The 2008–09 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 52nd in existence and 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club participated in the AFC Champions League, Crown Prince Cup, and the King Cup.
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| President |  Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad |
| Manager |  Cosmin Olăroiu(until 28 February 2009)  Georges Leekens(Until 3 May 2009) Abdullatif Al Hussaini (until end of season) |
| Stadium | King Fahd Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| SPL | 2nd |
| Crown Prince Cup | Winners |
| King Cup of Champions | Third Place |
| AFC Champions League | 2009: Round Of 161 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Yasser Al-Qahtani (10) All: Yasser Al-Qahtani (13) |
Players edit
Squad information edit
Players and squad numbers.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date Of Birth (Age) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 |
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GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea | 2 August 1972 (aged 36) | |||||
| 22 |
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GK | Fahad Al-Shamri | 5 May 1981 (aged 28) | |||||
| 30 |
|
GK | Hassan Al-Otaibi | 16 October 1977 (aged 31) | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 17 |
|
RB | Fahed Al-Mofarij | 12 April 1978 (aged 31) | |||||
| 19 |
|
CB | Abdulaziz Khathran | 31 July 1973 (aged 36) | |||||
| 4 |
|
LB / CB | Abdullah Al-Zori | 13 August 1987 (aged 21) | |||||
| 25 |
|
CB | Majed Al Marshadi | 1 November 1984 (aged 24) | |||||
| 3 |
|
CB | Osama Hawsawi | 31 March 1984 (aged 25) | |||||
| 24 |
|
CB | Mohammad Nami | 7 January 1982 (aged 27) | |||||
| 23 |
|
CB | Hassan Khairat | 8 March 1986 (aged 23) | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 |
|
DM / CM | Mirel Rădoi | 22 March 1981 (aged 28) | |||||
| 5 |
|
CM / AM | Abdulatif Al-Ghanam | 16 July 1985 (aged 23) | |||||
| 15 |
|
RM | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 29 January 1988 (aged 21) | |||||
| 10 |
|
AM / LW | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (C) | 8 December 1980 (aged 28) | |||||
| 11 |
|
AM / LM | Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | 11 October 1988 (aged 20) | |||||
| 33 |
|
DM / CM / LB | Fahad Al Mubarak | 15 January 1984 (aged 25) | |||||
| 13 |
|
CM | Omar Al-Ghamdi | 11 April 1979 (aged 30) | |||||
| 29 |
|
LM / RM | Nawaf Al-Abed | 26 January 1990 (aged 19) | |||||
| 6 |
|
RM | Khaled Aziz | 14 July 1981 (aged 27) | |||||
| 14 | 
|
RM | Tarik El Taib | 28 February 1977 (aged 32) | |||||
| 9 | 
|
RM | Christian Wilhelmsson | 8 December 1979 (aged 29) | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 20 |
|
ST / CF | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 10 October 1982 (aged 26) | |||||
| 18 |
|
ST / CF | Ahmed Al-Swaileh | 14 February 1986 (aged 23) | |||||
| 26 |
|
RW | Mohammad Al-Anbar | 22 March 1985 (aged 24) | |||||
| 7 | 
|
ST / CF | Seol Ki-hyeon | 8 January 1979 (aged 30) | |||||
Pro League edit
Matches edit
| 14 September 2008 1 | Abha | 0–3 | Al-Hilal | Abha |
| 22:15 (UTC+03:00) | Report |  26' Al-Zori 28' Al-Mubarak 89' Al-Qahtani |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani |
| 18 September 2008 2 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Raed | Riyadh |
| 22:15 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Fraidi 47' Al-Swaileh 65' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Metref Al-Qahtani |
| 4 October 2008 3 | Najran | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Najran |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Yami 20' Saleh Dowes 91' |
Report | 4' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub |
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qubaisi |
| 8 October 2008 4 | Al Watani | 1–3 | Al-Hilal | Tabuk |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Kabi 82' |
Report | 20', 65' Al-Swaileh 91' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdasi |
| 12 October 2008 5 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 19:55 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
| 18 October 2008 6 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 19:55 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 18' Al-Fraidi 38' |
Report | 91' Élton |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 22 October 2008 7 | Al-Hazm | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Ar Rass |
| 19:45 (UTC+03:00) | Robez 3' |
Report | 27' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub 59' Al-Qahtani |
Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium Referee: Khalil Jalal |
| 4 November 2008 8 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 19:45 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Khalil Jalal |
| 22 November 2008 9 | Al-Ettifaq | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Dammam |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 19' Al-Anbar 78' (pen.) Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdelrahman Al-Amri |
| 26 November 2008 10 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Anbar 22', 53' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jarwan |
| 30 November 2008 11 | Al-Hilal | 3–0 | Al-Hazm | Riyadh |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Swaileh 61' Al-Anbar 66', 71' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani |
| 4 December 2008 12 | Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 11 December 2008 13 | Al-Hilal | 4–1 | Abha | Riyadh |
| 15:05 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Swaileh 4' Al-Anbar 22', 38'Al-Fraidi 65' |
Report | 45' (pen.) Al Muhamadi |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Zahrani |
| 15 December 2008 14 | Al-Raed | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Buraidah |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 40' Al-Marshadi 48' Nami |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abbas Ibrahim |
| 20 December 2008 15 | Al-Hilal | 7–0 | Najran | Riyadh |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 29', 33', 66', 77' Al-Fraidi 58'Wilhelmsson 68'Al-Mubarak 84' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jarwan |
| 19 January 2009 16 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Al-Watani | Riyadh |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mansor Al-Shamari |
| 23 January 2009 17 | Al-Nassr | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 71' Al-Qahtani 79' Radoi |
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Paul Allaerts |
