2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2015–16 season was the Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 59th in existence and 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club also competed in the AFC Champions League, Super Cup, Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup.

Al-Hilal
2015–16 season
PresidentNawaf Bin Sa'ad
ManagerGiorgos Donis
(until 18 May 2016)
Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (caretaker)
(until end of the season)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Super CupWinners
Crown Prince CupWinners
King CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions League2015: Semi-finals
2016: Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Eduardo (14)

All:
Carlos Eduardo (24)
Highest home attendance53,263 vs Al-Ahli (29 September 2015, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance1,190[A] vs Lekhwiya (25 August 2015, Champions League)
Average home league attendance11,872[1]

Players edit

Squad information edit

Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 February 2016.[2][3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Contract until Signed from Transfer Fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Khalid Sharahili   GK (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 29) 2007 2019[4] Youth system N/A
22 Fahad Al-Thunayan   GK (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 29) 2014 2016   Al-Taawon 1.8M[5]
28 Abdullah Al-Sudairy   GK (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 24) 2010 2018 Youth system N/A
30 Mohammed Al-Waked   GK (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 24) 2013 2017 Youth system N/A
33 Marwan Al-Haidari   GK (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 20) 2016 2020   Al-Nahda €0.3M[6]
Defenders
2 Mohammed Al-Breik   RB / RW (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 23) 2014 2016 Youth system N/A
4 Abdullah Al-Zori   CB / LB (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 28) 2007 2019[7]   Al-Nahda ?
5 Ahmed Sharahili   CB / RB (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 (aged 22) 2013 2018 Youth system N/A
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani   LB / RB (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 24) 2012 2018   Al-Qadisiyah €3.5M[8]
23 Kwak Tae-Hwi   CB (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 34) 2014 2016[9]   Al-Shabab €0.4M[10]
26 Digão   CB (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 28) 2014 2017[11]   Fluminense €1.5M[12]
36 Muteb Al-Mufarrij   Defender (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 19) 2016 Youth system N/A
51 Fahad Ghazi   Defender (1994-03-01)1 March 1994 (aged 22) 2014 2017 Youth system N/A
70 Mohammed Jahfali   CB (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 25) 2015 2020   Al-Faisaly €1.8M[13]
Midfielders
3 Carlos Eduardo   CM / AM (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2015 2018   FC Porto €7M[14]
6 Mohammed Al-Qarni   DM / CM (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 26) 2010 2018 Youth system N/A
7 Salman Al-Faraj   AM / LM / LW (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 26) 2008 2017 Youth system N/A Captain
8 Abdullah Otayf   DM / CM (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 23) 2013 2018   Al-Shabab €2.3M[15]
10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub   AM / LW (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 35) 1998 2017 Youth system N/A
11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari   AM / LM (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 27) 2007 2019 Youth system N/A
14 Saud Kariri   DM (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 36) 2014 2016   Al-Ittihad Free[16] Second vice-captain
18 Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat   CM / AM (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013 2020 Youth system N/A
19 Khalid Ka'abi   AM / RM / RW (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 24) 2014 2016 Youth system N/A
24 Nawaf Al-Abed   LW / RW (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 26) 2008 2018 Youth system N/A
25 Faisel Darwish   DM / CM / RM (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 24) 2015 2020   Al-Raed €1.4M[17]
27 Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani   AM (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23) 2014 2018 Youth system N/A
29 Salem Al-Dawsari   RM / RW (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 24) 2011 2019 Youth system N/A Vice-captain
37 Abdulaziz Al-Sharid   DM (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 22) 2014 2017 Youth system N/A
Forwards
9 Aílton Almeida   ST / CF (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 31) 2015 2016   FC Terek Grozny Free[18]
15 Nasser Al-Shamrani   ST / CF (1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 32) 2013 2016   Al-Shabab €4.2M[19]
16 Yousef Al-Salem   ST / CF (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 31) 2013 2017   Al-Ettifaq Free[20]
20 Yasser Al-Qahtani   ST / CF (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 33) 2005 2017   Al-Qadisiyah €5.3M[21]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
9 April 2015 FW   Younes Alaiwi 25   Al-Shoalah [1]
1 July 2015 DF   Mohammed Al-Breik 22   Al-Raed Return from loan [2]
4 July 2015 MF   Carlos Eduardo 25   FC Porto €7M+3M variables [3]
4 July 2015 FW   Aílton Almeida 30   FC Terek Grozny Free [4]
12 November 2015 GK   Marwan Al-Haidari 19   Al-Nahda €0.3M [5]

