2015–16 Saudi Pro League

The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 19 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.[7] Al-Nassr were the two time defending champions having won their seventh title last season.[8] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2014–15 season as well as Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014–15 First Division. They replace Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla who were relegated to the 2015–16 First Division.

Professional League
Season2015–2016
Dates19 August 2015 – 14 May 2016
ChampionsAl-Ahli (3rd title)
RelegatedNajran
Hajer
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Taawoun
Al-Fateh
Arab Club ChampionshipAl-Hilal
Al-Nassr
Matches played182
Goals scored508 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Al-Somah
(27 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Hilal 7–0 Al-Khaleej
(21 November 2015)
Biggest away winHajer 0–5 Al-Ittihad
(24 April 2016)
Al-Ittihad 0–5 Al-Nassr
(8 May 2016)
Highest scoringAl-Ittihad 6–2 Al-Raed
(4 February 2016)
Longest winning runAl-Ahli (8 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runAl-Ahli (17 games)[2]
Longest winless runHajer (15 games)[3]
Longest losing runHajer (9 games)[4]
Highest attendance60,051[5]
Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Fateh
(13 May 2016)
Lowest attendance46[5]
Najran 2–0 Hajer
(20 November 2015)
Average attendance6,906[6]

On 24 April, Al-Ahli secured their third league title and first since 1984 with two games to spare after defeating second-placed Al-Hilal 3–1 at home.[9]

Hajer were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat to Al-Ahli Al-Orobah on 17 April.[10] Najran became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–3 draw with Al-Raed on the final matchday.[11]

Teams edit

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Al-Qadisiyah (returning to the top flight after three years) and Al-Wehda (returning to the top flight after two years). They replaced Al-Orobah (ending their two-year top-flight spell) and Al-Shoulla (ending their three-year top-flight spell).

Stadiums and locations edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345[12]
Al-Faisaly Harmah Prince Salman Sport City Stadium 5,200[13]
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 19,096[14]
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
62,685[15]
22,500[16]
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345[12]
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam) 21,701[17]
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
62,685[15]
22,500[16]
Al-Qadisiyah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 11,000[18]
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600[19]
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
62,685[15]
22,500[16]
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600[19]
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 33,195[20]
Hajer Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 19,096
Najran Najran King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium (Jeddah)[a] 1,000
  1. ^ Najran played at the King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium due to the ongoing war in Yemen.

