2018–19 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2018–19 season was Al-Hilal's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 61st year in existence as a football club.[2] Along with the Pro League, the club competed in the Saudi Super Cup, the King Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup and the Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Al-Hilal
2018–19 season
President
  • Mohammed bin Faisal (until 1 May)
  • Abdullah Al-Jarbo'o (from 1 May)
Manager
StadiumKing Saud University Stadium
Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Super CupWinners
King CupSemi-finals
(knocked out by Al-Taawoun)
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Sheikh Zayed CupRunners-up
(knocked out by Étoile du Sahel)
Saudi-Egyptian Super CupRunners-up
(knocked out by Zamalek)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bafétimbi Gomis (21)
All:
Bafétimbi Gomis (37)
Highest home attendance23,047 vs Al-Nassr
(8 December 2018)
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs Al-Shabab
(16 May 2019)
Average home league attendance19,551
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2019.

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 August 2018.[3][4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Contract until Signed from Transfer Fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf GK (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 2016 2020 Al-Ahli Free
23 Marwan Al-Haidari GK (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 2016 2020 Al-Nahda €0.3M[5]
26 Ali Al-Habsi GK (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 2017 2020 Reading €0.3M[6]
30 Mohammed Al-Waked GK (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 2013 Youth system N/A
Defenders
2 Mohammed Al-Breik RB / RWB (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 2014 2022[7] Youth system N/A
4 Alberto Botía CB (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 2018 2020 Olympiacos Free
5 Ali Al Bulaihi CB (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 2017 2020 Al-Fateh €0.9M[8]
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani LB / RB (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 2012 2021[9] Al-Qadsiah €3.5M[10]
13 Hassan Kadesh LB (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 2017 2021[11] Al-Ettifaq €1.2M[12]
33 Ahmed Sharahili CB / RB (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 2013 2021 Youth system N/A
70 Mohammed Jahfali CB (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 2015 2020 Al-Faisaly €1.8M[13]
Midfielders
3 Carlos Eduardo AM / CF / CM (1989-10-17) 17 October 1989 2015 2020 Porto €7M[14] Vice-captain
6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri DM / CM (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 2016 2019 Al-Shabab Free[15]
7 Salman Al-Faraj CM / DM (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 2008 2021 Youth system N/A
8 Abdullah Otayf DM / CM (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 2013 2021 Louletano €2.3M[16]
10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub AM / LW (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 1998 2019 Youth system N/A Captain
15 Ahmed Ashraf RM / AM (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 2018 2021 Shalhoub United Free
16 Nasser Al-Dawsari CM / AM (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 2017 Youth system N/A
19 André Carrillo RM (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 2018 2019 Benfica €4M[17] On loan from Benfica
21 Omar Abdulrahman AM (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 2018 2019 Al-Ain €14M[18] On loan from Al-Ain
24 Nawaf Al-Abed LM / RM (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 2008 2021 Youth system N/A
27 Hattan Bahebri LM / RM / CF (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 2019 2022[19] Al-Shabab €3.5M
28 Mohamed Kanno CM / DM / AM (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 2017 2022[11] Al-Ettifaq €0.7M[20]
29 Salem Al-Dawsari LM / RM (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 2011 2019 Youth system N/A
Forwards
11 Gelmin Rivas ST / CF (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 2017 2019 Sharjah €2.3M[21]
18 Bafétimbi Gomis ST (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 2018 2020 Galatasaray €12.5M[22]
25 Jonathan Soriano ST (1985-09-24) 24 September 1985 2019 2020 Beijing Guoan Free[23]
44 Mukhtar Fallatah ST (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 2017 Al-Wehda Free
Players sent out on loan
14 Mohanad Fallatah CM / DM (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 2016 2019 Youth system N/A
17 Abdullah Al-Hafith CB (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 2013 2020[24] Paços Ferreira €0.4M[25]
20 Fahad Al-Rashidi LM (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 2017 2020 Youth system N/A
77 Omar Kharbin ST / CF / LM (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 2017 2021 Al-Dhafra €10.3M[26]