Out edit

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
8 June 2015 MF   Thiago Neves 30   Al Jazira €11M [6]
1 July 2015 GK   Fayz Al-Sabiay 32   Al-Taawon Free [7]
1 July 2015 FW   Georgios Samaras 30   West Bromwich Loan Return [8]

On loan edit

Date Pos. Player Age Loaned to Loan Fee Notes Loan Expiry Source
12 July 2015 MF   Abdulellah Al-Fadhl 22   Najran 30 June 2016 [9]
20 July 2015 DF   Sultan Al-Deayea 22   Al-Shabab €0.2M with an option to buy. 30 June 2016 [10]
18 August 2015 DF   Sultan Al-Bishi 25   Al-Raed 30 June 2016 [11]
21 August 2015 MF   Hamed Al-Hamed 27   Al-Raed [12]
18 December 2015 FW   Younes Alaiwi 25   Al-Raed 30 June 2016 [13]
18 December 2015 DF   Abdullah Al-Shamekh 22   Al-Raed 30 June 2016 [14]
20 December 2015 DF   Abdullah Al-Hafith 22   Hajer 30 June 2016 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

27 July 2015 Friendly Al-Hilal   0–1   Gaziantepspor Salzburg, Austria
18:35 (UTC+02:00)   28' Chibuike
2 August 2015 Friendly Al-Hilal   2–1   Al-Ain Salzburg, Austria
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Al-Shalhoub   13'
Al-Shamekh   29'
Ka'abi   74'
  10' Bastos
5 August 2015 Friendly Udinese   1–0   Al-Hilal Udine, Italy
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Di Natale   2' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
4 September 2015 Friendly Al-Hilal   2–1   Al-Khaleej Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00) A. Al-Dawsari   41', 68'   76' Al-Turki Stadium: Club Stadium
6 October 2015 Friendly Al-Hilal   1–0   Al-Faisaly Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:20 (UTC+03:00) Ka'abi   52' Stadium: Club Stadium
14 January 2016 Friendly Al-Hilal   1–2   Al-Faisaly Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   34'   16'
  90+2'
Stadium: Club Stadium

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Saudi Super Cup Final Winners 12 August 2015
Professional League Round 1 Runners-up 19 August 2015 12 May 2016
2015 Champions League Quarter-finals Semi-finals 25 August 2015 20 October 2015
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 Winners 30 November 2015 19 February 2016
2016 Champions League Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2016 24 May 2016
King Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 21 January 2016 29 April 2016

Last Updated: 24 May 2016

Saudi Super Cup edit

12 August 2015 Al-Nassr 0–1 Al-Hilal London, England
18:00 CEST Report   63' C. Eduardo Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Craig Pawson, (England)

Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 26 19 6 1 55 21 +34 63 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 4 5 52 23 +29 55 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage and Arab Club Championship group stage[a]
3 Al-Ittihad[b] 26 15 4 7 54 37 +17 49
4 Al-Taawoun 26 13 6 7 54 35 +19 45 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
5 Al-Fateh 26 11 8 7 35 28 +7 41 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round[a]
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).[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Since the winners of the 2016 King Cup, Al-Ahli, qualified for AFC Champions League group stage based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winner (2017 AFC Champions League group stage) is passed to the third-placed team and the spot for the third-placed team (AFC Champions League play-off round) is passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ Al-Ittihad did not obtain an AFC license. Therefore, even if they earn the right to play in Asian competitions based on league position, they will not be able to participate.[22]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 17 4 5 52 23  +29 55 8 3 2 27 9  +18 9 1 3 25 14  +11

