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Al-Hilal
Al Hilal
Full name Al Hilal Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s) Al-Za'eem (The Leaders)
The Blue Waves
Club of the Century
Asian
Founded 16 October 1957 (as Olympic Club)
Ground King Fahd International Stadium
(Capacity: 68,752)
Owner Flag of Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (75%)
Flag of Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
Chairman Flag of Saudi Arabia Fahd Bin Saad Bin Nafel
Head Coach Flag of Portugal Jorge Jesus
Current League Pro League 
2022–23 Pro League, 3rd
Website Club home page

Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the most decorated club in Asia winning 65 official trophies. They also hold the record for the most continental trophies in Asia, as well as a record 18 Professional League titles.

Founded on 16 October 1957, Al Hilal are one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.

Overall, Al-Hilal have won 65 official titles and 100 when unofficial trophies are counted. In domestic competitions, they have won a record 18 Professional League titles, a record 13 Crown Prince Cup titles, a record seven Saudi Federation Cup titles, nine King Cup titles, a record three Super Cup titles, and also the Saudi Founder's Cup.

Internationally, Al Hilal have won a record eight Asian Football Confederation trophies – the AFC Champions League in 1991, 2000, 2019 and 2021, the Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1997 and 2002, and the Asian Super Cup in 1997, 2000. In September 2009, Al Hilal was awarded Best Asian Club of the 20th Century by the IFFHS.

Al Hilal currently plays their home games at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, which is the biggest stadium in Saudi Arabia. They have a long standing rivalry with Al-Ittihad (rivalry known as Saudi El Clasico), as well as Al-Nassr.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 16 August 2023
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
2 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik
3 DF Flag of Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly
4 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Khalifah Al-Dawsari
5 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
7 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (captain)
8 MF Flag of Portugal Rúben Neves
9 FW Flag of Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović
10 FW Flag of Brazil Neymar
11 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
12 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
14 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hamdan
16 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari
21 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais
22 MF Flag of Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić
26 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Abdulellah Al-Malki
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno
29 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
31 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia Habib Al-Wotayan
32 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Muteb Al-Mufarrij
37 GK Flag of Morocco Yassine Bounou
40 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia Ahmad Abu Rasen
43 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Musab Al-Juwayr
49 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Radif
56 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Qahtani
66 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Saud Abdulhamid
67 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Khaibari
70 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
77 FW Flag of Brazil Malcom
87 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Hassan Tambakti
88 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Yami
96 FW Flag of Brazil Michael

Unregistered players[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
20 DF Flag of South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Suhayb Al-Zaid

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Flag of Brazil Matheus Pereira (on loan to Cruzeiro)
42 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia Muath Faqeehi (on loan to Al-Taawoun)
No. Pos. Nation Player
57 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Hadhood (on loan to Al-Raed)
60 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Jubaya (on loan to Al-Qadsiah)

Honours[]

National titles[]

  • Pro League
    • Winners (18): 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 (record)
  • King's Cup
    • Winners (10): 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2019–20, 2022-23 (record)
  • Super Cup
    • Winners (3): 2015, 2018, 2021 (record)
  • Crown Prince's Cup
    • Winners (13): 1963–64, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2003, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16 (record)
  • Federation Cup
    • Winners (7): 1986–87, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2005–06 (record)
  • Saudi Founder's Cup
    • Winners (1): 1999–2000

Continental titles[]

  • AFC Champions League
    • Winners (4): 1991, 2000, 2019, 2021 (record)
    • Runners-up (5): 1986, 1987, 2014, 2017, 2022
  • Asian Cup Winners' Cup
    • Winners (2): 1997, 2002 (shared-record)
  • Asian Super Cup
    • Winners (2): 1997, 2000 (shared-record)
    • Runners-up (1): 2002

Intercontinental titles[]

Regional titles[]

  • Arab Club Champions Cup
    • Winners (2): 1994, 1995
  • Arab Cup Winners' Cup
    • Winners (1): 2000
  • Arab Super Cup
    • Winners (1): 2001
  • GCC Club Cup
    • Winners (2): 1986, 1998
  • Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
    • Winners (2): 2001 (King of Saudi Arabia Cup), 2022 (President of Egypt Cup)

External links[]

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Al Hilal
Al Hilal SFC squad - 2023–24

Al-Mayouf · Al-Breik · Koulibaly · K. Al-Dawsari · Al Bulaihi · Cuéllar · Al-Faraj · Neves · Ighalo · 10 Vietto · 11 Al-Shehri · 12 Al-Shahrani · 14 Al-Hamdan · 15 Pereira · 16 N. Al-Dawsari · 17 Marega · 19 Carrillo · 20 Jang H.S. · 21 Al-Owais · 26 Al-Malki · 28 Kanno · 29 S. Al-Dawsari · 31 Al-Wotayan · 32 Al-Mufarrij · 39 Al-Zaid · 29 Faqihi · 43 Al-Juwayr · 56 Al-Qahtani · 57 Al-Hadhood · 60 Al-Jubaya · 66 Abdulhamid · 67 Al-Khaibari · 70 Jahfali · 88 Al-Yami · 96 Michael ·

Manager:  Flag of Argentina Ramón Díaz
Al Hilal

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Saudi Pro League 2024–25
Al-Ahli · Al-Ettifaq · Al-Fateh · Al-Fayha · Al-Hilal · Al-Ittihad · Al-Khaleej · Al-Kholood · Al-Nassr · Al-Okhdood · Al-Orobah · Al Qadsiah · Al-Raed · Al-Riyadh · Al-Shabab · Al-Taawoun · Al-Wehda · Damac

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