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
Pro League	13th
King Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Saleh Al Abbas (7); All: Saleh Al Abbas (7)
	All statistics correct as of 28 December 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	19	5	4	10	17	37	−20	026.32
King Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	20	5	4	11	18	39	−21	025.00

Updated to match played 28 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Al-Raed	19	5	4	10	24	31	−7	19
14	Al-Fayha	19	4	7	8	19	31	−12	19
15	Al-Riyadh	19	5	4	10	17	37	−20	19
16	Al-Tai	18	5	2	11	20	36	−16	17	Relegation to FD League
17	Abha	19	4	2	13	22	52	−30	14	Relegation to FD League

Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 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
19	5	4	10	17	37	−20	19	3	3	4	7	12	−5	2	1	6	10	25	−15

Last updated: 28 December 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	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	W
Position	7	8	9	11	15	16	17	15	13	11	12	14	14	12	13	14	15	16

Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 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-Shuwayrikh 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

27 October 2023 11	Al-Tai	3–2	Al-Riyadh	Ha'il
18:00	Dugandžić 28' Al-Shamlan 37', 45+2' Semedo 40' Cordea 89'	Report	Al Abbas 8' Kurdi 89' Touré 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri

5 November 2023 12	Al-Ahli	3–0	Al-Riyadh	Jeddah
21:00	Al-Buraikan 2' Veiga 26' Mahrez 52'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 10,094 Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

9 November 2023 13	Al-Riyadh	1–1	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
21:00	Al-Khaibari 29' Al Abbas 68' Al-Rashidi 90+7'	Report	Al-Hassan 34' Saâdane 35' Baattia 45+3' Rinne 79' Ali 90+9'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 397 Referee: Abdallah Al-Shehri

24 November 2023 14	Al-Taawoun	1–2	Al-Riyadh	Buraidah
18:00	Pedro 4' Adam 62'	Report	Al Abbas 72' Al-Shuwayyi 83' Al-Nowaiqi 90+4' Touré 90+10' (pen.) Al-Shuwayrikh 90+11' 90+11'	Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Attendance: 3,611 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

30 November 2023 15	Al-Riyadh	0–0	Al-Hazem	Riyadh
18:00	Al-Khaibari 56' Touré 61'	Report	Ricardo 77'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqqash

8 December 2023 16	Al-Nassr	4–1	Al-Riyadh	Riyadh
21:00	Ronaldo 31' Otávio 45+3' Talisca 67', 90+4' Yahya 88'	Report	Al-Shuwayyi 5' Al-Rashidi 20' Gray 68'	Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 17,047 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

16 December 2023 17	Al-Riyadh	0–1	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
18:00	Arslanagić 53' Al Abbas 74' Assiri 87'	Report	Hawsawi 24', 39' Jung Woo-young 81'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 144 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

24 December 2023 18	Al-Wehda	3–1	Al-Riyadh	Mecca
21:00	El Yamiq 36' Al Hejji 73' Goodwin 82' Ighalo 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Assiri 28' Al-Shuwayyi 45+3' Al Abbas 86'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 668 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

28 December 2023 19	Al-Riyadh	1–0	Damac	Riyadh
18:00	Gray 51' Juanmi 90+1' Al-Khaibari 90+9'	Report	S. Hawsawi 12' Stanciu 78'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 299 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

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 28 December 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	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	GK	KSA	Zaid Al-Bawardi	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	URU	Martín Campaña	20	0	19	0	1	0
40	GK	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	KSA	Amiri Kurdi	12	0	2+9	0	1	0
4	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shwirekh	9	0	9	0	0	0
5	DF	KSA	Khalid Al-Shuwayyi	18	1	14+3	1	1	0
6	DF	ROU	Alin Toșca	12	0	10+1	0	1	0
8	DF	KSA	Abdulelah Al-Khaibari	15	0	14+1	0	0	0
12	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Dossari	15	0	9+5	0	0+1	0
27	DF	KSA	Hussain Al-Nowaiqi	6	0	3+3	0	0	0
29	DF	KSA	Ahmed Assiri	11	0	10+1	0	0	0
36	DF	BEL	Dino Arslanagić	19	0	17+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Aqel	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
11	MF	ZIM	Knowledge Musona	14	1	12+1	1	1	0
15	MF	KSA	Abdulhadi Al-Harajin	17	0	2+14	0	0+1	0
16	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Saeed	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al Aqeel	4	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
20	MF	GAB	Didier Ndong	19	1	17+1	0	1	1
26	MF	KSA	Ali Al-Zaqaan	11	1	3+7	1	0+1	0
28	MF	KSA	Badr Al-Mutairi	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	MF	MLI	Birama Touré	20	2	19	2	1	0
77	MF	KSA	Moayed Al-Houti	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Rashidi	13	0	5+7	0	1	0
88	MF	KSA	Yahya Al-Shehri	10	0	7+3	0	0	0
Forwards
3	FW	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Yami	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
9	FW	JAM	Andre Gray	12	4	7+4	4	0+1	0
10	FW	ESP	Juanmi	17	1	13+3	1	1	0
14	FW	KSA	Saleh Al Abbas	19	7	12+6	7	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	7	0	7
2	9	FW	Andre Gray	4	0	4
3	60	MF	Birama Touré	2	0	2
4	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				17	1	18

Last Updated: 28 December 2023

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Juanmi	2	0	2
1	14	FW	Saleh Al Abbas	2	0	2
3	6	DF	Alin Toșca	1	0	1
	8	DF	Abdulelah Al-Khaibari	1	0	1
	9	FW	Andre Gray	1	0	1
	11	MF	Knowledge Musona	1	0	1
	20	MF	Didier Ndong	1	0	1
	26	MF	Ali Al-Zaqaan	1	0	1
	36	DF	Dino Arslanagić	0	1	1
	88	MF	Yahya Al-Shehri	1	0	1
Total				11	1	12

Last Updated: 28 December 2023

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	25	GK		Martín Campaña	5	0	5
Total					5	0	5

Last Updated: 28 December 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] 1 2 "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] 1 2 "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.

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