2015–16 Saudi Pro League
| Season | 2015–2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Ahli (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Hajer |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Ahli Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad |
| Matches played | 168 |
| Goals scored | 458 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Al-Somah (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Khaleej (21 November 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Hajer 1–5 Al-Hilal (14 December 2015) Al-Khaleej 0–4 Al-Ahli (27 August 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Ittihad 6–2 Al-Raed (4 February 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Ahli (6 games)[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Ahli (17 games)[2] |
| Longest winless run | Hajer (15 games)[3] |
| Longest losing run | Hajer (8 games)[4] |
| Highest attendance | 59,037[5] Al-Ittihad 4–3 Al-Hilal (30 October 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 46[5] Najran 2–0 Hajer (20 November 2015) |
| Average attendance | 7,001[6] |
← 2014–15
All statistics correct as of 25 April 2016. | |
The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League - officially known as the Abdul Latif Jameel League, because of its sponsorship - is the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, since its inception in 1976.
Al-Nassr are once again the defending champions for this season, having won the previous two editions in 2013–14 and 2014–15, their 7th title in total.[7] The League comprises 14 teams, 12 from the 2014–15 campaign and two new teams promoted from the 2014–15 First Division, champions Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda who replace relegated Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla. The League started on 19 August 2015 and will conclude on 14 May 2016.
On 24 April 2016, Al-Ahli won the league title after defeating Al-Hilal 3–1 in a home match. It is their first title since 1984 and their third overall.[8]
Teams
The top three teams of the league plus the winner of 2016 King Cup will qualify for the 2017 AFC Champions League.
First Division champions Al-Qadisiyah return for the first time since being relegated in the 2011–12 campaign and are joined by Al-Wehda who return after relegation in 2012–13 campaign. They replace relegated sides Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla. This brings top flight football back to Makkah and Khobar.
Number of teams by region
| # | Region | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | 4 | Al-Fateh, Al-Khaleej, Al-Qadisiyah, Hajer |
| Riyadh | 4 | Al-Faisaly, Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab | |
| 3 | Makkah | 3 | Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-wehda |
| 4 | Al-Qassim | 2 | Al-Raed, Al-Taawoun |
| 5 | Najran | 1 | Najran |
Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000[9] |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | King Salman Sport City (Al Majma'ah) | 5,200[10] |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi | 19,096[11] |
| Al-Hilal[A] | Riyadh | King Fahd International | 62,685[12] |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000[9] |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Saud bin Jalawi (Khobar) | 11,000[13] |
| Al-Nassr[A] | Riyadh | King Fahd International | 62,685[12] |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi | 11,000[13] |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600[14] |
| Al-Shabab[A] | Riyadh | King Fahd International | 62,685[12] |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600[14] |
| Al-Wehda | Makkah | King Abdul Aziz | 33,195[15] |
| Hajer | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi | 19,096[11] |
| Najran[B] | Najran | Al-Akhdoud Club | 3,200[16] |
- Notes
- ^ Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab also use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats)[17] as home stadium.
- ^
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Christian Gross
|
 Taisir Al-Jassim
|
Puma | Qatar Airways |
| Al-Faisaly |  Liviu Ciobotariu
|
Omar Abdulaziz
|
Erreà | Aldrees |
| Al-Fateh |  Nacif Beyaoui
|
Hamdan Al-Hamdan
|
Jako | Al-Majdouie Hyundai |
| Al-Hilal |  Giorgos Donis
|
Yasser Al-Qahtani
|
Nike | Mobily |
| Al-Ittihad | Victor Pițurcă
|
Hamad Montashari
|
Adidas | |
| Al-Khaleej | Jalal Qaderi
|
Hussain Al-Turki
|
Erreà | Al-Majdouie Hyundai |
| Al-Nassr |  Raúl Caneda
|
Hussein Abdulghani
|
Saudi Sporta | Mobily |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Hamad Al-Dossari
|
Naif Hazazi
|
Lotto | |
| Al-Raed |  Aleksandar Ilić
|
Ibrahim Madkhali
|
Hattrick | Hana Water Company |
| Al-Shabab | Fathi Al-Jabal
|
Ahmed Otaif
|
Romai | |
| Al-Taawoun |  José Gomes
|
 Jehad Al-Hussain
|
Erreà | Herfy |
| Al-Wehda |  Kheïreddine Madoui
|
Majed Al-Hazzani
|
Erreà | |
| Hajer | Abdullah Al-Janoubi
|
Mustafa Malayekah
|
Erreà | |
| Najran |  Hélio dos Anjos
|
Abdulaziz Hamsal
|
Adidas | Star Plastic Industries |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.[20]
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Marquinho
|
 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
|
Giannis Fetfatzidis
|
Omar Al-Somah
|
| Al-Faisaly | Adriano Pardal
|
 Javier Balboa
|
