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Saudi Professional League
File:Saudi Professional League Logo.png
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
CountrySaudi Arabia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toFirst Division
Domestic cup(s)Kings Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
UAFA Club Cup
GCC Champions League
Current championsAl-Nassr (8th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsAl-Hilal (15th title)
Most appearancesHussein Abdulghani (428)
Top goalscorerMajed Abdullah (189 goals)
TV partnersKSA Sports
Websitehttp://www.spl.com.sa
Current: 2019–20 season

The Saudi Professional League (Arabic: دوري المحترفين السعودي Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī), or Saudi Football League, is the top division of Association football league in Saudi Arabia. From 2013 to 2019 it was known as the Abdul Latif Jameel League, or Dawry Jameel, as it was sponsored by Abdul Latif Jameel for six years.[1][2][3][4]

The first season of the competition was held in 1976,[5] Al Hilal is the most successful team, holding 15 titles in its history (2018–19).

History

Up until the late fifties, football in Saudi Arabia was organized on a regional basis, with the only nationwide tournament being the King's Cup. In 1957, the first nation league including regional tournament of central, west, east and north regions, where clubs compete in their region league to qualify for the king's cup, which is the final stage of the competition. The winner of the king's cup is considered the league winner.[6]

In 1981 it was decided to increase the number of clubs and add a second division. The league competition for the 1981–82, known as the ranking league, featured 18 clubs with the top eight qualifying for the first division and the bottom ten to the new second division. The number of first division clubs was later increased to 12 in the 1984–85 season.

In 1990 it was decided to revamp local competitions and to 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 to the final knockout stage, called the golden square. Clubs were allowed to sign players on a professional basis making the league semi professional.

The league became professional in 2007.[7]

As of 2008, four teams from Saudi Arabia qualify for the AFC Champions League annually. This includes the top three teams of the league together with the winner of the Kings Cup. If the winner of the King Cup is also among the four top teams then the fourth best team qualifies to the extensions and if the winner of the King Cup is under the four top teams then the fourth team will not qualify and the third team will qualify for the extension.

Prize money:[8]

  • First place: 3,800,000 Saudi riyals
  • Second place: 2,000,000 Saudi riyals
  • Third place: 1,000,000 Saudi riyals

List of teams (2019–20 season)

For details on the 2019–20 Saudi Professional League season, see here.

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Locations of teams in the 2019–20 Saudi Professional League
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000[9]
Al-Adalah Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[10][11]
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000[12]
Al-Faisaly Harmah Al Majma'ah Sports City [1] 7,000
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[11]
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Sports City 7,000
Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 8,000[13]
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Saud University Stadium 25,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium [2] 62,685
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium [3] 62,685
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium [4] 20,000

1: ^ Al-Faisaly play their home games in Al Majma'ah.
2: ^ Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab also use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as a home stadium.
3: ^ Damac play their home games in Abha.

List of champions

No Season Champion
1 1976–77 Al-Hilal
2 1977–78 Al-Ahli
3 1978–79 Al-Hilal
4 1979–80 Al-Nassr
5 1980–81 Al-Nassr
6 1981–82 Al-Ittihad
7 1982–83 Al-Ettifaq
8 1983–84 Al-Ahli
9 1984–85 Al-Hilal
10 1985–86 Al-Hilal
11 1986–87 Al-Ettifaq
12 1987–88 Al-Hilal
13 1988–89 Al-Nassr
14 1989–90 Al-Hilal
15 1990–91 Al-Shabab
16 1991–92 Al-Shabab
17 1992–93 Al-Shabab
18 1993–94 Al-Nassr
19 1994–95 Al-Nassr
20 1995–96 Al-Hilal
No. Season Champion
21 1996–97 Al-Ittihad
22 1997–98 Al-Hilal
23 1998–99 Al-Ittihad
24 1999–00 Al-Ittihad
25 2000–01 Al-Ittihad
26 2001–02 Al-Hilal
27 2002–03 Al-Ittihad
28 2003–04 Al-Shabab
29 2004–05 Al-Hilal
30 2005–06 Al-Shabab
31 2006–07 Al-Ittihad
32 2007–08 Al-Hilal
33 2008–09 Al-Ittihad
34 2009–10 Al-Hilal
35 2010–11 Al-Hilal
36 2011–12 Al-Shabab
37 2012–13 Al-Fateh
38 2013–14 Al-Nassr
39 2014–15 Al-Nassr
40 2015–16 Al-Ahli
No. Season Champion
41 2016–17 Al-Hilal
42 2017–18 Al-Hilal
43 2018-19 Al-Nassr

