Al-Ahli Jeddah Football Club Profile

Al-Ahli Jeddah

Al-Ahli Jeddah is a historic Saudi football club founded in 1937 and rooted in the city of Jeddah. Known for its green-and-white identity, the club carries a strong place in Saudi football culture and a renowned rivalry with Al-Ittihad. Its modern profile combines established domestic traditions with international ambition, while home fixtures are associated with King Abdullah Sports City. This team page brings together the club’s recorded squad, coaching timeline, player movement, competition history and durable background.

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Xtra rating
1575
Conservative: 1069
Rank club
492
Updated: 30 October 2026

Al-Ahli Jeddah Upcoming matches by league

Pro League

  • - Regular Season - 14
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    No H2H
    Al-Faisaly FC
    King Abdullah Sports City
  • - Regular Season - 15
    Al-Ittihad FC
    No H2H
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    King Abdullah Sports City
  • - Regular Season - 16
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    No H2H
    Al-Ettifaq
    King Abdullah Sports City
  • - Regular Season - 17
    NEOM
    No H2H
    Al-Ahli Jeddah

AFC Champions League

  • - Group Stage
    Al Shamal
    No H2H
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Group Stage
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    No H2H
    Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

King's Cup

  • - Round of 16
    Al Ula
    No H2H
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Ahli Jeddah Last matches by league

Pro League

  • - Regular Season - 12
    Al Shabab
    6 - 1
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Regular Season - 11
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    4 - 1
    Al Khaleej Saihat
    King Abdullah Sports City
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Al-Fayha
    2 - 3
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Al-Fateh
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Al Fateh Club Stadium

AFC Champions League

  • - League Phase - 4
    Al Sadd
    0 - 0
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (Al-Sadd Stadium)
  • - League Phase - 3
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    2 - 1
    Al-Gharafa
  • - League Phase - 2
    Al-Wasl FC
    1 - 3
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Zabeel Stadium
  • - League Phase - 1
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Pakhtakor

King's Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Al Anwar
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Semi-finals
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Al-Hilal Saudi FC
    King Abdullah Sports City

FIFA Intercontinental Cup

  • - Quarter-finals
    Mamelodi Sundowns
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Round of 16
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Auckland
  • - Quarter-finals
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Pyramids FC

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Fulham
  • - Club Friendlies
    Portimonense
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
  • - Club Friendlies
    Al-Ahli Jeddah
    Guimaraes
  • - Club Friendlies
    Rio Ave
    Al-Ahli Jeddah

Al-Ahli Jeddah Team Roster

Al-Ahli Jeddah’s recorded squad contains 37 players: 10 attackers, 10 defenders, five goalkeepers and 12 midfielders. The forward group includes Feras Al Brikan, I. Toney, Galeno, Trincão and Ricardo Mathias, offering a mix of established and recently added attacking profiles. Defensive options include Ibañez, M. Demiral, Ali Majrashi and Zakaria Al Hawsawi. The midfield pool features E. Millot, E. Spertsyan, Eid Al Muwallad and V. Atangana Edoa. Goalkeeping cover is led by É. Mendy and Abdulrahman Al Sanbi, with several further options completing the recorded group.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

15 Saeed Khalid Saeed Baattia
Saeed Khalid Saeed Baattia
DEF Saudi Arabia
24 Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
27 Ali Hassan Muhammad Majrashi
28 Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral
DEF Türkiye
31 Saad Yaslam Balobaid
Saad Yaslam Balobaid
DEF Saudi Arabia
46 Rayane Hamidou
Rayane Hamidou
DEF Malawi

position Midfielder

position Attacker

Last Al-Ahli Jeddah Coachs

Matthias Jaissle is Al-Ahli Jeddah’s current head coach, having begun his tenure on 1 July 2023. The German coach followed Pitso Mosimane, whose recorded appointment began and ended in June 2023. Earlier, Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola led the club from March 2022 to April 2023, after Besnik Hasi’s spell from July 2021 to March 2022. Faiçal Gormi’s coaching entry began and ended in April 2021. The chronology places Jaissle at the center of the club’s latest managerial phase, following several changes in the preceding two seasons.

