2011–12 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2011–12 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 55th in existence and 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club participated in the AFC Champions League, Crown Prince Cup, and the King Cup.

Al-Hilal
2011–12 season
President Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
Manager Thomas Doll
(until 22 January 2012)
Ivan Hašek
(From 23 January 2012)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL3rd
Crown Prince CupWinners
King Cup of ChampionsSemi-finals
AFC Champions League2012: Quarter-finals1
Top goalscorerLeague: Youssef El-Arabi (12)
All: Youssef El-Arabi (16)
Highest home attendance22,996 vs Al-Ahli
(29 September 2011, Pro League)
Lowest home attendance352 vs Al-Ettifaq
(14 April 2012, Pro League)
Average home league attendance7,470[1]

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date Of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
28 GK Abdullah Al-Sudairy (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 20)
1 GK Khalid Sharhili (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 25)
30 GK Hassan Al-Otaibi (1977-10-16)16 October 1977 (aged 34)
Defenders
2 RB Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 22)
17 CB Abdullah Al-Dawsari (1990-06-24)24 June 1990 (aged 22)
4 LB / CB Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 24)
12 LB / RB Shafi Al-Dossari (1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 22)
25 CB Majed Al Marshadi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 27)
3 CB Osama Hawsawi (C) (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 28)
19 CB Mohammad Nami (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 30)
23 CB Hassan Khairat (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 26)
Midfielders
6 DM / CM Mohammed Al-Qarni (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 22)
5 CM / AM Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 26)
15 RM Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 24)
10 AM / LW Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 31)
11 AM / LM Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 23)
13 DM / CM / LB Salman Al-Faraj (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 23)
21 CM Adil Hermach (1986-06-27)27 June 1986 (aged 26)
24 LM / RM Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 22)
29 RM Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 20)
8 RM Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 32)
Forwards
7 ST / CF Yoo Byung-soo (1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 24)
9 ST / CF Youssef El-Arabi (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 25)
14 RW Saad Al-Harthi (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 28)
16 ST / CF Essa Al-Mehyani (1983-06-22)22 June 1983 (aged 29)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pro League 3rd 10 September 2011 14 April 2012
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 Winners 21 December 2011 10 February 2012
2012 ACL Group stage Round of 161 7 March 2012 23 May 2012
King Cup of Champions Quarter-finals Semi-finals 22 April 2012 17 May 2012
Notes
  • Note 1: Al-Hilal qualified to the quarter-finals.

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 26 18 6 2 58 22 +36 069.23
King Cup of Champions 5 0 3 2 5 9 −4 000.00
Crown Prince Cup 4 4 0 0 14 3 +11 100.00
2012 ACL 7 4 3 0 17 8 +9 057.14
Total 42 26 12 4 94 42 +52 061.90

Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shabab (C) 26 19 7 0 50 16 +34 64 Qualification to AFC Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Ahli 26 19 5 2 60 22 +38 62
3 Al-Hilal 26 18 6 2 58 22 +36 60
4 Al-Ettifaq 26 13 8 5 41 26 +15 47
5 Al-Ittihad 26 10 7 9 49 35 +14 37
Source: slstat.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).
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Al-Ettifaq secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to Al-Ahli winning the 2012 King Cup of Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 18 6 2 58 22  +36 60 9 3 1 31 13  +18 9 3 1 27 9  +18

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAH
ResultWLWWWWWWWWWDDWDDLWWWDWWWWD
Position39433333322221134333333333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

