Saudi Pro League

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Saudi Pro League
Roshn Saudi League Logo.svg
Organising body Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded1976;48 years ago (1976)
Country Saudi Arabia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Saudi First Division League
Domestic cup(s) King Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s) AFC Champions League
Arab Club Champions Cup
Current champions Al-Ittihad (9th title)
(2022–23)
Most championships Al-Hilal (18 titles)
Most appearances Mohamed Al-Deayea (406)
Top goalscorer Majed Abdullah (189 goals)
TV partners Shahid and SSC (MENA)
Website spl.com.sa
Current: 2023–24 Saudi Pro League

The Saudi Pro League (SPL), [lower-alpha 1] known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) [lower-alpha 2] for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of association football in the Saudi league system.

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The first season of competition was the 1976–77 season. [1] The league had been operating as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season, after that the Saudi Federation decided to merge the football League with the King's Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box would be an end of season knockout competition played between the top four teams of the regular league season. These teams would play at a semi-final stage to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia. The league reverted to a round-robin system in the 2007–08 season.

The association is also regularly ranked with the highest coefficient in Asia due to successful and consistent performances in the AFC Champions League by its clubs. Al-Hilal is the most successful team, holding 18 titles in its history and most recently winning the title in 2021–22. Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr are also some of the most successful teams in the league.

Beginning in 2023, the league started experiencing widespread international exposure due to attracting numerous top level players from European leagues through financially lucrative contracts, immediately becoming a star-studded league. The nation's Public Investment Fund took 75% stakes in four founding members (Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nassr) in the same year as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.

History

Up until the late 1950s, football in Saudi Arabia was organized on a regional basis, with the King's Cup being the only nationwide tournament. In 1957, the first qualification process consolidated the regional tournaments of the Central, West, East, and North regions. Clubs competed in their regional leagues to qualify for the King's Cup, which was the final stage of the competition. The winner of the King's Cup was not the league winner. [2]

1976 saw the start of the first-ever professional football league in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with eight teams, the following season the number of clubs increased to ten. The 1981–82 season saw the merger of both the Saudi Premier League and the Saudi First Division for that season exclusively to the concern of the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification process. Twenty teams were divided into two groups, A and B. The top two in each group would enter a semi-final stage to determine the overall champions. In the following season which reverted back to regular round-robin competition, the number of first-division clubs was later increased to 12 in the 1984–85 season.[ citation needed ]

In December 1990, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to merge the league with the King Cup in one tournament, it was decided to revamp local competitions and introduce professional football. A new league championship was formed called "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques League Cup", which was a two-stage championship. The first stage was a regular double round-robin league competition with the top 4 qualifying for the final knockout stage, called the golden box. Clubs were allowed to sign players on a professional basis making the league semi-professional. This system lasted for seventeen seasons before reverting to a regular round-robin competition. The league became fully professional in 2007. [3]

As of 2008, depending on the nation's coefficient, four teams from Saudi Arabia qualify for the AFC Champions League annually. This includes the top three positions of the league, together with the winner of the King Cup. If the winner of the King Cup is also among the top three teams then the fourth-best team qualifies for the play-offs, and if the winner of the King Cup is not in the top three league positions in the league, the top two will qualify directly for the group stages while the third team will qualify for the AFC Champions League play-offs.[ citation needed ]

2023 Saudi "Revolution"

The Saudi Pro League made international headlines in 2023 due to many players from other leagues, particularly those in Europe, transferring to clubs for the 2023–24 season. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first star signing to the league, with the BBC deeming that he led this "revolution" in Asian football. [4] Upon his move to Al-Hilal, Neymar also credited Ronaldo for the immediate transformation of the league. [5] Other players who joined the league include Ballon d'Or-holder Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kanté, Roberto Firmino, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Sadio Mané, Riyad Mahrez and Jordan Henderson. [6] [7] According to Spanish publication Marca the league has "shaken up the European transfer market". [8] The nation's Public Investment Fund took 75% stakes in four founding members (Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Nassr) in June 2023 as part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program. [9] These actions have been criticised by many sporting journalists and who have described the transfers as part of a sportswashing scheme by the Saudi government. [6] [10]

