League Stage
Al Ahli Saudi FC booked their Round of 16 spot at a canter, confirming their ticket with three matches to spare.

Only fellow Saudi Arabian side Al HIlal SFC did better in the League Stage, with Al Ahli Saudi finishing second on goal difference after both teams accumulated 22 points.

The only blemish for Al Ahli Saudi was a 2-2 draw with Islamic Republic of Iran's Esteghlal FC.

Round of 16
Al Ahli Saudi were largely untroubled by Qatar's Al Rayyan SC, taking the lead in the first leg through Galeno's 30th minute strike.

Riyad Mahrez doubled their advantage four minutes later with Roger Guedes giving Al Rayyan hope with his 71st minute goal.

Feras Al Brikan, however, ensured Al Ahli had a good advantage to take home with his effort in the fifth minute of time added on.

Mahrez stole the show in the return leg, with the Algerian striking in the 77th and 83rd minutes as Al Ahli advanced in emphatic fashion.

Quarter-finals
Al Ahli Saudi produced another sparkling display to cruise 3-0 past Buriram United, with the knockout stage played in a centralised format.

They turned on the power in the first half, racing to a three-goal lead as they set up a semi-final encounter with Al Hilal.

Al Ahli made Buriram pay when a mistake from Sasalak Haiprakhon in the fourth minute saw Roberto Firmino gain possession before setting up Mahrez to drill the ball into the bottom left corner.

Buriram barely had time to regroup as they fell further behind two minutes later after a neat through pass from Ibanez found Galeno, who nutmegged keeper Neil Etheridge to slot the ball into the back of the net.

Buriram conceded the third at the half hour mark with Firmino tapping home Merih Demiral’s header with Al Ahli content to sit back and defend their lead in the second half.

Semi-finals
Al Ahli Saudi were at their best as they advanced to the final with a well deserved 3-1 win against domestic rivals Al Hilal.

The match got off to a tense start with yellow cards for Al Ahli’s Ezgjan Alioksi and Ali Majrashi in the opening five minutes.

The Jeddah-based club, however, were undaunted by the early cautions and their pressure paid off in the ninth minute.

Ibanez played the ball over the Al Hilal defence and a determined Galeno kept it in play, with his cutback finding Firmino who side footed the ball home.

Al Ahli went two up in the 27th minute, Mahrez brilliantly picked up Ivan Toney's run with the England forward then evading onrushing Al Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to slide the ball into the net.

Al Hilal looked to bounce back and captain Salem Al Dawsari narrowed the deficit in the 42nd minute, pouncing on a poor touch by Franck Kessie to blast home his 10th goal of the campaign.

Al Hilal suffered a massive blow in the 59th minute after Senegalese international Kalidou Koulibaly picked up a second yellow card with Al Ahli capitalising on their numerical advantage as Al Brikan came off the bench to score their third in time added on.

Final
First half strikes from Galeno and Kessie steered Al Ahli Saudi to a 2-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the final.

It was a richly deserved triumph, with Al Ahli Saudi completing their campaign with an astonishing 12 wins and one draw to end their long wait for the continental title, having twice emerged runners-up.

With their fans spurring them on, Al Ahli went ahead in the 35th minute through Galeno, with the Brazilian collecting Firmino’s pass before unleashing a looping strike from just outside the box over despairing Frontale goalkeeper Louis Yamaguchi.

It didn't take Al Ahli long to double their advantage as they caught Frontale out with a counter-attacking move with Firmino assisting again by delivering a pin-point cross for Kessie to nod home from close range to confirm their triumph.

Firmino, who had been at the forefront of their campaign all season long, was named the Most Valuable Player while teammate Eduardo Mendy received the Best Goalkeeper award.

Al Hilal captain Al Dawsari won the Topscorer award, having netted 10 goals in his side's run to the semi-finals.