2019–20 Al-Hilal FC season

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Al-Hilal
2019–20 season
PresidentFahad bin Nafil Al-Otaibi
ManagerRăzvan Lucescu
StadiumKing Saud University Stadium
Pro League1st
King CupWinners
2019 ACLWinners
2020 ACLWithdrew
FIFA Club World CupFourth place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bafétimbi Gomis (27)

All:
Bafétimbi Gomis (40)
Highest home attendance22,916 vs Al-Ittihad
(17 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance7,604 vs Arar
(3 November 2019)
Average home league attendance18,823

The 2019–20 season was Al-Hilal's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 62nd year in existence as a football club.[1] The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup and both the 2019 and the 2020 editions of the AFC Champions League. Al-Hilal also competed in the FIFA Club World Cup following their triumph in the 2019 AFC Champions League Final.[2] The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 29 November 2020. In this season, Al Hilal became the first asian club to complete a continental treble since Tokyo Verdy in 1987.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

As of 31 January 2020[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Breik
3 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al Bulaihi
6 MF Colombia COL Gustavo Cuéllar
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Faraj (Captain)
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Otayf
9 FW Italy ITA Sebastian Giovinco
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
11 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Shehri (on loan from Al-Raed)
12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith
18 FW France FRA Bafétimbi Gomis
19 MF Peru PER André Carrillo
20 DF South Korea KOR Jang Hyun-soo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Yazan Jari
22 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Amiri Kurdi
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Madallah Al-Olayan
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al Abed
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hattan Bahebri
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohamed Kanno
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Dawsari
30 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Waked
34 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Waleed Al-Ahmed
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansor Al Beshe
40 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Ghamdi
55 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamad Al-Abdan
57 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Shammari
70 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Jahfali
77 FW Syria SYR Omar Kharbin

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Ashraf (at Al-Faisaly until 30 June 2020)
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2020)
36 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij (at Al-Shabab until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Al Gubaie (at Al-Shoulla until 30 June 2020)
41 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Thaar Al-Otaibi (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020)
45 DF Australia AUS Miloš Degenek (at Red Star Belgrade until 30 June 2020)

Transfers and loans[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
13 July 2019 DF 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Japan Tokyo $2,800,000 [4]
13 July 2019 MF 19 Peru André Carrillo Portugal Benfica $10,000,000 [5]
20 August 2019 DF 22 Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi Greece Panionios Undisclosed [6]
30 August 2019 MF 6 Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar Brazil Flamengo $8,250,000 [7]
21 January 2020 DF 23 Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [8]

Loans in[edit]

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
20 August 2019 End of season FW 11 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia Al-Raed $535,000 [9]

Transfers out[edit]

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
13 June 2019 MF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohanad Fallatah Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha Free [10]
18 June 2019 MF 15 Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Najrani Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Free [11]
24 June 2019 MF Argentina Ezequiel Cerutti Argentina San Lorenzo Free [12]
2 July 2019 GK 23 Saudi Arabia Marwan Al-Haidari Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free [13]
5 July 2019 MF 6 Saudi Arabia Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free [14]
8 July 2019 DF 33 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Sharahili Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Free [15]
12 July 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Owdah Saudi Arabia Al-Raed Free [16]
16 July 2019 MF 27 Morocco Achraf Bencharki Egypt Zamalek Undisclosed [17]
19 July 2019 FW 31 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Yami Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem Undisclosed [18]
20 July 2019 GK 26 Oman Ali Al-Habsi England West Bromwich Albion Released [19]
23 July 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Naif Kariri Saudi Arabia Ohod Free [20]
24 July 2019 DF Saudi Arabia Anas Zabani Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah Free [21]
25 July 2019 FW 15 Saudi Arabia Mojahed Al-Munee Saudi Arabia Al-Tai Free [22]
17 August 2019 MF 59 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Rashidi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [23]
30 August 2019 DF 4 Spain Alberto Botía Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free [24]
30 August 2019 FW 25 Spain Jonathan Soriano Released [25]
21 January 2020 DF 13 Saudi Arabia Hassan Kadesh Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [26]

Loans out[edit]

