2025–26 Al-Riyadh SC season

Al-Riyadh
2025–26 season
PresidentBandar Al-Muqail
ManagerJavier Calleja
StadiumPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 22:38, 12 September 2025 (UTC).

The 2025–26 season is Al-Riyadh's 73rd year in existence and their 26th non-consecutive season in the Pro League.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King's Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

Squad information

As of 12 September 2025[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  KSA Yazeed Al-Bakr
5 DF  FRA Yoann Barbet
6 MF  KSA Saud Zidan
7 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Aqel
10 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Abed
11 MF  IRQ Ibrahim Bayesh
13 FW  BFA Mohamed Konaté
15 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Bishi
16 MF  KSA Talal Al-Shubili
20 MF  POR Tozé
23 DF  KSA Saud Tombakti
24 FW  KSA Rayan Al-Bloushi
25 DF  KSA Suwailem Al-Menhali
27 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Nowaiqi
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  KSA Bader Al-Mutairi
29 DF  KSA Ahmed Assiri
32 MF  ARG Luca Ian Ramírez
33 GK  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Khaibari
40 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari
50 DF  KSA Nawaf Hawsawi
66 DF  KSA Majed Al-Qahtani
82 GK  CAN Milan Borjan
87 DF  KSA Marzouq Tombakti
88 MF  KSA Yahya Al-Shehri
90 FW  KSA Thamer Al-Dhafiri
GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi
MF  KSA Mohammed Sahlouli

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi Al-Qadsiah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 15 Nasser Al-Bishi Al-Najma End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 16 Mohammed Sahlouli Al-Jabalain End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 7 Osama Al-Bawardi Al-Najma Free [4]
1 July 2025 DF 12 Sulaiman Hazazi Al-Zulfi Free [5]
1 July 2025 DF 23 Mohammed Al-Khaibari Al-Khaleej Free [6]
1 July 2025 MF Maher Al-Mutairi Al-Zulfi Free [7]
2 July 2025 DF Sultan Al-Essa Al-Hazem Free [8]
2 July 2025 MF Fahad Al-Jizani Jeddah Free [9]
16 July 2025 MF Salman Matar Hajer Free [10]
17 July 2025 MF Samuel Sackey Free agent Free [11]
22 July 2025 DF 4 Sergio González Leganés Free [12]
31 July 2025 DF Ahmed Khatir Beveren $467,000 [13]
7 August 2025 MF 10 Teddy Okou Luzern Undisclosed [14]
9 August 2025 DF Abdulaziz Al-Asbahi Shabab Al Ahli Free [15]
13 August 2025 MF 11 Khalil Al-Absi Al-Jabalain Free [16]
18 August 2025 MF 19 Ismaila Soro Beitar Jerusalem Free [17]
23 August 2025 FW 9 Mamadou Sylla Real Valladolid Free [18]
27 August 2025 DF Mohammed Al-Saeed Al-Okhdood Free [19]
27 August 2025 MF 18 Khaled Al-Asbahi Shabab Al Ahli Free [20]
4 September 2025 DF Essam Bahri Abha Free [21]
4 September 2025 MF Hussain Al-Raqwani Abha Free [22]
8 September 2025 GK Jan Petek Aluminij Free [23]
28 September 2025 GK Emad Fida Al-Ahli Free [24]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
27 August 2025 End of season DF 33 Ammar Al-Harfi Al-Ula None [25]
10 September 2025 End of season MF 29 Farhah Al-Shamrani Al-Ittihad None [26]
10 September 2025 End of season FW 14 Talal Haji Al-Ittihad None [27]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 MF 99 Enes Sali FC Dallas End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 85 Talal Haji Al-Ittihad End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 17 Faïz Selemani Qatar SC Free [28]
1 July 2025 FW 77 Sekou Lega Kalba Free [29]
8 July 2025 FW 13 Mohamed Konaté Akhmat Grozny Free [30]
9 July 2025 DF Enzo Roco Fatih Karagümrük Free [31]
22 July 2025 DF 8 Abdulelah Al-Khaibari Al-Ahli $3,465,000 [32]
3 August 2025 DF 2 Yazeed Al-Bakr Al-Zulfi Free [33]
4 August 2025 DF 29 Ahmed Assiri Al-Khaleej Free [34]
6 August 2025 MF 7 Mohammed Al-Aqel Al-Taawoun Free [35]
14 August 2025 MF 21 Lucas Kal Sport Recife Free [36]
20 August 2025 GK Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi Al-Shabab Free [37]
20 August 2025 MF 43 Bernard Mensah Al-Nasr Free [38]
20 August 2025 MF Maher Al-Mutairi Al-Zulfi Free [39]
3 September 2025 MF 28 Badr Al-Mutairi Abha Free [40]
10 September 2025 DF 27 Hussain Al-Nowaiqi Al-Jabalain Free
11 September 2025 GK 1 Vincent Angelini FK Jerv Free [41]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
29 August 2025 End of season DF 50 Nawaf Hawsawi Al-Najma None [42]
3 September 2025 End of season DF 25 Suwailem Al-Menhali Abha None [43]
3 September 2025 End of season MF Fahad Al-Jizani Abha None [44]
12 September 2025 End of season FW 24 Rayan Al-Bloushi Al-Jabalain None

