2020–21 Saudi Pro League

The 2020–21 Saudi Professional League was the 45th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 17 October 2020 as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Fixtures for the 2020–21 season were announced on 29 September 2020.[2]

Professional League
Season2020–21
Dates17 October 2020 – 30 May 2021
ChampionsAl-Hilal (17th title)
RelegatedAl-Qadsiah
Al-Wehda
Al-Ain
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Al-Faisaly
Al-Shabab
Al-Taawoun
Matches played240
Goals scored746 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerBafétimbi Gomis
(24 goals)
Best goalkeeperCássio (11 clean sheets)
Biggest home winAl-Nassr 7–0 Al-Batin
(20 March 2021)
Biggest away winAl-Ain 0–5 Al-Hilal
(9 February 2021)
Highest scoringAl-Ain 3–4 Al-Ahli
(7 November 2020)
Damac 4–3 Al-Ahli
(5 December 2020)
Al-Fateh 2–5 Al-Hilal
(28 February 2020)
Al-Nassr 7–0 Al-Batin
(20 March 2021)
Abha 3–4 Damac
(21 March 2021)
Al-Taawoun 3–4 Al-Fateh
(25 April 2021)
Al-Ettifaq 4–3 Al-Shabab
(14 May 2021)
Al-Ain 3–4 Al-Batin
(30 May 2021)
Longest winning runAl-Hilal
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Ittihad
(11 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Ahli
Al-Raed
(9 matches)
Longest losing runAl-Ahli
Al-Wehda
(7 matches)
All statistics correct as of 30 May 2021.

Al-Hilal are the defending champions after winning the Pro League for the 16th time last season.[3] Al-Ain, Al-Batin, and Al-Qadsiah join as the three promoted clubs from the 2019–20 MS League.[4] They replace Al-Adalah, Al-Fayha, and Al-Hazem who were relegated to the 2020–21 MS League.

On 29 March, the Ministry of Sports announced that fans will be allowed to return to stadiums for the final three rounds of matches with a maximum of 40% capacity. [5]

On 23 May, Al-Hilal secured their seventeenth league title with one match to spare following a 1–0 away win against Al-Taawoun. It was also the club's second consecutive title and fourth in the last five seasons.[6] Al-Ain were the first team to be relegated following a 2–0 defeat away to Al-Nassr on 14 May.[7] In the final matchday, both Al-Qadsiah and Al-Wehda were relegated following a draw with Abha and a loss against Al-Shabab respectively.[8]

Teams edit

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the MS League.

Teams who were promoted to the Pro League

The first club to be promoted was Al-Batin, who were promoted following Al-Bukayriyah's 1–1 draw with Al-Ain on 1 September 2020. Al-Batin will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence.[9] Al-Batin were crowned champions following their 1–1 draw with Al-Bukayriyah on the final matchday.[10]

The second club to be promoted was Al-Ain, who were promoted on 10 September 2020 following their 2–0 win at home against Ohod.[11] Al-Ain will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in history. Al-Ain became the first team from the Al Bahah Region to play in the Pro League.

The third and final club to be promoted was Al-Qadsiah, following their 3–1 home win against an already promoted Al-Batin side on 10 September 2020.[12] Al-Qadsiah will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence.

Teams who were relegated to the MS League

The first club to be relegated was Al-Adalah, who were relegated after only a year in the top flight following a 1–1 home draw with Al-Raed.[13]

On 4 September 2020, Al-Hazem became the second club to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Shabab.[14] Al-Hazem were relegated after two years in the top flight.

On 9 September 2020, Al-Fayha became the third and final club to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Taawoun in the final matchday.[15] Al-Fayha were relegated after three years in the Pro League. This was Al-Fayha's first relegation from the top flight of Saudi football.

Stadiums edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000[16]
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Ain Al Bahah King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) 10,000[17]
Al-Batin Hafar al-Batin Al-Batin Club Stadium 6,000[18]
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000[19]
Al-Faisaly Harmah Al Majma'ah Sports City [1] 7,000
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[20][21]
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium [2] 62,685
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Saud University Stadium 25,000
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000[22]
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium [3] 62,685
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium [4] 20,000

1: ^ Al-Faisaly play their home games in Al Majma'ah.
2: ^ Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab also use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as a home stadium.

