2024–25 Saudi Pro League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 August 2024 – May 2025 |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 249 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Mitrović (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Wehda (15 September 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Okhdood 0–3 Al-Hilal (24 August 2024) Al-Fayha 1–4 Al-Nassr (27 August 2024) Al-Riyadh 0–3 Al-Hilal (14 September 2024) Al-Ettifaq 0–3 Al-Nassr (20 September 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Wehda (15 September 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Al-Hilal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Al-Nassr Al-Hilal |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Al-Wehda Al-Fateh |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Al-Fateh |
| Highest attendance | 53,036 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Hilal (5 October 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 390 Al-Fayha 2–0 Al-Riyadh (29 September 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) is the 49th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976.
Al-Hilal are the defending champions, having won their record-extending 19th title last season.[1] Al-Kholood, Al-Orobah, and Al-Qadsiah join as the three promoted clubs.[2] They replaced Abha, Al-Hazem, and Al-Tai who were relegated to the 2024–25 Saudi First Division League.
Overview
[edit]Changes
[edit]Starting this season, each club can have a squad of 25 players with ten foreigners; eight of them can be of any age, and two must be under 21 at the time of signing. 15 Saudi players of any age, and five can be called up from the youth sector if needed or wanted. For each league match, managers can select eight of the ten foreigners to be included in the squad.
Unlike the previous years where the goal of the week was voted on Twitter (now 𝕏) with no physical award, starting this season the voting is held at the league website with awards for the winners presented by BSF, one of the league sponsors, and two new awards were announced, which are the skill of the week and save of the week, with the voting also being at the league website. However, these new awards have been inconsistent; some weeks there's voting, some there is not.
Teams
[edit]
18 teams will compete in the league – the top 15 teams from the previous season and the 3 teams promoted from the FD League.
Teams who were promoted to the Pro League
[edit]On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah became the first team to be promoted following a 2–2 draw with Ohod.[3] They were crowned champions following a 4–2 win against Al-Najma on 13 May 2024.[4] Al-Qadsiah return to the top flight after an absence of three seasons and will play in their 37th season in the top flight.
On 21 May 2024, Al-Kholood and Al-Orobah became the final two clubs to be promoted. Al-Kholood were promoted following a 5–1 win against Al-Safa.[5] Al-Kholood will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in history and will be the 38th side to participate in the Saudi Pro League since its inception.
Al-Orobah were promoted following a 1–0 win against Al-Jabalain.[6] Al-Orobah return to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2014–15 season and will play in their 3rd season in the top flight.
Teams who were relegated to the FD League
[edit]Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 4–1 home defeat to Al-Hilal on 11 May 2024.[7] Al-Hazem were relegated after just one year in the top flight. This was their third relegation in five years.
Both Abha and Al-Tai were relegated on the final day of the season. Abha were relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Hazem.[8] Abha were relegated after five consecutive seasons in the Pro League.
Al-Tai were relegated following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Okhdood.[9] Al-Tai were relegated after three consecutive seasons in the top flight.
Stadia
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Other sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Matthias Jaissle
|
 Franck Kessié
|
Adidas | Red Sea Global | List
|
| Al-Ettifaq |  Steven Gerrard
|
 Georginio Wijnaldum
|
Adidas | Kammelna | List
|
| Al-Fateh |  Jens Gustafsson
|
 Mohammed Al-Fuhaid
|
100° | Theeb Rent A Car | List
|
| Al-Fayha |  Christos Kontis
|
Sami Al-Khaibari
|
Skillano | Basic Electronics Company | List
|
| Al-Hilal |  Jorge Jesus
|
Salem Al-Dawsari
|
Puma | Savvy Games Group | List
|
| Al-Ittihad |  Laurent Blanc
|
Karim Benzema
|
Nike | Roshn | List
|
| Al-Khaleej | Georgios Donis
|
Fábio Martins
|
Laser | Yelo Rent a Car | List
|
| Al-Kholood | Paulo Duarte
|
 Marcelo Grohe
|
Renown | Yelo Rent a Car | List
|
| Al-Nassr |  Stefano Pioli
