2022–23 Al Hilal SFC season

The 2022–23 season was Al-Hilal's 47th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 65th year in existence as a football club.^[1] The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the Saudi Super Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Al-Hilal

2022–23 season
President	Fahd Bin Saad Bin Nafel
Head coach	Ramón Díaz
Stadium	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Saudi Pro League	3rd
King Cup	Winners
Saudi Super Cup	Semi-finals (knocked out by Al-Fayha)
AFC Champions League	Runners-up (knocked out by Urawa Red Diamonds)
FIFA Club World Cup	Runners-up (knocked out by Real Madrid)
Top goalscorer	League: Odion Ighalo (19) All: Odion Ighalo (26)
Highest home attendance	50,881 v Urawa Red Diamonds 29 April 2023 Champions League
Lowest home attendance	3,714 v Abha 22 January 2023 Saudi Pro League
Average home league attendance	9,541
Biggest win	7–0 v Al-Duhail 26 February 2023 Champions League
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Al-Shabab 7 April 2023 Saudi Pro League
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2023^[2][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  KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf 2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Breik 4 DF  KSA Khalifah Al-Dawsari 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  NGA Odion Ighalo 10 FW  ARG Luciano Vietto 11 FW  KSA Saleh Al-Shehri 12 DF  KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 14 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Hamdan 16 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari 17 FW  MLI Moussa Marega 19 MF  PER André Carrillo 20 DF  KOR Jang Hyun-soo

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Owais 26 MF  KSA Abdulellah Al-Malki 28 MF  KSA Mohamed Kanno 29 MF  KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 31 GK  KSA Habib Al-Wotayan 32 DF  KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij 42 DF  KSA Muath Faqeehi 43 MF  KSA Musab Al-Juwayr 56 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Qahtani 57 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Hadhood 60 GK  KSA Ahmed Al Jubaya 66 DF  KSA Saud Abdulhamid 67 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Khaibari 70 DF  KSA Mohammed Jahfali 88 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Yami 96 MF  BRA Michael

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (at Al-Ettifaq until 30 June 2023) 15 MF  BRA Matheus Pereira (at Al-Wahda until 30 June 2023) 27 MF  KSA Fawaz Al-Torais (at Al-Adalah until 30 June 2023) 34 FW  KSA Turki Al-Mutairi (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player 44 MF  KSA Saad Al-Nasser (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2023) 49 FW  KSA Abdullah Radif (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2023) 55 MF  KSA Hamad Al-Abdan (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2023) — DF  KSA Bandar Wohaishi (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2023)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2022	GK	31	Habib Al-Wotayan	Al-Hazem	End of loan
30 June 2022	GK	40	Nawaf Al-Ghamdi	Al-Shoulla	End of loan
30 June 2022	DF	4	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	Al-Fateh	End of loan
30 June 2022	DF	39	Nawaf Al-Mufarrij	Jeddah	End of loan
30 June 2022	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Nasser	Al-Jabalain	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	35	Mansor Al-Beshe	Al-Raed	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	46	Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel	Al-Diriyah	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	55	Hamad Al-Abdan	Al-Hazem	End of loan
30 June 2022	MF	–	Fawaz Al-Torais	Al-Fayha	End of loan
30 June 2022	FW	10	Luciano Vietto	Al-Shabab	End of loan
30 June 2022	FW	34	Turki Al-Mutairi	Al-Kholood	End of loan