10 September 2011 1 Hajer 1–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Rejaib 43' Report 48', 66' El-Arabi Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ahmri
15 September 2011 2 Al-Hilal 0–2 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Report 22', 75' Al-Shamrani Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,276
Referee: Khalil Jalal
23 September 2011 3 Al-Taawoun 0–1 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:20 (UTC+03:00) Report 54' Nami Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 19,658
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Funaitel
29 September 2011 4 Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:10 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo 22'
Al-Fraidi 25'
Al-Shalhoub 47' (pen.)
Hawsawi 69'
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 22,996
Referee: Kever Saschai
15 October 2011 5 Al-Faisaly 0–2 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
19:55 (UTC+03:00) Report 37' Emaná
92' Al-Shalhoub
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Metref Al-Qahtani
20 October 2011 6 Al-Qadisiyah 4–5 Al-Hilal Khobar
19:50 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamali 43'
Al-Quainem 58'
Bouguèche 79', 87'
Report 5', 6', 22' El-Arabi
32' Al-Dawsari
46' Emaná
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 6,711
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
1 November 2011 7 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Raed Riyadh
19:45 (UTC+03:00) Emaná 79' (pen.)
Al-Fraidi 83'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,708
Referee: Saad Al-Kathiri
19 November 2011 8 Al-Ansar 0–2 Al-Hilal Medina
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Report 33' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub
48' El-Arabi
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
24 November 2011 9 Al-Nassr 0–3 Al-Hilal Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Report 10', 29' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub
84' Al-Dawsari
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 17,945
Referee: Khalil Jalal
2 December 2011 10 Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Fateh Riyadh
15:05 (UTC+03:00) El-Arabi 2'
Al-Zori 12'
Emaná 60'
Report 4' Boabeed
68' Al-Hamdan
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,680
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
9 December 2011 11 Al-Hilal 2–1 Najran Riyadh
15:05 (UTC+03:00) El-Arabi 68'
Al-Mehyani 96'
Report 16' Al-Robeai Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
15 December 2011 12 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Hilal Dammam
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Otain 13'
Al-Hamed 51'
Report 46', 52' Al-Mehyani Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 18,016
Referee: Jerome Laperriere
26 December 2011 13 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
19:45 (UTC+03:00) Hermach 68' Report 83' Hazazi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 14,827
Referee: Victor Kassai
31 December 2011 14 Al-Hilal 3–1 Hajer Riyadh
19:45 (UTC+03:00) Al-Dawsari 35'
El-Arabi 69', 78'
Report 7' Al-Khamis Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
4 January 2012 15 Al-Shabab 0–0 Al-Hilal Riyadh
19:50 (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Gomes Duarte
11 January 2012 16 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
19:55 (UTC+03:00) Al-Mehyani 54' Report 14' Al-Harbi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 4,732
Referee: Metref Al-Qahtani
19 January 2012 17 Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:00 (UTC+03:00) Al-Hosani 57' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 17,150
Referee: Carlos Xistra
2 February 2012 18 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
15:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Abed 16'
Hawsawi 75'
Report 53' Al-Kharashi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 4,243
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
6 February 2012 19 Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Qadisiyah Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo 7', 36'
Wilhelmsson 94' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
14 February 2012 20 Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:20 (UTC+03:00) Report 41' Al-Abed
92' Al-Shalhoub
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
12 March 2012 21 Al-Raed 1–1 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Al-Musalem 80' Report 36' Al-Harthi Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 22,523
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ahmri
16 March 2012 22 Al-Hilal 6–1 Al-Ansar Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo 37', 66'
Al-Harthi 59'
Wilhelmsson 60', 79'
Al-Faraj 68'
Report 47' Al-Shenqiti Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri
25 March 2012 23 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Nassr Riyadh
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Al-Abed 87' Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,117
Referee: Fritz Marco
29 March 2012 24 Al-Fateh 0–5 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Report 15', 69' El-Arabi
57' Wilhelmsson
75' Al-Dawsari
92' Al-Mehyani
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Funaitel
8 April 2012 25 Najran 0–2 Al-Hilal Najran
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Report 41' Al-Shalhoub
55' Hermach
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Khalil Jalal
14 April 2012 26 Al-Hilal 3–3 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Zori 25'
Yoo Byung-Soo 26'
Wilhelmsson 76' (pen.)
Report 20', 43' Al-Salem
94' Al-Jamaan
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri

Crown Prince Cup

21 December 2011 Round of 16 Al-Shoulla 1–6 Al-Hilal Al-Kharj
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bishi 90+1' Report 8', 41' Byung-Soo
26' Al-Shalhoub
32' Al-Mehyani
45', 72' Al-Abed
Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
Referee: Mashari Al-Mashari
10 February 2012 Final Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:00 (UTC+03:00) Wilhelmsson 9'
Al-Abed 21'
Report 35' Al-Shehri Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 50,122
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

King Cup of Champions

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place

2012 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL PER GRF SHA
1 Al-Hilal 6 3 3 0 10 7 +3 12 knock-out stage 1–1 2–1 2–1
2 Persepolis 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 0–1 1–1 6–1
3 Al-Gharafa 6 1 3 2 7 10 3 6 3–3 0–3 2–1
4 Al-Shabab 6 0 2 4 5 14 9 2 1–1 1–3 0–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
7 March 2012 1 Al-Hilal 1–1 Persepolis Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shalhoub 53' Report 42' (pen.) Karimi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,574
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (Korea Republic)
21 March 2012 2 Al-Gharafa 3–3 Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:30 (UTC+03:00) Tardelli 44', 78'
El Assas 90+3' (pen.)
Report 16' Hermach
64' El-Arabi
75' Al-Zori
Stadium: Al-Gharafa Stadium
Attendance: 6,092
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
17 April 2012 4 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Shabab Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:50 (UTC+03:00) El-Arabi 45', 68' Report 28' Kieza Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)
1 May 2012 5 Persepolis 0–1 Al-Hilal Tehran, Iran
17:00 (UTC+03:00) Report 59' El-Arabi Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 73,154
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
23 May 2012 Round of 16 Al-Hilal 7–1 Baniyas Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:10 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo 23', 38', 53', 61'
Wilhelmsson 26', 59'
Al-Dawsari 86'
Report 57' (pen.) Yeste Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2012 ACL Total
1 9 FW Youssef El-Arabi 12 0 0 4 16
2 7 FW Yoo Byung-Soo 6 0 4 5 15
3 10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 7 0 2 1 10
8 MF Christian Wilhelmsson 5 2 1 2 10
4 24 MF Nawaf Al-Abed 3 0 4 1 8
5 16 FW Essa Al-Mehyani 5 0 1 0 6
6 15 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi 2 1 0 1 4
21 MF Adil Hermach 2 1 0 1 4
29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 2 1 0 1 4
8 MF Achille Emaná 4 0 0 0 4
7 4 DF Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 1 3
11 MF Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 2 0 1 0 3
8 3 DF Osama Hawsawi 2 0 0 0 2
14 FW Saad Al-Harthi 2 0 0 0 2
9 19 DF Mohammad Nami 1 0 0 0 1
13 MF Salman Al-Faraj 1 0 0 0 1
Total 58 5 13 17 93

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2012 CL Total
1 10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 6 0 2 1 9
15 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi 5 0 0 4 9
2 7 FW Yoo Byung-Soo 4 0 1 2 7
3 9 FW Youssef El-Arabi 4 0 0 1 5
21 MF Adil Hermach 4 1 0 0 5
8 FW Christian Wilhelmsson 2 0 0 3 5
4 24 MF Nawaf Al-Abed 1 0 1 2 4
29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 3 0 1 0 4
5 2 DF Sultan Al-Bishi 1 0 2 0 3
13 MF Salman Al-Faraj 2 0 0 1 3
6 4 DF Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 0 2
7 19 DF Mohammad Nami 1 0 0 0 1
11 MF Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF Achille Emaná 1 0 0 0 1
16 FW Essa Al-Mehyani 1 0 0 0 1
3 DF Osama Hawsawi 1 0 0 0 1
Total 39 1 7 14 61

References

  1. "The Most Home Matches Attendance Average Teams". slstat.com. Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. "Al-Hilal Information for 2014–2015 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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