Al Hilal SFC
Full name | Al Hilal Saudi Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Al-Za'eem / الزعيم العالمي (The Boss) ( The Bosses Of The World) Blue Waves "Blue Power" - "القوة الزرقاء" | |||
Founded | 16 October 1957 | (as Olympic Club)|||
Ground | 2022–23 Pro League, 3rd of 16 | | ||
Website | Club website | |||
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Al Hilal active departments | ||
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Al Hilal Saudi Football Club (
Founded on 16 October 1957, Al Hilal are one of three teams to have
Overall, Al Hilal have won 67 official titles in multiple competitions. In domestic competitions, they have won a record 18
Continentally, Al Hilal have won a record eight
Internationally, Al Hilal made multiple appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup, They were runners-ups in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.
History
The idea of establishing the club began when the ranks of the Youth Club witnessed in 1957 a serious division among its leaders, which prompted Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Saeed to resign from the presidency of the Youth Club in that year, and many left with him, including a number of prominent players.
The opportunity was ripe for the establishment of a new club at the first-class level to serve Saudi sports, and this was already done when a new club was established on 15 October 1957 in
After spending their formative years building a squad, the club made their first mark by lifting the
The club were the inaugural winners when the
With the success, a number of players and coaches from outside Saudi Arabia joined the club in the 1970s, including Brazilian legends
Sustained success (1980–1990)
After the establishment of the Saudi Premier League in the late 70's and with Al Hilal winning the competition twice including the inaugural edition. Ampaiai in the eighties brought about a new dawn of success to the riyadh giants, with group of talented homegrown players such as the charismatic figurehead defender
Continental dominance (1991–2002)
The 1990s marked a shift in the dominant teams challenging for the title, such as the emergence of Al Shabab as a new contender and force in the league. As well as the resurgence of bitter rivals Al Nassr and Al Ittihad made the league become contested and shared between the four, Al Hilal achieved three titles during this period (
League duopoly (2003–2011)
At the turn of the century the historic rivalry between Al Hilal and Al Ittihad had reached levels never seen before in Saudi football. Historically, since their first meeting, Al Hilal/Al Ittihad matches have always been aggressive and passion filled spectacles that drew huge crowds due to both teams being from the two major Saudi cities of Riyadh and Jeddah. Each team represented different cities, backgrounds and values. Al Hilal is based in Riyadh the capital of Saudi Arabia, in addition to having traditional
The pinnacle moment of the era was in the
Before the beginning of the
Struggle at the continental stage (2012–2019)
After their back-to-back league titles and generally consistent success in the domestic front, Al Hilal always seemed to come up short in their continental pursuit since their last triumph in the
At the start of the
The following season continued in the same rhythm with Al Hilal leading in the domestic league and reaching the 2017 AFC Champions league final. But they ultimately lost to the Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 in aggregate after Carlos Eduardo suffered an ACL tear in the first minutes of the first leg, and Omar Kharbin suffered an injury in the second leg. The team slumped mentally after the defeat and began a series of subpar performances which lead to their exit from the next edition's group stage which was their first time leaving the group stage since 2010. Ramón Díaz was sacked on 21 February 2018 and he was replaced Juan Brown as caretaker until the end of the season, he managed to salvage the season by winning Al Hilal their 15th domestic league title.
Return to continental dominance and worldwide appearances (2019–present)
The
Fahad bin Nafil was elected president for a four-year term.
In the 2021 AFC Champions league Al Hilal had barely managed to qualify to the knockout stages of the competition. In the round of 16 They faced Iranian team Esteghlal F.C. in Dubai and won the match 2–0, in the quarter finals they faced another Iranian team Persepolis F.C. whom they defeated 3–0 to qualify to the next stage. In the semi-final stage Al Hilal came up against their perennial rivals Al Nassr which was dubbed as the match of the century due to the long-standing animosity these historic rivals had for each other. This was the first time both teams would face each other in this competition, Further more Al Nassr had never won the AFC Champions league before and Al Hilal needed one more title to be the AFC Champions league outright record title holders. The stakes of the game were so high that the tension was felt in the city of Riyadh weeks before the game. The game finished with Al Hilal winning 2–1 against Al Nassr to reach the final in addition to bragging rights for many years to come. Al Hilal reached the final in 2021 to face Pohang Steelers, both clubs had held a record of three Asian champions league titles. Al Hilal came up on top to score the first goal 16 seconds after the match began. In the end a 2–0 win secured the fourth Asian champions league title, and Al Hilal became the AFC Champions League unequivocal record title holders.