Abel Camará
|
 Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
|
| Al-Fateh | Élton
|
 Juan Falcón
|
 Patrick Gbala
|
 Salam Shaker
|
| Al-Hilal | Aílton Almeida
|
Carlos Eduardo
|
Digão
|
 Kwak Tae-Hwi
|
| Al-Ittihad |  Sulley Muntari
|
Lucian Sânmărtean
|
Gelmin Rivas
|
|
| Al-Khaleej | Abdoulaye Koffi
|
 Aminou Bouba
|
 Aboubacar Sylla
|
 Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh
|
| Al-Nassr |  Mohamed Husain
|
Marquinhos Gabriel
|
 Modibo Maïga
|
 Adrian Mierzejewski
|
| Al-Qadisiyah | Gilberto Macena
|
Jandson
|
Vitor Júnior
|
Saad Abdul-Amir
|
| Al-Raed |  Marcos Pizzelli
|
 Boubacar Kébé
|
Ismaël Bangoura
|
 Eid Al-Farsi
|
| Al-Shabab | Mohamed Benyettou
|
Fernando Farias
|
Rafinha
|
 Diego Arismendi
|
| Al-Taawoun | Sandro Manoel
|
Paul Efoulou
|
Ricardo Machado
|
Jehad Al-Hussain
|
| Al-Wehda | Anderson de Oliveira
|
Ernest Nfor
|
Jehad Al-Baour
|
Adolfo Lima
|
| Hajer | Bruno Lopes
|
André Ndame
|
 Ashraf Nu'man
|
 Adama François
|
| Najran | Adriano Alves
|
Bismark Ferreira
|
Eric Pereira
|
Tozin
|
Managerial Changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Raed | Abdelkader Amrani
|
28 August 2015[21] | Sacked | 13th | Takis Lemonis
|
3 September 2015[22] |
| Al-Nassr | Jorge da Silva
|
23 October 2015[23] | Sacked | 7th |  René Higuita (interim)
|
24 October 2015[24] |
| Al-Nassr | René Higuita
|
26 October 2015 | Temporary mandate over | 6th |  Fabio Cannavaro[1]
|
26 October 2015[25] |
| Al-Wehda | Juan Rodriguez
|
29 October 2015[26] | Sacked | 13th | Badreldin Hamed (interim)
|
30 October 2015[27] |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Djamel Belkacem
|
30 October 2015[28] | Sacked | 9th | Alexandre Gallo
|
30 October 2015[28] |
| Hajer |  Nebojša Jovović
|
30 October 2015[28] | Sacked | 11th | Abdullah Al-Janoubi (interim)
|
30 October 2015[28] |
| Hajer | Abdullah Al-Janoubi
|
4 November 2015 | Temporary mandate over | 12th |  Stéphane Demol
|
4 November 2015[29] |
| Al-Wehda | Badreldin Hamed
|
9 November 2015 | Temporary mandate over | 11th | Kheïreddine Madoui[2]
|
9 November 2015[30] |
| Al-Ittihad | László Bölöni
|
24 November 2015[31] | Mutual consent | 4th | Adel Abdulrahman (interim)
|
24 November 2015 |
| Al-Ittihad | Adel Abdulrahman
|
15 December 2015 | Temporary mandate over | 4th | Victor Pițurcă
|
15 December 2015[32] |
| Najran | Fathi Al-Jabal
|
16 December 2015[33] | Mutual consent | 13th | Al Hasan Al-Yami (interim)
|
16 December 2015[33] |
| Najran | Al Hasan Al-Yami
|
25 December 2015 | Temporary mandate over | 13th | Hélio dos Anjos
|
25 December 2015[34] |
| Al-Shabab | Alvaro Gutierrez
|
3 January 2016 | Sacked | 6th | Fathi Al-Jabal
|
3 January 2016[35] |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Alexandre Gallo
|
30 January 2016[36] | Sacked | 11th | Hamad Al-Dossari (interim)
|
30 January 2016[36] |
| Al-Raed | Takis Lemonis
|
1 February 2016[37] | Mutual consent | 12th |  Reda Hakam (interim)
|
1 February 2016[37] |
| Al-Raed | Reda Hakam
|
5 February 2016[38] | Temporary mandate over | 12th | Aleksandar Ilić
|
5 February 2016[38] |
| Al-Nassr | Fabio Cannavaro
|
11 February 2016[39] | Mutual consent | 6th | René Higuita (interim)
|
12 February 2016[40] |
| Al-Nassr | René Higuita
|
18 February 2016 | Temporary mandate over | 7th | Raúl Caneda
|
18 February 2016[41] |
| Hajer | Stéphane Demol
|
8 March 2016[42] | Mutual consent | 14th | Abdullah Al-Janoubi
|
8 March 2016[42] |
- Notes
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli (C) | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 63 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 55 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage and Arab Club Championship group stage[a] |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad[b] | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 49 | |
| 4 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 45 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round[a] |
| 6 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 39 | |
| 7 | Al-Khaleej | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 33 | |
| 8 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 32 | Qualification for the Arab Club Championship group stage[c] |
| 9 | Al-Wehda | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 31 | |
| 10 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 29 | |
| 11 | Al-Qadisiyah | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Al-Raed (O) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 24 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Najran (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 21 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 14 | Hajer (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 56 | −41 | 9 |
Source: SLstat.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[44]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).[44]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c d Since the winners of the 2016 King Cup, Al-Ahli, qualified for AFC Champions League group stage based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winner (2017 AFC Champions League group stage) is passed to the third-placed team and the spot for the third-placed team (AFC Champions League play-off round) is passed to the fourth-placed team.
