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[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] 4–0 [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]]
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[[Al Qadsiah FC|Al-Qadsiah]] 2–2 [[Al Faisaly FC|Al-Faisaly]]
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Season | 2011–2012 |
---|---|
Dates | 9 September 2011 – 18 April 2012 |
Champions | Al-Shabab (6th title) |
Relegated | Al-Qadsiah Al-Ansar |
AFC Champions League | Al-Shabab Al-Ahli Al-Hilal Al-Ettifaq |
UAFA Club Cup | Al-Fateh Al-Nassr |
GCC Champions League | Al-Faisaly Najran |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 537 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Victor Simões Nasser Al-Shamrani (21 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Al-Ittihad 7–0 Hajer (16 December 2011) |
Biggest away win | Al-Qadsiah 0–8 Al-Ittihad (2 November 2011) |
Highest scoring | Al-Qadsiah 4–5 Al-Hilal (20 October 2011) |
Longest winning run | 9 games [1] Al-Hilal |
Longest unbeaten run | 26 games [1] Al-Shabab |
Longest winless run | 18 games [1] Al-Ansar |
Longest losing run | 17 games [1] Al-Ansar |
Highest attendance | 22,996 [2] Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Ahli (29 September 2011) |
Lowest attendance | 28 [3] Al-Qadsiah 2–2 Al-Faisaly (30 November 2011) |
Average attendance | 4,374 |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 9 September 2011, and ended on 18 April 2012. [4] Al-Hilal were the defending champions. [5] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2010–11 season as well as Al-Ansar and Hajer, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2010–11 First Division. They replace Al-Hazem and Al-Wehda who were relegated to the 2011–12 First Division.
On 14 April, Al-Shabab won their sixth League title on the final matchday after a 1–1 draw away to runners-up Al-Ahli. [6] Al-Shabab ended the season without a single defeat becoming the second team to ever do so in a 26-game league season and the third team overall.
Al-Ansar were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat against Al-Raed on 31 March. [7] Al-Qadsiah became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–2 defeat away to Al-Nassr on 13 April. [8]
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Al-Ansar (returning after an absence of six years) and Hajer (returning after an absence of twelve years). They replaced Al-Hazem (ending their six-year top-flight spell) and Al-Wehda (ending their eight-year top-flight spell).
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ahli | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | STC |
Al-Ansar | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | |
Al-Ettifaq | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | |
Al-Faisaly | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | |
Al-Fateh | ![]() | ![]() | Lotto | Fuchsia1 |
Al-Hilal | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Mobily |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | STC |
Al-Nassr | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | STC |
Al-Qadsiah | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | |
Al-Raed | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | Al-Remeikhany |
Al-Shabab | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | STC |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | |
Hajer | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | Al-Ghadeer |
Najran | ![]() | ![]() | Hattrick | |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ansar | ![]() | End of contract | 18 May 2011 [19] | Pre-season | ![]() | 30 May 2011 [20] |
Al-Nassr | ![]() | Sacked | 26 May 2011 [21] | ![]() | 26 May 2011 [21] | |
Al-Qadsiah | ![]() | End of contract | 1 June 2011 | ![]() | 12 June 2011 [22] | |
Hajer | ![]() | 1 June 2011 | ![]() | 27 June 2011 [23] | ||
Najran | ![]() | 1 June 2011 | ![]() | 1 July 2011 [24] | ||
Al-Shabab | ![]() | 12 June 2011 | ![]() | 14 June 2011 [25] | ||
Al-Hilal | ![]() | Sacked | 18 June 2011 [26] | ![]() | 20 July 2011 [27] | |
Al-Ahli | ![]() | End of contract | 30 June 2011 | ![]() | 5 August 2011 [28] | |
Al-Ettifaq | ![]() | 30 June 2011 | ![]() | 22 July 2011 [29] | ||
Al-Nassr | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 30 June 2011 | ![]() | 18 July 2011 [30] | |
Al-Raed | ![]() | Sacked | 17 October 2011 [31] | 13th | ![]() | 17 October 2011 [31] |
Al-Ansar | ![]() | 26 October 2011 [32] | 14th | ![]() | 26 October 2011 [32] | |
Al-Raed | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 28 October 2011 | 13th | ![]() | 28 October 2011 [33] |
Al-Ansar | ![]() | 10 November 2011 | 14th | ![]() | 10 November 2011 [34] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | Sacked | 28 November 2011 [35] | 5th | ![]() | 28 November 2011 [35] |
