Al Riyadh SC: A Look into the Club’s History, Championships, Players, Stadium, and Logo

Al Riyadh SC is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, the club has undergone several name changes, including Al-Yamama, before settling on its current name. The club is best known for its football team, which currently plays in the Saudi Pro League, the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia, so in this article, we will delve into the club’s history, its championships, the most prominent players, its stadium, and the club’s logo.

Club History

Al Riyadh SC was founded in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh and is currently based in west Riyadh, the club reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978 but failed to win on both occasions, also Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after winning the Saudi First Division League, 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.

Al-Riyadh once again reached the finals of the Crown Prince Cup in 1998 but lost to Al-Ahli, the team finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994 but has never won the top league, Al-Riyadh was relegated at the end of the 2004/5 season but was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023.

Stadium

Al-Riyadh SC plays its home matches at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000.

Championships

Al-Riyadh SC has won one major title, Saudi Premier LeagueRunners-up: (1993–94), Saudi First Division LeagueWinners: (1977–78, 1988–89).

Runners-up: (1979–80, 1982–83), Kings CupRunners-up: (1962, 1978)
Crown Prince CupWinners: (1993–94)
Runners-up: (1994–95, 1997–98)
Prince Faisal CupWinners: (1994–95)
Arab Super CupRunners-up: (1996)

Most Prominent Players

• Khalid Al-Qarouni
• Talal Al-Jabreen
• Yasser Al-Taafi
• Fahd Al-Hamdan

Club Logo

The Al-Riyadh SC logo features a shield with a white background and a red border, the club’s name is written in Arabic in the center of the shield, with a football and the year of the club’s establishment, 1953, on either side.

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Al-Riyadh SC is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1953, the club has won one major title, the Crown Prince Cup in 1994, the team has finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994 but has never won the top league, Al-Riyadh SC plays its home matches at the Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium.