2014–15 Saudi Pro League
| Season | 2014–2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Nassr (7th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Shoalah, Al-Orobah |
| Champions League | Al-Nassr Al-Ahli Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 528 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Al Soma (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Ahli 6–1 Hajer (16 August 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Faisaly 1–5 Al Nassr (26 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Hajer 4–4 Al-Shabab (19 February 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Al-Ahli |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 games Al-Ahli |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Al-Oruba |
| Highest attendance | 60,134[1] Al-Ittihad – Al-Hilal (1 December 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 45[2] Najran – Hajer (18 May 2015) |
| Average attendance | 9,191[3] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Abdul Latif Jameel League, because of its sponsorship) was the 39th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.
Al-Nassr were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2013–14 season and 6th title in total.[4] The season was featured 14 teams, 12 from the 2013–14 campaign and two new teams promoted from the 2013–14 First Division, champions Hajer and Al-Khaleej who replace relegated Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nahda.
The title was won by Al-Nassr on May 10, 2015 after defeating rivals Al-Hilal 1-0 in the Riyadh derby. Al-Ahli became the only team in Saudi football history to lose the league and not lose any preceding matches (26), with 9 draws. Furthermore, they defeated champions Al-Nassr home (2-1) and away (4-3), and were still not crowned, the last time they won the league was in the 1983–84 season.
Teams
Hajer were back in the top flight bouncing straight back after relegation in the 2012–13 campaign. Al-Khaleej also were back for the first time in seven years, last competing in the 2006–07 Saudi Premier League season.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 62,241 |  Christian Gross
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| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | King Salman Sport City Stadium | 7,000 |  Toni Conceição
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| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 27,550 |  Nacif Beyaoui
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| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 62,685 |  Giorgos Donis
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| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 62,241 |  Victor Pițurcă
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| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | 20,100 | Jalal Qaderi
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| Al Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 62,685 |  Jorge da Silva
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| Al-Oruba | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | 5,000 |  Laurent Banide
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| Al Raed | Buraydah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |  Marc Brys
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| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 62,685 | Jaime Pacheco
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| Al-Shoalah | Al Kharj | Al-Shoalah Club Stadium | 8,000 | Eusebiu Tudor
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| Al Taawon | Buraydah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 | José Manuel Gomes
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| Hajer | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 27,550 |  Nebojša Jovović
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| Najran | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | 2,800 |  Fouad Bouali
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Kit manufacturer and sponsors
| Club | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Umbro | Qatar Airways |
| Al-Faisaly | Macron | ALDREES |
| Al-Fateh | ||
| Al-Hilal | Nike | Mobily |
| Al-Ittihad | Erreà | |
| Al-Khaleej | Uhlsport | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Al Nassr | Made by club | Mobily |
| Al-Oruba | ||
| Al Raed | ||
| Al-Shabab | Adidas | |
| Al-Shoalah | ||
| Al Taawon | ||
| Hajer | Erreà | Al-Ajmi Company |
| Najran | Made by club |
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries and a marquee player. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Bruno César
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Osvaldo
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 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
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 Omar Al Soma
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| Al-Faisaly |  André Ndame Ndame
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 Macoumba Kandji
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 Ashraf Nu'man
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Khalil Bani Attiah
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| Al-Fateh | Elias Luiz
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Élton
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 Doris Fuakumputu
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 Hussain Ali Baba
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| Al-Hilal | Thiago Neves
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Digão
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Georgios Samaras
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 Kwak Tae-Hwi
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| Al-Ittihad | Marquinho
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 Łukasz Szukała
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Lucian Sânmărtean
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 Saif Salman
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| Al-Khaleej | Aminou Bouba
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 Habib Meite
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Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh
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Hamza Al-Dardour
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| Al-Nassr |  Armando Wila
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Adrian Mierzejewski
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Fabián Estoyanoff
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Mohamed Husain
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| Al-Oruba |  Moussa Narry
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Isaac Obang Owsai
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 Khodor Salame
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 Musaed Neda
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| Al-Raed | Alexis Mondomo
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Amjad Radhi
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 Hassan Tair
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Anas Bani Yaseen
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| Al-Shabab | Rafinha
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Mohamed Awal
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John Antwi
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Tareq Khattab
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| Al-Shoalah | Sadat Bukari
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Bojan Božović
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 Lassana Fané
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 Orestes Júnior
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| Al-Taawon | Paul Alo'o
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Shadi Abu Hash'hash
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 David Ochieng
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Jehad Al-Hussain
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| Hajer | Jildemar
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 Dario Jertec
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Đorđe Đikanović
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Alaa' Al-Shaqran
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| Najran | Farid Cheklam
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Jandson
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Winful Cobbinah
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Mussab Al-Laham
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Managerial Changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hilal |  Sami Al-Jaber
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Mutual consent[5] | Laurențiu Reghecampf
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| Al Ittihad | Khalid Al Koroni
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Sacked[6] | Amr Anwar
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| Al Ittihad | Amr Anwar
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Temporary mandate over | Victor Pițurcă
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| Najran | Denis Lavagne
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Resigned | Marc Brys
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| Al Nassr |  Raúl Caneda
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Resigned | Jorge da Silva
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| Hajer | Nacif Beyaoui
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Resigned to join Al Fateh | Nebojša Jovović
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| Al Fateh | Juan Maqueda
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Sacked | Nacif Beyaoui
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| Najran | Marc Brys
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Resigned to join Al Raed | Fouad Bouali
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| Al Raed |  Vlatko Kostov
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Sacked | Marc Brys
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| Al Shabab | José Morais
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Sacked |  Reinhard Stumpf
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| Al Tawoon | Tawfiq Rawabeh
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Sacked | José Manuel Gomes
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| Al Shabab | Reinhard Stumpf
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Sacked | Jaime Pacheco
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| Al Hilal | Laurențiu Reghecampf
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Sacked[7] | Ciprian Panait
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| Al Hilal | Ciprian Panait
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Temp mandate over | Giorgos Donis
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| Al-Faisaly | Stéphane Demol
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Sacked | Toni Conceição[8]
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League table
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Results
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Clubs season-progress
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Season statistics
Top scorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Al Soma
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Al-Ahli | 22 |
| 2 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
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Al-Nassr | 21 |
| 3 | Paul Alo'o
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Al Taawon | 16 |
| 4 | Naif Hazazi
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Al-Shabab | 14 |
| 5 | Nasser Al-Shamrani
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Al-Hilal | 13 |
| 6 | Jandson
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Najran | 12 |
Last updated: 17 May 2015
Top Assistants
| Position | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jehad Al-Hussain
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Al-Taawon | 9 |
| 2 | M. Bassas
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Al-Ahli | 8 |
| Élton
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Al-Fateh | ||
| 4 | Taisir Al-Jassim
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Al-Ahli | 6 |
| Marquinho
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Al-Ittihad | ||
| Adrian Mierzejewski
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Al-Nassr | ||
| 7 | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
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Al-Hilal | 5 |
Last Update: 17 May 2015
Clean Sheets
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| 1 | Abdullah Al-Enezi
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Al-Nassr | 24 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdullah Al-Maiouf
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| 3 | Waleed Abdullah
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Al-Shabab | 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Khalid Sharhili
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Al-Hilal | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Basem Alatalah
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Al-Taawon | 21 | 5
AttendancesBy round
Top 10 Season AttendancesSee also
References
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