2018–19 Saudi Professional League

Professional League
Season2018–19
Dates30 August 2018 – 16 May 2019
ChampionsAl-Nassr (9th title)
RelegatedAl-Qadsiah
Al-Batin
Ohod
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Nassr
Al-Hilal
Al-Taawoun
Al-Ahli
Arab Club Champions CupAl-Shabab
Al-Ittihad
Matches played240
Goals scored706 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerAbderrazak Hamdallah
(34 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Nassr 5–0 Al-Fateh
(18 April 2019)
Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Ettifaq
(16 May 2019)
Biggest away winAl-Batin 0–5 Al-Taawoun
(26 October 2018)
Al-Raed 0–5 Al-Nassr
(4 April 2019)
Highest scoringAl-Ahli 4–5 Al-Raed
(28 March 2019)
Longest winning run9 matches
Al-Hilal
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Al-Hilal
Longest winless run12 matches
Al-Ittihad
Longest losing run8 matches
Ohod
Highest attendance59,174
Al-Nassr 2–1 Al-Batin
(16 May 2019)
Lowest attendance420
Al-Qadsiah 4–2 Ohod
(5 April 2019)
Average attendance8,355
All statistics correct as of 16 May 2019.

The 2018–19 Saudi Professional League was the 44th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1975. The season started on 30 August 2018 and concluded on 16 May 2019.

Al-Hilal were the defending champions after winning the Pro League last season for the 15th time. Al-Wehda and Al-Hazem have entered as the promoted teams from the 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League. Al-Nassr were crowned as league winners for the 8th time on 16 May, after defeating Al-Batin 2–1 on the final day of the season.

Ohod were the first team to be relegated after a 3–1 defeat to Al-Fayha on 12 April 2019. Al-Batin were the second team to be relegated following their 1–0 defeat to an already relegated Ohod. Al-Qadsiah were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Al-Hazem on the final day of the season.

Abderrazak Hamdallah was the top scorer with 34 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. He also set the record for most goals in a single season. Pedro Emanuel of Al-Taawoun won the Manager of the Season award.

Changes

On 7 March 2018, the Saudi FF announced that the league would be increased from 14 teams to 16 teams. They also announced new rules limiting the club's squad size to 28 players.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the two play-off winners and two teams promoted from the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.

Teams who were promoted to the Pro League

The first club to be promoted was Al-Wehda, following their 2–2 draw away to Al-Mujazzal on 11 April 2018. Al-Wehda will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a seasons absence. They were crowned champions on 18 April 2018 after beating Al-Khaleej 1–0 at home.

The second club to be promoted was Al-Hazem, following their 4–1 win at home against Al-Mujazzal on 18 April 2017, coupled with Al-Tai's defeat against Hajer. Al-Hazem will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time since 2010–11.

Teams who were relegated to the MS League

No teams were relegated to the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League. Due to an increase in the number of teams, the Saudi FF announced that the relegation was canceled and in its place was a relegation play-off. Both Pro League teams, Al-Raed and Ohod, won the playoffs and secured their top-flight status.

Stadiums

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,000
Al-Batin Hafar al-Batin Al-Batin Club Stadium 6,000
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 21,701
Al-Faisaly Harmah King Salman Sport City Stadium[1] 5,200
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 19,096
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah King Salman Sport City Stadium 5,200
Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 2,800
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Saud University Stadium[2][3] 25,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium[4] 62,685
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 11,000
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium [5] 62,685
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 33,195
Ohod Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 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.
3: ^ Al-Hilal also use King Fahd International Stadium (62,685 seats) as a home stadium.