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
23 July 2019 End of season DF 45 Australia Miloš Degenek Serbia Red Star Belgrade Undisclosed [27]
21 August 2019 End of season DF 32 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Dossari Saudi Arabia Al-Raed None [28]
23 August 2019 End of season MF 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Ashraf Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly $215,000 [29]
30 August 2019 31 January 2020 FW 38 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al Gubaie Saudi Arabia Al-Adalah None [30]
31 August 2019 End of season DF 36 Saudi Arabia Muteb Al-Mufarrij Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab None [31]
28 January 2020 End of season MF 41 Saudi Arabia Thaar Al-Otaibi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun None [32]
31 January 2020 End of season FW 38 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al Gubaie Saudi Arabia Al-Shoulla None [33]

Pre-season[edit]

9 July 2019 Friendly Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 10–0 Austria SV Spittal Lienz, Austria
18:30 CEST Gomis 10', 23', 38'
Al-Fiqi 29'
Bahebri 34'
Giovinco 44'
Al-Shalhoub 81'
Al Gubaie 86'
Carlos Eduardo 87', 90'
Report Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium
13 July 2019 Friendly Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 11–0 Austria Rapid Lienz Lienz, Austria
18:00 CEST Soriano 7'
Al-Fiqi 15', 30', 34'
Botía 21'
Carlos Eduardo 54', 55', 59'
Al Gubaie 60'
Bahebri 71', 84'
Report Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pro League Matchday 1 Winners 23 August 2019 9 September 2020
King Cup Round of 64 Winners 3 November 2019 29 November 2020
2019 Champions League Round of 16 Winners 6 August 2019 24 November 2019
2020 Champions League Group stage Group stage (withdrew) 10 February 2020 23 September 2020
FIFA Club World Cup Second round Fourth place 14 December 2019 21 December 2019

Source: Competitions

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 30 22 6 2 74 26 +48 073.33
King Cup 6 5 1 0 16 7 +9 083.33
2019 Champions League 8 5 1 2 16 9 +7 062.50
2020 Champions League 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 060.00
FIFA Club World Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 033.33
Total 52 36 11 5 116 49 +67 069.23

Source: Competitions

Pro League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal (C) 30 22 6 2 74 26 +48 72 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Nassr 30 19 7 4 60 26 +34 64
3 Al-Ahli 30 15 5 10 49 36 +13 50
4 Al-Wehda 30 16 1 13 45 40 +5 49 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Faisaly 30 14 6 10 41 36 +5 48
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2020. Source: spl.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[34]
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 22 6 2 74 26  +48 72 13 1 1 39 12  +27 9 5 1 35 14  +21

Last updated: 9 September 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDWWWWLDWWDDWDWWWWWWDWWWLWWWW
Position111111111122712111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04). Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

23 August 2019 1 Al-Hilal 4–2 Abha Riyadh
19:00 Gomis 39', 44'
Giovinco 63'
Hyun-soo Yellow card 79'
Kharbin 85'
Report Andriatsima 20'
Bguir 81' (pen.)
Al-Habib Yellow card 87'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 18,022
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
31 August 2019 2 Al-Raed 0–5 Al-Hilal Buraidah
19:05 Fouzair Yellow card 20'
Al-Farhan Yellow card 37'
Report Kharbin 6', 80'
Al-Faraj Yellow card 32', 44'
Gomis 59'
Carlos Eduardo 67'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 11,601
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
14 September 2019 3 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Fayha Riyadh
18:40 Al-Abed 50'
Cuéllar Yellow card 74'
Carrillo Yellow card 87'
Report Al-Qahtani Yellow card 18'
Al-Muziel Yellow card 89'
Assis Yellow card 90+2'
Arsénio 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 15,561
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
21 September 2019 4 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:20 Al-Malki Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 82'
Romarinho 31'
Al-Sahafi Yellow card 66'
Abdulhamid Yellow card 73'
Report Carlos Eduardo 15', 26'
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 22'
Giovinco 89'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 43,783
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
26 September 2019 5 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:15 Kharbin 9'
Al-Mousa 68' (o.g.)
Report Amissi 4', Yellow card 12'
Petrolina Yellow card 56'
Al-Absi Yellow card 72'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 17,989
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
5 October 2019 6 Al-Ettifaq 1–4 Al-Hilal Dammam
18:00 Yambéré Yellow card 19'
Al-Amri 29', Yellow card 59'
Haddadi Yellow card 35'
Mahnashi Yellow card 40'
Sliti Yellow card 45+4'
Report Carlos Eduardo 20' (pen.), 90+4'
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 28'
Al-Faraj Yellow card 44'
Cuéllar Yellow card 45+1'
Al-Shehri 56'
Gomis 76'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 13,558
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
18 October 2019 7 Al-Hilal 3–0 Damac Riyadh
18:05 Giovinco 22'
Gomis 55'
Carlos Eduardo 68'
Bahebri Yellow card 81'
Report Al-Dossari Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 63'
Hadraf Yellow card 81'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 19,889
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
27 October 2019 8 Al-Hilal 1–2 Al-Nassr Riyadh
19:55 Carlos Eduardo 32'
Al-Breik Yellow card 47'
Cuéllar Yellow card 71'
Al-Abed Yellow card 90'
Report Al-Khaibari Yellow card 37'
Hamdallah 55', 73', Yellow card 74'
Petros Yellow card 71'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,792
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
31 October 2019 9 Al-Fateh 3–3 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
19:50 Saâdane 8' (pen.), Yellow card 20'
te Vrede 77', 88'
Aguirregaray Yellow card 81'
Majrashi Yellow card 90+1'
Report Al-Shahrani Yellow card 7'
Al-Shehri 22'
Carlos Eduardo 34'
Al-Faraj Yellow card 84'
Gomis 90+5'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 13,806
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
26 December 2019 13 Al-Hazem 1–1 Al-Hilal Ar Rass
19:50 Hamzi 53'
Asselah Yellow card 84'
Report Giovinco 90+1' Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
30 December 2019 10 Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Adalah Riyadh
17:55 Al-Abed 15'
Gomis 28', 40', 57'
Giovinco 34'
Al-Shehri 84'
Carrillo 90'
Report Al-Burayh Yellow card 39' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 15,631
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia
7 January 2020 11 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:00 Al-Faraj Yellow card 25'
Al-Dawsari 37'
Kanno Yellow card 42'
Al-Breik Yellow card 66'
Gomis 70'
Al-Bulaihi 90'
Report Asiri Yellow card 44'
Al Somah 45'
Belaïli Yellow card 73'
Sarić Yellow card 78'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,543
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
11 January 2020 14 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:05 Gomis 31' (pen.), 77'
Al-Shehri 70', Yellow card 81'
Report Anselmo 9'
Goodwin Yellow card 61'
Niakaté Yellow card 76'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,192
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
20 January 2020 12 Al-Faisaly 2–2 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
18:10 Hyland 55', 90+2'
Silva Yellow card 74'
Al-Ghamdi Yellow card 86'
Report Giovinco 47'
Kurdi Yellow card 55'
Carlos Eduardo 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
25 January 2020 15 Al-Shabab 0–0 Al-Hilal Riyadh
18:10 N'Diaye Yellow card 50'
Al-Shamekh Yellow card 89'
Al-Ammar Yellow card 90+5'
Report Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 82'
Kurdi Yellow card 39'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 12,531
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
31 January 2020 16 Abha 1–2 Al-Hilal Abha
16:00 AST (UTC+3) Aouadhi Yellow card 41'
Andriatsima 88', Yellow card 89'
Bguir Yellow card 90+3'
Report Carrillo 9'
Gomis 13'
Otayf Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 16,820
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
5 February 2020 17 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Raed Riyadh
20:20 Carlos Eduardo 6'
Gomis 42' (pen.)
Al-Mayouf 90+6'
Report Al-Hussain Yellow card 30'
Al-Farhan Yellow card 41'
Fouzair 60' (pen.)
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 16,566
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
13 February 2020 18 Al-Fayha 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
18:30 Neto Yellow card 52'
Al-Qahtani Yellow card 90+4'
Report Al-Olayan Yellow card 55'
Carlos Eduardo Yellow card 62'
Al-Breik 69'
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Attendance: 5,488
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
22 February 2020 19 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:30 Al-Dawsari Yellow card 20'
Cuéllar Yellow card 45'
Jahfali Yellow card 50'
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 73'
Carlos Eduardo 90+3'
Report Al-Harbi Yellow card 19'
Al-Sumairi Yellow card 30'
Al-Malki Yellow card 61'
Al-Shamrani Yellow card 63'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,044
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
27 February 2020 20 Al-Taawoun 0–1 Al-Hilal Buraidah
18:40 Darwish Yellow card 5'
Abousaban Yellow card 37'
Report Hyun-soo Yellow card 10'
Al-Dawsari 16'
Jahfali Yellow card 47'
Gomis Yellow card 88'
Giovinco Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
7 March 2020 21 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:40 Carrillo 17'
Al-Faraj Yellow card 90+2'
Al-Olayan Yellow card 90+5'
Report Mahnashi Yellow card 74' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
11 March 2020 22 Damac 1–1 Al-Hilal Abha
16:10 Zelaya 42'
Al-Jouei Yellow card 88'
Report Carrillo 39' Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
5 August 2020 23 Al-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal Riyadh
21:00 Hamdallah Yellow card 41'
S. Al-Ghanam 45+1'
Al-Amri Yellow card 87'
Ali Yellow card 90+5'
Report Al-Shahrani Yellow card 9'
Giovinco 35'
Gomis 55' (pen.), 80'
Carlos Eduardo 60'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
10 August 2020 24 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Fateh Riyadh
21:00 Gomis 38' (pen.), 87' (pen.)
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 79'
Hyun-soo Yellow card 81'
Al-Shehri Yellow card 90+4'
Report Al-Hassan Yellow card 38'
Gomis 53' (o.g.)
Lajami Yellow card 69'
Al-Zaqaan Yellow card 74'
Al-Dossari Yellow card 89'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
15 August 2020 25 Al-Adalah 0–4 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
18:55 Al-Sultan Yellow card 60'
Al-Radhi Red card 90+1'
Report Gomis 30', 75'
Giovinco Yellow card 42'
Al-Dawsari Yellow card 52', 79'
Kharbin 90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
20 August 2020 26 Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:55 Al Somah 5'
Al-Asmari Yellow card 45+1'
Sarić Yellow card 57'
A. Asiri 74'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 76'
Abo Shararah Yellow card 90+5'
Report Jahfali Yellow card 7'
Al-Bulaihi 62'
Carrillo Yellow card 72'
Cuéllar Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
25 August 2020 27 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:00 Carrillo Yellow card 48'
Giovinco Yellow card 67'
Al-Breik Yellow card 69'
Gomis 82'
Kharbin 90+6'
Report Silva Yellow card 62' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
29 August 2020 28 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Hazem Riyadh
20:40 Al-Dawsari 8'
Gomis 40' (pen.), 53', 56' (pen.)
Giovinco Yellow card 45+3'
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 59'
Report Al-Yami 3'
Asselah Yellow card 37'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
4 September 2020 29 Al-Wehda 1–3 Al-Hilal Mecca
20:35 Al-Sqoor Yellow card 50'
Al-Qarni Yellow card 55'
Bakshween Yellow card 58'
Renato 79'
Report Gomis 16'
Kanno 56'
Al-Faraj 85'
Cuéllar Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)
9 September 2020 30 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:35 Gomis 20', 69'
Al-Breik Yellow card 53'
Report Guanca 46' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matches from 7 March and onwards were played behind closed doors due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[35]

