2013–14 Al-Hilal FC season

The 2013–14 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 57th in existence and 38th 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
2013–14 season
PresidentSaudi Arabia Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
ManagerSaudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Crown Prince CupRunners-up
King CupQuarter-finals
Champions League2014: Quarter-finals1
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nasser Al-Shamrani (21)

All:
Nasser Al-Shamrani (30)
Highest home attendance49,650 vs Sepahan
(22 April 2014, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance2,589 vs Al-Nahda
(28 March 2014, Pro League)
Average home league attendance12,617[1]

Players

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Squad information

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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 22)
30   GK Fayz Al-Sabiay (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 31)
32   GK Hussain Shae'an (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 29)
Defenders
2   RB Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 24)
3   CB Yahya Al-Musalem (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 27)
4   LB / CB Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 26)
12   LB / RB Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 22)
25   CB Majed Al Marshadi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 29)
23   CB Kwak Tae-Hwi (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 32)
26   CB Digão (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 26)
33   CB Sultan Al-Deayea (1993-03-08)8 March 1993 (aged 21)
35   CB Ahmed Sharahili (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 19)
Midfielders
6   DM / CM Mohammed Al-Qarni (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 24)
7   CM / AM Thiago Neves (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 29)
14   RM Segundo Castillo (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 32)
10   AM / LW Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 33)
11   AM / LM Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 25)
13   AM / LM / LW Salman Al-Faraj (C) (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 25)
27   CM Saud Kariri (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 34)
18   DM Abdullah Otayf (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 21)
24   LM / RM Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 24)
29   RM Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 22)
Forwards
15   ST / CF Nasser Al-Shamrani (1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 30)
16   ST / CF Yousef Al-Salem (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 29)
19   RW Khalid Ka'abi (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 22)
20   ST / CF Yasser Al-Qahtani (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 31)

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Pro League Runners-up 24 August 2013 6 April 2014
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 Runners-up 10 December 2013 1 February 2014
2014 ACL Group stage Round of 161 26 February 2014 14 May 2014
King Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 17 February 2014 11 April 2014
Notes
  • Note 1: Al-Hilal qualified to the Quarter-finals.

Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 26 20 3 3 60 24 +36 076.92
King Cup 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 066.67
Crown Prince Cup 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
2014 ACL 8 4 3 1 16 7 +9 050.00
Total 41 29 6 6 91 38 +53 070.73

Source: Competitions

Pro League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr (C) 26 20 5 1 60 21 +39 65 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 26 20 3 3 60 24 +36 63
3 Al-Ahli 26 12 9 5 48 24 +24 45 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al-Shabab 26 9 10 7 42 38 +4 37 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
5 Al-Taawoun 26 8 11 7 33 28 +5 35 Qualification for the GCC Champions League
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2014. Source: SLstat
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) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Shabab qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2014 King Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 20 3 3 60 24  +36 63 11 0 2 35 9  +26 9 3 1 25 15  +10