| 28 January 2009 18 | Al-Ahli | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:05 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 4' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Brych Felix |
| 5 March 2009 19 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:25 (UTC+03:00) | Mouth 93' |
Report | 95' Al-Qahtani |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Brych Felix |
| 23 March 2009 20 | Al-Wehda | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Makkah |
| 20:25 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 89' Al-Anbar |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Kakos Anastasios |
| 4 April 2009 21 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Ettifaq | Riyadh |
| 20:35 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 13' Al-Qahtani 47' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 12 April 2009 22 | Al-Hilal | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 20:40 (UTC+03:00) | Radoi 51' (pen.) |
Report | 19' Hazazi 67' Aboucherouane |
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Michael Koukoulakis |
Crown Prince Cup edit
| 15 February 2009 Round of 16 | Al-Watani | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Tabuk |
| 20:15 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 72' Al-Qahtani 90' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
| 19 February 2009 Quarter-finals | Al-Wehda | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Makkah |
| 20:20 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 39' Hawsawi |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 23 February 2009 Semi-finals | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 20:20 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 7' |
Report | Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium |
| 27 February 2009 Final | Al-Shabab | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:15 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 113' Al-Mofarij |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
King Cup of Champions edit
Quarter-finals edit
| 17 April 2009 First leg | Al-Nassr | 1–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:40 (UTC+03:00) | Belal 22' |
89' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
| 26 April 2009 Second leg | Al Hilal | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 20:40 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
Semi-finals edit
| 1 May 2009 First leg | Al-Hilal | 0–3 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 20:40 (UTC+03:00) | 45' Otaif 47' Camacho 62' Al-Saran |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
| 11 May 2009 Second leg | Al-Shabab | 1–2 (4–2 agg.) | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:45 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shamrani 50' |
71' Seol Ki-hyeon 72' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
Third Place edit
| 14 May 2009 Third Place | Al-Hazm | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Al-Hilal | Ar Rass |
| 20:45 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Roubize  Hamad Ji  Munawer Al-Mouri Al-Gizani Assiri |
Rădoi Al-Swaileh Al-Qahtani Al Thyab Al-Shalhoub Seol Ki-hyeon |
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2009 AFC Champions League edit
| 11 March 2009 1 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 |  Saba Battery | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:40 (UTC+03:00) | Hawsawi 33' |
Report[permanent dead link] | 14' Farzaneh |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 17 March 2009 2 | Pakhtakor  | 1–1 | Al-Hilal | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 14:00 (UTC+03:00) | Z. Tadjiyev 57' |
Report[permanent dead link] | 55' (pen.) Radoi |
Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 10,454 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
| 7 April 2009 3 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 |  Al-Ahli | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:35 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 32' Radoi 90+3' (pen.) |
Report[permanent dead link] | 12' A. Khalil |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria) |
| 22 April 2009 4 | Al-Ahli | 1–3 | Al-Hilal | Dubai, UAE |
| 19:35 (UTC+03:00) | Abd Rabo 3' |
Report[permanent dead link] | 32' El Taib 52' (pen.) Radoi 64' Al-Qahtani |
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
| 6 May 2009 5 | Saba Battery | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Qom, Iran |
| 16:30 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 42' El Taib |
Stadium: Yadegar Emam Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Tan Hai (China) |
| 20 May 2009 6 | Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Pakhtakor | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:50 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Anbar 37' Al-Swaileh 64' |
Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic) |
Knockout stage edit
Round of 16 edit
| 26 May 2009 Round Of 16 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 (3 – 4 p) |  Umm-Salal | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:55 (UTC+03:00) | Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Rădoi Seol El Taib Al-Swaileh Al-Shalhoub |
Ben Askar Al-Noubi Magno Alves Husain Nadiya |
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Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | 2009 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | FW |
|
Yasser Al-Qahtani | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 26 | FW |
|
Mohammad Al-Anbar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | MF |
|
Christian Wilhelmsson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | FW |
|
Ahmed Al-Swaileh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | MF |
|
Mirel Radoi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | MF |
|
Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | MF |
|
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 14 | MF |
|
Tarik El Taib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | MF |
|
Fahad Al Mubarak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF |
|
Osama Hawsawi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 4 | DF |
|
Abdullah Al-Zori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF |
|
Majed Al Marshadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | DF |
|
Fahed Al-Mofarij | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | DF |
|
Mohammad Nami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | FW |
|
Seol Ki-hyeon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 59 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Al-Hilal Information for 2014–2015 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.