Al-Riyadh SC

Al-Riyadh SC (Arabic: نادي الرياض السعودي) is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It currently plays in the Saudi Pro League (the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed its name to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh. Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports.

This article is about the football club in Saudi Arabia. For the football club in Iraq, see Al-Riyadh SC (Iraq).
For other uses, see Riyadh (disambiguation).

Al-Riyadh
Full nameAl-Riyadh Saudi Club[1]
Founded1953 (1953) (as Ahli Al-Riyadh)
GroundPrince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity15,000[2]
ManagerOdair Hellmann
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2022–23FDL, 4th of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website
Al-Riyadh active departments

Football
(men's)
Football
(women's)

Al-Riyadh have won one major title: the Crown Prince Cup in 1994.[3] The team also finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994;[4] they have never won the top league.

Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023.[3]

History

Early history

The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh."[5] It is currently based in west Riyadh.[6] They reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978, but triumphed on neither occasion.[7]

Golden era

Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after winning the Saudi First Division League.[8]

In the early 1990s, under the leadership of the Brazilian coach Zumario and players such as Khalid Al-Qarouni, Talal Al-Jabreen, Yasser Al-Taafi and Fahd Al-Hamdan, Al-Riyadh won the Crown Prince Cup in 1994.[4] They were unable to retain the Cup in 1995, losing in the final to Al-Hilal.[9] However, they did win the 1995 Federation Cup[7] and reached the semi-final of the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[10] In 1998, Al-Riyadh once again reached the finals of the Crown Prince Cup, and lost to Al-Ahli.[11]

Al-Riyadh were relegated at the end of the 2004/5 season.[12]

Return to the top flight

Al-Riyadh finished fourth in the Saudi First Division League in the 2022/23 season.[13] Normally, a fourth-place finish would not be good enough for promotion, but the Saudi Premier League was expanding from 16 teams to 18, offering an additional promotion spot.[3]

Honours

Domestic

Continental

Current squad

As of 14 August 2023:

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KSA Rakan Al-Najjar
2 DF  KSA Amiri Kurdi
4 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shwirekh
5 DF  KSA Khalid Al-Shuwayyi
7 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Aqel
8 MF  KSA Abdulelah Al-Khaibari
9 FW  JAM Andre Gray
11 MF  ZIM Knowledge Musona
12 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Dossari
13 DF  KSA Humood Al-Dossari
14 FW  KSA Saleh Al Abbas
15 MF  KSA Abdulhadi Al-Harajin
16 MF  KSA Saleh Al-Saeed
18 MF  KSA Mohamed Al Oqil
19 DF  KSA Saud Al-Bawardi
20 MF  GAB Didier Ndong
22 GK  KSA Zaid Al-Bawardi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  KSA Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani
25 GK  URU Martín Campaña
26 MF  KSA Ali Al-Zaqaan
27 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Nowaiqi
28 MF  KSA Bader Al-Mutairi
29 DF  KSA Ahmed Assiri
35 MF  KSA Turki Al-Mergaa
36 DF  BEL Dino Arslanagić
40 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari
45 GK  KSA Fahad Hashim
60 MF  MLI Birama Touré
66 MF  KSA Majed Al-Qahtani
77 MF  KSA Moayed Al-Houti
80 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
88 MF  KSA Yahya Al-Shehri
99 FW  KSA Mutaz Hibah

Management staff
Position Name
Manager Odair Hellmann
Assistant Manager Jânio Melo
Lucas Borba
First-Team Coach Vinícius Martins
Hércules Júnior
Laércio Pimenta
Goalkeeper Coach Dušan Remić
Walter Franta
Rehab Coach Dyogo Frazão
Fitness Coach Admilson Pinheiro
Youth Coach Rafael Torres
Development Coach Igor Luna
Head of Medical Carlos Henrique Mendes
Doctor Pedro Bernardes
Sporting Director Victor Manuzzi

