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
ManagerJorge Jesus
LeagueSaudi Professional League
2024–251st
WebsiteClub website

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

History

Roberto Rivelino and Najeeb Al Imam in 1979

Al Hilal SFC was in 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 and they won in the 1976-77 title in the Saudi League.[4]

Players

As of 2 September 2024[5]

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 Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly
4 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Khalifah Al-Dawsari
5 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
6 DF Brazil Brazil Renan Lodi
7 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ghannam (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
8 MF Portugal Portugal Rúben Neves
9 FW Serbia Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović
10 FW Brazil Brazil Neymar
11 FW Brazil Brazil Marcos Leonardo
12 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
15 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Qahtani
16 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari
17 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Rubaie
20 DF Portugal Portugal João Cancelo
21 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais
22 MF Serbia Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić
24 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Moteb Al-Harbi
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno
29 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari (captain)
33 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Muhaysh (U19)
35 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulsalam Barnaw (U19)
36 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saud Haroun (U19)
37 GK Morocco Morocco Yassine Bounou
50 GK Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Abdulilah Al-Ghamdi (U19)
55 MF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Mahdawi (U19)
62 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Otaibi (U19)
77 MF Brazil Brazil Malcom
87 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Tambakti
88 DF Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Yami
99 FW Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 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
    • (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. ↑ "Al Hilal squad | Al Hilal SFC". Al Hilal SFC - Web Oficial. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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