2022–23 Al-Shabab FC season

The 2022–23 season is Al-Shabab's 46th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, the 2022 AFC Champions League, and the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.

Al-Shabab

2022–23 season
President	Khaled Al-Baltan
Manager	Vicente Moreno
Stadium	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL	4th
King Cup	Round of 16 (knocked out by Al-Ittihad)
Champions League	Quarter-finals (knocked out by Al-Duhail)
Arab Club Champions Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Cristian Guanca (13 goals) All: Cristian Guanca (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	9,379 (vs. Al-Tai, 8 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance	767 (vs. Al-Taawoun, 27 May 2023)
Average home league attendance	4,591
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2023.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2023^[1]

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 1 GK  KSA Zaid Al-Bawardi 4 DF  BRA Iago Santos 5 DF  KSA Hassan Tambakti 6 MF  KSA Majed Kanabah 7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar 8 MF  ARG Cristian Guanca 9 FW  GAB Aaron Boupendza 10 MF  ARG Éver Banega (captain) 11 MF  KSA Hattan Bahebri 12 DF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghamdi 13 FW  BRA Carlos 14 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Abed 15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani 16 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Sibyani 18 GK  KOR Kim Seung-gyu 22 GK  KSA Fawaz Al-Qarni 23 MF  POL Grzegorz Krychowiak (on loan from Krasnodar)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  KSA Moteb Al-Harbi 25 DF  KSA Saeed Al-Rubaie 26 MF  KSA Mohammed Eisa 27 DF  KSA Fawaz Al-Sqoor 28 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Bishi 32 FW  KSA Saad Al-Muwallad 34 FW  KSA Fares Al-Garzae 35 GK  KSA Hussain Shae'an 37 MF  KSA Abdullah Matuq 38 DF  KSA Mohammed Harboush 50 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Absi 71 FW  ERI Ahmed Abdu 77 MF  ESP Santi Mina (on loan from Celta Vigo) 87 FW  KSA Fares Al-Owais 88 DF  KSA Nader Al-Sharari 89 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili 90 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Muwallad