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Adidas | KAFD | List
|
| Al-Okhdood |  Stjepan Tomas
|
Hussain Al-Zabdani
|
Skillano | Yelo Rent a Car | List
|
| Al-Orobah | Álvaro Pacheco
|
Hamed Al-Maghati
|
Hattrick | Arrow Modern Future | List
|
| Al-Qadsiah |  Míchel
|
Nacho
|
Nike | Aloula Aviation | List
|
| Al-Raed | Odair Hellmann
|
 Mohamed Fouzair
|
Challenge | Dinar Investment | List
|
| Al-Riyadh | Sabri Lamouchi
|
Abdullah Al-Khaibri
|
Al Tazaj | Science Technology | List
|
| Al-Shabab | Vítor Pereira
|
 Yannick Carrasco
|
Shawarmer | Theeb Rent A Car | List
|
| Al-Taawoun |  Rodolfo Arruabarrena
|
Aschraf El Mahdioui
|
Macron | Aldyar Alarabiya | List
|
| Al-Wehda | Josef Zinnbauer
|
Waleed Bakshween
|
Albaik | Yelo Rent A Car | List
|
| Damac |  Cosmin Contra
|
 Farouk Chafaï
|
Skillano | Basic Electronics Company | List
|
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Fayha |  Vuk Rašović
|
End of contract | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Christos Kontis
|
8 July 2024[10] |
| Al-Kholood | Fabiano Flora
|
Paulo Duarte
|
21 June 2024[11] | |||
| Al-Okhdood | Noureddine Zekri
|
Stjepan Tomas
|
22 July 2024[12] | |||
| Al-Orobah |  Rusmir Cviko
|
Álvaro Pacheco
|
21 July 2024[13] | |||
| Al-Raed | Igor Jovićević
|
Odair Hellmann
|
14 July 2024[14] | |||
| Al-Riyadh | Odair Hellmann
|
Sabri Lamouchi
|
12 July 2024[15] | |||
| Al-Taawoun | Péricles Chamusca
|
Rodolfo Arruabarrena
|
6 July 2024[16] | |||
| Al-Wehda | Georgios Donis
|
Josef Zinnbauer
|
24 July 2024[17] | |||
| Al-Khaleej | Pedro Emanuel
|
Resigned | 23 June 2024[18] | Georgios Donis
|
11 July 2024[19] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Marcelo Gallardo
|
Sacked | 2 July 2024[20] | Laurent Blanc
|
13 July 2024[21] | |
| Al-Fateh | Slaven Bilić
|
Mutual consent | 16 August 2024[22] | Jens Gustafsson
|
22 August 2024[23] | |
| Al-Nassr | Luís Castro
|
Sacked | 17 September 2024[24] | 7th | Stefano Pioli
|
18 September 2024[25] |
Foreign players
[edit]On 29 December 2023, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation increased the amount of foreign players a club can register to ten, with eight players of any age and two players required to be aged 21 or younger. For league matches, clubs can only designate eight players as available for every match throughout the season but can designate ten as available for the King Cup and Super Cup.[26]
- Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
- Players from other countries who were born in Saudi Arabia are counted as homegrown/local players.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 28 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 27 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | Al-Qadsiah | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Al-Khaleej | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 | |
| 7 | Al-Taawoun | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Al-Ahli | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 14 | |
| 9 | Al-Riyadh | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 14 | |
| 10 | Damac | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Al-Raed | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 12 | Al-Ettifaq | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 11 | |
| 13 | Al-Orobah | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 10 | |
| 14 | Al-Okhdood | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | |
| 15 | Al-Kholood | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 7 | |
| 16 | Al-Fayha | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 7 | Relegation to FD League |
| 17 | Al-Wehda | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 6 | |
| 18 | Al-Fateh | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 5 |
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) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[27]
Positions by round
[edit]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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
| Leader and AFC Champions League Elite league stage | |
| AFC Champions League Elite league stage | |
| Relegation to FD League |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]As of 9 November 2024
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[28][29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandar Mitrović
|
Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 2 | Karim Benzema
|
Al-Ittihad | 8 |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Al-Nassr | 6 |
| Talisca
|
Al-Nassr | ||
 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
|
Damac | ||
 Musa Barrow
|
Al-Taawoun | ||
| 7 | Houssem Aouar
|
Al-Ittihad | 5 |
| Abdulla Al Salem
|
Al-Khaleej | ||
| Abderrazak Hamdallah
|
Al-Shabab | ||
| 10 |  Djaniny
|
Al-Fateh | 4 |
| Álex Collado
|
