2012–13 Al-Hilal FC season

Al Hilal
2012–13 season
PresidentSaudi Arabia Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad
ManagerFrance Antoine Kombouaré
(until 31 January 2013)
Croatia Zlatko Dalić
(From 1 February 2013)
StadiumKing Fahd Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
SPL2nd
Crown Prince CupWinners
King Cup of ChampionsQuarter-finals
Champions League2012: Quarter-finals
2013: Round of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wesley (17)
All:
Wesley (20)
Highest home attendance19,573 vs Ulsan Hyundai
(3 October 2012, Champions League)
Lowest home attendance1,349 vs Al-Wehda
(8 March 2013, Pro League)
Average home league attendance5,908[1]

The 2012–13 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 56th in existence and 37th 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 of Champions.

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 Saudi Arabia GK Abdullah Al-Sudairy (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 21)
1 Saudi Arabia GK Khalid Sharhili (1987-02-03)3 February 1987 (aged 26)
22 Saudi Arabia GK Fahad Al-Shamri (1981-05-05)5 May 1981 (aged 32)
Defenders
2 Saudi Arabia RB Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 23)
3 Saudi Arabia CB Yahya Al-Musalem (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 26)
4 Saudi Arabia LB / CB Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 25)
12 Saudi Arabia LB / RB Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 21)
25 Saudi Arabia CB Majed Al Marshadi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 28)
33 Brazil CB Ozéia (1982-01-02)2 January 1982 (aged 31)
19 Saudi Arabia CB Mohammad Nami (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 31)
23 Saudi Arabia CB Hassan Khairat (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 27)
34 Saudi Arabia CB Mohammad Massad (1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 30)
Midfielders
6 Saudi Arabia DM / CM Mohammed Al-Qarni (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 23)
5 Saudi Arabia CM / AM Abdulatif Al-Ghanam (1985-07-16)16 July 1985 (aged 27)
15 Saudi Arabia RM Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 25)
10 Saudi Arabia AM / LW Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 32)
11 Saudi Arabia AM / LM Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari (1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 24)
13 Saudi Arabia AM / LM / LW Salman Al-Faraj (C) (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 24)
8 Brazil CM Gustavo Bolívar (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 28)
24 Saudi Arabia LM / RM Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 23)
29 Saudi Arabia RM Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 21)
Forwards
7 South Korea ST / CF Yoo Byung-soo (1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 25)
9 Brazil ST / CF Wesley (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 (aged 32)
14 Saudi Arabia RW Saad Al-Harthi (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 29)
20 Saudi Arabia ST / CF Yasser Al-Qahtani (C) (1982-10-11)11 October 1982 (aged 30)

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Pro League — Runners-up 3 August 2012 27 April 2013
2012 ACL Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 19 September 2012 3 October 2012
Crown Prince Cup Round of 16 Winners 19 December 2012 22 February 2013
2013 ACL Group stage Round of 16 27 February 2013 22 May 2013
King Cup of Champions Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 5 May 2013 9 May 2013

Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 26 17 5 4 62 26 +36 065.38
King Cup of Champions 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Crown Prince Cup 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 075.00
2012 ACL 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
2013 ACL 8 4 1 3 12 9 +3 050.00
Total 42 24 8 10 83 46 +37 057.14

Source: Competitions

Pro League

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Main article: 2012–13 Saudi Professional League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Fateh (C) 26 20 4 2 52 23 +29 64 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 5 4 62 26 +36 56
3 Al-Shabab 26 17 5 4 53 36 +17 56
4 Al-Nassr 26 14 8 4 41 24 +17 50
5 Al-Ahli 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44
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).
(C) Champions

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 17 5 4 62 26  +36 56 9 2 2 31 10  +21 8 3 2 31 16  +15

