The Jeddah Derby also known as the Red Sea Derby (), is the football matches contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad, both from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For more than 70 years, it used to be the longest running top-flight derby in Saudi Arabian football. The rivalry started in 1951 and is considered to be one of the strongest and most viewed matches in Asia and the Arab world.- Daralakhbar:Derby of Jeddah The rivalry was halted when Al-Ahli were relegated in 2022 to the 2022–23 Saudi First Division League for the first time in their history.
History The first-ever match between these two teams was in 1951. The two teams played a friendly match in Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah which ended 0–0. In 1958, both teams met each other in the final of the Crown Prince Cup in what would be the first final between these two teams. Over 12,000 fans attended the match at the Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Ahli 3–2 to lift their first Crown Prince Cup trophy. The first league match between the two sides was during the first season of the Saudi League, the 1976–77 season. Al-Ahli won the match 2–0 thanks to goals from Saad Al-Harbi and Idris Adam. Saeed Ghurab is the top scorer of the derby with 20 goals, 17 for Al-Ittihad and 3 for Al-Ahli. The clubs have met each other in 12 finals, with Al-Ittihad winning 7 and Al-Ahli winning 5.
Official match results As of August 3, 2026. Source:
Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form. SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 R32 = Round of 32 GS = Group stage R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2
Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team1957 King Cup 25-10-1957 Al-Ahli2–2 Al-Ittihad 20-12-1957 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli1958 Crown Prince Cup 27-04-1958 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad King Cup 04-09-1958 Al-Ittihad4–1 Al-Ahli Crown Prince Cup 22-09-1958 Al-Ittihad3–2 Al-Ahli King Cup 12-12-1958 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-Ittihad 1959 King Cup 22-08-1959 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 1960 King Cup 02-05-1960 Al-Ittihad7–0 Al-Ahli 25-11-1960 Al-Ahli0–2 Al-Ittihad 1961 King Cup 06-10-1961 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad 1962 King Cup 12-10-1962 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 15-12-1962 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-Ahli 1963 King Cup 07-10-1963 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 27-12-1963 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 1964 Crown Prince Cup 31-03-1964 Al-Ittihad3–0 Al-Ahli King Cup 17-05-1964 Al-Ittihad3–2 Al-Ahli 1965 King Cup 01-01-1965 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 13-11-1965 Al-Ahli5–1 Al-Ittihad 1966 Crown Prince Cup SF 13-03-1966 Al-Ittihad4–3 Al-AhliRegional League 03-09-1966 Al-Ahli1–3 Al-Ittihad 24-10-1966 Al-Ittihad8–2 Al-Ahli 1967 Regional League 18-09-1967 Al-Ahli3–1 Al-Ittihad 1968 Regional League 27-03-1968 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-Ahli King Cup 04-09-1968 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-Ittihad Regional League 15-10-1968 Al-Ahli4–3 Al-Ittihad 1969 Regional League 04-04-1969 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli 18-10-1969 Al-Ahli4–0 Al-Ittihad 1970 King Cup 24-01-1970 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-Ahli 20-08-1970 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-Ittihad Crown Prince Cup 25-09-1970 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-Ittihad 1971 King Cup 15-01-1971 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 30-07-1971 Al-Ahli3–1 Al-Ittihad 24-09-1971 Al-Ahli0–0 Al-Ittihad 1972 King Cup 29-09-1972 Al-Ahli3–1 Al-Ittihad 23-12-1972 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli 1973 Crown Prince Cup 03-07-1973 Al-Ahli4–0 Al-Ittihad King Cup 09-11-1973 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 1974 King Cup 19-01-1974 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli Crown Prince Cup 29-01-1974 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad 1975–76 King Cup SF 28-05-1976 Al-Ahli5–0 Al-Ittihad1976–77 League 21-01-1977 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-Ittihad 25-03-1977 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli King Cup SF 17-05-1977 Al-Ahli4–2 Al-Ittihad1977–78 League 31-12-1977 Al-Ittihad2–2 Al-Ahli 16-03-1978 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-Ittihad1978–79 League 30-12-1978 Al-Ittihad3–1 Al-Ahli 28-04-1979 Al-Ahli2–2 Al-Ittihad King Cup Final 08-06-1979 Al-Ahli4–0 Al-Ittihad1979–80 League 18-01-1980 Al-Ahli0–0 Al-Ittihad 09-04-1980 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli1980–81 League 27-11-1980 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli 06-02-1981 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad1981–82 League 28-11-1981 Al-Ahli2–2 Al-Ittihad 12-01-1982 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli1982–83 League 10-02-1983 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 10-04-1983 Al-Ahli5–2 Al-Ittihad1983–84 League 05-10-1983 Al-Ittihad0–2 Al-Ahli 10-12-1983 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad King Cup SF 14-04-1984 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad1984–85 League 10-11-1984 