2023–24 Al-Riyadh SC season

Al-Riyadh
2023–24 season
President	Bandar Al-Muqail
Manager	Yannick Ferrera;
Stadium	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
SPL	13th
King Cup	Round of 32
	All statistics correct as of 1 July 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Al-Riyadh's 71st year in existence and their first season back in the Pro League following their promotion from the FDL in the previous season. The club will participate in the Pro League and the King Cup.

This is Al-Riyadh's first season in the top flight of Saudi football since the 2004–05 season.[1]

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

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 2023[2][3]

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
3	FW	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Yami
4	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shwirekh
5	DF	KSA	Khalid Al-Shuwayyi
6	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Damdam
7	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Aqel
8	MF	KSA	Abdulelah Al-Khaibari
9	FW	SRB	Nikola Stojiljković
12	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Dossari
13	MF	KSA	Ahmed Karenshi
15	DF	KSA	Humood Al-Dossari
22	MF	BRA	Marcinho
25	GK	KSA	Hani Al-Nahedh


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
35	GK	KSA	Ibrahim Al-Hafith
44	DF	KSA	Fahad Al-Munaif
49	MF	KSA	Majed Al-Hantoushi
77	DF	KSA	Saif Al-Qeshtah
80	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi
—	GK	URU	Martín Campaña
—	GK	KSA	Abdurahman Al-Shammeri
—	DF	KSA	Hussain Al-Nowaiqi
—	MF	KSA	Abdulhadi Al-Harajin
—	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al Aqeel
—	MF	ZIM	Knowledge Musona

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2023	GK	25	Martín Campaña	Al-Batin	Free	[4]
1 July 2023	GK	40	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari	Al-Qaisumah	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2023	DF	27	Hussain Al-Nowaiqi	Al-Khaleej	Free	[6]
1 July 2023	MF	11	Knowledge Musona	Al-Tai	Free	[7]
1 July 2023	MF	15	Abdulhadi Al-Harajin	Al-Hazem	Free	[8]
1 July 2023	MF	18	Mohammed Al Aqeel	Najran	Free	[5]
22 July 2023	MF	60	Birama Touré	Auxerre	Free	[9]
7 August 2023	GK	22	Zaid Al-Bawardi	Al-Shabab	Free	[10]
7 August 2023	DF	2	Amiri Kurdi	Al-Wehda	Free	[11]
7 August 2023	DF	29	Ahmed Assiri	Al-Faisaly	Free	[12]
7 August 2023	MF	26	Ali Al-Zaqaan	Al-Fayha	Free	[13]
7 August 2023	FW	14	Saleh Al Abbas	Al-Faisaly	Free	[10]
12 August 2023	DF	36	Dino Arslanagić	Hatta	Free
12 August 2023	MF	20	Didier Ndong	Dijon	Free	[14]
7 September 2023	FW	9	Andre Gray	Aris	Free	[15]
9 September 2023	MF	24	Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani	Al-Raed	Free	[16]
22 October 2023	MF	88	Yahya Al-Shehri	Al-Raed	Free	[17]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
20 July 2023	End of season	DF	6	Alin Toșca	Benevento	None	[18]
20 August 2023	End of season	FW	10	Juanmi	Real Betis	$1,100,000	[19]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2023	FW	90	Omar Al-Ruwaili	Abha	End of loan
1 July 2023	GK	23	Emanuel Novo	Al-Taraji	Free	[20]
1 July 2023	DF	11	Fahad Al-Abdulrazaq	Al-Taawoun	Free	[21]
1 July 2023	DF	32	Masoud Bakheet	Al-Jabalain	Free	[22]
1 July 2023	MF	10	Diego Miranda	Al-Arabi	Free	[23]
1 July 2023	MF	19	Nawaf Al-Habashi	Al-Hazem	Free	[24]
1 July 2023	MF	22	Marcinho	Chapecoense	Free	[25]
1 July 2023	MF	55	Miodrag Gemović	Al-Jabalain	Free	[26]
1 July 2023	MF	88	Muralha	Al-Arabi	Free	[27]
8 July 2023	MF	13	Ahmed Karenshi	Al-Orobah	Free	[28]
9 July 2023	GK	35	Ibrahim Al-Hafith	Al-Rawdhah	Free	[29]
10 July 2023	MF	49	Majed Al-Hantoushi	Al-Diriyah	Free	[30]
13 July 2023	FW	9	Nikola Stojiljković	Dibba Al Fujairah	Free	[31]
15 July 2023	DF	77	Saif Al-Qeshtah	Ohod	Free	[32]
15 July 2023	FW	26	Abdulaziz Al-Aryani	Ohod	Free	[33]
23 July 2023	MF	6	Abdulaziz Damdam	Ohod	Free	[34]
19 September 2023	DF	44	Fahad Al-Munaif	Al-Suqoor	Free	[35]
20 September 2023	GK	25	Hani Al-Nahedh	Al-Jubail	Free

