2021–22 Al Hilal SFC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Hilal's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 64th year in existence as a football club.^[2] The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, both the 2021 and 2022 editions of the AFC Champions League, and the Saudi Super Cup. Al-Hilal also competed in the FIFA Club World Cup following their triumph in the 2021 AFC Champions League final.^[3]

Al-Hilal

2021–22 season
President	Fahad bin Nafil Al-Otaibi
Manager	Leonardo Jardim (until 14 February)[1] Ramón Díaz (from 14 February)
Stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
Pro League	1st
King Cup	Runners-up
2021 ACL	Winners
2022 ACL	Group stage
Super Cup	Winners
Club World Cup	Fourth place
Top goalscorer	League: Moussa Marega (13) All: Salem Al-Dawsari (18)
Highest home attendance	33,963 (vs. Al-Faisaly, 27 June 2022)
Lowest home attendance	5,211 (vs. Al-Taawoun, 15 January 2022)
Average home league attendance	12,887
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2021^[4][5]

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 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 10 FW  ARG Luciano Vietto 11 FW  KSA Saleh Al-Shehri 12 DF  KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 14 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Hamdan 15 MF  BRA Matheus Pereira 16 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari 17 FW  MLI Moussa Marega 18 FW  FRA Bafétimbi Gomis 19 MF  PER André Carrillo

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  KOR Jang Hyun-soo 22 DF  KSA Amiri Kurdi 23 DF  KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 28 MF  KSA Mohamed Kanno 29 MF  KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 32 DF  KSA Muteb Al-Mufarrij 30 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Waked 31 GK  KSA Habib Al-Wotayan 33 GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Jadaani 39 MF  KSA Suhaib Al-Zaid 43 MF  KSA Musab Al-Juwayr 44 MF  KSA Saad Al-Nasser 46 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel 49 FW  KSA Abdullah Radif 70 DF  KSA Mohammed Jahfali 88 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Yami

