2021–22 Al-Tai FC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Tai's 61st year in existence and their first season back in the Pro League following their promotion from the MS League in the previous season.[4] The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.

Al-Tai
2021–22 season
PresidentTurki Al-Dhabaan
Manager
StadiumPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Pro League6th
King CupRound of 16
(knocked out by Al-Taawoun)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Knowledge Musona
(6 goals)

All:
Knowledge Musona
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance7,762
(vs. Al-Ahli, 21 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance3,036
(vs. Al-Batin, 12 February 2022)
Average home league attendance5,317
← 2020–21
All statistics correct as of 27 June 2022.

This was Al-Tai's first season in the top flight of Saudi football since the 2007–08 season.[5]

The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2022[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
24MF  KSATalal Al-Showaiqi
26MF  KSAJamal Bajandouh (on loan from Al-Shabab)
27MF  KSAAbdulwahab Jaafer
30FW  ARGTobías Figueroa (on loan from Deportes Antofagasta)
32FW  KSAFahad Al-Johani
34DF  KSAYazan Al-Buhairan
40DF  CMRCollins Fai
42MF  KSAHamed Fallatah (on loan from Al-Faisaly)
44DF  BRAMarcelo
47MF  KSAHatem Al-Enezi
55DF  MWIRayane Hamidou (on loan from Al-Ahli)
66MF  KSAMurad Al-Enezi
70FW  KSAMohammed Al-Thani (on loan from Ohod)
75MF  KSAMohammed Harzan
77GK  KSATurki Al-Shammari
79MF  KSAMukhtar Ali (on loan from Al-Nassr)
80MF  KSAAbdullah Hajaj
87DF  KSAMohammed Marzouq
99FW  KSAMohammed Maran (on loan from Al-Nassr)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
85MF  KSAOmar Al-Aidaa (at Al-Lewaa until 30 June 2022)
DF  KSAMajid Shami (at Al-Rayyan until 30 June 2022)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.
30 June 2021MF10 Jailson NajranEnd of loan
1 July 2021GK71 Martin Lukov Lokomotiv Plovdiv$225,000[7]
1 July 2021DF3 Abdulaziz Majrashi Al-AdalahFree[8]
1 July 2021DF44 Marcelo Paços FerreiraFree[9]
1 July 2021MF11 Knowledge Musona Anderlecht$350,000[10]
4 July 2021DF5 Lucão FC LuzernFree[11]
11 July 2021DF15 Nawaf Al-Arifi Al-HilalFree[12]
11 July 2021DF19 Hassan Al-Jubairi Al-FaisalyUndisclosed[13]
14 July 2021MF75 Mohammed Harzan DamacFree[14]
15 July 2021MF8 Dener PortimonenseFree[15]
26 July 2021DF13 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Al-TaawounFree[16]
4 August 2021MF10 Amir Sayoud CR Belouizdad$1,000,000[17]
13 August 2021FW9 Cephas Malele Argeș PiteștiFree[18]
29 January 2022DF40 Collins Fai Standard Liège$335,000[19]

Loans in

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.
7 July 202121 January 2022MF14 Basil Al-Sayyali Al-Nassr$53,000[20]
11 July 2021End of seasonMF70 Mohammed Al-Thani OhodNone[21]
23 July 2021End of seasonMF42 Hamed Fallatah Al-FaisalyNone[22]
6 August 20216 January 2022DF88 Osama Al-Khalaf Al-NassrNone[23]
1 August 2021End of seasonMF16 Mohammed Attiyah Al-ShababNone[24]
31 August 2021End of seasonMF18 Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani Al-WehdaNone[25]
31 August 2021End of seasonFW99 Mohammed Maran Al-NassrNone[26]
8 January 2022End of seasonMF26 Jamal Bajandouh Al-ShababNone[27]
22 January 2022End of seasonFW30 Tobías Figueroa Deportes AntofagastaNone[28]
29 January 2022End of seasonDF55 Rayane Hamidou Al-AhliNone[29]
29 January 2022End of seasonMF79 Mukhtar Ali Al-NassrNone[30]
30 January 2022End of seasonGK1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi Al-NassrNone[31]
30 January 2022End of seasonDF23 Abdullah Hassoun Al-AhliNone[32]

