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The 2017–18 Al-Taawoun season is the club's 62nd season in existence and its 10th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of Saudi Arabian football. This season, Al-Taawoun is participating in the Pro League for the eighth consecutive season as well as the King Cup and Crown Prince Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
| 2017–18 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Al-Qasim |
| Manager | José Gomes |
| Stadium | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| SPL | 9th |
| Crown Prince Cup | Round of 16 |
| King Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat (5) All: Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat (5) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,084 vs Al-Hilal (15 August 2017) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,877 vs Al-Faisaly (20 October 2017) |
| Average home league attendance | 4,772 |
| All statistics correct as of 14 November 2017. | |
| 11 July 2017 Friendly | Al-Taawoun  | 3–3 | Al-Batin | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:40 AST | Kamara  56'Amissi 58', 71' |
Al-Jouei 4' Jorge Santos 33'Jhonnattann 40' |
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium |
| 16 July 2017 Friendly | Adanaspor  | 0–1 | Al-Taawoun | Bolu, Turkey |
| 15:00 FET | Report | Kamara 34' |
Stadium: Highland Sports Complex |
| 19 July 2017 Friendly | Sivasspor | 4–1 | Al-Taawoun | Bolu, Turkey |
| 18:00 FET | Yandaş 5' Mutlu 40'Keleş 52'Leandrinho 88' |
Report | Kamara 85' |
Stadium: Highland Sports Complex |
| 22 July 2017 Friendly | Uzbekistan  | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun | Bolu, Turkey |
| 17:30 FET | 30' |
Stadium: Highland Sports Complex |
| 28 July 2017 Friendly | Sumgayit  | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun | Bolu, Turkey |
| 17:30 FET | Imamverdiyev 4' |
Report | Stadium: Highland Sports Complex |
| 29 July 2017 Friendly | İstanbulspor | 1–5 | Al-Taawoun | Bolu, Turkey |
| 15:30 FET | 50' (pen.) |
Report | Kamara 15', 42' (pen.) Al-Hussain 62', 75'Amissi 86' |
Stadium: Highland Sports Complex |
| 4 August 2017 Friendly | Al-Taawoun | 1–2 | Al-Tai | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:30 AST | Al-Hussain 36' |
Report | Al-Enezi 6' 69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium |
| 25 August 2017 Friendly | Al-Taawoun | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:45 AST | Hazazi 43' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 28 August 2017 Friendly | Al-Taawoun | 2–0 | Al-Hazem | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:15 AST | Hazazi 11' (pen.) Amissi 64' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
First team squad
- This section lists players who were in Al-Taawoun's first team squad at any point during the 2017–18 season
- Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
- Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
- Italics indicate loan player
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | DF | | Jufain Al-Bishi | Al-Raed | Free transfer | [1] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | | Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat | Al-Hilal | Free transfer | [2] |
| 1 July 2017 | FW |  | Alhaji Kamara | D.C. United | £200,000 | [3] |
| 1 July 2017 | GK |  | Essam El-Hadary | Wadi Degla SC | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF |  | Cédric Amissi | União | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 12 July 2017 | FW | | Ismael Al-Maghrebi | Al-Shabab | Free transfer | [6] |
| 20 August 2017 | FW | | Naif Hazazi | Al-Nassr | Free transfer | [7] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | DF | | Abdullah Kanno | Al-Fayha | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 1 July 2017 | FW | | Saqer Otaif | Al-Raed | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Zain | Al-Ahli | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Barakah | Al-Fayha | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 1 July 2017 | MF |  | Lucian Sânmărtean | Unattached | Released | |
| 4 July 2017 | DF | | Mahmoud Muaaz | Al-Wehda | Free transfer | [12] |
| 6 July 2017 | FW |  | Alassane N'Diaye | Clermont Foot | Free transfer | [13] |
| 14 July 2017 | DF | | Safwan Hawsawi | Unattached | Released | |
| 3 August 2017 | GK | | Fahad Al-Shammari | Al-Fayha | Free transfer | [14] |
| 16 August 2017 | MF | | Ibrahim Al-Telhi | Najran | Free transfer | [15] |
| 9 September 2017 | FW | | Mousa Al-Shameri | Al-Orobah | Free transfer | [16] |
Loans in
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | DF | | Faisel Al-Kharaa | Al-Ittihad[17] |
| 4 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | | Mostafa Fathi | El-Zamalek[18] |
| 9 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | | Ryan Al-Mousa | Al-Ahli[19] |
| 23 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | | Abdurahman Al-Dossari | Al-Nassr[20] |
| 11 September 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | Al-Shabab[21] |
| 11 September 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | | Abdurahman Khairallah | Al-Shabab[22] |
Loans out
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF |  | Sandro Manoel | Al-Fateh[23] |
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional League | — | 6th | — | 11 August 2017 | May 2018 |
| Crown Prince Cup | Round of 16 | 9 September 2017 | |||
| King Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | — | January 2018 | — |
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 36[a] | |
| 6 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 34[b] | |
| 8 | Al-Fayha | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34[b] | |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 33 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage[c] |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2018. Source: slstat.com
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) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[24]
Notes:
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) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[24]
Notes:
- Al-Ittihad qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as 2018 King Cup winners.
