From JeansPitch exploring every record and title: the Al Hilal club has won the Saudi Pro League19 times as of the 2023-24 season.
Below, JeansPitch will dive into the full picture: what counts as a “Saudi Pro League” title, how Al Hilal’s dominance built up over decades, some recent seasons, and how their total compares with other clubs.
What Counts As A Saudi Pro League Title
To understand the number properly, we need to clarify what “Saudi Pro League” refers to, and how Al Hilal’s titles are counted.
- Originally, Saudi Arabia’s top-division football went through names/structures: “His Majesty’s League”, “Saudi Categorization League”, “Saudi Premier League”, then from 2008 onwards the “Saudi Pro League” in its current professional format.
- When people say “Saudi Pro League title”, they usually mean the club being champions of the top league, inclusive of all formats/names, but especially emphasizing the modern era (post-2008 professionalism).
- Al Hilal’s recorded 19 championships include wins under several of those names.
Al Hilal’s Saudi Pro League Titles: Evolution Over Time
Here’s a sense of how Al Hilal’s 19 titles came about, and how recent trends reflect their dominance.
- Their 19th title came in the 2023-24 season, reinforcing their status as the most successful club in Saudi top-flight history.
- Before that season, they had already accumulated 18 league titles.
- Al Hilal has enjoyed multiple dominant runs, especially in recent years: for example, title wins in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, then again in 2023-24.
Why Some Sources Say More Than 19
You may have seen numbers like “21 titles” or more attributed to Al Hilal. Here’s why:
- Official club sources sometimes include all historical versions of the Saudi top-division, and count every season in which they were the top equivalent champion, even if the competition format was different.
- Also, there is confusion between “league title” vs “domestic titles” vs “all honours”. Al Hilal has many trophies beyond league titles (cups, su, continental). When club histories list “21 Saudi League titles,” they may be counting certain older championships or early versions that some statistics databases do not always include under “Pro League” strictly.
How Al Hilal Stacks Up Against Rivals
Al Hilal’s 19 league titles put them well ahead of rivals in Saudi Arabia:
- The next most successful clubs have 9 titles each.
- Al Hilal has also won recent titles more consistently, which further extends the gap.
Recent Seasons & Trends
Some recent facts give context to how Al Hilal continues to dominate:
- In 2023-24, Al Hilal finished unbeaten in the league, setting records for goals and points in certain reports.
- As of the 2024-25 season, they had not won that season’s league but remained among top contenders.
Possible Confusion: “21 Titles” vs “19 Titles”
- Al Hilal’s official website at times states that they have won 21 Saudi League titles.
- However, many statistical sources count 19 when counting, especially focusing on the “Saudi Pro League” name and era.
- So the discrepancy is mainly which tournaments / years are included, and whether early (non-professional or differently named) versions are counted.
Final Word On How Many Saudi Pro League Titles Al Hilal Have
Putting it all together:
- The widely accepted number in most modern statistical sources for how many Saudi Pro League titles Al Hilal has is 19.
- If you include earlier versions of the league (under different formats/names), some club-counting may say 21.
Conclusion
How many Saudi Pro League does Al Hilal have? JeansPitch confirms: 19 official top-league Saudi Pro League titles under the most standard counting method. Though depending on how you count older formats, you might see 21 in some sources.
If you want, I can also pull up the full list of seasons they won, or compare stats for top scorers in those seasons—would that be useful?
