2012–13 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2012–13 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 56th in existence and 37th 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 of Champions.

Al Hilal
2012–13 season
PresidentSaudi Arabia Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
ManagerFrance Antoine Kombouaré
(until 31 January 2013)
Croatia Zlatko Dalić
(From 1 February 2013)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Crown Prince CupWinners
King Cup of ChampionsQuarter-finals
Champions League2012: Quarter-finals
2013: Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wesley (17)

All:
Wesley (20)
Highest home attendance19,573 vs Ulsan Hyundai
(3 October 2012, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance1,349 vs Al-Wehda
(8 March 2013, Pro League)
Average home league attendance5,908[1]

Players edit

Squad information edit

Players and squad numbers.[2]
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
28   GK Abdullah Al-Sudairy (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 21)
1   GK Khalid Sharhili (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 26)
22   GK Fahad Al-Shamri (1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 32)
Defenders
2   RB Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 23)
3   CB Yahya Al-Musalem (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 26)
4   LB / CB Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 25)
12   LB / RB Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 21)
25   CB Majed Al Marshadi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 28)
33   CB Ozéia (1982-01-02)2 January 1982 (aged 31)
19   CB Mohammad Nami (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 31)
23   CB Hassan Khairat (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 27)
34   CB Mohammad Massad (1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 30)
Midfielders
6   DM / CM Mohammed Al-Qarni (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 23)
5   CM / AM Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 27)
15   RM Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 25)
10   AM / LW Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 32)
11   AM / LM Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 24)
13   AM / LM / LW Salman Al-Faraj (C) (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 24)
8   CM Gustavo Bolívar (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 28)
24   LM / RM Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23)
29   RM Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 21)
Forwards
7   ST / CF Yoo Byung-soo (1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 25)
9   ST / CF Wesley (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 (aged 32)
14   RW Saad Al-Harthi (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 29)
20   ST / CF Yasser Al-Qahtani (C) (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 30)

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pro League Runners-up 3 August 2012 27 April 2013
2012 ACL Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 19 September 2012 3 October 2012
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 Winners 19 December 2012 22 February 2013
2013 ACL Group stage Round of 16 27 February 2013 22 May 2013
King Cup of Champions Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 5 May 2013 9 May 2013

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 26 17 5 4 62 26 +36 065.38
King Cup of Champions 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Crown Prince Cup 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 075.00
2012 ACL 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
2013 ACL 8 4 1 3 12 9 +3 050.00
Total 42 24 8 10 83 46 +37 057.14

Source: Competitions

Pro League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Fateh (C) 26 20 4 2 52 23 +29 64 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 5 4 62 26 +36 56
3 Al-Shabab 26 17 5 4 53 36 +17 56
4 Al-Nassr 26 14 8 4 41 24 +17 50
5 Al-Ahli 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44
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).
(C) Champions

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 5 4 62 26  +36 56 9 2 2 31 10  +21 8 3 2 31 16  +15

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultDLWDWWWWWWWWWWLWDLWLWWWWDD
Position49674322222221222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

3 August 2012 1 Hajer 2–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
22:00 (UTC+03:00) Atram   46'
Bu Haymid   48'
Report   87' Al-Dawsari
  91' Al-Qahtani
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4737
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
7 August 2012 2 Al-Hilal 1–2 Al-Fateh Riyadh
22:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bishi   52' Report   41' Doris
  87' Doris
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
23 August 2012 3 Najran 0–6 Al-Hilal Najran
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Report   54', 76', 90' Wesley
  65', 72' (pen.) Al-Qahtani
  82' Al-Faraj
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri
27 August 2012 4 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Wesley   48' Report   92' Al-Salem Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,385
Referee: Khalil Jalal
1 September 2012 5 Al-Nassr 1–3 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Sahlawi   31' Report   21' Al-Zori
  60', 70' Wesley
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 14,162
Referee: Kever Saschai
14 September 2012 6 Al-Shoulla 1–3 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bishi   82' Report   20' Wesley
  86' Yoo Byung-Soo
  93' Al-Qarni
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3455
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
24 September 2012 7 Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Hermach   43'
Wesley   52'
Al-Qahtani   90'
Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 4052
Referee: Kircher Knut
28 September 2012 8 Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Raed Riyadh
20:10 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo   11', 54'
Al-Qahtani   37', 74' (pen.), 85'
Al-Fraidi   83'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3570
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
7 October 2012 9 Al-Wehda 1–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:00 (UTC+03:00) Assiri   36' (pen.) Report   11' (o.g.) Shengeeti
  22' (pen.) Wesley
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Khalil Jalal
1 November 2012 10 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:15 (UTC+03:00) Wesley   56' (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,980
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool
10 November 2012 11 Al-Taawoun 1–4 Al-Hilal Buraidah
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Mefleh   26' (pen.) Report   28' Al-Qahtani
  55' (pen.) Wesley
  83' Al-Shahrani
  91' Yoo Byung-Soo
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Khalil Jalal
21 November 2012 12 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Faraj   26'
Wesley   52'
Al-Qahtani   54'
Yoo Byung-Soo   84'
Report   11' Moataz Al-Musa Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: Michael Weiner
4 December 2012 13 Al-Hilal 2–0 Hajer Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Wesley   43' (pen.), 91' Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
9 December 2012 14 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Muwallad   70' Report   51' (pen.) Wesley
  57' Yoo Byung-Soo
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 25,026
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
14 December 2012 15 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
14:55 (UTC+03:00) Doris   57'
Élton   66' (pen.)
Report   79' Yoo Byung-Soo Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
28 December 2012 16 Al-Hilal 3–1 Najran Riyadh
15:15 (UTC+03:00) Mangane   3', 57'
Yoo Byung-Soo   82'
Report   5' Wael Ayan Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,783
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri
25 January 2013 17 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Hilal Dammam
19:55 (UTC+03:00) Al-Zori   61' (o.g.)
Al-Zaqaan   93'
Report   37' Al-Dawsari
  66' Yoo Byung-Soo
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
30 January 2013 18 Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Nassr Riyadh
20:05 (UTC+03:00) Report   13' Al-Shalawi Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 18,437
Referee: Thorsten Kinhoefer
14 February 2013 19 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Shoulla Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Faraj   1'
Al-Zaaq   11' (o.g.)
Al-Qahtani   21'
Yoo Byung-Soo   82'
Report   41', 76' Lassana Fané Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
18 February 2013 20 Al-Shabab 3–2 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Tagliabué   81', 86'
Assiri   90'
Report   46' Al-Qahtani
  89' Al-Shalhoub
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 8,635
Referee: Stephan Studer
3 March 2013 21 Al-Raed 1–2 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Darwish   86' Report   9' Al-Qahtani
  74' Wesley
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 10,311
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
8 March 2013 22 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Wesley   14' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari   52'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,349
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
29 March 2013 23 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Abed   12', 58'
Al-Zori   65'
Al-Qahtani   68'
Report   30' Saud Kariri
  54' Al-Muwallad
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Khalil Jalal
14 April 2013 24 Al-Faisaly 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Report   85' Al-Abed Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
18 April 2013 25 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
27 April 2013 26 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Hosani   13' Report   18' Al-Dawsari Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Funaitel

