2023–24 Al-Ittihad Club season

The 2023–24 season is Al-Ittihad's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 96th year in existence as a football club. The club are participating in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League, the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Al-Ittihad
2023–24 season
PresidentAnmar Al-Hailiy
Manager
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro League5th
King CupSemi-finals
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
Arab Club Champions CupQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
Super CupRunners-up
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
FIFA Club World CupSecond round
(knocked out by Al Ahly)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (18)

All:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (28)

The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

This season saw the club signed the Frenchman and former Ballon d'Or holder Karim Benzema, who is considered as one of the best strikers of all time. He signed a contract for three years having him stay until 2026.

Players edit

Squad information edit

As of January 2024[1]

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 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
4 DF   KSA Omar Hawsawi
5 DF   ITA Luiz Felipe
6 MF   KSA Sultan Al-Farhan
7 MF   FRA N'Golo Kanté
8 MF   BRA Fabinho
9 FW   FRA Karim Benzema
11 MF   POR Jota
12 DF   KSA Zakaria Hawsawi
13 DF   KSA Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14 MF   KSA Awad Al-Nashri
15 DF   KSA Hassan Kadesh
16 MF   KSA Faisal Al-Ghamdi
17 MF   KSA Marwan Al-Sahafi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   KSA Turki Al-Jaadi
20 DF   KSA Ahmed Sharahili
21 GK   KSA Abdullah Al-Jadaani
25 DF   KSA Suwailem Al-Menhali
26 DF   EGY Ahmed Hegazi (captain)
27 MF   KSA Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
28 DF   KSA Ahmed Bamsaud
29 MF   KSA Farhah Al-Shammrani
30 DF   KSA Saad Al Mousa (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
33 DF   KSA Madallah Al-Olayan
34 GK   BRA Marcelo Grohe
35 GK   KSA Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
37 DF   KSA Fawaz Al-Sqoor
51 GK   KSA Faisal Al-Eisa
52 FW   KSA Talal Haji
77 MF   KSA Saleh Al-Amri
80 MF   KSA Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
88 GK   KSA Osama Al-Mermesh
90 FW   BRA Romarinho
99 FW   MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   KSA Saleh Al-Ohaymid (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2024)
35 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Eisa (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2023)
41 GK   KSA Raghdan Matri (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2024)
GK   KSA Malek Tolah (at Al-Zulfi until 30 June 2024)
DF   KSA Basil Al-Hedaif (at Jeddah until 30 June 2024)
DF   KSA Hassan Al-Asmari (at Al-Batin until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   KSA Abdulelah Al-Shehri (at Al-Rawdhah until 30 June 2024)
MF   KSA Al Mutasim Seddiq (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2024)
MF   KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (at Damac until 30 June 2024)
MF   KSA Abdulelah Hawsawi (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2024)
MF   KSA Omar Al-Jadani (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2024)
FW   KSA Abdulaziz Al-Hassani (at Al-Entesar until 30 June 2024)

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2023 GK 22   Saleh Al-Ohaymid   Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2023 GK 41   Raghdan Matri   Al-Bukiryah End of loan
30 June 2023 GK   Mohammed Abo Asidah   Wej End of loan
30 June 2023 GK   Malek Tolah   Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2023 DF 4   Ziyad Al-Sahafi   Al-Taawoun End of loan
30 June 2023 DF 23   Mohammed Al-Oufi   Al-Adalah End of loan
30 June 2023 DF 25   Naif Asiri   Al-Lewaa End of loan
30 June 2023 DF 32   Hazim Al-Zahrani   Ohod End of loan
30 June 2023 DF   Aseel Abed   Al-Okhdood End of loan
30 June 2023 DF   Hassan Al-Asmari   Najran End of loan
30 June 2023 DF   Basil Al-Hedaif   Al-Bukiryah End of loan
30 June 2023 MF 6   Khaled Al-Samiri   Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2023 MF 15   Mohammed Sawaan   Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2023 MF 29   Ahmed Bahusayn   Hajer End of loan
30 June 2023 MF 35   Hussain Al-Eisa   Hajer End of loan
30 June 2023 MF   Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi   Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2023 MF   Abdulelah Hawsawi   Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2023 MF   Meshal Sani   Al-Bukiryah End of loan
30 June 2023 FW   Abdulaziz Al-Hassani   Wej End of loan
1 July 2023 DF 12   Zakaria Hawsawi   Ohod $1,200,000 [2]
1 July 2023 MF 7   N'Golo Kanté   Chelsea Free [3]
1 July 2023 FW 9   Karim Benzema   Real Madrid Free [4]
3 July 2023 MF 11   Jota   Celtic $31,750,000 [5]
11 July 2023 MF 6   Sultan Al-Farhan   Al-Raed Free [6]
22 July 2023 MF 77   Saleh Al-Amri   Abha $2,134,000 [7]
31 July 2023 MF 8   Fabinho   Liverpool $51,000,000 [8]
31 August 2023 DF 15   Hassan Kadesh   Al-Taawoun $16,000,000 [9]
3 September 2023 GK 1   Abdullah Al-Mayouf   Al-Hilal Undisclosed [10]
7 September 2023 DF 5   Luiz Felipe   Real Betis $26,700,000 [11]
7 September 2023 MF 16   Faisal Al-Ghamdi   Al-Ettifaq $12,500,000 [12]
30 January 2024 GK 35   Mohammed Al-Mahasneh   Damac $2,400,000 [13]
31 January 2024 DF 37   Fawaz Al-Sqoor   Al-Shabab $3,000,000 [14]