As the champions of the AFC Champions League, Al Hilal qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the UAE, Al Hilal in their first match faced hosts
In September 2022, Al Hilal offered Cristiano Ronaldo a two-year contract worth €242 million. However, Ronaldo rejected the proposal,[8] calling it "obscene".[9][10] The reports of the offer first surfaced in July 2022, but the Saudi club name was not known.[11] The President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al Misehal said he would like to see Ronaldo play in Saudi, but that it "won’t happen before January unfortunately".[9][10] However, he signed up for Al Nassr FC instead at 1 January 2023.
In February 2023, Al Hilal played in the
In the 2022 AFC Champions League campaign Al Hilal topped Group A to advance to the knock out stages. The Asian Football Confederation decided to change the competition schedule from an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule to an autumn-to-spring schedule from next season onwards, despite the 2022 season actually being held from April 2022 to May 2023. Due to this decision Al Hilal had 9-month hiatus from the end of the group stage to the first knockout game, in February 2023 Al Hilal faced Emarati Shabab Al Ahli in the round of 16 whom they defeated 3–1. Three days later in the quarter finals Al Hilal faced Iran's Foolad in a highly physical match that ended in a 1–0 win with Marega scoring a goal in 87th minute. After advancing to the semi-final stage Al Hilal was pitted against Qatari Al Duhail, some pundits claimed before the game was played that Al-Duhail would easily reach the final in particular Nashat Akram who claimed that the match was over before it started and that Al-Duhail already booked their place in the final. On the day of the game the match started with Al Hilal scoring four goals in the first 30 minutes and adding a fifth before the first half was over. In the second half Al Hilal capped off the game with two more goals with Odion Ighalo scoring a super hat-trick in a 7–0 decimating win to seal the place in the 2022 AFC Champions League Final Against Urawa Red Diamonds, in which they lost and became Runner-ups.
On 15 August 2023, Al Hilal signed Brazilian player Neymar for a record breaking Saudi Pro League transfer fee of 90 million Euros plus add-ons.[15]
Crest
In 2022, the club revealed a new logo. The old crest had a 3D effect and a gradient of a ball inside the crescent moon and it included the full text with the club name and founding year. The new Al Hilal logo has a design in only blue and white, with the empty space between the three vertical blue stripes and their crescent moons creating a white 'H' for 'Hilal' which also reads an 'S' for 'Saudi'.[16]
Mascot
The club mascot is a shark. A blue whale known for eating up all the trophies.[17]
"The merging of the two letters in both languages in the logo is to symbolize the form of a grand and solid shield suitable for all sports, and bearing the values and principals of Al-Hilal", the Al-Hilal club said officially in August 2022.[18]
Grounds
Al Hilal currently plays their home games at
Rivalries
Al Hilal has a long-standing rivalry with Al-Ittihad. From the start of national competition the clubs were seen as representatives of the two biggest cities in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh and Jeddah. While Al Hilal have won four Asian Club Championship in years 1991, 1999–2000, 2019 and 2021, Al-Ittihad has won AFC Champions League two times in a row, in 2004 and 2005. Al Hilal won the Saudi El Clasico 62 times, Al-Ittihad won it 50 times, and two sides have drawn 35 times. As of 2023, the biggest win was when Al Hilal defeated Al Ittihad 5–0 in 2009–10.[20]
Another rivalry is with their neighbors
Al Hilal's most intense matches in AFC Champions league are against; Al Ain FC from UAE, Al Sadd SC of Qatar in GCC countries and against Iranian teams, Persepolis F.C. and Esteghlal F.C., and from east of Asia the most successful contenders Urawa Red Diamonds and Pohang Steelers.
Finance and sponsorship
Sponsorship
Period | Kit manufacturer | Kit main sponsor |
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2004–2006 | Adidas | None |
2006–2007 | STC | |
2007–2013 | Mobily | |
2013–2017 | Nike | |
2017–2019 | Kingdom Holdings | |
2019–2022 | Mouj | Emaar |
2022–2023 | Jahez / Blu Store | |
2023–present | Puma
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SAVVY Games Group [note 1] |
Television match broadcasting rights
Al Hilal receives a certain amount from the
Other income sources
The club's president and other board members secure any extra income required to run the club from merchandising of the club's kit and other products as well as establishing an investment company owned by the club to increase the club's revenue. Sponsorships have been instrumental to the club's finances due to the numerous lucrative deals signed by the club, owing to the fact that the club's huge popularity and appeal locally, regionally and continentally generates a huge number of supporters and admirers, especially on social media; the club has over 15m followers across all social media accounts.
