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Saudi El Clásico (Arabic: كلاسيكو السعودية) is the name given to any football match between rival clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested at least twice a year in the Saudi Pro League competition and often in other competitions. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.

History

The first-ever match between these two teams was in 1957. The two teams played a friendly match in Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah which ended in a 8-0 for Al-Ittihad. 1961 The two sides played again in a friendly match which ended 7-1 for Al-Ittihad. In 1964, both teams met in the final of the King Cup in what would be the first final between these two teams and the first official match. Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 in the Al-Sayegh stadium in Riyadh to lift their fourth title. Ahmed Bahja and Salem Al-Dawsari are the top scorers of the fixture with 10 goals each. The clubs have met each other in 11 finals, with Al-Hilal winning 6 and Al-Ittihad winning 5.

Statistics

Statistics as of 21 September 2024.

Top scorers

Below is the list of players who have scored at least four goals in official meetings.

Position	Name	Team	Goals
1	Salem Al-Dawsari	Al-Hilal	11
2	Ahmed Bahja	Al-Hilal (6) Al-Ittihad (4)	10
3	Sameer Sultan	Al-Hilal	8
	Abdullah Al-Jamaan	Al-Hilal
	Al-Hasan Al-Yami	Al-Ittihad
	Thiago Neves	Al-Hilal
	Carlos Eduardo	Al-Hilal
8	Sami Al-Jaber	Al-Hilal	7
9	Hamzah Idris	Al-Ittihad	6
	Sérgio Ricardo	Al-Hilal (3) Al-Ittihad (3)
	Mohammed Noor	Al-Ittihad
	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	Al-Hilal
	Nawaf Al-Abed	Al-Hilal
	Aleksandar Mitrović	Al-Hilal

Official match results

As of 21 September 2024. Source:

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.

• SF = Semi-finals
• QF = Quarter-finals
• R16 = Round of 16
• R32 = Round of 32
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• PO = Play-offs

  Al-Hilal win   Draw   Al-Ittihad win

1. Al-Hilal won 2–0 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
2. Al-Ittihad won 9–8 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2.
3. Al-Ittihad won 3–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
4. Al-Ittihad won 8–7 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
5. Al-Ittihad won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
6. Al-Hilal won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2 on aggregate.
7. Al-Hilal won 4–3 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
8. Al-Ittihad won 4–1 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
9. Al-Ittihad won 8–7 on penalties after both teams tied 2–2.
10. Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
11. Al-Hilal won on away goals after tied 3–3 on aggregate.

Friendlies

Honours

The rivalry reflected in "El Clásico" matches comes about as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are the most successful football clubs in Saudi Arabia. As seen below, Al-Hilal leads the count in official titles won with 70 trophies, while Al-Ittihad has won 35 trophies. Only official trophies are counted.

References

1. Al Arabiya – El Clasico
2. "5 معلومات عن أول كلاسيكو جمع الهلال والاتحاد في التاريخ". 23 April 2023.
3. "محترفون سجلوا بصمتهم بقوة في كلاسيكو الاتحاد والهلال".
4. "سالم الدوسري الهداف التاريخي للهلال في الكلاسيو أمام الاتحاد". 5 March 2024.
5. "نهائيات الهلال والاتحاد.. لمن سيكون التفوق في السوبر؟". 9 April 2024.
6. "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال أمام الاتحاد في كأس الملك". 29 April 2024.
7. "كلاسيكو السعودية: ما هو تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والاتحاد في جميع البطولات؟".
8. "في120 مباراة.. فاز الهلال في54 والاتحاد في 42 وتعادلا في البقية".
9. "السجل الذهبي للقاءات الرسمية للهلال والإتحاد".
10. "تاريخ لقاءات: الهلال - الاتحاد".
11. "Alhilal Saudi Club Achievments [sic] - Al Hilal Saudi Club : The Official Website". www.alhilal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-01.
12. "نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي – الإنجازات والبطولات". ittihadclub.sa. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.

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• Al Hilal SFC
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• 1960 establishments in Saudi Arabia
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