King Cup[edit]

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 November 2019 Round of 64 Al-Hilal 4–1 Arar Riyadh
19:45 Hamani 43' (o.g.)
Al-Shalhoub 57'
Carlos Eduardo 81'
Bahebri 90+1'
Report Al-Khater Yellow card 48'
F. Al-Enezi 90+3'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
7 December 2019 Round of 32 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Jabalain Riyadh
17:45 Al-Shalhoub 25'
Kharbin 55'
Carrillo 86'
Eduardo 90'
Report Carlão 28'
Zidan Yellow card 79'
El Okbi 82'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
16 January 2020 Quarter-finals Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
18:05 Al-Shehri 4', 96'
Bahebri Yellow card 55'
Giovinco Yellow card 78'
Report Al-Hazaa Yellow card 45+2'
Mahnashi Yellow card 64'
Al-Robeai Red card 72'
Al-Amri Yellow card 81'
Kiss 85' (pen.)
Al-Kwikbi Yellow card 115'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 18,731
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
27 October 2020 Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 Abha Riyadh
17:55 Al-Dawsari 28', Yellow card 66'
Cuéllar Yellow card 38'
Giovinco 45+1'
Report Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
29 November 2020 Final Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Nassr Riyadh
19:45 Jang Hyun-soo 10'
Cuéllar Yellow card 33'
Gomis 42' (pen.)
Al-Wotayan Yellow card 90+5'
Report Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 54'
Yahya 71', Yellow card 83'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

