vecchio
* Gelmin Rivas
* Sergio Herrera
* Luis Jiménez
* Carlos Villanueva

* Jared Borgetti
* Hugo Pérez

## Staff

[edit]

### Current Managers Team

[edit]

Position  | Staff

|

Manager |  Laurent Blanc
Assistant manager |  Franck Passi
Thomas Fernandez
Hassan Khalifa
Goalkeeping coach |  Jesús Salvador
Fitness coach |  Nicolas Girard
Adrian Aguirre
Data analyst |  Antoine Clare
Video Analyst |  Cedric Tafforeau
Medical Team |  Sergio Gomez
Medical Team |  Ali Yagdah
Psychiatrist |  Laya Vinaksa
Physiotherapist |  Iván López
Nutritionist |  Vitor Teixeira
Academy manager |  Marco Koorman

### Board Directors

[edit]

President  |  Loay Mashabi

|

Vice President  |  Abdulaziz Al-Zaid
Chief Executive Officer  |  Domingos Soares de Oliveira
Director of Football  |  Ramón Planes
Board Member  |  Fahad Sindi
Board Member  |  Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Board Member  |  Abdullah Al-Husaini
Board Member  |  Fares Al-Hejailan
Board Member  |  Suhaib Jamjoom

## Managerial history

[edit]

| Name  | From  | To

|
|

Omar Shendi | 1960  | 1960
Khalil Abo Zaid | 1961  | 1961
Saeed Hussain | 1961  | 1962
Fritz | 1966  | 1967
Bashir Al-Sagheer | 1967  | 1968
Fritz | 1968  | 1969
Ali Chaouach | 1970  | 1970
Abdullah Abo Dawood | 1970  | 1970
Ali Selmi | 1975  | 1977
Jamel Eddine Bouabsa | 1977  | 1978
Dettmar Cramer | 1978  | 1981
Mahmoud El-Gohary | 1981  | 1981
Chinesinho | 1981  | 1982
Carlos Alberto Silva | 1982  | April 10, 1983
Chinesinho | April 10, 1983  | May 13, 1983
Joubert Luis Meira[28] | 1983  | 1984
Vanderlei Luxemburgo | 1984  | 1984
Bob Houghton | 1984  | 1986
Walter Skocik | 1987  | 1989
Heinz Höher | 1989  | 1990
Kálmán Mészöly | 1991  | 1992
Roland Andersson | 1993  | 1993
Bob Houghton | 1993  | 1994
Paulo Campos | 1995  | 1996
Dimitri Davidovic | 1996  | 1997
Sándor Egervári | 1997  | 1997
Dezső Novák | 1997  | 1998
Paulo Campos | 1998  | 1998
Dimitri Davidovic | 1998  | 1999
José Oscar Bernardi | 1999  | 2000
Revaz Dzodzuashvili | 2000  | 2000
Dimitri Davidovic | 2000  | 2000
Giuseppe Dossena | 2000  | 2001
Osvaldo Ardiles | 2001  | 2001
José Oscar Bernardi | 2001  | 2003
Antonello Cuccureddu | 2002  | 2003
Tomislav Ivić | 2003  | 2004
Dragan Talajić (interim) | July 1, 2004  | 2004
Luka Peruzović | Dec 2004  | March 2005
Anghel Iordănescu | March 26, 2005  | June 30, 2006
Bruno Metsu | 2006  | April 26, 2006
Vahid Halilhodžić | June 5, 2006  | August 1, 2006
Dimitri Davidovic | August 1, 2006  | 2007
José Candinho | 2007  | 2007
Estevam Soares | Dec 20, 2007  | Aug 23, 2008
Gabriel Calderón | May 22, 2008  | January 13, 2010
Enzo Trossero | January 20, 2010  | May 30, 2010
Manuel José | June 2, 2010  | December 24, 2010
Toni | December 28, 2010  | May 15, 2011
Dimitri Davidovic | May 15, 2011  | November 28, 2011
Abdullah Gurab (interim) | November 29, 2011  | December 19, 2011
Matjaž Kek | December 20, 2011  | February 8, 2012
Abdullah Gurab (interim) | February 8, 2012  | February 27, 2012
Raul Caneda | February 27, 2012  | February 23, 2013
Beñat San José | February 23, 2013  | December 8, 2013
Juan Verzeri | January 6, 2014  | February 26, 2014
Khalid Al-Koroni | February 26, 2014  | August, 2014
Amro Anwar | August 28, 2014  | October 16, 2014
Victor Pițurcă | October 16, 2014  | June 12, 2015
László Bölöni | July 21, 2015  | October 23, 2015
Victor Pițurcă | December 8, 2015  | July 21, 2016
José Luis Sierra | July 22, 2016  | May 20, 2018
Ramón Díaz | May 23, 2018  | September 20, 2018
Slaven Bilić | September 27, 2018  | February 24, 2019
José Luis Sierra | February 24, 2019  | October 20, 2019
Mohammed Al-Abdali (interim) | October 20, 2019  | November 4, 2019
Henk ten Cate | November 4, 2019  | February 11, 2020
Piet Hamberg (interim) | February 11, 2020  | February 17, 2020
Fábio Carille | February 17, 2020  | August 24, 2021
Cosmin Contra | August 29, 2021  | July 4, 2022
Nuno Espírito Santo | July 4, 2022  | November 7, 2023
Hassan Khalifa (interim) | November 7, 2023  | November 18, 2023
Marcelo Gallardo | November 18, 2023  | July 2, 2024
Laurent Blanc | July 13, 2024  | Now
Source:[29]

