The 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season continues to attract major international attention following the wave of transfer signings to the country during the summer of 2023.
The Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired focus on Al Nassr that started in January 2023 will be stepped up even more as Ronaldo is now joined by stars like Sadio Mane, Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana, and Alex Telles, who have already helped to deliver a first piece of silverware with the Arab Club Champions Cup.
But stars have flocked to other Saudi Arabian teams, too. Following a move by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) to bring four of the league’s biggest clubs under their financial control, the transfers have rolled in across the board.
The increase in star names alongside Ronaldo, including his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad), World Cup winner N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad) and Brazil star Neymar (Al Hilal), will bring more eyes on the league for the new campaign.
For those tuning in for Ronaldo, The Sporting News details his schedule with Al Nassr for the coming season.
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Al Nassr next match
Al Nassr’s next competitive match is on Thursday, February 29, 2024. They will be facing Al Hazm in Saudi Pro League play.
Al Nassr next match: vs. Al Hazm (Home)Competition: Saudi Pro LeagueStadium: King Saud University Stadium (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)Date / Time: Thursday, February 29, 2024 / 1 p.m. ET
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Al Nassr fixtures schedule 2023/24
Al Nassr are competing across five competitions in the 2023/24 season including the Saudi Pro League, King Cup, AFC Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup, and Saudi Super Cup.
The Saudi Pro League released its fixtures on July 15, 2023 with the 2023/24 season starting for Al Nassr on August 14, 2023 and ending in May 2024. There are sure to be changesto the club’s 34 league schedule due to the various commitments over the course of the campaign.
All times local for match location.
Date Competition Stage Opponent Home
/Away
/Neutral Result/Time
(local) July 10 Preseason — Alverca (POR) N W 2-0 July 14 Preseason — Farense (POR) N W 5-1 July 17 Preseason — Celta Vigo (ESP) N L 5-0 July 20 Preseason — Benfica (POR) N L 4-1 July 25 Preseason — PSG (FRA) N D 0-0 July 27 Preseason — Inter Milan (ITA) N D 1-1 July 28 Arab Club
Champions Cup Group Stage Al Shabab N D 0-0 July 31 Arab Club
Champions Cup Group Stage Monastir (TUN) N W 4-1 Aug. 3 Arab Club
Champions Cup Group Stage Zamalek (EGY) N D 1-1 Aug. 6 Arab Club
Champions Cup Quarterfinal Raja (MAR) N W 3-1 Aug. 9 Arab Club
Champions Cup Semifinal Al Shorta (IRQ) N W 1-0 Aug. 12 Arab Club
Champions Cup Final Al Hilal N W 2-1 Aug. 14 Saudi Pro League Match 1 of 34 Al Ettifaq A L 2-1 Aug. 18 Saudi Pro League Match 2 of 34 Al Taawoun H L 2-0 Aug. 22 AFC Champions
