2020–21 Al-Ittihad Club season
The 2020–21 season is Al-Ittihad's 45th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 94th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
| 2020–21 season | |
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| President | Anmar Al-Hailiy |
| Manager | |
| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City |
| SPL | 4th |
| King Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Romarinho (7 goals) All: Romarinho (8 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 31 December 2020. | |
The season covers the period from 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 30 | End of loan | |||
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 28 | End of loan | |||
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 55 | End of loan | |||
| 22 September 2020 | FW | 45 | End of loan | |||
| 23 September 2020 | FW | 3 | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 27 September 2020 | MF | 7 | Free | [4] | ||
| 12 October 2020 | MF | 19 | $5,000,000 | [5] | ||
| 18 October 2020 | DF | 5 | Free | [6] | ||
| 19 October 2020 | MF | 10 | End of loan | [7] | ||
| 21 October 2020 | MF | 16 | Free | [8] | ||
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2020 | End of season | DF | – | None | [9] | ||
| 25 October 2020 | End of season | DF | 26 | $587,400 | [10] | ||
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2020 | GK | 12 | Released | [11] | ||
| 22 September 2020 | GK | 28 | Free | [12] | ||
| 22 September 2020 | MF | 99 | End of loan | |||
| 27 September 2020 | DF | 2 | Free | [13] | ||
| 30 September 2020 | DF | 24 | Free | [14] | ||
| 4 October 2020 | FW | 45 | Free | [15] | ||
| 9 October 2020 | FW | 49 | Free | [16] | ||
| 1 November 2020 | FW | 80 | Released | [17] | ||
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | End of season | MF | 14 | None | [13] | ||
| 27 September 2020 | End of season | FW | 26 | None | [18] | ||
| 9 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 28 | None | [19] | ||
| 10 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 83 | None | [20] | ||
| 11 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 16 | None | [21] | ||
| 11 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 55 | None | [21] | ||
| 14 October 2020 | End of season | DF | 3 | None | [22] | ||
| 16 January 2021 | End of season | MF | – | None | [23] | ||
| 27 January 2021 | End of season | MF | 6 | None | [24] | ||
| 29 January 2021 | End of season | MF | 98 | None | [25] | ||
Pre-season
| 1 October 2020 Friendly | Al-Ittihad | 2–2 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 AST | Al-Muwallad Romarinho |
Report | Tavares Omar |
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium |
| 7 October 2020 Friendly | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 AST | Al-Bishi Gil |
Report | Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium |
| 10 October 2020 Friendly | Al-Ittihad | 3–3 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:30 AST | Al-Muwallad Romarinho Al-Sumairi |
Report | Zelaya Al-Hujaili |
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium |
| 15 October 2020 Friendly | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:00 AST | Al-Yami Prijović |
Report | Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 41.18 |
| King Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 45.00 |
Updated to match played 4 February 2021
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 30 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Taawoun | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Al-Nassr | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 24 |
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).[26]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
Last updated: 4 February 2021.
Source: spl.com.sa
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 18 October 2020 1 | Al-Ittihad | 1–2 | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Al-Muwallad Grohe |
Report | Kiss |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr |
| 24 October 2020 2 | Al-Fateh | 2–2 | Al-Ittihad | Al-Hasa |
| 19:55 | Al-Fuhaid Boushal Al-Daheem te Vrede Batna Al-Zaqaan |
Report | Romarinho Henrique |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
| 31 October 2020 3 | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Romarinho Rodrigues |
Report | Lima |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 6 November 2020 4 | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | Al-Taawoun | Jeddah |
| 19:45 | El Ahmadi Prijović Romarinho |
Report | Al-Jouei Duke |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni |
| 23 November 2020 5 | Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad | Al Majma'ah |
| 17:45 | Amalfitano Qassem Rossi Guilherme |
Report | Romarinho Al-Malki Al-Swat Camara |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi |
| 27 November 2020 6 | Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Qadsiah | Jeddah |
| 19:40 | Rodrigues Hegazi |
Report | Al-Amri |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
| 6 December 2020 7 | Al-Wehda | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Mecca |
| 19:45 | Al-Hafith Kariri Petratos |
Report | Rodrigues Al-Jebreen Romarinho |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Salwi |
| 11 December 2020 8 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 19:45 | Lichnovsky Salem Banega |
Report | Prijović Al-Bishi Hegazi Al-Malki El Ahmadi |
Stadium: Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 21 December 2020 9 | Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | Al-Raed | Jeddah |
| 19:50 | Al-Shamrani |
Report | Djoum Nikolić |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni |
| 26 December 2020 10 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 19:50 | Al-Shehri |
Report | Al-Aboud Al-Malki Al-Bishi Grohe |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 31 December 2020 11 | Al-Batin | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Hafar Al-Batin |
| 15:10 | Chaves Abreu |
Report | Al-Malki Romarinho Camara Hawsawi |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi |
| 9 January 2021 12 | Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Damac | Jeddah |
| 19:55 | Al-Sahafi Al-Aboud El Ahmadi Al-Muwallad Al-Swat |
Report | Saidani Lema |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
| 14 January 2021 13 | Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | Abha | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Abdulhamid Al-Aboud |
Report | Al-Amri Barnawi Goodwin Strandberg |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi |
| 19 January 2021 14 | Al-Ain | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Al Bahah |
| 16:00 | Nahiri Getterson Moutari |
Report | Camara Romarinho Hawsawi Hegazi El Ahmadi |
Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni |
| 25 January 2021 15 | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:10 | Al-Malki Al-Bishi Romarinho |
Report | K. Al-Ghannam Al-Ghamdi Al-Khalaf Petros |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Salwi |
| 30 January 2021 16 | Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad | Dammam |
