The 2017–18 season was Al-Ahli's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 80th year in existence as a football club. They entered this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2016–17 campaign, when they finished as runners-up in both the league and King Cup. Al-Ahli also participated in the King Cup, and both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players
Squad information
AFC Champions League squad
Source: 2018 AFC Champions League squad
Transfers
In
Summer PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource49 Al-TaawounUndisclosed19 Club Brugge€2,700,00028 Çaykur RizesporFree33 Al-ShababFree42 Partizan€4,200,000
Winter PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource5 Melbourne VictoryUndisclosed UnattachedFree
Out
Summer PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource26 Al-FatehFree34 OhodFree28 Al-EttifaqFree55 Al-ShababFree Al-KhaleejFree5 Al-FaisalyFree HajerFree
Winter PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource Al-BatinFree28 ReleasedFree
Loan in
Winter
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource88 Al Ahly20 Étoile du Sahel
Loan out
Summer PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource80 Al-Taawoun22 Al-Raed30 Al-Faisaly Al-Khaleej35 Al-Tai Hajer20 Al-Faisaly40 Ohod
Winter PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource13 Al-Fateh47 Ohod49 Al-Fayha
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Professional League — 2nd 11 August 2017 12 April 2018 King Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 6 January 2018 30 March 2018 2017 Champions League Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 22 August 2017 12 September 2017 2018 Champions League Group stage Round of 16 12 February 2018 14 May 2018 Total
Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
King Cup Al-Ahli entered the 2018 King Cup in the Round of 32 and were drawn away to Al-Shoulla. In the next round, Al-Ahli faced Al-Orobah at home. They progressed to the Quarter-finals after beating them 6–0. The Quarter-finals saw Al-Ahli defeat Al-Fayha on penalties away from home. In the Semi-finals, Al-Ahli lost to Al-Faisaly in controversial manner.
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Crown Prince Cup Al-Ahli will enter the Crown Prince Cup in the Round of 16 alongside the other Pro League teams. On 19 September 2017, it was announced that the tournament was cancelled.
AFC Champions League
2017 AFC Champions League
Quarter-finals
2018 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Statistics Appearances
Last updated on 14 May 2018.GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Players sent out on loan this season Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
Goalscorers NamePro LeagueKing Cup2017 Champions League2018 Champions LeagueTotal114FWMuhannad Assiri80051329FWOmar Al Somah1101012310MFGiannis Fetfatzidis92001142MFLeonardo100101157MFSalman Al-Moasher43007611MFHousain Al-Mogahwi5100688MFMoamen Zakaria12036815MFSaleh Al-Amri11114919MFClaudemir2001325DFMotaz Hawsawi30003118MFTaisir Al-Jassim1001245MFAbdulfattah Asiri110021321DFAgeel Balghaith0001131DFMansoor Al-Harbi1000150MFAbdullah Majrashi10001Own goal10001Total 59 10 3 12 84 Last Updated: 14 May 2018
Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing Cup2017 Champions League2018 Champions LeagueTotal133GKMohammed Al-Owais7000721GKYasser Al Mosailem22026Total 9 2 0 2 13
Last Updated: 17 April 2018
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