Al Hilal withdraws from the Saudi Super Cup because of the hectic schedule

Already Hilal has to skip the Saudi Super Cup 2025-26, set for next month, amidst the hectic schedule.

Already Hilal finished the recent Saudi Pro League season second behind champion Al-Eittihad at the end of May, after he had beaten the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup and AFC Champions League Elite Semis.

The club, based in Riyad, then went to the United States, where it started its FIFA Club World Cup 2025 campaign against gigantic Real Madrid on 18 June.

It made the knockout phase, where the Manchester City stunned in the last 16 before it lost to Fluminense in the quarterfinals on July 4.

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The Saudi Super Cup is held between 19-23 August in Hong Kong, where the competition campaign usually starts at the end of August.

The CWC campaign and after flight complications «lowered the annual leave of the players to just 24 days in the event of withdrawal, and up to 21 days when the club participated in the Super Cup», where the rules were «at least 28 days of annual leave,» the club said in a statement.

Hilal was forced to postpone his preparations for the season, «who further raised the competitive imbalance among participating clubs», the statement ran, referring to a letter sent to the local football federation.

The Saudi Federation (Saff) said in response «will» start taking the necessary measures in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations via the relevant committees «, without providing any more details.