2024–25 Saudi Pro League

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Pro League
Season2024–25
DatesAugust 2024 – May 2025

The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 49th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures for the 2024–25 season will be announced in July 2025.

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]

Teams who were relegated to the FD League[edit]

Stadiums[edit]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000[1]
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium 15,000[2]
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Al-Fateh Club Stadium 11,000[3]
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Sports City 7,000
Al-Hilal Riyadh Kingdom Arena 26,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam) 35,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park 25,000
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 15,000[4]
Al-Shabab Riyadh Al-Shabab Club Stadium 15,000
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
25,000
5,961
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Abha)
Damac Club Stadium
20,000
5,000

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Abha South Africa Pitso Mosimane Tunisia Saad Bguir Offside Yelo, Tameeni, Mezaj, Al Tazaj1, Hayat National Hospital1, Florina1
Al-Ahli Germany Matthias Jaissle Brazil Roberto Firmino Adidas Red Sea Global, Neoleap, SIRC, Urpay1, Kayanee1, Qaid2, Saudi German Hospital2, Vveyon3
Al-Ettifaq England Steven Gerrard Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum Tempo Sport Hongqi, Kammelna, Aldyar Alarabiya, Tameeni, Procare Hospital1, Qaid2, Direct2
Al-Fateh Croatia Slaven Bilić Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Fuhaid 100° Al-Jabr Finance, Fuschia, Tameeni, Al Kifah Holding1, Malakan1, Direct2, Skkah2
Al-Fayha Serbia Vuk Rašović Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Khaibari Skillano Afaq Al Arabya, Tameeni, Tasooma, Al Tazaj1, Aromatic1, Mashar Water1, Soum2, Reefi2, Summer Holidays3
Al-Hilal Portugal Jorge Jesus Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj Puma Savvy, Jahez, Riyad Bank1, Seven1, Floward2, Sanabil Investments2
Al-Ittihad Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Egypt Ahmed Hegazy Nike Roshn, SRJ Sports Investments, Nua1
Al-Khaleej Portugal Pedro Emanuel Portugal Fábio Martins Laser Yelo, Tameeni, Mezaj, Shemagh Al Bassam1, Locate1, Reefi1, Qaid2
Al-Nassr Portugal Luís Castro Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Adidas KAFD, AROYA Cruises, Noug2
Al-Raed Croatia Igor Jovićević Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Challenge Alajlan Riviera, Tameeni, Dinar, Al Tazaj1, Al Qassim National Hospital1, Peanut Butter & Co.2, Qaid2
Al-Riyadh Brazil Odair Hellmann Zimbabwe Knowledge Musona Zeus Yelo, Direct, Al Saif, Shumou Investment1, AlDakheel Oud1, Wataniya Finance1, Mothhelah2, Wav Water3
Al-Shabab Portugal Vítor Pereira Morocco Romain Saïss Offside Diaar, Tameeni, Ego1, Almanea1, NOB Agency2, Wosul3
Al-Taawoun Brazil Péricles Chamusca Netherlands Aschraf El Mahdioui Macron GREE, Aldyar Alarabiya, Mothhelah, Tameeni, Khadeer Tea1, Alnadeg1, Hayat National Hospital1, Suom2, Abdal2, Dr Nutrition3
Al-Wehda Greece Georgios Donis Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween Offside Yelo, Tameeni, NTAM1, Qaid2, Makkah Medical Center2
Damac Romania Cosmin Contra Algeria Farouk Chafaï Skillano Basic Electronics, Tameeni, Reefi, Hayat National Hospital1, Bin Thaliba1, AlBayt AlRomancy1, Qaid2
  • 1 On the back of the strip.
  • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.
  • 3 On the shorts.

Managerial changes[edit]

Foreign players[edit]

For the first time, clubs can register a total of ten foreign players, eight of them can be of any age and two of them must be born in 2003 and younger, for the league matches the clubs can select eight out of the ten players every match and can use the full ten in the King Cup & Super Cup over the course of the season. Before the summer transfer window closes, The definitive list of the ten foreign players will be available at the end of the summer transfer window.[5]

