Al Hilal SFC

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Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال; The Crescent), also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a professional Saudi Arabian football team from Riyadh. With 55 total titles,[1][2] it is the most successful club in Asia.[3]

Al-Hilal
Al Hilal SFC Logo.svg
Full nameAl-Hilal Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Za'eem (The Boss)

The Blue Waves

Royal Club

The Century Club
Founded1957
(as the Olympic Club)
GroundKingdom Arena,
Riyadh
(capacity: 30,000)
ChairmanFahad Bin Nafil
ManagerSimone Inzaghi
LeagueSaudi Professional League
2024–252nd
Website[alhilal.com Club home page]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

History

Roberto Rivelino and Najeeb Al Imam in 1979

Al Hilal SFC was founded on 1957 and Saudi Arabian club, Al Hilal SFC plays home games in Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Al Hilal SFC won in the 1960-1961 seasons in the Saudi Cup Trophies, it won in the 1976-77 title in the Saudi League.[4], On 31 May 2021, Al Hilal won Saudi Professional League.[5] On 29 January 2024, Al Hilal beat Inter Miami as 4-3 in Riyadh Season Cup 2024.[6] On March 2024, Al Hilal broke world record with 28 wins in Saudi Professional League.[7]

AFC histories

In October 2021, Al Hilal won AFC Champions League.[8][9] On April 2025, Al Hilal eliminated in AFC Champions League.[10]

FIFA Club World Cup histories

On February 7, 2023, Al Hilal beat Flamengo 3-2 in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final.[11][12] On February 11, 2023, Al Hilal loss to Real Madrid 3-5 in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final.[13] On 18 June 2025, Al Hilal tied to Real Madrid 1-1 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[14] On 26 June 2025, Al Hilal was the only Asian football club to reach the Round of 16 after beat Pachuca as 2-0 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[15][16][17] On 30 June 2025, Al Hilal reached the Quarter-finals after beat Manchester City as 4-3 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[18][19][20] On 4 July 2025, Al Hilal eliminated semi-final after defeat Fluminense as 2-1 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[21]

Players

As of 14 July 2025[22]
No. Position Player
3 Senegal DF Kalidou Koulibaly
4 Saudi Arabia DF Khalifah Al-Dawsari
5 Saudi Arabia DF Ali Al-Bulaihi
6 Brazil DF Renan Lodi
8 Portugal MF Rúben Neves
9 Serbia FW Aleksandar Mitrović
11 Brazil FW Marcos Leonardo
12 Saudi Arabia DF Yasser Al-Shahrani
15 Saudi Arabia MF Mohammed Al-Qahtani
16 Saudi Arabia MF Nasser Al-Dawsari
17 Saudi Arabia GK Mohammed Al-Rubaie
18 Saudi Arabia MF Musab Al-Juwayr
19 France DF Théo Hernandez
20 Portugal DF João Cancelo
22 Serbia MF Sergej Milinković-Savić
24 Saudi Arabia DF Moteb Al-Harbi
27 Brazil MF Kaio César
28 Saudi Arabia MF Mohamed Kanno (vice-captain)
29 Saudi Arabia MF Salem Al-Dawsari (captain)
No. Position Player
33 Saudi Arabia DF Mohammed Al-Muhaysh
34 Saudi Arabia DF Abdulsalam Barnawi
36 Saudi Arabia DF Saud Haroun
37 Morocco GK Yassine Bounou
38 Saudi Arabia FW Turki Al-Ghumayl
39 Saudi Arabia MF Abdulaziz Al-Hadhood
40 Saudi Arabia GK Ahmad Abu Rasen
43 Saudi Arabia MF Saad Al-Mutairi
45 Saudi Arabia FW Abdulkarim Darisi
50 Saudi Arabia GK Abdulilah Al-Ghamdi
55 Saudi Arabia MF Ali Al-Mahdawi
62 Saudi Arabia DF Talal Al-Otaibi
77 Brazil MF Malcom
78 Saudi Arabia DF Ali Lajami
87 Saudi Arabia DF Hassan Al-Tambakti
88 Saudi Arabia DF Hamad Al-Yami
89 Saudi Arabia MF Abdulellah Al-Malki
99 Saudi Arabia FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Honours

Domestic Competitions

  • Saudi ArabiaSaudi Professional League
    • 1 (19) : 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
    • (Record)
    • 2 (14) : 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019
Al-Hilal champion 2010
  • Saudi King's cup
    • Cup Winner.png (13) : 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
    • Cup Finalist.png (8) : 1963, 1968, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 2010, 2023
  • Crown Prince Cup
    • Cup Winner.png (13) : 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 (Record)
    • Cup Finalist.png (4) : 1957, 1998, 2014, 2015
  • Saudi Federation cup Known as (Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup)
    • Cup Winner.png (7) : 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006 (Record)
    • Cup Finalist.png (5) : 1986, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010

Asia

Arabian Gulf

Other

Al Hilal SFC Media

References

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  2. "Al-Hilal championships of the first football team". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
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  7. "Al-Hilal: Saudi Pro League side break world record with 28th successive win" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. 2024-03-12. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68550635. Retrieved 2025-04-12. 
  8. "How Al Hilal became Asia's first four-time champions". ESPN.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  9. "Asian champions Al-Hilal set to discover 2021 FIFA Club World Cup opponents". Arab News. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  10. "Three Takeaways: Al Ahli eliminates Al Hilal to step towards historic Asian title". Al Arabiya English. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  11. "Al Hilal shock Flamengo with 3-2 win in Club World Cup semifinal". CNN. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  12. "Al Hilal stun Flamengo 3-2 in Club World Cup semi-final". The Times of India. 2023-02-08. ISSN 0971-8257 . https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/al-hilal-stun-flamengo-3-2-in-club-world-cup-semi-final/articleshow/97715751.cms. Retrieved 2025-07-07. 
  13. Keddie, Kevin Hand,Patrick. "Real Madrid draw 1-1 with Al Hilal at FIFA Club World Cup – updates". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  14. "Club World Cup LIVE: Real Madrid vs Al Hilal - live text commentary & match facts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  15. "Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-0 to reach Club World Cup last 16". The Economic Times. 2025-06-27. ISSN 0013-0389 . https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/al-hilal-beat-pachuca-2-0-to-reach-club-world-cup-last-16/articleshow/122104549.cms?from=mdr. Retrieved 2025-07-07. 
  16. Twomey, Liam (2025-06-30). "Al Hilal 2 Pachuca 0: Saudi side survives for last Club World Cup knockout spot" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6455113/2025/06/26/al-hilal-pachuca-club-world-cup-al-dawsari-saudi-arabia/. Retrieved 2025-07-07. 
  17. "5 things we learned from Al-Hilal's FIFA Club World Cup win over CF Pachuca". Arab News. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  18. Ramsay, George (2025-07-01). "Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal 'had to climb Mount Everest without oxygen' in shock Club World Cup win over Manchester City". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  19. "Manchester City 3-4 Al-Hilal: Pep Guardiola's men stunned in thrilling World Club Cup last-16 tie". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  20. "Saudi club Al Hilal stun Man City 4-3 to enter Club World Cup quarters". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  21. Keddie, Manasi Pathak,Patrick. "Fluminense edge out Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis – updates". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
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