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Yousef Anbar Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani Umbro Saudia, Almosafer1, BOGA3
Al-Batin Romania Ciprian Panait Saudi Arabia Mohanna Waqes Givova Gree Electric, Al Asasyah1, Rayat Al Shalal Hotel1, Al-Maali Hospital2
Al-Ettifaq Portugal Hélder Slovakia Filip Kiss Jako Almana General Hospital, Al-Majdouie Hyundai, Goodyear1, Yaumi1, Innosoft2, APSCO Mobil 12, Kanaf3
Al-Faisaly Vacant Saudi Arabia Omar Abdulaziz adidas ALDREES, Roco, Al Riyadh Travel & Tourism1, Shmagh Albassam1, Al Wefaq2, Al Tazaj3
Al-Fateh Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Fuhaid Offside Al Kifah1, AlMoosa Hospital1
Al-Fayha Algeria Noureddine Zekri Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Khaibari Skillano Shawarmer, The Fourth Triangle
Al-Hazem Romania Daniel Isăilă Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Barakah ProIcon Cabrito, RAKAA Holding1
Al-Hilal Brazil Péricles Chamusca Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Nike Kingdom Holding Company, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi1, Sun & Sand Sports1, Jawwy from STC2, APSCO Mobil 12
Al-Ittihad Chile José Luis Sierra Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Joma Noon, APSCO Mobil 12
Al-Nassr Portugal Rui Vitória Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Ghaleb Sporta Etihad Airways
Al-Qadsiah Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui Brazil Élton Offside Almana General Hospital, Al Yamama, Zamil Industrial, Tamimi Group1, Aljomaih Holding Company1, Al Hokair Group2, Al Wefaq2
Al-Raed Albania Besnik Hasi Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Musalem Erreà Naqi Water1
Al-Shabab Romania Marius Șumudică Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Xtep Moya, Al Saif Gallery1, Boudl Hotels1, Al Wefaq2, Physio Trio3
Al-Taawoun Portugal Pedro Emanuel Syria Jehad Al-Hussain Mafro Almosafer, Naqi Water1, Shmagh Albassam1, Al Wefaq2
Al-Wehda Argentina Juan Brown Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi adidas Abdul Samad Al Qurashi1
Ohod Tunisia Ammar Souayah Saudi Arabia Abdoh Besisi Erreà Mozn, Saudi German Hospital1, Al Tazaj3
  • 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-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Shehri Signed by Saudi Arabia U23 13 April 2018 Pre-season Uruguay Leonardo Ramos 23 May 2018
Al-Nassr Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić End of contract 13 April 2018 Uruguay José Daniel Carreño 14 April 2018
Al-Hilal Argentina Juan Brown Interim period ended 13 April 2018 Portugal Jorge Jesus 5 June 2018
Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia Bandar Basraih 13 April 2018 Serbia Aleksandar Stanojević 23 May 2018
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni 13 April 2018 Romania Marius Șumudică 14 June 2018
Al-Taawoun Portugal José Gomes Resigned 2 May 2018 Portugal Pedro Emanuel 7 May 2018
Al-Faisaly Serbia Vuk Rašović Signed by Al Dhafra 3 May 2018 Romania Mircea Rednic 2 July 2018