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source
26 June 2018 DF Alberto Botía Olympiacos Free [27]
24 August 2018 FW Bafétimbi Gomis Galatasaray €12,500,000 [28]
14 December 2018 FW Jonathan Soriano Beijing Guoan Free [29]
12 January 2019 DF Milos Degenek Red Star Belgrade €3,500,000 [30]
30 January 2019 FW Sebastian Giovinco Toronto €2,600,000 [31]
1 February 2019 MF Hattan Bahebri Al-Shabab €3,490,000 [32]

Loans in
Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source
20 July 2018 MF André Carrillo Benfica End of season [33]
9 August 2018 MF Omar Abdulrahman Al Ain End of season [34]

Out
Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source
27 May 2018 DF Abdullah Al-Zori Al-Wehda Free [35]
27 May 2018 DF Faisel Darwish Al-Wehda Free [35]
3 June 2018 DF Ahmed Bamsaud Al-Fayha Free [36]
11 June 2018 GK Ahmed Al-Shehri Al-Nahda Free [37]
1 July 2018 FW Léo Bonatini Wolverhampton €4,100,000 [38]
31 July 2018 DF Hussain Qassem Al-Ettifaq Free [39]
11 August 2018 MF Mishari Al-Qahtani Al-Tai Free [40]
19 August 2018 FW Malek Al-Abdulmenem Al-Jabalain Free [41]
23 August 2018 DF Osama Hawsawi Al-Wehda Free [42]
26 August 2018 DF Adel Al-Muwallad Al-Jabalain Free [43]
19 January 2019 FW Mukhtar Fallatah Al-Qadsiah Free [44]
19 January 2019 FW Rashed Al-Salem Hajer Free [45]
1 February 2019 DF Mohammed Al-Baqawi Al-Shabab Free [46]
4 February 2019 FW Gelmin Rivas Al-Rayyan Free [47]

Loans out
Date Pos. Name To End date Source
12 June 2018 FW Mojahed Al-Munee Al-Hazem End of season [48]
25 July 2018 MF Ezequiel Cerutti Independiente End of season [49]
7 August 2018 DF Naif Kariri Al-Fayha End of season [50]
7 August 2018 FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami Al-Fayha 23 January 2018 [51]
15 August 2018 DF Anas Zabani Al-Batin End of season [52]
23 August 2018 DF Muteb Al-Mufarrij Al-Taawoun End of season [53]
23 August 2018 DF Omar Al-Owdah Al-Fayha End of season [54]
23 August 2018 MF Majed Al-Najrani Al-Fayha End of season [55]
29 August 2018 MF Achraf Bencharki Lens End of season [56]
19 January 2019 MF Fahad Al-Rashidi Ohod End of season [57]
21 January 2019 FW Omar Kharbin Pyramids End of season [57]
22 January 2019 MF Mohanad Fallatah Al-Fayha End of season [58]
1 February 2019 DF Abdullah Al-Hafith Al-Ettifaq End of season [59]

Pre-season and friendlies
22 July 2018 Friendly Al-Hilal 3–0 Radomlje Lienz, Austria
17:00 CEST Carlos Eduardo 16'
Kharbin 32'
Rivas 54'		 Report Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium
25 July 2018 Friendly Al-Hilal 0–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Lienz, Austria
19:00 CEST Report Lukebakio 30'
Ducksch 90+1'
29 July 2018 Friendly Al-Hilal 3–1 Akhisarspor Lienz, Austria
18:00 CEST Carlos Eduardo 33'
Kharbin 37'
Al-Shalhoub 72'		 Report 89' Stadium: Dolomiten Stadium
1 August 2018 Friendly Al-Hilal 1–1 Udinese Lurnfeld, Austria
18:00 CEST Fallatah 75' Report Machís 53' Stadium: Möllbrück Stadium

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Saudi Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Saudi Super Cup

As champions of the 2017–18 Pro League, Al-Hilal took on the 2018 King Cup winners, Al-Ittihad, for the season-opening Saudi Super Cup.