Out on loan

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 29 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Rubaie (at Najran until 30 June 2023) 30 MF  KSA Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (at Damac until 30 June 2023) 52 MF  KSA Abdullah Haqawi (at Jeddah until 30 June 2023) 85 MF  KSA Hamad Al-Ghamdi (at Al-Taraji until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player 86 MF  KSA Marzouq Al-Dossary (at Al-Shaeib until 30 June 2023) — MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Jouei (at Al-Tai until 30 June 2023) — MF  BRA Paulinho (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2023)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2022	GK	–	Marwan Al-Haidari	Al-Fayha	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	6	Jamal Bajandouh	Al-Tai	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	8	Cristian Guanca	Al-Ain	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	–	Abdulelah Al-Shammeri	Al-Hazem	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	–	Hamad Al-Ghamdi	Al-Shoulla	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	–	Mohammed Attiyah	Al-Tai	End of loan
30 June 2022	FW	–	Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani	Al-Shoulla	End of loan
1 July 2022	DF	25	Saeed Al-Rubaie	Al-Ettifaq	Free	[2]
1 July 2022	MF	19	Mo Adams	Inter Miami	Free	[3]
1 July 2022	MF	26	Mohammed Eisa	Najran	Free	[4]
1 July 2022	FW	71	Ahmed Abdu	Al-Shabab	Free	[5]
5 July 2022	GK	18	Kim Seung-gyu	Kashiwa Reysol	$950,000	[6]
9 August 2022	FW	9	Aaron Boupendza	Al-Arabi	$4,200,000	[7]
28 August 2022	MF	90	Fahad Al-Muwallad	Al-Ittihad	Free	[8]
26 January 2023	MF	6	Majed Kanabah	Al-Fateh	Undisclosed	[9]
28 January 2023	MF	89	Riyadh Sharahili	Abha	Undisclosed	[10]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
8 July 2022	End of season	MF	23	Grzegorz Krychowiak	Krasnodar	None	[11]
23 August 2022	End of season	FW	77	Santi Mina	Celta de Vigo	None	[12]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2022	FW	99	Luciano Vietto	Al-Hilal	End of loan
1 July 2022	DF	20	Ahmed Sharahili	Al-Ittihad	Free	[13]
15 July 2022	FW	80	John Mary	Avispa Fukuoka	Free	[14]
19 July 2022	DF	17	Abdullah Al-Shamekh	Al-Fayha	Free	[15]
27 July 2022	DF	–	Nawaf Al-Qumairi	Al-Tai	Free	[16]
27 July 2022	MF	6	Jamal Bajandouh	Al-Tai	Free	[17]
9 August 2022	GK	–	Marwan Al-Haidari	Al-Khaleej	Free	[18]
21 August 2022	MF	–	Mohammed Attiyah	Al-Ain	Free	[19]
23 August 2022	DF	39	Nawaf Al-Dawsari	Al-Shoulla	Free	[20]
24 August 2022	MF	81	Alfred N'Diaye		Released	[21]
28 January 2023	MF	21	Nasser Al-Omran	Abha	Undisclosed	[22]
18 April 2023	MF	14	Nawaf Al-Abed		Released	[23]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 July 2022	End of season	MF	16	Paulinho	Al-Fayha	None	[24]
4 August 2022	End of season	MF	18	Abdulelah Al-Shammeri	Damac	None	[25]
23 August 2022	End of season	MF	52	Abdullah Haqawi	Jeddah	None	[26]
30 August 2022	End of season	MF	–	Abdullah Al-Jouei	Al-Tai	None	[27]
27 January 2023	End of season	DF	29	Abdullah Al-Rubaie	Najran	None	[28]
29 January 2023	End of season	MF	85	Hamad Al-Ghamdi	Al-Taraji	None	[29]
1 February 2023	End of season	MF	86	Marzouq Al-Dossari	Al-Shaeib	None	[30]

Pre-season

Al-Shabab v Las Palmas

27 July 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	2–1	Las Palmas	Marbella, Spain
18:30 CEST	Bahebri 1' Al-Ghamdi 19'	Report	García 3'	Stadium: Dama de Noche Football Pitches

Al-Shabab v Real Zaragoza

31 July 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	1–2	Real Zaragoza	Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST	Guanca 59'	Report	Jair 79' Azón 86'	Stadium: La Quinta Football Center

Al-Shabab v Algeciras

5 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	2–2	Algeciras	Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST	Banega 81', 88'	Report	Admonio 41' Roni 46'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Al-Shabab v Celta Vigo

6 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	0–6	Celta Vigo	Vigo, Spain
20:00 CEST		Report	Paciência 30' Aspas 35', 45', 61', 67', 69'	Stadium: Balaídos

Al-Shabab v Real Balompédica

10 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	2–1	Real Balompédica	Marbella, Spain
18:30 CEST	Guanca 80' Al-Rubaie 88'	Report	Oliva 53'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Al-Shabab v Al-Adalah

19 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Shabab	2–1	Al-Adalah	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:15 AST	Guanca Al-Abed pen.'	Report	Lenis	Stadium: Prince Khalid bin Sultan Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	30	17	5	8	57	33	+24	056.67
King Cup	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Champions League	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Arab Club Champions Cup	4	2	2	0	9	3	+6	050.00
Total	37	20	8	9	70	39	+31	054.05

Updated to match played 31 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2022–23 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Al-Nassr	30	20	7	3	63	18	+45	67	Qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round
3	Al-Hilal[a]	30	17	8	5	54	29	+25	59	Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage
4	Al-Shabab	30	17	5	8	57	33	+24	56
5	Al-Taawoun	30	16	7	7	46	34	+12	55
6	Al-Fateh	30	13	4	13	48	43	+5	43

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. 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).^[31]
Notes:

1. Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2022–23 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
30	17	5	8	57	33	+24	56	10	2	3	28	10	+18	7	3	5	29	23	+6

Last updated: 31 May 2023.
Source: spl.com.sa

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31). Source: spl.com.sa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al-Shabab v Al-Batin

26 August 2022 1	Al-Shabab	3–0	Al-Batin	Riyadh
21:00	Boupendza 22' Carlos 48' Mina 75'	Report	Al-Hurayji  68'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Abha v Al-Shabab

1 September 2022 2	Abha	0–4	Al-Shabab	Abha
21:00	Al Hamsal  59' Al-Jumayah  62'	Report	Guanca 25' (pen.) Mina 39' Carlos 44' Bahebri 90'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 6,909 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi

Al-Shabab v Al-Tai

8 September 2022 3	Al-Shabab	4–0	Al-Tai	Riyadh
21:00	Al-Sqoor  15' Guanca 27', 70' (pen.) Mina  50' Boupendza 62' (pen.) Carlos 82'	Report	Semedo  9' Al-Jubairi  61'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Adalah v Al-Shabab

14 September 2022 4	Al-Adalah	0–1	Al-Shabab	Al-Hasa
21:00	Edson  37'	Report	Carlos 3' Bahebri  89'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 7,392 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Fayha v Al-Shabab

2 October 2022 5	Al-Fayha	1–2	Al-Shabab	Al Majma'ah
18:20	Nwakaeme 36' (pen.) Al-Safri  79' Mandash  90+3'	Report	Al-Sqoor  35' Krychowiak 55', 71' Guanca  58'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Shabab v Al-Raed

6 October 2022 6	Al-Shabab	1–0	Al-Raed	Riyadh
21:00	Salem 22' (o.g.) Santos  51' Al-Sqoor  86'	Report	Pablo  83'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,458 Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel

Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab

10 October 2022 7	Al-Hilal	1–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
20:30	Marega 21',  34' Cuéllar  38' Al-Juwayr  90+5'	Report	Mina  38' Carlos 56'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,151 Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Al-Shabab v Al-Khaleej

15 October 2022 8	Al-Shabab	4–0	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
20:30	Carlos 2' Guanca 59' Boupendza 86' Abdu Jaber 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,354 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Fateh v Al-Shabab

26 December 2022 10	Al-Fateh	4–1	Al-Shabab	Al-Hasa
15:30	Bendebka 41' (pen.) Kanabah 51' Al-Khulaif 55' Vélez  74' Batna 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Santos  45+2' Mina 49',  87' Al-Tambakti  69' Bahebri  77'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 7,362 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Shabab v Al-Ettifaq

30 December 2022 11	Al-Shabab	3–0	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
20:30	Mina 21' Santos 45+1' Banega  56' Al-Khateeb 86' (o.g.)	Report	Mahnashi  43'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel

Al-Wehda v Al-Shabab

5 January 2023 12	Al-Wehda	2–1	Al-Shabab	Mecca
20:30	Hawsawi  27'  90+3' Al-Jayzani  40' Fajr 53' (pen.) Al-Ghamdi 64',  76'	Report	Carlos 15' Mina  52'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 2,765 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

Al-Shabab v Al-Ittihad

9 January 2023 9	Al-Shabab	1–1	Al-Ittihad	Riyadh
21:15	Guanca 22' (pen.) Santos  74'	Report	Hegazi  20', 24' Al-Shanqeeti  45+1'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Al-Shabab v Al-Nassr

14 January 2023 13	Al-Shabab	0–0	Al-Nassr	Riyadh
20:30	Guanca  69' Banega  77'	Report	Gustavo  67' Álvaro  75'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Al-Taawoun v Al-Shabab

20 January 2023 14	Al-Taawoun	1–1	Al-Shabab	Buraidah
20:30	Naldo  27' Medrán  68', 75'	Report	Al-Harbi 41' Mina  63' Al-Qahtani  90+5'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 6,228 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Tai v Al-Shabab

