2018–19 Al-Ittihad Club season

The 2018–19 season was Al-Ittihad's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 92nd year in existence as a football club.[4] Along with the Pro League, the club competed in the King Cup, the Sheikh Zayed Cup, and the Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Al-Ittihad
2018–19 season
PresidentNawaf Al-Mugairen
(until 26 November 2018)
Loay Nazer
(from 27 November 2018)
Manager
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
SPL10th
Super CupRunners-up
(knocked out by Al-Hilal)
King CupRunners-up
(knocked out by Al-Taawoun)
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Sheikh Zayed CupRound of 32
(knocked out by Al-Wasl)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fahad Al-Muwallad (11)
All:
Romarinho (18)
Highest home attendance52,210 vs Al-Hilal
(21 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance15,905 vs Al-Hazem
(2 December 2018)
Average home league attendance33,482

Players

Squad information
As of 7 January 2019[5][6]

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 Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Najjar
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Tareq Abdullah
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Al-Sumairi
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Mustafa
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad
9 FW Brazil BRA Romarinho
10 MF Chile CHI Carlos Villanueva
12 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Assaf Al-Qarni
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Assiri
14 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Sahafi
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jamal Bajandouh
17 DF Morocco MAR Manuel da Costa
20 MF Morocco MAR Karim El Ahmadi
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Reeman
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Fawaz Al-Qarni
23 MF Cape Verde CPV Garry Rodrigues
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ammar Al-Daheem
26 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
27 MF Brazil BRA Jonas
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Essam Al-Muwallad
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Awn Al-Saluli
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansour Al-Harbi
33 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al Jadaani
34 GK Brazil BRA Marcelo Grohe
35 MF Ivory Coast CIV Sékou Sanogo
44 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Amin Bukhari
45 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Pešić
49 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Abdulhamid
99 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Prijović

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
8 June 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Jaber Mustafa Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Undisclosed [7]
9 June 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shammari Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Undisclosed [8]
9 June 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Hassan Muath Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha Free [9]
8 July 2018 DF Australia Matthew Jurman South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings €1,000,000 [10]
9 July 2018 MF Brazil Jonas Brazil Flamengo €2,000,000 [11]
10 July 2018 MF Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Netherlands Feyenoord Free [12]
11 July 2018 FW Serbia Aleksandar Pešić Serbia Red Star Belgrade €4,200,000 [13]
17 July 2018 DF Brazil Thiago Carleto Brazil Athletico Paranaense €2,300,000 [14]
26 July 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Undisclosed [15]
9 August 2018 FW Brazil Romarinho United Arab Emirates Al Jazira €7,000,000 [16]
30 October 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Hussain Al Hajoj Saudi Arabia Al-Ansar Undisclosed [17]
12 November 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Duwaihi Saudi Arabia Al-Najma Undisclosed [18]
21 November 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti Saudi Arabia Ohod Undisclosed [19]
21 December 2018 MF Ivory Coast Sékou Sanogo Switzerland Young Boys €7,000,000 [20]
2 January 2019 GK Brazil Marcelo Grohe Brazil Grêmio €2,650,000 [21]
3 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Undisclosed [22]
5 January 2019 DF Morocco Manuel da Costa Turkey Başakşehir €4,500,000 [23]
6 January 2019 MF Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues Turkey Galatasaray €7,000,000 [24]
10 January 2019 FW Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Greece PAOK €10,000,000 [25]
24 January 2019 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Bishi Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly €3,000,000 [26]
19 February 2019 FW Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free [27]

Loans in
Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
8 June 2018 MF Brazil Valdívia Brazil Internacional 31 December 2018 [28]
26 July 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zaqaan Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh 3 January 2019 [29]
22 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Yassin Barnawi Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah End of season [30]