Loans in edit

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
17 January 2024 End of season DF 30   Saad Al Mousa   Al-Ettifaq None [15]
28 January 2024 End of season MF 27   Ahmed Al-Ghamdi   Al-Ettifaq None [16]
30 January 2024 End of season MF 80   Hamed Al-Ghamdi   Al-Ettifaq None [17]

Transfers out edit

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2023 DF 12   Zakaria Hawsawi   Ohod End of loan
30 June 2023 MF 17   Hélder Costa   Leeds United End of loan
1 July 2023 MF 15   Mohammed Sawaan   Al-Kholood Free [18]
5 July 2023 MF 29   Ahmed Bahusayn   Al-Taawoun Free [19]
9 July 2023 MF 6   Khaled Al-Samiri   Al-Khaleej Free [20]
19 July 2023 GK   Mohammed Abo Asidah   Al-Sahel Free [21]
19 July 2023 MF 19   Bruno Henrique   Internacional Free [22]
28 July 2023 DF 23   Mohammed Al-Oufi   Abha Free [23]
1 August 2023 MF 28   Essam Al-Muwallad   Al-Ain Free [24]
1 August 2023 MF   Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi   Jeddah Free
2 August 2023 MF 16   Abdulkareem Al-Maghrabi   Hajer Free [25]
10 August 2023 FW 80   Mohammed Al-Saiari   Al-Qadsiah Undisclosed [26]
4 September 2023 MF 3   Tarek Hamed   Damac Free [27]
7 September 2023 DF 4   Ziyad Al-Sahafi   Abha Free [28]
7 September 2023 FW   Thamer Al-Khaibari   Al-Ettifaq Free [29]
8 September 2023 DF 27   Hamdan Al-Shamrani   Al-Ettifaq Free [30]
13 September 2023 DF 38   Sultan Al-Sulayli   Al-Najma Free [31]
16 September 2023 DF 32   Hazim Al-Zahrani   Al-Safa Free [32]
16 September 2023 DF   Aseel Abed   Al-Safa Free [32]
20 September 2023 MF   Younis Abdulwahed   Al-Zulfi Free
21 September 2023 MF   Anas Al-Sharif   Al-Ansar Free [33]
23 January 2024 MF   Meshal Sani   Al-Bukiryah Free [34]
31 January 2024 GK   Malek Tolah   Ohod Free [35]
31 January 2024 DF   Salem Baryan   Jeddah Free [36]
16 February 2024 MF 10   Igor Coronado   Corinthians Free [37]