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWWDLWWWLDWWWWWDWWWLWWWWW
Position21111222122222222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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24 August 2013 1 Al Hilal 3–0 Al-Orobah Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   62'
Al Marshadi   80'
Neves   83'
Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 9,412
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
30 August 2013 2 Al-Ettifaq 1–3 Al Hilal Dammam
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Papa Waigo   43' Report   9' Al-Shalhoub
  10' Al-Shamrani
  68' S. Al-Dawsari
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
14 September 2013 3 Al-Faisaly 1–3 Al Hilal Al-Majma'ah
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Hamzi   36' Report   44' S. Al-Dawsari
  66' Neves
  86' A. Al-Dawsari
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
20 September 2013 4 Al Hilal 5–2 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Neves   40', 82'
Cho Sung-Hwan   76'
Hermach   81'
Al-Shamrani   88'
Report   19' Al-Muwallad
  53' Jóbson
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 31,723
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool
28 September 2013 5 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al Hilal Makkah
20:10 (UTC+03:00) César   75' Report   77' Al-Shamrani Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 15,192
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
8 October 2013 6 Al Hilal 1–2 Al-Raed Riyadh
20:05 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   6' Report   7', 34' Moreno Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
25 October 2013 7 Al-Taawoun 1–2 Al Hilal Buraidah
19:45 (UTC+03:00) Paul Alo'o   76' Report   61' Neves
  82' (pen.) Al-Qahtani
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
1 November 2013 8 Al Hilal 4–1 Al-Shabab Riyadh
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Jahdali   10' (o.g.)
Neves   30', 57'
Al-Shamrani   50'
Report   79' Assiri Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 17,295
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
6 November 2013 9 Najran 0–1 Al Hilal Najran
19:45 (UTC+03:00) Report   89' Neves Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,543
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
25 November 2013 10 Al Hilal 1–2 Al-Nassr Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   75' Report   7', 90+1' (pen.) Al-Sahlawi Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 40,193
Referee: Bergonzi Mauro
30 November 2013 11 Al-Shoulla 2–2 Al Hilal Al-Kharj
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Tamihi   50'
Taïr   52'
Report   49' Castillo
  83' Al-Shalhoub
Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
Attendance: 4,248
Referee: Abbas Ibrahim
19 December 2014 12 Al-Nahda 1–2 Al Hilal Dammam
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Abdul-Latif   23' Report   16' Hermach
  89' Neves
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 5,555
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
14 December 2013 13 Al Hilal 2–0 Al-Fateh Riyadh
15:10 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   4'
Al-Qahtani   71'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,736
Referee: Istvan Vad
20 December 2013 14 Al-Orobah 2–3 Al Hilal Sakakah
15:25 (UTC+03:00) Al-Enezi   16'
Al-Joni   50'
Report   51', 64' Al-Shamrani
  94' Al-Zori
Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Khalil Jalal
28 December 2013 15 Al Hilal 5–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
15:15 (UTC+03:00) Kwak Tae-Hwi   12'
Neves   36', 83', 87'
Al-Abed   90+3'
Report   46' Kanno Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 8,840
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
2 January 2014 16 Al Hilal 2–1 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:55 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   32', 71' (pen.) Report   27' Belal Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool
9 January 2014 17 Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al Hilal Makkah
20:00 (UTC+03:00) Fallatah   7'
Al-Ghamdi   45'
Report   21' S. Al-Dawsari
  89' Al-Shamrani
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 24,177
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
16 January 2014 18 Al Hilal 1–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:05 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   24' (pen.) Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 21,391
Referee: Marco Guida
25 January 2014 19 Al-Raed 0–1 Al Hilal Buraidah
15:45 (UTC+03:00) Report   82' Al-Deayea Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 5,309
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
28 January 2014 20 Al Hilal 1–0 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Qahtani   3' Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 5,670
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
6 February 2014 21 Al-Shabab 1–0 Al Hilal Riyadh
20:20 (UTC+03:00) Muath   90+1' Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,435
Referee: Duarte Gomes
13 February 2014 22 Al Hilal 2–0 Najran Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Cheklam   61' (o.g.)
Castillo   78'
Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
21 February 2014 23 Al-Nassr 3–4 Al Hilal Riyadh
20:20 (UTC+03:00) Élton   8', 90+6'
Al-Sahlawi   79'
Report   3', 28' Al-Qahtani
  65' Al-Shamrani
  71' Neves
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 48,730
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
23 March 2014 24 Al Hilal 2–0 Al-Shoulla Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) S. Al-Dawsari   30'
Al-Shamrani   83'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,859
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool
28 March 2014 25 Al Hilal 6–0 Al-Nahda Riyadh
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Qahtani   8'
Al-Shamrani   12', 57', 63', 87'
A. Al-Dawsari   51'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
6 April 2014 26 Al-Fateh 0–1 Al Hilal Al-Ahsa
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Report   3' Al-Shamrani Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Funaitel

Crown Prince Cup

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Al-Hilal started the Crown Prince Cup directly in the round of 16, as one of last year's finalists.

