Al-Riyadh SC

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Al-Riyadh

Full name	Al-Riyadh Saudi Club[1]
Founded	1953; 68 years ago (1953), as Ahli Al-Riyadh
Ground	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Manager	Yousef Khamis
League	Saudi Second Division
2019–20	Saudi Second Division, 4th of 12
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Al-Najma vs Al-Riyadh in 2010–11 Saudi First Division

Al-Riyadh Saudi Club (Arabic: نادي الرياض السعودي) is a football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division (third level). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh.

Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports. They have won two major titles: a Crown Prince Cup in 1994 and a Crown Prince Cup in 1995; they also finished runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994.

History[]

Early history[]

The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh"; it is currently based in west Riyadh.^[2]

Golden Area[]

In the early-1990s, under the leadership of 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 and reached the semi-final of Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1995.

Current squad[]

As of Saudi Second Division:

No Position Player Nation 1 GK Abdulelah Al Mosaad  Saudi Arabia 2 DF Abdulaziz Al Dabal  Saudi Arabia 3 DF Bander Al-Shammeri  Saudi Arabia 4 DF Mohammed Al-Shwirekh  Saudi Arabia 5 MF Abdulaziz Al-Barak  Saudi Arabia 6 DF Abdulaziz Al-Rashidi (on loan from Al-Jabalain)  Saudi Arabia 8 DF Abdulelah Al-Khaibari  Saudi Arabia 9 FW Abdulaziz Al-Yousef  Saudi Arabia 10 MF Mohamed Aouichi  Tunisia 11 MF Fahad Al-Abdulrazaq  Saudi Arabia 12 DF Abdullah Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia 13 MF Ahmed Karenshi  Saudi Arabia 14 MF Faisel Fawzi  Saudi Arabia 15 MF Ali Al-Dhowayan  Saudi Arabia 18 FW Elhadji Malick  Senegal 20 FW Mohammed Al-Shammeri  Saudi Arabia 22 GK Abdulmajeed Al-Thunayan  Saudi Arabia 25 DF Mahmoud Ben Salah  Tunisia 29 MF Abdullah Qaisi  Saudi Arabia 35 GK  Saudi Arabia 37 MF Ayman Ftayni  Saudi Arabia 44 DF Muteb Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia 55 DF Faisal Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia 57 DF Sultan Al-Qulaimish  Saudi Arabia 70 FW Saeed Al-Zahrani  Saudi Arabia 77 MF Abdullah Awaji  Saudi Arabia 80 MF Fahad Al-Rashidi  Saudi Arabia — MF Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri  Saudi Arabia

Honours[]

Domestic[]

• Saudi Premier League
  • Runners-up (1): 1993–94
• Kings Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1962, 1978
• Crown Prince Cup
  • Winners (1): 1993–94
  • Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1997–98
• Prince Faisal Cup
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Continental[]

• Arab Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1996

Asian record[]

Season	Competition	Round	Club		Home	Away
1995	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2		Homenmen	3–0	2–0
		Quarter-finals		Kazma	0–1	2–1
		Semi-finals		Al-Talaba	(w/o)

References[]

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