Loans out edit

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
2 July 2023 End of season MF   Abdulelah Hawsawi   Al-Khaleej None [38]
11 July 2023 End of season MF 11   Abdulaziz Al-Bishi   Damac None [39]
21 July 2023 End of season GK 41   Raghdan Matri   Al-Kholood None [40]
27 July 2023 30 January 2024 GK   Malek Tolah   Al-Zulfi None [41]
1 August 2023 End of season MF 35   Hussain Al-Eisa   Al-Kholood None [42]
9 August 2023 8 September 2023 DF 27   Hamdan Al-Shamrani   Al-Ettifaq None [43]
2 September 2023 30 January 2024 DF 15   Abdulelah Al-Shehri   Al-Rawdhah None [44]
7 September 2023 End of season GK 22   Saleh Al-Ohaymid   Al-Taawoun None [45]
11 September 2023 End of season DF   Hassan Al-Asmari   Al-Batin None [46]
12 September 2023 End of season DF   Basil Al-Hedaif   Jeddah None
12 September 2023 End of season MF   Al Mutasim Seddiq   Al-Kholood None [47]
12 September 2023 End of season MF   Omar Al-Jadani   Al-Ain None [48]
1 October 2023 End of season FW   Abdulaziz Al-Hassani   Al-Entesar None [49]
17 January 2024 End of season MF 24   Abdulrahman Al-Aboud   Al-Ettifaq None [50]
17 January 2024 End of season FW 70   Haroune Camara   Al-Ettifaq None [51]
31 January 2024 End of season DF 15   Abdulelah Al-Shehri   Mudhar None [52]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 30 15 5 10 56 43 +13 050.00
King Cup 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 050.00
Champions League 10 6 1 3 13 9 +4 060.00
Arab Club Champions Cup 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 075.00
Super Cup 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 52 28 7 17 91 68 +23 053.85

Updated to match played 3 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Al-Ahli 30 16 7 7 59 33 +26 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
4 Al-Taawoun 30 14 9 7 48 34 +14 51 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
5 Al-Ittihad 30 15 5 10 56 43 +13 50
6 Al-Shabab 30 11 8 11 41 36 +5 41
7 Al-Fateh 30 11 8 11 50 46 +4 41
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. 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).[53]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 15 5 10 56 43  +13 50 8 2 5 30 26  +4 7 3 5 26 17  +9

Last updated: 3 May 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWLWWDLDDLWDWLLLWWWLWWWLDWLL
Position111132124566544556555544444455
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