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli   Christian Gross   Taisir Al-Jassim Umbro Qatar Airways, Almosafer1
Al-Faisaly   Liviu Ciobotariu   Omar Abdulaziz Erreà ALDREES, Roco1
Al-Fateh   Nacif Beyaoui   Hamdan Al-Hamdan Jako Hyundai, Al Kifah1, AlMoosa Hospital1
Al-Hilal   Giorgos Donis   Salman Al-Faraj Nike Volkswagen, Mobily, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi1, Tasnee1, Bupa2, ExxonMobil2
Al-Ittihad   Victor Pițurcă   Mohammed Noor Adidas Bupa2, ExxonMobil2
Al-Khaleej   Jalel Kadri   Hussain Al-Turki Erreà Hyundai
Al-Nassr   Raúl Caneda   Hussein Abdulghani Sporta Mobily
Al-Qadisiyah   Hamad Al-Dossari   Naif Hazazi Lotto eXtra
Al-Raed   Aleksandar Ilić   Ibrahim Madkhali Hattrick Hana Water
Al-Shabab   Fathi Al-Jabal   Ahmed Otaif Romai
Al-Taawoun   José Gomes   Adnan Fallatah Erreà Herfy, Al Qassim Corner1
Al-Wehda   Kheïreddine Madoui   Majed Al-Hazzani Erreà Nagoor Group
Hajer   Abdullah Al-Janoubi   Mustafa Malayekah Erreà Al-Ajmi Co., Almulhim Auto
Najran   Hélio dos Anjos   Abdulaziz Hamsal Uhlsport Polystar
  • 1 On the back of the strip.
  • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Al-Shabab   Adel Abdel Rahman End of contract 15 May 2015 Pre-season   Álvaro Gutiérrez 21 May 2015[21]
Al-Raed   Ammar Souayah 19 May 2015   Abdelkader Amrani 8 June 2015[22]
Najran   Fouad Bouali 19 May 2015   Fathi Al-Jabal 27 June 2015[23]
Al-Faisaly   Toni Conceição Sacked 22 May 2015[24]   Liviu Ciobotariu 6 June 2015[25]
Al-Ittihad   Victor Pițurcă 11 June 2015[26]   László Bölöni 22 July 2015[27]
Al-Raed   Abdelkader Amrani 29 August 2015[28] 13th   Takis Lemonis 3 September 2015[29]
Al-Nassr   Jorge da Silva 24 October 2015[30] 7th   René Higuita (caretaker) 24 October 2015
  René Higuita (caretaker) End of caretaker period 28 October 2015 6th   Fabio Cannavaro 28 October 2015[31]
Al-Qadisiyah   Jameel Qassem Sacked 30 October 2015[32] 9th   Alexandre Gallo 30 October 2015[33]
Al-Wehda   Juan Rodríguez 30 October 2015[34] 13th   Badreldin Hamed (caretaker) 30 October 2015
Hajer   Nebojša Jovović 30 October 2015[35] 11th   Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) 30 October 2015
  Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) End of caretaker period 5 November 2015 12th   Stéphane Demol 5 November 2015[36]
Al-Wehda   Badreldin Hamed (caretaker) 6 November 2015 10th   Kheïreddine Madoui 6 November 2015[37]
Al-Ittihad   László Bölöni Sacked 24 November 2015[38] 3rd   Adel Abdel Rahman (caretaker) 24 November 2015
  Adel Abdel Rahman (caretaker) End of caretaker period 9 December 2015 3rd   Victor Pițurcă 9 December 2015[39]
Najran   Fathi Al-Jabal Sacked 17 December 2015[40] 13th   Al Hasan Al-Yami (caretaker) 17 December 2015
  Al Hasan Al-Yami (caretaker) End of caretaker period 25 December 2015 13th   Hélio dos Anjos 25 December 2015[41]
Al-Shabab   Álvaro Gutiérrez Sacked 3 January 2016[42] 6th   Fathi Al-Jabal 3 January 2016[42]
Al-Qadisiyah   Alexandre Gallo Mutual consent 29 January 2016[43] 11th   Hamad Al-Dossari 30 January 2016[44]
Al-Raed   Takis Lemonis Sacked 1 February 2016[45] 12th   Reda Hakam (caretaker) 1 February 2016
  Reda Hakam (caretaker) End of caretaker period 4 February 2016 12th   Aleksandar Ilić 4 February 2016[46]
Al-Nassr   Fabio Cannavaro Sacked 12 February 2016[47] 6th   René Higuita (caretaker) 12 February 2016
  René Higuita (caretaker) End of caretaker period 19 February 2016 7th   Raúl Caneda 19 February 2016[48]
Hajer   Stéphane Demol Sacked 8 March 2016[49] 14th   Abdullah Al-Janoubi 8 March 2016

Foreign players edit

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.[50]

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Al-Ahli   Marquinho   Mohamed Abdel Shafy   Giannis Fetfatzidis   Omar Al Somah   Nabil Bahoui
Al-Faisaly   Adriano Pardal   Javier Balboa   Abel Camará   Sadat Ouro-Akoriko   Fernando Gabriel
  André Ndame Ndame
  Hamza Al-Dardour
  Ifeanyi Onyilo
Al-Fateh   Élton   Salam Shaker   Patrick Gbala   Juan Falcón   Josimar
  Marko Stanojević
Al-Hilal   Aílton   Carlos Eduardo   Digão   Kwak Tae-hwi
Al-Ittihad   Sulley Muntari   Lucian Sânmărtean   Gelmin Rivas   James Troisi
Al-Khaleej   Aminou Bouba   Aboubacar Sylla   Abdoulaye Koffi   Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh   Marwan Hussein
Al-Nassr   Mohamed Husain   Marquinhos Gabriel   Modibo Maïga   Adrian Mierzejewski   Youness Mokhtar
  Fabián Estoyanoff
Al-Qadisiyah   Gilberto Macena   Jandson   Vitor Júnior   Saad Abdul-Amir   Farid Mellouli
  Diego Maurício
  Jhon Cley
  Rubinho
  Héctor Ramos
Al-Raed   Marcos Pizzelli   Boubacar Kébé   Ismaël Bangoura   Eid Al-Farsi   Kamil Zayatte
  Amjad Radhi
  Oussama Darragi
Al-Shabab   Mohamed Benyettou   Camilo   Rafinha   Diego Arismendi   Saif Al Hashan
  Mauricio Affonso
Al-Taawoun   Sandro Manoel   Paul Alo'o   Ricardo Machado   Jehad Al-Hussain
Al-Wehda   Anderson   Ernest Webnje Nfor   Jehad Al Baour   Adolfo Lima   Łukasz Gikiewicz
  Zouheir Dhaouadi
Hajer   Bruno Lopes   André Ndame Ndame   Ashraf Nu'man   Adama François   Gualberto Mojica
  Saif Salman
  Dragan Ćeran
  Nemanja Tubić
Najran   Adriano Alves   Bismark   Eric   Tozin   Mamadou Wagué
  Winful Cobbinah
  Faisal Zayid
  Aboubacar Tambadou
  Malick Mané
  David Simbo