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Abha   Abderrazek Chebbi   Karim Aouadhi Offside Yelo, Vveyon, Mezaj Maghribi1, Saudi German Hospital1, ARASCO2
Al-Ahli   Laurențiu Reghecampf   Yasser Al-Mosailem Xtep Saudia, MG Cars, Almsakin Palace, Boga Super Foods2, Saudi German Hospital2
Al-Ain   Pablo Machín   Saeed Al-Qarni Puma Gento, Ugine1
Al-Batin   Aleksandar Veselinović   Mazyad Freeh Skillano Traof, AlNadeg1, Yelo1, ARASCO2, Maroom Medical Center2
Al-Ettifaq   Khaled Al-Atwi   Raïs M'Bolhi Jako Al Mattar, Mystery, Kammelna1, Innosoft2, Thouq2, Saudi German Hospital3
Al-Faisaly   Péricles Chamusca   Igor Rossi adidas ALDREES, Gree Electric, Yelo1, Roco2, ARASCO2
Al-Fateh   Yannick Ferrera   Mohammed Al-Fuhaid Offside Kia Motors, Fuschia, Al Kifah Holding1, Almoosa Hospital1, ARASCO2, B-Care2
Al-Hilal   José Morais   Salman Al-Faraj Mouj EMAAR, Jahez, Tawuniya1, Sayyar2, Shawarmer2
Al-Ittihad   Fábio Carille   Karim El Ahmadi Tamim B-IT Fitness1, Fakeeh2, Yelo2
Al-Nassr   Mano Menezes   Yahya Al-Shehri Victory Etihad Airways, Almsakin Palace, Nejree1, Richy2, Naqi Water2
Al-Qadsiah   Yousef Al Mannai   Naif Hazazi Puma MG Cars, Almana Group of Hospital, Ghodran Group1
Al-Raed   Besnik Hasi   Hussain Al-Showaish Challenge Yelo, Address Cafe1, ARASCO2, B-Care2
Al-Shabab   Carlos Inarejos   Éver Banega Xtep Arkitainer, Aqdar, Bussma, Half Million, The Chefz, Nice One, Saudi German Hospital, Marvel Home1, Sanabel Alsalam1,
Tact1, F6or Faris2, QAID2, 3days3, Azom3, HealthZone3, The Real Burger3, Shawarma Classic3, Veloce3
Al-Taawoun   Nestor El Maestro   Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Erreà Fuchs, Nice One, Al Odhaib1, ARASCO2
Al-Wehda   Giorgos Donis   Waleed Bakshween Tamim Lebs.com, Al Ghazal, QAID2
Damac   Krešimir Režić   Farouk Chafaï Skillano Abu Zaid, Bin Thaliba1, Saudi German Hospital1, Bnoon2, Fazzah2, Superano3
  • 1 On the back of the strip.
  • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.
  • 3 On the shorts.

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Al-Wehda   Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 9 September 2020 Pre-season   Ivo Vieira 10 September 2020[23]
Al-Taawoun   Abdullah Asiri (caretaker) 16 September 2020   Patrice Carteron 16 September 2020[24]
Al-Ain   Al Habib Ben Ramadan End of contract 20 September 2020   Bruno Baltazar 2 October 2020[25]
  Bruno Baltazar Resigned 12 October 2020[26]   Michael Skibbe 12 October 2020[26]
Al-Nassr   Rui Vitória Mutual consent 27 December 2020[27] 15th   Alen Horvat 27 December 2020[28]
Damac   Noureddine Zekri 4 January 2021[29] 16th   Krešimir Režić 12 January 2021[30]
Al-Shabab   Pedro Caixinha Sacked 5 January 2021[31] 3rd   Carlos Inarejos 5 January 2021[31]
Al-Ain   Michael Skibbe 28 January 2021[32] 16th   Pablo Machín 31 January 2021[33]
Al-Wehda   Ivo Vieira 2 February 2021[34] 10th   Mahmoud Al-Hadid 2 February 2021[35]
Al-Hilal   Răzvan Lucescu Mutual consent 15 February 2021[36] 3rd   Rogério Micale 15 February 2021
Al-Taawoun   Patrice Carteron 11 March 2021[37] 4th   Nestor El Maestro 13 March 2021[38]
Al-Batin   José Garrido Sacked 20 March 2021[39] 13th   Aleksandar Veselinović 24 March 2021[40]
Al-Wehda   Mahmoud Al-Hadid 21 March 2021[41] 14th   Giorgos Donis 23 March 2021[42]
Al-Ahli   Vladan Milojević Mutual consent 24 March 2021[43] 7th   Laurențiu Reghecampf 31 March 2021[44]
Al-Nassr   Alen Horvat Sacked 9 April 2021[45] 5th   Mano Menezes 9 April 2021[46]
Al-Hilal   Rogério Micale 2 May 2021[47] 1st   José Morais 2 May 2021[47]