Out
Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source
4 June 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Turki Al Jalvan Released [31]
4 June 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Faisel Al-Kharaa Released [31]
4 June 2018 MF Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari Kuwait Al-Qadsia End of loan [31]
4 June 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Aoufi Released [31]
4 June 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Khodair Released [31]
4 June 2018 MF Egypt Kahraba Egypt Zamalek End of loan [31]
6 June 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Yassin Hamzah Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Free [32]
10 June 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Rabee Sufyani Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [33]
11 July 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Yahya Khormi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [34]
22 July 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Adnan Fallatah Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah Free [35]
23 July 2018 GK Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Zahrani Saudi Arabia Al-Jabalain Free [36]
27 July 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Khaibari Saudi Arabia Al-Shoulla Free [37]
28 July 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia Al-Ain Free
29 July 2018 GK Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Ameri Saudi Arabia Al-Kawkab Free [38]
29 July 2018 GK Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Nahedh Saudi Arabia Al-Qaisumah Free [39]
30 July 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Omar Asem Saudi Arabia Najran Free [40]
9 August 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Awadh Khrees Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Free [41]
14 August 2018 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Nadhri Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh Free [42]
25 August 2018 MF Yemen Ahmed Belkhair Saudi Arabia Al-Ain Free [43]
6 September 2018 FW Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Free [44]
26 December 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shammari Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free [45]
27 December 2018 DF Brazil Thiago Carleto Released Free [46]
20 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Bader Al-Nakhli Saudi Arabia Al-Batin Free [47]
24 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Hassan Muath Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free [48]
4 February 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Hussein Halawani Saudi Arabia Al-Tai Free [49]

Loans out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club End date Source
6 July 2018 FW Saudi Arabia Turki Al Jadaani Saudi Arabia Al-Ain End of season
15 July 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Hussein Halawani Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah 4 February 2019
15 August 2018 FW Saudi Arabia Maan Al-Hudifi Saudi Arabia Al-Ansar End of season [50]
23 August 2018 DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Rio Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem End of season [51]
18 January 2019 MF Saudi Arabia Ammar Al-Najjar Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh End of season [52]
23 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Muziel Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha End of season [53]
23 January 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Qassem Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha End of season [54]
4 February 2019 MF Saudi Arabia Hussain Al Hajoj Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha End of season [55]
8 February 2019 FW Serbia Aleksandar Pešić South Korea FC Seoul 30 June 2020 [56]

Pre-season and friendlies
24 July 2018 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–1 Slovenia Krka Austria
17:00 CEST Al-Muwallad 31' Report 58'
27 July 2018 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Kaprun, Austria
16:00 CEST Carleto 4'
Valdívia 81'
Akaïchi 87'		 Batna 36' Stadium: Stadio Alois Latini
1 August 2018 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–1 United Arab Emirates Fujairah Kaprun, Austria
18:00 CEST Assiri 31'
Al-Muwallad 36'
Valdívia 60'		 Benyettou 7' Stadium: Stadio Alois Latini
1 August 2018 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Austria
18:00 CEST Carleto 43' 12'

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Professional League 30 9 7 14 44 45 −1 030.00 — — 31 August 2018 16 May 2019
Super Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 Final 18 August 2018
King Cup 6 5 0 1 17 9 +8 083.33 Round of 64 Runners-up 4 January 2019 2 May 2019
Sheikh Zayed Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Round of 32 23 August 2018 30 September 2018
Champions League 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 050.00 Group Stage In Progress 4 March 2019 In Progress
Total 45 17 11 17 76 66 +10 037.78

Updated to match played 21 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Saudi Super Cup

As champions of the 2018 King Cup, Al-Ittihad took on the 2017–18 Pro League winners, Al-Hilal, for the season-opening Saudi Super Cup.

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Final Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad London, United Kingdom
19:30 BST Carlos Eduardo 35'
Botía Yellow card 44'
Rivas 62'		 Report Jonas Yellow card 44'
El Ahmadi 67', Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Pro League
Main article: 2018–19 Saudi Professional League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Al-Raed 30 10 8 12 38 48 −10 38
9 Al-Fateh 30 8 11 11 32 45 −13 35
10 Al-Ittihad 30 9 7 14 44 45 −1 34 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
11 Al-Ettifaq 30 8 9 13 40 55 −15 33
12 Al-Fayha 30 9 5 16 36 52 −16 32
Source: spl.com
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) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[57]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 9 7 14 44 45  −1 34 4 5 6 23 22  +1 5 2 8 21 23  −2

Last updated: 16 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultLLLDLDLLLLDLWLLWDWDDLDWWLWWWWL
Position151615161616161616161616151515151515151515151413131312111010
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