Al-Kholood | ||
 Myziane Maolida
|
Al-Kholood | ||
| Cristian Tello
|
Al-Orobah | ||
 Julián Quiñones
|
Al-Qadsiah | ||
 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
|
Al-Qadsiah | ||
 Habib Diallo
|
Damac |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karim Benzema |
Al-Ittihad | Al-Wehda | 7–1 (H) | 15 September 2024 |
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Most assists
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[30] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moussa Diaby
|
Al-Ittihad | 10 |
| 2 | Sadio Mané
|
Al-Nassr | 5 |
| 3 |  Bernard Mensah
|
Al-Riyadh | 4 |
| Renan Lodi
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| Nicolae Stanciu
|
Damac | ||
| 6 | Salem Al-Dawsari
|
Al-Hilal | 3 |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| Franck Kessié
|
Al-Ahli | ||
| Ivan Toney
|
Al-Ahli | ||
| Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
|
Al-Ittihad | ||
| Steven Bergwijn
|
Al-Ittihad | ||
| Mohammed Aboulshamat
|
Al-Qadsiah | ||
| Saleh Al-Amri
|
Al-Raed | ||
| Musab Al-Juwayr
|
Al-Shabab |
Clean sheets
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels
|
Al-Qadsiah | 6 |
| 2 |  Kim Seung-gyu
|
Al-Shabab | 5 |
| 3 | Predrag Rajković
|
Al-Ittihad | 4 |
| Bento
|
Al-Nassr | ||
| Mailson
|
Al-Taawoun | ||
| 6 | Édouard Mendy
|
Al-Ahli | 3 |
| Ibrahim Šehić
|
Al-Khaleej | ||
| 8 |  Marek Rodák
|
Al-Ettifaq | 2 |
| Yassine Bounou
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| Mohammed Al-Rubaie
|
Al-Hilal | ||
 Orlando Mosquera
|
Al-Fayha | ||
| Paulo Vítor
|
Al-Okhdood | ||
| Gaëtan Coucke
|
Al-Orobah | ||
| Meshari Sunyur
|
Al-Raed |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 6[32]
Flávio Medeiros (Al-Taawoun)
- Most red cards: 2[33]
Abdullah Radif (Al-Ettifaq)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 26[34]
- Al-Fayha
- Most red cards: 3[35]
- Al-Taawoun
Attendances
[edit]By round
[edit]| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 50,591 | 9 | 5,621 |
| Round 2 | 54,873 | 9 | 6,097 |
| Round 3 | 105,197 | 9 | 11,688 |
| Round 4 | 64,028 | 9 | 7,114 |
| Round 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 274,689 | 36 | 7,630 |
By team
[edit]| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 76,689 | 49,712 | 26,977 | 38,344 | +113.4% |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 45,685 | 25,471 | 20,214 | 22,842 | −6.3% |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 32,595 | 23,644 | 8,951 | 16,297 | −8.6% |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 24,655 | 15,666 | 8,989 | 12,328 | −43.5% |
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 16,880 | 9,826 | 7,054 | 8,440 | +2.5% |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 12,666 | 9,390 | 3,276 | 6,333 | −13.4% |
| 7 | Al-Qadsiah | 11,365 | 6,100 | 5,265 | 5,682 | n/a† |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 9,823 | 5,943 | 3,880 | 4,912 | −25.2% |
| 9 | Al-Riyadh | 9,518 | 8,914 | 604 | 4,759 | +155.7% |
| 10 | Al-Okhdood | 6,318 | 5,099 | 1,219 | 3,159 | +40.8% |
| 11 | Damac | 5,742 | 3,065 | 2,677 | 2,871 | −33.8% |
| 12 | Al-Fayha | 4,989 | 4,195 | 794 | 2,495 | +8.4% |
| 13 | Al-Taawoun | 3,986 | 2,380 | 1,606 | 1,993 | −70.8% |
| 14 | Al-Raed | 3,309 | 1,658 | 1,651 | 1,655 | −73.9% |
| 15 | Al-Kholood | 2,983 | 2,296 | 687 | 1,491 | n/a† |
| 16 | Al-Orobah | 2,710 | 2,710 | 2,710 | 2,710 | n/a† |
| 17 | Al-Khaleej | 2,420 | 1,347 | 1,073 | 1,210 | −77.4% |
| 18 | Al-Wehda | 1,383 | 780 | 603 | 691 | −73.8% |
| League total | 274,689 | 49,712 | 603 | 7,630 | −6.5% |
Source: Announced at the end of every match at the stadiums
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in FD League.
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Rising Star of the Month | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| September | Jorge Jesus
|
Al-Hilal | Aleksandar Mitrović
|
Al-Hilal | Koen Casteels
|
Al-Qadsiah | Musab Al-Juwayr
|
Al-Shabab | [36] |
| October | Laurent Blanc
|
Al-Ittihad | Moussa Diaby
|
Al-Ittihad | Predrag Rajković
|
Al-Ittihad | |||
Weekly awards
[edit]| Week (MD) |
Goal of the Week | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| 1 | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
Al-Hilal | |
| 2 | Karim Benzema |
Al-Ittihad | |
| 3 | Karim Benzema |
Al-Ittihad | |
| 4 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
Al-Hilal | |
| 5 | Hamed Al-Ghamdi |
Al-Ittihad | [37] |
| 6 | Sadio Mané |
Al-Nassr | [38] |
| 7 |  Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson |
Al-Orobah | |
| 8 | Riyad Mahrez |
Al-Ahli | |
| 9 | Cristian Guanca |
Al-Shabab | [39] |
| Week (MD) |
Skill of the Week | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| 6 |  Ibrahim Bayesh |
Al-Riyadh | |
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