The Nour Academy team defeated their opponent Shabab Al Ezz 4-0 in the Sons of Makkah Al Mukarramah Derby held at the Olympic Village stadium yesterday (Sunday), increasing their lead to four points and qualifying for the 16th round of the Group (F) semi-final round of the Jeddah 2026 Football Championship. “Salaam Al Jamaa” team has 6 points. On the other hand, the “Western Sector National Guard” team (2025 champion team) advanced to the Round of 16 with 4 points after a draw (2-2) with their opponent “Royal Guard” in the Group (B) match, and the “Jeddah Governorate Police” team advanced to the Round of 16 in first place with 3 points.The Round of 16 matches are as follows.
1- The “legendary” team of Mecca (leaders of Group E) will play against “Nur Academy” (runners-up F) next Wednesday (February 18).
2- The “Ministry of Sports” team from Mecca region (first place A) will play against the “Jeddah Police” team (second place B) next Wednesday (February 18).
3- The “National Guard” team (first place B) will play against the “Jeddah Governorate Education Department” team (second place A) next Thursday (February 19th).
4- ‘Salaam Al Jamia’ (F leaders) will face Al Quunfdaha’s ‘BH’ team (Group E runners-up) next Thursday (February 19).
The results of today’s matches will determine the remaining Round of 16 matches.
The “Nur Academy” team won the “Mecca Derby” match held yesterday (Sunday) at the “Olympic Village” stadium against their opponent “Shabab Al Izz” with a score of 4-0, increasing their points to 4 and qualifying for the Round of 16 as the runner-up of Group (F) of the “Jeddah 2026” football tournament, behind the leading “Salam University” team in Jeddah. 6 points. Meanwhile, the “Western Sector National Guard” team (2025 champions) also advanced to the round of 16 with a draw (2-2) against their opponent “Royal Guard” in the Group (B) match, increasing their lead to 4 points, while the “Jeddah Police” team took second place with 3 points. Therefore, the round of 16 pairings are as follows:
1- Mecca’s “Legends” team (Group E leaders) will play against “Nur Academy” (Group F runners-up) next Wednesday (February 18).
2- The “Ministry of Sports” team from Mecca region (Group A leaders) will play against the “Jeddah Police” team (Group B runners-up) next Wednesday (February 18).
3- “National Guard” team (Group B leaders) will play against “Jeddah Education Bureau” team (Group A runners-up) next Thursday (February 19).
4- “Salam University” (Group F leaders) will play against Al Quunfdaha’s “BH” team (Group E runners-up) next Thursday (February 19).
The results of today’s matches will determine the remaining matchups in the Round of 16.