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Final Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad London, United Kingdom
19:30 BST Carlos Eduardo 35'
Botía  44'
Rivas 62'		 Report Jonas  44'
El Ahmadi 67',  90+2'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Pro League
Main article: 2018–19 Saudi Professional League

Al-Hilal entered the competition as the defending champions.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr (C) 30 22 4 4 69 27 +42 70 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Hilal 30 21 6 3 66 33 +33 69
3 Al-Taawoun 30 16 8 6 61 31 +30 56
4 Al-Ahli 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Shabab 30 15 9 6 39 25 +14 54 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
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) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[60]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 King Cup winners.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 21 6 3 66 33  +33 69 9 4 2 33 19  +14 12 2 1 33 14  +19

Last updated: 16 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHHHAAAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWWWDWDLWDDWWWWWWDDLWWLWW
Position211132211111111111111111221222
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

31 August 2018 1 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Fayha Riyadh
18:55 S.Al-Dawsari  28'  74'
Al Bulaihi  39'
Kanno 77' (pen.)
Al-Breik  79'
N.Al-Dawsari  83'		 Report Asprilla  21'
Al-Owda  49'  63'
Kanno  73'  80'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,076
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
15 September 2018 2 Al-Raed 1–3 Al-Hilal Buraidah
18:50 Doukha  40'
Hammoudan 52'
Al-Amri  54'
Farhan  74'		 Report Gomis 41'
Abdulrahman 45'
Carlos Eduardo 55' (pen.)
Botía  68'  73'
Al-Faraj  74'
Al-Habsi  83'
Al-Shahrani  86'
Al-Breik  90+4'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,833
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
20 September 2018 3 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Batin Riyadh
20:45 Al-Faraj  27'
Al-Bulaihi 32'
Gomis 41', 45+4'		 Report Crysan 49' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,078
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
24 September 2018 4 Al-Fateh 2–3 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
18:10 Oueslati 44' (pen.), 68' (pen.),  45+1'
Aguirregaray  52'
Bangoura  90+1'		 Report Kadesh  40'
Al-Habsi  42'
Gomis 59'
Carlos Eduardo 61'
Rivas 90+4'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
20 October 2018 6 Al-Shabab 0–1 Al-Hilal Riyadh
19:45 Salem  50'
Euller  61'
Bahebri  67'
Benlamri  90+4'		 Report Al-Dawsari  50'
Al-Breik  63'
Kanno 65',  74'
Al-Bulaihi  82'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,260
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
25 October 2018 7 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:30 Kanno 8' (pen.)
Al-Bulaihi  47'
Gomis 74'
Botía  81'
Yasser Al-Shahrani  86'
Carlos Eduardo 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Pešić 19'
Al-Muziel  26'
Jurman  77'
Carleto  85'
Assiri  90+4'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,562
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
2 November 2018 8 Al-Qadsiah 0–2 Al-Hilal Khobar
17:35 Fallatah  44' Report Al-Dawsari 44' (pen.)
Kanno 66'
Al-Shahrani  86'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 10,420
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
6 November 2018 5 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
17:55 Al-Dawsari 16'
Carrillo 45+1'
Gomis 55', 70'		 Report Al-Robeai  38'
Guanca 68'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 10,112
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
11 November 2018 9 Al-Wehda 0–3 Al-Hilal Mecca
18:20 Report Al-Faraj 18'
Carlos Eduardo 29'
Al-Dawsari 45+2'
Al-Breik  90'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 32,567
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
24 November 2018 10 Al-Faisaly 1–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
17:50 Al-Bakr  31'
Puljić  78'
Al-Qahtani 90'		 Report Al Bulaihi  22'
Al-Faraj 80' (pen.)
Al-Breik  89'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
8 December 2018 12 Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Nassr Riyadh
15:10 Gomis 3', 18'
Otayf  10'
Carlos Eduardo  38'
Al-Shahrani  59'
Botía  70'
Carrillo  90+4'		 Report Amrabat 73'
Hamdallah 78',  78'
Khamis  90'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 23,047
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
12 December 2018 11 Ohod 0–1 Al-Hilal Medina
18:20 Report Gomis 54' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 20,207
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
15 December 2018 13 Al-Hilal 1–2 Al-Hazem Riyadh
15:05 Gomis 18'
Kadesh  80'		 Report Al-Saiari 46'
Muralha  75'
Alemão 80' (pen.)
Asselah  90+1'