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 |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
Last updated: 25 November 2017.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | |||||||||||||||
| Position | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2017. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 10 August 2017 1 | Al-Fateh | 1–4 | Al-Taawoun | Al-Hasa |
| 19:00 | Hazzazi  45+5'Al-Mousa 61'Al-Zaqaan 81'Al-Dawsari 87' |
Report | Fathi 20' Amissi 57'Al-Sawat 59', 85' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 1,814 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 15 August 2017 2 | Al-Taawoun | 3–4 | Al-Hilal | Buraidah |
| 20:50 | Kamara 26' Fathi 35'Al-Shameri 45+1'Al-Mousa 83'Amissi 90+3' |
Report | Kharbin 14' Al-Abed 19'Al-Breik 21'Carlos Eduardo 38', 56'Al-Hafith 76'Hawsawi 82'Jahfali 90'Al-Dawsari 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 8,084 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 16 September 2017 3 | Al-Fayha | 1–1 | Al-Taawoun | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:40 | Tziolis 37' Tombakti 51'Al-Khaibari 65'Asprilla 65', 69'Ruiz 86'Al-Mutairi 90+1' |
Report | Hazazi 45' Amissi 69', 87'Al-Zubaidi 86' |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 839 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi |
| 23 September 2017 4 | Al-Raed | 2–2 | Al-Taawoun | Buraidah |
| 20:20 | Al-Rashidi 8' Bangoura 11' (54), pen.'Amora 19'Otaif 55'Al-Rashidi 90+8' |
Report | Amissi 8' Al-Maghrebi 22'Al-Mousa 63'Hazazi 74' (pen.)Machado 90+3'Al-Hussain 90+8' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 17,003 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 28 September 2017 5 | Al-Taawoun | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Buraidah |
| 20:15 | Al-Sawat 47' |
Report | Al Ansari 19' Al-Sumairi 38'Kahraba 52' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 5,004 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan |
| 15 October 2017 6 | Al-Nassr | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Lagrou 36' Leonardo 38', 51'Al-Jumaiah 72' |
Report | Al-Shameri 10' Kamara 43' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 1,915 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh |
| 20 October 2017 7 | Al-Taawoun | 1–0 | Al-Faisaly | Buraidah |
| 19:55 | Al-Zubaidi 69' Al-Mousa 88' |
Report | Luisinho 45' Hyland 50'Al-Deayea 79'Al-Dossari 90+4' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait |
| 27 October 2017 8 | Al-Taawoun | 3–1 | Ohod | Buraidah |
| 19:50 | Al-Sawat 3', 62' Kamara 50'Al-Hussain 59' |
Report | Hawsawi 60' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
| 3 November 2017 9 | Al-Qadsiah | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun | Dammam |
| 17:35 | Al-Obaid 10' Stanley 26'Mothnani 51'Élton 65'Fatau 79' |
Report | Al-Mousa 64' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 574 Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) |
| 19 November 2017 10 | Al-Taawoun | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 19:40 | Al-Mousa 55' Amissi 63' |
Report | Al-Somah 3' Balghaith 39'Bakshween 45'Claudemir 57' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 25 November 2017 11 | Al-Batin | 1–1 | Al-Taawoun | Hafar al-Batin |
| 15:05 | Khodari 19' Obaid 45'Tarabai 90+3'Eisa 90+4' |
Report | Al-Bishi 51' Al-Maghrebi 64'Hazazi 80' |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland) |
| 30 November 2017 12 | Al-Shabab | v | Al-Taawoun | Riyadh |
| 17:45 | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 10 December 2017 13 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Ettifaq | Buraidah |
| 17:50 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 16 December 2017 14 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Fateh | Buraidah |
| 15:15 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 24 December 2017 15 | Al-Hilal | v | Al-Taawoun | Riyadh |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 29 December 2017 16 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Fayha | Buraidah |
| 15:20 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 12 January 2018 17 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Raed | Buraidah |
| 18:15 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 18 January 2018 18 | Al-Ittihad | v | Al-Taawoun | Jeddah |
| 20:05 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 27 January 2018 19 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Nassr | Buraidah |
| 15:40 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium |
| 31 January 2018 20 | Al-Faisaly | v | Al-Taawoun | Al Majma'ah |
| 15:40 | Report | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium |
Crown Prince Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 9 September 2016 Round of 16 | Al-Fayha | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:50 | Asprilla 13' Tombakti 28'Al-Mutairi 51' |
Report | Al-Mousa 52' Al-Zubaidi 89' |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Abdullah Al-Nuhait |
King Cup
Al-Taawoun will enter the King Cup in the Round of 32 alongside the other Pro League teams.
Squad statistics
As of 25 November 2017.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Essam El-Hadary | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Ricardo Machado | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Talal Al-Absi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Ryan Al-Mousa | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Naif Hazazi | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  |
Jehad Al-Hussain | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | |
Abdulaziz Al-Moghir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | |
Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Naif Al-Mousa | 11 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Cédric Amissi | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Madallah Al-Olayan | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Faisel Al-Rashodi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | |
Moataz Al-Baqaawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | |
Sultan Al-Ghamdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Rayan Al-Dhiyab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | |
Saeed Al-Dossari | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | |
Abdullah Al-Shameri | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | |
Mostafa Fathi | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | |
Fayz Al-Sabiay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | |
Faisel Al-Kharaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | |
Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | |
Abdurahman Al-Dossari | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | |
Alhaji Kamara | 8 | 3 | 6+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | |
Ismael Al-Maghrebi | 10 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | |
Abdurahman Khairallah | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | |
Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat | 12 | 5 | 9+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | |
Jufain Al-Bishi | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80 | MF | |
Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | |
Cédric Amissi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | FW | |
Alhaji Kamara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 30 | MF | |
Mostafa Fathi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | |
Naif Hazazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | |
Naif Al-Mousa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | |
Abdullah Al-Shameri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | FW | |
Ismael Al-Maghrebi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | DF | |
Jufain Al-Bishi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
Last Updated: 25 November 2017
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | |
Essam El-Hadary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Last Updated: 20 October 2017
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