2016–17 Saudi Professional League

Professional League
Season 2016–17
Matches played 56
Goals scored 159 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer Omar Al Somah (11 goals)
Biggest home win Al-Batin 4–0 Al-Raed
(14 October 2016)
Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Faisaly
(15 October 2016)
Al-Wehda 5–1 Al-Batin
(29 October 2016)
Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Wehda
(4 November 2016)
Biggest away win Al-Khaleej 1–6 Al-Hilal
(20 October 2016)
Highest scoring Al-Wehda 3–5 Al-Ittihad
(18 September 2016)
Longest winning run 4 games[1]
Al-Shabab
Al-Nassr
Longest unbeaten run 6 games[2]
Al-Shabab
Longest winless run 8 games[3]
Al-Fateh
Al-Qadisiyah
Longest losing run 4 games[4]
Al-Wehda
Al-Faisaly
Highest attendance 49,732[5]
Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad
(23 September 2016)
Lowest attendance 112[5]
Al-Khaleej 2–2 Al-Batin
(16 September 2016)
Average attendance 6,572[6]
2017–18 →

All statistics correct as of 5 November 2016.

The 2016–17 Saudi Professional League (known as the Jameel League, named after Abdul Latif Jameel Group for sponsorship reasons) is the 41st season of Saudi Professional League since its inception in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016.[7] Al-Ahli are the defending champions.[8]

Teams

The league comprises 14 teams, 11 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 First Division and the relegation play-off winners.

On the final day of the season Al-Mojzel won the First Division title and their first-ever promotion to the top flight after a 3–2 win against Al-Jeel.[9] Al-Ettifaq were also promoted after they finished in 2nd place,[9] it will be their first participating since 2013–14 season. The two teams replaced Najran and Hajer, which were relegated in the previous season. While the relegation play-off winners was Al-Raed.[10]

On 3 August 2016, the SAFF decided to promote Al-Batin instead of Al-Mojzel due to match fixing scandal.[11][12]

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,000
Al-Batin Hafar Al-Batin Al-Batin Club Stadium 6,000
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 21,701
Al-Faisaly Harmah King Salman Sport City Stadium (Al Majma'ah) 5,200
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 19,096
Al-Hilal[A] Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium 62,685
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,000
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) 11,000
Al-Nassr[A] Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium 62,685
Al-Qadisiyah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 11,000
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Shabab[A] Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium 62,685
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 23,600
Al-Wehda Makkah King Abdul Aziz Stadium 33,195
Notes
  1. ^ Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as home stadium.

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Switzerland Christian Gross Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Puma Qatar Airways
Al-Batin Egypt Adel Abdelrahman Saudi Arabia Naif Eisa skillano
Al-Ettifaq Netherlands Eelco Schattorie Saudi Arabia Hassan Kadesh Kappa Al-Majdouie Hyundai
Al-Faisaly Brazil Hélio dos Anjos Saudi Arabia Omar Abdulaziz Erreà Aldrees
Al-Fateh Egypt Yasser Abdulaleem Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Hamdan Romai Al-Majdouie Hyundai
Al-Hilal Argentina Ramón Díaz Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Nike Mobily
Al-Ittihad Chile José Sierra Saudi Arabia Adnan Fallatah Joma
Al-Khaleej Tunisia Jalal Qaderi Saudi Arabia Abdulla Al Salem Joma Al-Majdouie Hyundai
Al-Nassr Croatia Zoran Mamić Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani Saudi Sporta Mobily
Al-Qadisiyah Algeria Riadh Belkhir Saudi Arabia Naif Hazazi Lotto Hokail Dental Clinic
Al-Raed Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui Saudi Arabia Jufain Al-Bishi Hattrick
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Saudi Arabia Ahmed Otaif Romai
Al-Taawoun Romania Constantin Gâlcă Syria Jehad Al-Hussain Joma Herfy
Al-Wehda Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui Saudi Arabia Waleed Mahboob Erreà