Al--Nassr | ![]() | 30 November 2011 [36] | 6th | ![]() | 30 November 2011 [36] | |
Al-Nassr | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 4 December 2011 | 6th | ![]() | 4 December 2011 [37] |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | 16 December 2011 | 6th | ![]() | 16 December 2011 [38] | |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | Resigned | 29 December 2011 [39] | 13th | ![]() | 30 December 2011 [39] |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | Sacked | 20 January 2012 [40] | 12th | ![]() | 20 January 2012 [40] |
Al-Hilal | ![]() | 22 January 2012 [41] | 4th | ![]() | 22 January 2012 [42] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | 8 February 2012 [43] | 6th | ![]() | 8 February 2012 [43] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 27 February 2012 | 7th | ![]() | 27 February 2012 [44] |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | Sacked | 2 April 2012 [45] | 12th | ![]() | 2 April 2012 [45] |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. [46]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Shabab (C) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 62 | |
3 | Al-Hilal | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 60 | |
4 | Al-Ettifaq | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 47 | |
5 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
6 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | Qualification for the UAFA Club Cup |
7 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 35 | |
8 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 30 | Qualification for the GCC Champions League |
9 | Najran | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 30 | |
10 | Al-Raed | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 28 | |
11 | Hajer | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 25 | |
12 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 19 | |
13 | Al-Qadsiah (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 18 | Relegation to the First Division |
14 | Al-Ansar (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 60 | −41 | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [47] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Al-Ahli | 21 |
![]() | Al-Shabab | ||
3 | ![]() | Al-Ahli | 15 |
![]() | Al-Nassr | ||
5 | ![]() | Al-Qadsiah / Al-Nassr | 12 |
![]() | Al-Hilal | ||
![]() | Al-Faisaly | ||
8 | ![]() | Al-Ettifaq | 11 |
9 | ![]() | Al-Fateh | 10 |
10 | ![]() | Al-Ettifaq | 9 |
![]() | Al-Ittihad / Al-Shabab | ||
![]() | Al-Fateh | ||
![]() | Al-Ahli | ||
![]() | Najran |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Fateh | 6–1 (A) | 14 October 2011 | [48] |
![]() | Al-Ahli | Al-Taawoun | 4–2 (H) | 15 October 2011 | [49] |
![]() | Al-Hilal | Al-Qadsiah | 5–4 (A) | 20 October 2011 | [50] |
![]() | Al-Ittihad | Al-Qadsiah | 8–0 (A) | 2 November 2011 | [51] |
![]() | Al-Ahli | Al-Ansar | 5–1 (H) | 29 December 2011 | [52] |
![]() | Al-Shabab | Al-Ansar | 3–0 (H) | 8 April 2012 | [53] |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [54] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Al-Shabab | 13 |
![]() | Al-Ahli | ||
3 | ![]() | Al-Ettifaq | 11 |
4 | ![]() | Al-Hilal | 7 |
5 | ![]() | Al-Hilal | 6 |
6 | ![]() | Al-Raed | 5 |
![]() | Al-Fateh | ||
8 | ![]() | Al-Nassr | 4 |
![]() | Al-Ittihad | ||
![]() | Hajer |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Ahli | 143,486 | 17,200 | 4,110 | 11,037 | |
2 | Al-Hilal | 97,112 | 22,996 | 352 | 7,470 | |
3 | Al-Raed | 92,903 | 22,523 | 1,831 | 7,146 | |
4 | Al-Ittihad | 91,318 | 16,195 | 2,620 | 7,024 | |
5 | Al-Taawoun | 90,672 | 19,658 | 2,058 | 6,975 | |
6 | Al-Ansar | 56,669 | 18,400 | 33 | 4,359 | n/a † |
7 | Al-Nassr | 53,748 | 17,945 | 588 | 4,134 | |
8 | Al-Ettifaq | 52,653 | 18,016 | 203 | 4,050 | |
9 | Al-Shabab | 35,248 | 8,123 | 725 | 2,711 | |
10 | Al-Qadsiah | 19,026 | 6,711 | 28 | 1,464 | |
11 | Al-Fateh | 18,584 | 4,672 | 164 | 1,430 | |
12 | Hajer | 17,921 | 4,225 | 247 | 1,379 | n/a † |
13 | Al-Faisaly | 15,657 | 3,223 | 395 | 1,204 | |
14 | Najran | 11,161 | 2,330 | 271 | 859 | |
League total | 796,158 | 22,996 | 28 | 4,374 |
Updated to games played on 18 April 2012
Source: [58] [59] [60]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in First Division.
After a partnership of five years, it was announced that Mobily would no longer sponsor the award. [61] The Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded for the sixth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi marketing company RPM. The awards were presented on 16 December 2012. [62]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Al-Ahli Al-Shabab Al-Ahli |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Al-Ahli Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad |
Golden Boot | ![]() ![]() | Al-Ahli Al-Shabab |
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