Foreign players edit

The policy of foreign players remained unchanged. Clubs can register a total of seven foreign players over the course of the season.[48]

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 Former Players
Abha   Mehdi Tahrat   Benjamin Tatar   Amine Atouchi   Abdelali Mhamdi   Carlos Strandberg   Karim Aouadhi   Saad Bguir   Craig Goodwin
Al-Ahli   Elvis Sarić   Lucas Lima   Driss Fettouhi   Alexandru Mitrita   M'Baye Niang   Ljubomir Fejsa   Omar Al Somah   Marko Marin
  Samuel Owusu
Al-Ain   Bastos   Getterson   Filip Bradarić   Naeem   Amadou Moutari   Badou Ndiaye   Juanpi   Saphir Taïder
  Mohammed Nahiri
  Peter Nworah
  Haythem Jouini
Al-Batin   Fábio Abreu   Renato Chaves   Youssef El Jebli   Mohamed Rayhi   Xandro Schenk   Martín Campaña   Khaleem Hyland
Al-Ettifaq   Raïs M'Bolhi   Elierce Souza   Karol Mets   Walid Azaro   Souleymane Doukara   Filip Kiss   Naïm Sliti
Al-Faisaly   Guilherme   Igor Rossi   Raphael Silva   Julio Tavares   Romain Amalfitano   Alexander Merkel   Hicham Faik
Al-Fateh   Sofiane Bendebka   Hillal Soudani   Mourad Batna   Marwane Saâdane   Mitchell te Vrede   Christian Cueva   Maksym Koval   Gustav Wikheim
  Saša Jovanović
Al-Hilal   Luciano Vietto   Gustavo Cuéllar   Bafétimbi Gomis   Sebastian Giovinco   Jang Hyun-soo   André Carrillo   Omar Kharbin
Al-Ittihad   Bruno Henrique   Marcelo Grohe   Romarinho   Garry Rodrigues   Ahmed Hegazi   Karim El Ahmadi   Aleksandar Prijović   Bruno Uvini
Al-Nassr   Pity Martínez   Brad Jones   Maicon   Petros   Kim Jin-su   Nordin Amrabat   Abderrazak Hamdallah   Ahmed Musa
Al-Qadsiah   Rhys Williams   Edson da Cruz   Danilo Asprilla   Carolus Andria   Leke James   Stanley Ohawuchi   Uroš Vitas   Mihai Bordeianu
Al-Raed   Azzedine Doukha   Ronnie Fernández   Arnaud Djoum   Marko Marin   Karim El Berkaoui   Mohamed Fouzair   Nemanja Miletić   Jalal Daoudi
  Nemanja Nikolić
  Jehad Al-Hussain
Al-Shabab   Éver Banega   Cristian Guanca   Sebá   Igor Lichnovsky   Odion Ighalo   Fábio Martins   Alfred N'Diaye   Giedrius Arlauskis
  Makhete Diop
Al-Taawoun   Cássio   Iago Santos   Sandro Manoel   Cédric Amissi   Léandre Tawamba   Kaku   Abdoulaye Sané   Mitchell Duke
Al-Wehda   Dimitri Petratos   Anselmo   Luis Gustavo   Pedro Henrique   Youssouf Niakaté   Hernâni   Alberto Botía
Damac   Farouk Chafaï   Moustapha Zeghba   Sergio Vittor   Emilio Zelaya   Domagoj Antolić   Amahl Pellegrino   Constantin Budescu   Ibrahim Chenihi
  Cristian Lema
  Bilel Saidani