Ohod Senegal Sadio Demba End of contract 4 May 2018 Paraguay Francisco Arce 9 June 2018
Al-Hazem Saudi Arabia Abdulwahab Al-Harbi 5 May 2018 Romania Daniel Isăilă 8 June 2018
Al-Wehda Algeria Djamel Belkacem 5 May 2018 Brazil Fábio Carille 22 May 2018
Al-Ahli Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal End of caretaker spell 15 May 2018 Argentina Pablo Guede 15 May 2018
Al-Ittihad Chile José Luis Sierra End of contract 21 May 2018 Argentina Ramón Díaz 22 May 2018
Al-Batin Romania Ciprian Panait 31 May 2018 Belgium Franky Vercauteren 26 July 2018
Al-Raed Serbia Aleksandar Ilić 31 May 2018 Albania Besnik Hasi 26 July 2018
Al-Ittihad Argentina Ramón Díaz Sacked 15 September 2018 16th Croatia Slaven Bilić 27 September 2018
Al-Faisaly Romania Mircea Rednic 8 October 2018 11th Brazil Péricles Chamusca 14 October 2018
Al-Fayha Argentina Gustavo Costas 15 October 2018 14th Serbia Slavoljub Muslin 15 October 2018
Al-Batin Belgium Franky Vercauteren 1 November 2018 14th Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Ghadeer 10 November 2018
Al-Qadsiah Serbia Aleksandar Stanojević 4 November 2018 15th Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev 11 November 2018
Al-Nassr Uruguay José Daniel Carreño 10 November 2018 2nd Portugal Rui Vitória 10 January 2019
Ohod Paraguay Francisco Arce 23 November 2018 15th Portugal Paulo Alves 27 November 2018
Al-Ettifaq Uruguay Leonardo Ramos 27 November 2018 7th Spain Sergio Piernas 1 December 2018
Al-Wehda Brazil Fábio Carille Signed by Corinthians 13 December 2018 5th Egypt Mido 5 January 2019
Ohod Portugal Paulo Alves Sacked 14 January 2019 16th Tunisia Ammar Souayah 19 January 2019
Al-Hilal Portugal Jorge Jesus 30 January 2019 1st Croatia Zoran Mamić 30 January 2019
Al-Fayha Serbia Slavoljub Muslin 2 February 2019 14th Algeria Noureddine Zekri 5 February 2019
Al-Ahli Argentina Pablo Guede 5 February 2019 4th Uruguay Jorge Fossati 8 February 2019
Al-Batin Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Ghadeer Mutual consent 17 February 2019 13th Romania Ciprian Panait 17 February 2019
Al-Ittihad Croatia Slaven Bilić Sacked 24 February 2019 15th Chile José Luis Sierra 24 February 2019
Al-Qadsiah Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev 10 March 2019 11th Saudi Arabia Bandar Basraih 10 March 2019
Al-Wehda Egypt Mido 19 March 2019 6th Argentina Juan Brown 20 March 2019
Al-Ahli Uruguay Jorge Fossati 17 April 2019 5th Saudi Arabia Yousef Anbar (caretaker) 17 April 2019
Al-Ettifaq Spain Sergio Piernas 19 April 2019 10th Portugal Hélder (caretaker) 19 April 2019
Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia Bandar Basraih Mutual consent 22 April 2019 14th Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui 22 April 2019
Al-Faisaly Brazil Péricles Chamusca Loaned to Al-Hilal 27 April 2019 6th Saudi Arabia Al-Homaidy Al-Otaibi (caretaker) 27 April 2019
Al-Hilal Croatia Zoran Mamić Sacked 27 April 2019 2nd Brazil Péricles Chamusca 27 April 2019