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 26 MF  KSA Fawaz Al-Torais (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2022) 35 MF  KSA Mansor Al-Beshe (at Al-Raed until 30 June 2022) 39 DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Mufarrij (at Jeddah until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 GK  KSA Nawaf Al-Ghamdi (at Al-Shoulla until 30 June 2022) 55 MF  KSA Hamad Al-Abdan (at Al-Hazem until 30 June 2022) — DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Nasser (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2022)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	GK	30	Mohammed Al-Waked	Al-Qadsiah	End of loan
30 June 2021	DF	54	Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri	Al-Adalah	End of loan
30 June 2021	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Nasser	Al-Bukiryah	End of loan
30 June 2021	MF	35	Mansor Al-Beshe	Al-Raed	End of loan
30 June 2021	MF	39	Nawaf Sharahili	Al-Diriyah	End of loan
30 June 2021	MF	41	Thaar Al-Otaibi	Abha	End of loan
30 June 2021	FW	38	Khalid Al Jubaya	Al-Shoulla	End of loan
30 June 2021	FW	–	Riyadh Al-Ghamdi	Najran	End of loan
1 July 2021	DF	88	Hamad Al-Yami	Al-Qadsiah	Free	[6]
1 July 2021	FW	17	Moussa Marega	Porto	Free	[7]
6 August 2021	MF	15	Matheus Pereira	West Bromwich Albion	$20,000,000	[8]
7 August 2021	DF	4	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	Al-Qadsiah	$2,133,000	[9]
8 August 2021	MF	39	Suhaib Al-Zaid	Al-Orobah	Free	[10]
9 January 2022	DF	13	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid	Al-Nassr	Free	[11]
22 January 2022	DF	66	Saud Abdulhamid	Al-Ittihad	Swap	[12]
22 January 2022	MF	26	Abdulellah Al-Malki	Al-Ittihad	$2,000,000	[13]
28 January 2022	FW	96	Michael	Flamengo	$8,500,000	[14]
29 January 2022	FW	9	Odion Ighalo	Al-Shabab	$3,500,000	[15]
30 January 2022	GK	21	Mohammed Al-Owais	Al-Ahli	$1,465,000	[16]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2021	DF	54	Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri	Abha	Free	[17]
11 July 2021	DF	–	Nawaf Al-Arifi	Al-Tai	Free	[18]
11 July 2021	FW	38	Khalid Al Jubaya	Al-Shoulla	Free	[19]
15 July 2021	MF	41	Thaar Al-Otaibi	Al-Hazem	Free	[20]
16 July 2021	FW	–	Riyadh Al-Ghamdi	Damac	Free	[21]
20 August 2021	MF	39	Nawaf Sharahili	Al-Sahel	Free	[22]
31 August 2021	MF	27	Hattan Bahebri	Al-Shabab	$530,000	[23]
7 September 2021	MF	–	Mohammed Al-Tofail	Al-Shoulla	Free	[24]
13 January 2022	DF	22	Amiri Kurdi		Released	[25]
22 January 2022	DF	23	Madallah Al-Olayan	Al-Ittihad	Swap	[26]
29 January 2022	GK	30	Mohammed Al-Waked	Al-Jabalain	Free	[27]
2 February 2022	FW	18	Bafétimbi Gomis	Galatasaray	Free	[28]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2021	End of season	MF	35	Mansor Al-Beshe	Al-Raed	None	[29]
7 July 2021	End of season	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Nasser	Al-Jabalain	None	[30]
6 August 2021	End of season	GK	40	Nawaf Al-Ghamdi	Al-Shoulla	None	[31]
17 August 2021	End of season	MF	55	Hamad Al-Abdan	Al-Hazem	None	[32]
24 August 2021	End of season	MF	26	Fawaz Al-Torais	Al-Fayha	None	[33]
1 September 2021	End of season	DF	39	Nawaf Al-Mufarrij	Jeddah	None	[34]
4 January 2022	End of season	MF	34	Turki Al-Mutairi	Al-Kholood	None	[35]
29 January 2022	End of season	MF	46	Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel	Al-Diriyah	None	[36]
29 January 2022	End of season	FW	10	Luciano Vietto	Al-Shabab	None	[37]
30 January 2022	End of season	GK	31	Habib Al-Wotayan	Al-Hazem	None	[38]
30 January 2022	End of season	DF	4	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	Al-Fateh	None	[39]

Pre-season

Al-Hilal v Al-Taawoun

11 July 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–3	Al-Taawoun	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST	Marega 39' Al-Abdan 60'	Report	Al-Hassan 55' Sandro Manoel 63' (pen.) Abousaban 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium

Al-Hilal v Železničar Pančevo

22 July 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	3–1	Železničar Pančevo	Seeboden, Austria
17:00 CEST	Vietto 32' Al-Shehri 68' (pen.), 70'	Report	Sikimić 15' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

Al-Hilal v Ilirija

25 July 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	3–0	Ilirija	Seeboden, Austria
17:00 CEST	Kanno 60' Al-Shehri 65' Marega 80'	Report		Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden

Al-Hilal v Hertha

30 July 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	2–3	Hertha	Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST	Marega 7' Gomis 79'	Report	Michelbrink 9' Mittelstädt 20' Jastrzembski 53'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion

Al-Hilal v RB Leipzig

31 July 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	0–1	RB Leipzig	Grödig, Austria
CEST		Report	Forsberg pen.'	Stadium: DAS.GOLDBERG Stadion

Al-Hilal v Al-Faisaly

8 August 2021 Friendly	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Faisaly	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST	Gomis Carrillo Al-Shehri	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	30	20	7	3	63	28	+35	066.67
King Cup	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	075.00
2021 ACL	4	4	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
2022 ACL	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	066.67
Super Cup	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Club World Cup	3	1	0	2	6	6	+0	033.33
Total	48	32	10	6	98	45	+53	066.67

Updated to match played 27 June 2022
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2021–22 Saudi Professional League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hilal (C)	30	20	7	3	63	28	+35	67	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[40][a]
2	Al-Ittihad	30	20	5	5	62	29	+33	65
3	Al-Nassr	30	19	4	7	58	36	+22	61
4	Al-Shabab	30	15	10	5	52	36	+16	55
5	Damac	30	12	8	10	38	44	−6	44

