Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)
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{{football club infobox |
clubname = Al-Shabab|
image = [[Image:Al-Shabab.jpg|110px]]|
fullname = Al-Shabab|
nickname = The White Lion <br /> The Sheikh (Chief) <br /> The King <br /> |
founded = 1947 |
ground = [[King Fahd International Stadium|King Fahd Stadium]]<br />[[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]|
capacity = 67,000|
chairman = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Khaled AlBaltan |
manager = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Enzo Trossero]]|
league = [[Saudi Premier League]] |
season = 2007-08 |
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current=Al-Shabab 2007-2008 season |
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'''Al-Shabab''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: الشباب) is a [[Saudi Arabia]]n professional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Riyadh]]. It was founded in 1947, and was named at first Shabab AlRiyadh, but later in 1967 was named Al Shabab. Al Shabab is well known in [[Saudi Arabia]] as one of the best in football. Al Shabab club is also well known for producing great players, as [[Saeed Al-Owairan]] who scored the crucial goal for Saudi Arabia against [[Belgium]] in the [[1994 World Cup]], and the 6th best in the history of the World Cup. Also [[Fuad Amin]], who scored Saudi Arabia's first [[World Cup]] goal against [[Netherland]]. Al Shabab is also known for selling many players to other Saudi clubs, as Ruda Tokar ([[Ittihad (football club)|Ittihad]]) and Abdulaziz AlKhatran ([[Hilal]]).
==History==
Al Shabab was the first football club in Riyadh. The club began in 1947, with many conflicts before with its numerous members, but it was settled in 1947 and Abdulrahman Bin Saeed was the president. 5 years later, Al Shabab won its first tournament beating Sakit AlHadeed (Railway Club) in [[Riyadh]]. Then 3 years later, in 1955 Al Shabab beat the Military College to win the King Saud Cup. 2 years passed, and a new conflict aroused 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 created a new football club, which is the club known today as [[Hilal]]. The club stopped for half a year due to financial weakness after the departure of its founder Abdulrahman Bin Saeed. Then in the beginning of 1959 another problem began, Abdullah Bin Ahmed, the president then, was all alone taking care of the club. He couldn't 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 [[Ahli Jeddah]] and [[Hilal]]. What was left was the youth team, and the player Abdulrahman Bin Ahmed decided to take care of the youth team. Soon Abdullah Bin Ahmed returned, and many members returned and supported the club. Then Abdullah Bin Ahmed announced the return of forming the first team, and some players returned, but some stayed at [[Ahli]] and [[Hilal]]. Also in 1959 was the formation of the Saudi Football Federation, and all football clubs were announced official. In 1960 in the first official tournament called King Saud Cup for the Central Province, Al Shabab faced Al Hilal in their first official games between the two, and won 3-0 to win their first cup.
In the 1960s, everyone wanted to play and be part of the club, and after the request of Al Najmah FC and Al Marekh in 1967, they were united as one club and changed their name from Shabab Riyadh, to simply Al Shabab. The colors of the team were at first white and green, then they were changed after the unification to orange and blue, but in 1977 it was changed to white, gray, and black, the current colors. In 1975 Al Shabab was delegated to the 1st Division. But the next season it was able to win 1st place, and was relegated back to the Premier League in 1976. In 1993, Al Shabab became the first club in Saudi Arabia to win 3 premier leagues in a row. In 2007, Al Shabab became the first club in [[Saudi Arabia]] to build projects to increase the club's revenue, and began a 200 million dollar project which contains a 5 star hotel, and a shopping mall. During a visit to the club in January 2008, Al Shabab's main supporter, [[Khaled Bin Sultan]], announced the launch of two new projects, Al Laith TV Channel, and Al Shabab Museum.
==Achievements==
[[Image:Anwar9.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Fuad Amin holds the Saudi Premier League cup in 1993.]]