27 January 2023 18	Al-Tai	1–2	Al-Shabab	Ha'il
18:00	Sayoud 9' Al-Sultan  33' Ali  43' Martínez  64'	Report	Carlos 18', 38' Al-Qahtani  90+4'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Attendance: 8,680 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Al-Shabab v Damac

2 February 2023 15	Al-Shabab	2–1	Damac	Riyadh
18:00	Mina 9' Carlos 10'	Report	Al-Shamrani  3' Makin 90+1'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Batin v Al-Shabab

9 February 2023 16	Al-Batin	2–4	Al-Shabab	Hafar al-Batin
16:00	López 31' Peyre  62' Y. Al-Shammari 86'	Report	Guanca 45' (pen.), 45+6' Banega 62' (pen.) Carlos 83' Kanabah  90' Santos  90+1'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: Abdullah Al-Shehri Referee: 3,517

Al-Shabab v Abha

14 February 2023 17	Al-Shabab	2–0	Abha	Riyadh
18:00	Banega 22' Carlos 56'	Report	Natiq  71'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

Al-Shabab v Al-Adalah

4 March 2023 19	Al-Shabab	1–2	Al-Adalah	Riyadh
20:30	Boupendza 20',  73' Al-Qahtani  68'	Report	Al-Oufi  24' Tijanić 62' Eugénio  73', 90+7' Al-Salem  81' Al-Jamaan  90+6' Al-Sultan  90+10'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi

Al-Shabab v Al-Fayha

9 March 2023 20	Al-Shabab	3–2	Al-Fayha	Riyadh
20:30	Boupendza 15' Guanca 36' Mina 39' Al-Qahtani  69' Al-Harbi  79' Banega  87'	Report	Al-Shuwaish  44' Santos 45+2' (o.g.) Ryller  49' Nwakaeme 53' Paulinho  66' Al-Baqawi  87'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi

Al-Raed v Al-Shabab

18 March 2023 21	Al-Raed	2–2	Al-Shabab	Buraidah
20:30	Tavares 25' Mitriță 37' M. Al-Dossari  42' Salem  90+4'	Report	Krychowiak 58' Boupendza 75'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 1,631 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Al-Shabab v Al-Hilal

7 April 2023 22	Al-Shabab	3–0	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
22:00	Al-Qahtani 55' Guanca 68' Boupendza  79' Bahebri 90+7'	Report	Ighalo  35' Cuéllar  76' Jang Hyun-soo  80'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,355 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Khaleej v Al-Shabab

11 April 2023 23	Al-Khaleej	2–3	Al-Shabab	Dammam
22:00	Cikalleshi  12', 38' Martins 14',  64'	Report	Guanca 3' Boupendza 6' Al-Qahtani  20', 59' Al-Sqoor  49' Santos  90+1'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,771 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Ittihad v Al-Shabab

27 April 2023 24	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Shabab	Jeddah
21:30	Hamdallah 18' (pen.), 90+16' (pen.),  90+12' Coronado  41' Grohe  50' Hegazi  88' Z. Hawsawi  90+5'	Report	Guanca 68' (pen.) Al-Tambakti  86' Al-Qahtani  90+5' Krychowiak  90+14'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 49,915 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Al-Shabab v Al-Fateh

3 May 2023 25	Al-Shabab	1–0	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
21:30	Krychowiak  45+4' Banega 52' Mina  60' Kim Seung-gyu  89' Al-Sibyani  90+3'	Report	Lajami  51'  90+3' Petros  56'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Shabab

14 May 2023 26	Al-Ettifaq	1–0	Al-Shabab	Dammam
19:00	Quaison 17'	Report	Santos  90+2'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,950 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Shabab v Al-Wehda

18 May 2023 27	Al-Shabab	0–1	Al-Wehda	Riyadh
19:00	Santos  73'	Report	Yoda 13' Noor  90+7' Al Hejji  90+10'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan

Al-Nassr v Al-Shabab

23 May 2023 28	Al-Nassr	3–2	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
21:30	Gustavo  30' González  31' Talisca 44' Lajami  45+2' Ghareeb 51' Ronaldo 59' Al-Najei  73'	Report	Guanca 25' (pen.), 40' Mina  45+2' Carlos  58' Banega  72' Krychowiak  90+1'	Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 19,045 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Al-Shabab v Al-Taawoun

27 May 2023 29	Al-Shabab	0–3	Al-Taawoun	Riyadh
21:00	Guanca  60' Abdu Jaber  86'	Report	Tawamba 34' Medrán  45+5' Al-Nasser 52',  72' Flávio 59'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 767 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Damac v Al-Shabab

31 May 2023 30	Damac	1–4	Al-Shabab	Abha
21:00	Makin 22' Al-Najei  49' Nono  67' Al-Shammeri  80'	Report	Boupendza 13', 65', 89', 90+3' Santos  45+2' Al-Qahtani  59' Krychowiak  72'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 609 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi

King Cup

Main article: 2022–23 King Cup

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

Al-Ittihad v Al-Shabab

22 December 2022 Round of 16	Al-Ittihad	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Al-Shabab	Jeddah
21:00	Hegazi  45+3' Hamdallah 48',  120+2' Hamed  53' Grohe  120+1'	Report	Al-Muwallad  25' Al-Harbi 40',  90+8' Krychowiak  45+8' Al-Tambakti  120+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 32,144 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
	Penalties
	Hamdallah Al-Saiari Al-Bishi Al-Nashri Romarinho		Guanca Bahebri Santos Krychowiak Banega

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Al-Shabab v Nasaf Qarshi

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Round of 16	Al-Shabab	2–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3	Tambakti  7' Al-Qahtani 12' Banega 54'	Report		Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al-Duhail v Al-Shabab

23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Quarter-finals	Al-Duhail	2–1	Al-Shabab	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Luiz Jr.  62' Olunga 77', 85'	Report	Bahebri  81' Al-Rubaie 90+3'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 7,138 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Arab Club Champions Cup

Main article: 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

First qualifying round

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Al-Shabab

13 March 2023 First leg	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–1	Al-Shabab	Basra, Iraq
17:00 UTC+3	Nabeel 38'	Report	Boupendza 69',  71'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Al-Shabab v Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

16 April 2023 Second leg	Al-Shabab	4–0 (5–1 agg.)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3	Boupendza 19' Al-Sqoor  43' Banega 73' Al-Tambakti 80' Al-Ghamdi  85' Guanca 90+1'	Report	Atchou  44' Akakpo  57'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Second qualifying round

Tishreen v Al-Shabab

7 May 2023 First leg	Tishreen	1–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Mobayed 53',  65' Asaad  79' Al Nakdali  86' Al-Munajed  87' Al Khouli  90+1'	Report	Kanabah  39' Al-Harbi  57' Harboush  89' Mina 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Al-Shabab v Tishreen