2019 AFC Champions League[edit]

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]
6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) First leg Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:40 UTC+3 Al-Khabrani Yellow card 2'
Al Somah 6', Yellow card 61'
Djaniny 39'
Aleksić Yellow card 45+2'
Souza Yellow card 90'
Live Report
Stats Report
Gomis 15', 48', 65'
Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 34'
Al-Dawsari Yellow card 36'
Al-Hafith 81'
Otayf Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 48,094
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Second leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–1
(4–3 agg.)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Dawsari Yellow card 89'
Bahebri Yellow card 90'
Gomis Yellow card 90+3'
Live Report
Stats Report
Al-Fatil Yellow card 37'
Asiri 42'
Souza Yellow card 55'
Al-Moasher Yellow card 68'
Al-Owais Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,706
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Quarter-finals[edit]
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) First leg Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3 Abdulhamid Yellow card 75' Live Report
Stats Report
Kanno Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 54,390
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) Second leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–1
(3–1 agg.)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Al-Faraj Yellow card 22'
Carrillo 44'
S. Al-Dawsari 48'
Giovinco 78'
Live Report
Stats Report
Al-Sahafi 10', Yellow card 50'
Villanueva Yellow card 54'
Vecchio Yellow card 75'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,916
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Semi-finals[edit]
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) First leg Al-Sadd Qatar 1–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Gomis 14' (o.g.)
Hassan Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 35'
Khoukhi Yellow card 36'
Bounedjah Yellow card 45+2'
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Gomis 33', 60'
Al-Bulaihi 45'
Al-Shalhoub 67'
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 13,753
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) Second leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–4
(6–5 agg.)
Qatar Al-Sadd Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3 S. Al-Dawsari 13'
Al-Breik Yellow card 16'
Gomis 25'
Al-Shahrani Yellow card 89'
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Afif 17' (pen.)
Nam Tae-hee 19'
Al-Haydos 20'
Al-Hajri Yellow card 44'
Khoukhi Yellow card 58', 90+3'
Salman Yellow card 68'
Assadalla Yellow card 75'
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,743
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Final[edit]
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3 Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 38'
Carrillo 60'
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Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) Second leg Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 0–2
(0–3 agg.)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Sekine Yellow card 43'
Aoki Yellow card 53'
Iwanami Yellow card 57'
Makino Yellow card 76'
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Al-Dawsari 74'
Gomis 90+3'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 58,109
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2020 AFC Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was made on 10 December 2019 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Hilal were drawn with Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai, Pakhtakor, and Shahr Khodro.[36]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAK SAH SHK HIL
1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–0 0–0
2 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7 0–0 1–0 1–2
3 Iran Shahr Khodro 4 0 0 4 0 6 −6 0 0–1 0–1 0–0
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 2–1 23 Sep 2–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Hilal failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to them having only 11 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.[37]
10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) 1 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Voided
(2–0)
Iran Shahr Khodro Dubai, United Arab Emirates[note 1]
18:40 UTC+4 Carrillo 45'
Gomis 69'
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Nemati Yellow card 57' Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 3,801
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 2 Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates Voided
(1–2)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4 Al-Naqbi Yellow card 13'
Jaber 24', Yellow card 75'
Hussain Yellow card 68'
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Gomis 36', 72'
Al-Breik Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 6,240
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)[note 2] 3 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Voided
(2–1)
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Al-Shahrani Yellow card 26'
Giovinco 45+2'
Bahebri 90+7'
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Suyunov Red card 64'
Derdiyok 70'
Ćeran Yellow card 81'
Ismailov Yellow card 90'
Komilov Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)[note 2] 4 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Voided
(0–0)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Ismailov Yellow card 45+1' Live Report
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Kanno Yellow card 66' Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain
20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)[note 2] 5 Shahr Khodro Iran Voided
(0–0)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Ghazi Yellow card 21'
Mansouri Yellow card 67'
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Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)
23 September 2020 (2020-09-23)[note 2] 6 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Cancelled United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Live Report
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
  1. ^ Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.
  2. ^ a b c d On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.[38][39] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.[40]

