2024–25 Saudi Pro League
The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in (/wiki/1976–77SaudiPremierLeague), and the 17th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in (/wiki/2008–09SaudiProLeague).
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2024–25 Saudi Pro League
The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in (/wiki/1976–77SaudiPremierLeague), and the 17th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in (/wiki/2008–09SaudiProLeague).
Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won their record-extending 19th title last season. Al-Kholood, Al-Orobah, and Al-Qadsiah joined as the three promoted clubs. They replaced Abha, Al-Hazem, and Al-Tai who were relegated to the 2024–25 Saudi First Division League.
Overview
Changes
Starting this season, each club could have a squad of 25 players with ten foreigners; eight of them could be of any age, and two had to be under 21 at the time of signing. Fifteen Saudi players of any age, and five could be called up from the youth sector if needed or wanted. For each league match, managers could 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 with no physical award, starting this season the voting was held at the league website with awards for the winners presented by BSF, one of the league sponsors. Additionally, two new awards were introduced: the skill of the week and save of the week, with voting also conducted on the league website. However, these new awards were inconsistent; during some weeks there was voting, while other weeks there was not, and neither of these new awards included a physical prize.
This season witnessed the biggest sale in Saudi Pro League history, with Al-Nassr selling Seko Fofana for €20,000,000 to French club Rennais, making it the biggest sale outside the Saudi Pro League, although higher sales had previously been made within the league itself.
Teams
2024–25 Saudi Pro League
18 teams competed 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. They were crowned champions following a 4–2 win against Al-Najma on 13 May 2024. Al-Qadsiah returned to the top flight after an absence of three seasons and played 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. Al-Kholood played in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in history and became 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. Al-Orobah returned to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2014–15 season and played 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. 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. Abha were relegated after five consecutive seasons in the Pro League.
Al-Tai were relegated following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Okhdood. Al-Tai were relegated after three consecutive seasons in the top flight.
Stadia
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Jeddah</td><td>King Abdullah Sports City</td><td>60,342</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>Dammam</td><td>E'GO STADIUM</td><td>12,924</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>Al-Mubarraz</td><td>Al-Fateh Stadium</td><td>11,851</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Al-Majma'ah</td><td>Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium</td><td>6,843</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Riyadh</td><td>Kingdom Arena</td><td>26,090</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Jeddah</td><td>King Abdullah Sports City</td><td>60,342</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>Dammam</td><td>Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium</td><td>17,300</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>Ar Rass</td><td>Al-Hazem Club Stadium</td><td>5,100</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Riyadh</td><td>Al-Awwal Park</td><td>26,004</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>Najran</td><td>Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City</td><td>12,000</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Sakakah</td><td>Al-Jouf University Stadium</td><td>8,130</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>Dammam</td><td>Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium</td><td>17,300</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Raed</td><td>Buraidah</td><td>King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Buraidah)</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>Riyadh</td><td>Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium</td><td>18,063</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Riyadh</td><td>Al-Shabab Club Stadium</td><td>13,537</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>Buraidah</td><td>King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Buraidah)</td><td>25,000</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>Mecca</td><td>King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium</td><td>27,672</td></tr><tr><td>Damac</td><td>Khamis Mushait</td><td>Damac Club Stadium</td><td>3,800</td></tr></tbody></table>
