Al-Shabab Football Club
Squad
- Hassan Muath Fallatah2004current
Flávio Amado2009current
Prince Tagoe2012current
Diego Arismendi2015current- Saud Kariri2016current
Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri2019current- Moteb Al-Harbi2020current
Nawaf Al Abed2020current
Hattan Bahebri2021current
Kim Seung-gyu2022current- Abdullah Radif2023current
Yannick Carrasco2023current
Thomas Partey2026current
Tin Jedvaj2026current- Awad Al-Anazicurrent
Romain Saïsscurrent- Saeed Al-Owairan1988–2001
Saleh Al-Dawod1988–2008
Fahad Al-Mehallel1990–1999
Fuad Anwar1990–1998- Abdulaziz Khathran1994–2002
- Abdullah Al-Waked1994–2003
- Rashidi Yekini1999–1999
Mirjalol Qosimov2001–2002- Redha Tukar2001–2003
- Riadh Jelassi2001–2001
- Léider Preciado2004–2005
- Ahmed Al-Bahri2005–2006
Nashat Akram2005–2007
Mohammad Khouja2006–2009- Odai Al-Saify2006–2008
Waleed Abdullah2006–2017
Michael Eneramo2007–2007- Naif Al-Qadi2007–2014
- Nasser Al-Shamrani2007–2013
- Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri2008–2016
- Fernando Almeida de Oliveira2008–2008
- Flávio Amado2009–2011
Juan Manuel Olivera2010–2010- Omar Al-Ghamdi2010–2015
Song Chong-gug2010–2010
Abdullah Otayf2011–2012- Alhassane Keita2011–2011
Fernando Menegazzo2011–2014- Ibrahim Yattara2011–2012
- Khaled Aziz2011–2011
- Khaled Aziz2011–2011
Server Djeparov2011–2013
Mohammed Al-Owais2012–2017
Muhannad Assiri2012–2014
Wendel2012–2012
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem2013–2020
Kwak Tae-hwi2013–2013
Macnelly Torress2013–2014
Naif Hazazi2013–2015
Henrique Luvannor2014–2017
Imad Khalili2014–2014- Mbaye Diagne2014–2014
Park Chu-young2014–2015- Djameleddine Benlamri2016–2020
- Hattan Bahebri2016–2019
Abdullah Al-Khaibari2017–2019
Abdullah Al-Sudairy2017–2019- Hassan Tombakti2018–2023
Valerică Găman2018–2020- Abdullah Al-Hamdan2019–2021
Ali Majrashi2019–2022
Mbark Boussoufa2019–2019
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi2019–2020
Giedrius Arlauskis2020–2021
Éver Banega2020–2024
Aaron Boupendza2022–2023
Fahad Al-Muwallad2022–2025
Grzegorz Krychowiak2022–2023
Giacomo Bonaventura2024–2025
Ivan Rakitić2024–2024- Musab Al-Juwayr2024–2024
- Musab Al-Juwayr2024–2025
Al-Shabab Football Club is a prominent association football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Founded in 1947, Al-Shabab was originally named Shabab Al-Riyadh before adopting its current name in 1967.
Al-Shabab was the first football club established in Riyadh, overcoming early conflicts to become a competitive force.
Biography
Formation
Al-Shabab Football Club, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1947 as Shabab Al-Riyadh. It holds the distinction of being the first football club in Riyadh, emerging from a series of conflicts among its members before settling under the leadership of Abdulrahman Bin Saeed. The club quickly made its mark by winning its first tournament just five years after its establishment, defeating Sakit Al Hadeed (Railway Club) in Riyadh.
Early Challenges and Changes
The club faced significant challenges in its early years, including internal conflicts that led to the departure of key members and players, resulting in a temporary halt to its activities. In 1957, a leadership change saw Saleh Jaber replaced as captain, which sparked further discord. This turmoil culminated in a split that birthed a new club, Al-Hilal, from the remnants of Al-Shabab's original roster. By 1959, the club was struggling financially, leading to the disbandment of its first team and a reliance on its youth players, who would eventually carry the club forward.
Achievements and Legacy
Al-Shabab has since established itself as a powerhouse in Saudi football, winning the Saudi Pro League six times, with championships spanning from the early 1990s to 2012. The club has also claimed multiple domestic cups, including the King's Cup and the Saudi Super Cup. Internationally, Al-Shabab reached the finals of the Asian Club Championship in 1993 and won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 2001. The club's rich history and competitive spirit have made it a significant player in both regional and continental football, contributing to the growth of the sport in Saudi Arabia.
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Career & Clubs
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. 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 could not 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…
- League
- Saudi Pro League
Legacy
Domestic
Saudi Pro League Champions (6): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12 Runners-up (6): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2020–21 King's Cup Champions (3): 2008, 2009, 2014 Runners-up: 2013 Saudi Super Cup Champion: 2014 Crown Prince's Cup Champion (3): 1993, 1996, 1999 Runners-up (4): 1992, 1994, 2000, 2009 Saudi Federation cup Champion (4): 1988, 1989, 2009, 2010 Saudi First Division League (tier 2) Champions: 1978–79
Continental
Asian Club Championship Runner up: 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Champions: 2001
Regional
Arab Club Champions Cup Champions (2): 1992, 1999 Arab Super Cup Champions (2): 1996, 2001 Gulf Club Champions Cup Champions (2): 1993, 1994
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Al-Shabab Saudi Football Club also known as Al-Shabab is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh that competes in the Saudi Pro League. Founded in 1947 as Shabab Al-Riyadh, it was renamed Al-Shabab in 1967.
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