Coach since 1 August 2023
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
1 August 2023
Pitso John Hamilton Mosimane South Africa 1 June 2023 1 June 2023
Robert Dante Siboldi Badiola Uruguay 1 March 2022 1 April 2023
Besnik Hasi Kosovo 1 July 2021 1 March 2022
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf Romania 1 April 2021 1 June 2021
Faiçal Gormi France 1 April 2021 1 April 2021
Vladan Milojević Serbia 1 February 2020 1 April 2021
Christian Gross Switzerland 1 October 2019 1 February 2020
Saleh Salman Al Mohammadi Saudi Arabia 1 September 2019 1 October 2019
Branko Ivanković Croatia 1 July 2019 1 September 2019
Youssef Anbar Saudi Arabia 1 April 2019 1 July 2019
Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi Uruguay 1 February 2019 1 April 2019
Youssef Anbar Saudi Arabia 1 February 2019 1 February 2019
Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero Argentina 1 May 2018 1 February 2019
Serhii Rebrov Ukraine 1 June 2017 1 June 2018
Christian Gross Switzerland 1 October 2016 1 June 2017
José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes Portugal 1 July 2016 1 October 2016
Christian Gross Switzerland 1 June 2014 1 June 2016
Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira Portugal 1 June 2013 1 May 2014
Aleksandar Ilić Serbia 1 March 2013 1 June 2013
Karel Jarolím Czechia 1 August 2011 1 February 2013
Milovan Rajevac Serbia 1 September 2010 1 February 2011
Trond Johan Sollied Norway 1 July 2010 1 August 2010
Sérgio Ricardo de Paiva Farias Brazil 1 January 2010 1 June 2010

Al-Ahli Jeddah Transfers

The arrivals summarized here show several forms of squad movement rather than one uniform market pattern. Abdullah Radif arrived from Al-Hilal Saudi FC as a free agent, while A. Kinteh, E. Spertsyan, N. Masoud, Trincão and Ricardo Mathias are recorded as transfers. M. Al Mutairi also joined from Abha without a stated category. Saad Yaslam, Abdulelah Al Khaibari, Ayman Fallatah and Firas Al-Ghamdi returned from loans, while Zakaria Al Hawsawi is recorded as a loan arrival. Earlier entries include V. Atangana Edoa, Matheus Gonçalves, E. Millot, Waheb Saleh and Mohammed Yousef. This overview covers selected arrivals rather than a complete transfer total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
Saeed Baattia
Al-Fateh
Transfer 5 September 2026
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
Cercle Brugge
Transfer 5 September 2026
Makaya Ibrahima Diaby
Cercle Brugge
Transfer 4 September 2026
A. Bondarenko
Shakhtar Donetsk
Loan 20 August 2026
Abdullah Radif
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
Free agent 7 August 2026
Naif Masoud
Al-Fateh
Transfer 21 July 2026
N. Masoud
Al-Fateh
Transfer 21 July 2026
E. Spertsyan
FC Krasnodar
Transfer 21 July 2026
A. Kinteh
Tromso
Transfer 21 July 2026
Trincão
Sporting CP
Transfer 17 July 2026
A. Kinteh
Tromso
Transfer 17 July 2026
Meshal Al Mutairi
Abha
- 12 July 2026
M. Al Mutairi
Abha
- 12 July 2026
Al Riyadh
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Firas Al-Ghamdi
Abha
Return from loan 29 June 2026

