Riyadh derby
The Riyadh Derby (Arabic: ديربي الرياض, romanized: derbi al-riyad), also known as Capital Derby (Arabic: ديربي العاصمة, romanized: derbi al-easima), is a local derby contested between the Saudi's two Riyadh-based clubs, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[1][2][3]
| Native name | ديربي الرياض (derbi al-riyad) |
|---|---|
| Other names | Capital Derby |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Hilal Friendly (1958) |
| Latest meeting | Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Hilal King Cup final (16 May 2024) |
| Next meeting | Al-Hilal vs Al-Nassr |
| Stadiums | Kingdom Arena (Al-Hilal) Al-Awwal Park (Al-Nassr) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Official matches: 174 Unofficial matches: 14 Total matches: 187 |
| Most wins | Official matches: Al-Hilal (71) |
| Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (21) |
| Largest victory | Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr Professional League (4 May 2017) |
Official match results
As of 17 May 2024. Source:[4][5][6]
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-Nassr win
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1 1976 King Cup semi-finals match won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Nassr after both teams were tied 0–0.
2 1995 Arab Club Champions Cup semi-finals match won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Hilal after both teams were tied 0–0.
3 1997–98 Federation Cup semi-finals match won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Hilal after both teams were tied 1–1.
4 2012–13 Crown Prince Cup Final match won 4–2 on penalties by Al-Hilal after both teams were tied 1–1.
5 2015 King Cup Final match won 7–6 on penalties by Al-Hilal after both teams were tied 1–1.
Statistics
Statistics as of 8 April 2024.[7][8]
| Matches | Al-Hilal Wins |
Draws | Al-Nassr Wins |
Al-Hilal Goals |
Al-Nassr Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional League |
15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| Categorization League |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Saudi League |
103 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 153 | 118 |
| Total league matches |
119 | 44 | 33 | 42 | 172 | 156 |
| King Cup |
20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 19 |
| Crown Prince Cup |
11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 |
| Saudi Super Cup |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Federation Cup |
23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 |
| Founder's Cup |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Asian Champions League |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arab Competitions |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total official matches | 183 | 72 | 52 | 59 | 261 | 224 |
| Al-Bir Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Palestine Martyr Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Riyadh Season Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Total matches | 193 | 77 | 54 | 62 | 275 | 236 |
Top scorers
Below is the list of players who have scored at least seven goals in official meetings.
| Position | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 21 |
| 2 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 17 |
| 3 | Mohammad Al-Abdeli | Al-Nassr | 15 |
| 4 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 5 | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Hilal | 10 |
| 6 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | 9 |
| 7 | Ahmed Al-Danini | Al-Nassr | 8 |
| Soulaiman Matar | Al-Hilal | ||
| 9 | Hussain Al-Habshi | Al-Hilal | 7 |
| Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al-Hilal | ||
| Néjib Limam | Al-Hilal | ||
| Yousuf Al-Thunayan | Al-Hilal | ||
Records
- Biggest wins (3+ goals)
| 4 | Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr | 4 May 2017 | Professional League[9] |
| Al-Nassr 0–4 Al-Hilal | 3 March 2022 | Professional League[10] | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal | 5 August 2020 | Professional League[11] |
| Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Nassr | 30 January 2021 | Super Cup[12] |
Honours
| Al-Hilal | Competition | Al-Nassr |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | ||
| 19 | Saudi Professional League | 9 |
| 11 | Kings Cup | 6 |
| 13 | Saudi Crown Prince Cup (defunct) | 3 |
| 7 | Saudi Federation Cup (defunct) | 3 |
| 1 | Saudi Founder's Cup | 0 |
| 4 | Saudi Super Cup | 2 |
| 55 | Aggregate | 23 |
| Asian | ||
| 4 | AFC Champions League Elite | 0 |
| 2 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 1 |
| 2 | Asian Super Cup (defunct) | 1 |
| 8 | Aggregate | 2 |
| Regional | ||
| 2 | Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 |
| 1 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 0 |
| 1 | Arab Super Cup (defunct) | 0 |
| 2 | GCC Champions League (defunct) | 2 |
| 6 | Aggregate | 3 |
| 69 | Total aggregate | 28 |
References
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- "Great Asian Derbies: Al-Hilal vs Al-Nassr (Riyadh)". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- "Riyadh's new derby". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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- "Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr Live Commentary & Result, 4/5/17, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- "Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal Live Commentary & Result, 03/03/2022, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- "Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal Live Commentary & Result, 05/08/2020, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- "Al-Nassr turn on the style to win Saudi Super Cup". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-01-06.