Al Hilal (in
Arabic
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: نادي الهلال) is a Saudi professional
basketball
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club based in the city of
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
in the
Riyadh Province
The Riyadh Province ( ar, منطقة الرياض '), also known as the Riyadh Region, is a region of Saudi Arabia, located in the geographic center of the country. It has an area of and with a 2017 population of 8,216,284, it is the second-la ...
,
Saudi Arabia
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that plays in the
Saudi Premier League
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. Currently, Al Hilal also plays in the
West Asia Super League
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.
Honours
Domestic
*
Saudi Premier League (5):
**1977, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2022
*Alnokhbah Championship (5):
**1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2008
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International
Arab Club Basketball Championship
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* Third Place (1): 1996
Notable players
* Ahmed Samater
* Mark Lyons
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* Clint Chapman
References
External links
Team profile
at Asia-Basket.com
Basketball teams established in 1957
Basketball teams in Saudi Arabia
Sport in Riyadh
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