- ^ Al-Ittihad did not obtain an AFC license. Therefore, even if they earn the right to play in Asian competitions based on league position, they will not be able to participate.[43]
- ^ Al-Nassr earned a place in the Arab Club Championship by virtue of being the 2016 King Cup runners-up.
Positions by round
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.
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Results
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Relegation play-offs
The team which finishes 12th will play against 3rd of the 2015–16 Saudi First Division for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score will take part in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League.[44]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Batin | 12th of the Pro League | 19 May | 26 May |
First leg
| Al-Batin | v | 12th of the Pro League |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| 12th of the Pro League | v | Al-Batin |
|---|---|---|
Statistics
Top scorers
|
Top assists
|
Clean sheets
- As of 25 April 2016[47]
| Rank | Player | Club | G.P. | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalid Sharhili
|
Al-Hilal | 20 | 10 |
| Yasser Al-Mosailem
|
Al-Ahli | 21 | ||
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Owais
|
Al-Shabab | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Abdullah Al-Owaishir
|
Al-Fateh | 18 | 6 |
| 5 | Assaf Al-Qarni
|
Al-Ittihad | 14 | 5 |
| Fayz Al-Sabiay
|
Al-Taawoun | 20 | ||
| Mansoor Al-Najai
|
Al-Faisaly | 20 | ||
| Moslem Al Freej
|
Al-Khaleej | 20 | ||
| Faisel Masrahi
|
Al-Qadisiyah | 24 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelmin Rivas |
Al-Ittihad | Al-Qadisiyah | 3–1 | 17 October 2015 | [48] |
| Omar Al-Somah |
Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 4–2 | 18 October 2015 | [49] |
| Gelmin Rivas |
Al-Ittihad | Hajer | 5–0 | 10 December 2015 | [50] |
| Omar Al-Somah |
Al-Ahli | Al-Raed | 3–1 | 14 December 2015 | [51] |
Attendances
By round
| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 32,122 | 7 | 4,589 |
| Round 2 | 29,840 | 7 | 4,263 |
| Round 3 | 93,882 | 7 | 13,412 |
| Round 4 | 53,701 | 7 | 7,672 |
| Round 5 | 69,084 | 7 | 9,869 |
| Round 6 | 39,156 | 7 | 5,594 |
| Round 7 | 48,285 | 7 | 6,898 |
| Round 8 | 57,644 | 7 | 8,235 |
| Round 9 | 44,462 | 7 | 6,352 |
| Round 10 | 72,727 | 7 | 10,390 |
| Round 11 | 47,422 | 7 | 6,775 |
| Round 12 | 43,783 | 7 | 6,255 |
| Round 13 | 30,295 | 7 | 4,328 |
| Round 14 | 63,279 | 7 | 9,040 |
| Round 15 | 52,709 | 7 | 7,530 |
| Round 16 | 28,518 | 7 | 4,074 |
| Round 17 | 55,137 | 7 | 7,877 |
| Round 18 | 38,551 | 7 | 5,507 |
| Round 19 | 53,191 | 7 | 7,599 |
| Round 20 | 56,595 | 7 | 8,085 |
| Round 21 | 45,342 | 7 | 6,477 |
| Round 22 | 18,184 | 7 | 2,598 |
| Round 23 | 34,391 | 7 | 4,913 |
| Round 24 | 67,870 | 7 | 9,696 |
| Round 25 | - | 0 | - |
| Round 26 | - | 0 | - |
| TOTALS | 168 | 7,001 |
Source:[52]
See also
- 2015–16 1st Division League
- 2015–16 2nd Division League
- 2016 King Cup
- 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup
- 2015 Super Cup
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