2008–09 Al-Hilal FC season

Al Hilal
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)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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.

Players

Squad information

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.	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

Matches

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

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

Quarter-finals

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

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

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

2009 AFC Champions League

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

Round of 16

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	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

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

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

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