2025–26 Al Hilal SFC season

Al-Hilal
2025–26 season
PresidentNawaf bin Saad
Head coach
StadiumKingdom Arena
Pro LeaguePre-season
King's CupRound of 32
ACL EliteLeague stage

The 2025–26 season is Al Hilal's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 68th year in existence as a football club.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, and the AFC Champions League Elite.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

Squad information

As of 9 August 2025[2][3]

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
3 DF  SEN Kalidou Koulibaly
4 DF  KSA Khalifah Al-Dawsari
5 DF  KSA Ali Al-Bulaihi
6 DF  BRA Renan Lodi
7 FW  URU Darwin Núñez
8 MF  POR Ruben Neves
11 FW  BRA Marcos Leonardo
15 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Qahtani
16 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari
17 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Rubaie
19 DF  FRA Théo Hernandez
20 DF  POR João Cancelo
22 MF  SRB Sergej Milinković-Savić
24 DF  KSA Moteb Al-Harbi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  BRA Kaio César
28 MF  KSA Mohamed Kanno
29 MF  KSA Salem Al-Dawsari
33 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Muhaysh
34 DF  KSA Saleh Barnawi
37 GK  MAR Yassine Bounou
38 FW  KSA Turki Al-Ghumail
39 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Hadhood
40 GK  KSA Ahmed Abu Rasen
45 FW  KSA Abdulkarim Darisi
50 GK  KSA Abdulelah Al-Ghamdi
77 FW  BRA Malcom
87 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Tambakti
88 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Yami
99 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 58 Mohammed Barnawi Al-Orobah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 18 Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Shabab End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 26 Abdulellah Al-Malki Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 33 Abdullah Al-Zaid Neom End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 39 Mohammed Al-Zaid Al-Bukiryah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 44 Suhayb Al-Zaid Al-Fateh End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Abdullah Radif Al-Ettifaq End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 45 Abdulkarim Darisi Al-Ahli Free [4]
10 July 2025 DF 19 Théo Hernandez AC Milan $29,300,000 [5]
9 August 2025 FW 7 Darwin Núñez Liverpool $61,750,000 [6]
1 September 2025 DF 4 Yusuf Akçiçek Fenerbahçe $25,750,000 [7]
8 September 2025 GK 25 Mathieu Patouillet Lyon $400,000 [8]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Ula Free [9]
1 July 2025 DF 58 Mohammed Barnawi Al-Ittihad Free [10]
5 July 2025 MF 7 Khalid Al-Ghannam Al-Ettifaq End of loan
5 July 2025 FW 10 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Shabab End of loan
28 July 2025 DF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani Al-Qadsiah Free [11]
3 August 2025 MF 18 Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Qadsiah $13,330,000 [12]
27 August 2025 DF 4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari Neom Undisclosed [13]
4 September 2025 FW 9 Aleksandar Mitrović Al-Rayyan Free [14]

Pre-season and friendlies

6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Hilal 6–1 TSG Balingen Balingen, Austria
18:30 CEST Milinković-Savić 22'
S. Al-Dawsari 31'
Al-Hamdan 33'
Al-Harbi 66'
Radif 69'
César 86'		 Report Moutassime 53' Stadium: Bizerba Arena
10 August 2025 Friendly Al-Hilal 6–0 Aarau Aarau, Switzerland
17:30 CEST Petit 21'
Milinković-Savić 25'
Fofana 39' (o.g.)
Kanno 51', 66'
Núñez 88'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld
14 August 2025 Friendly Al-Hilal 3–2 Waldhof Mannheim Balingen, Austria
18:00 CEST Hernández 21'
Cancelo 25'
Núñez 33'		 Report Okpala 7'
Michel 36'		 Stadium: Bizerba Arena
23 August 2025 Friendly Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Fayha Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST Milinković-Savić
Neves
Al-Harbi
Núñez 		Report Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 9 7 2 0 24 9 +15 077.78
King's Cup 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
ACL Elite 5 5 0 0 14 5 +9 100.00
Total 17 15 2 0 44 15 +29 088.24