31 August 2018 1 Al-Shabab 1–0 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
18:55 Al-Shamrani 79' Report Al-Zaqaan Yellow card 87' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,885
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
15 September 2018 2 Al-Ittihad 0–3 Al-Qadsiah Jeddah
20:45 Romarinho Yellow card 24'
Al-Daheem Yellow card 52'		 Report Élton 4'
Al-Amri Yellow card 13'
Barnawi Yellow card 51'
Jorginho Yellow card 53', 64'
Guy Yellow card 55'
Bismark 81'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,916
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
20 September 2018 3 Al-Taawoun 5–3 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
18:45 Al-Hussain 18', 65', Yellow card 73'
Héldon 43'
Tawamba 75'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 87'
Al-Absi Yellow card 90+1'
Adam 90+5'		 Report Al-Muwallad 23', 37'
Assiri Yellow card 50'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 71'
Al-Aryani 84'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,246
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
26 September 2018 4 Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:35 Al-Sumairi Yellow card 45'
Al-Aryani 53'
Villanueva 58'
Bajandouh Yellow card 76'
Jurman Yellow card 90'		 Report Anselmo Yellow card 32'
Çolak 34'
Renato Chaves 60'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 35,504
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
4 October 2018 5 Al-Fateh 2–0 Al-Ittihad Al-Hasa
18:05 Naâmani Yellow card 24'
Oueslati 26'
Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 34'
Al-Majhad Yellow card 89'
Al-Nadhri Yellow card 90+1'
Al-Ammar Yellow card 90+8'
Hamzi 90+9'		 Report Jurman Yellow card 53'
Al-Sahafi Red card 63'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 6,323
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
19 October 2018 6 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Ohod Jeddah
20:00 Jonas Yellow card 23'
Valdívia 72'		 Report Ohene Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 53'
Ribamar 68'
Mohamad Yellow card 75'
Besisi Yellow card 81'
Abdulghani Yellow card 85'
Aashor Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 33,857
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
25 October 2018 7 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:30 Kanno 8' (pen.)
Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 47'
Gomis 74'
Botía Yellow card 81'
Yasser Al-Shahrani Yellow card 86'
Carlos Eduardo 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Pešić 19'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 26'
Jurman Yellow card 77'
Carleto Yellow card 85'
Assiri Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,562
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
1 November 2018 8 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Raed Jeddah
19:50 Al-Sumairi Yellow card 59'
Assiri Yellow card 77'
Al-Muwallad 90+8'		 Report Belkaroui 45'
Farhan Yellow card 48'
Al-Shamekh 78'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,250
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)
10 November 2018 9 Al-Fayha 2–1 Al-Ittihad Al-Majma'ah
17:50 Asprilla 16'
Tziolis Yellow card 53', 59'
Bonilla Yellow card 82'		 Report Muath Yellow card 21'
Romarinho 23'
Jonas Yellow card 69'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,156
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
25 November 2018 10 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Ahli Jeddah
19:45 Al-Muwallad 7'
Al-Saloli Yellow card 20'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 79'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 89'		 Report Al Somah 21'
Asiri 49', Yellow card 62'
Díaz Yellow card 59'
Said 76'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 46,527
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
2 December 2018 11 Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Hazem Jeddah
18:15 Villanueva Yellow card 31'
Romarinho 59'
Pešić Yellow card 88'
Al-Harbi 90+1'		 Report Al-Ayyaf 3'
Al-Saiari 51'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 15,905
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
6 December 2018 12 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Faisaly Jeddah
19:40 El Ahmadi Yellow card 47'
Muath Yellow card 63'
Al-Daheem Yellow card 90+1'
Al-Muwallad 90+5'		 Report Calderón 11', Yellow card 88'
Rossi Yellow card 29', 54'
Al-Shamrani Yellow card 89'
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,379
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
14 December 2018 13 Al-Batin 1–3 Al-Ittihad Hafar al-Batin
17:45 Al-Johani Yellow card 68'
Al-Ghamdi 90+3'		 Report Al-Ghamdi 5', Yellow card 34'
Al-Daheem Yellow card 30'
Al-Sumairi Yellow card 43'
Romarinho 53'
Al-Muwallad 72'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)
21 December 2018 14 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
18:25 Al-Muwallad Yellow card 28', 49'