Personnel and kits
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Main sponsor</th><th>Other sponsors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Matthias Jaissle</td><td>Roberto Firmino</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Red Sea Global</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>Saad Al-Shehri</td><td>Georginio Wijnaldum</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Kammelna</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>José Gomes</td><td>Mohammed Al-Fuhaid</td><td>100°</td><td>Theeb Rent A Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Pedro Emanuel</td><td>Sami Al-Khaibari</td><td>Skillano</td><td>Basic Electronics Company</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (caretaker)</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Puma</td><td>Savvy Games Group</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Nike</td><td>Roshn</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>Georgios Donis</td><td>Fábio Martins</td><td>Laser</td><td>Yelo Rent a Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>Noureddine Zekri</td><td>Marcelo Grohe</td><td>Renown</td><td>Yelo Rent a Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Stefano Pioli</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Adidas</td><td>KAFD</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>Paulo Sérgio</td><td>Hussain Al-Zabdani</td><td>Skillano</td><td>Yelo Rent a Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Antonio Cazorla</td><td>Hamed Al-Maghati</td><td>Hattrick</td><td>Arrow Modern Future</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>Míchel</td><td>Nacho</td><td>Nike</td><td>Aloula Aviation</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Raed</td><td>Krešimir Režić</td><td>Mohamed Fouzair</td><td>Challenge</td><td>Dinar Investment</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>Bandar Al-Kubaishan</td><td>Abdullah Al-Khaibri</td><td>Al Tazaj</td><td>Science Technology</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Fatih Terim</td><td>Yannick Carrasco</td><td>Offside</td><td>Theeb Rent A Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker)</td><td>Aschraf El Mahdioui</td><td>Macron</td><td>Aldyar Alarabiya</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>José Daniel Carreño</td><td>Waleed Bakshween</td><td>Albaik</td><td>Yelo Rent A Car</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Damac</td><td>Khaled Al-Atwi</td><td>Farouk Chafaï</td><td>Skillano</td><td>Basic Electronics Company</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>
Managerial changes
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Vuk Rašović</td><td>End of contract</td><td>1 June 2024</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Christos Kontis</td><td>8 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>Fabiano Flora</td><td>Paulo Duarte</td><td>21 June 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>Noureddine Zekri</td><td>Stjepan Tomas</td><td>22 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Rusmir Cviko</td><td>Álvaro Pacheco</td><td>21 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Raed</td><td>Igor Jovićević</td><td>Odair Hellmann</td><td>14 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>Odair Hellmann</td><td>Sabri Lamouchi</td><td>12 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>Péricles Chamusca</td><td>Rodolfo Arruabarrena</td><td>6 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>Georgios Donis</td><td>Josef Zinnbauer</td><td>24 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>Pedro Emanuel</td><td>Resigned</td><td>23 June 2024</td><td>Georgios Donis</td><td>11 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Marcelo Gallardo</td><td>Sacked</td><td>2 July 2024</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>13 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>Slaven Bilić</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>16 August 2024</td><td>Jens Gustafsson</td><td>22 August 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Luís Castro</td><td>Sacked</td><td>17 September 2024</td><td>7th</td><td>Stefano Pioli</td><td>18 September 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>Paulo Duarte</td><td>13 October 2024</td><td>16th</td><td>Noureddine Zekri</td><td>13 October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>Josef Zinnbauer</td><td>Resigned</td><td>15 November 2024</td><td>17th</td><td>Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker)</td><td>15 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker)</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>27 November 2024</td><td>15th</td><td>José Daniel Carreño</td><td>27 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Christos Kontis</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>3 December 2024</td><td>17th</td><td>Alexandros Tziolis (caretaker)</td><td>3 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>Jens Gustafsson</td><td>4 