Al-Hilal United Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال يونايتد لكرة القدم), or simply Al Hilal United, is an Emirati professional

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, based in the city of

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, Dubai. Founded in 2019, the club competes in the

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History

Al-Hilal United FC was founded in 2019 in

, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and around February 2020, it was announced that

Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud ( ar, عبد الله بن مساعد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود; born 19 February 1965) is the son of Prince Mosaad bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. Prince Abdulla is a former general president of ...

has ownership to the newly established club. The club began their journey through competing in the

, the third tier of Emirati football, during the 2019–20 season. They ended the following season on fifth position with 23 points in 17 matches. In the

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season, they achieved success and qualified for the play-offs after finishing on top of Group A with 32 points in 14 matches. Later their journey came to an end after losing 9–0 to Abtal Al Khaleej. On 31 March 2022, Al-Hilal United hosted

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debutant Mumbai City in a friendly game, that ended as a 2–0 defeat for the hawks.

Home stadium

Al-Hilal used The Sevens Stadium in Dubai for their home games during their earlier seasons. In 2021–22 season, Al Hilal rented a pitch at

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to play for their home fixtures as The Sevens had too many teams using it as their home base.

Current squad

''As of 2021–22 season:''

Coaching staff

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with: *

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(2020–present) *

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(2020–present) * K Beerschot VA (2020–present) *

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(2021–present)

References

External links

* *
Al-Hilal United FC profile
at sofascore.com {{UAE Pro-League teamlist Football clubs in Dubai

Hilal Hilal or Al-Hilal may refer to: *Hilal ( ar, هلال, ''hilāl''), a crescent ** the crescent Moon visible after a new Moon, determining the beginning of a month in the Islamic calendar * Banu Hilal, a confederation of tribes of Arabia Arts ...

Association football clubs established in 2019 2019 establishments in the United Arab Emirates