Pre-season and friendlies

21 July 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim La Nucia, Spain
19:00 CEST Figueiredo 10' Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
25 July 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 1–1 Al-Arabi Benidorm, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Al-Naimat Stadium: Meliá Villaitana Football Center
30 July 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 0–2 Castellón Alzira, Spain
19:00 CEST Calatrava 5'
Bosilj 39'
Stadium: Estadio Luis Suñer Picó
3 August 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 2–5 Ibiza Benidorm, Spain
10:00 CEST Report Señé 14'
Vico 18'
El Ftouhi 35'
Gallar 50' (pen.)
Bebé 57'
Stadium: Meliá Villaitana Football Center
6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 0–0 Intercity Benidorm, Spain
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Meliá Villaitana Football Center
6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Riyadh 0–0 La Nucía Benidorm, Spain
20:00 CEST Report Stadium: Meliá Villaitana Football Center

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 8 2 2 4 9 17 −8 025.00
King's Cup 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Total 10 3 2 5 10 19 −9 030.00

Updated to match played 6 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Al-Hazem 9 2 3 4 8 14 −6 9
13 Al-Shabab 9 1 5 3 7 11 −4 8
14 Al-Riyadh 9 2 2 5 10 19 −9 8
15 Damac 9 0 5 4 8 17 −9 5
16 Al-Fateh 9 1 2 6 10 21 −11 5 Relegation to FD League
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. Source: SPL
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) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[45]

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
8 2 2 4 9 17  −8 8 2 1 1 6 5  +1 0 1 3 3 12  −9

Last updated: 6 November 2025.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLWLLLWDD
Position159131314131212
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2025. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