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHA
ResultDLWDWWWWWWWWWWLWDLWLWWWWDD
Position49674322222221222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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3 August 2012 1 Hajer 2–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
22:00 (UTC+03:00) Atram 46'
Bu Haymid 48'		 Report 87' Al-Dawsari
91' Al-Qahtani		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 4737
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
7 August 2012 2 Al-Hilal 1–2 Al-Fateh Riyadh
22:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bishi 52' Report 41' Doris
87' Doris		 Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
23 August 2012 3 Najran 0–6 Al-Hilal Najran
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Report 54', 76', 90' Wesley
65', 72' (pen.) Al-Qahtani
82' Al-Faraj		 Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri
27 August 2012 4 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Wesley 48' Report 92' Al-Salem Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 7,385
Referee: Khalil Jalal
1 September 2012 5 Al-Nassr 1–3 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Sahlawi 31' Report 21' Al-Zori
60', 70' Wesley		 Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 14,162
Referee: Kever Saschai
14 September 2012 6 Al-Shoulla 1–3 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Al-Bishi 82' Report 20' Wesley
86' Yoo Byung-Soo
93' Al-Qarni		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3455
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
24 September 2012 7 Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Hermach 43'
Wesley 52'
Al-Qahtani 90'		 Report Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 4052
Referee: Kircher Knut
28 September 2012 8 Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Raed Riyadh
20:10 (UTC+03:00) Yoo Byung-Soo 11', 54'
Al-Qahtani 37', 74' (pen.), 85'
Al-Fraidi 83'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3570
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
7 October 2012 9 Al-Wehda 1–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:00 (UTC+03:00) Assiri 36' (pen.) Report 11' (o.g.) Shengeeti
22' (pen.) Wesley		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Khalil Jalal
1 November 2012 10 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:15 (UTC+03:00) Wesley 56' (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,980
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool
10 November 2012 11 Al-Taawoun 1–4 Al-Hilal Buraidah
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Mefleh 26' (pen.) Report 28' Al-Qahtani
55' (pen.) Wesley
83' Al-Shahrani
91' Yoo Byung-Soo		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,397
Referee: Khalil Jalal
21 November 2012 12 Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Faraj 26'
Wesley 52'
Al-Qahtani 54'
Yoo Byung-Soo 84'		 Report 11' Moataz Al-Musa Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 12,179
Referee: Michael Weiner
4 December 2012 13 Al-Hilal 2–0 Hajer Riyadh
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Wesley 43' (pen.), 91' Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
9 December 2012 14 Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
19:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Muwallad 70' Report 51' (pen.) Wesley
57' Yoo Byung-Soo		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 25,026
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
14 December 2012 15 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
14:55 (UTC+03:00) Doris 57'
Élton 66' (pen.)		 Report 79' Yoo Byung-Soo Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
28 December 2012 16 Al-Hilal 3–1 Najran Riyadh
15:15 (UTC+03:00) Mangane 3', 57'
Yoo Byung-Soo 82'		 Report 5' Wael Ayan Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,783
Referee: Sami Al-Nemri
25 January 2013 17 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Hilal Dammam
19:55 (UTC+03:00) Al-Zori 61' (o.g.)
Al-Zaqaan 93'		 Report 37' Al-Dawsari
66' Yoo Byung-Soo		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
30 January 2013 18 Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Nassr Riyadh
20:05 (UTC+03:00) Report 13' Al-Shalawi Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 18,437
Referee: Thorsten Kinhoefer
14 February 2013 19 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Shoulla Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Al-Faraj 1'
Al-Zaaq 11' (o.g.)
Al-Qahtani 21'
Yoo Byung-Soo 82'		 Report 41', 76' Lassana Fané Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
18 February 2013 20 Al-Shabab 3–2 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:15 (UTC+03:00) Tagliabué 81', 86'
Assiri 90'		 Report 46' Al-Qahtani
89' Al-Shalhoub		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 8,635
Referee: Stephan Studer
3 March 2013 21 Al-Raed 1–2 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Darwish 86' Report 9' Al-Qahtani
74' Wesley		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 10,311
Referee: Meree Al-Awagi
8 March 2013 22 Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:25 (UTC+03:00) Wesley 14' (pen.)
Al-Dawsari 52'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,349
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair
29 March 2013 23 Al-Hilal 4–2 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Abed 12', 58'
Al-Zori 65'
Al-Qahtani 68'		 Report 30' Saud Kariri
54' Al-Muwallad		 Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium
Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Khalil Jalal
14 April 2013 24 Al-Faisaly 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Report 85' Al-Abed Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
18 April 2013 25 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Taawoun Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
27 April 2013 26 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Hosani 13' Report 18' Al-Dawsari Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Funaitel