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 7 per team. On June 7, 2018, the Saudi FF increased the number of foreign players from 7 to 8 players.

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players
Al-Ahli Brazil Aderlan Santos Cape Verde Djaniny Chile Claudio Baeza Chile Paulo Díaz Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy Romania Nicolae Stanciu Syria Omar Al Somah Brazil Souza
Egypt Abdallah El Said
Spain Alexis
Spain José Manuel Jurado
Al-Batin Australia Osama Malik Brazil Adriano Facchini Brazil Baraka Brazil Crysan Brazil Jhonnattann Brazil Lucas Tagliapietra Guinea Ismaël Bangoura Tunisia Zied Ounalli Brazil João Gabriel
Colombia Johan Arango
Colombia Misael Riascos
Morocco Aziz Bouhaddouz
Al-Ettifaq Algeria Raïs M'Bolhi Argentina Cristian Guanca Egypt Hussein El Sayed Slovakia Filip Kiss Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi Tunisia Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Uruguay Brahian Alemán Uruguay Ramón Arias Brazil Farley Rosa
Al-Faisaly Brazil Denílson Brazil Igor Rossi Brazil Luisinho Brazil Rogerinho Colombia Diego Calderón Croatia Ante Puljić Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari Trinidad and Tobago Khaleem Hyland Nigeria Joseph Akpala
Al-Fateh Algeria Ibrahim Chenihi Algeria Mohamed Naâmani Belarus Nikita Korzun Brazil João Pedro Serbia Saša Jovanović Tunisia Abdelkader Oueslati Ukraine Maksym Koval Uruguay Matías Aguirregaray Democratic Republic of the Congo Nzuzi Toko
Guinea Alkhaly Bangoura
Al-Fayha Brazil Iury Cape Verde Gegé Colombia Danilo Asprilla Greece Alexandros Tziolis Jordan Amer Shafi Sweden Nahir Besara Tunisia Rami Bedoui Tunisia Amine Chermiti Argentina Jonathan Gómez
Brazil Naldo
Chile Ronnie Fernández
Colombia Cristian Bonilla
Costa Rica John Jairo Ruiz
Ghana Seidu Yahaya
Al-Hazem Algeria Malik Asselah Brazil Alemão Brazil Muralha Brazil Rodolfo Colombia Jhon Pajoy Georgia (country) Zurab Tsiskaridze Nigeria Kennedy Igboananike Portugal Diogo Salomão Bolivia Gilbert Álvarez
Ecuador Carlos Feraud
Syria Youssef Kalfa
Al-Hilal Australia Milos Degenek Brazil Carlos Eduardo France Bafétimbi Gomis Italy Sebastian Giovinco Oman Ali Al-Habsi Peru André Carrillo Spain Alberto Botía Spain Jonathan Soriano United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman
Morocco Achraf Bencharki
Syria Omar Kharbin
Venezuela Gelmin Rivas
Al-Ittihad Brazil Jonas Brazil Romarinho Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues Chile Carlos Villanueva Ivory Coast Sékou Sanogo Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Morocco Manuel da Costa Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Australia Matthew Jurman
Brazil Marcelo Grohe
Brazil Thiago Carleto
Brazil Valdívia
Serbia Aleksandar Pešić
Al-Nassr Australia Brad Jones Brazil Bruno Uvini Brazil Giuliano Brazil Maicon Brazil Petros Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Morocco Nordin Amrabat Nigeria Ahmed Musa Peru Christian Ramos
Al-Qadsiah Algeria Mokhtar Belkhiter Australia Jack Duncan Australia Rhys Williams Brazil Bismark Brazil Élton Brazil Jorge Silva Ghana Mohammed Fatau Syria Youssef Kalfa Brazil Jorginho
Brazil Yago Santos
Cameroon Aboubakar Oumarou
Ivory Coast Hervé Guy
Al-Raed Algeria Azzedine Doukha Algeria Hicham Belkaroui Belgium Ilombe Mboyo Brazil Daniel Amora Brazil Kanu Egypt Mohamed Atwa North Macedonia Ferhan Hasani Morocco Ahmed Hammoudan Belgium Yassine El Ghanassy
Guinea Ismaël Bangoura
Al-Shabab Algeria Djamel Benlamri Brazil Luiz Antônio Brazil Sebá The Gambia Bubacarr Trawally Morocco Mbark Boussoufa Romania Constantin Budescu Romania Valerică Găman Tunisia Farouk Ben Mustapha Brazil Arthur Caíke
Brazil Euller Silva
Brazil Somália
Al-Taawoun Brazil Cássio Brazil Nildo Petrolina Brazil Sandro Manoel Burundi Cédric Amissi Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Cape Verde Héldon Ramos Portugal Ricardo Machado Syria Jehad Al-Hussain Brazil Jhonnattann
Al-Wehda Algeria Zidane Mebarakou Brazil Anselmo Brazil Marcos Guilherme Brazil Renato Chaves Democratic Republic of the Congo Kabongo Kasongo Egypt Mohamed Awad Tunisia Issam Jebali Venezuela Rómulo Otero Brazil Fernandão
Turkey Emre Çolak
Ohod Algeria Carl Medjani Cameroon Adolphe Teikeu Uzbekistan Ignatiy Nesterov Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Niger Moussa Maâzou Syria Tamer Haj Mohamad Tunisia Ghazi Abderrazzak Tunisia Aymen Belaïd Bosnia and Herzegovina Enes Sipović
Brazil Apodi
Brazil Bruno Michel
Brazil Ribamar
Egypt Ahmed Gomaa
Egypt Moamen Zakaria
Ghana Carlos Ohene
Morocco Zouhair Laaroubi