Transfers out

Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.
30 June 2021DF5 Mansour Al-Shammari Al-NassrEnd of loan
30 June 2021DF12 Mohammed Al-Shanqiti Al-NassrEnd of loan
30 June 2021DF19 Hassan Al-Jubairi Al-FaisalyEnd of loan
30 June 2021DF40 Hassan Al-Shamrani DamacEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF18 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Al-ShababEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF21 Abdulelah Al-Barrih DamacEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF26 Ismail Kouakou Al-MussanahEnd of loan
30 June 2021FW33 Junior Magbi Wydad ACEnd of loan
1 July 2021GK1 Mohammed AwajiReleased
1 July 2021MF55 Moshari Al-ThamaliReleased
1 July 2021MF80 Daniel AmoraReleased
13 July 2021MF10 Jailson Santa CruzFree[33]
28 July 2021GK30 Saad Al-Saleh Al-QadsiahFree[34]
2 August 2021DF79 Rashed Al-Raheeb Al-BukiryahFree[35]
6 August 2021MF25 Zied Ounalli Al-BukiryahFree[36]
11 September 2021DF13 Mohanna Waqes Al-QaisumahFree[37]
13 September 2021FW99 Mukhtar Fallatah Al-JubailFree[38]
27 October 2021MF14 Turki Khamis Al-QalaFree[39]
1 December 2021MF24 Ali Awaji Al-EntesarFree[40]
15 February 2022DF5 Lucão LamiaFree[41]
28 February 2022GK71 Martin Lukov ArdaFree[42]

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.
10 August 2021End of seasonDF2 Nasser Al-Hulayel Al-KhaleejNone[43]
30 August 2021End of seasonMF85 Omar Al-Aidaa Al-LewaaNone[44]
31 August 2021End of seasonMF29 Faisal Al-Musallamani Al-LewaaNone[45]
2 September 2021End of seasonDF Majid Shami Al-RayyanNone[46]
24 January 2022End of seasonMF17 Khaled Eid HajerNone[47]

Pre-season

v Abu Kibir
29 July 2021 Friendly Al-Tai 5–1 Abu Kibir Ismailia, Egypt
18:10 EGYAl-Thani
Musona ,
Al-Showaiqi
Al-Aqel
Report

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Pro League30114153345−12036.67
King Cup100123−1000.00
Total31114163548−13035.48

Updated to match played 27 June 2022
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
4Al-Shabab30151055236+1655
5Damac30128103844−644
6Al-Tai30114153345−1237
7Al-Raed30106143545−1036
8Al-Fateh3098134541+435[a]
Source: spl.com
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).[48]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30114153345 −12377352522 +34110823 −15

Last updated: 27 June 2022.
Source: spl.com.sa

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultLLLWDWWLLLLWLWWLLLLWWDLLDDWWLW
Position151616161614111215151616161089111113101010101112129896
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2022 (2022-06-27). 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