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-Ahli King Cup QF 11-02-1985 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad League 08-03-1985 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-Ittihad1985–86 Federation Cup GS 07-02-1986 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 27-02-1986 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad1986–87 Federation Cup GS 13-09-1986 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 27-09-1986 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-AhliLeague 16-12-1986 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 11-02-1987 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad King Cup R16 27-02-1987 Al-Ittihad0–0 1 Al-Ahli1987–88 League 05-10-1987 Al-Ahli4–4 Al-IttihadFederation Cup GS 13-11-1987 Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Ittihad 24-11-1987 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli League 06-12-1987 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad1988–89 League 28-09-1988 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-AhliFederation Cup GS 04-11-1988 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad 17-11-1988 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli League 10-01-1989 Al-Ahli2–2 Al-Ittihad1989–90 Federation Cup GS 05-10-1989 Al-Ittihad0–3 Al-Ahli 16-10-1989 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-IttihadLeague 02-12-1989 Al-Ittihad0–2 Al-Ahli 02-03-1990 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad1990–91 Federation Cup GS 20-09-1990 Al-Ahli0–0 Al-Ittihad 05-10-1990 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-AhliLeague 07-12-1990 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 24-05-1991 Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Ittihad1991–92 League 16-11-1991 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-Ittihad 08-02-1992 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli1992–93 Federation Cup GS 29-10-1992 Al-Ahli2–2 Al-Ittihad 03-12-1992 Al-Ittihad0–3 Al-AhliLeague 02-02-1993 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad 12-03-1993 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli1993–94 Federation Cup GS 21-09-1993 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 08-10-1993 Al-Ittihad3–0 Al-AhliLeague 25-12-1993 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 21-02-1994 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad1994–95 League 10-01-1995 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 03-02-1995 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad
Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team1995–96 League 25-11-1995 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad 24-02-1996 Al-Ittihad2–2 Al-Ahli1996–97 Federation Cup Final 09-12-1996 Al-Ittihad3–1 Al-AhliLeague 20-12-1996 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 21-02-1997 Al-Ittihad4–1 Al-Ahli1997–98 Federation Cup GS 04-09-1997 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 15-09-1997 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-IttihadLeague 22-12-1997 Al-Ittihad2–2 Al-Ahli 01-02-1998 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad1998–99 Federation Cup GS 21-09-1998 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli 01-11-1998 Al-Ahli1–3 Al-IttihadLeague 13-12-1998 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-Ahli 26-02-1999 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-IttihadLeague Final 07-05-1999 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli1999–2000 Founder's Cup SF 09-11-1999 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 16-12-1999 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-IttihadLeague 23-12-1999 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli 08-03-2000 Al-Ahli2–4 Al-IttihadCrown Prince Cup QF 09-04-2000 Al-Ahli1–2 Al-IttihadLeague Final 17-05-2000 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli2000–01 League 22-02-2001 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 05-04-2001 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-AhliLeague SF 18-04-2001 Al-Ahli0–0 Al-Ittihad 25-04-2001 Al-Ittihad4–2 Al-Ahli2001–02 League 23-10-2001 Al-Ahli1–2 Al-Ittihad 08-04-2002 Al-Ittihad4–1 Al-Ahli Crown Prince Cup Final 24-04-2002 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad2002–03 Federation Cup GS 09-09-2002 Al-Ittihad2–2 Al-Ahli 03-10-2002 Al-Ahli0–2 Al-IttihadLeague 01-01-2003 Al-Ahli1–4 Al-Ittihad 23-04-2003 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-AhliLeague Final 28-05-2003 Al-Ittihad3–2 Al-Ahli2003–04 League 11-11-2003 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad Crown Prince Cup Final 26-03-2004 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli Arab Champions League GS 30-04-2004 Al-Ittihad2–3 Al-Ahli League 11-05-2004 Al-Ittihad3–3 Al-Ahli Arab Champions League GS 01-06-2004 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad2004–05 League 26-09-2004 Al-Ahli2–4 Al-Ittihad 26-02-2005 Al-Ittihad3–2 Al-Ahli2005–06 Crown Prince Cup QF 01-01-2006 Al-Ittihad1–1 2 Al-AhliLeague 05-03-2006 Al-Ittihad2–2 Al-Ahli 23-03-2006 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-IttihadLeague Final 12-04-2006 Al-Ittihad3–0 Al-Ahli2006–07 Federation Cup Final 09-02-2007 Al-Ittihad0–3 Al-Ahli League 22-03-2007 Al-Ittihad3–0 Al-Ahli Crown Prince Cup Final 27-04-2007 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-Ahli