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr (C) 30 22 4 4 69 27 +42 70 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 30 21 6 3 66 33 +33 69
3 Al-Taawoun 30 16 8 6 61 31 +30 56
4 Al-Ahli 30 17 4 9 68 41 +27 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Shabab 30 15 9 6 39 25 +14 54 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
6 Al-Faisaly 30 12 7 11 51 47 +4 43
7 Al-Wehda 30 12 6 12 41 41 0 42
8 Al-Raed 30 10 8 12 38 48 −10 38
9 Al-Fateh 30 8 11 11 32 45 −13 35
10 Al-Ittihad 30 9 7 14 44 45 −1 34 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
11 Al-Ettifaq 30 8 9 13 40 55 −15 33
12 Al-Fayha 30 9 5 16 36 52 −16 32
13 Al-Hazem (O) 30 7 10 13 33 50 −17 31 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
14 Al-Qadsiah (R) 30 8 4 18 34 51 −17 28 Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
15 Al-Batin (R) 30 7 4 19 29 53 −24 25
16 Ohod (R) 30 5 6 19 25 62 −37 21
Source: spl.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).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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 afterward. 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.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Al-Nassr132211132222222222222222112111
Al-Hilal211132211111111111111111221222
Al-Taawoun877776677654344665654444444443
Al-Ahli754323323333455444345555555554
Al-Shabab324558754566533333433333333335
Al-Faisaly4128911121088988977788988887676666
Al-Wehda13106644445445666556566666767777
Al-Raed91313139101110121312111212991010111010101010101010998
Al-Fateh1091011878998978101111911877778888889
Al-Ittihad151615161616161616161616151515151515151515151413131312111010
Al-Ettifaq663465566779798877799999999101111
Al-Fayha161416121414131210101012131112131414141414131515141413131312
Al-Hazem12811810991111121313111313121312121212121212111211121213
Al-Qadsiah11491012111215141111101081010119101111111111121114141414
Al-Batin51112141313141313141414141414141213131313141314151515151515
Ohod141514151515151415151515161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2020 AFC Champions League group stage
2020 AFC Champions League play-off round
Qualification to relegation play-off
Relegation to 2019–20 First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: spl.com.sa

Results

Home \ Away AHL BAT ETT FSY FAT FAY HAZ HIL ITT NSR QAD RAE SHB TWN WHD OHD
Al-Ahli 2–0 5–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–5 0–1 1–1 3–2 5–1
Al-Batin 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–5 1–1 0–1
Al-Ettifaq 6–2 3–2 3–4 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–1 0–0
Al-Faisaly 1–4 2–2 5–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 3–0 2–0
Al-Fateh 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–0 4–0
Al-Fayha 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–4 1–2 1–1 1–5 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–3 1–3 2–1 5–2 3–0
Al-Hazem 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–2
Al-Hilal 4–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–0
Al-Ittihad 1–3 4–1 2–0 1–2 6–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1
Al-Nassr 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 1–0 5–1 3–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–0
Al–Qadsiah 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 4–2
Al-Raed 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–5 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 5–1
Al-Shabab 0–4 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Taawoun 3–4 4–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 5–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
Al-Wehda 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–4 4–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 4–1
Ohod 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: slstat.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Al-AhliDWWWWLWWLWDDLLLWWWWLLDWWLWLWWW
Al-BatinDLLLWLLWDLLWLLWDWLLLLDWLLLLWLL
Al-EttifaqDWWDLWWLLLDLWDWDWLDLDLLDWLDLLL
Al-FaisalyDLWLLLWWDDDWDWWDLLLWWLLWWDWWLL
Al-FatehDDDLWWLLDWLWDDDLWLWWWDLDLDDLLL
Al-FayhaLLLWLLDWWDDLLWLLLLDLLWLLWWWLDW
Al-HazemDDLWLWLLDDDLWLLDDWLWDLDLWLWLLD
Al-HilalWWWWWWWWWDWDLWDDWWWWWWDDLWWLWW
Al-IttihadLLLDLDLLLLDLWLLWDWDDLDWWLWWWWL
Al-NassrWWWWWWDLWWLDWWDDWLWWWWWWWWLWWW
Al-QadsiahDWLLLLLLWWDWWWLLLWLLLDLLLWLLLD
Al-RaedDLLDWLLWWLWDLWWDLDLDLDLWWLLWDW
Al-ShababWWDDDLWWDLDWWWWWDDLWWLWDWLWWDL
Al-TaawounDDWLDWWLLWWWWLDDLWDWWWWDWLWWDW
Al-WehdaDDWDWWWLLWWLLLWWDLWLWDDLLWLLWL
OhodLLLDLDLWDLLLLLLLLWWLLDDDLLLLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2019. Source: slstat.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Relegation play-offs

The 13th place team in the Saudi Professional League, Al-Hazem, will face the 4th place team in the MS League, Al-Khaleej, over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

All times are AST (UTC+3).