Last updated: 12 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHAHAHAAHH
ResultWWWWLWWWWLWWWWDWLLDWWDWLWD
Position32113111122221111122222222
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

19 August 2015 1 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:45 Kaabi   8'
Aílton   26'
Report   60' Al-Mansor
  72' Barnawi
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 16,883
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
29 August 2015 2 Al-Fateh 1–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
18:45 Élton   42' Report   29' Aílton
  80' C. Eduardo
  90+2' Digão
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 11,688
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
20 September 2015 3 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Raed Riyadh
18:35 Al-Abed   35'
Darwish   38'
C. Eduardo   45+3'
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 17,574
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
25 October 2015 4 Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:00 C. Eduardo   9', 90',   90+4'
Al-Breik   79'
Report   64' Mousa
  90+4' Muaad
  90+4' Majrashi
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 10,230
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
30 October 2015 5 Al-Ittihad 4–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
20:30 Sharahili   2' (o.g.)
Rivas   26',   48'
Al-Muwallad   32'
Troisi   42'
Abousaban   73'
Noor   88'
Montashari   90+3'
Report   37' Ka'abi
  50' C. Eduardo
  65',   84' Aílton
  66',   81' Al-Shahrani
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 59,037
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
3 November 2015 6 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Qadisiyah Riyadh
17:55 Al-Shamrani   83',   84' Report   31' Cley
  45+2' Al-Najrani
  76' Khabrani
  90+2' Mellouli
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 8,585
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
21 November 2015 8 Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Khaleej Riyadh
17:45 Al-Shamrani   39', 76'
Al-Zori   52'
Kariri   65'
Al-Abed   67'
Al-Breik   79'
Al-Qahtani   85' (pen.)
Report   10' Rishani
  67' Alawjami
  84' Al-Jadaani
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,097
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
27 November 2015 9 Al-Shabab 0–1 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:00 Al-Khaibri   13'
Rafinha   72'
Al-Shammari   77'
Muath   89'
Report   43' Kariri
  45+1' Eduardo
  58' Al-Faraj
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
4 December 2015 10 Al-Hilal 2–0 Najran Riyadh
20:00 Eduardo   16', 23'
Al-Qahtani   90+2'
Report   18' Khodari
  39' Al-Mousa
  62' Al-Khaibari
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,079
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
10 December 2015 11 Al-Hilal 1–2 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:15 Al-Shahrani   44'
Eduardo   47'
Al-Dawsari   58'
Report   24' Al-Mogahwi
  30' Al-Moasher
  56' Al-Mosailem
  68' Assiri
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 26,653
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
14 December 2015 12 Hajer 1–5 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
17:30 Al-Hamdan   11'
Al-Barakah   39'
Report   16' Kaabi
  18' Al-Faraj
  30' Darwish
  65' Al-Zori
  72' (pen.) Aílton
  90+2' Jahfali
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 6,754
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
19 December 2015 13 Al-Faisaly 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
17:50 Sowid   89' Report   86' Al-Qahtani Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Khaled Salwi
24 December 2015 7 Al-Nassr 1–2 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:00 Abdulghani   7'
Al-Sahlawi   45+2' (pen.)
Al-Ghamdi   65'
Al-Jebreen   85'
Report   10' Digão
  26' Al-Dawsari
  72' Eduardo
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 21,716
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
27 January 2016 14 Al-Wehda 1–3 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:30 Belal   44'
Haroon   75'
Nfor   81'
Report   45' Al-Faraj
  45+1' Jahfali
  52' Eduardo
  53' Otayf
  72' Al-Zori
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 10,939
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
5 February 2016 15 Al-Hilal 3–3 Al-Fateh Riyadh
18:20 Al-Zori   64', 90+2'
Al-Shamrani   75'
Eduardo   81'
Report   5', 79' Élton
  25',   59' Falcón
  76'   90' Al-Mubarak
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,104
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
11 February 2016 16 Al-Raed 0–1 Al-Hilal Buraidah
18:35 Al-Bishi   23'
Muwallad   56'
Report   82' Eduardo Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 12,324
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
15 February 2016 17 Al-Taawoun 1–0 Al-Hilal Buraidah
18:40 Efoulou   21' (pen.)
Muaad   54'
Manoel   90'
Report   19' K. Sharhili
  43' Jahfali
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 12,507
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
27 February 2016 18 Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:45 Jahfali   5' Report   6' Al-Sahafi
  21' F.Al-Muwallad
  31' Asiri
  71' Khaibari
  79' Hamzah
  87' Muntari
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 17,020
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
6 March 2016 19 Al-Qadisiyah 0–0 Al-Hilal Dammam
18:25 Al-Obaid   51'
Abdul-Amir   78'
Barnawi   87'
Jandson   90+3'
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
10 March 2016 20 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Nassr Riyadh
20:30 Al-Breik   28'
S.Al-Dawsari   37'
Aílton   68'
Digão   77'
Al-Faraj   90'
Report   49' Al-Sahlawi
  51' Al-Ghamdi
  71' Abdulghani
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 21,824
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
2 April 2016 21 Al-Khaleej 0–3 Al-Hilal Dammam
18:35 Sylla   68' Report   3' Al-Salem
  15' S. Al-Dawsari
  58' Al-Shalhoub
  62' Kariri
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,714
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
9 April 2016 22 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Shabab Riyadh
21:00 Aílton   11'
Al-Faraj   57'
Jahfali   90'
Report   59' Al-Khaibri
  69' Al-Sulayhem
  82' Benyettou
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 5,175
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
15 April 2016 23 Najran 2–3 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:10 Ferreira   61',   77'
Abbas   65'
Al-Mousa   75'
Report   28' Eduardo
  53' Al-Salem
  70' A. Al-Dawsari
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 18,777
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
24 April 2016 24 Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:15 Al-Somah   46', 50'
Al-Jassim   71'
Al-Mogahwi   90+4',   90+5'
Report   10' Eduardo
  15' Jahfali
  64'   80' Kariri
  70' Al-Shahrani
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 56,293
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
8 May 2016 25 Al-Hilal 4–1 Hajer Riyadh
21:00 Al-Qahtani   27', 68', 71', 84'
Al-Sawat   82'
Al-Qarni   90'
Report   25' Al-Raheeb
  90+1' Nu'man
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,371
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
12 May 2016 26 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:10 Ghazi   68' Report   56' Al-Safri Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Crown Prince Cup edit