December 2024</td><td>18th</td><td>Guido Hoffmann (caretaker)</td><td>4 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Damac</td><td>Cosmin Contra</td><td>Resigned</td><td>6 December 2024</td><td>10th</td><td>Nuno Almeida</td><td>25 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Alexandros Tziolis (caretaker)</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>10 December 2024</td><td>17th</td><td>Pedro Emanuel</td><td>10 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>Guido Hoffmann (caretaker)</td><td>12 December 2024</td><td>18th</td><td>José Gomes</td><td>12 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Vítor Pereira</td><td>Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>19 December 2024</td><td>6th</td><td>Fatih Terim</td><td>27 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Álvaro Pacheco</td><td>Resigned</td><td>2 January 2025</td><td>13th</td><td>Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker)</td><td>2 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker)</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>12 January 2025</td><td>14th</td><td>Adnan Hamad</td><td>12 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>Steven Gerrard</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>30 January 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Saad Al-Shehri</td><td>30 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>Rodolfo Arruabarrena</td><td>Sacked</td><td>9 February 2025</td><td>10th</td><td>Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker)</td><td>9 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>Stjepan Tomas</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>19 February 2025</td><td>15th</td><td>Ridha Jeddi (caretaker)</td><td>19 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Ridha Jeddi</td><td>End of caretaker period</td><td>1 March 2025</td><td>17th</td><td>Paulo Sérgio</td><td>1 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Damac</td><td>Nuno Almeida</td><td>Sacked</td><td>27 March 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Khaled Al-Atwi</td><td>27 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Raed</td><td>Odair Hellmann</td><td>1 April 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Krešimir Režić</td><td>1 April 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>Sabri Lamouchi</td><td>19 April 2025</td><td>9th</td><td>Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker)</td><td>19 April 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Adnan Hamad</td><td>28 April 2025</td><td>16th</td><td>Antonio Cazorla</td><td>1 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Jorge Jesus</td><td>3 May 2025</td><td>2nd</td><td>Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (caretaker)</td><td>2 May 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>
Foreign players
2024–25 Saudi Pro League
On 29 December 2023, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation increased the amount of foreign players a club could register to ten, with eight players of any age and two players required to be aged 21 or younger. For league matches, clubs could only designate eight players as available for every match throughout the season but could designate ten as available for the King's Cup and Super Cup.
• Player names in bold indicate the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. • Player names 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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Player 1</th><th>Player 2</th><th>Player 3</th><th>Player 4</th><th>Player 5</th><th>Player 6</th><th>Player 7</th><th>Player 8</th><th>U21 Player 1</th><th>U21 Player 2</th><th>U19 player (s)</th><th>Unregistered players</th><th>Former players</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Galeno</td><td>Roger Ibañez</td><td>Ivan Toney</td><td>Franck Kessié</td><td>Édouard Mendy</td><td>Gabri Veiga</td><td>Merih Demiral</td><td>Matteo Dams</td><td>Alexsander</td><td></td><td>Roberto Firmino Ezgjan Alioski</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>Vitinho</td><td>Karl Toko Ekambi</td><td>Moussa Dembélé</td><td>Demarai Gray</td><td>Georginio Wijnaldum</td><td>Jack Hendry</td><td>Marek Rodák</td><td>Álvaro Medrán</td><td>Josen Escobar</td><td>João Costa</td><td>Wissam Chaouali</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>Sofiane Bendebka</td><td>Matías Vargas</td><td>Djaniny</td><td>Zaydou Youssouf</td><td>Amine Sbaï</td><td>Marwane Saâdane</td><td>Mourad Batna</td><td>Jorge Fernandes</td><td>Matheus Machado</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lucas Zelarayán Jason Denayer Péter Szappanos</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>Gojko Cimirot</td><td>Chris Smalling</td><td>Henry Onyekuru</td><td>Orlando Mosquera</td><td>Alejandro Pozuelo</td><td>Renzo López</td><td>Otabek Shukurov</td><td>Fashion Sakala</td><td>Gabriel Vareta</td><td>Vinícius Rangel</td><td></td><td></td><td>Aldry