14 August 2023 1 Al-Raed 0–3 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
18:00 Report Hamdallah   58'
Coronado   73', 79'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
19 August 2023 2 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Tai Jeddah
21:00 O. Hawsawi   34'
Hamdallah   54'
Coronado   75'
Al-Amri   90'
Report Semedo   25'
Qassem   90+4'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 21,460
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
24 August 2023 3 Al-Riyadh 0–4 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 Kurdi   45+1'
Al-Khaibari   64'
A. Al-Dossari   74'
Report Benzema   17'
Hamdallah   25' (pen.), 45+10'
Al-Shanqeeti   87'
Al-Amri   90+3'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
28 August 2023 4 Al-Wehda 0–3 Al-Ittihad Mecca
21:00 Noor   45+5'
Anselmo   45+6'
Report Hamdallah   61'
Romarinho   63'
Jota   67'
Coronado   73'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
1 September 2023 5 Al-Ittihad 3–4 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Romarinho   16'
Benzema   38'
O. Hawsawi   41'
Hamdallah   45+8'
Bamsaud   63'
Al-Amri   90+12'
Report Mitrović   20', 60', 65' (pen.)
S. Al-Dawsari   71'
Al-Bulaihi   88'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 23,742
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
14 September 2023 6 Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Ittihad Najran
18:00 Al-Muwallad   69' Report Benzema   72' Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Attendance: 6,971
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
21 September 2023 7 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Fateh Jeddah
21:00 Kadesh   12'
Romarinho   38',   53'
Kanté   45+1'
Al-Olayan   90+5'
Report Al-Hassan   9'
Saâdane   30',   67'
Al-Saeed   82'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 15,209
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
29 September 2023 8 Al-Fayha 0–0 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
18:00 Al-Baqawi   70' Report Hamdallah   79'
Kadesh   86'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 10,081
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
6 October 2023 9 Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Ahli Jeddah
21:00 Fabinho   35'
Coronado   75'
Report Kessié   31'
Mendy   61'
Mahrez   70'
Veiga   86'
Al-Johani   90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 55,764
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
20 October 2023 10 Al-Taawoun 1–1 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
18:00 Benzema   26' (o.g.)
Flávio   90+1'
Report Benzema   22'
Hamdallah   38'
Felipe   90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 9,487
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
26 October 2023 11 Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Hazem Jeddah
21:00 Benzema   26'
Al-Farhan   49'
Kadesh   81'
Al-Ghamdi   90+5'
Report Abousaban   58'
Al-Thani   63'
Viana   74'
Selemani   86'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 12,113
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
3 November 2023 12 Al-Shabab 1–0 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 Carlos   14'
Cuéllar   45+2'
Banega   61'
Al-Qahtani   73'
Al-Muwallad   83'
Saïss   89'
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 11,476
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez (Argentina)
10 November 2023 13 Al-Ittihad 4–2 Abha Jeddah
21:00 Benzema   38' (pen.), 67', 69'
Coronado   54'
Kadesh   65'
Al-Sahafi   90+3'
Report Natiq   41'
Toko Ekambi   51'
Al-Jumayah   85'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 16,835
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
24 November 2023 14 Al-Ettifaq 1–1 Al-Ittihad Dammam
18:00 Wijnaldum   41' Report Hamdallah   54'
Felipe   73'
Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
30 November 2023 15 Al-Ittihad 4–2 Al-Khaleej Mecca
21:00 Coronado   9'
Benzema   29' (pen.)
O. Hawsawi   52'
Al-Ghamdi   61'
Hamdallah   65' (pen.)
Z. Hawsawi   74'
Report Narey   45' (pen.)
Al Hamsal   68'
Al-Torais   90'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 9,727
Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan
7 December 2023 16 Damac 3–1 Al-Ittihad Abha
