Al Hilal SFC

Al-Hilal
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
Capacity30,000
ChairmanFahad Bin Nafil
ManagerSimone Inzaghi
LeagueSaudi Professional League
2024–252nd
Websitealhilal.com

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]

History

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]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Honours

Domestic Competitions

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

Asia

  • Asian Cup Winners' Cup
    • (2) : 1997, 2002
  • Asian Super Cup
    • (2) : 1997, 2000

Arabian Gulf

  • Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup
    • (2) : 1986, 1998
    • (3) : 1987, 1992, 2000

Other

  • Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
    • (1) : 2001

References

  1. ↑ "Al-Hilal SFC - Club achievements". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Al-Hilal championships of the first football team". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Asia's greatest club teams: Al Hilal 1998-2002". the-AFC. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ↑ "Al Hilal's ACL history". the-AFC. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's al-Hilal football club wins Prince Mohammad bin Salman League". Al Arabiya English. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  6. ↑ Pathak, Manasi. "Al Hilal vs Inter Miami 4-3: Riyadh Season Cup 2024 – as it happened". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Al-Hilal: Saudi Pro League side break world record with 28th successive win". BBC Sport. 2024-03-12. 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. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. 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". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "Al Hilal squad | Al Hilal SFC". Al Hilal SFC - Web Oficial. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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