Managerial history
  • Khalid Al-Koroni (January 11, 2010 – April 12, 2010)
  • Fahd Al-Hamdan (caretaker) (April 12, 2010 – May 1, 2010)
  • Marian Bondrea (July 1, 2010 – February 19, 2011)
  • Mohamed Aldo (February 19, 2011 – May 30, 2011)
  • Djamel Belkacem (July 26, 2011 – May 30, 2012)
  • Ayman El Yamani (July 3, 2012 – December 12, 2012)
  • Habib Ben Romdhane (December 12, 2012 – May 1, 2014)
  • Amir Alagić (June 17, 2014 – September 15, 2014)
  • Lotfi Kadri (September 16, 2014 – December 15, 2014)
  • Zouhair Louati (December 15, 2014 – July 28, 2015)
  • Leandro Simpson (August 7, 2015 – December 18, 2015)
  • Abderrazek Chebbi (December 18, 2015 – April 30, 2016)
  • Sultan Khamees (June 23, 2016 – November 18, 2016)
  • Hani Anwar (November 18, 2016 – May 30, 2017)
  • Adel Latrach (July 13, 2017 – November 26, 2017)
  • Yousef Khamees (November 26, 2017 – February 14, 2018)
  • Bandar Al-Jaithen (February 14, 2018 – April 1, 2018)
  • Amro Anwar (August 15, 2018 – December 2, 2018)
  • Bandar Al-Jaithen (December 2, 2018 – January 27, 2019)
  • Khalid Al-Koroni (January 27, 2019 – October 15, 2019)
  • Saad Al-Subaie (October 15, 2019 – January 25, 2020)
  • Yousri bin Kahla (January 25, 2020 – February 7, 2021)
  • Anis Chaieb (February 10, 2021 – June 1, 2021)
  • Moncef Mcharek (June 24, 2021 – May 1, 2022)
  • Dejan Arsov (May 3, 2022 – September 8, 2022)
  • Teo Pirija (caretaker) (September 8, 2022 – September 18, 2022)
  • Damir Burić (September 18, 2022 – June 1, 2023)
  • Yannick Ferrera (June 6, 2023 – September 20, 2023)
  • Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) (September 20, 2023 – October 8, 2023)
  • Odair Hellmann (October 8, 2023 – )

International competitions

Overview
As of 1 July 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Arab Cup Winners' Cup 15 7 2 6 21 18
Arab Super Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 7 2
TOTAL 21 10 4 7 29 21

Record by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Algeria 211021+1050.00
 Bahrain 110020+2100.00
 Egypt 201134−1000.00
 Jordan 210111+0050.00
 Kuwait 210122+0050.00
 Lebanon 220050+5100.00
 Qatar 100113−2000.00
 Saudi Arabia 101000+0000.00
 Sudan 110021+1100.00
 Syria 210132+1050.00
 Tunisia 301214−3000.00
 United Arab Emirates 110020+2100.00
 Yemen 110053+2100.00
TOTAL 2110472921+8047.62

Matches
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1995 Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group B Al-Ahly 2–2 2nd
Club Africain 0–1
Al-Nasr 2–0
Al-Ittihad Aleppo 2–0
SF ES Sahel 0–2 0–2
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2R Homenmen 3–0 2−0 5–0
QF Kazma 2–1 0−1 2–2[A]
SF Al-Talaba – Withdrew
1996 Arab Super Cup Final ES Tunis 1–1 2nd
Al-Hilal 0–0
Arab Cup Winners' Cup Group A Al-Muharraq 2–0 1st
Al-Wehdat 1–0
Olympique Médéa 1–1
SF Al-Faisaly 0–1 0–1
1999 Arab Cup Winners' Cup QR Al-Merrikh 2–1 2nd
Al-Masry 1–2
Al-Ittihad Ibb 5–3
Group B Al-Jaish 1–2 3rd
Al-Gharafa 1–3
MC Oran 1–0

Key: QR – Qualifying round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes
  • ^
    Al-Riyadh advanced after Kazma withdrew.

    • See also

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