Pre-season

16 July 2023 Friendly	Al-Riyadh	3–1	Khor Fakkan Club	Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UAEST		Report		Stadium: Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi Stadium

22 July 2023 Friendly	Al-Riyadh	1–4	Jong PSV	Eindhoven, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Toșca	Report	Colyn Uneken Abed Fofana	Stadium: De Herdgang

26 July 2023 Friendly	Al-Riyadh	1–0	Al-Nasr Dubai	Overasselt, Netherlands
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Overasseltse Boys Stadium

30 July 2023 Friendly	Al-Riyadh	1–1	VVCS	Maurik, Netherlands
16:00 CEST			Jalu	Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark

5 August 2023 Friendly	Al-Riyadh	1–1	Al-Nahda	Kalba, United Arab Emirates
18:15 UAEST				Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	10	3	2	5	9	21	−12	030.00
King Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	11	3	2	6	10	23	−13	027.27

Updated to match played 22 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Al-Wehda	10	4	1	5	18	20	−2	13
11	Al-Shabab	10	3	3	4	13	17	−4	12
12	Al-Riyadh	10	3	2	5	9	21	−12	11
13	Al-Khaleej	11	2	4	5	10	16	−6	10
14	Al-Okhdood	11	2	1	8	6	16	−10	7

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. 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).[36]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	2	5	9	21	−12	11	2	1	3	5	10	−5	1	1	2	4	11	−7

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: spl.com.sa

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W
Position	7	8	9	11	15	16	17	15	13	11

Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: spl.com.sa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

13 August 2023 1	Al-Riyadh	1–0	Al-Wehda	Riyadh
21:00	Musona 17', 45+1' Al-Nowaiqi 74'	Report	Al-Qahtani 60'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan

17 August 2023 2	Damac	2–2	Al-Riyadh	Khamis Mushait
18:00	Al-Ammar 53', 90+10', 90+11' Ceesay 75'	Report	Al Abbas 12', 35' Al-Zaqaan 41' Campaña 89'	Stadium: Damac Club Stadium Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

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-Raed	3–0	Al-Riyadh	Buraidah
21:00	Fouzair 18', 45+2' Sayoud 68' M. Al-Dossari 76' Al-Jayzani 84'	Report	Ndong 29' Arslanagić 90+6'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

1 September 2023 5	Al-Riyadh	0–1	Al-Okhdood	Riyadh
21:00		Report	Tawamba 55' Tănase 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 133 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

15 September 2023 6	Al-Hilal	6–1	Al-Riyadh	Riyadh
21:00	Mitrović 30' (pen.) Abdulhamid 33' Al-Shahrani 45+4' N. Al-Dawsari 68' Malcom 83' S. Al-Dawsari 87' (pen.)	Report	Touré 21' Ndong 34' Musona 40' Juanmi 45+8' Al-Zaqaan 90+6'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 15,373 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