Performance by club

Most successful clubs

# Club Winners Runners-up
1 Al-Hilal
15
15
2 Al-Ittihad
8
9
3 Al-Nassr
8
8
4 Al-Shabab
6
6
5 Al-Ahli
3
10
6 Al-Ettifaq
2
4
7 Al-Fateh
1
0
8 Al-Wehda
0
5
9 Al-Riyadh
0
2

Total titles won by city

City Number of titles Clubs
Riyadh
28
Al-Hilal (15), Al-Nassr (8), Al-Shabab (6)
Jeddah
11
 Al-Ittihad (8), Al-Ahli (3)
Dammam
3
 Al-Ettifaq (2)
Al-Hasa
1
 Al-Fateh (1)

[5]

Top scorers

Season Top Scorers Club Goals
1976–77 Saudi Arabia Nasser Eid Al-Qadsiah 12
1977–78 Saudi Arabia Motamad Khojali Al-Ahli 14
1978–79 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 18
1979–80 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 17
1980–81 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 21
1981–82 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ma'ajil Al-Shabab 22
1982–83 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 14
1983–84 Saudi Arabia Hussam Abu Dawood Al-Ahli 14
1984–85 Saudi Arabia Hathal Dosari Al-Hilal 15
1985–86 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 15
1986–87 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Suwaidi Al-Ittihad 17
1987–88 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ma'ajil Al-Shabab 12
1988–89 Saudi Arabia Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 19
1989–90 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 16
1990–91 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Mehallel Al-Shabab 20
1991–92 Saudi Arabia Saeed Al-Owairan Al-Shabab 16
1992–93 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 18
1993–94 Senegal Moussa Ndao Al-Hilal 15
1994–95 Saudi Arabia Fahd Al-Hamdan Al-Riyadh 15
1995–96 Ghana Ohene Kennedy Al-Nassr 14
1996–97 Morocco Ahmed Bahja Al-Ittihad 21
1997–98 Saudi Arabia Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy Al-Najma 15
1998–99 Saudi Arabia Obeid Al-Dosari Al-Wehda 20
1999–00 Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 33
2000–01 Angola Paulo Da Silva Al-Ettifaq 13
2001–02 Senegal Dane Valle Al-Riyadh 10
2002–03 Ecuador Carlos Tenorio Al-Nassr 15
2003–04 Ghana
Ivory Coast		 Godwin Attram
Kandia Traoré		 Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal		 15
2004–05 Senegal Mohammed Manga Al-Shabab 15
2005–06 Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani Al-Wehda 16
2006–07 Ghana Godwin Attram Al-Shabab 13
2007–08 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 18
2008–09 Saudi Arabia
Morocco		 Nasser Al-Shamrani
Hicham Aboucherouane		 Al-Shabab
Al-Ittihad		 12
2009–10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal 12
2010–11 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 17
2011–12 Saudi Arabia
Brazil		 Nasser Al-Shamrani
Victor Simões		 Al-Shabab
Al-Ahli		 21
2012–13 Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué Al-Shabab 19
2013–14 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Hilal 21
2014–15 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 22
2015–16 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 27
2016–17 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 24
2017–18 Chile Ronnie Fernández Al-Fayha 13
2018–19 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 34

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Abdul Latif Jameel marks a year of success at SIMS '13". Saudi Gazette. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Jameel League sponsorship hits the target". Opening Doors. Abdul Latif Jameel. Winter 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ Varvodic, Marin (24 January 2016). "Al RiyadyaTV (Saudi Sport) – live on sat football via Nilesat 7°W". SportEventz. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Live Scores – Clubs: Al Hilalclub_hint=Al Nassr". =FIFA.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ دوري المحترفين السعودي, ويكيبيديا، الموسوعة الحرة (in Arabic), 2019-05-16, retrieved 2019-05-18
  7. ^ "Morocco's Abderrazak Hamdallah breaks scoring record in Saudi Arabia". 19 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Mahalah)".
  10. ^ "ملعب الأحساء ينهي استعداداته لاستقبال العائلات".
  11. ^ a b "Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium".
  12. ^ "Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium".
  13. ^ "Alhazm Club Stadium".
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