Al-Ittihad 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was Al-Ittihad 's 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 96th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League , the King Cup , the AFC Champions League , the Arab Club Champions Cup , the Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
This season saw the club signed the Frenchman and former Ballon d'Or holder Karim Benzema , who is considered as one of the best strikers of all time. He signed a contract for three years having him stay until 2026.
Players
As of 1 February 2024 [ 1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Entry date
Position
No.
Player
From club
Fee
Ref.
30 June 2023
GK
22
Saleh Al-Ohaymid
Al-Kholood
End of loan
30 June 2023
GK
41
Raghdan Matri
Al-Bukiryah
End of loan
30 June 2023
GK
–
Mohammed Abo Asidah
Wej
End of loan
30 June 2023
GK
–
Malek Tolah
Al-Kholood
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
4
Ziyad Al-Sahafi
Al-Taawoun
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
23
Mohammed Al-Oufi
Al-Adalah
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
25
Naif Asiri
Al-Lewaa
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
32
Hazim Al-Zahrani
Ohod
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
–
Aseel Abed
Al-Okhdood
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
–
Hassan Al-Asmari
Najran
End of loan
30 June 2023
DF
–
Basil Al-Hedaif
Al-Bukiryah
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
6
Khaled Al-Samiri
Al-Khaleej
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
15
Mohammed Sawaan
Al-Kholood
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
29
Ahmed Bahusayn
Hajer
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
35
Hussain Al-Eisa
Hajer
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
–
Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi
Jeddah
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
–
Abdulelah Hawsawi
Jeddah
End of loan
30 June 2023
MF
–
Meshal Sani
Al-Bukiryah
End of loan
30 June 2023
FW
–
Abdulaziz Al-Hassani
Wej
End of loan
1 July 2023
DF
12
Zakaria Hawsawi
Ohod
$1,200,000
[ 2]
1 July 2023
MF
7
N'Golo Kanté
Chelsea
Free
[ 3]
1 July 2023
FW
9
Karim Benzema
Real Madrid
Free
[ 4]
3 July 2023
MF
11
Jota
Celtic
$31,750,000
[ 5]
11 July 2023
MF
6
Sultan Al-Farhan
Al-Raed
Free
[ 6]
22 July 2023
MF
77
Saleh Al-Amri
Abha
$2,134,000
[ 7]
31 July 2023
MF
8
Fabinho
Liverpool
$51,000,000
[ 8]
31 August 2023
DF
15
Hassan Kadesh
Al-Taawoun
$16,000,000
[ 9]
3 September 2023
GK
1
Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Al-Hilal
Undisclosed
[ 10]
7 September 2023
DF
5
Luiz Felipe
Real Betis
$26,700,000
[ 11]
7 September 2023
MF
16
Faisal Al-Ghamdi
Al-Ettifaq
$12,500,000
[ 12]
30 January 2024
GK
35
Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
Damac
$2,400,000
[ 13]
31 January 2024
DF
37
Fawaz Al-Sqoor
Al-Shabab
$3,000,000
[ 14]
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Competitions
Overview
Updated to match played 27 May 2024 Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
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).
[ 53]
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
34
16
6
12
63
54
+9
54
9
2
6
34
32
+2
7
4
6
29
22
+7
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 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A Result W W W W L W W D L D D L W D W L L L W W W L W W W L D W L L L D W L Position 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2024. 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
King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3 ).
Champions League
Group stage
^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Sepahan 4, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1.
^ The match was abandoned after Al-Ittihad walked off in protest due to the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.[ 54] The match was awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad, with Sepahan also being fined $200,000 and banned from hosting its next three Asian Champions League matches at home.[ 55] [ 56]
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Arab Club Champions Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Statistics
Appearances
Last updated on 27 May 2024.
Goalscorers
Last Updated: 27 May 2024
Assists
Last Updated: 27 May 2024
Clean sheets
Name
Pro League
King Cup
Champions League
Arab Club Champions Cup
Super Cup
Club World Cup
Total
1
34
GK
Marcelo Grohe
7
1
0
1
0
1
10
2
1
GK
Abdullah Al-Mayouf
2
1
3
0
0
0
6
Total
9
2
3
1
0
1
16
Last Updated: 5 April 2024
References
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