Sponsorship

Starting in the 2009–10 season until the 2012-13 season, the league was sponsored by Zain Group.and was known as "Zain league" [11] From the 2013–14 season until the 2017–18 season, Abdul Latif Jameel was the sponsor and the league was known as "Jameel league", from the 2018–19 season until the 2021-22 season major restructuring of Saudi football, under which the league's name reverted to the "Saudi Pro League". [12] [11] [13] From the 2022-23 season, for a five-year period, the sponsor of the league is Roshn and the league is known as "Roshn Saudi league", Roshn is a real estate division of the Public Investment Fund. [14]

Competition format

Competition

There are 18 clubs in the Saudi Pro League. During the course of a season (usually from August to May) each club plays the other clubs twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for 34 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by position on the league table depending on points, then the head-to-head record between the tied teams is taken into consideration, and then goal difference.[ citation needed ]

Promotion and relegation

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Saudi Pro League and Saudi First Division League. The three lowest-placed teams in the Saudi Pro League are relegated to the First Division and the top three teams from the First Division are promoted to the Saudi Pro League.[ citation needed ]

Current teams

For details on the 2023–24 Saudi Pro League season, see here.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000 [15]
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000 [16]
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000 [17]
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Sports City 7,000
Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 8,000 [18]
Al-Hilal Riyadh Kingdom Arena 26,000
Al-Ittihad JeddahKing Abdullah Sports City62,345
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam)35,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park 25,000
Al-Okhdood Najran Prince Hathloul Stadium 12,000 [19]
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 15,000 [20]
Al-Shabab Riyadh Al-Shabab Club Stadium 15,000
Al-Taawoun BuraidahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium25,000
Al-Tai Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 12,000 [21]
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Abha)20,000

Champions

List of champions

NoSeasonChampionRunners Up
1 1974-75 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
2 1977–78 Al-Ahli Al-Nassr
3 1978–79 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr
4 1979–80 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
5 1980–81 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
6 1981–82 Al-Ittihad Al-Shabab
7 1982–83 Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal
8 1983–84 Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad
9 1984–85 Al-Hilal Al-Shabab
10 1985–86 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
11 1986–87 Al-Ettifaq Al-Ahli
12 1987–88 Al-Hilal Al-Ettifaq
13 1988–89 Al-Nassr Al-Shabab
14 1989–90 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli
15 1990–91 Al-Shabab Al-Nassr
16 1991–92 Al-Shabab Al-Ettifaq
17 1992–93 Al-Shabab Al-Hilal
18 1993–94 Al-Nassr Al-Riyadh
19 1994–95 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
20 1995–96 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli
21 1996–97 Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal
22 1997–98 Al-Hilal Al-Shabab
23 1998–99 Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli
24 1999–00 Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli
25 2000–01 Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr
26 2001–02 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
27 2002–03 Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli
28 2003–04 Al-Shabab Al-Ittihad
29 2004–05 Al-Hilal Al-Shabab
30 2005–06 Al-Shabab Al-Hilal
31 2006–07 Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal
32 2007–08 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
33 2008–09 Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal
34 2009–10 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
35 2010–11 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
36 2011–12 Al-Shabab Al-Ahli
37 2012–13 Al-Fateh Al-Hilal
38 2013–14 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
39 2014–15 Al-Nassr Al-Ahli
40 2015–16 Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
41 2016–17 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli
42 2017–18 Al-Hilal Al-Ahli
43 2018–19 Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
44 2019–20 Al-Hilal Al-Nassr
45 2020–21 Al-Hilal Al-Shabab
46 2021–22 Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
47 2022–23 Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr

Performance by club

#ClubWinnersRunners-up
1 Al-Hilal
18
14
2 Al-Ittihad
9
8
3 Al-Nassr
9
7
4 Al-Shabab
6
6
5 Al-Ahli
3
9
6 Al-Ettifaq
2
3
7 Al-Fateh
1
0
8 Al-Riyadh
0
1

Total titles won by city

CityNumber of titlesClubs
Riyadh
32
Al-Hilal (18), Al-Nassr (9), Al-Shabab (6)
Jeddah
12
Al-Ittihad (9), Al-Ahli (3)
Dammam
2
Al-Ettifaq (2)
Al-Ahsa
1
Al-Fateh (1)

League participation

As of 2023, 38 clubs have participated in the Saudi football top division.

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2023–24 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.[ citation needed ]

Top scorers

All-time top scorers

As of matches played 30 March 2024 [22] [23]

Boldface indicates a player still active in the Pro League.