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).^[41]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round as 2021–22 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	20	7	3	63	28	+35	67	11	2	2	31	15	+16	9	5	1	32	13	+19

Last updated: 27 June 2022.
Source: SPL.com.sa

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	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	4	1	2	4	2	2	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2022. Source: spl.com.sa
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al-Hilal v Al-Tai

14 August 2021 1	Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Tai	Riyadh
20:55	Al-Bulaihi  40' Al-Breik  66' Al-Shehri 90+1'	Report	Majrashi  11' Musona  64'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 9,002 Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal

20 August 2021 2	Al-Taawoun	1–2	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
20:50	Tawamba 26',  38' Al-Sobhi  37' Amissi  41' Kaku  51' Santos  69' Al-Nabit  90+6'	Report	Al-Breik  45+2' Cuéllar  65' Al-Bulaihi  71' Marega 81' Hyun-soo 90+3' Pereira  90+5'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 7,404 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Al-Batin

27 August 2021 3	Al-Hilal	0–0	Al-Batin	Riyadh
20:45	Marega  45+1' Al-Faraj  51'	Report	Acquah  45+1' Al-Rubaie  67' Damdam  90+2'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,457 Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ettifaq

18 September 2021 5	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
18:30	Marega 24' Gomis 56', 61' Pereira  90' Al-Mayouf  90+5'	Report	Hazaa Al-Hazaa 69' Al-Rubaie  74' Hawsawi 84'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

Al-Shabab v Al-Hilal

23 September 2021 6	Al-Shabab	2–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
20:25	Ighalo 2' Bahebri  57', 61'	Report	Gomis 14' (pen.) Pereira  42' Cuéllar  42' Al Bulaihi  45+1', 70' Kanno  55'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Hazem v Al-Hilal

30 September 2021 7	Al-Hazem	1–1	Al-Hilal	Ar Rass
20:20	Al-Obaid  12' Moha 73' (pen.) Zidan  86' Asselah  90+2' Al-Harajin  90+11'	Report	Vietto  42' Gomis 57' Al-Faraj  90+6'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 2,756 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

Al-Hilal v Al-Raed

23 October 2021 9	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Raed	Riyadh
20:00	Vietto 53', 61' Kanno  66' Jahfali  84' Gomis 90+5'	Report	Al-Shehri 86' Eder 88' Al-Fahad  90+6'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal

29 October 2021 10	Al-Ahli	1–1	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
19:50	Al-Asmari  16' Hindi  42' Ghareeb 71' Bradarić  90+8'	Report	S. Al-Dawsari 10' Cuéllar  33' Al-Breik  42' Kanno  84' Pereira  90+8'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 24,202 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Damac

4 November 2021 11	Al-Hilal	2–0	Damac	Riyadh
17:50	Gomis  24' Jahfali  33' Carrillo 56' Al-Bulaihi  80' Al-Juwayr 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,944 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Abha v Al-Hilal

28 November 2021 13	Abha	1–1	Al-Hilal	Abha
15:30	Bguir 43' Suárez  82'	Report	Marega 18' Gomis  36' Al-Shehri  83'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 12,243 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Hilal v Al-Fayha

10 December 2021 4	Al-Hilal	0–0	Al-Fayha	Riyadh
17:40	Kanno  25'	Report	Ryller  34' Al-Rashidi  90+2' Al-Safri  90+4'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 13,880 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr

16 December 2021 8	Al-Hilal	0–2	Al-Nassr	Riyadh
15:15	Gomis  27' Al-Faraj  43' Pereira  45+3'	Report	Yahya  34' Aboubakar 39' Al-Shammari  49' Al-Hassan  54' Talisca 90',  90+2'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 24,175 Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Al-Hilal v Al-Fateh

