Al Hilal SFC

This article is about the Saudi football team. For Al-Hilal (disambiguation), see Al Hilal SFC (disambiguation).

Al-Hilal FC

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Full name	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Zaeem (The Leader)
Founded	1957 (as the Olympic Club)
Ground	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity	70,000
Chairman	Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
Manager	Eric Gerets
League	Saudi Premier League
2009-10	1st-Winner
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Al-Hilal FC (Arabic: نادي الهلال; The Crescent), also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the country's capital of Riyadh and best known for its professional football team, known as Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club. The football team holds the largest number of titles among Saudi clubs with 47 official trophies since its founding in 1957 [ the most football team gets national championships ( 35 championships ), as well as Asian ( 6 championships ), in addition to Arab and Gulf Championships ( 7 championships ) ]. Al-Hilal has a reputation for being the most widely supported club in Saudi Arabia, according to polls: Zogby, Daihatsu, Mobily.

Among the club's most famous players were Yousuf Al-Thunayan,a player who amazed Saudi football fans with his skills. Also, Sami Al-Jaber; the longtime legend of the Saudi Arabian national football team, and goalkeepers octopus in the past Mohamed Al-Deayea is the current world record holder for most international appearances by a male football player. . The very well-known Brazilian, Rivelino, also played for Al-Hilal from 1978 to 1981.

The nickname "AL-Zaeem", which means "The Boss",came from the club's leading position in Saudi Arabia and Asia. With this clear lead, the IFFHS has decided to determine Al-Hilal as Asia's Club of the 20th Century.

History

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Club crest

Al-Hilal Club was originally known as the Olympic Club during its founding by Abdul Rahman Bin Said in 1957/10/16 . The club's name was changed in 1958/12/3 decree from the then-King Saud after he attended a tournament that was contested between the Olympic Club, Al-Shabab, Al-Riyadh and El-Kawkab clubs.

Honours (Football)

Domestic

• Saudi Premier League
  • Winners (12) : 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010
  • Runners-up (10) : 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2009

Al-Hilal champion 2010

• Saudi King's cup
  • Winners (6) : 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989
  • Runners-up (6) : 1963, 1968, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1987

• Crown Prince Cup
  • Winners (9) : 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Runners-up (1) : 1998

• Saudi Federation cup
  • Winners (7) : 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006
  • Runners-up (5) : 1986, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010

• Saudi Founder's Cup
  • Winners (1) : 1999

Asian

• AFC Champions League
  • Winners (2) : 1992, 2000
  • Runners-up (2) : 1987, 1988

• Asian Cup Winners Cup
  • Winners (2) : 1997, 2002

• Asian Super Cup
  • Winners (2) : 1997, 2000
  • Runners-up (1) : 2002

Arabian

• Arab Champions Cup
  • Winners (2) : 1995, 1996
  • Runners-up (1) : 1989

• Arab Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners (1) : 2000

• Arab Super Cup
  • Winners (1) : 2001
  • Runners-up (2) : 1993, 1996

Gulf

• Gulf Club Champions Cup
  • Winners (2) : 1986, 1998
  • Runners-up (3) : 1987, 1992, 2000

Players

Saudi's teams are limited to four players without Saudi citizenship.

30 3 25 4 12 6 8 10 9 7 20

Usual starting line-up for Al-Hilal (season 2009-10).

First-team squad

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	Khalid Sharahele
2	DF	KSA	Sultan Al-Bishi
3	DF	KSA	Osama Hawsawi
4	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Zori
5	MF	KSA	Abdulatif Al-Ghanam
6	MF	KSA	Khaled Aziz
7	MF	BRA	Thiago Neves
8	MF	ROU	Mirel Rădoi
9	MF	SWE	Christian Wilhelmsson
10	MF	KSA	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
11	MF	KSA	Abdullaziz Al-Dosari
12	DF	KOR	Lee Young-Pyo
13	MF	KSA	Salman Al-Farij

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	KSA	Walid Al-Jizani
15	MF	KSA	Ahmed Al Fraidi
16	FW	KSA	Essa Al-Mehyani
17	FW	KSA	Fisal Jumaan
19	DF	KSA	Mohammad Nami
20	FW	KSA	Yasser Al-Qahtani
21	MF	KSA	Sultan Al-Bargan
22	GK	KSA	Fahad Al-Shamri
23	DF	KSA	Hassan Khirat
24	MF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Abeid
25	DF	KSA	Majed Al-Marshedi
27	DF	KSA	Yahya Kabi
30	GK	KSA	Hassan Al-Otaibi

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
—	FW	KSA	Ahmed Al-Swaileh (On loan to Al-Qadisiya)
—	FW	KSA	Mohammad Al-Anbar (On loan to Al Hazm)

Reserve squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	FW	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Kalthem
31	DF	KSA	Saad Al Thyab
32	DF	KSA	Abduallh Al Dossari
34	DF	KSA	Radhwan Al Mousa
35	DF	KSA	Shafi Al Dossari
36	MF	KSA	Raqi Falltah
37	FW	KSA	Rai'd Al Swaileh

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	MF	KSA	Bandar Al-Enezi
40	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al Ghamdi
-	DF	KSA	Raja Al-Dosari
-	DF	KSA	Abdo Hazazi
-	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Qarni
-	FW	KSA	Salman Al-Moasher
-	FW	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Swailem

Personnel

Current Technical Staff

Sven-Göran Eriksson is the current manager of the club.

