2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Nawaf Bin Sa'ad | ||
| Manager | Giorgos Donis (until 18 May 2016) Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (caretaker) (until end of the season) | ||
| Stadium | King Fahd Stadium Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | ||
| SPL | 2nd | ||
| Super Cup | Winners | ||
| Crown Prince Cup | Winners | ||
| King Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| AFC Champions League | 2015: Semi-finals 2016: Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Eduardo (14) All: Carlos Eduardo (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 53,263 vs Al-Ahli (29 September 2015, Champions League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,190[A] vs Lekhwiya (25 August 2015, Champions League) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,872[1] | ||
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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.
Players
Squad information
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 | 3 February 1987 (aged 29) | 2007 | 2019[4] | Youth system | N/A | |
| 22 | Fahad Al-Thunayan |
|
GK | 29 August 1986 (aged 29) | 2014 | 2016 | Al-Taawon
|
€1.8M[5] | |
| 28 | Abdullah Al-Sudairy |
|
GK | 2 February 1992 (aged 24) | 2010 | 2018 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 30 | Mohammed Al-Waked |
|
GK | 25 March 1992 (aged 24) | 2013 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 33 | Marwan Al-Haidari |
|
GK | 12 April 1996 (aged 20) | 2016 | 2020 | Al-Nahda
|
€0.3M[6] | |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Mohammed Al-Breik |
|
RB / RW | 15 September 1992 (aged 23) | 2014 | 2016 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 4 | Abdullah Al-Zori |
|
CB / LB | 13 August 1987 (aged 28) | 2007 | 2019[7] | Al-Nahda
|
? | |
| 5 | Ahmed Sharahili |
|
CB / RB | 8 May 1994 (aged 22) | 2013 | 2018 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 12 | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
|
LB / RB | 22 May 1992 (aged 24) | 2012 | 2018 | Al-Qadisiyah
|
€3.5M[8] | |
| 23 | Kwak Tae-Hwi | 
|
CB | 8 July 1981 (aged 34) | 2014 | 2016[9] | Al-Shabab
|
€0.4M[10] | |
| 26 | Digão | 
|
CB | 7 May 1988 (aged 28) | 2014 | 2017[11] | Fluminense
|
€1.5M[12] | |
| 36 | Muteb Al-Mufarrij |
|
Defender | 19 August 1996 (aged 19) | 2016 | Youth system | N/A | ||
| 51 | Fahad Ghazi |
|
Defender | 1 March 1994 (aged 22) | 2014 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 70 | Mohammed Jahfali |
|
CB | 24 October 1990 (aged 25) | 2015 | 2020 | Al-Faisaly
|
€1.8M[13] | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 3 | Carlos Eduardo |
|
CM / AM | 17 October 1989 (aged 26) | 2015 | 2018 |  FC Porto
|
€7M[14] | |
| 6 | Mohammed Al-Qarni |
|
DM / CM | 24 November 1989 (aged 26) | 2010 | 2018 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 7 | Salman Al-Faraj |
|
AM / LM / LW | 1 August 1989 (aged 26) | 2008 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | Captain |
| 8 | Abdullah Otayf |
|
DM / CM | 3 August 1992 (aged 23) | 2013 | 2018 | Al-Shabab
|
€2.3M[15] | |
| 10 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |
|
AM / LW | 8 December 1980 (aged 35) | 1998 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 11 | Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari |
|
AM / LM | 11 October 1988 (aged 27) | 2007 | 2019 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 14 | Saud Kariri |
|
DM | 8 June 1980 (aged 36) | 2014 | 2016 | Al-Ittihad
|
Free[16] | Second vice-captain |
| 18 | Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat |
|
CM / AM | 21 April 1995 (aged 21) | 2013 | 2020 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 19 | Khalid Ka'abi |
|
AM / RM / RW | 24 May 1992 (aged 24) | 2014 | 2016 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 24 | Nawaf Al-Abed |
|
LW / RW | 26 January 1990 (aged 26) | 2008 | 2018 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 25 | Faisel Darwish |
|
DM / CM / RM | 3 July 1991 (aged 24) | 2015 | 2020 | Al-Raed
|
€1.4M[17] | |
| 27 | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani |
|
AM | 9 February 1993 (aged 23) | 2014 | 2018 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
|
RM / RW | 19 August 1991 (aged 24) | 2011 | 2019 | Youth system | N/A | Vice-captain |
| 37 | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid |
|
DM | 5 January 1994 (aged 22) | 2014 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Aílton Almeida |
|
ST / CF | 20 August 1984 (aged 31) | 2015 | 2016 |  FC Terek Grozny
|
Free[18] | |
| 15 | Nasser Al-Shamrani |
|
ST / CF | 23 November 1983 (aged 32) | 2013 | 2016 | Al-Shabab
|
€4.2M[19] | |
| 16 | Yousef Al-Salem |
|
ST / CF | 4 May 1985 (aged 31) | 2013 | 2017 | Al-Ettifaq
|
Free[20] | |
| 20 | Yasser Al-Qahtani |
|
ST / CF | 11 October 1982 (aged 33) | 2005 | 2017 | Al-Qadisiyah
|
€5.3M[21] | |
Transfers
In
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 30 July 2015 Friendly | Al-Hilal | 2–0 |  Akhisar Belediyespor | Salzburg, Austria |
| 18:00 (UTC+02:00) | Aílton  29'A. Al-Dawsari 74' |
| 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 |
| 15 January 2016 Friendly | Al-Hilal | 3–1 |  SJK Seinäjoki | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:50 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shahrani 33' Eduardo 59'Al-Salem 85' |
45' Roope Riski |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
Competitions
Overall
| 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
| 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
League table
| 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:
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:
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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
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
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
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| 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
| 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
Group stage
| 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
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
Round of 16
| 17 May 2016 First leg | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:05 UTC+3 | Report | 27' Tukhtakhodjaev 56' Nesterov 77' Makharadze |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 14,132 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 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
Goalscorers
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ Al-Hilal played their quarter-final home match behind closed doors due to crowd trouble.[24]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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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