25 December 2021 14	Al-Hilal	2–3	Al-Fateh	Riyadh
17:50	Carrillo 12' Gomis 75'	Report	Batna 16', 87' (pen.) Al-Zaqaan  53' Al-Hassan  57' Al-Daheem  68' Bendebka 71' Al-Fuhaid  90+1'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,091 Referee: Derlis Fabián López (Paraguay)

Al-Faisaly v Al-Hilal

31 December 2021 15	Al-Faisaly	2–3	Al-Hilal	Al Majma'ah
18:05	Silva 6' Amalfitano 48' Al-Amri  59'	Report	Al-Breik  35' Al-Bulaihi  41' Gomis 55' (pen.), 79' S. Al-Dawsari 59' Kanno  70'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Tai v Al-Hilal

11 January 2022 16	Al-Tai	0–4	Al-Hilal	Ha'il
15:40	Al-Jubairi  31'	Report	Hyun-soo 2' Marega 18', 71' Al-Olayan 54'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Attendance: 5,098 Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri

Al-Hilal v Al-Taawoun

15 January 2022 17	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Taawoun	Riyadh
20:00	Kanno 29' S. Al-Dawsari 45' (pen.) Pereira  45+3' Marega 47'	Report	Tawamba 6' (pen.) Luvannor 24' (pen.),  71' Medrán  39'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Óscar Macías Romo (Mexico)

Al-Batin v Al-Hilal

21 January 2022 18	Al-Batin	1–1	Al-Hilal	Hafar al-Batin
15:30	Abreu 31' Sami  39' Chaves  53' D. Al-Qarni  59'	Report	Gomis 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab

17 February 2022 21	Al-Hilal	5–0	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
20:40	Ighalo 18', 43' Carrillo 25' Marega 30', 82' Abdulhamid  60' Al-Faraj  78' Cuéllar  86'	Report	N'Diaye  56'  64' Santos  90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,704 Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Al-Hilal v Al-Hazem

26 February 2022 22	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Hazem	Riyadh
18:25	Carrillo 57' Pereira  64' Abdulhamid  82' Marega 89' Al-Juwayr  90+9'	Report	Al-Khalaf  10' Zidan  83' S. Al-Harthi  90+3'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 7,915 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal

3 March 2022 23	Al-Nassr	0–4	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
21:00	Martínez  45+2' Talisca  51' Funes Mori  63'	Report	Pereira 16' S. Al-Dawsari 34', 45+2',  47' Al-Bulaihi  41' Cuéllar  52' Ighalo 75' Kanno  83'	Stadium: Mrsool Park Attendance: 11,913 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ittihad

8 March 2021 12	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Riyadh
20:45	S. Al-Dawsari 16' (pen.) Cuéllar  32' Jang Hyun-soo  52' Ighalo 68'	Report	Camara 59'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 16,472 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Al-Raed v Al-Hilal

13 March 2022 24	Al-Raed	0–1	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
18:50	Al-Rehaili  82'	Report	Marega 89'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Attendance: 20,082 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli

18 March 2022 25	Al-Hilal	4–2	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
20:50	Ighalo 11', 34', 45+3' Hyun-soo  45' Marega 58'	Report	Yahya  18' Al Somah 69' (pen.) Alioski 90+6'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,775 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Al-Fayha v Al-Hilal

3 May 2022 19	Al-Fayha	1–0	Al-Hilal	Al Majma'ah
19:10	Al-Khaibari 33' Ryller  90' Al-Baqawi  90+6'	Report	Michael  84' Cuéllar  90+6'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Damac v Al-Hilal

7 May 2022 26	Damac	2–4	Al-Hilal	Abha
19:10	Zelaya 3' (pen.) Al-Shamrani  30' Hamzi 40' Nono  62'	Report	Al-Juwayr 36' Al-Bulaihi  58' Pereira 75',  78' Marega 79' Ighalo 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 10,612 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Hilal

11 May 2022 20	Al-Ettifaq	0–2	Al-Hilal	Dammam
18:55	Al-Kuwaykibi  56'	Report	Al-Bulaihi 30' Ighalo 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 15,670 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal

23 May 2022 27	Al-Ittihad	1–3	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
21:00	Romarinho 32' (pen.),  45+11' Al-Bishi  57'	Report	Hyun-soo  29' Michael 42', 69' S. Al-Dawsari 66'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 58,755 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Hilal v Abha

29 May 2022 28	Al-Hilal	2–0	Abha	Riyadh
21:00	Ighalo  30', 80' Al-Bulaihi 55' Al-Faraj  72'	Report	Sharahili  44' Al-Amri  64'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 8,830 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Al-Fateh v Al-Hilal

23 June 2022 29	Al-Fateh	0–3	Al-Hilal	Al-Hasa
21:00	Al-Khulaif  4' Cueva  64' Al-Daheem  68' Petros  71'	Report	S. Al-Dawsari 10', 39' Cuéllar  25'  45' Hyun-soo  38' Marega 80' Al-Bulaihi  82'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 17,459 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Al-Hilal v Al-Faisaly

27 June 2022 30	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Faisaly	Riyadh
21:00	Ighalo 7', 64' Michael  86' Carrillo  90'	Report	Al-Qumayzi  45+2' Clayson 70' Al-Amri  83' Al-Saiari  90+6' Malayekah  90+6' Qassem  90+10'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 33,963 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

King Cup

Main article: 2021–22 King Cup

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

Al-Hilal v Al-Raed

20 December 2021 Round of 16	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Raed	Riyadh
20:00	Vietto 5' Al-Shehri  6' Carrillo 75'	Report	Fouzair  8' Salem  15'  77' Al-Farhan  77'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal

21 February 2022 Quarter-finals	Al-Nassr	1–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh
18:25	Talisca 17' Martínez  23' Rodríguez  44' Aboubakar  76' Al-Shammari  90+5'	Report	Al-Shahrani  25' Al-Dawsari  43', 80' (pen.) Al-Bulaihi  49' Ighalo 62' Marega  81'	Stadium: Mrsool Park Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab

3 April 2022 Semi-finals	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Shabab	Riyadh
22:00	Al-Shahrani  65' Al-Faraj 73' Ighalo 104' Al-Shehri  113'	Report	N'Diaye  39' Banega 63' (pen.) Al-Ammar  80'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Al-Fayha v Al-Hilal

19 May 2022 Final	Al-Fayha	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Al-Hilal	Jeddah
21:30	Lopes 66' Stojković  90+4' Al-Shuwaish  120+1'	Report	S. Al-Dawsari  37', 45+4' Al-Faraj  105' Jahfali  105'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 46,533 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
	Penalties
	Ryller Lopes Al-Zaqaan Al-Shuwaish Tachtsidis		Ighalo Al-Faraj Al-Hamdan Al-Juwayr

Saudi Super Cup

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

Al-Hilal v Al-Faisaly

6 January 2022 Final	Al-Hilal	2–2 (4–3 p)	Al-Faisaly	Riyadh
20:15	Al-Mayouf  27' Jang Hyun-soo  31' Al-Dawsari 40' Al-Shahrani 53' Al-Bulaihi  79'	Report	Al-Amri 16' Amalfitano 24' Al-Amri  42' Tavares  45+3' Barnawi  70'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
	Penalties
	Marega Al-Hamdan Al-Dawsari Pereira Gomis Al-Faraj		Guilherme Ismael Al-Saiari Silva Rossi Al-Ahmed

2021 AFC Champions League

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Knockout phase

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Esteghlal v Al-Hilal

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Round of 16	Esteghlal	0–2	Al-Hilal	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4	Moradmand  79'	Live Report Stats Report	Gomis 39' N. Al-Dawsari  42' S. Al-Dawsari 56'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Persepolis v Al-Hilal

16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) Quarter-finals	Persepolis	0–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Asadi  35' Aghaei  47' Faraji  57' Sharifi  80'	Live Report Stats Report	S. Al-Dawsari 27' Gomis 50', 70' Marega  61' Al-Bulaihi  72'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 14,877 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) Semi-finals	Al-Nassr	1–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Lajami  45+2' Talisca 50' Al-Ghanam  75' Al-Amri  85'	Live Report	Marega 17' Hyun-soo  21' Al-Bulaihi  63' S. Al-Dawsari 71'	Stadium: Mrsool Park Attendance: 23,985 Referee: Chris Beath

