2009–10 Al-Hilal FC season
The 2009–10 Al-Hilal FC season was Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 53rd in existence and 34th 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.
| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Abdulrahman bin Musa'ad | |||
| Manager | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eric Gerets | |||
| Stadium | King Fahd Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | |||
| SPL | 1st | |||
| Crown Prince Cup | Winners | |||
| King Cup of Champions | Runners-up | |||
| AFC Champions League | 2010: Quarter-finals1 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (12) All: Yasser Al-Qahtani (19) | |||
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Players
Squad information
Players and squad numbers.[1]
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 | |||||||||
| 1 | |
GK | Mohamed Al-Deayea (C) | 2 August 1972 (aged 37) | |||||
| 22 | |
GK | Khalid Sharhili | 3 February 1987 (aged 23) | |||||
| 30 | |
GK | Hassan Al-Otaibi | 16 October 1977 (aged 32) | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 12 |  |
RB | Lee Young-pyo | 23 April 1977 (aged 33) | |||||
| 21 | |
CB | Abdullah Al-Dawsari | 24 June 1990 (aged 20) | |||||
| 4 | |
LB / CB | Abdullah Al-Zori | 13 August 1987 (aged 22) | |||||
| 25 | |
CB | Majed Al Marshadi | 1 November 1984 (aged 25) | |||||
| 3 | |
CB | Osama Hawsawi | 31 March 1984 (aged 26) | |||||
| 19 | |
CB | Mohammad Nami | 7 January 1982 (aged 28) | |||||
| 23 | |
CB | Hassan Khairat | 8 March 1986 (aged 24) | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 |  |
DM / CM | Mirel Rădoi | 22 March 1981 (aged 29) | |||||
| 5 | |
CM / AM | Abdulatif Al-Ghanam | 16 July 1985 (aged 24) | |||||
| 15 | |
RM | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 29 January 1988 (aged 22) | |||||
| 10 | |
AM / LW | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 8 December 1980 (aged 29) | |||||
| 11 | |
AM / LM | Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | 11 October 1988 (aged 21) | |||||
| 29 | |
DM / CM / LB | Salman Al-Faraj | 8 January 1989 (aged 21) | |||||
| 13 | |
CM | Omar Al-Ghamdi | 11 April 1979 (aged 31) | |||||
| 24 | |
LM / RM | Nawaf Al-Abed | 26 January 1990 (aged 20) | |||||
| 6 | |
RM | Khaled Aziz | 14 July 1981 (aged 28) | |||||
| 9 |  |
RM | Christian Wilhelmsson | 8 December 1979 (aged 30) | |||||
| 7 |  |
RM | Thiago Neves | 27 February 1985 (aged 25) | |||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 20 | |
ST / CF | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 10 October 1982 (aged 27) | |||||
| 18 | |
ST / CF | Ahmed Al-Swaileh | 14 February 1986 (aged 24) | |||||
| 26 | |
RW | Mohammad Al-Anbar | 22 March 1985 (aged 25) | |||||
| 16 | |
ST / CF | Essa Al-Mehyani | 22 June 1983 (aged 27) | |||||
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro League | Round 1 | Champions | 19 August 2009 | 18 March 2010 |
| Crown Prince Cup | Round of 16 | Winners | 4 February 2010 | 19 February 2010 |
| 2010 ACL | Group stage | Round of 161 | 24 February 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| King Cup of Champions | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | 4 April 2010 | 7 May 2010 |
- Notes
- Note 1: Al-Hilal qualified to the quarter-finals.
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 81.82 |
| King Cup of Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 60.00 |
| Crown Prince Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 100.00 |
| 2010 ACL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 57.14 |
| Total | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 34 | +58 | 76.32 |
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 56 | AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 45 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 40 | |
| 5 | Al-Wehda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 28 |
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
Notes:
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
Notes:
- Al-Shabab secured qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League due to Al-Ittihad winning the 2010 King Cup of Champions.
