2016–17 Al-Taawoun FC season

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Al-Taawoun
2016–17 season
PresidentMohammed Al-Qasim
ManagerDarije Kalezić
(until 16 October 2016)
Constantin Gâlcă
(from 18 October 2016 to 20 March 2017)[1]
José Gomes
(from 21 March 2017)[2]
StadiumKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
SPL7th
Crown Prince CupRound of 16
King CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mounir El Hamdaoui (5)
All:
Alassane N'Diaye (7)
Highest home attendance25,879 vs Lokomotiv Tashkent (20 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance2,404 vs Al-Batin (29 April 2017)
Average home league attendance5,025
← 
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2017.

The 2016–17 Al-Taawoun season was the club's 61st season in existence and its 9th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Saudi Arabian football. This season, Al-Taawoun participated in the Pro League for the seventh consecutive season as well as the King Cup and Crown Prince Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The club also entered the 2017 AFC Champions League at the group stage.

Pre-season friendlies[]

15 July 2016 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–3 England Reading Arnhem
18:00 AST Al-Zain 81' Report Sandro 39' (o.g.)
Williams 40'
Kermorgant 90'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
16 July 2016 Vitesse Netherlands 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Arnhem
16:45 Report Al-Turki 30'
Otaif 45'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
23 July 2016 Twente Netherlands 3–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Beckum
14:00 Jensen 46'
Oosterwijk 50'
Ziyech 59'		 Report Otaif 37'
Al-Salman 67'
Al-Hussain 68'		 Stadium: Sportpark De Kruudnhof
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
23 July 2016 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 0–4 Netherlands De Graafschap Beckum
19:00 Report Koolhof 19'
Vermeij 64', 72'
Bannink 78'		 Stadium: Sportpark De Kruudnhof
30 July 2016 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar Al-Kharaitiyat Doha
18:00 Report Stadium: Al Akheer Stadium
31 July 2016 Al-Ahli Qatar 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Doha
18:15 Jabbari 20' (pen.) Report Al-Zain 5'
Al-Shammeri 30'		 Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
5 August 2016 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 5–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Tai Buraidah
18:30 Al-Hussain 38', 63'
Amro 45'
Al-Shammeri 51'
Sandro 90'		 Al-Shammeri 53' Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium

Players[]

First team squad[]

  • This section lists players who were in Al-Taawoun's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Saudi Arabia Yazid Al-Sayah GK 2015 Youth
22 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Shammari GK 2016 Saudi Arabia Al-Raed
23 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghamdi GK 2015 Youth
32 Saudi Arabia Fayz Al-Sabiay GK 2015 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Defenders
3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kanno CB 2015 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiyah
4 Portugal Ricardo Machado CB 2015 Romania Dinamo București
5 Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Absi CB 2015 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
13 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi LB 2016 Saudi Arabia Najran
16 Saudi Arabia Naif Al-Mousa LB / CB 2014 Saudi Arabia Al-Hazm
17 Saudi Arabia Mahmoud Muaaz RB 2014 Saudi Arabia Najran
28 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shameri LB 2013 Youth
Midfielders
6 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Barakah CM / DM 2015 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
10 Syria Jehad Al-Hussain AM / SS 2014 United Arab Emirates Dubai
14 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abousaban DM / CM 2017 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
18 Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan DM 2012 Youth
27 Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Dossari RM / RB 2016 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
29 Romania Lucian Sânmărtean AM / CM 2017 Romania Pandurii
37 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Sharid AM 2016 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
49 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Zain LW / RW 2015 Saudi Arabia Abha
55 Brazil Sandro Manoel* DM 2015 Brazil Ceará
77 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Telhi LW / AM 2015 Youth
80 Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat CM 2017 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Forwards
7 Saudi Arabia Mousa Al-Shameri CF 2016 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
9 Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui* CF 2016 Qatar Umm Salal
11 Saudi Arabia Saqer Otaif CF 2016 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
19 France Alassane N'Diaye LW / CF 2017 France Laval
70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari CF 2017 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW Saudi Arabia Mousa Al-Shameri Al-Shabab Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Najran Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2016 MF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Dossari Al-Shabab Free transfer [5]
1 July 2016 GK Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Shammari Al-Raed Free transfer [6]
1 July 2016 FW Saudi Arabia Saqer Otaif Al-Wehda Free transfer [7]
6 August 2016 FW Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui Umm Salal Free transfer [8]
2 September 2016 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Sharid Al-Hilal Free transfer [9]
10 January 2017 MF Romania Lucian Sânmărtean Pandurii Free transfer [10]
31 January 2017 FW France Alassane N'Diaye Laval Undisclosed [11]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 FW Cameroon Paul Efoulou Al-Sailiya Free transfer [12]
1 July 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Kamel Al-Mor Al-Wehda Free transfer [13]
1 July 2016 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Dhefiri Released [14]
1 July 2016 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili Al-Hilal Undisclosed [15]
11 July 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Adnan Fallatah Al-Ittihad Free transfer [16]
1 August 2016 FW Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Daeej Al-Nojoom Free transfer
13 August 2016 FW Saudi Arabia Bader Al-Khamees Al-Nahda Free transfer [17]
30 August 2016 GK Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Merqeb Al-Nahda Free transfer [18]
27 September 2016 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Suhail Najran Free transfer
12 October 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Abdulwahab Al-Zahrani Weg Free transfer [19]
31 January 2017 FW Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui Released