League 04-05-2007 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad2007–08 League 25-10-2007 Al-Ahli0–2 Al-Ittihad 18-01-2008 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli Federation Cup GS 22-01-2008 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli 08-03-2008 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad2008–09 Pro League 17-10-2008 Al-Ahli1–2 Al-Ittihad Federation Cup GS 31-12-2008 Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Ittihad 15-01-2009 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli Pro League 24-01-2009 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli2009–10 Federation Cup GS 08-09-2009 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad 15-11-2009 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-AhliPro League 05-12-2009 Al-Ittihad2–1 Al-Ahli 14-03-2010 Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Ittihad2010–11 Pro League 16-09-2010 Al-Ahli1–3 Al-Ittihad 24-02-2011 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli King Cup Final 24-06-2011 Al-Ittihad0–0 3 Al-Ahli2011–12 Pro League 01-12-2011 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-Ahli 29-03-2012 Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Ittihad2012–13 AFC Champions League SF 22-10-2012 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 31-10-2012 Al-Ahli2–0 Al-IttihadPro League 30-11-2012 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-Ahli 14-02-2013 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad2013–14 Pro League 04-10-2013 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli 24-01-2014 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-IttihadKing Cup SF 19-04-2014 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad 27-04-2014 Al-Ittihad2–3 Al-Ahli2014–15 Pro League 19-12-2014 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad 15-05-2015 Al-Ittihad1–1 Al-Ahli2015–16 Pro League 22-11-2015 Al-Ittihad0–3 Al-Ahli Crown Prince Cup SF 31-12-2015 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli Pro League 02-04-2016 Al-Ahli4–2 Al-Ittihad2016–17 Pro League 23-09-2016 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad Crown Prince Cup SF 27-12-2016 Al-Ittihad3–2 Al-Ahli Pro League 03-02-2017 Al-Ittihad1–4 Al-Ahli2017–18 Pro League 10-21-2017 Al-Ahli3–0 Al-Ittihad 04-02-2018 Al-Ittihad0–0 Al-Ahli2018–19 Pro League 25-11-2018 Al-Ittihad1–3 Al-Ahli 01-03-2019 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad2019–20 Pro League 31-10-2019 Al-Ahli2–1 Al-Ittihad 09-08-2020 Al-Ittihad1–2 Al-Ahli2020–21 Pro League 31-10-2020 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 11-02-2021 Al-Ahli1–1 Al-Ittihad2021–22 Pro League 01-10-2021 Al-Ittihad2–0 Al-Ahli 26-02-2022 Al-Ahli3–4 Al-Ittihad2023–24 Pro League 06-10-2023 Al-Ittihad0–1 Al-Ahli 01-04-2024 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-Ittihad2024–25 Pro League 31-10-2024 Al-Ittihad1–0 Al-Ahli 05-04-2025 Al-Ahli2-2 Al-Ittihad2025–26 Pro League 08-11-2025 Al Ittihad0-1 Al-Ahli 06-03-2026 Al-Ahli3-1 Al-Ittihad2026–27 Pro League 26-11-2026 Al Ittihad- Al-Ahli 21-05-2027 Al-Ahli- Al-Ittihad 1 1987 King Cup Second Round match won 4–3 on penalties by Al-Ittihad after both teams were tied 0–0. 2 2005–06 Crown Prince Cup quarter-final won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Ahli after both teams were tied 1–1. 3 2011 King Cup Final won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Ahli after both teams were tied 0–0.
Records
Most goals in a match 10 goals on 24 October 1966 Al-Ittihad 8–2 Al-Ahli 5 goals on 22 September 1958 Al-Ahli 2–3 Al-Ittihad 7 goals on 2 May 1960 Al-Ittihad 7–0 Al-Ahli 7 goals on 15 October 1968 Al-Ahli 4–3 Al-Ittihad 7 goals on 10 April 1983 Al-Ahli 5–2 Al-Ittihad 7 goals on 26 February 2022 Al-Ittihad 4–3 Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli biggest wins * Four or more goals difference, OR Al-Ahli scored five or above Al-Ahli 5-0 Al-Ittihad on 13 November 1965 Al-Ahli 4-0 Al-Ittihad on 18 October 1969 Al-Ahli 5–1 Al-Ittihad on 3 July 1973 Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Ittihad on 28 May 1976 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Ittihad on 8 June 1979 Al-Ahli 5–2 Al-Ittihad on 10 April 1983
Al-Ittihad biggest wins * Four or more goals difference, OR Al-Ittihad scored five or above Al-Ittihad 7–0 Al-Ahli on 2 May 1960 Al-Ittihad 8–2 Al-Ahli on 24 October 1966
Highest Attendance * 45,000 or above 59,026 – Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad (19 December 2014) (King Abdullah Sports City) 55,764 – Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Ahli (6 October 2023) (King Abdullah Sports City) 54,256 – Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Ahli (31 December 2015) (King Abdullah Sports City) 52,909 – Al-Ittihad 1–4 Al-Ahli (3 February 2017) (King Abdullah Sports City) 50,633 – Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Ittihad (1 April 2024) (King Abdullah Sports City) 49,732 – Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad (23 September 2019) (King Abdullah Sports City) 47,223 – Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Ahli (27 December 2016) (King Abdullah Sports City) 46,977 – Al-Ittihad 0–3 Al-Ahli (22 November 2015) (King Abdullah Sports City) 46,527 – Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Ahli (25 November 2018) (King Abdullah Sports City)