Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال; The Crescent), also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian professional football team based in the country's capital of Riyadh. It holds 54 official championship since its founding in 1957 (a record 37 national championships, as well as six Asian championships, and seven Arab and Gulf Championships). Al-Hilal has a reputation for being the most widely supported club in Saudi Arabia, according to polls: Zogby, Daihatsu, Mobily.
Among the club's most famous players were Yousuf Al-Thunayan and Sami Al-Jaber; of the Saudi Arabian national football team, and goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea, who is also known as "The Octopus". Al-Deayea is the current world record holder for most international appearances by a male football player. The very well known Brazilian, Rivelino, also played for Al-Hilal from 1978 to 1981.
The nickname "Al-Zaeem", which means "The Boss", came from the club's leading position in Asia Saudi Arabia. With this clear lead, the IFFHS has decided to determine Al-Hilal as Asia's Club of the 20th Century.
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