Contreras</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Malcom</td><td>Renan Lodi</td><td>Yassine Bounou</td><td>João Cancelo</td><td>Rúben Neves</td><td>Kalidou Koulibaly</td><td>Aleksandar Mitrović</td><td>Sergej Milinković-Savić</td><td>Kaio César</td><td>Marcos Leonardo</td><td></td><td></td><td>Neymar</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Houssem Aouar</td><td>Fabinho</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Moussa Diaby</td><td>N'Golo Kanté</td><td>Steven Bergwijn</td><td>Danilo Pereira</td><td>Predrag Rajković</td><td>Mario Mitaj</td><td>Unai Hernández</td><td>Mateo Borrell</td><td></td><td>Luiz Felipe</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>Thomas Murg</td><td>Ibrahim Šehić</td><td>Marcel Tisserand</td><td>Mohamed Sherif</td><td>Dimitrios Kourbelis</td><td>Kostas Fortounis</td><td>Fábio Martins</td><td>Pedro Rebocho</td><td></td><td></td><td>Babucarr Seye</td><td></td><td>Khaled Narey</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>Marcelo Grohe</td><td>Myziane Maolida</td><td>Jackson Muleka</td><td>Kevin N'Doram</td><td>Aliou Dieng</td><td>William Troost-Ekong</td><td>Norbert Gyömbér</td><td>Álex Collado</td><td>Kebba Sowe</td><td>Ambrose Ochigbo</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Bento</td><td>Jhon Durán</td><td>Marcelo Brozović</td><td>Mohamed Simakan</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Otávio</td><td>Sadio Mané</td><td>Aymeric Laporte</td><td>Ângelo Gabriel</td><td>Wesley</td><td></td><td></td><td>Talisca</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>Paulo Vítor</td><td>Petros</td><td>Christian Bassogog</td><td>Sebastián Pedroza</td><td>Ousmane Barry</td><td>Damion Lowe</td><td>Saviour Godwin</td><td>Knowledge Musona</td><td>Diego Ferreira</td><td>Karim Ashraf</td><td></td><td>Ibrahima Koné</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Gaëtan Coucke</td><td>Karlo Muhar</td><td>Kurt Zouma</td><td>Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson</td><td>Jean Michaël Seri</td><td>Ismaël Kandouss</td><td>Cristian Tello</td><td>Omar Al Somah</td><td>Brad Young</td><td>Mohannad Abu Taha</td><td>Abdulaziz Masnoum</td><td></td><td>Emmanuel Boateng</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>Ezequiel Fernández</td><td>Koen Casteels</td><td>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</td><td>Julián Quiñones</td><td>Nacho</td><td>Cameron Puertas</td><td>Gastón Álvarez</td><td>Nahitan Nández</td><td>Iker Almena</td><td></td><td>Guga Alejandro Vergaz</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Raed</td><td>Amir Sayoud</td><td>Mehdi Abeid</td><td>Yousri Bouzok</td><td>Oumar Gonzalez</td><td>Ayoub Qasmi</td><td>Karim El Berkaoui</td><td>Mathias Normann</td><td>André Moreira</td><td>Salomon Tweh</td><td>Moses Turay</td><td>Abdelrahman Sherif</td><td>Mohamed Fouzair</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>Lucas Kal</td><td>Mohamed Konaté</td><td>Milan Borjan</td><td>Faïz Selemani</td><td>Yoann Barbet</td><td>Bernard Mensah</td><td>Ibrahim Bayesh</td><td>Tozé</td><td>Sekou Lega</td><td>Vincent Angelini</td><td>Enes Sali</td><td>Enzo Roco</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Cristian Guanca</td><td>Yannick Carrasco</td><td>Glen Kamara</td><td>Giacomo Bonaventura</td><td>Abderrazak Hamdallah</td><td>Wesley Hoedt</td><td>Daniel Podence</td><td>Heorhiy Bushchan</td><td>Leandrinho</td><td>Robert Renan</td><td></td><td>Kim Seung-gyu</td><td>Gustavo Cuéllar</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>Andrei Girotto</td><td>Flávio Medeiros</td><td>Mailson</td><td>Roger Martínez</td><td>Musa Barrow</td><td>Abdelhamid Sabiri</td><td>Fayçal Fajr</td><td>Aschraf El Mahdioui</td><td>Lucas Chávez</td><td>Renne Rivas</td><td></td><td></td><td>João Pedro Mateus Castro</td></tr><tr><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>Craig Goodwin</td><td>Juninho Bacuna</td><td>Jawad El Yamiq</td><td>Mohamed Al Makahasi</td><td>Odion Ighalo</td><td>Alexandru Crețu</td><td>Saad Bguir</td><td></td><td>Youssef Amyn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Vito van Crooij Ignacio de Arruabarrena</td></tr><tr><td>Damac</td><td>Abdelkader Bedrane</td><td>Farouk Chafaï</td><td>Georges-Kévin Nkoudou</td><td>Tarek Hamed</td><td>François Kamano</td><td>Florin Niță</td><td>Nicolae Stanciu</td><td>Habib Diallo</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Assan Ceesay Adam Maher</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
League table
2024–25 Saudi Pro League