18:00 Nkoudou   12', 45+7'
S. Hawsawi   22'
Grohe   46' (o.g.)
Report Hamdallah   45+3' (pen.),   68'
Al-Shamrani   75'
Kadesh   90+2'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
23 December 2023 18 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Raed Mecca
21:00 Al-Olayan   12'
Romarinho   25'
Camara   88'
Al-Amri   90+7'
Report El Berkaoui   22', 72'
Al-Subaie   45+1'
M. Al-Dossari   90'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
26 December 2023 17 Al-Ittihad 2–5 Al-Nassr Jeddah
21:00 Hamdallah   14', 51',   47'
Al-Ghamdi   28'
Kanté   40'
Fabinho   60'   66'
Report Ronaldo   19' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Fofana   30'
Talisca   38'
Telles   45+11'
Laporte   47'
Lajami   70'
Mané   75', 82'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 20,332
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
7 February 2024 19 Al-Tai 0–3 Al-Ittihad Ha'il
21:00 Bauer   15'
Roco   51'
Al-Omari   62'
Report Hamdallah   8'
F. Al-Ghamdi   42'
Al-Farhan   45'
A. Al-Ghamdi   70'
Romarinho   87'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
18 February 2024 20 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Riyadh Jeddah
20:00 Hamdallah   12', 90+7'
F. Al-Ghamdi   49'
Report Al-Shuwayyi   82'
Al Aqeel   90+3'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Nazareno Arasa (Argentina)
26 February 2024 21 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:00 Hamdallah   84' (pen.), 90+4',   90+6'
Al Mousa   90'
Report Ighalo   35'
Bukhari   37'
Makki   45+10'
Noor   58'
El Yamiq   82'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 38,221
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
1 March 2024 22 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:00 Al-Shehri   39',   50'
Malcom   59'
Abdulhamid   67'
Neves   77'
Report Kanté   12'
Fabinho   35'
Al-Sahafi   47'
Hegazi   50'
Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 17,210
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
8 March 2024 23 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Okhdood Jeddah
20:00 Felipe   28'
Al Mousa   45'
Kanté   60'
Haji   83'
Report Collado   63'
Pedroza   70'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 8,944
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
16 March 2024 24 Al-Fateh 2–4 Al-Ittihad Al-Hasa
22:00 Al-Najdi   6'
Al-Shurafa   66'
Ali   90+10'
Report Hamdallah   39' (pen.), 74'
Jota   45+4'
Al-Olayan   49'   77'
A. Al-Ghamdi   64'
Z. Hawsawi   90+9'
Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium
Attendance: 6,558
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
29 March 2024 25 Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Fayha Jeddah
22:00 Hamdallah   30'
A. Al-Ghamdi   45+2',   74'
Al-Sahafi   90+4'
Report Sabiri   25' (pen.)
Al-Khaibari   45+6'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 9,312
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
1 April 2024 26 Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
22:00 Al-Asmari   6'
Al-Buraikan   34'
Majrashi   79'
Report Al-Amri   79'
Al-Sqoor   90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 50,633
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)
5 April 2024 27 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
22:00 Romarinho   80' Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 9,648
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)
20 April 2024 28 Al-Hazem 2–3 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
21:00 Ricardo   39'
Al-Thani   60'
Tozé   63'
Report Al-Amri   21'
Al-Shamrani   34'
Ricardo   57' (o.g.)
Dahmen   90+6' (o.g.)
Hegazi   90+7'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqqash
26 April 2024 29 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Shabab Jeddah
21:00 Haji   18'
Hamdallah   58'
Report Sharahili   41'
Diallo   48'
Kanabah   52'
Carlos   82'
Al-Qahtani   90+7'
Al-Juwayr   90+10'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 18,323
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
3 May 2024 30 Abha 3–1 Al-Ittihad Abha
21:00 Krychowiak   57' (pen.)
Al-Ali   69'
Noguera   73'
Abdu   90+9'
Report Jota   63' Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
27 May 2024 34 Al-Nassr v Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

