The Riyadh Derby (Arabic: ديربي الرياض, romanizedderbi al-riyad), also known as Capital Derby (Arabic: ديربي العاصمة, romanizedderbi al-easima), is a local derby contested between the Saudi's two Riyadh-based clubs, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[1][2][3]

Riyadh derby
Native nameديربي الرياض (derbi al-riyad)
Other namesCapital Derby
LocationRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Teams
First meetingAl-Nassr 1–0 Al-Hilal
Friendly
(1958)
Latest meetingAl-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal 2024 Saudi Super Cup (17 Aug 2024)
Next meetingAl-Hilal vs Al-Nassr
StadiumsKingdom Arena (Al-Hilal)
Al-Awwal Park (Al-Nassr)
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 175
Unofficial matches: 14
Total matches: 187
Most winsOfficial matches: Al-Hilal (71)
Top scorerMajed Abdullah (21)
Largest victoryAl-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr
Pro League
(4 May 2017)

Official match results

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As of 31 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

  1. ^ Al-Nassr won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  2. ^ Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
  3. ^ Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
  4. ^ Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
  5. ^ Al-Hilal won 7–6 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
  6. ^ Al-Hilal won 5–4 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.

Statistics

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Statistics as of 31 May 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's Cup
21 10 7 4 33 20
Crown Prince's Cup
11 7 1 3 20 11
Saudi Super Cup
4 3 0 1 3 4
Federation Cup
23 6 9 8 26 28
Founder's Cup
2 1 1 0 2 1
Champions League
1 1 0 0 2 1
Arab Competitions
4 1 2 1 4 4
Total official matches 185 73 53 59 262 225
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 195 77 55 62 276 237

Top scorers

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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

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Biggest wins
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr 4 May 2017 Pro League[9]
Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Hilal 19 September 1969 Saudi Regional Leagues
Al-Nassr 0–4 Al-Hilal 3 March 2022 Pro League[10]
Al-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal 5 August 2020 Pro League[11]
Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Nassr 30 January 2021 Super Cup[12]

Honours

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Al-Hilal Competition Al-Nassr
Domestic
19 Saudi Pro League 9
11 King's Cup 6
13 Crown Prince's Cup (defunct) 3
7 Saudi Federation Cup (defunct) 3
1 Saudi Founder's Cup

(held every 100 years)

0
5 Saudi Super Cup 2
56 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 2
6 Aggregate 3
70 Total aggregate 28

References

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  1. ^ "Derby days - the Riyadh version". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ "Great Asian Derbies: Al-Hilal vs Al-Nassr (Riyadh)". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ "Riyadh's new derby". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ^ "الجزيرة تقدم رصداً تاريخياً، الهلال والنصر تاريخ حافل".
  5. ^ "قبل المواجهة ١٣٤ في تاريخ الفريقين الجزيرة تقدم رصداً شاملاً لمباريات الهلال والنصر".
  6. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - النصر".
  7. ^ "الفريقان تعادلا في رقم الانتصار ب٤٨ مباراة.. فمن يكسر الرقم الليلة؟!".
  8. ^ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والنصر من عام (1384هـ وحتى نهاية الدور الأول من عام 1426هـ)".
  9. ^ "Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr Live Commentary & Result, 4/5/17, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  10. ^ "Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal Live Commentary & Result, 03/03/2022, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  11. ^ "Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal Live Commentary & Result, 05/08/2020, Pro League". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  12. ^ "Al-Nassr turn on the style to win Saudi Super Cup". the-AFC. Retrieved 2022-01-06.