Al-Hilal started the tournament directly to the round of 16, as one of last year's finalists. All times were local, AST (UTC+3).

30 November 2015 Round of 16 Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al-Hilal Buraidah
19:30 Moath   23'
Al-Khamees   90+2'
Report   19' (pen.) Al-Shamrani
  30' Kariri
  56',   77' Aílton
  83' Darwish
  87' Al-Faraj
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al Hanfosh
28 December 2015 Quarter-final Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Qadisiyah Riyadh
17:50 Eduardo   36', 65'
Kariri   45+3'
Al-Shamrani   54' (pen.)
Darwish   75'
Sharahily   81'
Al-Qahtani   84'
Jahfali   90+3'
Report   39' Hazazi
  52' Masrahi
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
1 January 2016 Semi-final Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:00 Al-Shahrani   25'
Aílton   48',   64'
Eduardo   69' (pen.)
Al-Faraj   74'
Report   44' Affonso
  64' Al-Owais
  65' Arismendi
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 11,970
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
19 February 2016 Final Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:30 Al-Shamrani   4'
Al-Abed   33'
S. Al-Dawsari   80'
K. Sharhili   90+4'
Report   36',   90' Al-Jassim
  47' Al-Harbi
  83' M. Hawsawi
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

King Cup edit

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

21 January 2016 Round of 32 Al-Nahda 1–2 Al-Hilal Dammam
17:55 Diakité   26'   83' Aílton
  86' Jahfali
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Aoydan
31 January 2016 Round of 16 Al-Nojoom 0–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
19:30 Report   11', 55' Eduardo
  90+3' Kwak
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al Harbi
12 April 2016 Quarter-final Al-Mojzel 1–4 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
19:05 Al-Mutairi   28'
Al-Bishi   83'
Report   63', 74' Al-Qahtani
  71' Al-Qarni
  80' Kaabi
  90' Aílton
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
29 April 2016 Semi-final Al-Hilal 2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Al-Zori   7'
Digão   44'   120+2'
Jahfali   53'
Al-Salem   73' (pen.),   73'
Kariri   83'   109'
Al-Shahrani   120'
S. Al-Dawsari   120+2'
Report   59', 78' Assiri
  111' Al-Somah
  114' Marquinho
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

2015 AFC Champions League edit

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit
25 August 2015 First leg Al-Hilal   4–1   Lekhwiya Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:50 (UTC+3) Aílton   11'
Ka'abi   34'
C. Eduardo   36', 86'
Al-Faraj   78'
Report   17' Msakni
  78' Abdullah
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 1,190[A]
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
15 September 2015 Second leg Lekhwiya   2–2
(3–6 agg.)
  Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
19:00 (UTC+3) El-Sayed   15'
Mohammad   45+2'
Yasser   69'
Flores   71',   90'
Weiss   82'
Musa   90'
Report   26' C. Eduardo
  79' Darwish
  82' S. Al-Dawsari
  87' Digão
  89' Al-Breik
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 5,439
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Semi-finals edit
29 September 2015 First leg Al-Hilal   1–1   Al-Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:15 (UTC+3) Ka'abi   17'
Aílton   82'
Al-Faraj   90+5'
Report   57',   77' Lima
  90+1' Al-Fardan
  90+5' Abbas
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 53,263
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 October 2015 Second leg Al-Ahli   3–2
(4–3 agg.)
  Al-Hilal Dubai, UAE
18:45 (UTC+3) Lima   17'
