The Riyadh Derby (Arabic: ديربي الرياض, romanized: derbi al-riyad), also known as Capital Derby (Arabic: ديربي العاصمة, romanized: derbi al-easima), is a local derby contested between the Saudi's two Riyadh-based clubs, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.
| Native name | ديربي الرياض (derbi al-riyad) |
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| Other names | Capital Derby |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| First meeting | Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Hilal Friendly (1958) |
| Latest meeting | Al-Hilal 3–1 Al-Nassr 2025–26 Saudi Pro League (12 January 2026) |
| Next meeting | Al-Nassr vs Al-Hilal |
| Stadiums | Kingdom Arena (Al-Hilal) Al-Awwal Park (Al-Nassr) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Official matches: 176 Unofficial matches: 14 Total matches: 190 |
| Most wins | Official matches: Al-Hilal (72) |
| Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (21) |
| Largest victory | Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr Pro League (4 May 2017) |
Official match results
As of 4 April 2025. Source:
Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.
- SF = Semi-finals
- QF = Quarter-finals
- R16 = Round of 16
- R32 = Round of 32
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = Round 1
- R2 = Round 2
- PO = Play-offs
Al-Hilal win Draw Al-Nassr win
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- Al-Nassr won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
- Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 0–0.
- Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
- Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
- Al-Hilal won 7–6 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
- Al-Hilal won 5–4 on penalties after both teams tied 1–1.
Statistics
Statistics as of 1 November 2024.
| Matches | Al-Hilal Wins | Draws | Al-Nassr Wins | Al-Hilal Goals | Al-Nassr Goals | |
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| Regional League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| Categorization League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Saudi League | 105 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 155 | 122 |
| Total league matches | 121 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 174 | 160 |
| King's Cup | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 20 |
| Crown Prince's Cup | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 |
| Saudi Super Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Federation Cup | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 |
| Founder's Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Champions League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Arab Competitions | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total official matches | 187 | 73 | 54 | 60 | 264 | 229 |
| Al-Bir Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Palestine Martyr Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Riyadh Season Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Total matches | 196 | 77 | 55 | 63 | 277 | 240 |
Top scorers
Below is the list of players who have scored at least seven goals in official meetings.
| Position | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | 21 |
| 2 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 17 |
| 3 | Mohammad Al-Abdeli | Al-Nassr | 15 |
| 4 | Salem Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 5 | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Hilal | 10 |
| 6 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | 9 |
| 7 | Ahmed Al-Danini | Al-Nassr | 8 |
| Soulaiman Matar | Al-Hilal | ||
| 9 | Hussain Al-Habshi | Al-Hilal | 7 |
| Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | Al-Hilal | ||
| Néjib Limam | Al-Hilal | ||
| Yousuf Al-Thunayan | Al-Hilal |
Records
- Biggest wins
| Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr | 4 May 2017 | Pro League | |
| Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Hilal | 19 September 1969 | Saudi Regional Leagues | |
| Al-Nassr 0–4 Al-Hilal | 3 March 2022 | Pro League | |
| Al-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal | 5 August 2020 | Pro League | |
| Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Nassr | 30 January 2021 | Super Cup |
Honours
| Al-Hilal | Competition | Al-Nassr |
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| Domestic | ||
| 19 | Saudi Pro League | 9 |
| 11 | King's Cup | 6 |
| 13 | Crown Prince's Cup (defunct) | 3 |
| 7 | Saudi Federation Cup / Prince Faisal Cup (defunct) | 3 |
| 1 | Saudi Founder's Cup (held every 100 years) | 0 |
| 5 | Saudi Super Cup | 2 |
| 56 | Aggregate | 23 |
| Asian | ||
| 4 | Asian Champion Club Tournament/AFC Champions League/AFC Champions League Elite | 0 |
| 2 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 1 |
| 2 | Asian Super Cup (defunct) | 1 |
| 8 | Aggregate | 2 |
| Regional | ||
| 2 | Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 |
| 1 | Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | 0 |
| 1 | Arab Super Cup (defunct) | 0 |
| 2 | GCC Club Championship | 2 |
| 6 | Aggregate | 3 |
| 70 | Total aggregate | 28 |