# Al Hilal SFC

Al-Hilal|  |
| Full name | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Al-Za'eem (The Boss)
The Blue Waves
Royal Club
The Century Club |
| Founded | 1957 (as *the Olympic Club*) |
| Ground | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Chairman | Fahad Bin Nafil |
| Manager | Simone Inzaghi |
| League | Saudi Professional League |
| 2024–25 | 2nd |
| Website | alhilal.com |
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**Home colours** |

**Away colours** |

**Third colours** |

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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, it is the most successful club in Asia.

## History

Roberto Rivelino and Najeeb Al Imam in 1979
Al Hilal SFC was founded on 1957 and Saudi Arabian club. They play home games in Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. They won the 1960-1961 seasons in the Saudi Cup Trophies, and the 1976-77 title in the Saudi League. On 31 May 2021, Al Hilal won the Saudi Professional League. On 29 January 2024, Al Hilal beat Inter Miami 4-3 in Riyadh Season Cup 2024. On March 2024, Al Hilal broke the world record with 28 wins in the Saudi Professional League.

### AFC histories

In October 2021, Al Hilal won the AFC Champions League. On April 2025, Al Hilal was eliminated in the AFC Champions League.

### FIFA Club World Cup histories

On February 7, 2023, Al Hilal beat Flamengo 3-2 in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final. On February 11, 2023, Al Hilal lost to Real Madrid 3-5 in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final. On 18 June 2025, Al Hilal tied Real Madrid 1-1 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. On 26 June 2025, Al Hilal was the only Asian football club to reach the Round of 16 after beating Pachuca 2-0 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. On 30 June 2025, Al Hilal reached the Quarter-finals after beating Manchester City 4-3 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. On 4 July 2025, Al Hilal was eliminated in the semi-final after losing to Fluminense 2-1 in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

## Players

*As of 25 November 2025*

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

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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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| 3 | DF |  Senegal | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 4 | DF |  Turkey | Yusuf Akçiçek |
| 5 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Ali Al-Bulaihi |
| 7 | FW |  Uruguay | Darwin Núñez |
| 8 | MF |  Portugal | Rúben Neves |
| 9 | FW |  Brazil | Marcos Leonardo |
| 10 | MF |  Brazil | Malcom |
| 11 | MF |  Brazil | Kaio César |
| 14 | FW |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulkarim Darisi |
| 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 | Suhayb Al-Zaid |
| 19 | DF |  France | Théo Hernandez |

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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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| 20 | DF |  Portugal | João Cancelo |
| 21 | FW |  Saudi Arabia | Abdullah Radif |
| 22 | MF |  Serbia | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
| 24 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Moteb Al-Harbi |
| 25 | GK |  France | Mathieu Patouillet |
| 28 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Mohamed Kanno *(vice-captain)* |
| 29 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Salem Al-Dawsari *(captain)* |
| 37 | GK |  Morocco | Yassine Bounou |
| 40 | GK |  Saudi Arabia | Ahmad Abu Rasen |
| 78 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Ali Lajami |
| 87 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Hassan Al-Tombakti |
| 88 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Hamad Al-Yami |
| 89 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulellah Al-Malki |
| 99 | FW |  Saudi Arabia | Abdullah Al-Hamdan |

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### U21 squad

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

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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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| 31 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Rayan Al-Ghamdi |
| 32 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Abdullah Al-Zaid |
| 33 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Al-Muhaysh |
| 34 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulsalam Barnawi |
| 36 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Saud Haroun |
| 38 | FW |  Saudi Arabia | Turki Al-Ghumayl |

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| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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| 39 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Mohammed Al-Zaid |
| 44 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Saad Al-Mutairi |
| 50 | GK |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulilah Al-Ghamdi |
| 55 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Mishal Al-Dawod |
| 62 | DF |  Saudi Arabia | Talal Al-Otaibi |
| 74 | MF |  Saudi Arabia | Abdulaziz Al-Hadhood |

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## 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*

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

* **AFC Champions League**
	+ (3) : *1991, 2000, 2019*
	+ (4) :  *1986, 1987, 2014, 2017*

* **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*

## Other websites

* Official website
* Al Hilal SFC on Twitter
* Al Hilal SFC on Instagram
* Al Hilal SFC on TikTok
* Al Hilal SFC on Facebook