The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The championship was retained by the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad with a 5-3 aggregate victory over UAE side Al Ain. Following a 1–1 draw at the Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium in Al Ain in the first leg, Al-Ittihad recorded a 4–2 victory at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah to lift the trophy for the second consecutive season. They also qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.
The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.
The 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Saudi Arabia between 16 February and 3 March 1989. The 1989 championship was the 7th contested. The tournament took place across four cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Ta'if.
The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title. It was the last AFC Champions League before the competition expanded to 32 teams.
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals. The lowest ranked 20 teams were placed in 6 preliminary qualifying groups of 3 and one group of 2, with the group winners joining the remaining 21 teams in 7 groups of 4. The top two of each of these groups qualified for the finals in China.
Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Saudi Arabia from April 9 to April 20, 2005. Saudi Arabia were champions, defeating Morocco 1–0 in the final.
Association football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF). It was founded in 1956. It administers both the club competitions and the national football team of Saudi Arabia.
The 2012 Arab Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup for national football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
A total of 32 teams, 16 from West Asia and 16 from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage. They included 30 direct entries and 2 winners of the qualifying play-off.
The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The 2001 Arab Club Champions Cup edition, called Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup, was won by Qatari side Al Sadd SC, the hosts. It was the 17th tournament and was held from 28 November to 12 December 2001.
The 1998 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. WA Tlemcen won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al Shabab.
The 2000 Arab Club Champions Cup in association football was played in Saudi Arabia in the city of Jeddah. CS Sfaxien won the championship for the first time beating in the final Al-Jaish.
2002 Arab Unified Club Championship, known officially as the 2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs, was the 18th UAFA Club Cup, and the 1st since the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Cup Winners' Cup were unified. The tournament was originally scheduled for 18 – 31 August 2002 in Morocco, hosted by MAS Fez. it was then postponed to 17 January – 2 February 2003, to be held in Fez and Casablanca, and finally moved to Jeddah.
The 2004–05 Arab Champions League is the second edition of a new format called Arab Champions League replacing the former Arab Unified Club Championship. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Al-Ittihad Jeddah of Saudi Arabia won the final against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia.
The 1989 Arab Cup Winners' Cup is the first edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 20 Sep – 1 Oct 1989. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Stade Tunisien of Tunisia won the final against Kuwait SC of Kuwait.
The 1992 Arab Cup Winners' Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the second time between 18 – 27 Nov 1993, one year after. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. CO Casablanca of Morocco won the final for the second time against Al-Sadd of Qatar.
The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup knockout stage began on 20 August 2019 and will end on 21 August 2021 with the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. A total of 32 teams compete in the knockout stage.
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Saud was a Saudi royal who served as the chairman of Al Faisaliah Group and Al Ahly football club. He was a grandson of King Faisal and a son of Abdullah bin Faisal.
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