Updated to match played 7 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr 9 9 0 0 30 5 +25 27 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage[15]
2 Al-Hilal 9 7 2 0 24 9 +15 23
3 Al-Taawoun 9 7 1 1 24 13 +11 22
4 Al-Ahli 9 5 4 0 12 6 +6 19
5 Al-Qadsiah 9 5 2 2 16 9 +7 17
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. 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).[16]

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
8 6 2 0 22 8  +14 20 3 1 0 8 3  +5 3 1 0 14 5  +9

Last updated: 7 November 2025.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultWDDWWWWW
Position55764333
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2025. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

29 August 2025 1 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Riyadh Riyadh
18:50 Al-Harbi 22'
Malcom 45+3'		 Report Okou  45+1' Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 21,901
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
13 September 2025 2 Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Qadsiah Riyadh
21:00 Núñez 49'
Koulibaly  70'
Neves 73' (pen.)
Al-Tambakti  76'		 Report Bonsu Baah 6'
Quiñones 50'
Retegui  59'		 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 17,875
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
19 September 2025 3 Al-Ahli 3–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Ibañez  36'
Toney 78', 87'
Demiral 90+1'		 Report Hernández 12'
Malcom 24', 41'
Neves  52'		 Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 51,257
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
25 September 2025 4 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Okhdood Riyadh
21:00 Koulibaly  25'
Leonardo 45', 79'
Hernández 45+4'		 Report Narey 14'
Kramer  45+6'
Gül  72'
Asiri  83'
Hawsawi  90+3'		 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 16,540
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
18 October 2025 5 Al-Ettifaq 0–5 Al-Hilal Dammam
17:45 Report Leonardo 23', 55'
N. Al-Dawsari  29'
Núñez 39', 74'
Neves 48' (pen.)		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 10,187
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
24 October 2025 6 Al-Ittihad 0–2 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Al-Mousa  18'
Mitaj  28'
Doumbia  90+2'		 Report Koulibaly  15'
Doumbia 41' (o.g.)
Leonardo 57'
Hernández  68'		 Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 46,542
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
31 October 2025 7 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
17:50 Leonardo 36'
Koulibaly  78'
N. Al-Dawsari  83'
Neves  90'		 Report Al-Othman  12'
Al-Subiani  73'
Hernández  90+1'		 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 22,293
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
7 November 2025 8 Al-Najma 2–4 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:30 Lázaro 3',  58'
Neves 60' (o.g.)
Braga  73'
El Yamiq  76'		 Report S. Al-Dawsari 10', 90'
Akçiçek  52'
Hernández  67', 71'
Neves 78'
César  90+6'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain)
22 November 2025 9 Al-Hilal v Al-Fateh Riyadh
20:30 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
19 December 2025 10 Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:30 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
26 December 2025 11 Al-Hilal v Al-Khaleej Riyadh
20:30 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
31 December 2025 12 Al-Kholood v Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:30 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

22 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Adalah 0–1 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
21:30 Cunha  76' Report Al-Hamdan 45+2' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 12,849
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
28 October 2025 Round of 16 Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Hilal Najran
18:10 Borrell  24'
Al-Qaydhi  45'		 Report Al-Hamdan  36'
Leonardo 45+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al Hilal (Q) 6 6 0 0 15 5 +10 18 Advance to round of 16
2 Tractor (Q) 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14
3 Al-Ahli (Q) 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13
4 Al Wahda (Q) 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
5 Shabab Al Ahli 6 3 1 2 11 10 +1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
16 September 2025 (2025-09-16) 1 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Duhail Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3 Núñez 57'
Hernández 67'		 Report Boulbina 37'
Aymen  71'
Luiz Júnior  90+3'		 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 18,802
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
29 September 2025 (2025-09-29) 2 Nasaf 2–3 Al-Hilal Qarshi, Uzbekistan
18:45 UTC+5 Bakhromov 27'
Sidikov 60'		 Report Milinković-Savić 21'
Hernández 45+2'
Leonardo 79'
Neves  90+7'		 Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 17,120
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21) 3 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al Sadd Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3 Akçiçek 25'
Koulibaly 40'
Milinkovic-Savic 81'
Núñez  87'		 Report Salman  45+3'
Camara  49'
Otávio  61'
Firmino 63'
Al-Yazidi  90+2'		 Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 25,083
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
3 November 2025 (2025-11-03) 4 Al-Gharafa 1–2 Al-Hilal Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:15 UTC+3 Sano  62'
Al-Alwi 90+8'		 Report S. Al-Dawsari 9'
César 66'
Leonardo  79'		 Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Attendance: 7,429
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) 5 Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Shorta Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 23,637
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
22 December 2025 (2025-12-22) 6 Sharjah 0–1 Al-Hilal Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4 Report Malcom 81' Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 7,763
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 7 Shabab Al Ahli v Al-Hilal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4 Stadium: Rashid Stadium
16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 8 Al-Hilal v Al Wahda Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:15 UTC+3 Stadium: Kingdom Arena