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 |
| 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
| 19 August 2009 1 | Al-Qadisiyah | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Khobar |
| 20:45 (UTC+03:00) | Nélson  14' |
Report | 28' Al-Ghanam 88' Al-Swaileh |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
| 26 August 2009 2 | Al-Hilal | 5–0 | Najran | Riyadh |
| 22:15 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 5', 65' Al-Mehyani 45'Al-Shalhoub 53'Al-Qahtani 82' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Zahrani |
| 24 September 2009 3 | Al-Wehda | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Makkah |
| 20:10 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Muwallad 53' |
Report | 7' Al-Qahtani 47' Al-Shalhoub |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Daffer Al-Shehri |
| 29 September 2009 4 | Al-Hilal | 2–2 | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 20:10 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Fraidi 33' Al-Swaileh 71' |
Report | 5' (pen.) Al-Sahlawi 63' Abdulghani |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Dimitrios Kalapoulos |
| 18 October 2009 5 | Al-Ahli | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 19:50 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Raheb 48' |
Report | 14' Al-Shalhoub 30' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Circhetta Claudio |
| 23 October 2009 6 | Al-Hilal | 5–1 | Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa |
| 19:45 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shalhoub 52' (pen.), 88' Neves 55'Al-Qahtani 67'Wilhelmsson 73' |
Report | 93' Boabeed |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Meree Al-Awagi |
| 28 October 2009 7 | Al-Raed | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Buraidah |
| 19:45 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 5' Neves 88' Al Marshadi |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
| 2 November 2009 8 | Al-Hilal | 4–0 | Al-Hazm | Riyadh |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shalhoub 25', 57' (pen.) Al-Qahtani 39' (pen.)Neves 79' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi |
| 21 November 2009 9 | Al-Ettifaq | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Dammam |
| 19:35 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 22' Al-Qahtani 52' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdelrahman Al-Qahtani |
| 3 December 2009 10 | Al-Hilal | 2–2 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 19:35 (UTC+03:00) | Neves 25' Al-Shalhoub 37' |
Report | 46', 68' Camacho |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Victor Kassai |
| 10 December 2009 11 | Al-Hilal | 5–0 | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 19:35 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 7', 84' Neves 37', 55', 58' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Luc Wouters |
| 15 December 2009 12 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Qadisiyah | Riyadh |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shalhoub 16' Al-Mehyani 53' |
Report | 20' Cominges |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Daffer Al-Shehri |
| 20 December 2009 13 | Najran | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Najran |
| 19:40 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Yami 10' |
Report | 24' Radoi 87' Al-Abed |
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium Referee: Saad Al-Kathiri |
| 24 December 2009 14 | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 15:15 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 22' Al-Shalhoub 63'Neves 89' (pen.) |
Report | 77' Assiri |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
| 31 December 2009 15 | Al-Nassr | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 15:15 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qarni 8' Al-Sahlawi 70' |
Report | 96' (pen.) Al-Shalhoub |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Kakos Anastasios |
| 7 January 2010 16 | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 19:50 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 25' Al-Qahtani 68'Neves 92' |
Report | 77' Al-Raheb |
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Sandor Szabo |
| 13 January 2010 17 | Al-Fateh | 0–4 | Al-Hilal | Al-Hasa |
| 19:55 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 32', 60' Neves 68' (pen.) Wilhelmsson 81' Radoi |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Jerome Laperriere |
| 19 January 2010 18 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Raed | Riyadh |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 45' Al-Shalhoub 55' (pen.) |
Report | 88' Al-Shameri |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdelrahman Al-Qahtani |
| 24 January 2010 19 | Al-Hazm | 0–2 | Al-Hilal | Ar Rass |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Report | 41' Al-Mehyani 72' Al-Abed |
Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium Referee: Vlk Mario |
| 28 January 2010 20 | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq | Riyadh |
| 20:10 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Fraidi 76' |
Report | Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Trutz Richard |
| 14 March 2010 21 | Al-Shabab | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:30 (UTC+03:00) | Flávio 61' |
Report | 51' Al-Dawsari 64' Al-Anbar |
Stadium: King Fahad International Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani |
| 18 March 2010 22 | Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Jeddah |
| 20:30 (UTC+03:00) | Noor 52' (pen.) Ziaya 78' |
Report | 2' Al-Qahtani |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: LOPES Ferreira |
Crown Prince Cup
| 4 February 2010 Round of 16 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly | Riyadh |
| 20:10 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 56' Balghaith 70' (o.g.) |
Report | 88' Fallatah |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 10 February 2010 Quarter-finals | Al-Nassr | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:15 (UTC+03:00) | Feindouno 56' |
Report | 61' Neves 113' Wilhelmsson |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
| 15 February 2010 Semi-finals | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Najran | Riyadh |