*'''[[Saudi Premier League]]: 5'''
**Champion : 1991, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2006
***Runner-up : 1998, 2005
*'''[[Saudi Champions Cup]] : 1'''
**Champion : 2008
*'''[[Crown Prince Cup]]: 3'''
**Champion : 1993, 1996, 1999
***Runner-up : 1992, 1994, 2000
*'''[[Saudi Federation cup]]: 2'''
**Champion : 1988, 1989
*'''[[Saudi League Division 1]] : 1'''
**Champion : 1976
*'''[[King Saud Cup]] : 1'''
**Champion : 1960
*'''[[Asian Cup Winners Cup]]: 1'''
**Champion : 2001
*'''[[Arab Champions League]]: 2'''
**Champion :1992, 1999
*'''[[Arab Super Cup]]: 2'''
**Champion : 1996 , 2001
*'''[[Gulf Club Champions Cup]]: 2'''
**Champion : 1993 , 1994
[[Image:1605 spo p20 n11.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Saleh Sadeeq and Nasser Al-Shamrani hold the first Saudi Champions Cup in 2008.]]
==Performance in AFC Competitions==
* '''[[AFC Champions League]]''': 3 appearances
**Group Stage : 2005, 2007
**Quarterfinal : 2006
=== 2006 ACL Group D Standing ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=185|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} '''Al Shabab'''
|6||4||1||1||9||6||3||'''13'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} '''[[Al-Sadd]]'''
|6||4||1||1||13||5||8||'''13'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRQ}} '''[[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]'''
|6||2||0||4||5||9||-4||'''6'''
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} '''[[Al-Arabi]]'''
|6||1||0||5||5||12||-7||'''3'''
|}
*Al Shabab qualified due to the home-away result between Al Shabab and [[Al Sadd]] in which Al Shabab won 3-2 away, and drew 0-0 at home.
Quarterfinal
Ulsan Hyundai 6 - 0 Al Shabab
Al Shabab 0 - 1 Ulsan Hyundai
=== 2007 ACL Group D Standing ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=185|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} '''[[Sepahan]]'''
|6||4||1||1||12||5||7||'''13'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} '''Al Shabab'''
|6||3||1||2||9||3||6||'''10'''
|- bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} '''[[Al Ain FC]]'''
|6||1||3||2||5||8||-3||'''6'''
|-bgcolor=#ccccff
|align=left|{{flagicon|SYR}} '''[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo]]'''
|6||0||3||3||3||13||-10||'''3'''
|}
* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''': 3 appearances
**Runner Up :- 1993
***Group Stage :- 1994 ; 1995
== Records ==
* First Saudi club to win 3 [[Saudi Premier League]] in a row, 1991, 1992, and 1993.
* First Saudi club to win the professional and new [[Saudi Premier League]] in 1991. Also first Saudi club to win the [[Saudi Champions Cup]] in 2008.
* Only club in the world to play 2 games in one day, in 1999 in the afternoon in the Arab Elite Cup final, and at night in the Crown Prince Cup final against [[Al-Hilal]]. This was due to bad planning by the Saudi FA, in which Al Shabab decided to use two teams, one in [[Syria]] to play the Arabic final, and another compromised of the starting players in [[Riyadh]] to play the [[Crown Prince Cup]] final against [[Al-Hilal]], in which they lost the Arabic final, but won the [[Crown Prince Cup]].
* Largest margin win was against Al Shoalah during a friendly tournament in 2007, 8-0. Largest margin win in an official game was against [[Al Tai]] in the [[Saudi Premier League]] in 2003, 7-0. Largest margin win against a high-ranked club was 6-1 against [[Al-Nasr]] in the [[Saudi Premier League]] 2004.
==The club today==
Al Shabab had a training camp in Tunisia before the beginning of the football season, and won the [[ART]] Friendly Tournament, in which [[Al Hilal]], [[Wehda]], and [[Al Hazm]] also participated. The team is expected to do well this season, after bringing 2 stars to the club, [[Naser AlShamrani]] and [[Naif AlQadi]].
