Al-Shabab Football Club (Arabic: نادي الشباب), or The Youth Football Club, in English, is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was at first named Shabab Al Riyadh. (شباب الرياض), meaning Riyadhi Youth, but in 1967 was renamed Al Shabab.

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Al–Shabab FC

Full name	Al Shabab Football Club
Nickname(s)	Al Leith (White Lion)
Founded	1947; 75 years ago (1947)
Ground	Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity	15,000[1]
Chairman	Khalid Al-Baltan
Head coach	Vicente Moreno
League	Pro League
2021–22	Pro League, 4th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Al Shabab was the First football club in Riyadh. The club began before 1947, with many conflicts before with its numerous members, but it was settled in 1947 and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed was the president. Five years later, Al Shabab won its first tournament beating Sakit Al Hadeed (Railway Club) in Riyadh. Three years later, in 1955 Al Shabab beat the Military College to win the King Saud Cup. Two years passed, and a new conflict arose in 1957. The player, Saleh Jaber, was assigned captain, but then was fired, and the new captain was Ahmed Lmfoon. This did not please some members of the club. Soon the conflict was impossible to solve, and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed and some members, left Al Shabab and took the best players that played for the club back then in an injustice way leaving Al Shabab to a chaos, The club stopped for half a year due to financial weakness, a new football club was born from the conflicts and separation with Abdulrahman Bin Saeed as the president which is the club known today as Al-Hilal. Then in the beginning of 1959 another problem began, Abdullah Bin Ahmed, the president then, was all alone taking care of the club. He couldn't take the pressure of handling the club alone, and decided to take a vacation abroad. Before traveling, he disbanded the first team, and most of the players signed for other clubs mainly Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. What was left was the youth team, and the player Abdulrahman Bin Ahmed decided to take care of the youth, and from that they got there name Shabab Al Riyadh which means Riyadh's youth. Soon Abdullah Bin Ahmed returned, and many members returned and supported the club. Then Abdullah Bin Ahmed announced the return of forming the first team, and some players returned, but some stayed at Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. Also in 1959 was the formation of the Saudi Football Federation, and all football clubs were announced official. In 1960 in the first official tournament called King Saud Cup for the Central Province, Al Shabab faced Al Hilal in their first official games between the two, and won 3–0 to win their first cup.

In the 1960s, everyone wanted to play and be part of the club, and after the request of Al Najmah FC and Al Marekh in 1967, they were united as one club and changed their name from Shabab Riyadh, to simply Al Shabab. The colors of the team were at first white and green, then they were changed after the unification to orange and blue, but in 1977 it was changed to white, gray, and black, the current colors. In 1975 Al Shabab was delegated to the 1st Division. But the next season it was able to win 1st place, and was relegated back to the Premier League in 1976. In 1993, Al Shabab became the first club in Saudi Arabia to win 3 premier leagues in a row. In 2007, Al Shabab became the first club in Saudi Arabia to build projects to increase the club's revenue, and began a 200 million dollar project which contains a 5 star hotel, and a shopping mall. During a visit to the club in January 2008, Al Shabab's main supporter, Khalid bin Sultan, announced the launch of two new projects, Al Laith TV Channel, and Al Shabab Museum.

Achievements

• Saudi Premier League:
  • Champion (6): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12
    • Runner-up (6): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2020–21
• Saudi King's Cup :
  • Champion (3): 2008, 2009, 2014
    • Runner-up: 2013
• Crown Prince Cup:
  • Champion (3): 1993, 1996, 1999
    • Runner-up (4): 1992, 1994, 2000, 2009
• Saudi Super Cup:
  • Champion: 2014
• Asian Cup Winners Cup:
  • Champion: 2001
• Arab Champions League:
  • Champion (2): 1992, 1999
• Arab Super Cup:
  • Champion (2): 1996, 2001
• Gulf Club Champions Cup:
  • Champion (2): 1993, 1994
• Saudi First Division (Division 2):
  • Champion: 1978–79
• Saudi Federation cup:
  • Champion (4): 1988, 1989, 2009, 2010

Records

• First Saudi club to win three Saudi Premier League in a row (1991, 1992, and 1993).[2]
• First Saudi club to win the professional and new Saudi Premier League, in 1991.
• Largest margin win was against Al Shoalah during a friendly tournament in 2007, 8–0. Largest margin win in an official game was against Al-Ta'ee in the Saudi Premier League in 2003, 7–0. Largest margin win against a high-ranked club was 6–1 against Al-Nasr in the Saudi Premier League 2004.