The departures summarized here include loans, returns from loans, transfers and free-agent exits. Abdulelah Al Khaibari moved to Al-Fateh on loan, while Yaseen Al Zubaidi went to Al Kholood on loan. Firas Al-Ghamdi is recorded as a free-agent departure to Abha, and Zakaria Al Hawsawi returned to Al-Raed after his loan spell. Other recorded moves include Abdullah Al Ammar to Al-Hazm, Fahad Al Rashidi to Al Taawon, Younes Al Shanqeeti to NEOM and A. Saint-Maximin to Club America. The overview covers a dated selection of departures rather than a complete transfer total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
B. Kabli
Al Ain
Loan 7 September 2026
Ricardo Mathias
Al Shabab
Loan 5 September 2026
Damac
Free agent 31 August 2026
Damac
Free agent 30 August 2026
F. Kessié
Atalanta
Free agent 28 August 2026
E. Millot
Al Diriyah
Loan 21 August 2026
M. Dams
Club Brugge KV
Transfer 21 August 2026
Yazan Madani
Al Kholood
Loan 13 August 2026
Y. Madani
Al Kholood
Loan 13 August 2026
Ayman Fallatah\t
Al-Faisaly FC
Loan 13 August 2026
Eid Al Muwallad
Al-Faisaly FC
Loan 12 August 2026
Al-Fateh
Loan 8 August 2026
Abdulelah Al Khaibari
Al-Fateh
Loan 8 August 2026
Yaseen Al Zubaidi
Al Kholood
Loan 6 August 2026
Firas Al-Ghamdi
Abha
Free agent 21 July 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movement pattern shows an active period of squad change across both incoming and outgoing pathways. Arrivals include transfers from clubs such as Tromso, FC Krasnodar, Sporting CP and Internacional, alongside a free-agent arrival, a stated loan and several returns from loan. The departure list likewise combines loans, transfers, free-agent exits and a return from loan. Recent activity is especially concentrated in July and August 2026, with additional entries tracing back to the 2025 window and earlier 2026 dates. The names appearing on both sides of the movement record illustrate that player status can change more than once across successive windows, as with Abdulelah Al Khaibari, Saad Yaslam, Ayman Fallatah and Zakaria Al Hawsawi. This transfer picture is selective, so it indicates movement patterns without establishing a complete net balance.

Leagues Al-Ahli Jeddah has participated in

Al-Ahli Jeddah has recent recorded participation in the King’s Cup and Super Cup, with both competitions logged through 2026. The Pro League is recorded from 2016 through 2025, while the AFC Champions League is recorded from 2016 through 2025. The club also has recent entries for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and club friendlies, both reaching 2025. Division 1 appears only as a 2022 record, and the Crown Prince Cup only in 2017, making those historical competitions in this profile. The competition record spans domestic league and cup football, Asian competition and selected international fixtures.

More about Al-Ahli Jeddah

Al-Ahli Jeddah is a Saudi football club based in Jeddah, founded in 1937. The club’s history is traced to students from Al-Falah School, and its identity has developed around the city’s sporting culture and a distinctive green-and-white palette. The nickname The Royal reflects a long-standing cultural association, while the crest and club symbolism connect the team with Jeddah, its founding year and a tradition of pride and continuity.

The club’s principal home setting is King Abdullah Sports City, the large Jeddah venue widely known as the Shining Jewel. Some historical or domestic fixtures have also been associated with Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City. These grounds place Al-Ahli within a football environment shaped by passionate local support and the Jeddah Derby against Al-Ittihad, one of Saudi football’s defining rivalries.

Al-Ahli sits within Saudi Arabia’s top-level football ecosystem and has a recorded presence in the Pro League, domestic cup competitions and Asian club football. Its competition history also includes appearances in the AFC Champions League, with more recent records covering the King’s Cup, Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The club’s continental footprint gives its domestic identity a broader regional dimension.

The football operation is associated with a hybrid structure that combines commercial ownership with the Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation. That framework sits alongside the club’s traditional community role and supports an outlook that blends established Saudi roots with international recruitment and coaching expertise. The team’s profile has commonly emphasized technical quality, possession-oriented football and a balance between prominent overseas players and Saudi talent.

Green and white remain central to the club’s visual language, appearing in traditional home designs and heritage-inspired variations. Together, the founding story, Jeddah setting, derby culture, major venues and domestic and continental reach make Al-Ahli one of the enduring names in Saudi club football.

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Al Sadd vs Al-Ahli Jeddah
AFC Champions League Elite 2026 - 1629960
Al Shabab vs Al-Ahli Jeddah
Pro League 2026 - 1603078
Al-Ahli Jeddah vs Al-Gharafa
AFC Champions League Elite 2026 - 1629944
Al-Ahli Jeddah vs Al Khaleej Saihat
Pro League 2026 - 1603062
Al-Fayha vs Al-Ahli Jeddah
Pro League 2026 - 1603057
Al-Wasl FC vs Al-Ahli Jeddah
AFC Champions League Elite 2026 - 1629928
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