Saudi El Clasico

Saudi Super Clasico
Location	Saudi Arabia
Teams	Al Ittihad Club; Al Hilal SFC
First meeting	Al Hilal 0–3 Al Ittihad; King's Cup; (10 January 1964)
Latest meeting	Al Hilal 4-1 Al Ittihad; Saudi Super Cup ; (11 April 2024)
Next meeting	Al Hilal Vs Al Ittihad; Saudi Pro League; (16 May 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total	166
Most wins	Al Hilal SFC (60)
Top scorer	Carlos Eduardo (8)
Largest victory	Al Hilal 5–0 Al Ittihad; Saudi Pro League; (10 December 2009)

Saudi El Clásico (Arabic: كلاسيكو السعودية), is the name for the football rivalry between Saudi clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested twice a year in the Saudi Professional League competition and often in other competitions. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.^[1]

Statistics

As of 12 March 2024
There had been 153 official meetings between the two teams. Al-Hilal won 66 times, while Al-Ittihad won 43 times.

Competition	Total	Al-Ittihad wins	Draws	Al-Hilal wins
League	106	28	30	48
King Cup	16	5	7	4
Crown Prince Cup	11	0	5	6
Federation Cup	16	5	2	9
Saudi Super cup	1	0	0	2
AFC Champions League	6	2	1	3
Arab Tournaments	5	2	1	2
Official Matches	162	42	46	74
Friendly / Other	14	7	3	4
Total	175	49	49	77

Results in the league

As of 1 March 2024.^[2]

Al-Ittihad in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition
24 December 1976	PAF	3–2	Premier League
29 September 1977	PAF	2–3	Premier League
3 May 1979	PAF	2–1	Premier League
27 December 1979	PAF	3–3	Premier League
25 December 1980	PAF	2–3	Premier League
16 December 1981	PAF	2–2	Premier League
21 January 1983	PAF	3–5	Premier League
18 November 1983	PAF	1–1	Premier League
11 October 1984	PAF	0–3	Premier League
14 December 1985	PAF	0–0	Premier League
19 December 1986	PAF	1–1	Premier League
17 December 1987	PAF	1–0	Premier League
3 January 1989	PAF	0–1	Premier League
13 November 1989	PAF	0–1	Premier League
22 November 1990	PAF	0–1	Premier League
20 February 1992	PAF	2–0	Premier League
25 January 1993	PAF	2–1	Premier League
8 July 1993	PAF	2–1	Premier League
2 December 1993	PAF	1–1	Premier League
28 March 1995	PAF	1–1	Premier League
27 January 1996	PAF	1–1	Premier League
30 May 1996	PAF	1–1	Premier League
15 January 1997	PAF	2–1	Premier League
6 June 1997	PAF	2–0	Premier League
10 December 1997	PAF	0–2	Premier League
30 March 1999	PAF	4–1	Premier League
12 December 1999	PAF	4–0	Premier League
15 October 2000	PAF	1–1	Premier League
26 February 2001	PAF	1–2	Premier League
22 November 2001	PAF	1–1	Premier League
1 May 2002	PAF	1–2	Premier League
11 January 2003	PAF	1–1	Premier League
11 April 2004	PAF	1–0	Premier League
28 May 2005	PAF	2–1	Premier League
13 February 2006	PAF	2–2	Premier League
13 April 2008	PAF	0–1	Premier League
4 December 2008	PAF	0–0	Pro League
18 March 2010	PAF	2–1	Pro League
6 February 2011	PAF	0–0	Pro League
14 February 2012	PAF	0–2	Pro League
9 December 2012	Al-Sharaye'	1–2	Pro League
9 January 2014	Al-Sharaye'	2–2	Pro League
1 December 2014	Jewel Stadium	0–0	Pro League
30 October 2015	Jewel Stadium	4–3	Pro League
5 March 2017	Jewel Stadium	1–3	Pro League
21 September 2017	Jewel Stadium	1–1	Pro League
21 February 2019	Jewel Stadium	0–2	Pro League
21 September 2019	Jewel Stadium	1–3	Pro League
9 April 2021	Al-Sharaye'	2–0	Pro League
23 May 2022	Jewel Stadium	1–3	Pro League
5 January 2023	Jewel Stadium	0–1	Pro League
1 September 2023	PAF	3–4	Pro League