23 December 2013 Quarter-finals Al-Raed 0–1 Al Hilal Buraidah
15:20 (UTC+03:00) Report   41' S. Al-Dawsari Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Sinany

King Cup

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8 March 2014 Round of 16 Al-Zulfi 1–3 Al Hilal Al Zulfi
16:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Ghannam   70' (pen.) Report   8' Al-Salem
  62' (pen.) Al-Qahtani
  77' A. Al-Dawsari
Stadium: Al-Zulfi Stadium

2014 AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL SAD AHL SEP
1   Al-Hilal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage 5–0 2–2 1–0
2   Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 14 −6 8 2–2 2–1 3–1
3   Al-Ahli 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 0–0 1–1 0–0
4   Sepahan 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 3–2 4–0 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
26 February 2014 1 Al Hilal   2–2   Al-Ahli Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   60', 74' Report   53' Jiménez
  58' Grafite
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 38,520
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko
12 March 2014 2 Sepahan   3–2   Al Hilal Tahran, Iran
19:00 (UTC+03:00) Bulku   18'
Sharifi   72'
Sukaj   90+1'
Report   28' Castillo
  33' Neves
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Ben Williams
19 March 2014 3 Al-Sadd   2–2   Al Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:45 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bloushi   26'
Belhadj   66'
Report   45+1', 56' Neves Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 7,761
Referee: Kim Sang-woo
1 April 2014 4 Al Hilal   5–0   Al-Sadd Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Qahtani   3' (pen.)
Al-Deayea   28'
Al-Shamrani   34', 58', 62'
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 18,321
Referee: Ryuji Sato
15 April 2014 5 Al-Ahli   0–0   Al Hilal Dubai, UAE
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok
22 April 2014 6 Al Hilal   1–0   Sepahan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:50 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani   45+2' Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura

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 2014 ACL Total
1 15 FW   Nasser Al-Shamrani 21 0 2 7 30
2 7 MF   Thiago Neves 13 0 1 3 17
3 20 FW   Yasser Al Qahtani 6 1 2 2 11
4 29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 4 0 2 2 8
5 14 MF   Segundo Castillo 2 1 0 1 4
6 33 DF   Sultan Al-Deayea 1 0 1 1 3
11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 2 1 0 0 3
10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 2 1 0 0 3
7 21 MF   Adil Hermach 2 0 0 0 2
8 25 DF   Majed Al Marshadi 1 0 0 0 1
19 DF   Cho Sung-Hwan 1 0 0 0 1
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF   Kwak Tae-hwi 1 0 0 0 1
24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 1 0 0 0 1
26 DF   Digao 0 1 0 0 1
16 FW   Yousef Al-Salem 0 1 0 0 1
Total 58 6 7 16 87

Assists

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2014 CL Total
1 7 MF   Thiago Neves 6 0 1 3 10
2 24 MF   Nawaf Al-Abed 8 0 0 0 8
3 29 MF   Salem Al-Dawsari 2 0 2 3 7
4 15 FW   Nasser Al-Shamrani 4 0 1 1 6
5 11 MF   Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 5 0 0 0 5
6 20 FW   Yasser Al Qahtani 1 2 0 1 4
7 13 MF   Salman Al-Faraj 2 1 0 0 3
4 DF   Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 1 3
8 10 MF   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 2 0 0 0 2
12 DF   Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 0 1 2
16 FW   Yousef Al-Salem 1 0 1 0 2
9 27 MF   Saud Kariri 0 0 0 1 1
Total 34 3 5 11 53

References

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  1. ^ "The Most Home Matches Attendance Average Teams". slstat.com. Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Al-Hilal Information for 2013–2014 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.