| 20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Qahtani 18', 52' |
Report | 57' Abu-Yabis |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 19 February 2010 Final | Al-Ahli | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 20:15 (UTC+03:00) | Simões 43' |
Report | 66' Wilhelmsson 78' Neves |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
King Cup of Champions
Quarter-finals
| 4 April 2010 First leg | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Al-Fateh | Riyadh |
| 20:35 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Shalhoub 26' (pen.) Khairat 28'Al-Mehyani 69' |
82' Al-Hderme |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 8 April 2010 Second leg | Al-Fateh | 0–5 (1–8 agg.) | Al Hilal | Al-Hasa |
| 20:35 (UTC+03:00) | 11' Al-Abed 44', 61' (pen.) Al-Qahtani 64' Al-Shalhoub 72' Al-Mehyani |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 20 April 2010 First leg | Al-Nassr | 3–5 | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 21:00 (UTC+03:00) | Figueroa 62', 86' (pen.) Belal 79' |
8', 27' Al-Qahtani 25' (pen.), 90' Rădoi 59' Nami |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
| 2 May 2010 Second leg | Al-Hilal | 1–1 (6–4 agg.) | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 20:50 (UTC+03:00) | Neves 29' |
57' Al-Harthi |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium |
Final
| 7 May 2010 Final | Al-Hilal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Al-Ittihad | Riyadh |
| 21:00 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Al-Qahtani  Al-Mehyani Lee Young-pyo Wilhelmsson Al-Fraidi  |
Kariri Ziaya Chermiti Al-Raheeb Noor |
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2010 AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | MES | SAD | AHL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 |  Mes Kerman |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Sadd |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 |  Al-Ahli |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–5 | — |
Source: Soccerway
| 24 February 2010 1 | Al-Sadd | 0–3 | Al-Hilal | Doha, Qatar |
| 17:55 (UTC+03:00) | 9', 66' Al-Qahtani 90+3' Neves |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 10 March 2010 2 | Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Mes Kerman | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:25 (UTC+03:00) | Wilhelmsson 3' Hawsawi 15'Al-Qahtani 81' |
90+3' Samereh |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tan Hai (China) |
| 24 March 2010 3 | Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Mehyani 48' |
90+1' Abd Rabo |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 30 March 2010 4 | Al-Ahli | 2–3 | Al-Hilal | Dubai, UAE |
| 18:25 (UTC+03:00) | A. Khalil 43' César 65' |
10' Al-Qahtani 15' Wilhelmsson 90+2' Lee Young-Pyo |
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
| 13 April 2010 5 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Al-Sadd | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:35 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman) |
| 27 April 2010 6 | Mes Kerman | 3–1 | Al-Hilal | Kerman, Iran |
| 16:30 (UTC+03:00) | Edinho 1' Zaltron 76'Rajabzadeh 90+2' |
51' Al-Mehyani |
Stadium: Shahid Bahonar Stadium Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
| 12 May 2010 Round of 16 | Al-Hilal | 3–0 |  Bunyodkor | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:45 (UTC+03:00) | Al-Marshedi 9' Wilhelmsson 57'Neves 61' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 52,129 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | 2010 ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | FW | |
Yasser Al-Qahtani | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | |
Thiago Neves | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 9 | MF | |
Christian Wilhelmsson | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | |
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | 16 | FW | |
Essa Al-Mehyani | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | |
Mirel Radoi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 24 | MF | |
Nawaf Al-Abed | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | MF | |
Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | |
Ahmed Al-Swaileh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | DF | |
Majed Al Marshadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 11 | DF | |
Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | |
Mohammad Al-Anbar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Hassan Khairat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | DF | |
Mohammad Nami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | |
Abdulatif Al-Ghanam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Osama Hawsawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | |
Lee Young-pyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 90 | ||||
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | 2010 CL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | MF | |
Christian Wilhelmsson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | |
Thiago Neves | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | |
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | |
Abdullah Al-Zori | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | |
Mirel Rădoi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 20 | FW | |
Yasser Al-Qahtani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | |
Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | FW | |
Essa Al-Mehyani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 24 | MF | |
Nawaf Al-Abed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | 13 | MF | |
Omar Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | |
Lee Young-pyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | MF | |
Ahmed Al-Fraidi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 19 | DF | |
Mohammad Nami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | |
Osama Hawsawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | |
Majed Al Marshadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 64 | ||||
References
- "Al-Hilal Information for 2009–2010 league season". slstat.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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