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Round 1

  1. Al Hilal were founded in Riyadh in October 1957 under a different name. What was the club originally called?
  2. Which Saudi king chose the name Al Hilal for the club about a year after it was founded?
  3. What does the Arabic name "Al Hilal" mean in English?
  4. Al Hilal reached the 1987 Asian Club Championship final but could not play it because nine starters were called up to a Saudi national team camp. Which Japanese club were declared champions?
  5. Al Hilal won their first Asian club title in 1991, beating which club on penalties in the Asian Club Championship final in Doha?
  6. Who scored a hat-trick, including the extra-time winner, as Al Hilal beat Júbilo Iwata 3–2 in the 2000 Asian Club Championship final?
  7. Sami Al-Jaber spent almost his entire playing career at Al Hilal. Which English club did he join on loan in 2000?
  8. Goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea joined Al Hilal in 1999 after a decade with which club from his home city of Ha'il?
  9. On the final day of the 2007–08 season Al Hilal won the title away to Al-Ittihad with a glancing header that fans nicknamed after the scorer's hair. Who scored it?
  10. Al Hilal contest the Riyadh Derby against which club?
Answers — round 1
  1. Olympic Club — Founder Abdulrahman bin Saeed started the club as Al-Olympi, the Olympic Club. About a year later it was renamed Al Hilal by royal decree.
  2. King Saud — King Saud renamed the club after attending a tournament involving the club. He chose Al Hilal from three names the club proposed.
  3. The crescent moon — Al Hilal is Arabic for the crescent moon. The club's 2022 crest still puts crescents between its blue stripes.
  4. Yomiuri — Yomiuri were awarded the 1987 title without a final because Al Hilal could not field a team for the first leg.
  5. Esteghlal — The 1991 final against Iran's Esteghlal finished 1–1 after extra time. Al Hilal won the penalty shoot-out to become the first Saudi club to win the title.
  6. Sérgio Ricardo — Brazilian Sérgio Ricardo scored in the 3rd, 89th and 102nd minutes of the final. He was also named the tournament's best player.
  7. Wolverhampton Wanderers — Sami Al-Jaber made only a handful of appearances during his five months on loan at Wolves.
  8. Al-Ta'ee — Mohamed Al-Deayea played for Al-Ta'ee from 1989 to 1999. He then kept goal for Al Hilal until he retired in 2010, winning four league titles with them.
  9. Yasser Al-Qahtani — Yasser Al-Qahtani headed in Ahmed Al-Fraidi's cross in the 49th minute in Jeddah. Mohamed Al-Deayea's saves protected the 1–0 lead, and fans call that title "Yasser's hair".
  10. Al Nassr — The Riyadh Derby against Al Nassr is Al Hilal's fiercest rivalry. It is considered more intense than their Saudi Clasico with Jeddah's Al-Ittihad.

Round 2

  1. Which stadium, opened in 1987, was Al Hilal's main home for most of the next three decades before it closed for reconstruction in 2023?
  2. Kingdom Arena, which Al Hilal took over as their home ground, hosted its first football match in January 2024. Which visiting club did Al Hilal beat 4–3 that night?
  3. Al Hilal won the 2019 AFC Champions League with a 3–0 aggregate win in the final against which club?
  4. Which Al Hilal striker was the top scorer and named best player of the 2019 AFC Champions League?
  5. Who was Al Hilal's head coach when they won the 2019 AFC Champions League final?
  6. Al Hilal won a record fourth Asian title by beating which club 2–0 in the 2021 AFC Champions League final in Riyadh?
  7. Which Al Hilal player scored in the first minute of the 2021 AFC Champions League final?
  8. Which club beat Al Hilal 1–0 on aggregate in the 2014 AFC Champions League final?
  9. Which club beat Al Hilal 5–3 in the final of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup?
  10. Al Hilal reached the 2022 Club World Cup final by beating which club 3–2 in the semi-final?
Answers — round 2
  1. King Fahd International Stadium — King Fahd International Stadium was Al Hilal's home from 1987 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023. It also hosted their 2000 Asian Club Championship final win and the 2021 AFC Champions League final.
  2. Inter Miami — Al Hilal beat Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4–3 in the 2024 Riyadh Season Cup to open Kingdom Arena. The stadium has a retractable roof and was built in about 180 days.
  3. Urawa Red Diamonds — Al Hilal beat Urawa 1–0 in Riyadh and 2–0 in Saitama. That avenged their defeat to the same club in the 2017 final.
  4. Bafétimbi Gomis — Bafétimbi Gomis scored his 11th goal of the tournament in stoppage time of the second leg of the final in Saitama.
  5. Răzvan Lucescu — Răzvan Lucescu took over in 2019 and won a treble that season: the AFC Champions League, the league title and the King Cup.
  6. Pohang Steelers — Before the final, Al Hilal and Pohang had three Asian titles each. Winning 2–0 made Al Hilal the competition's outright record winners.
  7. Nasser Al-Dawsari — Nasser Al-Dawsari scored in the opening minute of the final, about 16 seconds after kick-off. Moussa Marega added the second goal and was named man of the match.
  8. Western Sydney Wanderers — The 2014 final was Al Hilal's first in 14 years, and they lost it to Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers.
  9. Real Madrid — Real Madrid won the final in Rabat in February 2023. With eight goals, it was at the time the highest-scoring final in Club World Cup history.
  10. Flamengo — Al Hilal knocked out the Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo after beating Wydad Casablanca on penalties in the previous round.