Position	Name
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Assistant Coach	Reinhard Stumpf
Goalkeeping Coach	George Hersbc
Physical fitness coach	Didier Philip
Head of Medical	Charles Chapelle
Physiotherapist	Didier Florentz
Physiotherapist	Jacques Kinet

Management

Current Board of Directors and Administrators

Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad is the current President.

Office	Name
President	Abdulrahman Bin Musa'ad
Vice-president	Nawaf Bin Saad Al Saud
Member of the Board,Investment Officer	Abdullah Bin Musa'ad
Member of the Board,Advisor	Adel Albutti
Member of the Board,Director of Football	Sami Al Jaber
Member of the Board,Secretary-General	Ahmed Al Khameis
Assistant Secretary-General	Fahd Al Hamidi
Member of the Board, Director of the Media Center	Adel Al Twaijeri
Member of the Board,Treasurer	Sami Abu Khudair
Member of the Board	Waled Alhokair
Public Relations Officer	Fahd Al-Ghosn
Official professional	Dr. Abdullah Al Burgan
Accountant	Abdullah Al Zeer
Secretary	Morjaan

Records

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Domestic cups			AFC		Other Competitions		Top scorer		Manager
2000/01	SPL	3	22	14	5	3	35	15	+20	47	CPC			ASC	Quarterfinals	ARWC	ASC			Safet Sušić
2001/02	SPL	1	22	14	7	1	54	17	+37	49	PFC			ACWC	Winner	ARWC				Artur Jorge
2002/03	SPL	5	22	11	8	3	28	18	+10	41	CPC		PFC	ACL	Group Stage	ASC		H.Al-Ali	13	Ilie Balaci
2003/04	SPL	3	22	12	4	6	40	18	+22	40	CPC		PFC	ACL	Group Stage			Ceesay	16	Aad de Mos
2004/05	SPL	2	22	13	6	3	41	21	+20	45	CPC		PFC			ARCL		Al-Jaber	12	Marcos Paquetá
2005/06	SPL	2	22	13	5	4	41	21	+20	44	CPC		PFC	ACL	Group Stage			Camacho	14	Marcos Paquetá
2006/07	SPL	2	22	17	2	3	38	15	+23	53	CPC			ACL	Quarter-final			Al-Qahtani	13	José Peseiro
2007/08	SPL	1	22	14	6	2	36	13	+23	48	SCC	CPC	PFC			GCC		Al-Qahtani	16	Cosmin Olăroiu
2008/09	SPL	2	22	15	5	2	41	9	+32	50	SCC	CPC	PFC	ACL	Round of 16			Al-Qahtani	13	Cosmin Olăroiu
2009-10	ZPL	1	22	18	2	2	56	18	+38	56	SCC	CPC	PFC	ACL	Quarter-finals			Al-Qahtani	19	Eric Gerets

Div. = Division; SPL = Saudi Premier League; ZPL = Zain Professional League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost
GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; GD = Goal difference P = Points
SCC = Champions Cup; CPC = Crown Prince Cup; PFC = Prince Faisal Cup
ARCL = Arab Champions League; ARWC = Arab Cup Winners' Cup; ACL = AFC Champions League; GCC = Gulf Club Champions Cup;ASC = Asian Super Cup
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up; Bronze = third ,Semi-final .

Famous players

Roberto Rivelino from left and right Najeeb Al Imam in 1979.

Asia Bashar Abdullah Jassem Al Houwaidi Umair Ahmed Hussein Al Bishi Abdullah Al-Deayea Mohamed Al-Deayea Fahad Al-Ghesheyan Hussein Al Habashi Saud Al Hammad Sami Al-Jaber Abdullah Al Jumaan Fahad Al-Musaibeah Ahmed Al Nifawi Khamis Al-Owairan Yasser Al Qahtani Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Khalid Al Temawi Nawaf Al-Temyat Yousuf Al-Thunayan Khaled Aziz Ahmed Dokhi Abdullah Fouda Sultan Bin Monahi Sultan Bin Nassib Saleh Nu'eimeh Abdullah Zubromawi Lee Young-Pyo Seol Ki-Hyeon

Africa Paolo Di Selva Patrick Suffo Kandia Traoré Lelo Mbele Ashraf Kasem Jatto Ceesay Seyfo Soley Baba Adamu Tarik El Taib Tenema N'Diaye Ahmed Bahja Salaheddine Bassir Saïd Chiba Samson Siasia Ibrahima Ba Moussa Ndao Franck Atsou Najeeb Al Imam Elaiadi El Hmroni Ali Kaabi Faouzi Rouissi Elijah Litana