29 August 2025 1 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Riyadh Riyadh
18:50 Al-Harbi 22'
Malcom 45+3'
Report Okou  45+1' Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 21,901
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
14 September 2025 2 Al-Riyadh 2–1 Al-Najma Riyadh
18:35 Tozé 1'
Sylla 19'
Zidan  83'
Bayesh  86'  90+2'
Report K. Al-Shammari  37'
Lázaro 51'
A. Al-Shammeri  55'
Al-Abdulrazzaq  72'
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
20 September 2025 3 Al-Nassr 5–1 Al-Riyadh Riyadh
21:00 Félix 6', 49'
Coman 30'
Ronaldo 33', 76'
Mané  45+1'
Martinez  54'
Report Sylla 51' Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 16,174
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
27 September 2025 4 Al-Riyadh 2–3 Neom Riyadh
18:20 Al-Absi 19'
Sylla  21'
Okou  63'
Doucouré 77' (o.g.)
Report Rodríguez 2'
Hegazi  21', 28'
Abdi  38'
Lacazette 54'
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud
19 October 2025 5 Al-Khaleej 4–1 Al-Riyadh Dammam
17:45 King 7', 25', 56'
Al-Khabrani  38'
Masouras 66'
Hawsawi  70'
Report Sylla 45+1'
Soro  61'
Al-Khaibari  90+5'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
23 October 2025 6 Al-Riyadh 1–0 Al-Kholood Riyadh
17:55 Sylla 26'
Al-Khaibari  76'
Report N'Doram  34' Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Abdullah Zarban
30 October 2025 7 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Riyadh Jeddah
20:30 Toney 90+1' (pen.)
Mendy  90+9'
Al-Johani  90+12'
Aboulshamat  90+17'
Report Sahlouli  19'
González  87'
Tombakti  88'
Tozé 90+11' (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 8,549
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
6 November 2025 8 Al-Riyadh 1–1 Damac Riyadh
20:30 Al-Bawardi  3'
González 24'
Sahlouli  74'
Al-Harfi  77'
Report Sylla  59'
Rabea  60'
Al-Anazi  77'
Vada 85' (pen.)
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
20 December 2025 10 Al-Shabab v Al-Riyadh Riyadh
16:15 Stadium: SHG Arena

King's Cup

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

24 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Jubail 0–1 Al-Riyadh Qatif
18:10 Al-Nakhli  83' Report Tambakti  20'
Al-Shehri 25'
Bayesh  51'
Stadium: Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
27 October 2025 Round of 16 Al-Fateh 2–0 Al-Riyadh Al-Hasa
17:35 Bendebka  50'
Batna 63'
Al-Zubaidi 74'
Al-Sahihi  90+8'
Report Okou  47'
González  52'
Barbet  66'
Sylla  71'
Stadium: Maydan Tamweel Aloula
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 6 November 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
82 GK  CAN Milan Borjan 10 0 8 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Saeed 2 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF  ESP Sergio González 10 1 8 1 1+1 0
5 DF  FRA Yoann Barbet 10 0 8 0 2 0
7 DF  KSA Osama Al-Bawardi 10 0 4+4 0 2 0
12 DF  KSA Sulaiman Hazazi 9 0 5+2 0 2 0
17 DF  KSA Abdullah Hassoun 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Khaibari 7 0 4+1 0 2 0
33 DF  KSA Ammar Al-Harfi 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
44 DF  KSA Saud Tambakti 3 0 1+1 0 1 0
87 DF  KSA Marzouq Tambakti 2 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF  KSA Saud Zidan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
8 MF  IRQ Ibrahim Bayesh 4 0 3 0 1 0
10 MF  FRA Teddy Okou 10 0 6+2 0 1+1 0
11 MF  KSA Khalil Al-Absi 10 1 4+4 1 1+1 0
14 MF  KSA Talal Al-Shubili 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
15 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Bishi 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
16 MF  KSA Mohammed Sahlouli 9 0 5+3 0 0+1 0
18 MF  YEM Khaled Al-Asbahi 7 0 0+5 0 0+2 0
19 MF  CIV Ismaila Soro 8 0 5+1 0 0+2 0
20 MF  POR Tozé 10 2 8 2 2 0
88 MF  KSA Yahya Al-Shehri 5 1 2+2 0 1 1
98 MF  KSA Farhah Al-Shamrani 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW  SEN Mamadou Sylla 10 4 6+2 4 2 0
32 FW  ARG Luca Ramirez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
90 FW  KSA Talal Haji 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
Players sent out on loan this season
24 FW  KSA Rayan Al-Bloushi 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 9 FW Mamadou Sylla 4 0 4
2 20 MF Tozé 2 0 2
3 4 DF Sergio González 1 0 1
11 MF Khalil Al-Absi 1 0 1
88 MF Yahya Al-Shehri 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Total 9 1 10

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 10 MF Teddy Okou 3 0 3
2 20 MF Tozé 2 0 2
3 33 DF Ammar Al-Harfi 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 82 GK Milan Borjan 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Last Updated: 23 October 2025

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