Al Shabab began the new season facing [[Nassr]], tying 1-1. The club continued to drop points by tying Al Taey, and losing to [[Al Ahli]] in [[Riyadh]]. But soon Al Shabab went back to victory against the ambitious [[Wehda]], and against the newcomers, [[Najran SC]] away. The victory didn't stay long, they soon lost to [[Al Hazm]] at home, tied with [[Ittifaq]] away, but came back demolishing [[Al Qadisiyah]] 5-2 away. Winning continued away against [[Al-Watani]]. Again they played [[Nasr]], but couldn't beat them ending the game 2-2. Soon they came head to head with the current [[Saudi Premier League]] champion, and the current first place, [[Ittihad (football club)|Ittihad]]. Playing at home, Abdoh Autef began the scoring, which soon followed a penalty scored by Naser AlShamrani, to end the first half 2-0. But Ittihad didn't give up easily, and pulled one up in the beginning of the first half. Al Shabab's defense and amazing goalkeeper, [[Waleed Abdullah]], stood against Ittihad's ferocious offense, but the third came by the bullet, [[Naji Majrashi]] fast sprint facing the goalkeeper, who saved it, but Naser AlShamrani continued the ball to score the third. Ittihad soon came back by a penalty scored by [[Mohammed Nour]], and the game ended 3-2. After that Al Shabab defeated [[Al Tai]] 2-0 in [[Riyadh]].
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Currently, Naser AlShamrani is the goalscorer of the [[Saudi Premier League]] with 8 goals, and Shabab's main forward with the support of [[Naji Majrashi]]. Al Shabab is currently 2nd in the [[Saudi Premier League]].
==Current Squad==
{{Football squad start}}
{{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Waleed Abdullah]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdullah Al Astaa]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdulmohsen Al Dosari]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Saleh Sadeeq]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Naif Al-Qadi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Safwan Al Mowalad]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Mansour Al Dossari]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdullah Al Dosari]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Naji Majrashi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Ahmed Otaif]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Brazil|name=[[Marcelo Camacho|Camacho]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Hassan Muath]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdullah Shuhail]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdoh Otaif]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=Argentina|name=[[Juan Manuel Martinez]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad mid}}
{{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Zied Al Mowalad]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Yousef Al Muwaine]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Faisal Al Obili]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Abdulaziz bin Saran]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Saeid Al Harbi]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Hussain Shaian]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=24|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Sanad Shrahilee]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Nasser Al-Shamrani]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Saeed Ismail]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=27|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Fisal Bin Sultan]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=28|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Bader Al Hagbani]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=29|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Hosein Fllath]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Mohammad Khojah]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=31|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Fahad Fallata]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad end}}
===Squad changes for 2007 season===
;In:
{|
{{Football squad player|nat=Brazil|name=[[Marcelo Camacho]]
|pos=MF|other='''from''' {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Al-Arabi_Sports_Club|Al Arabi]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Argentina|name=[[Juan Manuel Martinez|Juan Manuel Martinez]]
|pos=MF|other='''from''' {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Cúcuta Deportivo|Cúcuta Deportivo]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Nigeria|name=[[Michael Eneramo|Michael Eneramo]]|pos=FW|other= '''from''' {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance Sportive de Tunis]]}} left the club for poor performance in November 2007
{{Football squad player|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Hamed AlEisa]]|pos=DF|other= '''from''' {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Ittihad (football club)|Ittihad]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Nasser Al-Shamrani]]
|pos=FW|other='''from''' {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Al-Wehda]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Naif Al-Qadi]]
|pos=DF|other='''from''' {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Al-Rayyan_Sports_Club|Al-Rayyan]]}}
|}
;Out:
{|
{{Football squad player|nat=Ghana|name=[[Godwin_Attram|Godwin Attram]]|pos=FW|other='''to''' {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Al Hazm]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Iraq|name=[[Nashat Akram]]|pos=MF|other='''to''' {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC]]}}
{{Football squad player|nat=Saudi Arabia|name=[[Mohamed Hamdan]]|pos=DF|other='''to''' {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Al-Watani]]}}
|}
===World Cup Players===
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'''[[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1994]]
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Fuad Amin]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Saeed Al-Owairan]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Fahad Al-Mehallel]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Saleh Al-Dawod]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Awad Al-Anazi]]'''
'''[[1998 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1998]]
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Fuad Amin]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Saeed Al-Owairan]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Fahad Al-Mehallel]]'''
'''[[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 2002]]
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Redha Tukar]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Abdulaziz Khathran]]'''
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Abdullah Al-Waked]]'''
'''[[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 2006]]
*{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} '''[[Mohammad Khouja]]'''
==External links==
* [http://www.shababclub.com Official Website]
* [http://www.shbabclub.com Official Fans Website]
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=152 Goalzz English Information of Shabab Club]
{{Saudi Premiership}}
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