South America Ronald Raldes Bruno Agnello Giovanni Oliveira Guaro Rodrigo Joelson Santos Silva Jose Manuel Edmilson Leonardo Avila Cardenas Marcelo Camacho Marcelo Tavares Roberto Rivellino Rodrigo Alflen Roni Sergio Ricardo Sergio Soares Somália Thiago Neves Augusto Túlio Vanderloo de Oliveira Mauricio Aros Ricardo Pérez Paolo Di Sousa Europe Eamonn O'Keefe Ioan Lupescu Mirel Rădoi Andrei Kanchelskis Christian Wilhelmsson

Award winners

Asian Footballer of the Year

• Nawaf Al Temyat 2000
• Yasser Al-Qahtani 2007

Asia‘s best Goalkeeper of the Century by IFFHS

• Mohamed Al-Deayea 2000

Arabian Footballer of the Year

• Sami Al-Jaber 2001

Managerial history

Zagallo is one of the best coaches that went through the history of Al Hilal

Dates Name 1957-75 Unknown 1976-78 George Smith 1978-79 Mário Zagallo 1979-80 Rubens Minelli 1981-82 Olten Filho 1982-84 Ladislao Kubala 1984 Ljubiša Broćić 1985 Candinho 1986 Noagira 1987 Rubens Minelli 1988 Omar Borras 1988-89 Candinho 1989 João Carlos 1989-90 Joel Santana 1990-91 Edson Tavares 1991 Cedinho 1991-93 Sebastião Lazaroni 1993 José Oscar Bernardi 1993-94 Nelsinho Baptista 1994 Antônio Lopes 1995 José Oscar Bernardi 1995 Sebastião Lazaroni 1995-96 Willem van Hanegem 1996 Gobier

Dates Name 1996-97 Mirko Jozić 1997 Heron Ricardo Ferreira 1997 José Oscar Bernardi 1997-98 Ilie Balaci 1999 Reiner Hollmann 1999 Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani 1999 Lori Sandri 1999-00 Anghel Iordănescu 2000-01 Ilie Balaci 2001 Safet Sušić 2001-02 Artur Jorge 2002 Francisco Maturana 2002-03 Ilie Balaci 2003-04 Aad de Mos 2004 Ahmed Alajlani 2004 José Oscar Bernardi 2004-06 Marcos Paquetá 2006 Candinho 2006-07 José Peseiro 2007 Toninho Cerezo 2007 Marcos Paquetá 2007-09 Cosmin Olăroiu 2009 Georges Leekens 2009-10 Eric Gerets

Presidents

Name	From	To
Abdul Rahman Bin Said	1957	1965
Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan	1965	1966
Abdul Rahman Bin Said	1966	1970
Faisal Al-Shehail	1970	1972
Abdullah Bin Nasser	1972	1976
Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz	1976	1978
Abdullah Bin Nasser	1978	1982
Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz	1982	1983
Abdullah Bin Saad	1983	1990
Abdul Rahman Bin Said	1990	1992
Mohammed Mufti	1992	1993
Abdullah Bin Saad	1993	1994
Khalid Bin Mohammed	1994	1996
Bandar Bin Mohammad	1997	2000
Saud Bin Turki	2000	2003
Abdullah Bin Musa'ad	2003	2004
Mohammed Bin Faisal	2004	2008
Abdulrahman Bin Musa'ad	2008

Sponsorship

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The logo of Mobily‎, which sponsored Al-Hilal

Mobily are the main sponsor of Al-Hilal FC, and as part of the sponsorship deal, their logo is displayed on the front of the club's shirts and a plethora of other merchandise. The Mobily deal was announced by Al-Hilal FC President prince Abdul-Rahman Bin Musaid Al-Saud on 14 Oct. 2008, and is worth a Saudi record SR 517 million, to be paid over six years (SR 69 million and 100.000 a year).

The deal, was claimed to include:

• More than SR 517 million for six years.
• Approximately 69,100,000.00 per year
• If the team wins any trophy will get 3 millions for each one.
• Al-Hilal will get 60% of any other sponsor that want to sponsor the team, but it should be with Mobily's agreement.
• Al-Hilal will get 20% of football match tickets sold.
• Al-Hilal will get 50% of mMobily Al-Hilal txt message service profit.
• Al-Hilal will get 10 million SR if number of subscribers in Mobily Al-Hilal service reaches 200,000 per. and another 10 million if they reach 400,000 subscribers.
• Al-Hilal will get 10% of each package solid (such as blue wave package).
• Al-Hilal will get 40% of the club membership fees.
• Net profit can reach SR 75 million per year.

External links

• Official website Template:Ar iconTemplate:En icon
• AlHilal deal with Mobily