RankPlayerGoalsAppsRatioFirstLastClub(s)
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah 1891940.9719771997 Al-Nassr
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Shamrani 1673010.5520032019 Al-Wehda, Al-Shabab, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad
3 Flag of Sudan.svg Bushra Wahba 1441800.8019691999 Al-Hilal
4 Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah 1281320.9720182023 Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad
5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahd Al-Hamdan 1202520.4819842000 Al-Riyadh
6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani 1122060.5420002018 Al-Qadsiah, Al-Hilal
7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 1112570.4320052022 Al-Qadsiah, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, Al-Taawoun
8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Jaber 1012680.3819882007 Al-Hilal
9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris 9619922007 Ohod, Al-Ittihad
10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Obeid Al-Dosari 9119962005 Al-Wehda, Al-Ahli

Top scorers by season

SeasonNat.Top scorer(s)Club(s)Goals
1975–76 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad S. Abdeli Al-Nassr 13
1976–77 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Eid Al-Qadsiah 7
1977–78 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Motamad Khojali Al-Ahli 14
1978–79 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 18
1979–80 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 17
1980–81 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 21
1981–82 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalid Al-Ma'ajil Al-Shabab 22
1982–83 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 14
1983–84 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hussam Abu Dawood Al-Ahli 14
1984–85 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hathal Dosari Al-Hilal 15
1985–86 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 15
1986–87 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Suwaidi Al-Ittihad 17
1987–88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalid Al-Ma'ajil Al-Shabab 12
1988–89 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 19
1989–90 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 16
1990–91 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahad Al-Mehallel Al-Shabab 20
1991–92 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Owairan Al-Shabab 16
1992–93 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 18
1993–94 Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa N'Daw Al-Hilal 15
1994–95 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahd Al-Hamdan Al-Riyadh 15
1995–96 Flag of Ghana.svg Ohene Kennedy Al-Nassr 14
1996–97 Flag of Morocco.svg Ahmed Bahja Al-Ittihad 21
1997–98 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy Al-Najma 15
1998–99 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Obeid Al-Dosari Al-Wehda 20
1999–00 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 33
2000–01 Flag of Angola.svg Paulo da Silva Al-Ettifaq 13
2001–02 Flag of Senegal.svg Diene Faye Al-Riyadh 10
2002–03 Flag of Ecuador.svg Carlos Tenorio Al-Nassr 15
2003–04 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Godwin Attram
Kandia Traoré
Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal
15
2004–05 Flag of Senegal.svg Mohammed Manga Al-Shabab 15
2005–06 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Essa Al-Mehyani Al-Wehda 16
2006–07 Flag of Ghana.svg Godwin Attram Al-Shabab 13
2007–08 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 18
2008–09 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Flag of Morocco.svg
Nasser Al-Shamrani
Hicham Aboucherouane
Al-Shabab
Al-Ittihad
12
2009–10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal 12
2010–11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 17
2011–12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Flag of Brazil.svg
Nasser Al-Shamrani
Victor Simões
Al-Shabab
Al-Ahli
21
2012–13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sebastián Tagliabué Al-Shabab 19
2013–14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Hilal 21
2014–15 Flag of Syria.svg Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 22
2015–16 Flag of Syria.svg Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 27
2016–17 Flag of Syria.svg Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 24
2017–18 Flag of Chile.svg Ronnie Fernández Al-Fayha 13
2018–19 Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 34
2019–20 Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 29
2020–21 Flag of France.svg Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal 24
2021–22 Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal 24
2022–23 Flag of Morocco.svg Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Ittihad 21

Broadcasters

As of 26 December 2023
CountryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of the Arab League.svg  Middle East and North Africa Shahid
SSC channels
[24]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DAZN [25]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 Play [26]
Balkans Sport Klub [24]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Grupo Band
Canal GOAT
Caribbean DSports
South America
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bilibili
Migu tv
Tencent
Zhibo8
Flag of France.svg  France Canal+ [27]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Cosmote Sport [24]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Spíler TV [28]
Flag of India.svg  India Sony Sports Network [29]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy La7
Sportitalia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Abema
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Sky Net [30]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sport TV [31]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Prima Sport [32]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea SPOTV [33]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
South East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa StarTimes Sports [34]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Marca.com [35]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey S Sport [36]
TV8.5
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Fox Sports [37]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam VieON [38]

Notes

  1. Arabic: دوري المحترفين السعودي; The logo also used "MBS" as an abbreviation for the MBS Pro League (Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Professional League) until the 2021-22 season.
  2. Arabic: دوري روشن السعودي; Dawri Rushan as-Suʿūdī

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