Al-Ittihad wins	Draws	Al-Hilal wins
15	18	19

Al-Hilal in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition
12 March 1977	Al-Malaz	2–0	Premier League
20 January 1978	Al-Malaz	0–1	Premier League
5 January 1979	Al-Malaz	3–1	Premier League
23 March 1980	Al-Malaz	3–3	Premier League
30 October 1980	Al-Malaz	0–0	Premier League
26 January 1982	Al-Malaz	0–1	Premier League
17 March 1983	Al-Malaz	2–1	Premier League
26 January 1984	Al-Malaz	0–1	Premier League
25 January 1985	Al-Malaz	1–0	Premier League
3 December 1985	Al-Malaz	1–0	Premier League
6 February 1987	Al-Malaz	5–2	Premier League
18 September 1987	Al-Malaz	0–1	Premier League
22 September 1988	Fahd Stadium	0–1	Premier League
21 December 1989	Al-Malaz	0–1	Premier League
10 May 1991	Al-Malaz	1–0	Premier League
28 November 1991	Al-Malaz	0–0	Premier League
4 March 1993	Al-Malaz	2–1	Premier League
15 July 1993	Fahd Stadium	1–0	Premier League
3 February 1994	Al-Malaz	3–1	Premier League
26 December 1994	Al-Malaz	2–1	Premier League
5 March 1996	Fahd Stadium	0–1	Premier League
16 May 1996	Fahd Stadium	1–0	Premier League
28 March 1997	Al-Malaz	0–2	Premier League
23 January 1998	Al-Malaz	0–0	Premier League
6 December 1998	Fahd Stadium	3–1	Premier League
1 March 2000	Fahd Stadium	4–2	Premier League
11 February 2001	Fahd Stadium	1–0	Premier League
16 March 2002	Al-Malaz	1–1	Premier League
8 May 2003	Al-Malaz	2–1	Premier League
24 October 2003	Al-Malaz	0–0	Premier League
30 January 2005	Al-Malaz	4–2	Premier League
7 July 2005	Fahd Stadium	1–0	Premier League
17 March 2006	Fahd Stadium	0–1	Premier League
16 April 2006	Fahd Stadium	2–1	Premier League
29 October 2006	Fahd Stadium	2–1	Premier League
16 February 2007	Fahd Stadium^[a]	2–1	Premier League
1 June 2007	Fahd Stadium	1–2	Premier League
1 December 2007	Al-Malaz	0–0	Premier League
12 April 2009	Fahd Stadium	1–2	Pro League
10 December 2009	Al-Malaz	5–0	Pro League
20 March 2011	Fahd Stadium	0–0	Pro League
26 December 2011	Al-Malaz	1–1	Pro League
29 March 2013	Fahd Stadium	4–2	Pro League
20 September 2013	Fahd Stadium	5–2	Pro League
17 April 2015	Fahd Stadium	3–0	Pro League
27 February 2016	Fahd Stadium	0–1	Pro League
28 October 2016	Fahd Stadium	0–2	Pro League
13 January 2018	Fahd Stadium	1–1	Pro League
25 October 2018	Al-Malaz	3–1	Pro League
22 February 2020	KSU Stadium	1–0	Pro League
26 December 2020	Fahd Stadium	1–1	Pro League
8 March 2022	Al-Malaz	2–1	Pro League
16 May 2023	Al-Malaz	2–2	Pro League
1 March 2024	Kingdom Arena	3–1	Pro League

Al-Hilal wins	Draws	Al-Ittihad wins
29	12	13

^ Match was supposed to be held in Al-Ittihad's home stadium, however, due to disciplinary reasons it was moved to Al-Hilal's home stadium

Results at Cup matches

King's Cup

(1957-1990)

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
10 January 1964	Al-Sayeek	Al-Hilal	0–3	Al-Ittihad	Final
13 March 1965	Al-Sayeek	Al-Hilal	1–1 (2–0 p)	Al-Ittihad	Final
18 May 1979	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	2–2 (8–9 p)	Al-Ittihad	Round of 16
6 May 1981	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
7 May 1982	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Ittihad	Final

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
1	2	2

(2008-Present)

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
1 May 2008	PAF	Al-Ittihad	4–1	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
11 May 2008	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
7 May 2010	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	0–0 (4–5 p)	Al-Ittihad	Final
15 June 2011	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	0–3	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
19 June 2011	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–1	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
22 April 2012	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–2	Al-Hilal	Quarter-finals
26 April 2012	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	1–1	Al-Ittihad	Quarter-finals
5 May 2013	Abdulaziz Stadium	Al-Ittihad	3–2	Al-Hilal	Quarter-finals
9 May 2013	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	1–1	Al-Ittihad	Quarter-finals
31 May 2015	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	4–1	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
23 April 2023	Jewel Stadium	Al-Ittihad	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
4	2	5

Crown Prince Cup

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
15 August 1991	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–1 (8–7 p)	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
15 June 1993	PAF	Al-Ittihad	0–0 (4–3 p)	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
16 May 1995	PAF	Al-Ittihad	0–1	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
9 May 1997	PAF	Al-Ittihad	0–0 (4–1 p)	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
14 April 2000	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
13 April 2001	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	2–2 (7–8 p)	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
29 March 2003	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
26 April 2005	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
30 April 2005	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–1	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
27 January 2012	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
23 December 2014	The Jewel Stadium	Al-Ittihad	2–3 (aet)	Al-Hilal	Round of 16

