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Al Hilal has a rivalry with [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]. From the start of national competition the clubs were seen as representatives of the two biggest cities in Saudi Arabia: [[Riyadh]] and [[Jeddah]]. While Al Hilal have won four [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] in years 1991, 1999–2000, 2019 and 2021, Al-Ittihad has won [[AFC Champions League]] two times in a row, in 2004 and 2005. Al Hilal won the Saudi El Clasico 62 times, Al-Ittihad won it 50 times, and two sides have drawn 35 times. As of 2023, the biggest win was when Al Hilal defeated Al Ittihad 5–0 in 2009–10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/Saudi-Arabia/Pro-League-2014-2015/head_to_head_statistics/all/3511_Al_Hilal_FC_(Riyadh)/3513_Al_Ittihad_FC_(Jeddah)|title=Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad – Saudi Arabia Pro League Head to Head (H2H) Statistics and Match Preview|website=soccerpunter.com|access-date=2016-11-21|archive-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121232349/http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/Saudi-Arabia/Pro-League-2014-2015/head_to_head_statistics/all/3511_Al_Hilal_FC_(Riyadh)/3513_Al_Ittihad_FC_(Jeddah)|url-status=live}}</ref>
The big rivalry is with their neighbors [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]], which is called Riyadh's Derby. They have met
Al Hilal's most intense matches in AFC Champions league are against; [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] from UAE, [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] of Qatar in [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] countries and against Iranian teams, [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] and [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], and from east of Asia the most successful contenders [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] and [[Pohang Steelers]].
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