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Al-Ittihad (C)</td><td>34</td><td>26</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>79</td><td>35</td><td>+44</td><td>83</td><td>Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>34</td><td>23</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>95</td><td>41</td><td>+54</td><td>75</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>34</td><td>21</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>80</td><td>38</td><td>+42</td><td>70</td><td>Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>34</td><td>21</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>53</td><td>31</td><td>+22</td><td>68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>34</td><td>21</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>69</td><td>36</td><td>+33</td><td>67</td><td>Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>34</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>65</td><td>41</td><td>+24</td><td>60</td><td>Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>34</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>44</td><td>45</td><td>−1</td><td>50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>9</td><td>13</td><td>40</td><td>39</td><td>+1</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>18</td><td>42</td><td>64</td><td>−22</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>34</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>17</td><td>47</td><td>61</td><td>−14</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>34</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>37</td><td>52</td><td>−15</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>34</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>17</td><td>40</td><td>57</td><td>−17</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>34</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>27</td><td>49</td><td>−22</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Damac</td><td>34</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>17</td><td>37</td><td>50</td><td>−13</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>34</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>33</td><td>56</td><td>−23</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Al-Wehda (R)</td><td>34</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>19</td><td>42</td><td>67</td><td>−25</td><td>33</td><td>Relegation to First Division League</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Al-Orobah (R)</td><td>34</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>22</td><td>31</td><td>74</td><td>−43</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Al-Raed (R)</td><td>34</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>25</td><td>41</td><td>66</td><td>−25</td><td>21</td></tr></tbody></table>
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.
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Leader and AFC Champions League Elite league stage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AFC Champions League Elite league stage</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AFC Champions League Two group stage</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to FD League</td></tr></tbody></table>
Season statistics
Top scorers
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ivan Toney</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Abderrazak Hamdallah</td><td>Al-Shabab</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Julián Quiñones</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Aleksandar Mitrović</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Marcos Leonardo</td><td>Al-Hilal</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Myziane Maolida</td><td>Al-Kholood</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hat-tricks
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>7–1 (H)</td><td>15 September 2024</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marcos Leonardo</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>9–0 (H)</td><td>16 January 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abderrazak Hamdallah</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>5–1 (H)</td><td>6 February 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivan Toney</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>3–2 (A)</td><td>28 February 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Abderrazak Hamdallah</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>6–0 (H)</td><td>13 March 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Omar Al Somah</td><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>4–2 (A)</td><td>1 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Al-Raed</td><td>5–3 (A)</td><td>8 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sadio Mané4</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>9–0 (A)</td><td>12 May 2025</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Most assists
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Assists</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Moussa Diaby</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Cristian Guanca</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Sadio Mané</td><td>Al-Nassr</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Musab Al-Juwayr</td><td>Al-Hilal/Al-Shabab</td></tr><tr><td>Malcom</td><td>Al-Hilal</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Cameron Puertas</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Rúben Neves</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>