First leg

Al-Hazem1–0Al-Khaleej
Pajoy 20' (pen.)
Al-Hamdan Yellow card 50'
Report Al-Nashi Yellow card 14'
Diaby Yellow card 18'
Al-Qeed Yellow card 84'
Bangoura Yellow card 90+3'

Second leg

Al-Khaleej2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hazem
Al-Sheikh Yellow card 33'
Al-Khateeb Yellow card 49'
Bernardo Yellow card 53'
Diaby 64', 120+1', Yellow card 120+1'
Report Al-Rio Yellow card 59'
Bakhit Yellow card 88'
Al-Saiari 93' (pen.), Yellow card 105+1'
Penalties
Al-Motawaa soccer ball with red X
Al-Enezi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Khateeb soccer ball with check mark
Al-Sheikh soccer ball with red X
Lajami soccer ball with red X
2–3 Alemão soccer ball with check mark
Al-Saiari soccer ball with check mark
Bakhit soccer ball with red X
Rodolfo soccer ball with check mark
Al-Khaleej Club Stadium, Saihat

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 16 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr 34
2 Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun 21
France Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal
4 Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli 20
5 Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 19
6 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri Al-Raed 16
7 Colombia Danilo Asprilla Al-Fayha 15
8 Argentina Cristian Guanca Al-Ettifaq 14
9 Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Adam Al-Taawoun 12
10 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad 11

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Nigeria Ahmed Musa Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah 3–0 (A) 19 September 2018
Argentina Cristian Guanca Al-Ettifaq Al-Fayha 3–0 (H) 21 September 2018
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari Al-Hazem Ohod 3–3 (A) 8 November 2018
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah4 Al-Nassr Al-Raed 4–0 (H) 14 December 2018
Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun Al-Fayha 3–0 (H) 14 December 2018
Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Hilal 3–4 (A) 21 December 2018
Cape Verde Djaniny5 Al-Ahli Ohod 5–1 (H) 11 January 2019
Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Adam Al-Taawoun Ohod 4–0 (H) 14 February 2019
Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun Al-Ettifaq 4–1 (H) 28 February 2019
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah4 Al-Nassr Al-Wehda 4–0 (A) 16 March 2019
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri4 Al-Raed Al-Ahli 5–4 (A) 28 March 2019
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Raed 5–0 (A) 4 April 2019
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri Al-Raed Ohod 5–1 (H) 19 April 2019
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Hazem 3–0 (A) 11 May 2019
Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Al-Ittihad Al-Fateh 6–2 (H) 11 May 2019
Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq 5–0 (H) 16 May 2019
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 Player scored 4 goals; 5 Player scored 5 goals

Most assists

As of 16 May 2019
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Morocco Nordin Amrabat Al-Nassr 9
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
3 Brazil Luisinho Al-Faisaly 8
4 Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Asiri Al-Ahli 7
Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad
Nigeria Ahmed Musa Al-Nassr
Venezuela Rómulo Otero Al-Wehda
France Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal
9 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Moasher Al-Ahli 6
Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli
Peru André Carrillo Al-Hilal
Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli
Cape Verde Héldon Al-Taawoun
Morocco Ahmed Hammoudan Al-Raed
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik Al-Hilal
Brazil Bismark Al-Qadsiah

Clean sheets

As of 16 May 2019
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Ukraine Maksym Koval Al-Fateh 11
Australia Brad Jones Al-Nassr
3 Tunisia Farouk Ben Mustapha Al-Shabab 10
Brazil Cássio Al-Taawoun
5 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Ahli 9
6 Algeria Azzedine Doukha Al-Raed 8
7 Saudi Arabia Mustafa Malayekah Al-Faisaly 7
Saudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni Al-Ittihad
Brazil Adriano Facchini Al-Batin
10 Algeria Raïs M'Bolhi Al-Ettifaq 6
Australia Jack Duncan Al-Qadsiah
Oman Ali Al-Habsi Al-Hilal
Egypt Mohamed Awad Al-Wehda

Attendances

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ittihad 502,230 52,210 15,905 33,482 +106.5%
2 Al-Hilal 293,271 23,047 10,112 19,551 +60.3%
3 Al-Ahli 282,246 42,880 1,605 18,816 +13.0%
4 Al-Nassr 246,115 59,174 3,039 16,408 +199.4%
5 Ohod 106,118 20,207 1,680 7,075 +15.9%
6 Al-Wehda 103,668 32,567 437 6,911 n/a