2019 FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) Second round Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Doha, Qatar
17:00 (AST) Cuéllar Yellow card 39'
Gomis 73'
Kanno Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 85'
Report Derbali Yellow card 60' Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,726[41]
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
17 December 2019 (2019-12-17) Semi-finals Flamengo Brazil 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
20:30 (AST) Bruno Henrique Yellow card 20', 78'
Marí Yellow card 45+1'
De Arrascaeta 49'
Al-Bulaihi 82' (o.g.)
Diego Yellow card 87'
Report Al-Dawsari 18', Yellow card 69'
Giovinco Yellow card 45'
Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 45+2'
Carrillo Red card 83'
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 21,588[42]
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Last updated on 28 November 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup 2019 ACL 2020 ACL Club World Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf 47 1 27 1 4 0 8 0 5 0 3 0
30 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Waked 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Habib Al-Wotayan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Jadaani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Ghamdi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Breik 33 2 18+2 1 4 1 5 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al Bulaihi 34 3 12+2 2 6 0 8 1 1+2 0 3 0
12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 43 0 24+1 0 4 0 8 0 3 0 3 0
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith 24 1 13+2 0 0+1 0 2+2 1 3 0 0+1 0
20 DF South Korea KOR Jang Hyun-soo 42 1 22 0 4 1 8 0 5 0 3 0
22 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Amiri Kurdi 11 0 4+1 0 2 0 0+1 0 3 0 0 0
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 16 0 8+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Jahfali 19 0 13 0 2+2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
3 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo 28 15 19+3 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
6 MF Colombia COL Gustavo Cuéllar 34 0 24+2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Faraj 31 2 15+4 2 2+1 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Otayf 19 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 4+1 0 2 0 1+2 0
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari 18 0 2+7 0 2+1 0 0+3 0 3 0 0 0
19 MF Peru PER André Carrillo 47 8 18+9 4 4+1 1 8 2 5 1 2 0
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al Abed 21 2 6+7 2 0+2 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
26 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fawaz Al-Torais 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hattan Bahebri 19 2 6+4 0 2 1 0+3 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
28 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohamed Kanno 38 1 14+6 1 3+1 0 5+2 0 3+2 0 1+1 0
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 38 9 16+4 4 3 1 8 3 4 0 3 1
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mansor Al Beshe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Italy ITA Sebastian Giovinco 44 10 19+7 7 4 1 8 1 4 1 2 0
10 FW Argentina ARG Luciano Vietto 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Shehri 25 7 4+16 4 3+1 3 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 FW France FRA Bafétimbi Gomis 48 40 25+4 27 1+3 1 8 7 4 3 1+2 2
33 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Turki Al-Mutairi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 FW Syria SYR Omar Kharbin 21 7 7+9 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Thaar Al-Otaibi 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 15 3 0+5 0 2+1 2 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Kadesh 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup 2019 ACL 2020 ACL Club World Cup Total
1 18 FW France Bafétimbi Gomis 27 1 7 3 2 40
2 3 MF Brazil Carlos Eduardo 12 2 0 0 1 15
3 9 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 7 1 1 1 0 10
4 29 MF Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari 4 1 3 0 1 9
5 19 MF Peru André Carrillo 4 1 2 1 0 8
6 11 FW Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri 4 3 0 0 0 7
77 FW Syria Omar Kharbin 6 1 0 0 0 7
8 5 DF Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi 2 0 1 0 0 3
10 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 0 2 1 0 0 3
10 2 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik 1 1 0 0 0 2
7 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj 2 0 0 0 0 2
24 MF Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abed 2 0 0 0 0 2
27 MF Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri 0 1 0 1 0 2
14 1 GK Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hafith 0 0 1 0 0 1
20 DF South Korea Jang Hyun-soo 0 1 0 0 0 1
28 MF Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 1 0 0 0 2
Total 74 16 16 6 4 116

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup 2019 ACL 2020 ACL Club World Cup Total
1 1 GK Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf 9 1 3 3 1 17
2 30 GK Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 10 1 3 3 1 18

Last Updated: 27 October 2020

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