Loans in[]

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
1 July 2016 28 December 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Abdurahman Al-Shammeri Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr[20]
1 July 2016 10 January 2017 MF Saudi Arabia Mosaab Al-Otaibi Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr[21]
13 July 2016 28 December 2016 DF Saudi Arabia Sari Amro Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab[22]
7 January 2017 End of Season FW Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq[23]
8 January 2017 End of Season MF Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal[24]
31 January 2017 End of Season MF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abousaban Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh[25]

Loans out[]

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
5 July 2016 End of Season MF Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Sehimai Saudi Arabia Damac[26]
7 September 2016 End of Season MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Turki Saudi Arabia Al-Tai[27]
11 January 2017 End of Season MF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Salman Saudi Arabia Al-Nahda[28]
24 January 2017 End of Season MF Brazil Sandro Manoel Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh[29]

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Professional League — — 7th 12 August 2016 4 May 2017
King Cup Round of 32 — Semi-finals 20 January 2017 13 May 2017
Crown Prince Cup Round of 32 — Round of 16 28 August 2016 29 September 2016
AFC Champions League Group Stage 20 February 2017 9 May 2017

Last Updated: 13 May 2017

Pro League[]

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Professional League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Al-Raed 26 11 2 13 37 47 −10 35
6 Al-Shabab 26 8 9 9 28 32 −4 33
7 Al-Taawoun 26 9 4 13 33 40 −7 31
8 Al-Fateh 26 7 8 11 33 39 −6 29
9 Al-Faisaly 26 6 10 10 30 41 −11 28[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: slstat.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).[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Faisaly finished ahead of Al-Qadisiyah on head-to-head points: Al-Qadisiyah 1–1 Al-Faisaly, Al-Faisaly 3–2 Al-Qadisiyah

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
26 9 4 13 33 40  −7 31 6 3 4 18 16  +2 3 1 9 15 24  −9

Last updated: 4 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHHA
ResultLLWDLDWLDWWLLWLLWLWLWLLDWL
Position10131011111110111087787787868567767
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: [31]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