Al-Qeshtah  90+2'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 12,286
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
21 December 2018 14 Al-Hilal 4–3 Al-Ahli Riyadh
15:10 Al-Bulaihi  40'
Gomis 45+3' (pen.)
Al-Shahrani 47'
Eduardo 66' (pen.) Carrillo 77'
Al-Breik  90+3'		 Report Al Somah 7',  76', 81' (pen.), 85'
Souza  31'
Al-Owais  38'
Díaz  65'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Clément Turpin (France
30 December 2018 15 Al-Taawoun 2–2 Al-Hilal Buraidah
18:00 Héldon 58'
Amissi  60'  90+7'
Cássio  82'
Al-Zubaidi  90+7'		 Report Rivas 34',  52'
Carrillo  55'
Kanno  57'
Botía 90+6'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 14,893
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
11 January 2019 16 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Raed Riyadh
15:25 Jahfali  66'
Al-Shalhoub 90+2'		 Report Belkaroui  59'
Hammoudan  80'
Al-Shoraimi  84'
Abo Shararah 90+4'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
27 January 2019 17 Al-Fayha 1–5 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
18:20 Al-Qarni 82' Report Botía  7'
Soriano 27', 43'
Carlos Eduardo 55', 57'
Rivas 90+3'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
4 February 2019 18 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Fateh Riyadh
18:20 Al Bulaihi  11'
Gomis 16' (pen.), 37',  69'
Carlos Eduardo 32'
Al-Abed 62',  66'		 Report Oueslati 11' (pen.)
João Pedro  15'
Aguirregaray  36'
Hamzi  39'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,486
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)
8 February 2019 19 Al-Batin 2–3 Al-Hilal Hafar al-Batin
20:15 Jhonnattann 25'
Ounalli  50', 85'
Kanabah  75'
Nasser  90+5'
Ghunaiman  90+5'
Facchini  90+6'		 Report Carrillo 18'
Kanno 72'
Carlos Eduardo  87'
Gomis 90+3'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
12 February 2019 20 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Qadsiah Riyadh
18:30 Al Abed 34'
Gomis 46'
Al-Dawsari  60'  90+2'
Giovinco 80'
Al Bulaihi 88'		 Report Belkhiter  65'
Bismark 67'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
21 February 2019 21 Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:25 El Ahmadi  70'
Al-Bishi  75'		 Report Gomis 67'
Al-Dawsari 82'
Degenek  90+4'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 52,210
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
1 March 2019 22 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
18:35 Giovinco 18', 79'
Degenek  47'
Al-Shahrani  90+4'		 Report Hyland  40'
Igor Rossi 49'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,688
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
8 March 2019 23 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:30 Carlos Eduardo 47'
Jahfali  82'
Botía  83'		 Report Al-Nemer  38'
Abdu Jaber  73'
Assiri 77'
Bakshween  83'
Mebarakou  90'
Al-Jadaani  90+3'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 21,851
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
23 March 2019 24 Al-Hilal 0–0 Ohod Riyadh
20:05 Bahebri  53'
Al-Breik  90+4'		 Report Majrashi  34'
Teikeu  45'
Al-Owaishir  82'
Al-Dhaw  87'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 20,925
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
29 March 2019 25 Al-Nassr 3–2 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:40 Al-Ghanam  45'
Hamdallah 46'
Al-Obaid  53'
Uvini 77', 90+7',  90+7'		 Report Kanno  20'  67'
Degenek  49'
Al-Bulaihi 53'
Carrillo  57'
Carlos Eduardo  60'
Al-Dawsari 79'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 57,716
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
4 April 2019 26 Al-Hazem 2–3 Al-Hilal Ar Rass
20:45 Rodolfo 18'
Al-Khalaf  29'
Tsiskaridze 45+1',  68'
Al-Saiari  63'
Bakhit  69'		 Report Botía  12'
Gomis 48', 73'
Soriano 90',  90+6'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
12 April 2019 27 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:45 Al-Harbi  27'  38'
Abdulghani  76'		 Report Al-Breik  20'
Botía 43'
Al-Dawsari  90'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 33,868
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
29 April 2019 28 Al-Hilal 0–2 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
19:00 Al-Breik  51' Report Sufyani  43'
Al-Mousa  45+1'
Tawamba 65'
Héldon 69',  90+1'
Machado  81'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,335
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
11 May 2019 29 Al-Ettifaq 0–1 Al-Hilal Dammam
22:30 Al-Robeai  18'
A.Al-Habib  27'
H.Al-Habib  72'
Al-Aboud  74'
Al-Haiti  88'		 Report Carlos Eduardo 51'
Bahebri  59'
Botía  62'
Giovinco  78'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 10,365
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
16 May 2019 30 Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Shabab Riyadh
22:30 Gomis 8', 90+1'
Giovinco 52'		 Report Benlamri  45+1'
Sebá 67'
Al-Sulayhem 87'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