Current squad

As of 9 July 2022[3][4]

No Position Player Nation 1 GK Zaid Al-Bawardi  Saudi Arabia 4 DF Iago Santos  Brazil 5 DF Hassan Tambakti  Saudi Arabia 7 MF Turki Al-Ammar  Saudi Arabia 8 MF Cristian Guanca  Argentina 9 FW Aaron Boupendza  Gabon 10 MF Éver Banega  Argentina 11 MF Hattan Bahebri  Saudi Arabia 12 DF Khalid Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia 13 FW Carlos  Brazil 14 MF Nawaf Al-Abed  Saudi Arabia 15 MF Hussain Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia 16 DF Hussain Al-Sibyani  Saudi Arabia 18 GK Kim Seung-gyu  South Korea 21 MF Nasser Al-Omran  Saudi Arabia 22 GK Fawaz Al-Qarni  Saudi Arabia 23 MF Grzegorz Krychowiak (on loan from Krasnodar)  Poland 24 DF Moteb Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia 25 DF Saeed Al-Rubaie  Saudi Arabia 26 DF Mohammed Eisa  Saudi Arabia 27 DF Fawaz Al-Sqoor  Saudi Arabia 28 FW Nasser Al-Bishi  Saudi Arabia 32 FW Saad Al-Muwallad  Saudi Arabia 34 FW Fares Al-Garzae  Saudi Arabia 35 GK Hussain Shae'an  Saudi Arabia 37 MF Abdullah Matuq  Saudi Arabia 50 GK Mohammed Al-Absi  Saudi Arabia 71 FW Ahmed Abdu  Eritrea 77 FW Santi Mina (on loan from Celta Vigo)  Spain 85 MF Hamad Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia 86 MF Marzouq Al-Dossary  Saudi Arabia 87 FW Fares Al-Owais  Saudi Arabia 88 DF Nader Al-Sharari  Saudi Arabia 90 MF Fahad Al-Muwallad  Saudi Arabia Unregistered players No Position Player Nation 2 DF Abdullah Al-Rubaie  Saudi Arabia 19 MF Mo Adams  England 31 FW Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani  Saudi Arabia 38 DF Mohammed Harboush  Saudi Arabia 40 MF Muaiad Al-Showaifey  Saudi Arabia 41 FW Dhidan Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia 42 DF Abdlmajeed Al-Enezi  Saudi Arabia Out on loan No Position Player Nation 29 MF Abdullah Al-Jouei (on loan to Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia 30 MF Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (on loan to Damac)  Saudi Arabia 52 MF Abdullah Haqawi (on loan to Jeddah)  Saudi Arabia — GK Saad Yousef (on loan to Al-Kawkab)  Saudi Arabia — MF Paulinho (on loan to Al-Fayha)  Brazil Management This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2015) Current board of directors and Administrators Office Name President Khalid AlBaltan Vice-president Kholaif AlHweshan Member of the Board, Investment Officer Member of the Board, Secretary-General Member of the Board, Director of the Media Center Ahmad AlMasoud CEO Pat Janssen[5] Current technical staff This section does not cite any sources. (August 2015) Position Name Manager Vicente Moreno Assistant manager Cristian Petre First-Team coach Gabriel Margarit Fitness coach Ciprian Moscu Goalkeeping coach Video analyst U 23 team coach Kevin Sheedy U 20 team coach Mladen Posavec U 17 team coach Omar Islam Recent seasons The table below chronicles the achievements of Al Shabab in various competitions since 2000. Year Division Position Crown Prince Cup King Cup ACL 2000–01 Premier League 7th Semi-final Not held  – 2001–02 Premier League 9th Quarter-final  – 2002–03 Premier League 6th Quarter-final  – 2003–04 Premier League 1st Quarter-final  – 2004–05 Premier League 2nd Quarter-final Group stage 2005–06 Premier League 1st Semi-final Quarter-finals 2006–07 Premier League 4th Quarter-final