12 August 2016 1 Al-Wehda 3–2 Al-Taawoun Makkah
21:05 Lima 39'
Madkhali 46'
Al-Baour Yellow card 49'
Al-Malki Yellow card 84'
Al-Musalem 90+4', Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Al-Mousa 29'
Muaaz Yellow card 39'
Al-Absi Yellow card 89'
El Hamdaoui 90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 681
Referee: Khalid Al-Teris
19 August 2016 2 Al-Taawoun 0–2 Al-Hilal Buraidah
21:05 Amr Yellow card 27'
Kanno Yellow card 42'
Absi Yellow card 76'		 Report Jahfali Yellow card 37'
Ghazi Yellow card 39'
Al-Abed 43'
S. Al-Dawsari Yellow card 45+3'
Al-Shalhoub 48' (pen.)
Al-Khaibri Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 11,966
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
16 September 2016 3 Al-Taawoun 2–1 Al-Raed Buraidah
18:45 El Hamdaoui 45+2'
Al-Dossari 56'		 Report Al-Shehri Yellow card 48', 65'
Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
23 September 2016 4 Al-Shabab 2–2 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
18:10 Machado 24' (o.g.)
Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 53'
Heberty 78'
Al-Fahad Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Al-Sharid Yellow card 57'
Otaif 67'
Muath 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
14 October 2016 5 Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
20:15 Fallatah Yellow card 18'
Al-Muwallad 53', 74' (pen.)
Qassem Yellow card 61'
Kahraba 90+4'		 Report Al-Absi Yellow card 17'
Kanno Yellow card 44'
Sandro 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 17,571
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
20 October 2016 6 Al-Taawoun 0–0 Al-Fateh Buraidah
18:10 Al-Zain Yellow card 57' Report Al-Hamdan Yellow card 40'
Al-Fuhaid Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,143
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
28 October 2016 7 Al-Qadisiyah 0–1 Al-Taawoun Dammam
17:40 Al-Sobhi Yellow card 60'
Bismark Yellow card 79'
Masrahi Yellow card 84'		 Report Otaif 38'
Al-Shammari Yellow card 47'
Al-Zain Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 221
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
5 November 2016 8 Al-Ettifaq 3–0 Al-Taawoun Dammam
17:35 Al-Kwikbi 48'
Fofana Yellow card 63'
Al-Saiari 68', Yellow card 68'
Al-Hazaa 87'		 Report Al-Sharid Yellow card 35'
Al-Absi Yellow card 62'
Al-Shammeri Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
18 November 2016 9 Al-Taawoun 0–0 Al-Faisaly Buraidah
19:45 Report Al-Muwallad Yellow card 45'
Everaldo Yellow card 73'
Al-Mutairi Yellow card 83'
Fallatah Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Hussain Abu Shaheen
25 November 2016 10 Al-Taawoun 2–1 Al-Nassr Buraidah
17:50 El Hamdaoui 30'
Al-Dossari 32'
Al-Sharid Yellow card 35'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 79'		 Report Al-Raheb 78'
Tomasov Yellow card 81'
Ayala Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
3 December 2016 11 Al-Khaleej 0–1 Al-Taawoun Khobar
17:30 Al-Jadaani Yellow card 55'
Al-Freej Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Al-Barakah Yellow card 14'
El Hamdaoui 51'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 103
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
8 December 2016 12 Al-Batin 1–0 Al-Taawoun Hafar Al-Batin
17:45 Ayyadah Yellow card 24'
Silva 45+2'
Al-Muheeni Yellow card 90'		 Report Sandro Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Machado Yellow card 90+6'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,577
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
17 December 2016 13 Al-Taawoun 2–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
19:45 Machado 14'
El Hamdaoui 70' (pen.)
Sari Amr Yellow card 87'		 Report Al-Somah 9' (pen.)
Asiri Yellow card 15', 67'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 38'
Kurdi Yellow card 71'
Al-Dossari 80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
23 December 2016 14 Al-Taawoun 3–1 Al-Wehda Buraidah
18:00 Al-Barakah Yellow card 7'
Al-Mousa 32'
Machado 35'
Al-Zain 59'
Al-Shammari Yellow card 86'		 Report Belal 60'
Fallatah Yellow card 69'
Al-Musalem Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
31 December 2016 15 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
19:50 Machado 4' (o.g.)
Bonatini 11', 22'
Al-Qahtani 69' (pen.)		 Report Al-Breik 45' (o.g.)
Machado Yellow card 58', 87'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,386
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
26 January 2017 16 Al-Raed 3–2 Al-Taawoun Buraidah
18:25 Bangoura 4', 48' (pen.)
Al-Qahtani 9'
Al-Yami Yellow card 40'
Al-Ayyaf Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 67'		 Report Al-Mousa Yellow card 22'
El Hamdaoui Yellow card 40'
Al-Absi Yellow card 47'
Al-Zain 52', 56'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,859
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
1 February 2017 17 Al-Taawoun 2–0 Al-Shabab Buraidah
18:25 Al-Saiari 27'
Al-Shameri 78'		 Report Bahebri Yellow card 70'
Kariri Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,838
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
11 February 2017 18 Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
20:15 Al-Saiari Yellow card 42'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 58'
Al-Dossari 64'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 74'
Abousabaan Yellow card 81' Yellow-red card 82'
Al-Zain Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Al Ansari 56'
Villanueva 59'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 11,515
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
16 February 2017 19 Al-Fateh 0–2 Al-Taawoun Al-Hasa
18:15 Hazazi Yellow card 28'
Buhumaid Yellow card 87'		 Report Al-Shammeri Yellow card 77'
Kanno Yellow card 85'
N'Diaye 85'
Al-Hussain 90+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
4 March 2017 20 Al-Taawoun 1–3 Al-Qadisiyah Buraidah
18:45 Abousaban Yellow card 14'
Al-Saiari Yellow card 82'
Al-Olayan 88'
Al-Shammeri Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Al-Obaid Yellow card 38'
Élton 72' (pen.)
Bismark 73'
Al-Khabrani Yellow card 82'
Fallatah 84'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
9 March 2017 21 Al-Taawoun 1–0 Al-Ettifaq Buraidah
18:50 Kanno Yellow card 57'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 64'
N'Diaye 86'		 Report Al-Sonain Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Kadesh Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
6 April 2017 22 Al-Faisaly 1–0 Al-Taawoun Al Majma'ah
19:00 Abdulaziz Yellow card 64'
Axente 80'		 Report Muaaz Yellow card 59' Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 639
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
15 April 2017 23 Al-Nassr 2–1 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:45 Ayala Yellow card 28', 50'
Al-Sahlawi 63'		 Report Al-Saiari 16'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 34'
Kanno Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,422
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
20 April 2017 24 Al-Taawoun 0–0 Al-Khaleej Buraidah
19:10 Sânmărtean Yellow card 85' Report Hazazi Yellow card 45+3'
Jandson Yellow card 68'
Al-Kharaa Yellow card 69'
Al-Shoalah Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,894
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
29 April 2017 25 Al-Taawoun 4–3 Al-Batin Buraidah
19:15 Al-Saiari 21', 59'
N'Diaye 45+1'
Al-Dossari 55'
Machado Yellow card 74'		 Report Al-Shamrani Yellow card 35'
Al-Enezi Yellow card 48'
Tarabai 75'
Metlaq 80'
Jhonnattann 83'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Khaled Salwi
4 May 2017 26 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Taawoun Jeddah
20:50 Assiri 20', 59'
Bakshween Yellow card 63'
Al-Mowalad Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Kanno Yellow card 34'
Al-Shameri Yellow card 35'
Al-Hussain 89'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Crown Prince Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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