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 26 19 6 1 55 21 +34 63 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 4 5 52 23 +29 55 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage and Arab Club Championship group stage[a]
3 Al-Ittihad[b] 26 15 4 7 54 37 +17 49
4 Al-Taawoun 26 13 6 7 54 35 +19 45 Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[a]
5 Al-Fateh 26 11 8 7 35 28 +7 41 Qualification for the AFC Champions League play-off round[a]
6 Al-Shabab 26 11 6 9 27 28 −1 39
7 Al-Khaleej 26 8 9 9 27 43 −16 33
8 Al-Nassr 26 7 11 8 39 33 +6 32 Qualification for the Arab Club Championship group stage[c]
9 Al-Wehda 26 8 7 11 30 37 −7 31
10 Al-Faisaly 26 7 8 11 28 37 −9 29
11 Al-Qadisiyah 26 6 10 10 26 32 −6 28
12 Al-Raed (O) 26 6 6 14 30 45 −15 24 Qualification to relegation play-offs
13 Najran (R) 26 5 6 15 36 53 −17 21 Relegation to the First Division
14 Hajer (R) 26 2 3 21 15 56 −41 9
Source: SLstat.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).[52]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Since the winners of the 2016 King Cup, Al-Ahli, qualified for AFC Champions League group stage based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winner (2017 AFC Champions League group stage) is passed to the third-placed team and the spot for the third-placed team (AFC Champions League play-off round) is passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ Al-Ittihad did not obtain an AFC license. Therefore, even if they earn the right to play in Asian competitions based on league position, they will not be able to participate.[51]
  3. ^ Al-Nassr earned a place in the Arab Club Championship by virtue of being the 2016 King Cup runners-up.

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 to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. 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 ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Al-Ahli64221222211112222211111111
Al-Hilal32113111122221111122222222
Al-Ittihad43542345334333333333333333
Al-Taawoun86355553443444444444444444
Al-Fateh27768979897957776897665555
Al-Shabab11434434579565555555556666
Al-Khaleej1314131010867656678889966777777
Al-Nassr78676686765786667789888888
Al-Wehda141112121310111310101010101010101011101010101010109
Al-Faisaly11129977989888999986789999910
Al-Qadisiyah55889111011121111111111111111131213131112121111
Al-Raed1213141412131310111212131212121313121312121311111212
Najran109111314141212131313121313131212101111111213131313
Hajer910101111121414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Leader
2017 AFC Champions League group stage
2017 AFC Champions League play-off round
Qualified for relegation play-off
Relegation to 2016–17 First Division
Source: SLstat.com

Results edit

Home \ Away AHL FSY FAT HIL ITT KHJ NSR QAD RAE SHB WHD TWN HJR NAJ
Al-Ahli 1–1 3–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2
Al-Faisaly 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–2
Al-Fateh 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1
Al-Hilal 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 7–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–0
Al-Ittihad 0–3 1–2 0–0 4–3 4–1 0–5 1–1 6–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 5–0 1–0
Al-Khaleej 0–4 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–1 3–1
Al-Nassr 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0
Al-Qadisiyah 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–2
Al-Raed 2–5 5–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–3
Al-Shabab 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–2
Al-Wehda 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Al-Taawoun 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–3 5–1 2–0 4–0 4–2 4–0 4–1
Hajer 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–5 0–5 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–2
Najran 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 2–3 4–3 1–1 3–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: SLstat.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress edit

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Al-AhliDWWWWDWWDWWWWDDWDLWWWWWWWW
Al-FaisalyLLWDWDLDDLWWLWLLWWDLLLLDDD
Al-FatehWLDDDDWWLWLWLDDLWLDWWWWDWL
Al-HilalWWWWLWWWWWLWWWDWLLDWWDWLWD
Al-IttihadWWLWWDWLDWWLWWWWDWDLLWWWLL
Al-KhaleejLLDWDWWLDWDDDDDLLWWWLLWDLL
Al-NassrDDWLWDLDWDDWLWDLDDDLWLLDWL
Al-QadisiyahWDLLDLLLDLWDDLDLDLDLWWDDWW
Al-RaedLLLDDLWDWDLLLLLLLWLWWLWDLD
Al-ShababWWDWDDLWLLLLWWWWWWLLLDLDDW
Al-WehdaLDLDLWLLLWWLDLDLLDWWLWDDWW
Al-TaawounDWWLDWWDWLWWLDWWWLDWLWLDLW
HajerDLDLLLLLLLLLDLLWWLLLLLLLLL
NajranLDLLLLLWDLLLWLDWLWDLWLLDLD
Source: SLstat.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Relegation play-offs edit