Club facilities
In 2009, the club opened a new camp in Riyadh. It contains 25 rooms, meeting rooms, smart room for lectures, library, eating room, living rooms, a big salon and a medical clinic. It also has entertainment corners for video games, table tennis, billiards, table football and many others. There are two training fields for the senior team.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 January 2024[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Unregistered players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Jorge Jesus |
Assistant manager | João de Deus |
First-team coach | Nikola Djurovic Tiago Oliveira Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |
Goalkeeping coach | Vítor Pereira Branko Katic |
Conditioning coach | Carlos Bruno |
Fitness coach | Márcio Sampaio |
Technical coach | Gil Henriques |
Coordination coach | Nuno Romano |
Video analyst | Rodrigo Araújo |
Match analyst | Abdulaziz Al-Dawsari |
B team coach | Rodolfo Miguens |
Director of football | Saud Kariri |
Management
President | Fahad Nafil Al-Otaibi |
Vice President | Suliman alhatlan |
Board Member | Abdulmajeed Alhagbani |
Chief Executive Officer | Esteve Calzada |
Secretary General | Sami Abu Khudair |
Treasurer | Thamer Al-Tassan |
Director of Fans Supplies | Rashid Al-Anzan |
Director of Legal Affairs | Thamer Al-Jasser |
Director of Facilities Development and Maintenance | Badr Al-Mayouf |
Director of Other Sports | Ibraheem Al-Youssef |
Director of Youth Football | Abdullateef Al-Hosainy |
Director of Investments Area | Abdullah Abdul-Jabbar |
This is a list of Al Hilal SFC presidents and chairmen from their foundation in 1957.[24]
Name | From | To | Championships (official) |
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Abdulrahman Saeed | 1957 | 1965 | 3 |
Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan | 1965 | 1966 | × |
Abdulrahman Saeed | 1966 | 1970 | × |
Faisal Al-Shehail | 1970 | 1972 | × |
Abdullah Nasser | 1972 | 1976 | × |
Hazloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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1976 | 1978 | 1 |
Abdullah Nasser | 1978 | 1982 | 2 |
Hazloul bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
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1982 | 1983 | 1 |
Abdullah Saad | 1983 | 1990 | 9 |
Abdulrahman Saeed | 1990 | 1992 | 1 |
Mohammad Mufti | 1992 | 1993 | 1 |
Abdullah Saeed | 1993 | 1994 | × |
Khalid Mohammad | 1994 | 1996 | 4 |
Bandar Mohammad | 1997 | 2000 | 9 |
Saud Turki | 2000 | 2003 | 6 |
Abdullah Musa'ad | 2003 | 2004 | 1 |
Mohammad Faisal | 2004 | 2008 | 7 |
Abdulrahman Musa'ad
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2008 | 2015 | 7 |
Mohammad Al-Homaidani (caretaker) | 2015 | 2015 | 1 |
Nawaf Saad | 2015 | 2018 | 4 |
Sami Al-Jaber | 2018 | 2018 | 1 |
Mohammad Faisal | 2018 | 2019 | × |
Abdullah Al-Jarbou (caretaker) | 2019 | 2019 | × |
Fahad Nafil Al-Otaibi | 2019 | Present | 8 |
Honours
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons | Runner-Up |
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Domestic | Pro League | 18 | 2021–22
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2018–19
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King Cup
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10 | 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2019–20, 2022-23 | 1963, 1968, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 2010, 2021-22 | |
Crown Prince Cup | 13 | |||
Super Cup | 4 | 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023 | 2016, 2020 | |
Federation Cup | 7 | 2005–06
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2009-2010
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Founder's Cup | 1 | 1999–2000 | - | |
Continental | Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League | 4 | 1991, 2000, 2019, 2021 | 1986, 1987, 2014, 2017, 2022 |
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 2s | 2002
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Asian Super Cup | 2s | 1997, 2000 | 2002 | |
Regional (GCC Region)
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Gulf Club Champions Cup
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2 | 1998
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2000
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Regional (Arab Region)
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Arab Club Champions Cup | 2 | 1996, 1997 | 1989, 2018–19, 2023 | |
Arab Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2000 | - | |
Arab Super Cup | 1 | 2001 | 1992, 1995 | |
Worldwide | FIFA Club World Cup | - | - | 2022 |
- record
- S shared record
Recent seasons
The table below chronicles the achievements of Al Hilal in various competitions since 1999.
