2008–09 Al-Hilal FC season

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.

Al Hilal
2008–09 season
PresidentSaudi Arabia Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
ManagerRomania Cosmin Olăroiu
(until 28 February 2009)
Belgium Georges Leekens
(Until 3 May 2009)
Saudi Arabia Abdullatif Al Hussaini
(until end of season)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Crown Prince CupWinners
King Cup of ChampionsThird Place
AFC Champions League2009: Round Of 161
Top goalscorerLeague: Yasser Al-Qahtani (10)
All: Yasser Al-Qahtani (13)

Players

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Squad information

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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   GK Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 36)
22   GK Fahad Al-Shamri (1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 28)
30   GK Hassan Al-Otaibi (1977-10-16)16 October 1977 (aged 31)
Defenders
17   RB Fahed Al-Mofarij (1978-04-12)12 April 1978 (aged 31)
19   CB Abdulaziz Khathran (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 36)
4   LB / CB Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 21)
25   CB Majed Al Marshadi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 24)
3   CB Osama Hawsawi (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 25)
24   CB Mohammad Nami (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 27)
23   CB Hassan Khairat (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 23)
Midfielders
8   DM / CM Mirel Rădoi (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 (aged 28)
5   CM / AM Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 23)
15   RM Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 21)
10   AM / LW Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (C) (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 28)
11   AM / LM Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 20)
33   DM / CM / LB Fahad Al Mubarak (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 25)
13   CM Omar Al-Ghamdi (1979-04-11)11 April 1979 (aged 30)
29   LM / RM Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 19)
6   RM Khaled Aziz (1981-07-14)14 July 1981 (aged 27)
14   RM Tarik El Taib (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 32)
9   RM Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 29)
Forwards
20   ST / CF Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 26)
18   ST / CF Ahmed Al-Swaileh (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 23)
26   RW Mohammad Al-Anbar (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 24)
7   ST / CF Seol Ki-hyeon (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 30)

Pro League

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Matches

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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

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King Cup of Champions

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third Place

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2009 AFC Champions League

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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)

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
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Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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  1. ^ "Al-Hilal Information for 2014–2015 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.