King Cup
Main article: 2019 King Cup

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

5 January 2019 Round of 64 Al-Hilal 9–0 Al-Dera'a Riyadh
15:20 Rivas 17', 68', 88'
Gomis 32', 51', 64', 72'
Carrillo 82'
Al-Rashed 85' (o.g.)		 Report Hawsawi  3' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
16 January 2019 Round of 32 Hajer 0–3 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
17:55 Report Gomis 21' (pen.), 80'
Carlos Eduardo 63'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
21 January 2019 Round of 16 Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
20:05 Gomis 19'
Carlos Eduardo  33'
Al-Dawsari 79'
Rivas 83'		 Report Rogerinho 2', 37'
Mendash  31'
Al-Sowayed  41'
Malayekah  89'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
1 April 2019 Quarter-finals Al-Ettifaq 2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal Dammam
18:35 Al-Kwikbi 28' (pen.)
Arias  64'
Al-Aboud  75'
Guanca 87',  112'
Akaïchi  90+1'
Al-Sonain  100'		 Report Kanno  32'
Al-Khaibri  38'
Al-Shalhoub 65'
Jahfali 90+5'
Carrillo 105'
Al-Yami  117'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
26 April 2019 Semi-finals Al-Hilal 0–5 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
19:00 Report Al-Zubaidi  10', 86'
Sandro Manoel 19'
Adam 22'
Amissi 56'
Tawamba 81'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage

The group stage draw was made on 22 November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Hilal were drawn with Al-Duhail, Al-Ain, and Esteghlal.[61]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL DUH EST AIN
1 Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 — 3–0 2–2
3 Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 2–1 1–1 — 1–1
4 Al-Ain 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 0–1 0–2 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1 Al-Ain 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
19:20 UTC+4 Doumbia 27'
Ibrahim  84'
Ismail  90'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Shalhoub 65'
Kanno  90+5'		 Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Duhail Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:45 UTC+3 Carlos Eduardo 25'
Kanno  44'
Giovinco  55'
Al-Bulaihi 77'
Gomis 79'
Al-Breik  80'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Yasser  40'
Nakajima 75'
Benatia  88'
Luiz Júnior  90+2'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 22,929
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 3 Esteghlal 2–1 Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar[note 1]
20:00 UTC+3 Karimi 5',  19'
Montazeri 30'
Daneshgar  50'
Esmaeili  56'
Zakipour  90+5'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Al-Bulaihi  32'
Gomis 71'		 Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 947
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4 Al-Hilal 1–0 Esteghlal Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[note 1]
19:00 UTC+4 Al Abed  25'  52'
Al-Breik  48'
Giovinco 51',  88'
Al-Shahrani  74'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Mensha  15'
Daneshgar  30'
Shojaeian  45'
Cheshmi  60'
Zakipour  76'		 Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ain Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3 Bahebri 1'
Al-Shalhoub 90'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Caio  55' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 12,105
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6 Al-Duhail 2–2 Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 El-Arabi 15'
Muneer 90+2'		 Live Report
Stats Report		 Gomis 29', 55' Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 4,170
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
  1. Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are expected to be played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

