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Saudi Professional League
Saudi Professional League Logo.png
Founded 1976; 43 years ago (1976)
Country Saudi Arabia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 1

Relegation to
First Division
Domestic cup(s)
Kings Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s)
AFC Champions League
UAFA Club Cup
GCC Champions League
Current champions
Al-NASSER (16th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships
Al-Nasser (16 titles)
Most appearances
Hussein Abdulghani (428)
Top goalscorer
Majed Abdullah (189 goals)
TV partners KSA Sports
Website http://www.spl.com.sa

2018–19 season

The Saudi Professional League (Arabic: دوري المحترفين السعوديDawriyy 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 1976–77, in which it was won by Al-Nasser,[5] which is also the most successful team, holding 15 titles in its' history, and is the current title-holder (2017–18).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 List of teams (2017–18 season)


  • 3 List of champions


  • 4 Performance by club


    • 4.1 Most successful clubs


    • 4.2 Total titles won by city




  • 5 Top scorers


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





History


Up until the late seventies, football in Saudi Arabia was organized on a regional basis, with the only nationwide tournament being the King's Cup. In 1976 it was deemed that local football, and transportation links, have improved sufficiently to organize a national league. Hence the Saudi League was launched with 16 clubs participating, and only 8 of them surviving in the next season. This decision was made in order to decide who relegates to the first division, and who rightfully stays on the premier league.


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.


In 2007 It was decided to split the two stages, with the league reverting to a standard double round-robin competition, and a new domestic competition cup competition formed called "The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Champions Cup". This cup will feature the top six finishers in the league plus the winners of the Crown Prince Cup and the Prince Faisal Cup. This format will take effect from the 2007–08 season onwards.


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


Prize money:[6]



  • First place: 3,800,000 Saudi Riyals

  • Second place: 2,000,000 Saudi Riyals

  • Third place: 1,000,000 Saudi Riyals



List of teams (2017–18 season)




Saudi Professional League is located in Saudi Arabia

Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad

Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad



Al-Batin

Al-Batin



Al-Ettifaq

Al-Ettifaq



Al-Faisaly

Al-Faisaly



Al-Fayha

Al-Fayha



Al-Fateh

Al-Fateh



Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Al-Shabab

Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab



Al-Qadsiah

Al-Qadsiah



Al-Raed Al-Taawoun

Al-Raed
Al-Taawoun



Ohod

Ohod




Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Saudi Professional League


Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.




























































































Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity

Al-Ahli

Jeddah

King Abdullah Sports City

7004620000000000000♠62,000

Al-Batin

Hafar Al-Batin

Al-Batin Club Stadium

7003600000000000000♠6,000

Al-Ettifaq

Dammam

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

7004217010000000000♠21,701

Al-Faisaly

Harmah

King Salman Sport City Stadium[1]

7003520000000000000♠5,200

Al-Fateh

Al-Hasa

Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

7004190960000000000♠19,096

Al-Fayha

Al Majma'ah

King Salman Sport City Stadium

7003520000000000000♠5,200

Al-Hilal

Riyadh

King Saud University Stadium

7004250000000000000♠25,000

Al-Ittihad
Jeddah

King Abdullah Sports City

7004620000000000000♠62,000

Al-Nassr
Riyadh

King Fahd International Stadium [2]

7004626850000000000♠62,685

Al-Qadsiah

Khobar

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

7004110000000000000♠11,000

Al-Raed

Buraidah

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

7004236000000000000♠23,600

Al-Shabab
Riyadh

King Fahd International Stadium [3]

7004626850000000000♠62,685

Al-Taawoun
Buraidah

King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

7004236000000000000♠23,600

Ohod

Medina

Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

7004240000000000000♠24,000

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



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




Performance by club



Most successful clubs



























































#
Club
Winners
Runners-up
Winning Years
1 Al-Hilal 15 13
1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18
2 Al-Ittihad 8 7
1981–82, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2008–09
3 Al-Nassr 7 5
1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2014–15
4 Al-Shabab 6 5
1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12
5 Al-Ahli 3 9
1977–78, 1983–84, 2015–16
6 Al-Ettifaq 2 2
1982–83, 1986–87
7 Al-Fateh 1 0
2012–13


Total titles won by city




























City
Number of titles
Clubs

Riyadh

28

Al-Hilal (15), Al-Nassr (7), Al-Shabab (6)

Jeddah

11

Al-Ittihad (8), Al-Ahli (3)

Dammam

2

Al-Ettifaq (2)

Al-Hasa

1

Al-Fateh (1)


Top scorers

















































































































































































































































































































Season


Top Scorers

Club

Goals

1976–77
Saudi Arabia Nasser Eid Al-Qadisiya 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-Wahda 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-Wahda 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 Soma Al-Ahli 22

2015–16
Syria Omar Al Soma Al-Ahli 27

2016–17
Syria Omar Al Soma Al-Ahli 24

2017–18
Chile Ronnie Fernández Al-Fayha 13


See also



  • Saudi Arabian Football Federation

  • King Cup

  • Saudi Super Cup



References





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External links



  • Saudi Pro League Statistics


  • Saudi Professional League Commission (in Arabic)


  • Abdul Latif Jameel League (in Arabic)


  • Saudi Arabia Football Federation at FIFA.com


  • Saudi Arabia - List of Champions at RSSSF.com










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