King Cup edit

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

26 September 2023 Round of 32 Al-Kholood 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)
Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
21:00 Al-Dossari   33'
Vázquez   40'
Report Dias   18' (o.g.)
Al-Olayan   37'
Fabinho   72'
Felipe   92'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
Penalties
31 October 2023 Round of 16 Al-Fayha 0–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
17:45 Ryller   41'
Al-Baqawi   47'
Al-Rashidi   78'
Al-Shuwaish   87'
Report Hamdallah   5', 87'
Kanté   81'
Benzema   90+4'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
4 February 2024 Quarter-finals Al-Faisaly 0–4 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
18:15 Cheikhi   21'
Al-Anzi   90'
Report Hamdallah   45+4' (pen.)
Kanté   54'
Hegazy   68', 80'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
30 April 2024 Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Hegazi   30'
F. Al-Ghamdi   57'
Hamdallah   67'
Kadesh   90+5'
Report Michael   25'
Milinković-Savić   42'
Mitrović   45+13'
Al-Bulaihi   50'
Abdulhamid   81'
Neves   90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 41,793
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITH SEP QWJ AGK
1   Al-Ittihad 6 5 0 1 11 4 +7 15 Advance to round of 16 2–1 1–0 3–0
2   Sepahan 6 3 1 2 16 8 +8 10[a] 0–3[b] 1–0 9–0
3   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10[a] 2–0 2–2 3–2
4   AGMK 6 0 0 6 5 22 −17 0 1–2 1–3 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Sepahan 4, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1.
  2. ^ The match was abandoned after Al-Ittihad walked off in protest due to the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.[54] The match was awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad, with Sepahan also being fined $200,000 and banned from hosting its next three Asian Champions League matches at home.[55][56]
18 September 2023 (2023-09-18) 1 Al-Ittihad   3–0   AGMK Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Camara   11'
Romarinho   15', 42' (pen.)
Al-Farhan   89'
Report Kasymov   88' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 13,897
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2 Sepahan   0–3 (awd.)   Al-Ittihad Isfahan, Iran
19:30 UTC+3:30 Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Note: The match was called off due to Al-Ittihad refusing to take the pitch over a bust of Qassem Soleimani.[57] On 2 November 2023, AFC awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad.[58]
23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) 3 Al-Ittihad   1–0   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Felipe   76'
Hamdallah   90+4',   90+5'
Romarinho   90+9'
Report Raed   90+3' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 19,098
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) 4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   2–0   Al-Ittihad Erbil, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3 Jasim   44'
Abdul-Raheem   52'
Report Al-Olayan   66'
Kanté   90+3'
Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Attendance: 18,850
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 5 AGMK   1–2   Al-Ittihad Olmaliq, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5 Kasymov   45+3'
Boakye   78'
Report Hamdallah   30', 34' Stadium: OKMK Sport Majmuasi
Attendance: 10,171
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) 6 Al-Ittihad   2–1   Sepahan Mecca, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Al-Amri   14'
Felipe   19'
Hamdallah   45'
Al-Ghamdi   68'
Jota   69'
Z. Hawsawi   90+2'
Report Dabo   45+4'
Rezaeian   48'
Asadi   68'
Niazmand   88'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 11,159
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16 edit
15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) First leg Navbahor   0–0   Al-Ittihad Namangan, Uzbekistan
19:00 UTC+5 Hamrobekov   11'
Nikabadze   79'
Report Al-Sqoor   53' Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 26,200
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) Second leg Al-Ittihad   2–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Navbahor Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Hamdallah   45+6'
Tabatadze   87' (o.g.)
Al-Amri   89'
Report Benzema   25' (o.g.)
Đokić   90+8'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 34,832
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Quarter-finals edit
5 March 2024 (2024-03-05) First leg Al-Hilal   2–0   Al-Ittihad Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Mitrović   40'
Al-Dawsari   42'
Milinković-Savić   79'
Koulibaly   81'
Report Kanté   66' Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 18,387
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
12 March 2024 (2024-03-12) Second leg Al-Ittihad   0–2
(0–4 agg.)
  Al-Hilal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Felipe   10'
Al-Amri   24'
A. Al-Ghamdi   35'
Al-Farhan   55'
F. Al-Ghamdi   85'
Hamdallah   90+1'
Hegazi   90+1'
Report Al-Faraj   37'
Al-Shahrani   61'
Milinković-Savić   68'
Al-Bulaihi   90+1'
Malcom   90+5'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 42,375
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Arab Club Champions Cup edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ittihad Jeddah 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Shorta 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3   Espérance de Tunis 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4   CS Sfaxien 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) 1 Espérance de Tunis   1–2   Al-Ittihad Taif, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Bouguerra   26' Report Hamdallah   35'
Benzema   55'
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) 2 Al-Ittihad   1–0   Club Sfaxien Taif, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Hamed   2'
Benzema   63'
Coronado   74'
Report Conté   34'   84'
Ali   41'
Ghram   60'
Habbassi   64'
Hmidi   87'
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) 3 Al-Shorta   1–2   Al-Ittihad Taif, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3 Moumouni   68',   80'
Yahya   87'
Report Bamsaud   36'
Benzema   84' (pen.)
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout phase edit