28 August 2016 Round of 32 Al-Orobah 2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Taawoun Sakakah
20:55 50'
Al-Yami Yellow card 52'
Sariweh Yellow card 53'
Al-Aboud Yellow card 62', 90+2'
Al-Nawi Yellow card 97'
Al-Hamdhi Yellow card 116'
Rabee Yellow card 119'		 Al-Zain 43'
45' (o.g.)
Al-Shameri 119'		 Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
29 September 2016 Round of 16 Al-Taawoun 0–2 Al-Batin Buraidah
18:35 Al-Shammeri Yellow card 37'
Al-Hussain Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Silva 74'
W. Al-Enezi Yellow card 90+3', 90+5'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi

King Cup[]

Main article: 2017 King Cup
20 January 2017 Round of 32 Al-Nojoom 0–1 Al-Taawoun Al-Hasa
17:55 Al-Ahmed Yellow card 12' Report Machado 90+2' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Nawaf
7 February 2017 Round of 16 Al-Raed 0–1 Al-Taawoun Buraidah
20:15 Al-Shammeri Yellow card 70'
Al-Bishi Yellow card 86'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Muaaz Yellow card 62'
Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 67'
Sânmărtean 87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
30 March 2017 Quarter-finals Al-Ettifaq 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Al-Taawoun Dammam
20:15 Bouba 26'
Al-Hazaa 77'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 104'		 Report Machado 19'
Al-Dossari 32'
Al-Saiari Yellow card 90+2'
Kanno Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Khalid Al-Salawy
Penalties
Callejón soccer ball with red X
Al-Kwikbi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Dossari soccer ball with check mark
Bouba soccer ball with check mark		 Machado soccer ball with check mark
Al-Shameri soccer ball with check mark
Al-Barakah soccer ball with check mark
Al-Saiari soccer ball with check mark
Sânmărtean soccer ball with check mark
13 May 2017 Semi-finals Al-Hilal 4–3 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:30 Kharbin 16', 46', 80'
Al-Hafith Yellow card 28'
Al-Dawsari 62'		 Report N'Diaye 4', 90+4'
Al-Mousa Yellow card 18'
Al-Olayan 76'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

Al-Taawoun qualified for the Group Stage of the 2016–17 AFC Champions League by finishing fourth in the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League. It is their first participation in this competition.

Group stage[]