Al-Hilal v Pohang Steelers

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) Final	Al-Hilal	2–0	Pohang Steelers	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3	N. Al-Dawsari 1' Marega  26', 63' Kanno  83' Pereira  84'	Live Report Stats Report	Grant  20' Gwon Wan-gyu  42' Jeon Min-gwang  53' Lim Sang-hyub  67'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 50,171 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

2022 AFC Champions League

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Group stage

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIL	RYN	SHJ	IST
1	Al-Hilal (H)	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13[a]	Advance to Round of 16		—	0–2	2–1	1–0
2	Al-Rayyan	6	4	1	1	10	7	+3	13[a]			0–3	—	3–1	1–0
3	Sharjah	6	1	2	3	7	11	−4	5			2–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Istiklol	6	1	0	5	5	10	−5	3			0–3	2–3	2–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Equal on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Hilal +1, Al-Rayyan –1.

Al-Hilal v Sharjah

8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 1	Al-Hilal	2–1	Sharjah	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3	Al-Shehri 5' Michael 62'	Report	Shukurov 7' Caio  81' Al-Hosani  85'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,579 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Rayyan v Al-Hilal

11 April 2022 (2022-04-11) 2	Al-Rayyan	0–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Abouelela  29'	Report	Al-Hamdan 27' Kanno 49',  63' Al-Dawsari 87'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 9,810 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al-Hilal v Istiklol

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 3	Al-Hilal	1–0	Istiklol	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3	Al-Faraj 52'	Report	Rakhimov  63' Imomnazarov  90+3'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,158 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Istiklol v Al-Hilal

19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 4	Istiklol	0–3	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3		Report	Ighalo 8', 33' S. Al-Dawsari  18', 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Sharjah v Al-Hilal

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 5	Sharjah	2–2	Al-Hilal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3	Camara 5' Rashid 45+1' Bernard  52' Caio  67' Abdulrahman  90+2' Shukurov  90+3' Al-Hosani  90+5'	Report	Abdulhamid  42' Al-Mufarrij 78' Jahfali  85' S. Al-Dawsari 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Al-Hilal v Al-Rayyan

27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 6	Al-Hilal	0–2	Al-Rayyan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
23:15 UTC+3	Al-Breik  11' Marega  32' Al-Hamdan  77'	Report	Jang Hyun-soo 5' (o.g.) Al-Tairi  27' Boli 43' Traoré  73' Younes  88'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

FIFA Club World Cup

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Al Hilal v Al Jazira

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) Second round	Al Hilal	6–1	Al Jazira	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:30 GST (UTC+4)	Ighalo 36' Pereira 40' Kanno 57' Al-Dawsari 77' Marega 88' Carrillo 90+2'	Report	Diaby 14' Kosanović  46' Rabii  89'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Al-Hilal v Chelsea

9 February 2022 (2022-02-09) Semi-finals	Al-Hilal	0–1	Chelsea	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:30 GST (UTC+4)	Cuéllar  66' Al-Bulaihi  84'	Report	Lukaku 32' Kovačić  81'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 19,175 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Al-Hilal v Al Ahly