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Quarter-finals Al-Ittihad   1–3   Al-Hilal Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Bamsaud   45+1'
Al-Amri   45+6'
Romarinho   56'
Al-Nashri   82'
Coronado   90'
Report Milinković-Savić   14'
Michael   22'
S. Al-Dawsari   45+3' (pen.)
Malcom   70'
Al-Bulaihi   78'
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Super Cup edit

8 April 2024 Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Wehda Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4 Benzema   1'
Hamdallah   42'
Jota   50'
Report Al-Ghamdi   66'
Al-Eisa   90+7'
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
11 April 2024 Final Al-Ittihad 1–4 Al-Hilal Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:30 UTC+4 Hamdallah   21'
Al-Amri   39'
Report Malcom   5', 89',   90'
Lodi   20'
S. Al-Dawsari   44'
Koulibaly   53'
N. Al-Dawsari   90+6'
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

FIFA Club World Cup edit

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12) First round Al-Ittihad   3–0   Auckland City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (AST) Romarinho   29'
Kanté   34'
Benzema   40'
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 50,248
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) Second round Al Ahly   3–1   Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (AST) Maâloul   21' (pen.)
Ashour   36',   62'
El Shahat   59',   61'
Kahraba   69'
Modeste   90'
Report Fabinho   67'
Benzema   90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 56,111
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Last updated on 3 May 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup ACL ACCC Super Cup FIFA CWC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf 27 0 12 0 3 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
34 GK   BRA Marcelo Grohe 23 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
35 GK   KSA Mohammed Al-Mahasneh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK   KSA Faisal Al-Eisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 GK   KSA Osama Al-Marmash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF   KSA Omar Hawsawi 17 0 9+3 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ITA Luiz Felipe 26 0 17 0 2 0 4+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
12 DF   KSA Zakaria Hawsawi 22 1 7+3 1 1+1 0 2+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF   KSA Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti 28 0 11+7 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF   KSA Hassan Kadesh 34 1 19+1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
19 DF   KSA Turki Al-Jaadi 6 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
20 DF   KSA Ahmed Sharahili 12 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   KSA Suwailem Al-Menhali 7 0 1+5 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   EGY Ahmed Hegazi 21 2 10 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
28 DF   KSA Ahmed Bamsaud 28 1 12+3 0 1+1 0 4+1 0 3+1 1 0 0 0+2 0
30 DF   KSA Saad Al Mousa 9 1 5+1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 34 0 14+6 0 3 0 5 0 2+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
37 DF   KSA Fawaz Al-Sqoor 18 0 9+1 0 1+1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   KSA Sultan Al-Farhan 26 0 6+7 0 2+1 0 0+5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 MF   FRA N'Golo Kanté 42 4 26 2 3+1 1 6 0 1+1 0 2 0 2 1
8 MF   BRA Fabinho 29 0 17+1 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF   KSA Awad Al-Nashri 8 0 1+2 0 1 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   KSA Faisal Al-Ghamdi 28 1 14+1 1 3 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF   KSA Marwan Al-Sahafi 30 1 8+8 1 2+1 0 3+5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF   KSA Hammam Al-Hammami 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 MF   KSA Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 12 2 3+4 2 1+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   KSA Farhah Al-Shamrani 18 0 5+6 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
77 MF   KSA Saleh Al-Amri 44 4 7+20 3 2+1 0 3+4 1 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
80 MF   KSA Hamed Al-Ghamdi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
97 MF   KSA Salem Ayyash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   FRA Karim Benzema 33 16 21 9 1 1 3 0 3+1 3 2 1 2 2
11 FW   POR Jota 26 4 6+7 3 0+1 0 4 1 3+1 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
52 FW   KSA Talal Haji 7 1 1+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 FW   BRA Romarinho 44 9 24+2 5 3+1 0 6 2 3+1 1 2 0 2 1
99 FW   MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah 41 30 22+2 19 3 4 8 4 2+1 1 2 2 0+1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
24 MF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Aboud 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 FW   KSA Haroune Camara 14 1 2+6 0 1 0 2+2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
3 MF   EGY Tarek Hamed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   BRA Igor Coronado 21 5 15 5 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 99 FW   Abderrazak Hamdallah 19 4 4 1 2 0 30
2 9 FW   Karim Benzema 9 1 0 3 1 2 16
3 90 FW   Romarinho 5 0 2 1 0 1 9
4 10 MF   Igor Coronado 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
5 7 MF   N'Golo Kanté 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
11 FW   Jota 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
77 MF   Saleh Al-Amri 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
8 26 DF   Ahmed Hegazi 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
27 MF   Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 12 DF   Zakaria Hawsawi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 DF   Hassan Kadesh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 MF   Faisal Al-Ghamdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 MF   Marwan Al-Sahafi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
28 DF   Ahmed Bamsaud 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
30 DF   Saad Al Mousa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
52 FW   Talal Haji 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
70 FW   Haroune Camara 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 2 1 1 0 0 0 4
Total 56 9 10 6 3 4 88

Last Updated: 3 May 2024

Assists edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 9 FW   Karim Benzema 7 0 1 1 0 0 9
10 MF   Igor Coronado 7 0 0 2 0 0 9
3 7 MF   N'Golo Kanté 5 0 1 0 0 0 6
99 FW   Abderrazak Hamdallah 3 0 2 1 0 0 6
5 90 FW   Romarinho 3 1 0 0 1 0 5
6 8 MF   Fabinho 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
37 DF   Fawaz Al-Sqoor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
8 12 DF   Zakaria Hawsawi 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
13 DF   Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
27 MF   Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
28 DF   Ahmed Bamsaud 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
33 DF   Madallah Al-Olayan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
70 FW   Haroune Camara 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
77 MF   Saleh Al-Amri 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 6 MF   Sultan Al-Farhan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 DF   Hassan Kadesh 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 MF   Faisal Al-Ghamdi 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 MF   Marwan Al-Sahafi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 MF   Abdulrahman Al-Aboud 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 41 6 6 4 1 2 60

Last Updated: 30 April 2024

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 34 GK   Marcelo Grohe 7 1 0 1 0 1 10
2 1 GK   Abdullah Al-Mayouf 2 1 3 0 0 0 6
Total 9 2 3 1 0 1 16

Last Updated: 5 April 2024

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