| Clubname: | Al-Riyadh |
| Fullname: | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club[1] |
| Founded: | (as Ahli Al-Riyadh) |
| Ground: | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Capacity: | 15,000[2] |
| Manager: | Sabri Lamouchi |
| League: | Saudi Pro League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Position: | Pro League, 14th of 18 |
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| Current: | 2024–25 Al-Riyadh SC season |
Al-Riyadh have won one major title: the Crown Prince Cup in 1994.[3] The team also finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994;[4] they have never won the top league.
Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023.
The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh."[5] It is currently based in west Riyadh.[6] They reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978, but triumphed on neither occasion.[7]
Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after winning the Saudi First Division League.[8]
In the early 1990s, under the leadership of the Brazilian coach Zumario and players such as Khalid Al-Qarouni, Talal Al-Jabreen, Yasser Al-Taafi and Fahd Al-Hamdan, Al-Riyadh won the Crown Prince Cup in 1994. They were unable to retain the Cup in 1995, losing in the final to Al-Hilal.[9] However, they did win the 1995 Federation Cup and reached the semi-final of the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[10] In 1998, Al-Riyadh once again reached the finals of the Crown Prince Cup, and lost to Al-Ahli.[11]
Al-Riyadh were relegated at the end of the 2004/5 season.[12]
Al-Riyadh finished fourth in the Saudi First Division League in the 2022/23 season.[13] Normally, a fourth-place finish would not be good enough for promotion, but the Saudi Premier League was expanding from 16 teams to 18, offering an additional promotion spot.
As of 21 August 2023:
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Sabri Lamouchi | |
| Assistant Manager | José Rodrigues Michael Hefele | |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Abdulrahman Hadl Al Shammari | |
| Rehab Coach | Nawaf Al-Qahtani | |
| Fitness Coach | Fahad Al-Zaqaan | |
| Youth Coach | Saad Al-Jaithen | |
| Development Coach | Bader Al-Koroni | |
| Head of Medical | Ibrahim Al-Khaibari | |
| Doctor | Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi | |
| Sporting Director | Saleh Al-Kubaishan |
Mohamed Aldo (19 February 2011 – 30 May 2011) Djamel Belkacem (26 July 2011 – 30 May 2012)
Ayman El Yamani (3 July 2012 – 12 December 2012) Habib Ben Romdhane (12 December 2012 – 1 May 2014)
Amir Alagić (17 June 2014 – 15 September 2014) Lotfi Kadri (16 September 2014 – 15 December 2014) Zouhair Louati (15 December 2014 – 28 July 2015)
Leandro Simpson (7 August 2015 – 18 December 2015) Abderrazek Chebbi (18 December 2015 – 30 April 2016) Adel Latrach (13 July 2017 – 26 November 2017) Amro Anwar (15 August 2018 – 2 December 2018) Yousri bin Kahla (25 January 2020 – 7 February 2021) Anis Chaieb (10 February 2021 – 1 June 2021) Moncef Mcharek (24 June 2021 – 1 May 2022)
Dejan Arsov (3 May 2022 – 8 September 2022)
Yannick Ferrera (6 June 2023 – 20 September 2023) Odair Hellmann (8 October 2023 – 1 June 2024) Sabri Lamouchi (12 July 2024 –)| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | |
| Arab Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group B | Al-Ahly | 2–2 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | 2nd | |
| Club Africain | 0–1 | ||||||
| Al-Nasr | 2–0 | ||||||
 Al-Ittihad Aleppo | 2–0 | ||||||
| SF | ES Sahel | 0–2 | bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 0–2 | |||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2R | Homenmen | 3–0 | 2−0 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 5–0 | |
| QF | Kazma | 2–1 | 0−1 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 2–2 | ||
| SF |  Al-Talaba | – | bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" | Withdrew | |||
| 1996 | Arab Super Cup | Final | ES Tunis | 1–1 | bgcolor=silver style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2nd | |
| Al-Hilal | 0–0 | ||||||
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Group A |  Al-Muharraq | 2–0 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1st | ||
 Al-Wehdat | 1–0 | ||||||
| Olympique Médéa | 1–1 | ||||||
| SF | Al-Faisaly | 0–1 | bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | 0–1 | |||
| 1999 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup | QR | Al-Merrikh | 2–1 | bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2nd | |
| Al-Masry | 1–2 | ||||||
 Al-Ittihad Ibb | 5–3 | ||||||
| Group B | Al-Jaish | 1–2 | bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 3rd | |||
 Al-Gharafa | 1–3 | ||||||
| MC Oran | 1–0 | ||||||