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
21 July 2022	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Nasser	Najran	Free	[4]
23 July 2022	MF	35	Mansor Al-Beshe	Al-Raed	Free	[5]
4 August 2022	GK	50	Abdullah Al-Bishi	Al-Shoulla	Free	[6]
12 August 2022	MF	46	Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel	Al-Diriyah	Free	[7]
28 August 2022	GK	–	Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan	Al-Bukiryah	Free	[8]
29 August 2022	GK	33	Abdullah Al-Jadaani	Al-Ittihad	Free	[9]
31 August 2022	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Dawsari	Al-Ettifaq	Free	[10]
6 September 2022	GK	40	Nawaf Al-Ghamdi	Jerash	Free	[11]
19 January 2023	DF	39	Nawaf Al-Mufarrij	Al-Arabi	Free	[12]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
8 July 2022	End of season	DF	13	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid	Al-Ettifaq	None	[13]
20 July 2022	26 August 2022	FW	34	Turki Al-Mutairi	Al-Batin	None	[14]
22 July 2022	End of season	MF	44	Saad Al-Nasser	Al-Taawoun	None	[15]
20 August 2022	End of season	MF	27	Fawaz Al-Torais	Al-Adalah	None	[16]
27 August 2022	End of season	FW	34	Turki Al-Mutairi	Al-Taawoun	None	[17]
28 August 2022	End of season	MF	55	Hamad Al-Abdan	Al-Khaleej	None	[18]
31 August 2022	End of season	FW	49	Abdullah Radif	Al-Taawoun	None	[19]
22 January 2023	End of season	MF	15	Matheus Pereira	Al-Wahda	None	[20]
27 January 2023	End of season	DF	–	Bandar Wohaishi	Al-Jabalain	None	[21]

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Hilal v Almería

7 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–1	Almería	Burton, England
18:00 BST	Vietto 2' S. Al-Dawsari 40'	Report	Ramazani 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

Nottingham Forest U23 v Al-Hilal

12 August 2022 Friendly	Nottingham Forest U23	1–6	Al-Hilal	Burton, England
14:00 BST	15'	Report	Marega 36', 55' Vietto 43' S. Al-Dawsari 45+1', 47' Radif 65'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

Al-Hilal v Al-Shoulla

16 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Shoulla	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AST	Ighalo	Report	Piqueti	Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium

Al-Hilal v Al-Batin

19 August 2022 Friendly	Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Batin	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:20 AST	Vietto Ighalo	Report		Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium

Al-Hilal v Zamalek

9 September 2022 Lusail Super Cup	Al-Hilal	1–1 (4–1 p)	Zamalek	Lusail, Qatar
21:00 AST	Ighalo 18'		Zizo 33'	Stadium: Lusail Iconic Stadium Attendance: 77,000[22] Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
	Penalties

Al-Hilal v Newcastle United

8 December 2022 Diriyah Season Cup	Al-Hilal	0–5	Newcastle United	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST	Ighalo  53'	Report	Joelinton 7', 43' Almirón 75', 80' Stephenson 85'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 18,700 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Hilal/Al-Nassr stars v Paris Saint-Germain

19 January 2023 Riyadh Season Cup	Al-Hilal/Al-Nassr stars	4–5	Paris Saint-Germain	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST	Ronaldo 34' (pen.), 45+6' Jang Hyun-soo 56' Al-Bulaihi  59' Talisca 90+4'		Messi 3' Navas  33' Bernat  39' Marquinhos 43' Neymar 45+3' Ramos 53' Mbappé 60' (pen.) Ekitike 78'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	30	17	8	5	54	29	+25	056.67
King Cup	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7	075.00
Champions League	5	3	1	1	12	3	+9	060.00
Super Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Club World Cup	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1	033.33
Total	43	24	11	8	82	43	+39	055.81

Updated to match played 31 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2022–23 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ittihad (C, Q)	30	22	6	2	60	13	+47	72	Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
2	Al-Nassr	30	20	7	3	63	18	+45	67	Qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round
3	Al-Hilal[a]	30	17	8	5	54	29	+25	59	Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage
4	Al-Shabab	30	17	5	8	57	33	+24	56
5	Al-Taawoun	30	16	7	7	46	34	+12	55

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. Source: SPL
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).^[23]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2022–23 King Cup winners.

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	17	8	5	54	29	+25	59	9	4	2	31	15	+16	8	4	3	23	14	+9

Last updated: 31 May 2023.
Source: SPL

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	151	13	14	19	182	20	21	163	174	22	23	24	25	27	265	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W
Position	3	2	2	2	2	5	5	4	3	4	5	3	4	2	2	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Points	3	6	9	12	12	13	14	17	20	21	22	25	26	29	32	33	33	36	39	42	45	45	46	46	49	50	53	53	56	59

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. Source: SPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 15 (vs. Al-Raed) was rescheduled.
• ² Matchday 18 (vs. Al-Fateh) was postponed.
• ³ Matchday 16 (vs. Al-Khaleej) was postponed due to a schedule conflict with the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.
• ⁴ Matchday 17 (vs. Al-Fayha) was postponed due to a schedule conflict with the 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage.
• ⁵ Matchday 26 (vs. Damac) was postponed due to a schedule conflict with the 2023 King Cup final.