22 September 2023 7	Al-Riyadh	1–3	Al-Fayha	Riyadh
18:00	Al Abbas 80' Al-Rashidi 90'	Report	Nwakaeme 17' Sakala 63' Sabiri 90+7'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 281 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan

30 September 2023 8	Abha	0–1	Al-Riyadh	Abha
15:00	Krychowiak 90'	Report	Arslanagić 12' Gray 84'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqqash

5 October 2023 9	Al-Riyadh	2–2	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
18:00	Gray 36', 54' Al-Shwirekh 58' Juanmi 73'	Report	Al-Sibyani 45' Saïss 53' Santos 87'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,684 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

22 October 2023 10	Al-Riyadh	1–0	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
18:00	Touré 7' Al-Aqel 10' Al-Shuwayyi 18' Ndong 41' Campaña 67'	Report	Gray 45+2'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 696 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

26 October 2023 11	Al-Tai	v	Al-Riyadh	Ha'il
18:00				Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

1 November 2023 12	Al-Ahli	v	Al-Riyadh	Jeddah
18:00				Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

9 November 2023 13	Al-Riyadh	v	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
18:00				Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

23 November 2023 14	Al-Taawoun	v	Al-Riyadh	Buraidah
18:00				Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium

30 November 2023 15	Al-Riyadh	v	Al-Hazem	Riyadh
18:00				Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

8 December 2023 16	Al-Nassr	v	Al-Riyadh	Riyadh
18:00				Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

14 December 2023 17	Al-Riyadh	v	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
18:00				Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

King Cup

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

26 September 2023 Round of 32	Al-Riyadh	1–2	Al-Fayha	Riyadh
18:00	Ndong 16' Kurdi 42' Gray 90+11'	Report	Al-Abdulmenem 19', 45+3' R. Kaabi 44' Sabiri 84' Al-Rashidi 90+11'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 61 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 22 October 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KSA	Rakan Al-Najjar	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	KSA	Zaid Al-Bawardi	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	URU	Martín Campaña	11	0	10	0	1	0
40	GK	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	KSA	Amiri Kurdi	8	0	2+5	0	1	0
4	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shwirekh	4	0	4	0	0	0
5	DF	KSA	Khalid Al-Shuwayyi	9	1	6+2	1	1	0
6	DF	ROU	Alin Toșca	10	0	8+1	0	1	0
8	DF	KSA	Abdulelah Al-Khaibari	6	0	6	0	0	0
12	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Dossari	9	0	3+5	0	0+1	0
27	DF	KSA	Hussain Al-Nowaiqi	2	0	2	0	0	0
29	DF	KSA	Ahmed Assiri	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
36	DF	BEL	Dino Arslanagić	10	0	9	0	1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Aqel	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
11	MF	ZIM	Knowledge Musona	10	1	9	1	1	0
15	MF	KSA	Abdulhadi Al-Harajin	10	0	2+7	0	0+1	0
16	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Saeed	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al Aqeel	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
20	MF	GAB	Didier Ndong	11	1	9+1	0	1	1
26	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Zaqaan	7	1	3+3	1	0+1	0
28	MF	KSA	Badr Al-Mutairi	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	MF	MLI	Birama Touré	11	0	10	0	1	0
28	MF	KSA	Badr Al-Mutairi	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	KSA	Moayed Al-Houti	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi	8	0	2+5	0	1	0
88	MF	KSA	Yahya Al-Shehri	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
3	FW	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Yami	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
9	FW	JAM	Andre Gray	5	2	4	2	0+1	0
10	FW	ESP	Juanmi	9	1	8	1	1	0
14	FW	KSA	Saleh Al Abbas	10	3	4+5	3	1	0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
44	DF	KSA	Fahad Al-Munaif	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	14	FW	Saleh Al Abbas	3	0	3
2	9	FW	Andre Gray	2	0	2
3	5	DF	Khalid Al-Shuwayyi	1	0	1
	10	FW	Juanmi	1	0	1
	11	MF	Knowledge Musona	1	0	1
	20	MF	Didier Ndong	0	1	1
	26	MF	Ali Al-Zaqaan	1	0	1
Own goal				0	0	0
Total				9	1	10