Qassem Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hamdallah 21' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Uvini Yellow card 36'
Al-Jebreen Yellow card 79'
Amrabat Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 50,376
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
29 December 2018 15 Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-Ittihad Dammam
17:35 Hazazi Yellow card 24'
Al-Kwikbi 26'
El Sayed Yellow card 64'
Al-Sonain Yellow card 77'		 Report Al-Jadaani Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 90'
Al-Daheem Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
10 January 2019 16 Al-Qadsiah 0–1 Al-Ittihad Khobar
19:50 Fatau Yellow card 42'
Sharahili Yellow card 70'
Jorge Silva Yellow card 78'		 Report Romarinho 56'
Jonas Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
29 January 2019 17 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Shabab Jeddah
20:20 Sanogo Yellow card 32'
Abdulhamid Yellow card 56'		 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 46,575
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
4 February 2019 18 Al-Wehda 0–2 Al-Ittihad Mecca
20:15 Bakshween Yellow card 83'
Marcos Guilherme Yellow card 86'
Al-Amri Yellow card 90+5'		 Report da Costa 22'
Al-Muwallad 56' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 15,708
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
9 February 2019 19 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
20:15 Abdulhamid Yellow card 32'
Al-Sahafi Yellow card 79'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Al-Absi Yellow card 9'
Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 40'
Sandro Manoel Yellow card 66'
Al-Mufarrej Yellow card 71'
Sufyani Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 30,785
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
15 February 2019 20 Al-Raed 1–1 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
20:20 Al-Meqren 7' Report Sanogo Yellow card 56'
Al-Sahafi Yellow card 88'
Al-Ghamdi 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,449
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
21 February 2019 21 Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:25 El Ahmadi Yellow card 70'
Al-Bishi Yellow card 75'		 Report Gomis 67'
Al-Dawsari 82'
Degenek Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 52,210
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
1 March 2019 22 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
20:30 Baeza Yellow card 73'
Al Somah 78'		 Report Al-Muwallad Yellow card 3'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 21'
Romarinho 70'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 42,880
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
8 March 2019 23 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Fayha Jeddah
20:30 Prijović 62' (pen.), 90' Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 32,162
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
16 March 2019 24 Al-Hazem 0–3 Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
16:00 Bakhit Red card 53'
Tsiskaridze Yellow card 62'		 Report Villanueva 31'
Bajandouh Yellow card 48'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 64', 90+4'
da Costa 68'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
29 March 2019 25 Al-Faisaly 3–2 Al-Ittihad Al Majma'ah
18:55 Igor Rossi Yellow card 22'
Mendash 42'
Al-Shamrani 69'
Luisinho 90+1'		 Report da Costa 20'
Rodrigues 31'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 862
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
5 April 2019 26 Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al-Batin Jeddah
20:45 Al-Muwallad Yellow card 8', 23' (pen.)
Bajandouh Yellow card 30'
Abdulhamid Yellow card 44'
Romarinho 59'
da Costa 62'
Sanogo 90+3'		 Report Ounalli Yellow card 29'
Crysan Yellow card 61'
Baraka 82'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 23,897
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
13 April 2019 27 Al-Nassr 2–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
18:50 Uvini Yellow card 55'
Hamdallah 69', 74' (pen.)		 Report Sanogo Yellow card 27'
Prijović 32', 43'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 51', 88'
Romarinho Yellow card 61'
Jonas Yellow card 68'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 30,014
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
18 April 2019 28 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
20:45 Al-Bishi 31', 38' Report Kiss Yellow card 64'
Salem Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 26,840
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
11 May 2019 29 Al-Ittihad 6–2 Al-Fateh Jeddah
22:30 Prijović 16', 66', 70'
Villanueva 18' (44)
Romarinho 22'		 Report Korzun Yellow card 5'
Jovanović 8', 63'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 40,047
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
16 May 2019 30 Ohod 1–0 Al-Ittihad Medina
22:30 Majrashi 9'
Al-Dhaw Yellow card 78'
Mohamad Yellow card 82'		 Report Sanogo Yellow card 61'
Reeman Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