## See also

[edit]

Portals:

* Saudi Arabia
* Association football

* List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia
* Al-Ittihad Club (women)
* Al-Ittihad Jeddah (basketball)
* Al-Ittihad Club Stadium

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1. ^ a b owned by Public Investment Fund

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Ittihad.

* Official website
* Eighty years of Al Ittihad
* Eighty years of Al Ittihad
* int.soccerway.com
* Network of Lady fans of Al Ittihad Football Club Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Arabic Site
* Al Ittihad Club on Super.ae Arabic Site
* Al Ittihad at the AFC Champions League Official website
* League of the Ittihad Club Fans on the Internet
* Alittihad in Languages Archived 2010-03-28 at the Wayback Machine (in English, French, German, and Italian)
* Al Ittihad at the Arab Champions League Official website : Arabic – English – Francais

Achievements

Preceded by

Al-Ain

|  Champions of Asia
2004 | Succeeded by

Holders

Preceded by

Holders

|  Champions of Asia
2005 | Succeeded by

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Preceded by

Al Nassr

|  Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Runner up: Chunnam Dragons
1999  | Succeeded by

Shimizu S-Pulse

|
|

* v
* t
* e

Ittihad - current squad

* 1 Rajković
* 2 Danilo
* 4 Al-Amri
* 6 Al Mousa
* 7 Kanté
* 8 Fabinho
* 9 Benzema (c)
* 10 Aouar
* 11 Al-Ghamdi
* 12 Mitaj
* 13 Al-Shanqeeti
* 14 Al-Nashri
* 15 Kadesh
* 19 Diaby
* 20 Sharahili
* 21 Al-Shehri
* 22 Al-Bishi
* 23 S. Hawsawi
* 24 Al-Aboud
* 27 Al-Sqoor
* 28 Bamsaud
* 29 Al-Shamrani
* 30 Al-Fahmi
* 33 Al-Mahasneh
* 34 Bergwijn
* 41 Fallatah
* 42 Faqeehi
* 47 Al-Shanqiti
* 55 Mateo
* 77 A. Hawsawi
* 80 H. Al-Ghamdi
* 87 Al Jaber
* 88 Al-Mermesh
* Hernández
* Manager: Blanc

* v
* t
* e

AFC Champions League Elite winners

Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972

1960s|

* 1967: Hapoel Tel Aviv
* 1969: Maccabi Tel Aviv

1970s|

* 1970: Taj
* 1971: Maccabi Tel Aviv
* 1972: Cancelled

Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002

1980s|

* 1985–86: Daewoo Royals
* 1986: Furukawa Electric
* 1987: Yomiuri
* 1988–89: Al-Sadd
* 1989–90: Liaoning