Key
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Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place, 4th Place or Losing semi-finalists |
Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | King Cup
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Crown Prince Cup | Competition | Result | Competition | Result |
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League | AFC Competitions | Other | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Premier League
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22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 39 | 5th | Not held | W | Asian Club Championship | W
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W RU W
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2000–01 | Premier League
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22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 44 | 4th | SF | W QF |
QS W W W
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2001–02 | Premier League
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22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 49 | 1st | R16 | Asian Cup Winners Cup
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W
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RU SF
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2002–03 | Premier League
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22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 41 | 5th | W | RU QF |
GCC Champions League |
QS 3rd
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2003–04 | Premier League
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22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 4th | SF | AFC Champions League | QS | RU 4th | ||
2004–05 | Premier League
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22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 45 | 1st | W | — | — | W 3rd
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2005–06 | Premier League
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22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 44 | 2nd | W | AFC Champions League | QS | Federation Cup
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W
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2006–07 | Premier League
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22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 53 | 2nd | SF | AFC Champions League | QF | GCC Champions League |
QS QS | |
2007–08 | Premier League
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22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 48 | 1st | SF
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W | — | — | GCC Champions League |
RU SF
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2008–09 | Pro League
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22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 50 | 2nd | SF
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W | AFC Champions League | R16 | Federation Cup
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SF
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2009–10
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Pro League
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22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | 56 | 1st | RU | W | AFC Champions League | R16 | Federation Cup
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RU
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2010–11 | Pro League
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26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 18 | 64 | 1st | SF | W | AFC Champions League | SF
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— | — |
2011–12 | Pro League
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26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 60 | 3rd | SF | W | AFC Champions League | R16 | — | — |
2012–13 | Pro League
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26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 56 | 2nd | QF | W | AFC Champions League | QF | — | — |
2013–14 | Pro League
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26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 24 | 63 | 2nd | QF | RU | AFC Champions League | R16 | — | — |
2014–15
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Pro League
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26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 54 | 3rd | W | RU | AFC Champions League | RU
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— | — |
2015–16
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Pro League
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26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 55 | 2nd | SF | W | AFC Champions League | SF
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Saudi Super Cup | W
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2016–17 | Pro League
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26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 16 | 66 | 1st | W | SF | AFC Champions League | R16 | Saudi Super Cup |
RU GS |
2017–18 | Pro League
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26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 56 | 1st | R16 | Not held | AFC Champions League | RU
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— | — |
2018–19 | Pro League
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30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 69 | 2nd | SF | AFC Champions League | GS | Saudi Super Cup |
W RU
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2019–20 | Pro League
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30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 26 | 72 | 1st | W | AFC Champions League | W
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FIFA Club World Cup | 4th
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2020–21 | Pro League
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30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 61 | 1st | R16 | AFC Champions League | GS | Saudi Super Cup | RU
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2021–22 | Pro League
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30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 67 | 1st | RU | AFC Champions League | W
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Saudi Super Cup |
W 4th
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2022–23 | Pro League
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30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 59 | 3rd | W | AFC Champions League | RU
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Saudi Super Cup |
SF RU
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Records
Asian record
Overview
- As of 6 May 2023
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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AFC Champions League | 155 | 77 | 42 | 36 | 253 | 154 |
Asian Club Championship
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41 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 34 |
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 9 |
Asian Super Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
TOTAL | 219 | 118 | 55 | 46 | 373 | 201 |
Record by country
Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Iraq | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 85.71 |
Japan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 45.45 |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 |
Kuwait | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 50.00 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Palestine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
Qatar | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 55.26 |
Saudi Arabia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 42.86 |
South Korea | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 50.00 |
South Yemen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
Syria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
Tajikistan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 83.33 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
United Arab Emirates | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 47.62 |
Uzbekistan | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 65.00 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
Matches
Key: PO – Play-off round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;
- Notes
Top scorers in Asian competitions
Player | Country | Goals | |
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1 | Sami Al-Jaber | Saudi Arabia | 23 |
2 | Bafétimbi Gomis | France | 20 |
3 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Saudi Arabia | 18 |
4 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Saudi Arabia | 17 |
5 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Saudi Arabia | 13 |
Abdullah Al-Jamaan
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Saudi Arabia | ||
7 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Saudi Arabia | 11 |
8 | Yousuf Al-Thunayan | Saudi Arabia | 10 |
Omar Kharbin
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Syria |
See also
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External links
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