2022–23 Al Hilal SFC season

Al-Hilal 2022–23 football season

Al-Hilal

2022–23 season

President

Fahd Bin Saad Bin Nafel

Head coach

Ramón Díaz

Stadium

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Winners

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 →

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. 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.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2023

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
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; some limited exceptions apply. 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
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
21 July 2022	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Nasser	Najran	Free
23 July 2022	MF	35	Mansor Al-Beshe	Al-Raed	Free
4 August 2022	GK	50	Abdullah Al-Bishi	Al-Shoulla	Free
12 August 2022	MF	46	Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel	Al-Diriyah	Free
28 August 2022	GK	–	Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan	Al-Bukiryah	Free
29 August 2022	GK	33	Abdullah Al-Jadaani	Al-Ittihad	Free
31 August 2022	DF	–	Mohammed Al-Dawsari	Al-Ettifaq	Free
6 September 2022	GK	40	Nawaf Al-Ghamdi	Jerash	Free
19 January 2023	DF	39	Nawaf Al-Mufarrij	Al-Arabi	Free

Loans out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Hilal

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

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

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

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

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 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
	Penalties

Al-Hilal

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

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
Competition	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	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).
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

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	15	13	14	19	18	20	21	16	17	22	23	24	25	27	26	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:

Matchday 15 (vs. Al-Raed) was rescheduled.
Matchday 18 (vs. Al-Fateh) was postponed.
Matchday 16 (vs. Al-Khaleej) was postponed due to a schedule conflict with the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.
Matchday 17 (vs. Al-Fayha) was postponed due to a schedule conflict with the 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Assists

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

Last Updated: 31 May 2023

Clean sheets

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

Last Updated: 27 May 2023

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Senior	2022 FIFA World Cup (Group C) 25th Arabian Gulf Cup 2023 WAFF Championship Hervé Renard
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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

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

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