Al-Riyadh SC
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| Full name | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club[1] | ||
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| Founded | 1953 | ||
| Ground | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000[2] | ||
| Head coach | Javier Calleja | ||
| League | Saudi Pro League | ||
| 2024–25 | Pro League, 12th of 18 | ||
| Website | riyadhclub | ||
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Riyadh F.C. or Al-Riyadh (Arabic: نادي الرياض السعودي, romanized: nādī ar-Riyāḍ as-saʿūdī, lit. 'Saudi Riyadh Club') is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It currently plays in the Saudi Pro League (the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed its name to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh. Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports.
Al-Riyadh have won one major title: the Crown Prince Cup in 1994.[3] The team also finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994;[4] they have never won the top league.
Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]Early history
[edit | edit source]The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh."[5] It is currently based in west Riyadh.[6] They reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978, but triumphed on neither occasion.[7]
Golden era
[edit | edit source]Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after winning the Saudi First Division League.[8]
In the early 1990s, under the leadership of the Brazilian coach Zumario and players such as Khalid Al-Qarouni, Talal Al-Jabreen, Yasser Al-Taafi and Fahd Al-Hamdan, Al-Riyadh won the Crown Prince Cup in 1994.[4] They were unable to retain the Cup in 1995, losing in the final to Al-Hilal.[9] However, they did win the 1995 Federation Cup[7] and reached the semi-final of the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[10] In 1998, Al-Riyadh once again reached the finals of the Crown Prince Cup, and lost to Al-Ahli.[11]
Al-Riyadh were relegated at the end of the 2004/5 season.[12]
Return to the top flight
[edit | edit source]Al-Riyadh finished fourth in the Saudi First Division League in the 2022/23 season.[13] Normally, a fourth-place finish would not be good enough for promotion, but the Saudi Premier League was expanding from 16 teams to 18, offering an additional promotion spot.[3]
Honours
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Domestic
[edit | edit source]- Saudi Premier League (tier 1)
- Runners-up (1): 1993–94
- Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
- Winners (2): 1977–78, 1988–89
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
- King's Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1962, 1978
- Crown Prince's Cup
- Winners (1): 1993–94
- Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1997–98
- Saudi Federation Cup
- Winners (1): 1994–95
Continental
[edit | edit source]- Arab Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1996
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 3 September 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U21 squad
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Out on loan
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Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Spain Javier Calleja |
| Assistant coach | Spain Luismi Loro Saudi Arabia Al-Hamidi Abdullah Al Otaibi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Spain Jesús Unanua |
| Strength and conditioning coach | India Prandeep Bordoloi |
| Youth coach | Portugal Fábio Castro |
| Development coach | Saudi Arabia Bader Al-Koroni |
| Head of medical | Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Khaibari |
| Doctor | Brazil Gustavo Campos Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi |
| Sporting director | Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Kubaishan |
Managerial history
[edit | edit source]- Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (11 January 2010 – 12 April 2010)
- Saudi Arabia Fahd Al-Hamdan (caretaker) (12 April 2010 – 1 May 2010)
- Romania Marian Bondrea (1 July 2010 – 19 February 2011)
- Tunisia Mohamed Aldo (19 February 2011 – 30 May 2011)
- Tunisia Djamel Belkacem (26 July 2011 – 30 May 2012)
- Egypt Ayman El Yamani (3 July 2012 – 12 December 2012)
- Tunisia Habib Ben Romdhane (12 December 2012 – 1 May 2014)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Amir Alagić (17 June 2014 – 15 September 2014)
- Tunisia Lotfi Kadri (16 September 2014 – 15 December 2014)
- Tunisia Zouhair Louati (15 December 2014 – 28 July 2015)
- Brazil Leandro Simpson (7 August 2015 – 18 December 2015)
- Tunisia Abderrazek Chebbi (18 December 2015 – 30 April 2016)
- Saudi Arabia Sultan Khamees (23 June 2016 – 18 November 2016)
- Saudi Arabia Hani Anwar (18 November 2016 – 30 May 2017)
- Tunisia Adel Latrach (13 July 2017 – 26 November 2017)
- Saudi Arabia Yousef Khamees (26 November 2017 – 14 February 2018)
- Saudi Arabia Bandar Al-Jaithen (14 February 2018 – 1 April 2018)
- Egypt Amro Anwar (15 August 2018 – 2 December 2018)
- Saudi Arabia Bandar Al-Jaithen (2 December 2018 – 27 January 2019)
- Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni (27 January 2019 – 15 October 2019)
- Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Subaie (15 October 2019 – 25 January 2020)
- Tunisia Yousri bin Kahla (25 January 2020 – 7 February 2021)
- Tunisia Anis Chaieb (10 February 2021 – 1 June 2021)
- Tunisia Moncef Mcharek (24 June 2021 – 1 May 2022)
- Serbia Dejan Arsov (3 May 2022 – 8 September 2022)
- Croatia Teo Pirija (caretaker) (8 September 2022 – 18 September 2022)
- Croatia Damir Burić (18 September 2022 – 1 June 2023)
- Belgium Yannick Ferrera (6 June 2023 – 20 September 2023)
- Saudi Arabia Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) (20 September 2023 – 8 October 2023)
- Brazil Odair Hellmann (8 October 2023 – 1 June 2024)
- France Sabri Lamouchi (12 July 2024 – 19 April 2025)
- Saudi Arabia Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) (19 April 2025 – 1 June 2025)
- Spain Javier Calleja (6 July 2025 – )
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International competitions
[edit | edit source]Overview
[edit | edit source]- As of 1 July 2023
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 |
| Arab Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 |
Record by country
[edit | edit source]| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 47.62 |
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Matches
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | Egypt Al-Ahly | 2–2 | 2nd | |
| Tunisia Club Africain | 0–1 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr | 2–0 | |||||
| Syria Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 2–0 | |||||
| SF | Tunisia ES Sahel | 0–2 | 0–2 | |||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2R | Lebanon Homenmen | 3–0 | 2−0 | 5–0 | |
| QF | Kuwait Kazma | 2–1 | 0−1 | 2–2[A] | ||
| SF | Iraq Al-Talaba | – | Withdrew | |||
| 1996 | Arab Super Cup | Final | Tunisia ES Tunis | 1–1 | 2nd | |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal | 0–0 | |||||
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group A | Bahrain Al-Muharraq | 2–0 | 1st | ||
| Jordan Al-Wehdat | 1–0 | |||||
| Algeria Olympique Médéa | 1–1 | |||||
| SF | Jordan Al-Faisaly | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 1999 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | QR | Sudan Al-Merrikh | 2–1 | 2nd | |
| Egypt Al-Masry | 1–2 | |||||
| Yemen Al-Ittihad Ibb | 5–3 | |||||
| Group B | Syria Al-Jaish | 1–2 | 3rd | |||
| Qatar Al-Gharafa | 1–3 | |||||
| Algeria MC Oran | 1–0 | |||||
Key: QR – Qualifying round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;
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See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Team profile at Soccerway