King Cup
Main article: 2019 King Cup

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

4 January 2019 Round of 64 Al-Jubail 1–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ittihad Dammam
19:50 Adams 74' (pen.), Yellow card 102'
Al-Aboud Yellow card 87'		 Report Romarinho 45', 108'
Al-Sumairi Yellow card 56'
Assiri 104'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
16 January 2019 Round of 32 Al-Washm 1–2 Al-Ittihad Shaqraa
15:30 Saïed 10'
Al-Dawsari Yellow card 14'		 Report Romarinho 45+2'
Muath Yellow card 50'
Rodrigues Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 56'
Mustafa 90+5'		 Stadium: Al-Washm Club Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Dhafer
21 January 2019 Round of 16 Al-Taqadom 0–3 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
18:20 Al-Johaim Yellow card 79' Report Al-Ammar 2'
Romarinho 35', 42'
Al-Daheem Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
1 April 2019 Quarter-finals Al-Ittihad 4–3 Al-Batin Jeddah
20:35 Al-Sumairi Yellow card 36'
Prijović 44' (pen.), 58'
Sanogo Yellow card 52'
Al-Harbi 69'
Romarinho 72'
Villanueva Yellow card 82'		 Report Al-Shammari 11'
Crysan 38'
Kanabah Yellow card 74'
Jhonnattann 75', Yellow card 82'
Al-Ghamdi Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 15,214
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
27 April 2019 Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 4–2 Al-Nassr Jeddah
19:25 El Ahmadi Yellow card 34'
Prijović 44'
da Costa Yellow card 45+2'
Al-Muwallad 60', Yellow card 71'
Assiri Yellow card 91'
Romarinho 96', 106'		 Report Petros Yellow card 43'
Hamdallah 66', 89' (pen.), Yellow card 115'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 43,375
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
2 May 2019 Final Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:45 Prijović 32'
El Ahmadi Yellow card 71'		 Report Al-Absi 55'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 60'
Petrolina Yellow card 61'
Sandro Manoel Yellow card 76'
Tawamba 90'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 58,223
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage draw was made on 22 November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Ittihad were drawn with Al-Wahda, Lokomotiv Tashkent, and Al-Rayyan.[58]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAH ITH LOK RAY
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 14 9 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 4–1 3–1 4–3
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 11 1–1 — 3–2 5–1
3 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 2–0 1–1 — 3–2
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 0 5 9 17 −8 3 1–2 0–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 1 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 5–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:35 UTC+3 Al-Muwallad 45', 78'
Al-Aryani 45+1'
Al-Sahafi 48'
Al-Ghamdi 70' (pen.)		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Viera 23' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 54
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Note: The Al-Ittihad v Al-Rayyan match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by the AFC.[59]
11 March 2019 (2019-03-11) 2 Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 4–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4 Barqesh 16'
Leonardo 52', 90+1'
Matar 80'
Al Ghaferi Yellow card 85'
Ibrahim Yellow card 90+4'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Abdulhamid Yellow card 1'
Al-Qarni Yellow card 43'
Jurman Yellow card 44'
Al-Shamrani 56'
Assiri Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Al-Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 3 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–2 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3 Al-Shamrani 48' (pen.)
Al-Muwallad 50', 90+4' (pen.)		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Zoteev Yellow card 47'
Iskanderov 70'
Rajevac 82'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Note: The Al-Ittihad v Lokomotiv Tashkent match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by the AFC.[60]
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 4 Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5 Abdukholiqov 36'
Đokić Yellow card 55'
Tukhtakhodjaev Red card 75'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Romarinho 12'
Al-Muwallad Yellow card 45+2'
Sanogo Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
7 May 2019 (2019-05-07) 5 Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Shamrani 62'
Romarinho 67'		 Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
21 May 2019 (2019-05-21) 6 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Romarinho 68'
Al-Shamrani Yellow card 75'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Menhali 71'
Al Ghaferi Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 30,166
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Sheikh Zayed Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

Round of 32
24 August 2018 First leg Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST El Ahmadi 31', Yellow card 42'
Qassem Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 73'		 Report Vinícius Lima 12'
Salmeen Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 34,240
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
30 September 2018 Second leg Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 0–0
(1a–1 agg.)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 GST Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Statistics