Arab Club Champions Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

Round of 32
12 August 2018 First leg Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 AST Al-Breik 23' Report Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
29 September 2018 Second leg Al-Shabab 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Al-Hilal Seeb, Oman
18:00 AST Report Carlos Eduardo 61' Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Round of 16
29 October 2018 First leg Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Naft Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST Gomis 35' (pen.)
Carrillo 61'
Al-Shahrani 67'
Abu Baker 70' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
30 November 2018 Second leg Al-Naft 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Al-Hilal Erbil, Iraq
17:00 AST Tahsin  52'
Dawood  58'		 Report Gomis 13'
Carlos Eduardo 31'		 Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Quarter-finals
16 February 2019 First leg Al-Hilal 3–0 Al Ittihad Alexandria Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST Carlos Eduardo 14'
Gomis 31', 41'		 Report Rizk  6' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
25 February 2019 Second leg Al Ittihad Alexandria 0–0
(0–3 agg.)		 Al-Hilal Alexandria, Egypt
18:00 EST Bazoka  15'
El Ghandour  18'		 Report Al-Dawsari  37'
Soriano  43'		 Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Semi-finals
17 March 2019 First leg Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:45 AST Botía  45+1'
Soriano 49'		 Report Al-Mousa  61'
Assiri  90+5'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
15 April 2019 Second leg Al-Ahli 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(2–3 p)		 Al-Hilal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 AST Díaz 18'
Al-Mogahwi  24'
Al-Mowalad  68'
Al-Mousa  90+2'		 Report Al-Khaibri  73'
Al-Breik  82'
Al-Bulaihi  86'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Penalties
Al Somah
Díaz
Stanciu
Al-Mogahwi
Assiri 		Carlos Eduardo
Al-Breik
Al-Shalhoub
Gomis
Al Abed

Final
18 April 2019 Final Al-Hilal 1–2 Étoile du Sahel Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
17:50 UTC+4 Botía  45+4'
Gomis 64' (pen.)
Al-Bulaihi  90+5'		 Report Aribi 30'
Aouadhi  45'
Ben Aziza  45'
Chikhaoui  45+7'
Ben Ouanes  53'
Boughattas  58'
Konaté  60'
Hannachi  72'
Mothnani 90+1',  90+2'		 Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup

As champions of the 2017–18 Pro League, Al-Hilal took on the 2017–18 Egypt Cup winners, Zamalek, for the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup.