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) Match for third place	Al-Hilal	0–4	Al Ahly	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 GST (UTC+4)	Pereira  14' Kanno  28' Al-Faraj  58'	Report	Ibrahim 8', 17' Hany  32' Abdel Kader 40' Taher  45+6' Sherif  55' El Solia 64'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 9,008 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 June 2022.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		2021 ACL		2022 ACL		Super Cup		Club World Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Mayouf	45	0	29	0	4	0	4	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
21	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Owais	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
33	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Jadaani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Breik	27	0	12+1	0	2	0	4	0	4	0	1	0	1+2	0
5	DF	KSA	Ali Al Bulaihi	35	3	22	3	3	0	3	0	3+1	0	1	0	2	0
12	DF	KSA	Yasser Al-Shahrani	39	1	20+3	0	3	0	1+2	0	5+1	0	1	1	3	0
13	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	KOR	Jang Hyun-soo	40	2	25	2	4	0	4	0	3	0	1	0	3	0
32	DF	KSA	Muteb Al-Mufarrij	18	1	8+3	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	1+1	0
66	DF	KSA	Saud Abdulhamid	23	0	10+3	0	1+2	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0	2	0
67	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Jahfali	30	0	7+9	0	0+3	0	0+4	0	3+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
88	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Yami	18	0	5+8	0	1	0	0+3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	COL	Gustavo Cuéllar	33	0	20+3	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Faraj	38	2	20+2	0	4	1	4	0	5+1	1	1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	KSA	Abdullah Otayf	7	0	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	BRA	Matheus Pereira	34	3	15+6	2	2	0	4	0	3	0	1	0	3	1
16	MF	KSA	Nasser Al-Dawsari	24	2	11+3	0	1	0	4	1	1+4	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	PER	André Carrillo	28	6	17+5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1+2	1
28	MF	KSA	Mohamed Kanno	30	3	10+6	1	1	0	3	0	5+1	1	1	0	3	1
29	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Dawsari	36	18	18+4	9	2	2	4	3	4	2	1	1	3	1
43	MF	KSA	Musab Al-Juwayr	15	2	4+4	2	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
56	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	MF	KSA	Nasser Hadhood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	MF	BRA	Michael	20	3	8+3	2	0+3	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0+3	0
Forwards
9	FW	NGA	Odion Ighalo	22	17	13	12	3	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	1
11	FW	KSA	Saleh Al-Shehri	26	2	2+17	1	1+2	0	0+3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
14	FW	KSA	Abdullah Al-Hamdan	28	1	1+15	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	2+4	1	0+1	0	0	0
17	FW	MLI	Moussa Marega	43	16	23+4	13	4	0	4	2	4	0	1	0	3	1
49	FW	KSA	Abdullah Radif	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players sent out on loan this season
4	DF	KSA	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ARG	Luciano Vietto	14	3	8+5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	KSA	Habib Al-Wotayan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
18	FW	FRA	Bafétimbi Gomis	23	12	12+5	9	0+1	0	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	KSA	Amiri Kurdi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	KSA	Madallah Al-Olayan	9	1	6+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2021 ACL	2022 ACL	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	29	MF		Salem Al-Dawsari	9	2	3	2	1	1	18
2	9	FW		Odion Ighalo	12	2	0	2	0	1	17
3	17	FW		Moussa Marega	13	0	2	0	0	1	16
4	18	FW		Bafétimbi Gomis	9	0	3	0	0	0	12
5	19	MF		André Carrillo	4	1	0	0	0	1	6
6	5	DF		Ali Al Bulaihi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
	10	FW		Luciano Vietto	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
	15	MF		Matheus Pereira	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
	28	MF		Mohamed Kanno	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
	96	MF		Michael	2	0	0	1	0	0	3
11	7	MF		Salman Al-Faraj	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
	11	FW		Saleh Al-Shehri	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
	16	MF		Nasser Al-Dawsari	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
	20	DF		Jang Hyun-soo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
	43	MF		Musab Al-Juwayr	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
16	12	DF		Yasser Al-Shahrani	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	14	FW		Abdullah Al-Hamdan	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	23	DF		Madallah Al-Olayan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	32	DF		Muteb Al-Mufarrij	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Own goal					0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total					63	7	9	11	2	6	98

Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2021 ACL	2022 ACL	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	15	MF		Matheus Pereira	11	0	2	1	0	1	15
2	29	MF		Salem Al-Dawsari	5	0	1	0	0	1	7
3	17	FW		Moussa Marega	2	0	1	0	1	1	5
4	7	MF		Salman Al-Faraj	1	2	0	1	0	0	4
	9	FW		Odion Ighalo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
	12	DF		Yasser Al-Shahrani	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
	16	MF		Nasser Al-Dawsari	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
	96	MF		Michael	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
9	2	DF		Mohammed Al-Breik	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
	10	FW		Luciano Vietto	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
	66	DF		Saud Abdulhamid	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
12	14	FW		Abdullah Al-Hamdan	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
	18	FW		Bafétimbi Gomis	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
	19	MF		André Carrillo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
	28	MF		Mohamed Kanno	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
16	6	MF		Gustavo Cuéllar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	8	MF		Abdullah Otayf	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	20	DF		Jang Hyun-soo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	49	FW		Abdullah Radif	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	70	DF		Mohammed Jahfali	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	88	DF		Hamad Al-Yami	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total					45	4	7	8	2	4	70

Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	2021 ACL	2022 ACL	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Abdullah Al-Mayouf	11	1	3	3	0	0	18
2	21	GK		Mohammed Al-Owais	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total					12	1	3	3	0	0	19

Last Updated: 23 June 2022

References

1. "رسميًا.. الهلال ينهي التعاقد مع "جارديم" بالتراضي".
2. "تاريخ النادي ونشأته".
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4. "الفريق الاول لكرة القدم".
5. "الفريق الأول".
6. "اليامي يوقع للهلال أربع سنوات".
7. "رسميًا.. موسى ماريغا يوقع للهلال لمدة 3 مواسم".
8. "بيريرا يظهر برقم الثنيان".
9. "رسمياً.. الهلال يعلن ضم خليفة الدوسري حتى 2026".
10. "الهلال يتعاقد مع صهيب الزيد حتى 2024".
11. "الهلال يضم عبدالرحمن العبيد 3 أعوام".
12. "رسميًا: الهلال يشتري عقدي سعود عبدالحميد وعبدالإله المالكي من الاتحاد".
13. "المالكي هلالي حتى 2026.. ومدالله ينتقل إلى الاتحاد".
14. "الهلال يحسم صفقة البرازيلي ميشايل".
15. "الهلال يعلن تعاقده مع النيجيري إيغالو قادماً من الشباب".
16. "اتفاق نهائي.. الهلال يشتري المدة المتبقية من عقد محمد العويس".
17. "ظهير الهلال محمد الكنيدري ينتقل رسمياً إلى نادي أبها".
18. "الطائي يخطف لاعبا هلاليا".
19. "موسم آخر لـ "خالد آل جبيع " مع #نادي_الشعلة".
20. "الحزم .. يتعاقد رسمياً مع ذعار العتيبي".
21. "رسميًا.. ضمك يتعاقد مع لاعب الهلال رياض الغامدي".
22. "وقعت إدارة #نادي_الساحل عقدًا احترافيًا مع اللاعب: نواف شراحيلي".
23. "الشباب يشتري المدة المتبقية من عقد هتان باهبري".
24. "محمد الطفيل ، شعلاوي".
25. "الهلال يوقع مخالصة مالية مع كردي".
26. "الاتحاد يوافق ويتعاقد مع العليان.. والهلال يعلن صفقة المالكي".
27. "رسمياً محمد الواكد جبلاوياً".
28. "Bafetimbi Gomis yeniden Galatasaray'da!".
29. "الهلال يوافق على تمديد إعارة منصور البيشي مع الرائد".
30. "محمد الناصر ، جبلاوياً بنظام الإعارة".
31. "نواف الغامدي ، شعلاوي ، بنظام الإعارة".
32. "الحزم يوقع مع حمد العبدان".
33. "الطريس ينضم للفيحاء بنظام الإعارة".
34. "محصلة #الهلال في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية".
35. "تركي المطيري خلودي".
36. "تعّرف أكثر على نجمنا المنضم حديثاً عبدالرحمن الدخيل".
37. "فييتو شبابيا حتى نهاية الموسم".
38. "الهلال يعلن إعارة حبيب الوطيان إلى الحزم لستة أشهر".
39. "الفتح يضم لاعب الهلال خليفة الدوسري بالإعارة".
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