14 August 2021 1 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Tai Riyadh
20:55Al-Bulaihi  40'
Al-Breik  66'
Al-Shehri 90+1'
ReportMajrashi  11'
Musona  64'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 9,002
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
20 August 2021 2 Damac 1–0 Al-Tai Abha
19:10Vittor  25'
Caktaš 59'
ReportMarcelo  90+3'Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 453
Referee: Khaled Salwi
27 August 2021 3 Al-Tai 1–3 Al-Fayha Ha'il
19:15Musona 45' (pen.)
Marcelo  61'
ReportLopes 37' (pen.)
Bamsaud 40'
Stojković  43'
Nasser  59'
Al-Abdulmenem  84', 85'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi
16 September 2021 5 Al-Batin 0–0 Al-Tai Hafar al-Batin
18:35Sami  64'ReportMarcelo  49'
Dener  56'
Sayoud  76'
Al-Jubairi  86'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,014
Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel
23 September 2021 6 Al-Tai 4–2 Al-Ettifaq Ha'il
18:45Al-Harabi 28'
Malele 34', 77'
Marcelo 66'
ReportSouza 21', 41'Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 5,094
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
2 October 2021 7 Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Tai Buraidah
18:30Al-Nabit 59'
Manoel  63'
Al-Amri  90+5'
ReportAl-Aqel  29'
Musona 66',  90+6'
Sayoud 74'
Marcelo  79'
Al-Harabi  87'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,402
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
16 October 2021 8 Al-Tai 0–1 Abha Ha'il
18:20Al-Khalaf  37'
Majrashi  56'
ReportAl-Jumayah  9'
Sharahili 45+2',  84'
Al-Qaydhi  58'
Al Hamsal  90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 4,717
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
21 October 2021 9 Al-Tai 1–2 Al-Ahli Ha'il
20:00Lucão 45+2'
Dener  50'
Al-Zubaidi  90+4'
ReportAl Somah 7', 52'
Dankler  56'
Al-Rubaie  85'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 7,762
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
28 October 2021 10 Al-Shabab 3–0 Al-Tai Riyadh
19:50Carlos 3'
Ighalo 23'
Al-Qahtani 62'
ReportFallatah  64'
Al-Khalaf  80'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Ahmad Al-Rumaikhani
3 November 2021 11 Al-Raed 4–0 Al-Tai Buraidah
18:00René 26'
Eder 47', 58'
El Berkaoui 54'
ReportAl-Thani  84'Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Khaled Salwi
20 November 2021 12 Al-Tai 1–0 Al-Fateh Ha'il
15:20Marcelo  37'
Al-Harabi  72'
Al-Qahtani  87'
Sayoud 90+4'
Al-Sulaiman  90+5'
ReportAl-Saeed  48'
Al-Yousef  79'
Wikheim  87'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: Khaled Al-Teris
Referee: 4,790
27 November 2021 13 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Tai Jeddah
19:40Romarinho 27'
Coronado  90+7'
ReportAl-Harabi  50'
Al-Qahtani  85'
Sayoud  90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 49,206
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
10 December 2021 4 Al-Tai 2–1 Al-Nassr Ha'il
15:25Majrashi  24'
Malele 52'
Musona  69'
Al-Qahtani  84'
Dener 90+2'
Al-Johani  90+5'
ReportK. Al-Ghannam  38'
Aboubakar 45+3'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 7,697
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
26 December 2021 14 Al-Tai 3–1 Al-Faisaly Ha'il
15:30Al-Johani  33'
Musona 65', 90+6'
Al-Harabi 72',  80'
Majrashi  90'
ReportTavares 9'
Ismael  54'
Al-Ahmed  90'
Barnawi  90+3'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 4,066
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
31 December 2021 15 Al-Hazem 0–1 Al-Tai Ar Rass
15:30Zidan  24'
Al-Juwaid  56'
ReportAl-Jubairi  70'
Dener  90'
Musona 90+5'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
11 January 2022 16 Al-Tai 0–4 Al-Hilal Ha'il
15:40Al-Jubairi  31'ReportHyun-soo 2'
Marega 18', 71'
Al-Olayan 54'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 5,098
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
15 January 2022 17 Al-Tai 1–2 Damac Ha'il
15:40Dener 8'
Al-Zubaidi  40'
Marcelo  69'
ReportAl-Enezi  38'
Hamzi 42', 80'
Munshi  63'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
22 January 2022 18 Al-Fayha 2–0 Al-Tai Al Majma'ah
15:35Al-Abdulmenem 9',  64'
Moutari  16', 49'
Mandash  36'
ReportBajandouh  35'
Al-Johani  45'
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 3,299
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
6 February 2022 19 Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Tai Riyadh
18:20Talisca 6', 26'
Lajami  16'
Martínez 19' (pen.)
Rodríguez 79'
ReportAl-Zubaidi  48'
Fallatah  50'
Al-Jubairi 59'
Stadium: Mrsool Park
Attendance: 7,693
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
12 February 2022 20 Al-Tai 3–1 Al-Batin Ha'il
16:00Al-Jubairi  42'
Bajandouh 55'
Figueroa 72'
Malele 90+3'
ReportAl-Shamlan  48'
Antônio 69',  90+5'
Rayhi  90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
19 February 2022 21 Al-Ettifaq 0–1 Al-Tai Dammam
18:10Al-Rubaie  86'ReportFigueroa 10'
Sayoud  26'
Al-Aqel  83'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
27 February 2022 22 Al-Tai 1–1 Al-Taawoun Ha'il
16:10Al-Jubairi 26'
Marcelo  33'
Malele  64'
ReportBalobaid  29'
Medrán  35'
Figueroa 67' (o.g.)
Hazazi  74'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 4,868
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
4 March 2022 23 Abha 1–0 Al-Tai Abha
16:15Matić 45+3'
Atouchi  56'
ReportAli  28'
Al-Jubairi  30'
Al-Zubaidi  90+4'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 353
Referee: Khalid Al-Juhani
12 March 2022 24 Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Tai Jeddah
20:45Kom 42'
Al Somah 48', 56' (pen.)
ReportMalele  12'
Sayoud 33'
Marcelo  55'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
18 March 2022 25 Al-Tai 2–2 Al-Shabab Ha'il
19:00Ali  25'
Al-Sultan  32'
Dener 51'
Figueroa 78'
ReportCarlos 39', 69'
Paulinho  88'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 7,336
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi
7 May 2022 26 Al-Tai 2–2 Al-Raed Ha'il
20:50Ali  16'
Sayoud 34',  45'
Figueroa 45+3',  59'
Fai  90+2'
ReportAl-Zain 18'
R. Al-Ghamdi 75'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
22 May 2022 27 Al-Fateh 1–2 Al-Tai Al-Hasa
19:00Al-Daheem  28'
Batna  62'
Al-Khulaif 70'
ReportAl-Jubairi  16'
Ali 24'
Fai  30'
Bajandouh  64'
Dener 79'
Al-Sultan  90'
Al-Aqidi  90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 11,408
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
29 May 2022 28 Al-Tai 1–0 Al-Ittihad Ha'il
21:00Sayoud 51'
Dener  60'
Al-Harabi  67'
Majrashi  70'
Malele  90'
ReportStadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 7,696
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
23 June 2022 29 Al-Faisaly 1–0 Al-Tai Al Majma'ah
21:00Tavares 24'
Boyle  45+3'
Rossi P.  62'
Al-Qumayzi  90+2'
ReportBajandouh  15'
Fai  67'
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 6,394
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
27 June 2022 30 Al-Tai 3–0 Al-Hazem Ha'il
21:00Al-Zubaidi  27'
Figueroa 34'
Musona 76'
Ali 87'
ReportAbdullah S.  71'Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Attendance: 4,974
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi

King Cup

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

21 December 2021 Round of 16 Al-Taawoun 3–2 Al-Tai Buraidah
18:00Tawamba 66', 90+2'
Kaku  69', 82'
ReportDener 31'
Al-Johani 53'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Okairy

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 June 2022.
No.PosNatPlayerTotalPro LeagueKing Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  KSANawaf Al-Aqidi707000
22GK  KSABader Al-Enezi605+1000
77GK  KSATurki Al-Shammari000000
Defenders
3DF  KSAAbdulaziz Majrashi25014+10010
4DF  KSAAbdulkarim Al-Sultan1105+6000
13DF  KSAIbrahim Al-Zubaidi20017+3000
15DF  KSANawaf Al-Arifi000000
19DF  KSAHassan Al-Jubairi27225+1210
23DF  KSAAbdullah Hassoun603+3000
40DF  CMRCollins Fai908+1000
44DF  BRAMarcelo27126110
55DF  MWIRayane Hamidou101000
87DF  KSAMohammed Marzouq000000
Midfielders
6MF  KSAAbdulaziz Al-Harabi21212+8210
7MF  KSAMohammed Al-Aqel601+5000
8MF  BRADener28526+1411
10MF  ALGAmir Sayoud21520+1500
11MF  ZIMKnowledge Musona25624610
12MF  KSASalem Al-Toiawy000000
16MF  KSAMohammed Attiyah600+6000
18MF  KSAAbdulkareem Al-Qahtani1102+8010
26MF  KSAJamal Bajandouh13110+3100
27MF  KSAAbdulwahab Jaafer401+3000
42MF  KSAHamed Fallatah23016+7000
66MF  KSAMurad Al-Enezi000000
75MF  KSAMohammed Harzan1109+2000
79MF  KSAMukhtar Ali11211200
Forwards
9FW  SUICephas Malele27417+9410
20FW  KSAAdeeb Al-Haizan200+2000
30FW  ARGTobías Figueroa12512500
32FW  KSAFahad Al-Johani917+1011
70FW  KSAMohammed Al-Thani904+5000
99FW  KSAMohammed Maran1502+1200+10
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
5DF  BRALucão19118110
14MF  KSABasil Al-Sayyali100+1000
71GK  BULMartin Lukov19018010
88DF  KSAOsama Al-Khalaf1309+300+10

Goalscorers

RankNo.PosNatNamePro LeagueKing CupTotal
111MF Knowledge Musona606
28MF Dener415
10MF Amir Sayoud505
30FW Tobías Figueroa505
59FW Cephas Malele404
66MF Abdulaziz Al-Harabi202
19DF Hassan Al-Jubairi202
79MF Mukhtar Ali202
95DF Lucão101
26MF Jamal Bajandouh101
32FW Fahad Al-Johani011
44DF Marcelo101
Total33235

Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Assists

RankNo.PosNatNamePro LeagueKing CupTotal
111MF Knowledge Musona808
29FW Cephas Malele415
310MF Amir Sayoud303
413DF Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi202
75MF Mohammed Harzan202
68MF Dener101
18MF Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani101
19DF Hassan Al-Jubairi011
20FW Adeeb Al-Haizan101
30FW Tobías Figueroa101
40DF Collins Fai101
79MF Mukhtar Ali101
88DF Osama Al-Khalaf101
99FW Mohammed Maran101
Total27229

Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Clean sheets

RankNo.PosNatNamePro LeagueKing CupTotal
11GK Nawaf Al-Aqidi303
71GK Martin Lukov303
Total606

Last Updated: 27 June 2022

References