2019–20 Al-Hilal FC season

Al-Hilal
2019–20 season
President	Fahad bin Nafil Al-Otaibi
Manager	Răzvan Lucescu
Stadium	King Saud University Stadium
Pro League	1st
King Cup	Winners
2019 ACL	Winners
2020 ACL	Withdrew
FIFA Club World Cup	Fourth place
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bafétimbi Gomis (27); All: ; Bafétimbi Gomis (40)
Highest home attendance	22,916 vs Al-Ittihad; (17 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance	7,604 vs Arar; (3 November 2019)
Average home league attendance	18,823
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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

Squad information

As of 31 January 2020^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Mayouf
2	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Breik
3	MF	BRA	Carlos Eduardo
5	DF	KSA	Ali Al Bulaihi
6	MF	COL	Gustavo Cuéllar
7	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Faraj (Captain)
8	MF	KSA	Abdullah Otayf
9	FW	ITA	Sebastian Giovinco
10	MF	KSA	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
11	FW	KSA	Saleh Al-Shehri (on loan from Al-Raed)
12	DF	KSA	Yasser Al-Shahrani
16	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Dawsari
17	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Hafith
18	FW	FRA	Bafétimbi Gomis
19	MF	PER	André Carrillo
20	DF	KOR	Jang Hyun-soo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	KSA	Yazan Jari
22	DF	KSA	Amiri Kurdi
23	DF	KSA	Madallah Al-Olayan
24	MF	KSA	Nawaf Al Abed
27	MF	KSA	Hattan Bahebri
28	MF	KSA	Mohamed Kanno
29	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Dawsari
30	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Waked
34	DF	KSA	Waleed Al-Ahmed
35	MF	KSA	Mansor Al Beshe
40	GK	KSA	Nawaf Al-Ghamdi
55	MF	KSA	Hamad Al-Abdan
57	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shammari
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Jahfali
77	FW	SYR	Omar Kharbin

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	KSA	Ahmed Ashraf (at Al-Faisaly until 30 June 2020)
32	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Dossari (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2020)
36	DF	KSA	Muteb Al-Mufarrij (at Al-Shabab until 30 June 2020)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
38	FW	KSA	Khaled Al Gubaie (at Al-Shoulla until 30 June 2020)
41	MF	KSA	Thaar Al-Otaibi (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2020)
45	DF	AUS	Miloš Degenek (at Red Star Belgrade until 30 June 2020)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

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

Loans in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season

9 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	10–0	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	11–0	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

17 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–1	Budafoki MTE	Lienz, Austria
18:00 CEST	Gomis 23' Al-Hafith 88'	Report	51'	Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium

21 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–0	Ilirija	Lienz, Austria
12:00 CEST	Jahfali 43' Giovinco 81'	Report		Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium

21 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	10–0	Bled	Seeboden, Austria
19:00 CEST	Soriano Kharbin Al-Shalhoub Al-Otaibi o.g.'	Report		Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

24 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	7–1	Brinje Grosuplje	Lienz, Austria
13:00 CEST	Soriano Al-Shalhoub Al-Dawsari Kharbin Bahebri Al-Fiqi			Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium

24 July 2019 Friendly	Al-Hilal	3–2	Udinese	Villach, Austria
18:00 CEST	Al-Dawsari 19', 44' Gomis 69'		Becão 29' Ter Avest 57'	Stadium: Stadion Villach-Lind

Competitions

Overall

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

Competition	Record
Competition	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	7	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 September 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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 79' Kharbin 85'	Report	Andriatsima 20' Bguir 81' (pen.) Al-Habib 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 20' Al-Farhan 37'	Report	Kharbin 6', 80' Al-Faraj 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 74' Carrillo 87'	Report	Al-Qahtani 18' Al-Muziel 89' Assis 90+2' Arsénio 90+4', 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 20' 82' Romarinho 31' Al-Sahafi 66' Abdulhamid 73'	Report	Carlos Eduardo 15', 26' Al-Shahrani 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', 12' Petrolina 56' Al-Absi 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 19' Al-Amri 29', 59' Haddadi 35' Mahnashi 40' Sliti 45+4'	Report	Carlos Eduardo 20' (pen.), 90+4' Al-Shahrani 28' Al-Faraj 44' Cuéllar 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 81'	Report	Al-Dossari 50' 63' Hadraf 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 47' Cuéllar 71' Al-Abed 90'	Report	Al-Khaibari 37' Hamdallah 55', 73', 74' Petros 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.), 20' te Vrede 77', 88' Aguirregaray 81' Majrashi 90+1'	Report	Al-Shahrani 7' Al-Shehri 22' Carlos Eduardo 34' Al-Faraj 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 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 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 25' Al-Dawsari 37' Kanno 42' Al-Breik 66' Gomis 70' Al-Bulaihi 90'	Report	Asiri 44' Al Somah 45' Belaïli 73' Sarić 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', 81'	Report	Anselmo 9' Goodwin 61' Niakaté 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 74' Al-Ghamdi 86'	Report	Giovinco 47' Kurdi 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 50' Al-Shamekh 89' Al-Ammar 90+5'	Report	Al-Bulaihi 9' 82' Kurdi 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 41' Andriatsima 88', 89' Bguir 90+3'	Report	Carrillo 9' Gomis 13' Otayf 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 30' Al-Farhan 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 52' Al-Qahtani 90+4'	Report	Al-Olayan 55' Carlos Eduardo 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 20' Cuéllar 45' Jahfali 50' Al-Shahrani 73' Carlos Eduardo 90+3'	Report	Al-Harbi 19' Al-Sumairi 30' Al-Malki 61' Al-Shamrani 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 5' Abousaban 37'	Report	Hyun-soo 10' Al-Dawsari 16' Jahfali 47' Gomis 88' Giovinco 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 90+2' Al-Olayan 90+5'	Report	Mahnashi 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 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 41' S. Al-Ghanam 45+1' Al-Amri 87' Ali 90+5'	Report	Al-Shahrani 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 79' Hyun-soo 81' Al-Shehri 90+4'	Report	Al-Hassan 38' Gomis 53' (o.g.) Lajami 69' Al-Zaqaan 74' Al-Dossari 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 60' Al-Radhi 90+1'	Report	Gomis 30', 75' Giovinco 42' Al-Dawsari 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 45+1' Sarić 57' A. Asiri 74' Al-Moasher 76' Abo Shararah 90+5'	Report	Jahfali 7' Al-Bulaihi 62' Carrillo 72' Cuéllar 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 48' Giovinco 67' Al-Breik 69' Gomis 82' Kharbin 90+6'	Report	Silva 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 45+3' Al-Shahrani 59'	Report	Al-Yami 3' Asselah 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 50' Al-Qarni 55' Bakshween 58' Renato 79'	Report	Gomis 16' Kanno 56' Al-Faraj 85' Cuéllar 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 53'	Report	Guanca 46'	Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

^ ^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]

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