# 2008–09 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2008–09 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 52nd in existence and 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club participated in the AFC Champions League, Crown Prince Cup, and the King Cup.

## Players
### Squad information

Players and squad numbers. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date Of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 36) |
| 22 | GK | Fahad Al-Shamri | (1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 28) |
| 30 | GK | Hassan Al-Otaibi | (1977-10-16)16 October 1977 (aged 31) |
| Defenders |||||
| 17 | RB | Fahed Al-Mofarij | (1978-04-12)12 April 1978 (aged 31) |
| 19 | CB | Abdulaziz Khathran | (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 36) |
| 4 | LB / CB | Abdullah Al-Zori | (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 21) |
| 25 | CB | Majed Al Marshadi | (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 24) |
| 3 | CB | Osama Hawsawi | (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 25) |
| 24 | CB | Mohammad Nami | (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 27) |
| 23 | CB | Hassan Khairat | (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 23) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 8 | DM / CM | Mirel Rădoi | (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 28) |
| 5 | CM / AM | Abdulatif Al-Ghanam | (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 23) |
| 15 | RM | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 21) |
| 10 | AM / LW | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (C) | (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 28) |
| 11 | AM / LM | Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 20) |
| 33 | DM / CM / LB | Fahad Al Mubarak | (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 25) |
| 13 | CM | Omar Al-Ghamdi | (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 30) |
| 29 | LM / RM | Nawaf Al-Abed | (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 19) |
| 6 | RM | Khaled Aziz | (1981-07-14)14 July 1981 (aged 27) |
| 14 | RM | Tarik El Taib | (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 32) |
| 9 | RM | Christian Wilhelmsson | (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 29) |
| Forwards |||||
| 20 | ST / CF | Yasser Al-Qahtani | (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 26) |
| 18 | ST / CF | Ahmed Al-Swaileh | (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 23) |
| 26 | RW | Mohammad Al-Anbar | (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 24) |
| 7 | ST / CF | Seol Ki-hyeon | (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 30) |

### 2009 AFC Champions League
#### Knockout stage
##### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | 2009 ACL | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 26 | FW | | Mohammad Al-Anbar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | MF | | Christian Wilhelmsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | FW | | Ahmed Al-Swaileh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Mirel Radoi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | MF | | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 14 | MF | | Tarik El Taib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 33 | MF | | Fahad Al Mubarak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | Osama Hawsawi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | | Abdullah Al-Zori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | DF | | Majed Al Marshadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | DF | | Fahed Al-Mofarij | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | | Mohammad Nami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | FW | | Seol Ki-hyeon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 59 |