Crown Prince Cup edit

19 December 2012 Round of 16 Najran 1–2 Al-Hilal Najran
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Raheb   34' Report   19' Hermach
  33' Yoo Byung-Soo
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-malki

King Cup of Champions edit

Quarter-finals edit

5 May 2013 First leg Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:45 (UTC+03:00) Fallatah   34' (pen.), 46'
Al-Ghamdi   82'
  5' Al-Shalhoub
  48' Wesley
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khalil Jalal

2012 AFC Champions League edit

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit
19 September 2012 First leg Ulsan Hyundai   1–0   Al Hilal Ulsan, South Korea
13:30 (UTC+03:00) Rafinha   10' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
3 October 2012 Second leg Al Hilal   0–4
(0–5 agg.)
  Ulsan Hyundai Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:10 (UTC+03:00)   24', 27' Rafinha
  54' Kim Shin-Wook
  65' Lee Keun-Ho
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 19,573
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2013 AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1   Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 knock-out stage 0–1 2–0 3–0
2   Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 2–0 3–1
3   Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 2–1
4   Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 February 2013 1 Al-Ain   3–1   Al-Hilal Al Ain, UAE
19:15 (UTC+03:00) Omar Abdulrahman   27'
Brosque   46'
Gyan   90+2'
  9' Al-Zori Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 8,819
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
13 March 2013 2 Al-Hilal   3–1   Al-Rayyan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Qahtani   57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub   88'
  86' Ismail Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
3 April 2013 3 Al-Hilal   1–2   Esteghlal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:40 (UTC+03:00) S. Al-Dawsari   68'   80' Montazeri
  86' Borhani
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
9 April 2013 4 Esteghlal   0–1   Al-Hilal Tahran, Iran
17:00 (UTC+03:00)   35' Al Abed Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,300
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
23 April 2013 5 Al-Hilal   2–0   Al-Ain Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:50 (UTC+03:00) Al-Dossari   4'
Wesley   24'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
30 April 2013 6 Al-Rayyan   0–2   Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:50 (UTC+03:00)   78' Al Abed
  83' Al-Harthi
Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Knockout stage edit

Round of 16 edit
22 May 2013 Second leg Lekhwiya   2–2
(3–2 agg.)
  Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:30 (UTC+03:00) Dia   14'
Musa   52'
  64' Al-Faraj
  78' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2013 ACL Total
1 9 FW   Wesley 17 1 0 2 20
2 20 FW   Yasser Al Qahtani 13 0 1 2 16
3 7 FW   Yoo Byung-Soo 10 0 1 0 11
4 24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 3 1 0 2 6
5 29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 3 0 0 2 5
10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 1 1 1 2 5
6 13 MF   Salman Al-Faraj 3 0 0 1 4
7 21 MF   Adil Hermach 1 0 2 0 3
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 1 3
8 11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF   Kader Mangane 2 0 0 0 2
9 14 FW   Saad Al-Harthi 0 0 0 1 1
12 DF   Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 0 0 1
15 MF   Ahmed Al-Fraidi 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF   Mohammed Al-Qarni 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Sultan Al-Bishi 1 0 0 0 1
Total 61 3 5 13 82

Assists edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2013 CL Total
1 12 DF   Yasser Al-Shahrani 3 2 1 1 7
24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 4 0 0 3 7
29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 4 0 1 2 7
2 11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 4 0 1 0 5
10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 3 1 0 1 5
3 20 FW   Yasser Al Qahtani 2 0 0 1 3
13 MF   Salman Al-Faraj 3 0 0 0 3
21 MF   Adil Hermach 2 0 1 0 3
9 FW   Wesley 3 0 0 0 3
4 15 MF   Ahmed Al-Fraidi 2 0 0 0 2
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 0 2
14 FW   Saad Al-Harthi 2 0 0 0 2
19 DF   Mohammad Nami 2 0 0 0 2
5 6 MF   Mohammed Al-Qarni 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Sultan Al-Bishi 1 0 0 0 1
Total 34 3 5 11 53

References edit

  1. ^ "The Most Home Matches Attendance Average Teams". slstat.com. Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Al-Hilal Information for 2012–2013 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.