Saudi El Clasico

Saudi El Clásico (Arabic: كلاسيكو السعودية), also called Saudi Derby, is the name for the football rivalry between Saudi clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested twice a year in the Saudi Professional League competition and often in other competitions. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.[1]

Saudi Super Clasico
LocationSaudi Arabia
TeamsAl Ittihad Club
Al Hilal SFC
First meetingAl Hilal 0–3 Al Ittihad
King's Cup
(10 January 1964)
Latest meetingAl Ittihad 3–4 Al Hilal
Saudi Pro League
(1 September 2023)
Next meetingAl Hilal Vs Al Ittihad
Saudi Pro League
(7 March 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total154
Most winsAl-Ittihad (69)
Top scorerCarlos Eduardo (8)
Largest victoryAl Hilal 5–0 Al Ittihad
Saudi Pro League
(10 December 2009)

Statistics

As of 16 May 2023
There had been 153 official meetings between the two teams. Al-Hilal won 66 times, while Al-Ittihad won 43 times.
Competition Total Al-Ittihad wins Draws Al-Hilal wins
League 103362938
King Cup 15574
Crown Prince Cup 11056
Federation Cup 14527
Saudi Super cup 1001
AFC Champions League 4211
Arab Tournaments 4211
Official Matches 152474560
Friendly / Other 14734
Total 166584860

Results in the league

Results at Cup matches

(1957-1990)

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
10 January 1964 Al-Sayeek Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Ittihad Final
13 March 1965 Al-Sayeek Al-Hilal 1–1
(3–1 p)
Al-Ittihad Final
18 May 1979 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 2–2
(8–9 p)
Al-Ittihad Round of 16
6 May 1981 PAF Al-Ittihad 4–2 Al-Hilal Semi-finals
7 May 1982 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ittihad Final
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
3 2 0

(2008-Present)

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
1 May 2008 PAF Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al-Hilal Semi-finals
11 May 2008 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Hilal
7 May 2010 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 0–0
(4–5 p)
Al-Ittihad Final
15 June 2011 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
19 June 2011 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal
22 April 2012 PAF Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Hilal Quarter-finals
26 April 2012 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ittihad
5 May 2013 Abdulaziz Stadium Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Hilal Quarter-finals
9 May 2013 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ittihad
31 May 2015 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
5 1 4

Crown Prince Cup

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
15 August 1991 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–1
(8–7 p)
Al-Hilal Semi-finals
15 June 1993 PAF Al-Ittihad 0–0
(4–3 p)
Al-Hilal Semi-finals
16 May 1995 PAF Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Hilal Semi-finals
9 May 1997 PAF Al-Ittihad 0–0
(4–1 p)
Al-Hilal Semi-finals
14 April 2000 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
13 April 2001 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 2–2
(7–8 p)
Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
29 March 2003 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
26 April 2005 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
30 April 2005 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal
27 January 2012 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ittihad Semi-finals
23 December 2014 The Jewel Stadium Al-Ittihad 2–3
(aet)
Al-Hilal Round of 16
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
4 6 1

Federation Cup

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
4 November 1977 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad Quarterfinals
21 March 1986 PAF Al-Ittihad 0–0
(3–2 p)
Al-Hilal Final
23 October 1992 PAF Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al-Hilal Group Stage
27 November 1992 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 1–3 Al-Ittihad
13 October 1994 PAF Al-Ittihad 3–0 Al-Hilal Group Stage
3 November 1994 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad
10 October 1996 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal Group Stage
22 October 1996 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 0–4 Al-Ittihad
27 September 1998 PAF Al-Ittihad 3-1 Al-Hilal Group Stage
16 October 1998 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 0–2 Al-Ittihad
20 September 1999 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Hilal Semifinals
20 September 2000 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Ittihad Group Stage
15 October 2000 PAF Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal
30 September 2001 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Ittihad Semifinals
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
7 6 1

Super Cup

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
18 August 2018 Loftus Road Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad Final
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
0 1 0

Continental

Date Venue Matches Level
Team 1 Score Team 2
30 November 1994 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 0–0
(4–3 p)
Al-Ittihad Arab Cup – Final
20 December 1995 Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal 4–1 Al-Ittihad Arab Cup – Group Stage
9 March 2001 Azadi Stadium Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Hilal AFC – Quarterfinals
9 May 2005 Al-Malaz Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Ittihad ARCL – Semifinals
18 May 2005 PAF Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Hilal
24 May 2011 PAF Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Hilal AFC – Round of 16
27 August 2019 Jewel Stadium Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Hilal AFC – Quarter-Finals
17 September 2019 KSU Stadium Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
4 3 1

Friendly / Other

Date Matches
Team 1 Score Team 2
27 July 1962 Al-Hilal 3-4 Al-Ittihad Friendly
26 June 1969 Al-Ittihad 8–4 Al-Hilal Final Seasons Cup
24 June 1969 Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al-Hilal Seasons Cup
28 August 1969 Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Ittihad Friendly
20 January 1971 Al-Ittihad 6-3 Al-Hilal Friendly
15 March 1984 Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Ittihad Friendly
10 March 1986 Al-Ittihad '5–4 Al-Hilal Friendly
22 July 1986 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ittihad Friendly
2 October 1995 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Hilal Friendly
17 April 1998 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad Friendly
11 May 1998 Al-Ittihad 2–3 Al-Hilal Friendly
9 November 1998 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Ittihad Friendly
18 August 2004 Al-Ittihad 4-2 Al-Hilal International Friendship Tournament
11 February 2005 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ittihad International Friendship Tournament
Al-Ittihad wins Al-Hilal wins Draws
7 4 3

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 66 trophies, while Al-Ittihad has won 35 trophies. Only official trophies are counted.

Al–Hilal[2] Championship Al–Ittihad[3] Official
International (official)
4AFC Champions League2Yes
2Asian Super Cup0Yes
2Asian Cup Winners Cup1Yes
2Arab Champions League1Yes
1Arab Super Cup0Yes
1Arab Cup Winners' Cup0Yes
2Gulf Club Champions Cup1Yes
Domestic (official)
18Saudi League9Yes
10King's Cup9Yes
13Crown Prince Cup8Yes
3Super Cup1Yes
7Federation cup3Not official since 2007
Other Domestic (Defunct, official)
1Saudi Founder's Cup0Yes
Official Championships
66Total35

References

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