Volleyball team
Al-Ittihad FC
Club · Saudi Arabia · Pro League
«The Chief»
Al-Ittihad enter this Saudi Pro League season as champions, and with the King's Cup added again in 2025. It is the kind of season Jeddah has come to expect from a club that measures itself against the record books as much as the table.
Supporters call it The Chief, a nickname that owes less to swagger than to arithmetic: Al-Ittihad has never changed its name or merged with a rival to get there.
The defining afternoon remains Seoul, 2004. Al-Ittihad had lost the first leg of the AFC Champions League final 3-1 to Buriram United. With Dragan Talaić only recently installed after the sacking of Tomislav Ivić, they came back to win the return leg 5-0 and take the trophy. They defended it the following year, Mohamed Kallon scoring twice in the final among his six goals in the tournament.
Two fixtures still decide how the season is read on the street. Matches against Al-Ahli, the other club from Jeddah, are the Sea Derby; matches against Al-Hilal of Riyadh are the Saudi Clasico.
The club itself dates to 26 December 1927, when a group of football enthusiasts in Jeddah met at the offices of a local broadcasting company and settled on a name built around the idea of unity — Al-Ittihad. Nearly a century on, it is still the same club, under the same name, that walked out of that room.
Latest results
All matches| 8 Sep | Pro League |
Al-Fayha FC
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 5 Sep | Pro League |
Al-Nassr
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 29 Aug | Pro League |
Al-Fateh SC
A
|
0:0 | D |
| 24 Aug | Pro League |
Al-Hazem
H
|
3:2 | W |
| 21 Aug | Pro League |
Al-Qadisiyah
A
|
1:0 | W |
| 18 Aug | King's Cup |
Al Najma
A
|
3:0 | W |
Standing
Pro League| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Al-Nassr
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15:6 | 15 |
| 3 |
Al-Qadisiyah
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13:5 | 15 |
| 4 |
Al-Ittihad FC
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9:5 | 14 |
| 5 |
 Al Suqoor
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9:4 | 12 |
| 6 |
 Al Kholood
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12:8 | 12 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 269| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 269 | 131 | 138 |
| Scored | 516 | 265 | 251 |
| Conceded | 297 | 130 | 167 |
| Scored per game | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +219 | +135 | +84 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Mohammed Saleem Hamad Al Absi
Goalkeeper
23 Matches
Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Midfielder
23 Matches
Hassan Kadesh Yahya Mahboob
Defender
22 Matches
Predrag Rajković
Goalkeeper
22 Matches
Houssein Aouar
Midfielder
21 Matches
M. Barnavi
Defender
21 Matches
Youssef En-Nesyri
Forward
19 Matches
Muhannad Mustafa Suwailik Al Shanqiti
Defender
19 Matches
Squad of Al-Ittihad FC
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Mohammed Saleem Hamad Al Absi |
Goalkeeper | 23 | ||
| 27 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi |
Midfielder | 23 | ||
| 15 | Hassan Kadesh Yahya Mahboob |
Defender | 22 | ||
| 1 | Predrag Rajković |
Goalkeeper | 22 | ||
| 10 | Houssein Aouar |
Midfielder | 21 | ||
| 66 | M. Barnavi |
Defender | 21 | ||
| 21 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
Forward | 19 | ||
| 13 | Muhannad Mustafa Suwailik Al Shanqiti |
Defender | 19 | ||
| 2 |  Danilo Pereira |
Defender | 19 | ||
| 41 |  Mohammed Fallatah |
Midfielder | 17 | ||
| 8 |  Fabinho |
Midfielder | 17 | ||
| 32 |  Ahmed Al-Julaidan |
Defender | 16 | ||
| 19 |  Moussa Diaby |
Forward | 16 | ||
| 34 |  Steven Charles Bergwijn |
Forward | 15 | ||
| 14 |  Awad Al-Nashri |
Midfielder | 14 | ||
| 22 |  Abdulaziz Ali Mohammed Al Bishi |
Forward | 14 | ||
| 12 |  Mario Mitaj |
Defender | 12 | ||
| 80 |  Hamed Al-Ghamdi |
Midfielder | 12 | ||
| 20 |  Ahmed Sharahili |
Defender | 12 | ||
| 4 |  J. Simic |
Defender | 11 | ||
| 78 |  Roger Fernandes |
Midfielder | 11 | ||
| 17 |  M. Dumbia |
Midfielder | 11 | ||
| 9 |  G. Ilenikhena |
Forward | 10 | ||
| 11 |  Saleh Al-Shehri |
Forward | 9 | ||
| 3 |  Stephane Paul Keller |
Defender | 8 | ||
| 16 |  Faisal Al-Ghamdi |
Midfielder | 8 | ||
| 88 |  Osama Al-Mermesh |
Goalkeeper | 7 | ||
| 60 |  Rakan Kaabi |
Midfielder | 6 | ||
| 42 |  Muat Fakih |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 25 |  Faris Abdi |
Defender | 6 | ||
| 22 |  M. Al-Sahafi |
Forward | 6 | ||
| 24 |  Abdulrahman Ali Hassan Al Obud |
Forward | 6 | ||
| 29 |  F. al-Shamrani |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 30 |  Dion Lopy |
Midfielder | 5 | ||
| 47 |  Hamad Abdullah Youssef |
Goalkeeper | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Mukhtar Abdullah Ali Shaikh |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 90 |  Talal Abu Bakr Hajji |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 5 |  |
 Richard Ríos |
Midfielder | 26 | 2 |
| 7 |  N'Golo Kanté |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 51 |  M. Borel |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Al-Ittihad FC
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11 Sep · 16:45
Al-Faisaly
A
Pro League
-
14 Sep · 17:00
Al Shamal SC
A
AFC Champions League
-
8 Sep
Al-Fayha FC
H
2:1
W
-
5 Sep
Al-Nassr
H
2:1
W
-
29 Aug
Al-Fateh SC
A
0:0
D
-
24 Aug
Al-Hazem
H
3:2
W
-
21 Aug
Al-Qadisiyah
A
1:0
W
-
18 Aug
Al Najma
A
3:0
W
-
15 Aug
Al Kholood
H
1:1
D
-
11 Aug
Al-Jazira
A
4:1
W
Honours of Al-Ittihad FC
- Saudi Pro League 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2024 14
- King's Cup 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2025 9
- Crown Prince Cup 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2016 8
- AFC Champions League 2004, 2005 2
- Saudi Super Cup 2022 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Lucas Ribeiro CyD Leonesa 26/27
- Unai Hernández Girona 26/27
- Fawaz Al-Sagour Al-Khaleej 26/27
- Mukhtar Ali Al-Ettifaq 26/27
- Faisal Al-Ghamdi NEOM SC 26/27
- Rakan Kaabi Al-Fayha 26/27
Departures
- Lucas Ribeiro Esperance 26/27 €605.00K
- Unai Hernández Girona 26/27
- Fawaz Al-Sagour Al-Khaleej 26/27
- Abdulaziz Al Bishi No Club 26/27
- Awad Al-Nashri Al-Shabab 26/27
- Faisal Al-Ghamdi NEOM SC 26/27