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al-Khaleej v Al-Hilal

25 August 2022 1	Al-Khaleej	0–2	Al-Hilal	Dammam
21:00	Al-Nowaiqi  47' Al-Sahli  67'	Report	Ighalo 3' Marega 25' Carrillo  80'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,218 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Hilal v Al-Fayha

31 August 2022 2	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Fayha	Riyadh
21:00	Cuéllar  37' Jahfali  48' Marega 69' Ighalo 86'	Report	Al-Khaibari  29' Ryller  57'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,215 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Al-Fateh v Al-Hilal

4 September 2022 3	Al-Fateh	0–1	Al-Hilal	Al-Hasa
18:35		Report	Vietto 11' N. Al-Dawsari  22' Cuéllar  71' Michael  89'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 15,483 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Al-Wehda

16 September 2022 4	Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Wehda	Riyadh
21:00	Marega 58' Ighalo 79' Vietto 89'	Report	Fajr  40' Al-Rashidi  47'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Al-Hilal v Al-Taawoun

2 October 2022 5	Al-Hilal	1–2	Al-Taawoun	Riyadh
18:20	Michael 29' N. Al-Dawsari  76' Marega  90+8'	Report	Al-Nabit 45+6' Tawamba  56'  65' Al-Rashidi  66', 74' Medrán  76' Al-Omari  90+8' Kaku  90+10'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,062 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Hilal

6 October 2022 6	Al-Ettifaq	0–0	Al-Hilal	Dammam
21:00		Report	Al-Yami  12' N. Al-Dawsari  30'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 11,321 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab

10 October 2022 7	Al-Hilal	1–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
20:30	Marega 21',  34' Cuéllar  38' Al-Juwayr  90+5'	Report	Mina  38' Carlos 56'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,151 Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Al-Tai v Al-Hilal

15 October 2022 8	Al-Tai	2–3	Al-Hilal	Ha'il
18:30	Fai  35' Musona  52' Mbenza 57' Sayoud 64',  74'	Report	Ighalo 39' Michael 50',  90+2' Al-Bulaihi 90'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Attendance: 9,632 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Al-Batin

16 December 2022 9	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Batin	Riyadh
20:30	Hyun-soo  14', 48' Abdulhamid  21' Ighalo 79' Carrillo 90+1'	Report	Saad  30' Y. Al-Shammari  34' Fawaz  45+6', 62'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal

26 December 2022 10	Al-Nassr	2–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
20:30	Yahya  2' Al-Khaibari  31' Talisca 56' Ghareeb 88'	Report	Ighalo 10' Cuéllar  39' S. Al-Dawsari 65' (pen.) Hyun-soo  90+5'	Stadium: Mrsool Park Attendance: 23,248 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Al-Hilal v Damac

31 December 2022 11	Al-Hilal	2–2	Damac	Riyadh
20:30	Ighalo 38',  45+1' Al-Malki  48' Vietto 51' Otayf  87'	Report	Hassoun  34' Al-Shammeri 75' Al-Shahrani  84', 90+1'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,889 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal

5 January 2023 12	Al-Ittihad	0–1	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
20:30	Hamed  31'	Report	Ighalo 12' Al-Bulaihi  65' Kanno  67' Abdulhamid  68' Al-Malki  90+2'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,456 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Al-Raed v Al-Hilal

10 January 2023 15	Al-Raed	1–1	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
20:30	Al-Beshe  62' Sunbul 76' Salem  89' Al-Rehaili  90+1'	Report	Al-Yami 24' Cuéllar  61'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 19,942 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Hilal v Al-Adalah

15 January 2023 13	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Adalah	Riyadh
18:00	S. Al-Dawsari 66' (pen.) Cuéllar  70' Al-Shehri 73' Carrillo  90+4'	Report	Al-Harbi  65'  85' Al-Hamdhi  75' Al-Salem  75' Al Haydar  90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,154 Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)