1990s|

* 1990–91: Esteghlal
* 1991: Al-Hilal
* 1992–93: PAS Tehran
* 1993–94: Thai Farmers Bank
* 1994–95: Thai Farmers Bank
* 1995: Ilhwa Chunma
* 1996–97: Pohang Steelers
* 1997–98: Pohang Steelers
* 1998–99: Júbilo Iwata
* 1999–2000: Al-Hilal

2000s|

* 2000–01: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
* 2001–02: Suwon Samsung Bluewings

AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024

2000s|

* 2002–03: Al Ain
* 2004: Al-Ittihad
* 2005: Al-Ittihad
* 2006: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
* 2007: Urawa Red Diamonds
* 2008: Gamba Osaka
* 2009: Pohang Steelers

2010s|

* 2010: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
* 2011: Al-Sadd
* 2012: Ulsan Hyundai
* 2013: Guangzhou Evergrande
* 2014: Western Sydney Wanderers
* 2015: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
* 2016: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
* 2017: Urawa Red Diamonds
* 2018: Kashima Antlers
* 2019: Al-Hilal

2020s|

* 2020: Ulsan Hyundai
* 2021: Al-Hilal
* 2022: Urawa Red Diamonds
* 2023–24: Al Ain

AFC Champions League Elite era, 2024–present

2020s|

* 2024–25: Al-Ahli

* v
* t
* e

Arab Club Champions Cup winners

Arab Club Champions Cup|

* 1981–82 Al-Shorta
* 1984: Al-Ettifaq
* 1985: Al-Rasheed
* 1986: Al-Rasheed
* 1987: Al-Rasheed
* 1988: Al-Ettifaq
* 1989: Wydad AC
* 1992: Al Shabab FC
* 1993: Espérance de Tunis
* 1994: Al-Hilal
* 1995: Al-Hilal
* 1996: Al Ahly
* 1997: Club Africain
* 1998: WA Tlemcen
* 1999: Al Shabab
* 2000: CS Sfaxien
* 2001: Al Sadd

Arab Unified Club Championship|

* 2002: Al-Ahli Saudi
* 2003: Zamalek

Arab Champions League|

* 2003–04: CS Sfaxien
* 2004–05: Al-Ittihad
* 2005–06: Raja CA
* 2006–07: ES Sétif
* 2007–08: ES Sétif
* 2008–09: Espérance de Tunis

UAFA Club Cup|

* 2012–13: USM Alger

Arab Club Championship|

* 2017: Espérance de Tunis

Arab Club Champions Cup|

* 2018–19: Étoile du Sahel
* 2019–20: Raja CA
* 2023: Al-Nassr

* v
* t
* e

AFC Club of the Year

* 2000: Al-Hilal
* 2001: Suwon Samsung Bluewings
* 2002: Pakhtakor Tashkent
* 2003: Al-Ain
* 2004: Al-Ittihad
* 2005: Al-Ittihad
* 2006: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
* 2007: Urawa Red Diamonds
* 2008: Gamba Osaka
* 2009: Pohang Steelers
* 2010: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
* 2011: Al-Sadd
* 2012: Ulsan Hyundai
* 2013: Guangzhou Evergrande
* 2014: Western Sydney Wanderers
* 2015: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao

* v
* t
* e

Asian Cup Winners' Cup winners

* 1990–91: Persepolis
* 1991–92: Yokohama F. Marinos
* 1992–93: Yokohama F. Marinos
* 1993–94: Al-Qadisiyah
* 1994–95: Yokohama Flügels
* 1995: Shonan Bellmare
* 1996–97: Al-Hilal
* 1997–98: Al-Nassr
* 1998–99: Al-Ittihad
* 1999–2000: Shimizu S-Pulse
* 2000–01: Al-Shabab
* 2001–02: Al-Hilal