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
0	6	5

Federation Cup

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
4 November 1976	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Quarter-finals
21 March 1986	PAF	Al-Ittihad	0–0 (3–2 p)	Al-Hilal	Final
23 October 1992	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
27 November 1992	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage
13 October 1994	PAF	Al-Ittihad	3–0	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
3 November 1994	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage
10 October 1996	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
1 November 1996	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage
27 September 1998	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
16 October 1998	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	0–2	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage
20 September 1999	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Hilal	Semi-finals
20 September 2000	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage
15 October 2000	PAF	Al-Ittihad	1–1	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
30 September 2001	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ittihad	Semi-finals
19 December 2003	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–3	Al-Hilal	Group Stage
31 December 2003	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	1–2	Al-Ittihad	Group Stage

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
5	9	2

Super Cup

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
18 August 2018	Loftus Road	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Final

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
0	1	0

Continental

Date	Venue	Matches			Level
Date	Venue	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Level
30 November 1994	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	0–0 (4–3 p)	Al-Ittihad	Arab Champions Cup Final
20 December 1995	Fahd Stadium	Al-Hilal	4–1	Al-Ittihad	Arab Super Cup GS
9 March 2001	Azadi Stadium	Al-Ittihad	2–0	Al-Hilal	Asian Champions Cup QF
9 May 2005	Al-Malaz	Al-Hilal	0–1	Al-Ittihad	Arab Champions League SF
18 May 2005	PAF	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Hilal	Arab Champions League SF
24 May 2011	PAF	Al-Ittihad	3–1	Al-Hilal	AFC Champions League R16
27 August 2019	Jewel Stadium	Al-Ittihad	0–0	Al-Hilal	AFC Champions League QF
17 September 2019	KSU Stadium	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Ittihad	AFC Champions League QF
5 August 2023	Al Hawiyah	Al-Ittihad	1–3	Al-Hilal	Arab Champions Cup QF
5 March 2024	Kingdom Arena	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ittihad	AFC Champions League QF
12 March 2024	Jewel Stadium	Al-Ittihad	0–2	Al-Hilal	AFC Champions League QF

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
4	5	2

Friendly / Other

Date	Matches
Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
27 July 1962	Al-Hilal	3-4	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
26 June 1969	Al-Ittihad	8–4	Al-Hilal	Final Seasons Cup
24 June 1969	Al-Ittihad	4–1	Al-Hilal	Seasons Cup
28 August 1969	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
20 January 1971	Al-Ittihad	6-3	Al-Hilal	Friendly
15 March 1984	Al-Hilal	0–3	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
10 March 1986	Al-Ittihad	'5–4	Al-Hilal	Friendly
22 July 1986	Al-Hilal	0–0	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
2 October 1995	Al-Ittihad	0–0	Al-Hilal	Friendly
17 April 1998	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
11 May 1998	Al-Ittihad	2–3	Al-Hilal	Friendly
9 November 1998	Al-Hilal	0–0	Al-Ittihad	Friendly
18 August 2004	Al-Ittihad	4-2	Al-Hilal	International Friendship Tournament
11 February 2005	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ittihad	International Friendship Tournament

Al-Ittihad wins	Al-Hilal wins	Draws
7	4	3

Honours

The rivalry reflected in "El Clásico" matches comes about as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are the most successful football clubs in Saudi Arabia. As seen below, Al-Hilal leads the count in official titles won with 66 trophies, while Al-Ittihad has won 35 trophies. Only official trophies are counted.

Al–Hilal^[3]	Championship	Al–Ittihad^[4]	Official
International (official)
4	AFC Champions League	2	Yes
2	Asian Super Cup	0	Yes
2	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1	Yes
2	Arab Champions League	1	Yes
1	Arab Super Cup	0	Yes
1	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	0	Yes
2	Gulf Club Champions Cup	1	Yes
Domestic (official)
18	Saudi League	9	Yes
10	King's Cup	9	Yes
13	Crown Prince Cup	8	Yes
3	Super Cup	1	Yes
7	Federation cup	3	Not official since 2007
Other Domestic (Defunct, official)
1	Saudi Founder's Cup	0	Yes
Official Championships
66	Total	35

References

^ Al Arabiya – El Clasico
^ "تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - الاتحاد".
^ "Alhilal Saudi Club Achievments [sic] - Al Hilal Saudi Club : The Official Website". www.alhilal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01.
^ "نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي – الإنجازات والبطولات". ittihadclub.sa. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.

[3] Match was supposed to be held in Al-Ittihad's home stadium, however, due to disciplinary reasons it was moved to Al-Hilal's home stadium

[1] Al Arabiya – El Clasico

[2] "تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - الاتحاد".

[4] "Alhilal Saudi Club Achievments [sic] - Al Hilal Saudi Club : The Official Website". www.alhilal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01.

[5] "نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي – الإنجازات والبطولات". ittihadclub.sa. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.

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