| 18:00 | Hazazi Al-Robeai Al-Hazaa Al-Qumaizi Souza |
Report | Al-Aboud Al-Sahafi |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 4 February 2021 17 | Al-Ittihad | 4–1 | Al-Fateh | Jeddah |
| 18:50 | Al-Muwallad Prijović Al-Aboud Grohe Camara |
Report | te Vrede Buhimed Al-Fuhaid Saâdane |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmad Al-Rumaikhani |
| 11 February 2021 18 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Ittihad | Jeddah |
| 20:20 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 18 February 2021 19 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Ittihad | Buraidah |
| 15:55 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 23 February 2021 20 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Faisaly | Jeddah |
| 19:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 28 February 2021 21 | Al-Qadsiah | v | Al-Ittihad | Khobar |
| 18:15 | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 5 March 2021 22 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 20:35 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 10 March 2021 23 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 20:45 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 21 March 2021 24 | Al-Raed | v | Al-Ittihad | Buraidah |
| 18:50 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 9 April 2021 25 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:50 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 16 April 2021 26 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Batin | Jeddah |
| 22:10 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 15 May 2021 27 | Damac | v | Al-Ittihad | Abha |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 20 May 2021 28 | Abha | v | Al-Ittihad | Abha |
| 19:15 | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 25 May 2021 29 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Ain | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 30 May 2021 30 | Al-Nassr | v | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Mrsool Park |
King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 17 December 2020 Round of 16 | Al-Wehda | 0–3 | Al-Ittihad | Mecca |
| 20:20 | Al-Khulaif Al-Eisa |
Report | Prijović Pedrão |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
| 16 March 2021 Quarter-finals | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Fateh | Jeddah |
| 20:45 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 |
Arab Club Champions Cup
Semi-finals
| 2 December 2020 First leg | Al-Shabab | 2–2 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 AST | Lichnovsky Guanca |
Report | Hegazi Romarinho Al-Malki Rodrigues |
Stadium: Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 4 January 2021 Second leg | Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:00 AST | Abdulhamid Hegazi Romarinho Prijović |
Report | Martins Banega Lichnovsky Salem |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
Final
| February 2021 Final | Al-Ittihad | v | | Rabat, Morocco |
| WAT | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 4 February 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Rakan Al-Najjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | GK | Mohammed Abo Asidah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | GK | Fawaz Al-Qarni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 34 | GK | Marcelo Grohe | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Omar Hawsawi | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | DF | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 18 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | DF | Ahmed Emad Eldin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | DF | Abdulmohsen Fallatah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | Ahmed Hegazi | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | DF | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | DF | Hamad Al Mansor | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 66 | DF | Saud Abdulhamid | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 76 | DF | Hazim Al-Zahrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Khaled Al-Sumairi | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Abdulmajeed Al-Swat | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 13 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Garry Rodrigues | 13 | 4 | 9+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | Awad Al-Nashri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | MF | Bruno Henrique | 14 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | MF | Karim El Ahmadi | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | MF | Mohammed Al-Oufi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | MF | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 14 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | MF | Hassan Al-Asmari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 88 | MF | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 98 | MF | Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Aleksandar Prijović | 18 | 6 | 11+5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | |||||||
| 70 | FW | Haroune Camara | 16 | 2 | 2+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 90 | FW | Romarinho | 20 | 11 | 16+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | Bruno Uvini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 90 | FW | Romarinho | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Aleksandar Prijović | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Garry Rodrigues | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | MF | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 70 | FW | Haroune Camara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 19 | MF | Bruno Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 4 | 29 | ||||
Last Updated: 4 February 2021
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | GK | Marcelo Grohe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Last Updated: 9 January 2021
References
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- "الفريق الاول لكرة القدم". 2 October 2018.
- "اتحاد جدة يتعاقد مع عبدالرحمن اليامي 3 أعوام".
- "السواط لاعباً لاتحاد جدة 3 مواسم".
- "برونو هنريكي ينضم إلى صفوف العميد".
- "هوساوي اتحاديّا بـ 2.5 مليون".
- "غاري رودريغيز يعود للفريق الكروي الأول".
- "الجبرين ينضم لصفوف العميد".
- "حمد آل منصور ينضم لكتيبة النمور".
- "حجازي اتحاديا.. بـ 11 مليونا".
- "عساف القرني يغادر الاتحاد".
- "رسميًا أمين بخاري يحمي عرين النصر بدءً من الموسم القادم".
- "الاتحاد يعلن مغادرة 6 لاعبين من صفوف الفريق".
- "الفتح يرمم خط الدفاع .. ويتعاقد مع عمار الدحيم لمدة موسمين".
- "welcome".
- "الرائد يتعاقد مع عبدالرحمن الغامدي موسمين".
- "النادي ينهي علاقته التعاقدية مع المحترف ويلفيريد بوني".
- "ضمك يضم نجم الاتحاد "العرياني" على سبيل الإعارة".
- "لاعب الوسط عصام المولد يمثل الفريق الكروي الاول قادماً من نادي الاتحاد بنظام الاعارة".
- "Vasco acerta contratação do meio-campista argentino Leonardo Gil".
- "النادي يوافق على إعارة عدد من لاعبي الفريق".
- "مجلس الإدارة يوافق على إعارة طارق عبدالله".
- "الفيحاء يضم الضويحي بالإعارة من الاتحاد".
- "الاتحاد يوافق على إعارة السميري".
- "عبدالمجيد الزهراني "أحدي"".
- "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.