Ribeiro   45'
Al-Hammadi   85'
Hassan   90'
Kwon   90+4'
Report   51' Aílton
  64' C. Eduardo
  86' Al-Sudairy
  90' Al-Shamrani
  90+3' Al-Abed
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2016 AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRA HIL PAK JAZ
1   Tractor Sazi 6 4 0 2 10 3 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage 1–2 2–0 4–0
2   Al-Hilal 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 0–2 4–1 1–0
3   Pakhtakor 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 1–0 2–2 3–0
4   Al-Jazira 6 0 1 5 2 13 −11 1 0–1 1–1 1–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 6[B] Pakhtakor   2–2   Al-Hilal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:30 UTC+3 Sokhibov   67'
Sergeev   70'
Khashimov   89',   90+2'
Report   57' S.Al-Dawsari
  60' Al-Qahtani
  83' Kariri
  84' Al-Salem
  90' A.Sharahili
Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
2 March 2016 2 Al-Hilal   4–1   Pakhtakor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Zori   55'
Orahovac   58' (o.g.)
Kaabi   61', 78'
Report   28' Tajiev
  31' Sergeev
  69' Khashimov
  86' Iskanderov
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,456
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
15 March 2016 3 Al-Jazira   1–1   Al-Hilal Abu Dhabi, Emirates
19:35 UTC+3 Juma   62',   90+4' Report   9' Aílton
  43' Digão
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 14,372
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
6 April 2016 4 Al-Hilal   1–0   Al-Jazira Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3 Aílton   36' Report   25' Fayez
  34' Sebil
  89' Juma
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 10,316
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
19 April 2016 5 Al-Hilal   0–2   Tractor Sazi Doha, Qatar[C]
18:35 UTC+3 Eduardo   45' Report   66' Nong
  81' Hatami
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,642
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
3 May 2016 1[B] Tractor Sazi   1–2   Al-Hilal Muscat, Oman[C]
17:30 UTC+3 Nong   48'
Ashouri   73'
Report   15' S. Al-Dawsari
  29' Jahfali
  45+3' Otayf
  71' Aílton
  90+2' Al-Thunayan
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16 edit
24 May 2016 Second leg Lokomotiv Tashkent   2–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Al-Hilal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+3 Tukhtakhodjaev   26'
Alibaev   32'
Shaakhmedov   52'
Fayziev   56'
Report   22' Al-Abed
  52' Al-Faraj
  72' Jahfali
  89' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub
  90+1' Al-Shahrani
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Super Cup Crown Prince Cup King Cup 2015 CL 2016 CL Total
1 3 MF   Carlos Eduardo 14 1 3 2 4 0 24
2 9 FW   Aílton Almeida 6 0 2 2 3 3 16
3 20 FW   Yasser Al-Qahtani 6 0 1 2 0 1 10
4 15 FW   Nasser Al-Shamrani 4 0 3 0 0 0 7
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 5 0 0 1 0 1 7
6 19 MF   Khalid Kaabi 1 0 0 1 1 2 5
7 16 FW   Yousef Al-Salem 2 0 0 1 0 1 4
29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 3 0 0 0 0 1 4
9 7 MF   Salman Al-Faraj 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
10 2 DF   Mohammed Al-Breik 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 DF   Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
70 DF   Mohammed Jahfali 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
15 26 DF   Digão 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 MF   Saud Kariri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 MF   Faisel Darwish 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 52 1 12 10 9 11 95

