2015–16 Saudi Pro League


The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League was the 40th season of the Saudi Pro 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. Al-Nassr were the two time defending champions, having won their eighth title the season before. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2014–15 season as well as Al-Qadsiah 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.
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.
Hajer were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat to Al-Ahli on 17 April. Najran became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–3 draw with Al-Raed on the final matchday.

Teams

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-Qadsiah and Al-Wehda. They replaced Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla.

Stadiums and locations


TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City
Al-FaisalyHarmahPrince Salman Sport City Stadium
Al-FatehHofufPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-IttihadJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City
Al-KhaleejSaihatPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-NassrRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-RaedBuraidahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-TaawounBuraidahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-WehdaMeccaKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
HajerAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
NajranNajranKing Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium

Personnel and kits

1 On the back of the strip.2 On the right sleeve of the strip.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former players
Al-Ahli

League 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 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.

Relegation play-offs

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 would take part in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League. Al-Raed won 5–3 on aggregate and secured their place in the next season.

Season statistics

Scoring

Hat-tricks

;Notes
– Home; – Away
4 Player scored 4 goals

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

By round

Source:

By team

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