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal (C) 30 18 7 5 60 27 +33 61 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Shabab 30 17 6 7 68 43 +25 57
3 Al-Ittihad[a] 30 15 11 4 45 29 +16 56
4 Al-Taawoun 30 13 8 9 42 30 +12 47[b] Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Ettifaq 30 14 5 11 50 48 +2 47[b]
6 Al-Nassr 30 13 7 10 53 40 +13 46
7 Al-Fateh 30 12 6 12 55 55 0 42
8 Al-Ahli 30 11 6 13 44 56 −12 39
9 Al-Faisaly 30 9 9 12 42 47 −5 36[c] Qualification for the Champions League group stage[d]
10 Al-Raed 30 10 6 14 44 47 −3 36[c]
11 Damac 30 9 9 12 43 48 −5 36[c]
12 Al-Batin 30 9 9 12 43 55 −12 36[c]
13 Abha 30 10 6 14 42 50 −8 36[c]
14 Al-Qadsiah (R) 30 8 11 11 41 47 −6 35 Relegation to MS League
15 Al-Wehda (R) 30 9 5 16 40 60 −20 32
16 Al-Ain (R) 30 5 5 20 34 64 −30 20
Source: spl.com source=إحصائيات رابطة دوري المحترفين السعودي 2020-2021
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).[50]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Ittihad cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they did not obtain an AFC license.[49]
  2. ^ a b Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4 pts; Al-Ettifaq 1 pt.
  3. ^ a b c d e Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly: 16 pts; Al-Raed: 15 pts; Damac: 13 pts; Al-Batin: 12 pts; Abha: 3 pts.
  4. ^ Al-Faisaly qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2020–21 King Cup winners.

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 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-Hilal572111111111111233222211111111
Al-Shabab764222233332222111111122222222
Al-Ittihad1211810106445544544544443333334333
Al-Taawoun98111178684766455456875544443444
Al-Ettifaq3158111212106479867675656676666665
Al-Nassr1114141315151515151514111076767987765555556
Al-Fateh4416347111388711111112131110111314129987777
Al-Ahli627353322223333322334457798888
Al-Faisaly8534675579111212121314111212108891112129999
Al-Raed1395458121112121314141411121414141213101210710101010
Damac101315151616161616161616161515151515151515151515141415151311
Al-Batin15151378911710111314131312131413131210101113131313131412
Abha1412101212119912139869810810111314111310111112121113
Al-Qadsiah139699101068101010910989856998881011111214
Al-Wehda2101214141414139655781091097911121414151514141515
Al-Ain161616161313131414141515151616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2022 AFC Champions League group stage
2022 AFC Champions League play-off round
Relegation to 2021–22 MS League
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: spl.com.sa

Results edit

Home \ Away ABH AHL AIN BAT ETT FSY FAT HIL ITT NSR QAD RAE SHB TWN WHD DAM
Abha 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–1 3–4
Al-Ahli 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–3
Al-Ain 2–4 3–4 3–4 1–0 1–1 2–4 0–5 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 4–0 1–1
Al-Batin 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 0–2
Al-Ettifaq 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 4–3 0–3 1–2 4–2
Al-Faisaly 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–5 0–0 2–4 2–0
Al-Fateh 1–3 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 3–2 2–5 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–3 1–1
Al-Hilal 2–3 5–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0
Al-Nassr 2–2 1–2 3–0 7–0 2–2 4–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–0 3–1 2–2
Al-Qadsiah 1–1 3–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1
Al-Raed 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 4–2
Al-Shabab 1–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–5 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 3–0 2–1
Al-Taawoun 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–4 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–0 3–1
Al-Wehda 1–4 2–4 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–4 0–2 1–1
Damac 2–1 4–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics edit

As of 30 May 2021

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[51]
1   Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal 24
2   Emilio Zelaya Damac 19
3   Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab 17
  Fabio Abreu Al-Batin
5   Carlos Strandberg Abha 16
  Romarinho Al-Ittihad
7   Karim El Berkaoui Al-Raed 15
  Júlio Tavares Al-Faisaly
9   Mitchell te Vrede Al-Fateh 13
  Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli Al-Ain 4–3 (A) 7 November 2020 [52]
  Dimitri Petratos Al-Wehda Al-Batin 3–2 (H) 29 November 2020 [53]
  Carlos Strandberg Abha Al-Ain 4–2 (A) 1 January 2021 [54]
  Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun Damac 3–1 (H) 25 January 2021 [55]
  Karim El Berkaoui4 Al-Raed Damac 4–2 (H) 31 January 2021 [56]
  Bafétimbi Gomis4 Al-Hilal Al-Ain 5–0 (A) 9 February 2021 [57]
  Youssouf Niakaté Al-Wehda Al-Faisaly 4–2 (A) 12 February 2021 [58]
  Mitchell te Vrede Al-Fateh Al-Ain 3–2 (H) 13 February 2021 [59]
  Abdullah Al-Mogren Al-Raed Al-Ain 4–0 (H) 28 February 2021 [60]
  Aleksandar Prijović Al-Ittihad Al-Qadsiah 4–1 (A) 28 February 2021 [61]
  Romarinho Al-Ittihad Al-Wehda 4–2 (H) 5 March 2021 [62]
  Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal Al-Wehda 4–2 (A) 11 March 2021 [63]
  Farouk Chafaï Damac Abha 4–3 (A) 21 March 2021 [64]
  Danilo Asprilla Al-Qadsiah Al-Ettifaq 3–1 (A) 10 April 2021 [65]
Notes

