2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season

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.

Al-Hilal
2015–16 season
PresidentNawaf Bin Sa'ad
ManagerGiorgos Donis
(until 18 May 2016)
Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (caretaker)
(until end of the season)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Super CupWinners
Crown Prince CupWinners
King CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions League2015: Semi-finals
2016: Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Eduardo (14)
All:
Carlos Eduardo (24)
Highest home attendance53,263 vs Al-Ahli (29 September 2015, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance1,190[A] vs Lekhwiya (25 August 2015, Champions League)
Average home league attendance11,872[1]

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 (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 29) 2007 2019[4] Youth system N/A
22 Fahad Al-Thunayan GK (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 29) 2014 2016 Al-Taawon €1.8M[5]
28 Abdullah Al-Sudairy GK (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 24) 2010 2018 Youth system N/A
30 Mohammed Al-Waked GK (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 24) 2013 2017 Youth system N/A
33 Marwan Al-Haidari GK (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 20) 2016 2020 Al-Nahda €0.3M[6]
Defenders
2 Mohammed Al-Breik RB / RW (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 23) 2014 2016 Youth system N/A
4 Abdullah Al-Zori CB / LB (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 28) 2007 2019[7] Al-Nahda ?
5 Ahmed Sharahili CB / RB (1994-05-08)8 May 1994 (aged 22) 2013 2018 Youth system N/A
12 Yasser Al-Shahrani LB / RB (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 24) 2012 2018 Al-Qadisiyah €3.5M[8]
23 Kwak Tae-Hwi CB (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 34) 2014 2016[9] Al-Shabab €0.4M[10]
26 Digão CB (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 28) 2014 2017[11] Fluminense €1.5M[12]
36 Muteb Al-Mufarrij Defender (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 19) 2016 Youth system N/A
51 Fahad Ghazi Defender (1994-03-01)1 March 1994 (aged 22) 2014 2017 Youth system N/A
70 Mohammed Jahfali CB (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 25) 2015 2020 Al-Faisaly €1.8M[13]
Midfielders
3 Carlos Eduardo CM / AM (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 2015 2018 FC Porto €7M[14]
6 Mohammed Al-Qarni DM / CM (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 26) 2010 2018 Youth system N/A
7 Salman Al-Faraj DM / CM / LB (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 26) 2008 2017 Youth system N/A
8 Abdullah Otayf DM / CM (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 23) 2013 2018 Al-Shabab €2.3M[15]
10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub AM / LW (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 35) 1998 2017 Youth system N/A Vice-captain
11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari AM / LM (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 27) 2007 2019 Youth system N/A
14 Saud Kariri DM (1980-06-08)8 June 1980 (aged 36) 2014 2016 Al-Ittihad Free[16] Second vice-captain
18 Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat CM / AM (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013 2020 Youth system N/A
19 Khalid Ka'abi AM / RM / RW (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 24) 2014 2016 Youth system N/A
24 Nawaf Al-Abed LW / RW (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 26) 2008 2018 Youth system N/A
25 Faisel Darwish DM / CM / RM (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 24) 2015 2020 Al-Raed €1.4M[17]
27 Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani AM (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23) 2014 2018 Youth system N/A
29 Salem Al-Dawsari RM / RW (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 24) 2011 2019 Youth system N/A
37 Abdulaziz Al-Sharid DM (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 22) 2014 2017 Youth system N/A
Forwards
9 Aílton Almeida ST / CF (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 31) 2015 2016 FC Terek Grozny Free[18]
15 Nasser Al-Shamrani ST / CF (1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 32) 2013 2016 Al-Shabab €4.2M[19]
16 Yousef Al-Salem ST / CF (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 31) 2013 2017 Al-Ettifaq Free[20]
20 Yasser Al-Qahtani ST / CF (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 33) 2005 2017 Al-Qadisiyah €5.3M[21] Captain

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
9 April 2015 FW Younes Alaiwi 25 Al-Shoalah
1 July 2015 DF Mohammed Al-Breik 22 Al-Raed Return from loan
4 July 2015 MF Carlos Eduardo 25 FC Porto €7M+3M variables
4 July 2015 FW Aílton Almeida 30 FC Terek Grozny Free
12 November 2015 GK Marwan Al-Haidari 19 Al-Nahda €0.3M

Out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
8 June 2015 MF Thiago Neves 30 Al Jazira €11M
1 July 2015 GK Fayz Al-Sabiay 32 Al-Taawon Free
1 July 2015 FW Georgios Samaras 30 West Bromwich Loan Return

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
20 July 2015 DF Sultan Al-Deayea 22 Al-Shabab €0.2M with an option to buy. 30 June 2016
18 August 2015 DF Sultan Al-Bishi 25 Al-Raed 30 June 2016
21 August 2015 MF Hamed Al-Hamed 27 Al-Raed
18 December 2015 FW Younes Alaiwi 25 Al-Raed 30 June 2016
18 December 2015 DF Abdullah Al-Shamekh 22 Al-Raed 30 June 2016
20 December 2015 DF Abdullah Al-Hafith 22 Hajer 30 June 2016