7 Al-Ettifaq 73,660 12,817 1,273 4,911 +58.9%
8 Al-Taawoun 66,657 14,893 1,473 4,444 +14.7%
9 Al-Raed 56,196 11,735 1,360 3,746 −21.5%
10 Al-Batin 52,142 6,000 1,436 3,476 +29.3%
11 Al-Shabab 51,413 14,530 594 3,428 +60.5%
12 Al-Fateh 51,411 9,050 250 3,427 +15.1%
13 Al Qadsiah 43,237 10,420 420 2,883 +39.1%
14 Al-Hazem 30,768 6,200 802 2,051 n/a

15 Al-Fayha 28,437 4,307 732 1,896 +102.1%
16 Al-Faisaly 17,568 3,498 503 1,171 +20.5%
League total 2,005,137 59,174 250 8,355 +45.9%

Updated to games played on 17 May 2019
Source:
Notes:
Teams played previous season in First Division.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
September Portugal Jorge Jesus Al-Hilal Algeria Raïs M'Bolhi Al-Ettifaq
October Brazil Fábio Carille Al-Wehda Venezuela Rómulo Otero Al-Wehda
November Serbia Slavoljub Muslin Al-Fayha Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun
December Romania Marius Șumudică Al-Shabab Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
January Croatia Slaven Bilić Al-Ittihad Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli
February Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal Al-Fateh France Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal
March Portugal Rui Vitória Al-Nassr Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
April Chile José Luis Sierra Al-Ittihad Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr

Round awards

Month Manager of the Round Player of the Round Fans of the Round Reference
Manager Club Player Club Club
Round 2 Serbia Aleksandar Stanojević Al-Qadsiah Brazil Élton Al-Qadsiah Al-Ittihad
Round 3 Uruguay José Daniel Carreño Al-Nassr Nigeria Ahmed Musa Al-Nassr Al-Ahli
Round 4 Romania Daniel Isăilă Al-Hazem Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al Salem Al-Fayha Al-Ittihad
Round 5 Uruguay José Daniel Carreño Al-Nassr Morocco Nordin Amrabat Al-Nassr Al-Nassr
Round 6 Uruguay Leonardo Ramos Al-Ettifaq Uruguay Brahian Alemán Al-Ettifaq Al-Wehda
Round 7 Serbia Slavoljub Muslin Al-Fayha Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad
Round 8 Argentina Pablo Guede Al-Ahli Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
Round 9 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Bishi Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia Haroune Camara Al-Qadsiah Al-Hilal
Round 10 Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Taawoun Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun Al-Ahli
Round 11 Brazil Fábio Carille Al-Wehda Eritrea Ahmed Abdu Jaber Al-Wehda Al-Ittihad
Round 12 Portugal Hélder Al-Nassr Morocco Nordin Amrabat Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
Round 13 Romania Daniel Isăilă Al-Hazem Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun
Round 14 Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev Al-Qadsiah Syria Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad
Round 15 Egypt Mido Al-Wehda Venezuela Rómulo Otero Al-Wehda Al-Wehda
Round 16 Romania Marius Șumudică Al-Shabab Cape Verde Djaniny Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad
Round 17 Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Ghadeer Al-Batin Brazil Carlos Eduardo Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
Round 18 Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Taawoun France Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal Al-Hilal
Round 19 Tunisia Ammar Souayah Ohod France Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
Round 20 Brazil Péricles Chamusca Al-Faisaly Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Hilal
Round 21 Croatia Zoran Mamić Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Majhad Al-Fateh Al-Hilal
Round 22 Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Taawoun Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun Al-Ahli
Round 23 Egypt Mido Al-Wehda Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad
Round 24 Portugal Rui Vitória Al-Nassr Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Nassr
Round 25 Portugal Rui Vitória Al-Nassr Brazil Bruno Uvini Al-Nassr Al-Shabab
Round 26 Uruguay Jorge Fossati Al-Ahli Colombia Danilo Asprilla Al-Fayha Al-Ittihad
Round 27 Chile José Luis Sierra Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr
Round 28 Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Taawoun Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad
Round 29 Chile José Luis Sierra Al-Ittihad Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Taawoun
Player of the Season Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr
Saudi Player of the Season Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno Al-Hilal
Young Player of the Season Saudi Arabia Muteb Al-Mufarrij Al-Taawoun
Golden Glove Tunisia Farouk Ben Mustapha Al-Shabab
Golden Boot Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr

See also


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