Clean sheets
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Koen Casteels</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Édouard Mendy</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Orlando Mosquera</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Yassine Bounou</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Bento</td><td>Al-Nassr</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Milan Borjan</td><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Marek Rodák</td><td>Al-Ettifaq</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Mailson</td><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Predrag Rajković</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td></tr><tr><td>Florin Niță</td><td>Damac</td></tr><tr><td>Paulo Vítor</td><td>Al-Okhdood</td></tr></tbody></table>
Player
• Most yellow cards: 12 • Dhari Al-Anazi (Damac) • Marcelo Brozović (Al-Nassr) • Nahitan Nández (Al-Qadsiah)
• Most red cards: 2 • Awn Al-Saluli (Al-Taawoun) • Ahmed Assiri (Al-Riyadh) • Abdelkader Bedrane (Damac) • Oumar Gonzalez (Al-Raed) • Abdullah Radif (Al-Ettifaq) • Mohamed Simakan (Al-Nassr)
Attendances
By round
<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Total</th><th>GP.</th><th>Avg. Per Game</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Round 1</td><td>50,658</td><td>9</td><td>5,629</td></tr><tr><td>Round 2</td><td>54,873</td><td>9</td><td>6,097</td></tr><tr><td>Round 3</td><td>105,197</td><td>9</td><td>11,689</td></tr><tr><td>Round 4</td><td>64,027</td><td>9</td><td>7,114</td></tr><tr><td>Round 5</td><td>79,750</td><td>9</td><td>8,861</td></tr><tr><td>Round 6</td><td>83,339</td><td>9</td><td>9,260</td></tr><tr><td>Round 7</td><td>81,278</td><td>9</td><td>9,031</td></tr><tr><td>Round 8</td><td>54,384</td><td>9</td><td>6,043</td></tr><tr><td>Round 9</td><td>101,412</td><td>9</td><td>11,268</td></tr><tr><td>Round 10</td><td>66,793</td><td>9</td><td>7,421</td></tr><tr><td>Round 11</td><td>54,733</td><td>9</td><td>6,081</td></tr><tr><td>Round 12</td><td>74,852</td><td>9</td><td>8,317</td></tr><tr><td>Round 13</td><td>89,730</td><td>9</td><td>9,970</td></tr><tr><td>Round 14</td><td>60,069</td><td>9</td><td>6,674</td></tr><tr><td>Round 15</td><td>64,452</td><td>9</td><td>7,161</td></tr><tr><td>Round 16</td><td>88,763</td><td>9</td><td>9,863</td></tr><tr><td>Round 17</td><td>66,398</td><td>9</td><td>7,378</td></tr><tr><td>Round 18</td><td>69,976</td><td>9</td><td>7,775</td></tr><tr><td>Round 19</td><td>71,153</td><td>9</td><td>7,906</td></tr><tr><td>Round 20</td><td>103,248</td><td>9</td><td>11,472</td></tr><tr><td>Round 21</td><td>114,150</td><td>9</td><td>12,683</td></tr><tr><td>Round 22</td><td>81,615</td><td>9</td><td>9,068</td></tr><tr><td>Round 23</td><td>90,958</td><td>9</td><td>10,106</td></tr><tr><td>Round 24</td><td>59,387</td><td>9</td><td>6,599</td></tr><tr><td>Round 25</td><td>70,515</td><td>9</td><td>7,835</td></tr><tr><td>Round 26</td><td>89,080</td><td>9</td><td>9,898</td></tr><tr><td>Round 27</td><td>84,221</td><td>9</td><td>9,358</td></tr><tr><td>Round 28</td><td>64,016</td><td>9</td><td>7,113</td></tr><tr><td>Round 29</td><td>79,274</td><td>9</td><td>8,808</td></tr><tr><td>Round 30</td><td>77,774</td><td>9</td><td>8,642</td></tr><tr><td>Round 31</td><td>50,167</td><td>9</td><td>5,574</td></tr><tr><td>Round 32</td><td>57,441</td><td>9</td><td>6,382</td></tr><tr><td>Round 33</td><td>55,745</td><td>9</td><td>6,194</td></tr><tr><td>Round 34</td><td>97,144</td><td>9</td><td>10,794</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>2,556,572</td><td>306</td><td>8,355</td></tr></tbody></table>
By team
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Total</th><th>High</th><th>Low</th><th>Average</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>594,326</td><td>58,117</td><td>13,823</td><td>34,960</td><td>+5.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>354,019</td><td>53,036</td><td>5,193</td><td>20,825</td><td>−14.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>302,028</td><td>25,187</td><td>8,989</td><td>17,766</td><td>−18.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>276,972</td><td>25,490</td><td>5,889</td><td>16,292</td><td>−8.6%†</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>168,406</td><td>20,115</td><td>3,296</td><td>9,906</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Al-Fateh</td><td>130,632</td><td>11,278</td><td>3,097</td><td>7,684</td><td>−6.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td>97,930</td><td>11,008</td><td>2,349</td><td>5,761</td><td>−21.2%†</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>89,139</td><td>11,557</td><td>2,377</td><td>5,243</td><td>−20.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td>87,524</td><td>16,478</td><td>1,518</td><td>5,149</td><td>−24.5%†</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Damac</td><td>85,366</td><td>15,066</td><td>632</td><td>5,022</td><td>+15.