2024–25 Saudi Pro League

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 2024.

Pro League
Season2024–25
DatesAugust 2024 – May 2025
2025–26 →

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 Yelo League.

Teams
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Saudi Professional League

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

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

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.

Stadiums
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium 15,000[10]
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Al-Fateh Club Stadium 11,000[11]
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-Kholood Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 8,000[12]
Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park 25,000
Al-Okhdood Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City 12,000[13]
Al-Orobah Sakakah Al-Orobah Club Stadium 7,000[14]
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000[15]
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 15,000[16]
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
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Matthias Jaissle Roberto Firmino Adidas Red Sea Global, Neoleap, SIRC, Urpay1, Kayanee1, Qaid2, Saudi German Hospital2, Vveyon3
Al-Ettifaq Steven Gerrard Georginio Wijnaldum Tempo Sport Hongqi, Kammelna, Aldyar Alarabiya, Tameeni, Procare Hospital1, Qaid2, Direct2
Al-Fateh Slaven Bilić Mohammed Al-Fuhaid 100° Al-Jabr Finance, Fuschia, Tameeni, Al Kifah Holding1, Malakan1, Direct2, Skkah2
Al-Fayha Vuk Rašović Sami Al-Khaibari Skillano Afaq Al Arabya, Tameeni, Tasooma, Al Tazaj1, Aromatic1, Mashar Water1, Soum2, Reefi2, Summer Holidays3
Al-Hilal Jorge Jesus Salman Al-Faraj Puma Savvy, Jahez, Riyad Bank1, Seven1, Floward2, Sanabil Investments2
Al-Ittihad Fatih Terim Ahmed Hegazy Nike Roshn, SRJ Sports Investments, Nua1
Al-Khaleej Abdulhakeem Al-Tuwaijri Fábio Martins Laser Yelo, Tameeni, Mezaj, Shemagh Al Bassam1, Locate1, Reefi1, Qaid2
Al-Kholood Paulo Duarte Tareq Al-Kaebi In-House Yelo, Wav Water2
Al-Nassr Luís Castro Cristiano Ronaldo Adidas KAFD, AROYA Cruises, Noug2
Al-Okhdood Noureddine Zekri Hussain Al-Zabdani Skillano Najran Cement, Tameeni, Florina1, Abdal1, Qaid2
Al-Qadsiah Míchel TBA Macron
Al-Orobah Rusmir Cviko Rafea Al-Ruwaili Offside Yelo
Al-Raed Igor Jovićević Mohamed Fouzair Challenge Alajlan Riviera, Tameeni, Dinar, Al Tazaj1, Al Qassim National Hospital1, Peanut Butter & Co.2, Qaid2
Al-Riyadh Odair Hellmann Knowledge Musona Zeus Yelo, Direct, Al Saif, Shumou Investment1, AlDakheel Oud1, Wataniya Finance1, Mothhelah2, Wav Water3
Al-Shabab Vítor Pereira TBA Offside Diaar, Tameeni, Ego1, Almanea1, NOB Agency2, Wosul3
Al-Taawoun Meho Kodro Aschraf El Mahdioui Macron GREE, Aldyar Alarabiya, Mothhelah, Tameeni, Khadeer Tea1, Alnadeg1, Hayat National Hospital1, Suom2, Abdal2, Dr Nutrition3
Al-Wehda Dawid Szwarga Waleed Bakshween Offside Yelo, Tameeni, NTAM1, Qaid2, Makkah Medical Center2
Damac Cosmin Contra 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
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
Al-Kholood Fabiano Flora Paulo Duarte 21 June 2024[17]
Al-Raed Igor Jovićević
Al-Riyadh Odair Hellmann
Al-Taawoun Péricles Chamusca
Al-Wehda Georgios Donis
Al-Khaleej Pedro Emanuel Resigned 23 June 2024[18]

Foreign players

On 29 December 2023, The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced that clubs can register a total of ten foreign players for the first time ever, 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 throughout the season, and can use the full ten in the King Cup & Super Cup.[19]