Last Updated: 22 October 2023

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	14	FW	Saleh Al Abbas	2	0	2
2	6	DF	Alin Toșca	1	0	1
	9	FW	Andre Gray	1	0	1
	11	MF	Knowledge Musona	1	0	1
	20	MF	Didier Ndong	1	0	1
	36	DF	Dino Arslanagić	0	1	1
Total				6	1	7

Last Updated: 5 October 2023

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	25	GK		Martín Campaña	3	0	3
Total					3	0	3

Last Updated: 22 October 2023

References

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[1] "بعد 18 عاما.. "مدرسة الوسطى" بين الكبار".

[2] "الفريق الأول".

[3] "الرياض - Al Riyadh".

[4] "نادي الرياض يتعاقد مع مارتن كامبانيا حارس الباطن السابق".

[9_June-5] "الرياض يتعاقد مع الشمري والعقيل".

[6] "ثالث الصفقات.. الرياض يتعاقد مع حسين النويقي". 5 June 2023.

[7] "موسونا الطائي أولى انتدابات الرياض".

[8] "الرياض يتعاقد مع الحراجين".

[9] "الرياض يدعم صفوفه بـ "بيراما توري"".

[7_aug-10] "الرياض يتعاقد مع البواردي وآل عباس".

[11] "17 لقطة مضيئة لأمير كردي بعد انتقاله للرياض".

[12] "النجم أحمد عسيري يرتدي شعار الرياض".

[13] "رسميًا.. الرياض يتعاقد مع علي الزقعان".

[14] "الرياض يعلن التعاقد مع ديديه ندونغ".

[15] "رسمياً.. الرياض يتعاقد مع الجامايكي أنتوني جراي".

[16] ""عبدالمحسن القحطاني" لاعبًا للرياض".

[17] "الرياض يتعاقد مع الشهري في صفقة انتقال مجاني".

[18] "نادي الرياض يعلن التوقيع مع المدافع الروماني ألين توسكا".

[19] "الرياض يعلن التعاقد مع الاسباني خوانمي".

[20] "الترجي يتعاقد مع إيمانويل حارس الرياض" (in Arabic). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

[21] "بداية من الموسم المقبل.. التعاون يُعلن رسميًا تعاقده مع فهد العبدالرزاق". 22 February 2023.

[22] "رسمياً مسعود بخيت جبلاوياً".

[23] "دييغو ميراندا؛ تحدي جديد مع #فارس_عنيزة".

[24] "الحزم يعزز هجومه".

[25] "Chape encaminha acerto com o atacante Marcinho, ex-Avaí".

[26] "رسمياً الصربي ميودراج جيموفيتش جبلاوياً".

[27] "أتمت إدارة نادي #العربي بقيادة الأستاذ "أمين الملاح" إجراءات التعاقد مع لاعب خط الوسط البرازيلي "لويز مورالها"".

[28] "العروبة يوقع مع لاعب خط الوسط أحمد كرنشي".

[29] "الـحــارس إبراهـيـم الحــافــظ فــارس روضــاوي جــديد".

[30] "أنهت إدارة #نادي_الدرعية إجراءات التوقيع مع الاعب ماجد الحنتوشي".

[31] "نادي دبا الرياضي الثقافي يتعاقد مع المهاجم الصربي نيكولا ستويليكوفيتش".

[32] ""سيف" ينضم لكتيبة "#الجبل"".

[33] ""العرياني" يقود هجوم "#الجبل"".

[34] ""دمدم" ينضم لكتيبة "الجبل"".

[35] "" فهد المنيف " صقراوي".

[regulations-36] "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.