Round 3

  1. Which Al Hilal player scored twice in the 5–3 defeat in the 2022 Club World Cup final?
  2. Al Hilal became the first Asian club from outside the host nation to reach a Club World Cup final in the 2022 edition. Which country hosted that tournament?
  3. Al Hilal signed Neymar in August 2023 for a Saudi Pro League record fee. Which club did he join from?
  4. Neymar scored only one goal for Al Hilal. Which club was it against?
  5. After his Al Hilal contract was ended by mutual consent in January 2025, Neymar returned to which club?
  6. Al Hilal signed Sergej Milinković-Savić in July 2023 from which Serie A club?
  7. Al Hilal signed goalkeeper Yassine "Bono" Bounou in August 2023 from which club?
  8. Who was Al Hilal's top scorer in 2023–24, when they went unbeaten in the league, with 28 league goals and 40 in all competitions?
  9. Which coach managed Al Hilal in 2018–19 and returned to lead them to the unbeaten 2023–24 league title?
  10. In 2023–24 Al Hilal set a world record of 34 consecutive wins. Which club ended the run by beating them 4–2 in the AFC Champions League semi-final?
Answers — round 3
  1. Luciano Vietto — Luciano Vietto scored in the 63rd and 79th minutes. Moussa Marega scored Al Hilal's other goal.
  2. Morocco — The 2022 Club World Cup was held in Morocco in February 2023, and the final was played in Rabat.
  3. Paris Saint-Germain — Neymar joined from PSG on 15 August 2023 for about €90 million plus add-ons.
  4. Nassaji Mazandaran — Neymar scored in a 3–0 AFC Champions League away win against Iran's Nassaji Mazandaran in October 2023. Later that month he ruptured his ACL on international duty.
  5. Santos — Neymar made seven appearances for Al Hilal. He then went back to Santos, the club where he started his career.
  6. Lazio — Sergej Milinković-Savić left Lazio for Al Hilal on 12 July 2023.
  7. Sevilla — Bono joined from Sevilla on 17 August 2023, shortly after winning the Europa League with them. He was named the Saudi Pro League's goalkeeper of the 2023–24 season.
  8. Aleksandar Mitrović — Aleksandar Mitrović joined from Fulham in August 2023 and led the scoring as Al Hilal won the league without a defeat.
  9. Jorge Jesus — Jorge Jesus was sacked in January 2019 while Al Hilal were top of the league. He was reappointed in July 2023 and won the league with a record 96 points.
  10. Al Ain — The streak ended away to Al Ain on 17 April 2024. Al Hilal still finished the league season unbeaten.

Round 4

  1. Al Hilal's 32nd straight win in April 2024 broke a world record of 31 consecutive wins that had stood since 1948. Which club set that record?
  2. In Simone Inzaghi's first game in charge, a 1–1 draw at the 2025 Club World Cup, Bono saved a late penalty from which player?
  3. Who scored twice, including the 112th-minute winner, when Al Hilal beat Manchester City 4–3 after extra time at the 2025 Club World Cup?
  4. After knocking out Manchester City, Al Hilal were eliminated from the 2025 Club World Cup in the quarter-finals by which club?
  5. Simone Inzaghi was appointed Al Hilal head coach in June 2025, a day after leaving which club?
Answers — round 4
  1. Belfast Celtic — The Irish club Belfast Celtic won 31 matches in a row in 1948. Al Hilal passed that with a 4–1 win over Al-Khaleej on 5 April 2024.
  2. Federico Valverde — Bono's save from Federico Valverde kept the score at 1–1. Al Hilal went on to reach the knockout rounds.
  3. Marcos Leonardo — Marcos Leonardo scored early in the second half and got the winner in extra time in Orlando. Malcom and Koulibaly scored the other goals.
  4. Fluminense — Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2–1 in Orlando on 4 July 2025.
  5. Inter Milan — Simone Inzaghi left Inter by mutual consent on 3 June 2025, having taken them to the Champions League final that season. Al Hilal appointed him on 4 June.

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