2025–26 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli
2025–26 season
President
  • Khalid Al-Eissa
ManagerMatthias Jaissle
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro LeaguePre-season
King's CupRound of 32
ACL EliteLeague stage
Super CupSemi-finals
FIFA Intercontinental CupAfrican–Asian–Pacific Cup

The 2025–26 season is Al-Ahli's 89th year in existence and 49th season in the Pro League.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King's Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, and the Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2025[2][3]

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 Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Sulaiman
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 FW Algeria ALG Riyad Mahrez
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sumayhan Al-Nabit
9 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Buraikan
11 MF Brazil BRA Alexsander
13 MF Brazil BRA Galeno
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Eid Al-Muwallad
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK Senegal SEN Édouard Mendy
17 FW England ENG Ivan Toney
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Younes Al-Shanqiti
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Emad Feda
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Majrashi
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Majhad
30 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Balobaid
32 DF Belgium BEL Matteo Dams
39 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
46 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Hamed
47 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Ghamdi
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Ghamdi
62 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Abdo
65 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Faisal Al-Sibyani
73 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79 MF Ivory Coast CIV Franck Kessie
95 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Fallatah
97 FW France FRA Allan Saint-Maximin

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 MF 18 Saudi Arabia Younes Al-Shanqiti Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 39 Saudi Arabia Yaseen Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Okhdood End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 49 Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Arabi End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 65 Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Sibyani Saudi Arabia Damac End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 73 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Humayani Saudi Arabia Al-Anwar End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 95 Saudi Arabia Ayman Fallatah Saudi Arabia Damac End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 94 Brazil Marcão Turkey Kocaelispor End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 97 France Allan Saint-Maximin Turkey Fenerbahçe End of loan
22 July 2025 DF 88 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Khaibari Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh $3,465,000 [4]
31 July 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abdulrahman Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq $6,665,000 [5]
1 August 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Saleh Aboulshamat Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej $2,400,000 [6]
9 August 2025 MF – France Enzo Millot Germany VfB Stuttgart $32,600,000 [7]
19 August 2025 GK 72 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Jadani Saudi Arabia Al-Washm Free [8]
19 August 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Yazan Madani Albania Egnatia Free [8]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 DF 77 North Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski Switzerland Lugano Free [9]
1 July 2025 MF 24 Spain Gabri Veiga Portugal Porto $17,600,000 [10]
1 July 2025 MF 45 Saudi Arabia Abdulkarim Darisi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Free [11]
13 July 2025 FW 88 Saudi Arabia Adnan Al-Bishri Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Free [12]
18 July 2025 FW 94 Brazil Marcão South Korea Ulsan HD Free [13]
24 July 2025 FW 10 Brazil Roberto Firmino Qatar Al Sadd $8,200,000 [14]
30 July 2025 MF 11 Brazil Alexsander Brazil Atlético Mineiro $7,500,000 [15]
31 July 2025 MF 47 Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Free [16]
5 August 2025 MF 29 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Majhad Saudi Arabia Al-Ula Free [17]
12 August 2025 FW 97 France Allan Saint-Maximin Mexico Club América $12,000,000 [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Austria WSG Tirol Wattens, Austria
18:00 CEST Ibañez 35'
Galeno 77'		 Report Stadium: Gernot Langes Stadion
23 July 2025 Como Cup Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–3 Italy Como Como, Italy
20:30 CEST Galeno 7' Report Cutrone 30'
Demiral 48' (o.g.)
Azón 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
26 July 2025 Como Cup Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1
(3–5 p)		 Scotland Celtic Como, Italy
20:30 CEST Galeno 22' Report Trusty 49' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Penalties
1 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Spain Elche San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:30 CEST Al-Buraikan 21'
Toney 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
5 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 CEST Traoré 57' (o.g.) Report Rahimi 19' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
15 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 4–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST Toney
Majrashi
Fallatah
Aboulshamat 		Report Bayesh
Ramírez 		Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
King's Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
ACL Elite 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
FIFA Intercontinental Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00

Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage[19]
2 Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Fateh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Fayha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Hazem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 August 2025. Source: SPL
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).[20]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2025. Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

28 August 2025 1 Al-Ahli v Neom Jeddah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
12 September 2025 2 Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli Dammam
18:25 Stadium: EGO Stadium
19 September 2024 3 Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
27 September 2025 4 Al-Hazem v Al-Ahli Buraidah
18:35 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
17 October 2025 5 Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab Jeddah
18:35 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
23 October 2025 6 Al-Najma v Al-Ahli Buraidah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

31 August 2025 Round of 32 Al-Arabi v Al-Ahli Buraidah
19:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
2 Qatar Al-Duhail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 September 2025. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Saudi Super Cup
20 August 2025 Semi-finals Al-Qadsiah 1–5 Al-Ahli So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Álvarez 8'
Thakri Yellow card 15'
Bonsu Baah Red card 41'		 Report Kessié 12', 45+2'
Toney 28' (pen.), Yellow card 56'
Millot 31'
Nacho 61' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 16,253
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
23 August 2025 Final Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
September 2025 African–Asian–Pacific Cup Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v TBD Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2025-08-21 06:13 UTC Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 20 August 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Intercontinental Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Senegal SEN Édouard Mendy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
62 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Abdoh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Sulaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Majrashi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Balobaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Belgium BEL Matteo Dams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
46 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rayan Hamed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulelah Al-Khaibari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF France FRA Enzo Millot 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Eid Al-Muwallad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
47 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Aboulshamat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
79 MF Ivory Coast CIV Franck Kessié 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
95 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Fallatah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Algeria ALG Riyad Mahrez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Buraikan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW Brazil BRA Galeno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Ivan Toney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Intercontinental Cup Total
1 79 MF Ivory Coast Franck Kessié 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 10 MF France Enzo Millot 0 0 0 1 0 1
17 FW England Ivan Toney 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 0 0 0 5 0 5

Last Updated: 20 August 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Intercontinental Cup Total
1 7 FW Algeria Riyad Mahrez 0 0 0 2 0 2
Total 0 0 0 2 0 2

Last Updated: 20 August 2025

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