  • 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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Players born in Saudi Arabia Unregistered players Former players
Abha Argentina Fabián Noguera Democratic Republic of the Congo Marcel Tisserand Guinea François Kamano Montenegro Luka Đorđević Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak Romania Ciprian Tătărușanu Serbia Uroš Matić Tunisia Saad Bguir Eritrea Ahmed Abdu Jaber
Al-Ahli Algeria Riyad Mahrez Brazil Roberto Firmino Brazil Roger Ibañez France Allan Saint-Maximin Ivory Coast Franck Kessié Senegal Édouard Mendy Spain Gabri Veiga Turkey Merih Demiral The Gambia Modou Barrow
North Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski
Al-Ettifaq Brazil Paulo Victor Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi France Moussa Dembélé Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Jamaica Demarai Gray Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum Scotland Jack Hendry Spain Álvaro Medrán Sweden Robin Quaison
Al-Fateh Algeria Sofiane Bendebka Armenia Lucas Zelarayán Belgium Jason Denayer Cape Verde Djaniny Morocco Mourad Batna Morocco Marwane Saâdane Spain Cristian Tello Sweden Jacob Rinne Australia Jordan Harrison Peru Christian Cueva
Al-Fayha Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot Brazil Ricardo Ryller Ivory Coast Ghislain Konan Morocco Abdelhamid Sabiri Nigeria Anthony Nwakaeme Nigeria Henry Onyekuru Serbia Vladimir Stojković Zambia Fashion Sakala
Al-Hazem Brazil Paulo Ricardo Brazil Bruno Viana Brazil Vina Comoros Faïz Selemani The Gambia Muhammed Badamosi Portugal Tozé Tunisia Aymen Dahmen Venezuela Júnior Moreno
Al-Hilal Brazil Renan Lodi Brazil Malcom Brazil Michael Morocco Yassine Bounou Portugal Rúben Neves Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović Brazil Neymar
Al-Ittihad Brazil Fabinho Brazil Romarinho Egypt Ahmed Hegazi France Karim Benzema France N'Golo Kanté Italy Luiz Felipe Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Portugal Jota Egypt Noureddine El Bahhar Brazil Marcelo Grohe
Al-Khaleej Argentina Lisandro López Bosnia and Herzegovina Ibrahim Šehić Egypt Mohamed Sherif Portugal Fábio Martins Portugal Pedro Rebocho Portugal Ivo Rodrigues South Korea Jung Woo-young Togo Khaled Narey England Mo Adams
Al-Nassr Brazil Talisca Brazil Alex Telles Colombia David Ospina Croatia Marcelo Brozović Portugal Otávio Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Senegal Sadio Mané Spain Aymeric Laporte Australia Aziz Behich
Al-Okhdood Brazil Paulo Vítor Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Colombia Sebastián Pedroza Georgia (country) Solomon Kvirkvelia Nigeria Saviour Godwin Romania Andrei Burcă Romania Florin Tănase Spain Álex Collado Egypt Ahmed Mostafa
Al-Raed Algeria Amir Sayoud Cameroon Oumar Gonzalez Cape Verde Júlio Tavares Morocco Karim El Berkaoui Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Norway Mathias Normann Portugal André Moreira Senegal Mamadou Loum Syria Bassam Hamoud
Al-Riyadh Belgium Dino Arslanagić Gabon Didier Ndong Jamaica Andre Gray Mali Birama Touré Romania Alin Toșca Uruguay Martín Campaña Zimbabwe Knowledge Musona
Al-Shabab Belgium Yannick Carrasco Brazil Carlos Júnior Brazil Iago Santos Brazil Vitinho Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar Croatia Ivan Rakitić Morocco Romain Saïss Senegal Habib Diallo South Korea Kim Seung-gyu
Al-Taawoun Argentina Cristian Guanca Brazil Flávio Brazil Andrei Girotto Brazil Mailson Brazil Mateus Brazil João Pedro The Gambia Musa Barrow Netherlands Aschraf El Mahdioui Tunisia Rayan Fourgi
Al-Tai Brazil Victor Braga Chile Enzo Roco Croatia Marko Dugandžić Germany Robert Bauer Ghana Bernard Mensah Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Romania Andrei Cordea Suriname Virgil Misidjan
Al-Wehda Australia Craig Goodwin Brazil Anselmo Costa Rica Óscar Duarte Morocco Jawad El Yamiq Morocco Fayçal Fajr Morocco Munir Mohamedi Netherlands Vito van Crooij Nigeria Odion Ighalo Sudan Abdulaziz Noor
Damac Algeria Abdelkader Bedrane Algeria Farouk Chafaï Algeria Moustapha Zeghba Cameroon Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Croatia Domagoj Antolić Egypt Tarek Hamed The Gambia Assan Ceesay Romania Nicolae Stanciu

League table[edit]

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
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ABH AHL ETT FAT FAY HIL ITT KHJ NSR RAE RIY SHB TWN WHD DAM
Abha
Al-Ahli a
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Fateh
Al-Fayha
Al-Hilal a a
Al-Ittihad a a
Al-Khaleej
Al-Nassr a
Al-Raed
Al-Riyadh
Al-Shabab
Al-Taawoun
Al-Wehda
Damac
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Most assists[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Discipline[edit]

Player[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 0
  • Most red cards: 0[6]

Club[edit]

  • Most yellow cards: 0[6]
  • Most red cards: 0[6]

Attendances[edit]

By round[edit]

2024–25 Professional League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 0 0 0
Round 2 0 0 0
Round 3 0 0 0
Round 4 0 0 0
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 0 0 0

By team[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ahli 322,250 52,037 10,094 24,789 +73.2%
2 Al-Hilal 333,489 59,600 8,505 23,821 +149.7%
3 Al-Nassr 247,731 23,774 12,427 19,056 +8.0%
4 Al-Ittihad 247,173 55,764 3,650 19,013 −53.0%
5 Al-Fateh 121,594 18,097 2,885 8,685 −19.5%
6 Al-Ettifaq 102,187 13,930 2,281 8,516 +53.1%
7 Al-Raed 86,087 20,630 1,453 6,622 +10.8%
8 Al-Taawoun 83,348 18,113 3,170 6,411 −12.3%
9 Al-Shabab 80,461 12,087 987 6,189 +34.8%
10 Damac 58,494 14,556 312 4,500 +8.7%
11 Al-Khaleej 44,920 14,550 1,881 3,743 −33.6%
12 Abha 37,030 12,079 210 2,849 −20.8%
13 Al-Fayha 36,591 10,081 379 2,815 −27.1%
14 Al-Wehda 30,518 10,727 365 2,348 −65.0%
15 Al-Riyadh 21,176 8,618 133 1,629 n/a
League total 1,977,324 59,600 133 8,450 −9.5%

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Teams played previous season in FD League.

Awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Mahalah)".
  2. ^ "Al Ettifaq Club Stadium". Stadium Database.
  3. ^ "Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium".
  4. ^ "Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium".
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference alarabiya.net was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Card stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).