League Playoff Shabab Al-Ahli H W 4-2 Aug. 25 Saudi Pro League Match 3 of 34 Al Fateh A W 5-0 Aug. 29 Saudi Pro League Match 4 of 34 Al Shabab H W 4-0 Sept. 2 Saudi Pro League Match 5 of 34 Al Hazm A W 5-1 Sep. 9 AFC Champions League Group Stage R1 Persepolis (IRN) A W 2-0 Sept. 15 Saudi Pro League Match 6 of 34 Al Raed A W 3-1 Sept. 21 Saudi Pro League Match 7 of 34 Al Ahli H W 4-3 Sept. 24 King Cup Rd. of 32 Ohod A W 5-1 Sept. 29 Saudi Pro League Match 8 of 34 Al Ta’ee A W 2-1 Oct. 2 AFC Champions League Group Stage R2 Istiklol (TJK) H W 3-1 Oct. 5 Saudi Pro League Match 9 of 34 Abha H D 2-2 Oct. 19 Saudi Pro League Match 10 of 34 Damac H W 2-1 Oct. 24 AFC Champions League Group Stage R3 Al Duhail (QAT) H W 4-3 Oct. 28 Saudi Pro League Match 11 of 34 Al Feiha A W 3-1 Oct. 31 Kings Cup Round of 16 Al Ettifaq H W 1-0 (AET) Nov. 1 Saudi Pro League Match 12 of 34 Al Khaleej H W 2-0 Nov. 7 AFC Champions League Group Stage R4 Al Duhail (QAT) A W 3-2 Nov. 12 Saudi Pro League Match 13 of 34 Al Wehda A W 3-1 Nov. 24 Saudi Pro League Match 14 of 34 Al Akhdoud H W 3-0 Nov. 27 AFC Champions League Group Stage R5 Persepolis (IRN) H D 0-0 Nov. 30 Saudi Pro League Match 15 of 34 Al Hilal A L 3-0 Dec. 5 AFC Champions League Group Stage R6 Istiklol (TJK) A D 1-1 Dec. 8 Saudi Pro League Match 16 of 34 Al Riyadh H W 4-1 Dec. 11 Kings Cup Quarterfinal Al Shabab A W 5-2 Dec. 22 Saudi Pro League Match 17 of 34 Al Ettifaq H W 3-1 Dec. 26 Saudi Pro League Match 18 of 34 Al Ittihad A W 5-2 Dec. 30 Saudi Pro League Match 19 of 34 Al Taawoun A W 4-1 Feb. 14 AFC Champions League Round of 16 Al Feiha A W 1-0 Feb. 17 Saudi Pro League Match 20 of 34 Al Fateh H W 2-1 Feb. 21 AFC Champions League Round of 16 Al Feiha H W 2-0 Feb. 25 Saudi Pro League Match 21 of 34 Al Shabab A W 3-2 Feb. 29 Saudi Pro League Match 22 of 34 Al Hazm H Mar. 4 AFC Champions League Quarterfinal Al Ain A Mar. 7 Saudi Pro League Match 23 of 34 Al Raed H Mar. 11 AFC Champions League Quarterfinal Al Ain H Mar. 15 Saudi Pro League Match 24 of 34 Al Ahli A April 4 Saudi Pro League Match 25 of 34 Al Ta’ee H April 11 Saudi Pro League Match 26 of 34 Abha A April 18 Saudi Pro League Match 27 of 34 Damac A April 25 Saudi Pro League Match 28 of 34 Al Feiha H May 2 Saudi Pro League Match 29 of 34 Al Khaleej A May 6 Saudi Pro League Match 30 of 34 Al Wehda H May 9 Saudi Pro League Match 31 of 34 Al Akhdoud A May 16 Saudi Pro League Match 32 of 34 Al Hilal H May 23 Saudi Pro League Match 33 of 34 Al Riyadh A May 27 Saudi Pro League Match 34 of 34 Al Ittihad H
Is Al Nassr playing in the Asian Champions League?
Despite losing out to Al Ittihad in the 2022/23 Saudi Pro League title race by just five points, their second-place finish secured Al Nassr a place in Asia’s AFC Champions League playoffs for the upcoming season.
Ronaldo and Co. sealed a 4-2 win over UAE side Shabab Al-Ahli in the playoff round to book a group-stage place, where they were paired with Persepolis (Iran), Al-Duhail (Qatar) and FC Istiklol (Tajikstan), in Group E. Al Nassr qualified as winners of the group.
In the Round of 16, Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game as Al Nassr won the first leg against Al Feiha 1-0 on February 14, 2024. The return leg ended 2-0 to the home side as Ronaldo again got on the scoresheet. They will now face Al Ain in the quarterfinals.
Al Nassr reached the semifinals of the competition in 2021/22, but failed to qualify for it in 2022/23, with their best run in the tournament coming as runners-up to South Korea’s Seongnam FC in 1995.
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