Al-Raed who finished 12th faced Al-Batin who finished 3rd in the 2015–16 Saudi First Division for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score will take part in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League.[52] Al-Raed won 5–3 on aggregate and secured their place in the next season.[53]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Batin 3–5 Al-Raed 2–1 1–4

First leg edit

Al-Batin2–1Al-Raed
Al-Yami   15' (o.g.)
Metlaq   58'
Report Bangoura   50'
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Second leg edit

Al-Raed4–1Al-Batin
Pizzelli   3' (pen.)
Al-Shehri   30'
Al-Sawadi   81'
Bangoura   90+4' (pen.)
Report Jadoua   84'
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[54]
1   Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 27
2   Gelmin Rivas Al-Ittihad 19
3   Carlos Eduardo Al-Hilal 14
4   Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili Al-Taawoun 13
5   Élton José Al-Fateh 12
6   Ali Awaji Al-Wehda 11
7   Adrian Mierzejewski Al-Nassr 10
  Paul Alo'o Al-Taawoun
9   Hamad Al-Juhaim Al-Fateh 8
  Javier Balboa Al-Faisaly

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Gelmin Rivas Al-Ittihad Al-Qadisiyah 3–1 (A) 17 October 2015 [55]
  Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Nassr 4–2 (H) 18 October 2015 [56]
  Gelmin Rivas Al-Ittihad Hajer 5–0 (H) 10 December 2015 [57]
  Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Raed 3–1 (H) 14 December 2015 [58]
  Yasser Al-Qahtani4 Al-Hilal Hajer 4–1 (H) 8 May 2016 [59]
  Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Raed 5–2 (A) 8 May 2016 [60]
Notes

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

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[61]
1   Yasser Al-Mosailem Al-Ahli 10
  Khalid Sharhili Al-Hilal
3   Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Shabab 8
4   Faisel Masrahi Al-Shabab 7
5   Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-Fateh 6
6   Moslem Al Freej Al-Khaleej 5
  Mansoor Al-Najai Al-Faisaly
  Assaf Al-Qarni Al-Ittihad
  Fayz Al-Sabiay Al-Taawoun
10   Fahad Al-Shammari Al-Raed 4
  Mutab Sharahili Al-Nassr

Discipline edit

Player edit

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 61[62]
    • Al-Khaleej
  • Most red cards: 7[62]
    • Najran

Attendances edit

By round edit

2015–16 Professional League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 32,122 7 4,589
Round 2 29,840 7 4,263
Round 3 93,882 7 13,412
Round 4 53,701 7 7,672
Round 5 69,084 7 9,869
Round 6 39,156 7 5,594
Round 7 48,285 7 6,898
Round 8 57,644 7 8,235
Round 9 44,462 7 6,352
Round 10 72,727 7 10,390
Round 11 47,422 7 6,775
Round 12 43,783 7 6,255
Round 13 30,295 7 4,328
Round 14 63,279 7 9,040
Round 15 52,709 7 7,530
Round 16 28,518 7 4,074
Round 17 55,137 7 7,877
Round 18 38,551 7 5,507
Round 19 53,191 7 7,599
Round 20 56,595 7 8,085
Round 21 45,342 7 6,477
Round 22 18,184 7 2,598
Round 23 34,391 7 4,913
Round 24 67,870 7 9,696
Round 25 14,018 7 2,003
Round 26 66,622 7 9,517
Total
1,256,810
182 6,906

Source:[63]

By team edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ahli 360,312 60,051 7,144 27,716 −18.7%
2 Al-Ittihad 295,465 59,037 1,787 22,728 −46.4%
3 Al-Hilal 154,338 26,653 2,371 11,872 −8.7%
4 Al-Nassr 82,193 21,716 1,074 6,323 −60.9%
5 Al-Taawoun 72,910 12,507 1,274 5,608 +108.9%
6 Al-Raed 61,520 12,324 1,474 4,732 +42.9%
7 Al-Shabab 38,201 14,850 392 2,939 −10.7%
8 Al-Wehda 37,990 10,939 310 2,922 n/a

9 Al-Fateh 37,184 11,688 282 2,860 +3.0%
10 Al-Qadisiyah 35,022 12,050 182 2,694 n/a

11 Najran 34,761 18,777 46 2,674 +181.8%
12 Hajer 22,211 6,754 106 1,709 +5.4%
13 Al-Khaleej 18,445 6,714 93 1,419 −47.2%
14 Al-Faisaly 6,258 1,750 63 481 −15.6%
League total 1,256,810 60,051 46 6,906 −24.5%

Updated to games played on 14 May 2016
Source: [64][5][65]
Notes:
Teams played previous season in First Division.

See also edit

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