2025–26 Al-Shabab FC season

Al-Shabab
2025–26 season
President
  • Kholaif Al-Howaishan
ManagerImanol Alguacil
StadiumAl-Shabab Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King's CupRound of 32
Gulf Club Champions LeagueGroup stage
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Shabab's 49th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the Pro League, the club will also participate in the King Cup and the Gulf Club Champions League.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2025[1][2]

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 Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Shuwayrikh
4 DF Netherlands NED Wesley Hoedt
7 MF Italy ITA Giacomo Bonaventura
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad
9 FW Morocco MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah
10 MF Belgium BEL Yannick Carrasco
13 FW Brazil BRA Carlos
16 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Sibyani
20 FW Senegal SEN Habib Diallo
21 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Sadi
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Otaibi
31 GK Ukraine UKR Heorhiy Bushchan
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf
34 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hisham Al Dubais
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Adel Al-Mutairi
37 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Matuq
38 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Harboush
45 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Amjad Haraj
46 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Emad Qaysi
50 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Absi
55 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mishal Saad
56 MF Portugal POR Daniel Podence
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish
70 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Haroune Camara
77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al-Khurayef
90 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Abdullah
— DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Enezi

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Enezi Saudi Arabia Al-Kawkab End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 37 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Matuq Saudi Arabia Al-Jandal End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 13 Brazil Carlos Saudi Arabia Neom End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Senegal Habib Diallo Saudi Arabia Damac End of loan
5 July 2025 FW 9 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal End of loan
18 August 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Mubarak Al-Rajeh Saudi Arabia Al-Raed $400,000 [3]
19 August 2025 MF – Switzerland Vincent Sierro France Toulouse $3,500,000 [4]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 3 Brazil Leandrinho Brazil Vasco da Gama End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 30 Brazil Robert Renan Russia Zenit End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 71 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Thani Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 14 Finland Glen Kamara France Stade Rennais End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 15 Saudi Arabia Musab Al-Juwayr Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 17 Saudi Arabia Younes Al-Shanqiti Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli End of loan
1 July 2025 GK 18 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu Japan FC Tokyo Free [5]
10 July 2025 MF 12 Saudi Arabia Majed Kanabah Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Free [6]
16 July 2025 DF 5 Saudi Arabia Nader Al-Sharari Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Free [7]
19 July 2025 MF 11 Argentina Cristian Guanca Saudi Arabia Al-Ula Free [8]
13 August 2025 GK 50 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Absi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Swap [9]

Pre-season

28 July 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 0–3 Qatar Al-Gharafa Austria
16:00 CEST Report Díaz
Traoré
Djaló
3 August 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 0–0 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Austria
17:00 CEST
6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar Al-Shahaniya Mattersburg, Austria
17:30 CEST Report Stadium: Pappelstadion
12 August 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 5–0 Slovenia Bistrica Austria
12:00 CEST Hamdallah ,
Carlos
Al Dubais
Abdullah 		Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
King's Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Gulf Club Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Al-Qadsiah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Al-Riyadh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Al-Shabab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Al-Taawoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to FD League
17 Damac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 August 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).[10]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

21 September 2025 Round of 32 Abha v Al-Shabab Abha
21:00 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City

Gulf Club Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League

Statistics

Appearances

References

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  4. ^ "الشباب يعلن تعاقده مع السويسري فنسنت سيرو لاعب تولوز الفرنسي".
  5. ^ "Announcement of Kim Seung-gyu's Permanent Transfer Joining".
  6. ^ "الخليج يتعاقد مع ماجد كنبه".
  7. ^ "رسميا.. الشراري نصراويا 3 مواسم".
  8. ^ "العلا.. رابع محطات جوانكا".
  9. ^ "رسميًا.. الاتحاد يوقع مع "العبسي" القادم من الشباب حتى 2029".
  10. ^ "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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