Al-Hilal Saudi FC is a Saudi football club based in Riyadh, founded in 1957. They are the most decorated club in the country and the most successful side in the history of the AFC Champions League. Nicknamed Al-Za’eem, meaning the leader, they have played in the Saudi Pro League since the national competition began.
Club facts
- City: Riyadh, the capital of the kingdom
- Founded: 16 October 1957, first under the name Al-Olympi, before adopting Al-Hilal, meaning the crescent
- Owner: the Public Investment Fund, which has held the club since the privatisation of June 2023, a move that covered four Saudi clubs
- Colours: blue and white, associated with the club since its early years
- Ground: Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, in use since 2023, after many years at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
- Main rivalry: the Riyadh derby against Al-Nassr, the most watched fixture in the league
The most decorated club in the kingdom
No other Saudi club comes close to their domestic record. Al-Hilal had won nineteen league titles by the end of the 2023-24 season, along with a long list of King’s Cup and Crown Prince Cup successes.
Their dominance is not limited to the domestic game. The club won the AFC Champions League in 1991, 2000, 2019 and 2021, four continental titles and a record in the history of the competition. That consistency explains why they so often represent Saudi football on the international stage.
An unbeaten run that entered the record books
Between 2023 and 2024, Al-Hilal went thirty-four competitive matches without defeat, a run recognised as a world record for a professional club. It came during a period of heavy investment, marked by the arrival of several high-profile internationals.
Neymar played for the club from 2023 to 2025, alongside names including Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly and Yassine Bounou. Those signings sharply increased the visibility of the Saudi league among European and South American audiences.
The club also remains tied to its local figures. Sami Al-Jaber and Yasser Al-Qahtani shaped several generations, and Salem Al-Dawsari is still one of the icons of Saudi football, not least for his goal against Argentina at the 2022 World Cup.
On the world stage
At the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Al-Hilal knocked Manchester City out in the round of sixteen, one of the most discussed results of the tournament. That run confirmed the club was no longer content with regional standing.
Honours
- Saudi league: nineteen titles by the end of the 2023-24 season, a national record
- AFC Champions League: four titles, in 1991, 2000, 2019 and 2021, a competition record
- Domestic cups: repeated winners of the King’s Cup and the Crown Prince Cup
Following the Saudi Pro League 2026-27
- Live table: Saudi Pro League standings
- Upcoming matches: season fixtures
- The other sides in the league: Saudi clubs
Sources
- Al-Hilal SFC article, English Wikipedia: founding date and circumstances, name change, colours, domestic and continental honours
- AFC Champions League article, English Wikipedia: list of winners and title counts by club
- Saudi Professional League article, English Wikipedia: season by season winners and national title counts
- Coverage of the June 2023 privatisation of Saudi clubs: transfer to the Public Investment Fund
- 2025 FIFA Club World Cup article, English Wikipedia: tournament results and the club’s run
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Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Moon". Founded on 16 October 1957, Al-Hilal is one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Saudi Pro League since its establishment in 1976.