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Al-Khaleej</td><td>78,589</td><td>17,150</td><td>1,073</td><td>4,623</td><td>−13.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Al-Raed</td><td>63,941</td><td>18,796</td><td>471</td><td>3,761</td><td>−40.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Al-Wehda</td><td>56,376</td><td>16,275</td><td>247</td><td>3,316</td><td>+25.9%†</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Al-Kholood</td><td>46,677</td><td>9,937</td><td>687</td><td>2,746</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Al-Orobah</td><td>39,211</td><td>8,300</td><td>85</td><td>2,307</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td>33,111</td><td>8,914</td><td>89</td><td>1,948</td><td>+4.7%†</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Al-Okhdood</td><td>27,794</td><td>5,099</td><td>431</td><td>1,635</td><td>−27.1%†</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td>24,531</td><td>4,195</td><td>390</td><td>1,443</td><td>−37.3%†</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>League total</td><td>2,556,572</td><td>58,117</td><td>85</td><td>8,355</td><td>+2.4%†</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
Monthly awards
<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Goalkeeper of the Month</th><th>Rising Star of the Month</th><th>Reference</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Jorge Jesus</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Aleksandar Mitrović</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Koen Casteels</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td>Musab Al-Juwayr</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Moussa Diaby</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Predrag Rajković</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>Sergej Milinković-Savić</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td>Koen Casteels</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Stefano Pioli</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td>Marcos Leonardo</td><td>Yassine Bounou</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td>Cristian Guanca</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td>Orlando Mosquera</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>Fatih Terim</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>Matthias Jaissle</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Roger Ibañez</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td>Édouard Mendy</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Weekly awards
<table><thead><tr><th>Week (MD)</th><th>BSF Goal of the Week</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Sergej Milinković-Savić</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Hamed Al-Ghamdi</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Sadio Mané</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson</td><td>Al-Orobah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Cristian Guanca</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Turki Al-Ammar</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Sergej Milinković-Savić</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Musa Barrow</td><td>Al-Taawoun</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Fashion Sakala</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Daniel Podence</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Alejandro Pozuelo</td><td>Al-Fayha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Sergej Milinković-Savić</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Georginio Wijnaldum</td><td>Al-Ettifaq</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Jhon Durán</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Cristian Guanca</td><td>Al-Shabab</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Ibrahim Bayesh</td><td>Al-Riyadh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Ali Al-Hassan</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Riyad Mahrez</td><td>Al-Ahli</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Ali Al-Hassan</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Marcelo Brozović</td><td>Al-Nassr</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Cameron Puertas</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Moussa Diaby</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Mourad Batna</td><td>Al-Fateh</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Annual awards
<table><thead><tr><th>Award</th><th>Winner</th><th>Club</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player of the Season</td><td>Karim Benzema</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Player of the Season</td><td>Salem Al-Dawsari</td><td>Al-Hilal</td></tr><tr><td>Young Player of the Season</td><td>Musab Al-Juwayr</td><td>Al-Shabab</td></tr><tr><td>Golden Boot</td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo</td><td>Al-Nassr</td></tr><tr><td>Golden Glove</td><td>Koen Casteels</td><td>Al-Qadsiah</td></tr><tr><td>Manager of the Season</td><td>Laurent Blanc</td><td>Al-Ittihad</td></tr></tbody></table>