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 7 November 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
17 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Rubaie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK  FRA Mathieu Patouillet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 GK  MAR Yassine Bounou 14 0 8 0 2 0 4 0
40 GK  KSA Ahmed Abu Rasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  SEN Kalidou Koulibaly 12 1 7 0 2 0 3 1
4 DF  TUR Yusuf Akçiçek 8 1 1+3 0 1 0 3 1
5 DF  KSA Ali Al-Bulaihi 5 0 0+2 0 2 0 1 0
19 DF  FRA Théo Hernandez 13 5 7 3 0+2 0 4 2
20 DF  POR João Cancelo 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF  KSA Moteb Al-Harbi 12 1 3+5 1 2 0 1+1 0
55 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Dawood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 DF  KSA Ali Lajami 10 0 0+4 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
87 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Tambakti 10 0 8 0 0 0 2 0
88 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Yami 12 0 4+4 0 1 0 1+2 0
Midfielders
8 MF  POR Rúben Neves 13 3 8 3 0+1 0 4 0
11 MF  BRA Kaio César 9 1 1+2 0 2 0 2+2 1
14 MF  KSA Abdulkarim Darisi 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
15 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Qahtani 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Dawsari 12 0 7+1 0 1 0 1+2 0
22 MF  SRB Sergej Milinković-Savić 10 2 7 0 0 0 3 2
28 MF  KSA Mohamed Kanno 13 0 2+5 0 2 0 3+1 0
29 MF  KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 9 3 6 2 0+1 0 2 1
39 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Zaid 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
89 MF  KSA Abdulellah Al-Malki 3 0 0 0 1 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW  URU Darwin Núñez 8 4 5 3 0+1 0 0+2 1
9 FW  BRA Marcos Leonardo 11 8 5 6 2 1 3+1 1
10 FW  BRA Malcom 8 3 7 3 0 0 1 0
21 FW  KSA Abdullah Radif 4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
99 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Hamdan 12 1 0+7 0 2 1 3 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat. Player Pro League King's Cup Champions League Total
1 9 FW Marcos Leonardo 6 1 1 8
2 19 DF Théo Hernandez 3 0 2 5
3 7 FW Darwin Núñez 3 0 1 4
4 8 MF Rúben Neves 3 0 0 3
10 FW Malcom 3 0 0 3
29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 2 0 1 3
7 22 MF Sergej Milinković-Savić 0 0 2 2
8 3 DF Kalidou Koulibaly 0 0 1 1
4 DF Yusuf Akçiçek 0 0 1 1
11 MF Kaio César 0 0 1 1
24 DF Moteb Al-Harbi 1 0 0 1
99 FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 22 2 10 34

Last updated: 7 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King's Cup Champions League Total
1 29 MF Salem Al-Dawsari 4 0 0 4
2 10 FW Malcom 3 0 0 3
3 3 DF Kalidou Koulibaly 1 0 1 2
7 FW Darwin Núñez 2 0 0 2
22 MF Sergej Milinković-Savić 1 0 1 2
24 DF Moteb Al-Harbi 2 0 0 2
7 5 DF Ali Al-Bulaihi 0 0 1 1
8 MF Rúben Neves 0 0 1 1
11 MF Kaio César 1 0 0 1
20 DF João Cancelo 0 0 1 1
28 MF Mohamed Kanno 0 1 0 1
88 DF Hamad Al-Yami 0 0 1 1
Totals 14 1 6 21

Last updated: 7 November 2025

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King's Cup Champions League Total
1 37 GK Yassine Bounou 4 2 0 6
Totals 4 2 0 6

Last updated: 31 October 2025

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