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AHL EST TAA LOK
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 0–0 4–0
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11[a] 1–1 — 3–0 2–0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 1–3 1–2 — 1–0
4 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5[b] 2–0 1–1 4–4 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Ahli 2–1 Esteghlal, Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Ahli.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Taawoun 1–0 Lokomotiv Tashkent, Lokomotiv Tashkent 4–4 Al-Taawoun.
20 February 2017 (2017-02-20) 1 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Buraidah
18:40 UTC+3 Al-Absi 67', Yellow card 80'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 85'		 Report Kone Yellow card 76' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 25,879
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
27 February 2017 (2017-02-27) 2 Esteghlal Iran 3–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Muscat
19:30 UTC+4 Rezaei 1'
Ansari Yellow card 43'
M.Karimi 70'
Padovani 89'		 Report Muaaz Yellow card 88'
Sânmărtean Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: (Japan)
13 March 2017 (2017-03-13) 3 Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Dubai
20:30 UTC+4 Ribeiro Yellow card 35' Report Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Buraidah
21:00 UTC+3 Al-Mousa Yellow card 37'
Machado Yellow card 38'
N'Diaye 63' (pen.)		 Report Diop 37', 59', Yellow card 63'
Everton 45'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 16,135
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
25 April 2017 (2017-04-25) 5 Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 4–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Tashkent
17:00 UTC+5 Bikmaev 20', 32' (pen.), 47', Yellow card 41'
Masharipov 81'		 Report Al-Mousa Yellow card 7'
Al-Sawat 18'
Al-Hussain 65'
N'Diaye 69'
Al-Saiari Yellow card 78'
Machado 90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 3,155
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
9 May 2017 (2017-05-09) 6 Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran Esteghlal Doha
18:50 UTC+3 Al-Saiari 36', Yellow card 53'
Al-Sawat Yellow card 57'
Muaaz Yellow card 63'
Al-Barakah Yellow card 81'		 Report Ansari 19'
Ghorbani Yellow card 39'
Rezaei 76'
Rahmati Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 375
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

As of 13 May 2017.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Saudi Arabia Yazid Al-Sayah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Kanno 19 0 11+1 0 2 0 1 0 3+1 0
4 DF Portugal Ricardo Machado 35 6 24 3 4 2 1 0 6 1
5 DF Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Absi 22 1 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
6 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Barakah 26 0 13+3 0 4 0 0 0 5+1 0
7 FW Saudi Arabia Mousa Al-Shameri 17 2 4+6 1 1+1 0 1+1 1 1+2 0
8 MF Saudi Arabia Mosaab Al-Otaibi* 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui* 13 5 10+2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF Syria Jehad Al-Hussain 35 3 20+5 2 1+2 0 2 0 4+1 1
11 FW Saudi Arabia Saqer Otaif 16 2 7+6 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
13 DF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi 12 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
14 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abousaban 9 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 DF Saudi Arabia Naif Al-Mousa 32 2 19+3 2 2+1 0 2 0 4+1 0
17 DF Saudi Arabia Mahmoud Muaaz 24 0 12+4 0 3 0 1 0 4 0
18 MF Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan 10 2 2+4 1 1+1 1 0 0 1+1 0
19 FW France Alassane N'Diaye 17 7 6+2 3 2+1 2 0 0 6 2
20 DF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Shammeri* 10 0 5+3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
22 GK Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Shammari 22 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
23 GK Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghamdi 11 0 4+1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 MF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Dossari 36 5 22+3 4 4 1 2 0 3+2 0
28 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shameri 15 0 6+3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
29 MF Romania Lucian Sânmărtean 16 1 4+4 0 2+1 1 0 0 5 0
31 DF Saudi Arabia Sari Amro* 8 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 GK Saudi Arabia Fayz Al-Sabiay 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Sharid 24 0 18+2 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
49 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Zain 32 4 18+3 3 3+1 0 1+1 1 3+2 0
55 MF Brazil Sandro Manoel* 14 1 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
70 FW Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari 17 5 5+5 4 1+1 0 0 0 1+4 1
77 MF Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Telhi 10 0 1+6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
80 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat 11 1 5+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 1

Goalscorers[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Total
1 19 FW France Alassane N'Diaye 3 2 0 2 7
2 4 DF Portugal Ricardo Machado 3 2 0 1 6
3 9 FW Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui 5 0 0 0 5
27 MF Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Dossari 4 1 0 0 5
70 FW Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari 4 0 0 1 5
6 49 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Zain 3 0 1 0 4
7 10 MF Syria Jehad Al-Hussain 2 0 0 1 3
8 7 FW Saudi Arabia Mousa Al-Shameri 1 0 1 0 2
11 FW Saudi Arabia Saqer Otaif 2 0 0 0 2
16 DF Saudi Arabia Naif Al-Mousa 2 0 0 0 2
11 5 DF Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Absi 0 0 0 1 1
18 MF Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan 1 0 0 0 1
29 MF Romania Lucian Sânmărtean 0 1 0 0 1
55 MF Brazil Sandro Manoel 1 0 0 0 1
80 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 1 0 3
Total 33 6 3 7 49

Last Updated: 13 May 2017

Clean sheets[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup Champions League Total
1 22 GK Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Shammari 7 0 0 1 8
2 23 GK Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghamdi 1 2 0 1 4
Total 8 2 0 2 12

Last Updated: 20 April 2017

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