{"id":1893,"date":"2026-04-20T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/news\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8-%d8%a8%d8%b7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%aa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T04:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T01:18:50","slug":"al-ansar-wins-saudi-clubs-u21-first-division-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/news\/al-ansar-wins-saudi-clubs-u21-first-division-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Ansar wins the Saudi Clubs U21 First Division Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Ansar\u2019s Under-21 team were crowned champions of the Saudi Clubs Championship for the 2025\u20132026 sporting season after defeating Al-Faisaly 3\u20132 in the final played at Al Ansar Club Stadium in Madinah on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar2e.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team reached the final after a strong knockout run: overcoming Al-Batin 2\u20131 on aggregate in the round of 32, then beating Al-Hariq 3\u20130 away in the round of 16 before a 2\u20131 home defeat in the return leg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansarfc.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the quarter-finals they beat Al-Tai 2\u20130 away, then sealed a place in the final by defeating Al-Tadamon 2\u20131 away in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final kicked off before a large crowd of Al Ansar supporters and Madinah residents, with accompanying events around the stadium that added to the atmosphere of the occasion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansaar-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official platform was attended by His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nahar bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Governor of the Madinah Region, along with a number of sporting and media figures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ansar001.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides delivered a competitive contest before Al Ansar sealed a 3\u20132 win to claim the title and add another achievement to the club\u2019s youth record. At the end of the match, Al Ansar were presented with the championship trophy by Saudi Football Federation board member Naeem Al-Bakr, amid strong celebrations from players and fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1122\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-2048x1439.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-500x351.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alansar.sa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1P8A8553-1568x1102.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This title is an important milestone in the club\u2019s youth development pathway, and further motivation to keep building toward a stronger presence in upcoming competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Ansar\u2019s Under-21 team were crowned champions of the Saudi Clubs Championship for the 2025\u20132026 season after defeating Al-Faisaly 3\u20132 in the final at Al Ansar Club Stadium in Madinah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1756,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,98,98,102],"tags":[101],"class_list":["post-1893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-championships-en","category-news-en","tag---en","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/1893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/1893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1894,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post\/1893\/revisions\/1894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alansar.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}