Crown Prince Cup

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Main article: 2012–13 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
19 December 2012 Round of 16 Najran 1–2 Al-Hilal Najran
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Al-Raheb 34' Report 19' Hermach
33' Yoo Byung-Soo		 Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-malki
23 December 2012 Quarter-finals Al-Fateh 0–2 Al-Hilal Al-Ahsa
19:40 (UTC+03:00) Report 25' Hermach
79' Wesley		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khalil Jalal
9 February 2013 Semi-finals Al-Faisaly 0–1 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
18:30 (UTC+03:00) Report 57' Al-Qahtani Stadium: Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathloul
22 February 2013 Final Al-Nassr 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:30 (UTC+03:00) Al-Raheb 120' Report 118' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Penalties
Abd Rabo soccer ball with red X
Ghaleb soccer ball with check mark
Charisteas soccer ball with red X
Abdulghani soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Al-Qahtani
soccer ball with check mark Ozéia de Paula
soccer ball with red X M. Massad
soccer ball with check mark Al-Shalhoub
soccer ball with check mark Al Abed

King Cup of Champions

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Main article: 2013 King Cup of Champions

Quarter-finals

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5 May 2013 First leg Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:45 (UTC+03:00) Fallatah 34' (pen.), 46'
Al-Ghamdi 82'		 5' Al-Shalhoub
48' Wesley		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khalil Jalal
9 May 2013 Second leg Al-Hilal 1–1
(3–4 agg.)		 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:45 (UTC+03:00) Al-Abed 7' 81' Al-Ghamdi Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

2012 AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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19 September 2012 First leg Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Ulsan, South Korea
13:30 (UTC+03:00) Rafinha 10' Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
3 October 2012 Second leg Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–4
(0–5 agg.)		 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:10 (UTC+03:00) 24', 27' Rafinha
54' Kim Shin-Wook
65' Lee Keun-Ho		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 19,573
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

2013 AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League group stage § Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 knock-out stage — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 — 2–0 3–1
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 — 2–1
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 February 2013 1 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Al Ain, UAE
19:15 (UTC+03:00) Omar Abdulrahman 27'
Brosque 46'
Gyan 90+2'		 9' Al-Zori Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 8,819
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
13 March 2013 2 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:35 (UTC+03:00) Al-Qahtani 57', 74'
Al-Shalhoub 88'		 86' Ismail Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
3 April 2013 3 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iran Esteghlal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:40 (UTC+03:00) S. Al-Dawsari 68' 80' Montazeri
86' Borhani		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,475
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
9 April 2013 4 Esteghlal Iran 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Tahran, Iran
17:00 (UTC+03:00) 35' Al Abed Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,300
Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
23 April 2013 5 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:50 (UTC+03:00) Al-Dossari 4'
Wesley 24'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
30 April 2013 6 Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:50 (UTC+03:00) 78' Al Abed
83' Al-Harthi		 Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
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15 May 2013 First leg Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–1 Qatar Lekhwiya Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (UTC+03:00) 81' Msakni Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 14,810
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
22 May 2013 Second leg Lekhwiya Qatar 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Doha, Qatar
18:30 (UTC+03:00) Dia 14'
Musa 52'		 64' Al-Faraj
78' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub		 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2013 ACL Total
1 9 FW Brazil Wesley 17 1 0 2 20
2 20 FW Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Qahtani 13 0 1 2 16
3 7 FW South Korea Yoo Byung-Soo 10 0 1 0 11
4 24 MF Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed 3 1 0 2 6
5 29 MF Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari 3 0 0 2 5
10 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 1 1 1 2 5
6 13 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj 3 0 0 1 4
7 21 MF Morocco Adil Hermach 1 0 2 0 3
4 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 1 3
8 11 MF Saudi Arabia Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 2 0 0 0 2
8 DF Senegal Kader Mangane 2 0 0 0 2
9 14 FW Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Harthi 0 0 0 1 1
12 DF Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani 1 0 0 0 1
15 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraidi 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Qarni 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Bishi 1 0 0 0 1
Total 61 3 5 13 82

Assists

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name League King Cup Crown Prince Cup 2013 CL Total
1 12 DF Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani 3 2 1 1 7
24 MF Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed 4 0 0 3 7
29 MF Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari 4 0 1 2 7
2 11 MF Saudi Arabia Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 4 0 1 0 5
10 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 3 1 0 1 5
3 20 FW Saudi Arabia Yasser Al Qahtani 2 0 0 1 3
13 MF Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj 3 0 0 0 3
21 MF Morocco Adil Hermach 2 0 1 0 3
9 FW Brazil Wesley 3 0 0 0 3
4 15 MF Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraidi 2 0 0 0 2
4 DF Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori 2 0 0 0 2
14 FW Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Harthi 2 0 0 0 2
19 DF Saudi Arabia Mohammad Nami 2 0 0 0 2
5 6 MF Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Qarni 1 0 0 0 1
2 DF Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Bishi 1 0 0 0 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 2012–2013 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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