11 May 2023 Second leg	Al-Shabab	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Tishreen	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Abdu Jaber 17', 75' Carlos 37' (pen.) Al-Sibyani  66'	Report	Abu Zainab  40' Al-Mohamad  87' Hatem 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 31 May 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		Champions League		Arab Club Champions Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK	KOR	Kim Seung-gyu	37	0	30	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
22	GK	KSA	Fawaz Al-Qarni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	KSA	Hussain Shae'an	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Absi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	BRA	Iago Santos	32	1	28	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF	KSA	Hassan Tambakti	33	1	27	0	1	0	2	0	2+1	1
12	DF	KSA	Khalid Al-Ghamdi	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
16	DF	KSA	Hussain Al-Sibyani	14	0	3+8	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	DF	KSA	Moteb Al-Harbi	35	2	27+1	1	1	1	2	0	3+1	0
25	DF	KSA	Saeed Al-Rubaie	9	1	2+5	0	0	0	1+1	1	0	0
27	DF	KSA	Fawaz Al-Sqoor	35	0	28+1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
38	DF	KSA	Mohammed Harboush	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
88	DF	KSA	Nader Al-Sharari	14	0	2+8	0	0	0	1	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	KSA	Majed Kanabah	9	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
7	MF	KSA	Turki Al-Ammar	20	0	2+13	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1+1	0
8	MF	ARG	Cristian Guanca	36	14	29	13	1	0	2	0	2+2	1
10	MF	ARG	Éver Banega	30	5	22+2	3	1	0	2	1	2+1	1
11	MF	KSA	Hattan Bahebri	30	2	10+15	2	0+1	0	2	0	1+1	0
15	MF	KSA	Hussain Al-Qahtani	32	3	22+4	2	0	0	2	1	3+1	0
23	MF	POL	Grzegorz Krychowiak	35	3	30	3	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
26	MF	KSA	Mohammed Eisa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	MF	KSA	Riyadh Sharahili	17	0	4+8	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
90	MF	KSA	Fahad Al-Muwallad	14	0	1+10	0	1	0	0+2	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	GAB	Aaron Boupendza	20	13	15+2	11	0	0	0	0	3	2
13	FW	BRA	Carlos	27	13	20+2	12	1	0	1	0	2+1	1
32	FW	KSA	Saad Al-Muwallad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	KSA	Fares Al-Garzae	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	FW	ERI	Ahmed Abdu Jaber	30	3	1+24	1	0+1	0	0	0	2+2	2
77	FW	ESP	Santi Mina	32	7	25+2	6	1	0	1	0	1+2	1
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
14	MF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Abed	9	0	1+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Omran	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Arab Club Champions Cup	Total
1	8	MF		Cristian Guanca	13	0	0	1	14
2	9	FW		Aaron Boupendza	11	0	0	2	13
	13	FW		Carlos	12	0	0	1	13
4	77	FW		Santi Mina	6	0	0	1	7
5	10	MF		Éver Banega	3	0	1	1	5
6	15	MF		Hussain Al-Qahtani	2	0	1	0	3
	23	MF		Grzegorz Krychowiak	3	0	0	0	3
	71	FW		Ahmed Abdu Jaber	1	0	0	2	3
9	11	MF		Hattan Bahebri	2	0	0	0	2
	24	DF		Moteb Al-Harbi	1	1	0	0	2
11	4	DF		Iago Santos	1	0	0	0	1
	5	DF		Hassan Tambakti	0	0	0	1	1
	25	DF		Saeed Al-Rubaie	0	0	1	0	1
Own goal					2	0	0	0	2
Total					57	1	3	9	70

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Arab Club Champions Cup	Total
1	27	DF		Fawaz Al-Sqoor	5	0	1	1	7
2	10	MF		Éver Banega	5	0	1	0	6
	24	DF		Moteb Al-Harbi	3	0	0	3	6
4	77	FW		Santi Mina	5	0	0	0	5
5	9	FW		Aaron Boupendza	3	0	0	1	4
	11	MF		Hattan Bahebri	4	0	0	0	4
7	8	MF		Cristian Guanca	3	0	0	0	3
	15	MF		Hussain Al-Qahtani	2	0	1	0	3
9	7	MF		Turki Al-Ammar	1	0	0	1	2
	13	FW		Carlos	2	0	0	0	2
	23	MF		Grzegorz Krychowiak	2	0	0	0	2
	90	MF		Fahad Al-Muwallad	1	1	0	0	2
13	4	DF		Iago Santos	1	0	0	0	1
	16	DF		Hussain Al-Sibyani	1	0	0	0	1
	71	FW		Ahmed Abdu Jaber	0	0	0	1	1
Total					38	1	3	7	49

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Arab Club Champions Cup	Total
1	18	GK		Kim Seung-gyu	11	0	1	1	13
Total					11	0	1	1	13

Last Updated: 3 May 2023