Al-Hilal v Abha

22 January 2023 14	Al-Hilal	2–1	Abha	Riyadh
18:00	Hyun-soo 21' Cuéllar  50' S. Al-Dawsari 54' (pen.) Al-Shehri  58' Al-Hamdan  90+9' Abdulhamid  90+12'	Report	Adam 29' Al Hamsal  52' Caicedo  80' Atouchi  90+10'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,714 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Al-Wehda v Al Hilal

2 March 2023 19	Al-Wehda	3–3	Al Hilal	Mecca
20:30	Duarte 24' Bakshween  29' Anselmo 57',  90+5' Al-Akouz  90+2' Al-Sawadi 90+9'	Report	Michael 2' Ighalo 51' K. Al-Dawsari  76' Abdulhamid 90+3'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 28,678 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Hilal v Al-Fateh

6 March 2023 18	Al-Hilal	1–2	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
20:30	Al-Hamdan  19' Al-Breik  31' Al-Bulaihi  45' Al-Shehri 90+4'	Report	Al-Khulaif  22' Tello 39' Al-Ghannam 80' Petros  88' Al-Mousa  90+7'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,815 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal

10 March 2023 20	Al-Taawoun	0–4	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
20:30	Abdullah  48'	Report	Ighalo 32', 45+4' Michael 51' Al-Bulaihi  54' Al-Qahtani 90+9'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 19,478 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Al-Hilal v Al-Ettifaq

18 March 2023 21	Al-Hilal	3–0	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
20:30	Ighalo 15' Kanno 34' Al-Dawsari 90' Al-Bulaihi  90+5'	Report	Quaison  37' Al-Ghamdi  57' Hazazi  65'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Al-Hilal v Al-Khaleej

1 April 2023 16	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
22:00	Kanno  16' Ighalo 39', 45+6' (pen.)	Report	Anthony  45+5' Al-Samiri  80'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,662 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Al-Fayha v Al-Hilal

4 April 2023 17	Al-Fayha	0–2	Al-Hilal	Al Majma'ah
22:00	Al-Shuwaish  76'	Report	Ighalo 45+1', 90+2' K. Al-Dawsari  52'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 6,105 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh

Al-Shabab v Al-Hilal

7 April 2023 22	Al-Shabab	3–0	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
22:00	Al-Qahtani 55' Guanca 68' Boupendza  79' Bahebri 90+7'	Report	Ighalo  35' Cuéllar  76' Jang Hyun-soo  80'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,355 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Hilal v Al-Tai

10 April 2023 23	Al-Hilal	2–2	Al-Tai	Riyadh
22:00	Al-Shehri 57' Michael 72'	Report	Mbenza 25' Sayoud 35' Braga  61' Al-Qumairi  71' Qassem  89' Majrashi  90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Al-Batin v Al-Hilal

14 April 2023 24	Al-Batin	1–0	Al-Hilal	Hafar al-Batin
22:00	López 47',  90+3' Al-Yousef  50' Campaña  90+6'	Report	Jahfali  38' Al-Hadhood  51' Marega  90+7'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr

18 April 2023 25	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Nassr	Riyadh
22:00	Ighalo 42' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Jang Hyun-soo  46' Cuéllar  64' Jahfali  90+14'	Report	Yahya  45+2' Ronaldo  57' Talisca  70' González  90+13'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 24,674 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ittihad

16 May 2023 27	Al-Hilal	2–2	Al-Ittihad	Riyadh
21:30	Jahfali  14' Al-Juwayr 41' Otayf  59' Michael 90+4',  90+7'	Report	Coronado 8' Bamsaud 30' Al-Nashri  61'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 15,325 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Damac v Al-Hilal

19 May 2023 26	Damac	0–1	Al-Hilal	Abha
19:00	Bedrane  19' Munshi  44' Al-Shamrani  59'	Report	Vietto  4' K. Al-Dawsari  45+2' Marega 70' Al-Wotayan  90+3'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 13,413 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi

Al-Adalah v Al-Hilal

23 May 2023 28	Al-Adalah	2–0	Al-Hilal	Al-Hasa
19:00	Antonsson 23' (pen.),  88' Godál  45+5' Al-Alawi  48' Eugénio 84',  90+7'	Report	K. Al-Dawsari  42' Al-Qahtani  66'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 18,009 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Abha v Al-Hilal