Last Updated: 24 May 2016

Assists edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League Super Cup Crown Prince Cup King Cup 2015 CL 2016 CL Total
1 10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 3 0 0 0 1 3 7
24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 6 0 0 0 0 1 7
3 25 MF   Faisel Darwish 1 0 2 2 1 0 6
3 2 DF   Mohammed Al-Breik 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
3 MF   Carlos Eduardo 3 0 0 0 1 1 5
4 29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 2 0 0 0 2 0 4
15 FW   Nasser Al-Shamrani 1 0 1 2 0 0 4
8 12 DF   Yasser Al-Shahrani 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
9 FW   Aílton Almeida 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
7 MF   Salman Al-Faraj 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
14 MF   Saud Kariri 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
12 16 FW   Yousef Al-Salem 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
14 19 MF   Khalid Kaabi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 DF   Kwak Tae-hwi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 DF   Digão 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
70 DF   Mohammed Jahfali 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
20 FW   Yasser Al-Qahtani 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 37 1 6 6 8 5 63

Last Updated: 8 May 2016

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Player League Super Cup Crown Prince Cup King Cup 2015 CL 2016 CL Total
1 1 GK   Khalid Sharahili 10 1 1 1 0 0 13
2 22 GK   Fahad Al-Thunayan 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Total 11 1 1 1 0 2 16

Last Updated: 24 May 2016

Notes edit

  1. ^
    Al-Hilal played their quarter-final home match behind closed doors due to crowd trouble.[24]
  2. ^
    On 25 January 2016, the AFC announced changes to the schedule regarding teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia to be played on matchdays 5 and 6 (19–20 April and 3–4 May) due to the deteriorating Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, also the venues will be decided after an evaluation deadline of 15 March 2016. If there has not been a return to normal relations between the two countries by then, all matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played at neutral venues.[25]
  3. ^
    On 31 March 2016, the AFC announced that matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia will be played on neutral venues.[26]

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