  • 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 2003 Player 1 2003 Player 2 Players born in Saudi Arabia Unregistered players Former players
Al-Ahli Riyad Mahrez Roberto Firmino Roger Ibañez Allan Saint-Maximin Franck Kessié Édouard Mendy Merih Demiral Gabri Veiga Marcão
Modou Barrow
Ezgjan Alioski
Al-Ettifaq Paulo Victor Karl Toko Ekambi Marcel Tisserand Moussa Dembélé Demarai Gray Georginio Wijnaldum Jack Hendry Álvaro Medrán Vitinho
Robin Quaison
Berat Özdemir
Al-Fateh Sofiane Bendebka Lucas Zelarayán Jason Denayer Djaniny Marwane Saâdane Mourad Batna Jacob Rinne Jordan Harrison
Al-Fayha Gojko Cimirot Henry Onyekuru Fashion Sakala
Al-Hilal Malcom Neymar Renan Lodi Yassine Bounou Rúben Neves Kalidou Koulibaly Aleksandar Mitrović Sergej Milinković-Savić Michael
Al-Ittihad Fabinho Ahmed Hegazi Karim Benzema N'Golo Kanté Luiz Felipe Abderrazak Hamdallah Jota Noureddine El Bahhar
Al-Khaleej Lisandro López Ibrahim Šehić Mohamed Sherif Fábio Martins Ivo Rodrigues Pedro Rebocho Jung Woo-young Khaled Narey Mo Adams
Al-Kholood Rafael Martins Roberto Dias Ahmed Yasin Afonso Taira Nikola Stojiljković
Al-Nassr Alex Telles Talisca Marcelo Brozović Seko Fofana Cristiano Ronaldo Otávio Sadio Mané Aymeric Laporte Ghislain Konan
Al-Okhdood Paulo Vítor Léandre Tawamba Solomon Kvirkvelia Saviour Godwin
Al-Orobah Connor Pain Matheus Duarte Vurnon Anita Béni Nkololo Džiugas Bartkus Mounir El Allouchi
Al-Qadsiah Koen Casteels Alexander Hack Julián Quiñones André Carrillo Kévin Rodrigues Mbaye Diagne Nacho Nahitan Nández Luciano Vietto
Max Power
Joel Robles
Al-Raed Amir Sayoud Oumar Gonzalez Júlio Tavares Karim El Berkaoui Mohamed Fouzair Mathias Normann André Moreira Bassam Hamoud
Al-Riyadh Dino Arslanagić Didier Ndong Andre Gray Birama Touré Alin Toșca Martín Campaña Knowledge Musona
Al-Shabab Cristian Guanca Yannick Carrasco Carlos Júnior Iago Santos Gustavo Cuéllar Ivan Rakitić Habib Diallo Kim Seung-gyu
Al-Taawoun Andrei Girotto João Pedro Mailson Mateus Musa Barrow Aschraf El Mahdioui Rayan Fourgi
Al-Wehda Craig Goodwin Anselmo Óscar Duarte Jawad El Yamiq Vito van Crooij Odion Ighalo Abdulaziz Noor
Damac Abdelkader Bedrane Farouk Chafaï Moustapha Zeghba Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Domagoj Antolić Tarek Hamed Assan Ceesay Nicolae Stanciu Adam Maher

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
2 Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Fateh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Fayha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Ittihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Khaleej 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Kholood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al-Nassr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Al-Okhdood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Al-Orobah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Al-Qadsiah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Al-Raed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Al-Riyadh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Al-Shabab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Al-Taawoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to FD League
17 Al-Wehda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Damac 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: SPL
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).[20]

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 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:

Results
Home \ Away AHL ETT FAT FAY HIL ITT KHJ KHO NSR OKH ORO QAD RAE RIY SHB TWN WHD DAM
Al-Ahli a
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Fateh
Al-Fayha
Al-Hilal a a
Al-Ittihad a a
Al-Khaleej
Al-Kholood
Al-Nassr a
Al-Okhdood
Al-Orobah
Al-Qadsiah
Al-Raed
Al-Riyadh
Al-Shabab
Al-Taawoun
Al-Wehda
Damac
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source:
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

Hat-tricks
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Player
  • Most yellow cards: 0
  • Most red cards: 0

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 0
  • Most red cards: 0

Attendances

By round
2024–25 Professional League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 000
Round 2 000
Round 3 000
Round 4 000
Round 5 000
Round 6 000
Round 7 000
Round 8 000
Round 9 000
Round 10 000
Round 11 000
Round 12 000
Round 13 000
Round 14 000
Round 15 000
Round 16 000
Round 17 000
Round 18 000
Round 19 000
Round 20 000
Round 21 000
Round 22 000
Round 23 000
Round 24 000
Round 25 000
Round 26 000
Round 27 000
Round 28 000
Round 29 000
Round 30 000
Round 31 000
Round 32 000
Round 33 000
Round 34 000
Total 0 0 0

By team
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ahli NA†
2 Al-Ettifaq NA†
3 Al-Fateh NA†
4 Al-Fayha NA†
5 Al-Hilal NA†
6 Al-Ittihad NA†
7 Al-Khaleej NA†
8 Al-Kholood n/a†
9 Al-Nassr NA†
10 Al-Okhdood NA†
11 Al-Orobah n/a†
12 Al-Qadsiah n/a†
13 Al-Raed NA†
14 Al-Riyadh NA†
15 Al-Shabab NA†
16 Al-Taawoun NA†
17 Al-Wehda NA†
18 Damac NA†
League total NA†

Source:
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in FD League.

Awards

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