Saudi El Clasico


Saudi El Clasico , also called Saudi Derby, It is called El Clasico proportion to the Spanish football rivalry. is a name of football rivalry for any match between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. It is contested twice a year in the Saudi Premier League competition and often meet in other competitions. Both of them holds two Champions League titles. The rivalry comes about as Riyadh and Jeddah are the two largest cities in Saudi Arabia.

Statistics

There had been 147 official meetings between the two teams. Al-Hilal won 64 times, while Al-Ittihad won 49 times.
CompetitionTotalAl-Ittihad winsDrawsAl-Hilal wins
League98282743
AFC Champions League4211
Crown Prince Cup11416
Federation Cup14617
King Cup15744
Saudi Super cup1001
Arab Tournaments4202
Official Matches147493464
Friendly / Other14554
Total161543968

Results in the league

Al-Ittihad in the league at home

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
161617

Al-Hilal in the league at home

Al-Hilal winsAl-Ittihad winsDraws
271210

Results at Cup matches

King's Cup

(1957-1990)

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
230

(2008-Present)

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
514

Crown Prince Cup

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
461

Federation Cup

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
671

Super Cup

Continental

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
431

Friendly / Other

Al-Ittihad winsAl-Hilal winsDraws
545

Honours

The rivalry reflected in "El Clásico" matches comes about as Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are the most successful football clubs in Saudi Arabia. As seen below, Al-Hilal leads the count in official titles won with 62 trophies, while Al-Ittihad has won 48 trophies. Both teams have won other titles as well.