27 May 2023 29	Abha	0–3	Al-Hilal	Abha
21:00	Al-Jumayah  55' Al-Amri  58' Atouchi  72'	Report	Al-Qahtani 11' Ighalo 44' Al-Hamdan 87',  90+2'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 13,422 Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel

Al-Hilal v Al-Raed

31 May 2023 30	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Raed	Riyadh
21:00	Al-Juwayr 18' Al-Qahtani 36' Otayf 80' (pen.)	Report	Al-Farhan  26' Al-Fahad  79' R. Al-Dossari 90' Pablo 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

King Cup

Main article: 2022–23 King Cup

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

Al-Hilal v Al-Ettifaq

21 December 2022 Round of 16	Al-Hilal	4–0	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
18:00	Ighalo 12' Al-Breik 42' Vietto 45+5' Michael 90+3'	Report	F. Al-Ghamdi  27' Sliti  40'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Al-Hilal v Al-Fateh

14 March 2023 Quarter-finals	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
21:00	Kanno 17' (pen.) Al-Bulaihi  26'  67' Michael 48' Cuéllar  76' Ighalo 84'	Report	Al-Najdi  12' Al-Buraikan 27' Vélez  35' Saâdane  76'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 12,023 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal

23 April 2023 Semi-finals	Al-Ittihad	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
21:00	O. Hawsawi  88'	Report	Al-Shahrani  44' Al-Breik  71' Abdulhamid  90+12' Cuéllar  104' Hegazi 106' (o.g.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,642 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Al-Hilal v Al-Wehda

12 May 2023 Final	Al-Hilal	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Al-Wehda	Jeddah
21:00	Al-Breik  42' N. Al-Dawsari  71' Ighalo  80' Al-Bulaihii 90+9' Al-Juwayr 96' Jang Hyun-soo  112'	Report	Noor  31' Yoda 35' Al Hejji  51' Al-Jayzani  95'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 52,320 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
	Penalties
	Carrillo Ighalo Al-Shehri Al-Juwayr Al-Hamdan N. Al-Dawsari Abdulhamid Jang Hyun-soo Al-Mayouf		Beauguel Bukhari Al Hejji Duarte Fajr Al-Naji Makki Kurdi Al-Ghamdi

Super Cup

Main article: 2022 Saudi Super Cup

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

Al-Fayha v Al-Hilal

26 January 2023 Semi-finals	Al-Fayha	1–0	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
18:00	Paulinho 20',  82' Stojković  27' Al-Khaibari  90+5'	Report	Al-Bulaihi  66' Abdulhamid  68'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Al-Hilal v Shabab Al Ahli

20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) Round of 16	Al-Hilal	3–1	Shabab Al Ahli	Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Ighalo 17' Abdulhamid  45+1' Jang Hyun-soo 73' Vietto 79'	Report	Khribin  46', 86' Naser  81'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 7,825 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Foolad v Al-Hilal

23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Quarter-finals	Foolad	0–1	Al-Hilal	Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3	Abshak  78' Vasei  84'	Report	Al-Bulaihi  29' Kanno  60' Marega 87'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 14,173 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Al-Duhail v Al-Hilal

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Semi-finals	Al-Duhail	0–7	Al-Hilal	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Luiz Júnior  21'	Report	Ighalo 2', 10', 48', 62' Marega 14', 27' S. Al-Dawsari 38' Al-Mayouf  54'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 16,320 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al-Hilal v Urawa Red Diamonds

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Final First leg	Al-Hilal	1–1	Urawa Red Diamonds	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	S. Al-Dawsari 13',  86'	Report	Koroki 53' Ito  85' Iwao  86'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 50,881 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Urawa Red Diamonds v Al-Hilal

6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) Final Second leg	Urawa Red Diamonds	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Al-Hilal	Saitama, Japan
18:00 UTC+9	Okubo  36' Carrillo 48' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Bulaihi  88'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 53,374 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA Club World Cup

Wydad AC v Al-Hilal

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) Second round	Wydad AC	1–1 (3–5 p)	Al-Hilal	Rabat, Morocco
15:30 WAT (UTC+1)	Jaadi  10' El Amloud 52' Zé  57' Daoudi  58' Jabrane  89'  90+1' Ounajem  90+1'	Report	Al-Bulaihi  10' Kanno  56', 90+4' (pen.), 94' S. Al-Dawsari  56' Al-Shehri  117' Al-Hamdan  120+7'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 43,891 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
	Penalties
	Attiyat Allah El Amloud Ounajem Daoudi		Marega Vietto Al-Shehri Al-Hamdan Al-Juwayr