Pre-season and friendlies
27 July 2015 FriendlyAl-Hilal 0–1 GaziantepsporSalzburg, Austria
18:35 (UTC+02:00)  28' Chibuike
30 July 2015 FriendlyAl-Hilal 2–0 Akhisar BelediyesporSalzburg, Austria
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Aílton  29'
A. Al-Dawsari  74'
2 August 2015 FriendlyAl-Hilal 2–1 Al-AinSalzburg, Austria
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Al-Shalhoub  13'
Al-Shamekh  29'
Ka'abi  74'		  10' Bastos
5 August 2015 FriendlyUdinese 1–0 Al-HilalUdine, Italy
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Di Natale  2' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
4 September 2015 FriendlyAl-Hilal 2–1 Al-KhaleejRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+03:00) A. Al-Dawsari  41', 68'  76' Al-Turki Stadium: Club Stadium
6 October 2015 FriendlyAl-Hilal 1–0 Al-FaisalyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:20 (UTC+03:00) Ka'abi  52' Stadium: Club Stadium
14 January 2016 FriendlyAl-Hilal 1–2 Al-FaisalyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+03:00) Al-Shamrani  34'  16'
 90+2'		 Stadium: Club Stadium
15 January 2016 FriendlyAl-Hilal 3–1 SJK SeinäjokiRiyadh, 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
Main article: 2015 Saudi Super Cup
12 August 2015 Al-Nassr0–1Al-HilalLondon, England
18:00 CEST Report  63' C. Eduardo Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Craig Pawson, (England)

Pro League
Main article: 2015–16 Saudi Professional 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 to AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 4 5 52 23 +29 55 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Arab Club Championship group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al-Ittihad[lower-alpha 2] 26 15 4 7 54 37 +17 49
4 Al-Taawoun 26 13 6 7 54 35 +19 45 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Al-Fateh 26 11 8 7 35 28 +7 41 Qualification to AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since 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.
  2. 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHAHAHAAHH
ResultWWWWLWWWWLWWWWDWLLDWWDWLWD
Position32113111122221111122222222
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
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 1Al-Hilal2–0Al-WehdaRiyadh
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 2Al-Fateh1–2Al-HilalAl-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 3Al-Hilal1–0Al-RaedRiyadh
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 4Al-Hilal3–1Al-TaawounRiyadh
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 5Al-Ittihad4–3Al-HilalJeddah
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 6Al-Hilal1–0Al-QadisiyahRiyadh
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 8Al-Hilal7–0Al-KhaleejRiyadh
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 9Al-Shabab0–1Al-HilalRiyadh
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 10Al-Hilal2–0NajranRiyadh
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 11Al-Hilal1–2Al-AhliRiyadh
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 12Hajer1–5Al-HilalAl-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 13Al-Faisaly0–1Al-HilalAl 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 7Al-Nassr1–2Al-HilalRiyadh
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 14Al-Wehda1–3Al-HilalMakkah
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 15Al-Hilal3–3Al-FatehRiyadh
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 16Al-Raed0–1Al-HilalBuraidah
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 17Al-Taawoun1–0Al-HilalBuraidah
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 18Al-Hilal0–1Al-IttihadRiyadh
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 19Al-Qadisiyah0–0Al-HilalDammam
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 20Al-Hilal2–0Al-NassrRiyadh
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 21Al-Khaleej0–3Al-HilalDammam
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 22Al-Hilal1–1Al-ShababRiyadh
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 23Najran2–3Al-HilalJeddah
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 24Al-Ahli3–1Al-HilalJeddah
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 25Al-Hilal4–1HajerRiyadh
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 26Al-Hilal0–0Al-FaisalyRiyadh
19:10 Ghazi  68' Report  56' Al-Safri Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Crown Prince Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Saudi 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 16Al-Taawoun1–2Al-HilalBuraidah
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-finalAl-Hilal4–1Al-QadisiyahRiyadh
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-finalAl-Hilal4–0Al-ShababRiyadh
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 FinalAl-Hilal2–1Al-AhliRiyadh
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
Main article: 2016 King Cup

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

21 January 2016 Round of 32Al-Nahda1–2Al-HilalDammam
17:55 Diakité  26'  83' Aílton
 86' Jahfali		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Aoydan
31 January 2016 Round of 16Al-Nojoom0–2Al-HilalAl-Hasa
19:30 Report  11', 55' Eduardo
 90+3' Kwak		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al Harbi
12 April 2016 Quarter-finalAl-Mojzel1–4Al-HilalAl 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-finalAl-Hilal2–3 (a.e.t.)Al-AhliRiyadh
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
Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
25 August 2015 First legAl-Hilal 4–1 LekhwiyaRiyadh, 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 legLekhwiya 2–2
(3–6 agg.)		 Al-HilalDoha, 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 legAl-Hilal 1–1 Al-AhliRiyadh, 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 legAl-Ahli 3–2
(4–3 agg.)		 Al-HilalDubai, 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
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League group stage § Group C
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 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
24 February 2016 6[B]Pakhtakor 2–2 Al-HilalTashkent, 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 2Al-Hilal 4–1 PakhtakorRiyadh, 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 3Al-Jazira 1–1 Al-HilalAbu 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 4Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-JaziraRiyadh, 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 5Al-Hilal 0–2 Tractor SaziDoha, 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-HilalMuscat, 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 legAl-Hilal 0–0 Lokomotiv TashkentRiyadh, 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 legLokomotiv Tashkent 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Al-HilalTashkent, 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
  1. ^
    Al-Hilal played their quarter-final home match behind closed doors due to crowd trouble.[24]
  2. ^
    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]
  3. ^
    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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