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabian football leagues

Pro League|

| Clubs|

* Al-Ahli
* Al-Ettifaq
* Al-Fateh
* Al-Fayha
* Al-Hilal
* Al-Ittihad
* Al-Khaleej
* Al-Kholood
* Al-Nassr
* Al-Okhdood
* Al-Orobah
* Al-Qadsiah
* Al-Raed
* Al-Riyadh
* Al-Shabab
* Al-Taawoun
* Al-Wehda
* Damac

|

Seasons|

| 1970s|

* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80

|

1980s|

* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90

1990s|

* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000

2000s|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10

2010s|

* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20

2020s|

* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

First Division|

* Abha
* Al-Adalah
* Al-Ain
* Al-Arabi
* Al-Batin
* Al-Bukiryah
* Al-Faisaly
* Al-Hazem
* Al-Jabalain
* Al-Jandal
* Al-Jubail
* Al-Najma
* Al-Safa
* Al-Tai
* Al-Zulfi
* Jeddah
* Neom
* Ohod

Second
Division|

* Al-Ansar
* Al-Anwar
* Al-Diriyah
* Al-Entesar
* Al-Ghottah
* Al-Houra
* Al-Jeel
* Al-Kawkab
* Al-Lewaa
* Al-Nojoom
* Al-Qaisumah
* Al-Qous
* Al-Rawdhah
* Al-Rayyan
* Al-Sadd
* Al-Sahel
* Al-Saqer
* Al-Sharq
* Al-Shoulla
* Al-Taqadom
* Al-Taraji
* Al-Ula
* Al-Washm
* Arar
* Bisha
* Hajer
* Hetten
* Jerash
* Mudhar
* Najran
* Tuwaiq
* Wej

Third
Division|

* Afif
* Al-Amjad
* Al-Asyah
* Al-Bateen
* Al-Dahab
* Al-Dera'a
* Al-Eetemad
* Al-Fadhl
* Al-Fao
* Al-Ghazwa
* Al-Hada
* Al-Hedaya
* Al-Hilaliyah
* Al-Khaldi
* Al-Mehmal
* Al-Muzahimiyyah
* Al-Nahda
* Al-Nairyah
* Al-Nakhal
* Al-Noor
* Al-Omran
* Al-Qala
* Al-Qwarah
* Al-Salam
* Al-Selmiyah
* Al-Shaeib
* Al-Taraf
* Al-Tuhami
* Al-Watani
* Al-Yarmouk
* Baish
* Haql
* Jubbah
* Muhayil
* Munief
* Qaryat Al-Ulya
* Qilwah
* Radwa
* Sajer
* Sharurah

Fourth
Division|

* Abqaiq
* Al-Aghar
* Al-Almin
* Al-Aqeeq
* Al-Ard
* Al-Areen
* Artawi
* Al-Badaya
* Al-Bahah
* Al-Bajadiyah
* Al-Balad
* Al-Bashayer
* Al-Dammam
* Al-Entelaq
* Al-Farouk
* Al-Fursan
* Al-Hait
* Al-Hamadah
* Al-Hariq
* Al-Hejaz
* Al-Ibtisam
* Al-Jazira
* Al-Jewaa
* Al-Khabra
* Al-Khamis
* Al-Khuwaildiyah
* Al-Lith
* Al-Majara
* Al-Majd
* Al-Makhwah
* Al-Maseef
* Al-Motawaa
* Al-Muheet
* Al-Mujazzal
* Al-Oyoon
* Al-Qassim
* Al-Qarah
* Al-Qurayat
* Al-Sahari
* Al-Sarawat
* Al-Sawari
* Al-Shu'ba
* Al-Shurooq
* Al-Sir
* Al-Tadamon
* Al-Tasamoh
* Al-Thoqbah
* Al-Tobad
* Al-Waad
* Al-Wadi
* Al-Waseel
* Al-Watan
* Al-Zaytoon
* Almaa
* Blue Star
* Duba
* Force
* Faifa
* Feid
* Heraa
* Hubuna
* Khaybar
* Kumait
* Majd Al-Qunfudhah
* Jeddah Sports Talent
* Mossdah
* Najd
* Okaz
* Qafar
* Ras Tanura
* Riyadh City
* Sameera
* Sdoos
* Shabab Taibah
* Spanich School
* Sudair
* Tabarjal
* Tayma
* Thahlan
* Ushaiger
* Winners

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