Flamengo v Al-Hilal

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) Semi-finals	Flamengo	2–3	Al-Hilal	Tangier, Morocco
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)	Gerson  15'  45+8' Gabriel  17' Pedro 20', 90+1',  90+8' David Luiz  42' Pulgar  56' Thiago Maia  72'	Report	S. Al-Dawsari 4' (pen.), 45+9' (pen.) Vietto  42', 70' K. Al-Dawsari  62' Jahfali  89'	Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium Attendance: 42,496 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Real Madrid v Al-Hilal

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) Final	Real Madrid	5–3	Al-Hilal	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 WAT (UTC+1)	Vinícius 13', 69' Valverde 18', 58' Benzema 54'	Report	Marega 26' Vietto 63', 79'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Attendance: 44,439 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 31 May 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		Champions League		Super Cup		Club World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Mayouf	36	0	23	0	4	0	5	0	1	0	3	0
21	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Owais	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	KSA	Habib Al-Wotayan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Jubaya	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Breik	25	1	13+4	0	2+2	1	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	KSA	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	17	0	9+2	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Bulaihi	33	2	22	1	2	1	5	0	1	0	3	0
12	DF	KSA	Yasser Al-Shahrani	10	0	5+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	KOR	Jang Hyun-soo	30	3	17+1	2	3	0	5	1	1	0	3	0
32	DF	KSA	Muteb Al-Mufarrij	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	KSA	Muath Faqeehi	5	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	KSA	Saud Abdulhamid	39	1	23+4	1	2+1	0	4+1	0	1	0	3	0
67	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Jahfali	18	0	13+2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
88	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Yami	16	1	7+2	1	2	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	COL	Gustavo Cuéllar	31	0	24	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
7	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Faraj	14	0	7+1	0	2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	KSA	Abdullah Otayf	17	1	4+6	1	1+1	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Dawsari	31	0	12+10	0	0+2	0	2+1	0	1	0	1+2	0
19	MF	PER	André Carrillo	39	1	25+5	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	2+1	0
26	MF	KSA	Abdulellah Al-Malki	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	KSA	Mohamed Kanno	31	3	13+6	1	3+1	1	5	0	1	0	2	1
29	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Dawsari	24	8	12+2	4	1+1	0	4	2	1	0	3	2
39	MF	KSA	Suhaib Al-Zaid	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	KSA	Musab Al-Juwayr	15	2	7+5	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
56	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	6	3	2+4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Hadhood	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	MF	BRA	Michael	36	8	16+9	6	3+1	2	3	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
Forwards
9	FW	NGA	Odion Ighalo	38	26	24+3	19	3+1	2	4	5	0	0	2+1	0
10	FW	ARG	Luciano Vietto	29	8	13+7	3	2+1	1	2	1	0+1	0	2+1	3
11	FW	KSA	Saleh Al-Shehri	30	3	4+17	3	0+3	0	0+4	0	1	0	0+1	0
14	FW	KSA	Abdullah Al-Hamdan	27	1	3+15	1	0+2	0	1+3	0	1	0	0+2	0
17	FW	MLI	Moussa Marega	32	9	17+5	5	2	0	4	3	0+1	0	3	1
Players sent out on loan this season
15	MF	BRA	Matheus Pereira	8	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	9	FW		Odion Ighalo	19	2	5	0	0	26
2	17	FW		Moussa Marega	5	0	3	0	1	9
3	10	FW		Luciano Vietto	3	1	1	0	3	8
	29	MF		Salem Al-Dawsari	4	0	2	0	2	8
	96	MF		Michael	6	2	0	0	0	8
6	11	FW		Saleh Al-Shehri	3	0	0	0	0	3
	20	DF		Jang Hyun-soo	2	0	1	0	0	3
	28	MF		Mohamed Kanno	1	1	0	0	1	3
	56	MF		Mohammed Al-Qahtani	3	0	0	0	0	3
10	5	DF		Ali Al Bulaihi	1	1	0	0	0	2
	43	MF		Musab Al-Juwayr	2	0	0	0	0	2
12	2	DF		Mohammed Al-Breik	0	1	0	0	0	1
	8	MF		Abdullah Otayf	1	0	0	0	0	1
	14	FW		Abdullah Al-Hamdan	1	0	0	0	0	1
	19	MF		André Carrillo	1	0	0	0	0	1
	66	DF		Saud Abdulhamid	1	0	0	0	0	1
	88	DF		Hamad Al-Yami	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own goal					0	1	0	0	0	1
Total					54	9	12	0	7	82