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

Most assists edit

Rank Player Club Assists[66]
1   Youssef El Jebli Al-Batin 11
  Éver Banega Al-Shabab
3   Saad Bguir Abha 8
  Abdullah Al-Hamdan Al-Shabab / Al-Hilal
  Naïm Sliti Al-Ettifaq
6   Christian Cueva Al-Fateh 7
  Stanley Ohawuchi Al-Qadsiah
  Saleh Al-Amri Abha
9   Domagoj Antolić Damac 6
  Pity Martínez Al-Nassr
  Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun
  André Carrillo Al-Hilal
  Mourad Batna Al-Fateh
  Mohammed Al-Kwikbi Al-Ettifaq

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[67]
1   Cássio Al-Taawoun 11
2   Azzedine Doukha Al-Raed 7
  Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal
4   Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad 6
5   Brad Jones Al-Nassr 5
  Amin Bukhari Al-Ain
  Zaid Al-Bawardi Al-Shabab
8   Mustafa Malayekah Al-Faisaly 4
  Abdelali Mhamdi Abha
  Mohammed Al-Rubeai Al-Ahli
  Maksym Koval Al-Fateh
  Moustapha Zeghba Damac

Discipline edit

Player edit

Club edit

  • Most yellow cards: 78[68]
    • Al-Taawoun
  • Most red cards: 7[68]
    • Al-Qadsiah

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Rising Star of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
October   Yannick Ferrera Al-Fateh   Éver Banega Al-Shabab   Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal   Saud Abdulhamid Al-Ittihad [69]
November   Răzvan Lucescu Al-Hilal   Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli   Amin Bukhari Al-Ain   Abdulelah Al-Amri Al-Nassr [70]
December   Khaled Al-Atwi Al-Ettifaq   Naïm Sliti Al-Ettifaq   Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad   Saud Abdulhamid Al-Ittihad [71]
January   Alen Horvat Al-Nassr   Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun   Cássio Al-Taawoun   Abdullah Al-Hamdan Al-Shabab [72]
February   Carlos Inarejos Al-Shabab   Éver Banega Al-Shabab   Cássio Al-Taawoun   Abdulrahman Ghareeb Al-Ahli [73]
March   Rogério Micale Al-Hilal   Farouk Chafaï Damac   Raïs M'Bolhi Al-Ettifaq   Abdulelah Al-Amri Al-Nassr [74]
April & May   Fábio Carille Al-Ittihad   Odion Ighalo Al-Shabab   Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad   Sami Al-Najei Al-Nassr [75]

Number of teams by region edit

Rank Region Number Teams
1 Eastern Province 4 Al-Batin, Al-Ettifaq, Al-Fateh and Al-Qadsiah
Riyadh Al-Faisaly, Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab
3 Mecca 3 Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda
4 Al-Qassim 2 Al-Raed and Al-Taawoun
Asir Abha and Damac
6 Al Bahah 1 Al-Ain

References edit

  1. ^ "الدوري السعودي ينتهي في 9 سبتمبر.. والنسخة الجديدة تنطلق منتصف أكتوبر".
  2. ^ "رسميا.. جدول الدور الأول من الدوري السعودي 2020-2021".
  3. ^ "قبل النهاية بجولتَيْن.. الهلال يُتوَّج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان".
  4. ^ "القادسية يلحق بالعين والباطن.. إلى دوري المحترفين".
  5. ^ "عودة الجماهير لملاعب السعودية.. بشرط!".
  6. ^ "فريق الهلال يُحقق لقب دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين قبل جولة من ختام من المسابقة".
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