Appearances
Last updated on 21 May 2019.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueKing CupSheikh Zayed CupChampions LeagueSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Rakan Al-Najjar 101000000000
12 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Assaf Al-Qarni 1107000201010
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Fawaz Al-Qarni 33022060005000
28 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Amin Bukhari 000000000000
Defenders
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar 1113+2031003000
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Tareq Abdullah 302000100000
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yassin Barnawi 702000004+1000
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman 18011000005+1010
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Assiri 29118041105010
14 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Sahafi 23114+2030103100
17 DF Morocco MAR Manuel da Costa 1641144+10000000
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Reeman 101000000000
24 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ammar Al-Daheem 80501+10100000
30 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Awn Al-Saluli 604+1000100000
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansour Al-Harbi 31222+2131202000
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saud Abdulhamid 22013+2050002000
Midfielders
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Al-Sumairi 2306+801+10106000
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Mustafa 911+401+31000000
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad 301620+11131003+2410
10 MF Chile CHI Carlos Villanueva 43425+345+10203+3010
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jamal Bajandouh 28015+401+201+103+1000
20 MF Morocco MAR Karim El Ahmadi 3222404+10210011
23 MF Cape Verde CPV Garry Rodrigues 1119120000000
27 MF Brazil BRA Jonas 24013+6030100010
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Essam Al-Muwallad 400+1000001+2000
33 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al Jadaani 300+200+10000000
35 MF Ivory Coast CIV Sékou Sanogo 2117+4150004+1000
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 1525+520+10004000
Forwards
9 FW Brazil BRA Romarinho 411824+374+28104+2310
25 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani 730+2000005300
26 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aryani 1331+721+100+101+1100
49 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi 2438+10210202+1100
99 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Prijović 15119+273+14000000
Players sent out on loan this season
16 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Qassem 300+10100+100000
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Omar Al-Muziel 808000000000
38 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ammar Al-Najjar 300+200+10000000
45 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Pešić 1418+310020000+10
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
11 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Muath 1104+102+101+100010
25 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Zaqaan 600+30000+20000+10
29 MF Brazil BRA Valdívia 813+4100000010
36 DF Brazil BRA Thiago Carleto 504000000010

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Sheikh Zayed Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 9 FW Brazil Romarinho 7 8 0 3 0 18
2 8 MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad 11 1 0 4 0 16
3 99 FW Serbia Aleksandar Prijović 7 4 0 0 0 11
4 10 MF Chile Carlos Villanueva 4 0 0 0 0 4
17 DF Morocco Manuel da Costa 4 0 0 0 0 4
6 25 FW Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani 0 0 0 3 0 3
26 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aryani 2 0 0 1 0 3
49 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi 2 0 0 1 0 3
9 20 MF Morocco Karim El Ahmadi 0 0 1 0 1 2
31 DF Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Harbi 1 1 0 0 0 2
77 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 2 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar 0 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF Saudi Arabia Jaber Mustafa 0 1 0 0 0 1
13 DF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Assiri 0 1 0 0 0 1
14 DF Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Sahafi 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 MF Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues 1 0 0 0 0 1
29 MF Brazil Valdívia 1 0 0 0 0 1
35 MF Ivory Coast Sékou Sanogo 1 0 0 0 0 1
45 FW Serbia Aleksandar Pešić 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 17 1 13 1 76

Last Updated: 21 May 2019

Assists
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Sheikh Zayed Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 10 MF Chile Carlos Villanueva 4 5 0 1 1 11
2 8 MF Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad 7 0 0 3 0 10
3 49 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi 4 0 0 0 0 4
4 6 MF Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Sumairi 1 0 0 2 0 3
9 FW Brazil Romarinho 3 0 0 0 0 3
23 MF Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues 2 1 0 0 0 3
35 MF Ivory Coast Sékou Sanogo 1 2 0 0 0 3
8 7 MF Saudi Arabia Jaber Mustafa 0 2 0 0 0 2
27 MF Brazil Jonas 2 0 0 0 0 2
31 DF Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Harbi 0 1 0 1 0 2
77 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 2 0 0 0 0 2
99 FW Serbia Aleksandar Prijović 1 1 0 0 0 2
13 3 DF Saudi Arabia Tareq Abdullah 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 DF Saudi Arabia Hassan Muath 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 DF Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-Sahafi 0 1 0 0 0 1
15 MF Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 DF Morocco Manuel da Costa 0 1 0 0 0 1
20 MF Morocco Karim El Ahmadi 1 0 0 0 0 1
26 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aryani 0 0 0 1 0 1
32 DF Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Muziel 1 0 0 0 0 1
45 FW Serbia Aleksandar Pešić 1 0 0 0 0 1
66 DF Saudi Arabia Saud Abdulhamid 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 34 14 0 8 1 57

Last Updated: 21 May 2019

Clean sheets
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Sheikh Zayed Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 22 GK Saudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni 7 1 0 1 0 9
2 12 GK Saudi Arabia Assaf Al-Qarni 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 7 1 1 1 0 10

Last Updated: 7 May 2019

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