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	96	MF		Michael	5	0	1	0	1	7
2	19	MF		André Carrillo	5	1	0	0	0	6
	29	MF		Salem Al-Dawsari	2	0	3	0	1	6
	66	DF		Saud Abdulhamid	5	0	0	0	1	6
5	7	MF		Salman Al-Faraj	4	1	0	0	0	5
6	2	DF		Mohammed Al-Breik	2	1	0	0	0	3
7	9	FW		Odion Ighalo	2	0	0	0	0	2
	10	FW		Luciano Vietto	2	0	0	0	0	2
	11	FW		Saleh Al-Shehri	1	0	1	0	0	2
	16	MF		Nasser Al-Dawsari	1	1	0	0	0	2
	17	FW		Moussa Marega	0	0	2	0	0	2
	28	MF		Mohamed Kanno	0	0	1	0	1	2
13	1	GK		Abdullah Al-Mayouf	0	0	1	0	0	1
	4	DF		Khalifah Al-Dawsari	0	1	0	0	0	1
	6	MF		Gustavo Cuéllar	1	0	0	0	0	1
	12	DF		Yasser Al-Shahrani	1	0	0	0	0	1
	14	FW		Abdullah Al-Hamdan	0	0	1	0	0	1
	20	DF		Jang Hyun-soo	1	0	0	0	0	1
	43	MF		Musab Al-Juwayr	1	0	0	0	0	1
	70	DF		Mohammed Jahfali	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total					34	5	10	0	4	53

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Champions League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Abdullah Al-Mayouf	12	2	2	0	0	16
2	21	GK		Mohammed Al-Owais	1	0	0	0	0	1
	31	GK		Habib Al-Wotayan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total					14	2	2	0	0	18

Last Updated: 27 May 2023

References

1. "تاريخ النادي ونشأته".
2. "الفريق الاول لكرة القدم".
3. "الفريق الأول".
4. "أنهت إدارة نادي #نجران اجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع محمد الناصر".
5. "الرائد يجدد عقود الخماسي المحلي.. ويطير لتركيا".
6. "إدارة نادي #الشعلة برئاسة الأستاذ فهد بن عبدالله الطفيل تتعاقد مع الحارس"عبدالله البيشي"".
7. "جددت إدارة النادي عقود اللاعبين".
8. "تعاقدت إدارة نادي #البكيرية مع حارس المرمى عبدالملك الدويسان".
9. "القادم من الهلال.. "الجدعاني" يحمي عرين الاتحاد".
10. "الاتفاق يضم مدافع الهلال "الدوسري"".
11. "وقعت إدارة النادي مع الحارس "نواف الغامدي"".
12. "أنهت إدارة نادي #العربي بقيادة الأستاذ "أمين الملاح" إجراءات التعاقد مع اللاعب "نواف المفرج"".
13. "الاتفاق يضم عبدالرحمن العبيد من الهلال بنظام الإعارة".
14. "الهلال يُعير تركي المطيري للباطن".
15. "التعاون يتعاقد مع سعد الناصر".
16. "الطريس في العدالة".
17. "رسميًا.. "التعاون" يضم مهاجم "الهلال"".
18. "الخليج يستعير العبدان من الهلال".
19. "التعاون يعلن تعاقده مع عبدالله الرديف".
20. "الهلال يعير بيريرا إلى الوحدة الإماراتي".
21. "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التعاقد مع اللاعب بندر وحيشي".
22. "بالفيديو- في افتتاح ملعب نهائي مونديال قطر.. الهلال يتوّج بكأس سوبر لوسيل على حساب الزمالك". www.aljazeera.net.
23. "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.