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) Final Al-Hilal 1–2 Zamalek Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST Kharbin 57' Report Hamed  24'
Nagguez 40'
Kasongo 45+1'
Sassi  64'		 Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances
Last updated on 20 May 2019.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueSheikh Zayed CupSaudi Super CupSaudi-Egyptian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Mayouf 2609+102060700010
26 GK  OMA Ali Al-Habsi 2702103000201000
30 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Waked 00000000000000
Defenders
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Breik 41125+100050811010
4 DF  ESP Alberto Botía 4122624000901010
5 DF  KSA Ali Al Bulaihi 39424+130061601010
12 DF  KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 382211105+107+111010
13 DF  KSA Hassan Kadesh 23011+10501+10300+1000
32 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari 00000000000000
33 DF  KSA Ahmed Sharahili 401+100+10000+100000
45 DF  AUS Milos Degenek 1801102050000000
70 DF  KSA Mohammed Jahfali 2415+405160400000
Midfielders
3 MF  BRA Carlos Eduardo 451626103161831110
6 MF  KSA Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri 1403+3010302+200000
7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Faraj 1026+220000100010
8 MF  KSA Abdullah Otayf 2308+900+100+102+10000+10
10 MF  KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 2742+1012+112+322+500000
15 MF  KSA Ahmed Ashraf 1502+602+10001+300000
16 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari 2815+801+411+104+300+1000
19 MF  PER André Carrillo 33620+13420061100+10
21 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 71510000001010
24 MF  KSA Nawaf Al Abed 1523+422+101+100+300000
27 MF  KSA Hattan Bahebri 1713+20203+312+200000
28 MF  KSA Mohamed Kanno 49528+15504+10801010
29 MF  KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 37522+150+10208+101010
37 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Quna'an 00000000000000
38 MF  KSA Khaled Al Gubaie 1000000+10000000
39 MF  KSA Nawaf Sharahili 00000000000000
88 MF  KSA Salem Al-Saleem 00000000000000
Forwards
9 FW  ITA Sebastian Giovinco 1755+540+2051000000
18 FW  FRA Bafétimbi Gomis 453729+12137645+150000
25 FW  ESP Jonathan Soriano 1341+733000210000
31 FW  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Yami 40001+100+20000000
Players sent out on loan this season
14 MF  KSA Mohanad Fallatah 00000000000000
20 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi 100+100000000000
27 MF  MAR Achraf Bencharki 00000000000000
77 FW  SYR Omar Kharbin 811+300000200+100+11
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
11 FW  VEN Gelmin Rivas 1885+831+2400001110
22 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Baqawi 702+1030000+100000
44 FW  KSA Mukhtar Fallatah 100000000+100000

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Sheikh Zayed Cup Saudi Super Cup Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup Total
1 18 FW Bafétimbi Gomis 21 7 4 5 0 0 37
2 3 MF Carlos Eduardo 10 1 1 3 1 0 16
3 11 FW Gelmin Rivas 3 4 0 0 1 0 8
4 19 MF André Carrillo 3 2 0 1 0 0 6
5 9 FW Sebastian Giovinco 4 0 1 0 0 0 5
28 MF Mohamed Kanno 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
8 5 DF Ali Al Bulaihi 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 1 1 2 0 0 0 4
25 FW Jonathan Soriano 3 0 0 1 0 0 4
11 4 DF Alberto Botía 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
7 MF Salman Al-Faraj 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 DF Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
24 MF Nawaf Al Abed 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 2 DF Mohammed Al-Breik 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
16 MF Nasser Al-Dawsari 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
21 MF Omar Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 MF Hattan Bahebri 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
70 DF Mohammed Jahfali 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
77 FW Omar Kharbin 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Total 66 18 10 13 2 1 110

Last Updated: 20 May 2019

Assists
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Sheikh Zayed Cup Saudi Super Cup Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup Total
1 19 MF André Carrillo 6 3 0 1 0 1 11
2 18 FW Bafétimbi Gomis 7 1 0 1 0 0 9
3 3 MF Carlos Eduardo 2 2 1 2 1 0 8
4 2 DF Mohammed Al-Breik 6 0 1 0 0 0 7
5 10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 4 0 0 2 0 0 6
28 MF Mohamed Kanno 5 1 0 0 0 0 6
29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 3 0 2 1 0 0 6
8 9 FW Sebastian Giovinco 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
11 FW Gelmin Rivas 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
24 MF Nawaf Al Abed 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
11 12 DF Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
13 DF Yasser Al-Shahrani 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 8 MF Abdullah Otayf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 MF Omar Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 MF Hattan Bahebri 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
45 DF Milos Degenek 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 40 13 7 8 1 1 70

Last Updated: 20 May 2019

Clean sheets
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Champions League Sheikh Zayed Cup Saudi Super Cup Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup Total
1 1 GK Abdullah Al-Mayouf 3 1 3 5 0 0 12
2 26 GK Ali Al-Habsi 6 1 0 2 0 0 9
Total 9 2 3 7 0 0 21

Last Updated: 11 May 2019

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