Group stage 2007–08 Premier League 3rd Semi-final Champion  – 2008–09 Pro League 4th Runners-up Champion Round of 16 2009–10 Pro League 4th Semi-final Semi-final Semi-final 2010–11 Pro League 4th Round of 16 Quarter-final Round of 16 2011–12 Pro League 1st Quarter-final Quarter-final  – 2012–13 Pro League 3rd Round of 16 Runners-up Quarter-finals 2013–14 Pro League 4th Semi-final Champion Round of 16 2014–15 Pro League 5th Round of 16 Quarter-final Group stage 2015–16 Pro League 6th Semi-finals Round of 16  – 2016–17 Pro League 6th Quarter-finals Round of 32  – 2017–18 Pro League 10th  – Quarter-finals  – 2018–19 Pro League 5th  – Round of 16  – 2019–20 Pro League 2020–21 Pro League 2021–22 Pro League Managers This section needs additional citations for verification. (August 2015) Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1970–71) Saleh El Wahsh (1977–78) Luiz Felipe Scolari (1984–85) Jair Pereira (1986) Joubert (1987)[6] Lori Sandri (1989) Paulo Campos (1990–91) Lori Sandri (1992) Geninho (1993) Ivo Wortmann (1994) Yuriy Sevastyanenko (1995–96) Jean Fernandez (1996–97) Oscar (1998) João Alves (1998–99) João Francisco (1999) Arthur Bernardes (2001–02) Zé Mário (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2006) Daniel Romeo (2005–06) Ahmed Alajlani (2006) Humberto Coelho (2006–07) José Morais (2007) Enzo Trossero (1 July 2007–08) Nery Pumpido (1 July 2008 – 31 December 2008) Enzo Trossero (2008 – 30 June 2009) Jaime Pacheco (13 July 2009 – 15 April 2010) Edgar Ferreira (interim) Jorge Fossati (1 July 2010 – 31 December 2010) Enzo Trossero (1 January 2011 – 30 June 2011) Michel Preud'homme (1 July 2011 – 19 September 2013) Emilio Ferrera (20 September 2013 – 23 January 2014) Ammar Souayah (interim) José Morais (6 June 2014–14) Reinhard Stumpf (2014–15) Jaime Pacheco (2015) Adel Abdulrahman (interim)[7] Álvaro Gutiérrez (2015 – 3 January 2016) Fathi Al-Jabal (January 2016 – June 2016) Sami Al-Jaber (June 2016 – September 2017) José Daniel Carreño (September 2017 – March 2018) Khalid Al-Koroni (interim) (March 2018 – May 2018) Marius Șumudică (June 2018 – May 2019) Jorge Almirón (June 2019 – December 2019) Luis García (December 2019 – July 2020) Pedro Caixinha (July 2020 – January 2021) Asian Competitions Overview As of 26 April 2022 Competition Pld W D L GF GA AFC Champions League 74 40 13 22 113 78 Asian Club Championship 9 4 3 2 21 10 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 8 4 2 2 14 10 Asian Super Cup 2 0 1 1 3 4 TOTAL 94 48 19 27 154 102 Record By Country Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00  China 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00  India 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00  Iran 19 7 4 8 15 18 −3 036.84  Iraq 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 075.00  Japan 3 0 3 0 3 3 +0 000.00  Jordan 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00  Kuwait 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8 075.00  Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00  Qatar 15 9 3 3 24 15 +9 060.00  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 000.00  South Korea 8 2 1 5 9 16 −7 025.00  Syria 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 066.67  United Arab Emirates 19 11 3 5 35 20 +15 057.89  Uzbekistan 