| 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 |  | DM / CM / LB | 1 August 1989 (aged 26) | 2008 | 2017 | Youth system | N/A | |
| 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 | Vice-captain | 
| 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 | |
| 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] | 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
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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[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 for the AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] | 
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:
- 1 2 3 4 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
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 | — | 
| 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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