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Al Hilal Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الهلال السعودي لكرة القدم‎) is a Saudi Arabian professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh. The football team plays in the Saudi Professional League. Founded on 16 October 1957, it is one of four teams to have participated in all seasons of the Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976. Overall, they have won 59 official titles on the national and international stage, and 99 counting friendly trophies. In domestic competitions, they have won a record 15 Professional League titles, a record 13 Crown Prince Cup titles, a record 7 Saudi Federation Cup titles, 8 King Cup titles, a record 2 Super Cup title, and also the Saudi Founder's Cup an official Centennial football tournament, held every hundred years. Internationally, Al Hilal has a record 7 Asian Football Confederation trophies – the AFC Champions League in 1991, 2000 and 2019, the Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1997 and 2002, and the Asian Super Cup in 1997, 2000. In September 2009, Al Hilal was awarded Best Asian Club of the 20th Century by the IFFHS.