2024–25 Saudi Pro League


The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League was the 49th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1976, and the 17th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008.
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


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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City
Al-EttifaqDammamE'GO STADIUM
Al-FatehAl-MubarrazAl-Fateh Stadium
Al-FayhaAl-Majma'ahAl-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium
Al-HilalRiyadhKingdom Arena
Al-IttihadJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City
Al-KhaleejDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-KholoodAr RassAl-Hazem Club Stadium5,100
Al-NassrRiyadhAl-Awwal Park
Al-OkhdoodNajranPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Al-OrobahSakakahAl-Jouf University Stadium8,130
Al-QadsiahDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium17,300
Al-RaedBuraidahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Buraidah)
Al-RiyadhRiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-ShababRiyadhAl-Shabab Club Stadium
Al-TaawounBuraidahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium
Al-WehdaMecca King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
DamacKhamis MushaitDamac Club Stadium

Foreign players

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8U21
Player 1
U21
Player 2
U19 player Unregistered playersFormer 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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Results

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 83
  • *Al-Ahli
  • Most red cards: 8
  • *Al-Taawoun