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 075.00 Asian Record Matches Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1992–93 Asian Club Championship Quarter-finals Yomiuri 0–0 2nd Al-Muharraq 1–1 Arseto 3–0 Semi-finals Al-Wasl 2–2 (4–3 p) 2–2 (4–3 p) Final PAS Tehran 0–1 0–1 1993–94 Asian Club Championship First round Al-Arabi 5–2 7–1 12–3 Quarter-finals – Withdrew 1994–95 Asian Club Championship Second round Al-Ansar 3–0 0–3 3–3 (4–5 p) 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round Hutteen 2–0 0–1 2–1 Quarter-finals Al-Wehdat 2–2 1–0 3–2 Semi-finals Esteghlal 3–2 3–2 Final Dalian Shide 4–2 4–2 2001 Asian Super Cup Final Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1–2 2–2 3–4 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round Al-Sadd 0–0 2–3 2–3 2005 AFC Champions League Group B Sepahan 1–1 0−1 3rd Al-Wahda 3–1 2–1 Al-Ain 1–0 0–3 2006 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Sadd 0–0 3–2 1st Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 2–0 Al-Arabi 2–0 0–3 Quarter-finals Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 0−1 0−6 0–7 2007 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Ain 2–0 2−0 2nd Sepahan 0–1 0–1 Al-Ittihad 4–0 1–1 2009 AFC Champions League Group B Al-Gharafa 1–0 3–1 2nd Persepolis 0–0 0–1 Sharjah 5–0 3–1 Round of 16 Al-Ittihad – 1−2 1–2 2010 AFC Champions League Group C Sepahan 1–1 0–1 1st Pakhtakor 2–1 3–1 Al-Ain 3–2 1–2 Round of 16 Esteghlal 3–2 – 3–2 Quarter-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 2–0 2–1 Semi-finals Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–3 0–1 4–4 (a) 2011 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Rayyan 1–0 1–1 2nd Zob Ahan 0–0 1–0 Emirates 4–1 1–2 Round of 16 Al-Sadd – 0−1 0–1 2013 AFC Champions League Group A El Jaish 2–0 0–3 1st Al-Jazira 2–1 1–1 Tractor Sazi 1–0 1–0 Round of 16 Al-Gharafa 3–0 2−1 5–1 Quarter-finals Kashiwa Reysol 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a) 2014 AFC Champions League Group A Esteghlal 2–1 1–0 1st Al-Jazira 1–3 2–1 Al-Rayyan 4–3 2–0 Round of 16 Al-Ittihad 1–3 0−1 1–4 2015 AFC Champions League Group B Al-Ain 0–1 0–0 4th Pakhtakor 2–2 2–0 Naft Tehran 0–3 1–2 2022 AFC Champions League Group B Mumbai City 6–0 3–0 1st Al-Jazira 3–0 2–0 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 1–1 Round of 16 Nasaf Qarshi AFC Club ranking Rankings are calculated by the AFC[8] Rank Club Points 8 Esteghlal 38.768 9 Al-Ain 67.608 10 Al Shabab 30.537 11 Al-Ittihad 90.000 12 Bunyodkor 20.990 References https://www.goalzz.com/?stadium=4375 [bare URL] "Saudi Arabia - List of Champions". www.rsssf.com. "Saudi League Statistics 2015/2016". Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. "فريق: الشباب". www.kooora.com. "Pat Janssen". LinkedIn. "Mais de 40 anos vivendo futebol" (in Portuguese). luxemburgo.com.br. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013. "المصري عادل عبد الرحمن مدربًا للشباب بدلاً من باتشيكو". aawsat.com. "The AFC". www.the-afc.com. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Shabab (football). Official website نادي الشباب | أخر الأ | NADY ALSHBAB Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Preceded by Shimizu S-Pulse Asian Cup Winners' Cup Runner up: Dalian Shide 2001 Succeeded by Al-Hilal

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