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Faisaly Romania Liviu Ciobotariu 17 May 2016[13] Sacked Pre-season Brazil Hélio dos Anjos 23 May 2016[14]
Al-Hilal Greece Giorgos Donis 18 May 2016[15] Saudi Arabia Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (interim) 18 May 2016[15]
Al-Fateh Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui 29 May 2016[16] End of contract Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto 29 May 2016[16]
Al-Taawoun Portugal José Gomes 29 May 2016[17] Signed for Al-Ahli Netherlands Darije Kalezić 2 June 2016[18]
Al-Ahli Switzerland Christian Gross 30 May 2016[19] End of contract Portugal José Gomes 31 May 2016[20]
Al-Khaleej Tunisia Jalal Qaderi 30 May 2016 Belgium Patrick De Wilde 9 June 2016[21]
Al-Nassr Spain Raúl Caneda 21 June 2016 Sacked Croatia Zoran Mamić 21 June 2016
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Abdullatif Al-Hussaini 12 June 2016[22] Interim period ended Uruguay Gustavo Matosas 12 June 2016[22]
Al-Raed Serbia Aleksandar Ilić 16 June 2016[23] End of contract Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui 12 June 2016[23]
Al-Shabab Tunisia Fathi Al-Jabal 22 June 2016 Resigned Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber 22 June 2016
Al-Ittihad Romania Victor Pițurcă 28 July 2016 Chile José Sierra 28 July 2016
Al-Khaleej Belgium Patrick De Wilde 30 August 2016[24] Mutual consent 12th Tunisia Jalal Qaderi 30 August 2016[24]
Al-Hilal Uruguay Gustavo Matosas 22 September 2016[25] Sacked 3rd Romania Marius Ciprian (interim) 22 September 2016[25]
Al-Fateh Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto 23 September 2016[26] Mutual consent 14th Egypt Yasser Abdulaleem 23 September 2016[26]
Al-Ahli Portugal José Gomes 30 September 2016[27] Sacked 5th Switzerland Christian Gross 3 October 2016[27]
Al-Hilal Romania Marius Ciprian 15 October 2016 Interim period ended 2nd Argentina Ramón Díaz 15 October 2016
Al-Taawoun Netherlands Darije Kalezić 16 October 2016[28] Sacked 11th Romania Constantin Gâlcă 18 October 2016[28]
Al-Qadisiyah Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Dossari 29 October 2016[29] Resigned 13th Algeria Riadh Belkhir (interim) 29 October 2016[29]
Al-Ettifaq Tunisia Djamel Belkacem 29 October 2016[30] Sacked 7th Netherlands Eelco Schattorie 29 October 2016[30]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.[31]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Al-Ahli Brazil Luíz Carlos Egypt Mohamed Abdel-Shafy Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis Syria Omar Al Somah
Al-Batin Brazil Jorge Silva Brazil William Alves Egypt Ahmed Hamoudi Mali Lassana Fané
Al-Ettifaq Brazil Leo Burkina Faso Mohamed Koffi Cameroon Aminou Bouba Guinea Boubacar Fofana
Al-Faisaly Argentina Gonzalo Cabrera Brazil Alemão Brazil Everaldo Brazil Luis Gustavo
Al-Fateh Brazil João Guilherme Brazil Nathan Júnior Portugal Ukra São Tomé and Príncipe Luís Leal
Al-Hilal Brazil Carlos Eduardo Brazil Léo Bonatini Brazil Tiago Alves Uruguay Nicolás Milesi
Al-Ittihad Chile Carlos Villanueva Egypt Mahmoud Kahraba Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi
Al-Khaleej Brazil Jandson Honduras Alex López Senegal Adama François Togo Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
Al-Nassr Brazil Bruno Uvini Croatia Ivan Tomečak Croatia Marin Tomasov Paraguay Víctor Ayala
Al-Qadisiyah Brazil Bismark Brazil Tiago Bezerra Iraq Saad Abdul-Amir Nigeria Patrick Eze
Al-Raed Brazil Adriano Alves Brazil Daniel Amora Brazil Gilmar Guinea Ismaël Bangoura
Al-Shabab Algeria Djamel Benlamri Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Brazil Heberty Uruguay Sebastián Píriz
Al-Taawoun Brazil Sandro Manoel Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui Portugal Ricardo Machado Syria Jehad Al-Hussain
Al-Wehda Brazil Felipe Adão Central African Republic Eudes Dagoulou Syria Jehad Al Baour Uruguay Adolfo Lima

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ittihad 8 6 1 1 19 10 +9 19 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 8 6 0 2 18 6 +12 18
3 Al-Nassr 8 6 0 2 14 5 +9 18 Qualification to AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al-Shabab 8 5 2 1 11 6 +5 17
5 Al-Ahli 8 5 1 2 18 7 +11 16
6 Al-Ettifaq 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13
7 Al-Raed 8 4 0 4 13 15 −2 12
8 Al-Wehda 8 3 0 5 16 21 −5 9
9 Al-Batin 8 2 2 4 10 14 −4 8
10 Al-Faisaly 8 2 2 4 7 11 −4 8
11 Al-Taawoun 8 2 2 4 8 14 −6 8
12 Al-Khaleej 8 1 2 5 9 20 −11 5 Qualification to relegation play-off
13 Al-Qadisiyah 8 0 4 4 3 8 −5 4 Relegation to First Division
14 Al-Fateh 8 0 3 5 3 11 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2016. 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).[32]

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.

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Al-Hilal 4 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 1                                  
Al-Nassr 2 8 5 6 5 3 3 3 2                                  
Al-Ahli 1 1 3 5 3 5 5 5 3                                  
Al-Ittihad 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4                                  
Al-Shabab 8 11 8 8 6 4 4 4 5                                  
Al-Ettifaq 13 6 2 2 4 6 7 6 6                                  
Al-Raed 9 5 9 7 9 7 6 7 7                                  
Al-Wehda 6 9 11 12 12 10 8 8 8                                  
Al-Faisaly 3 4 6 4 7 9 11 10 9                                  
Al-Taawoun 10 13 10 11 11 11 10 11 10                                  
Al-Batin 12 7 7 10 8 8 9 9 11                                  
Al Qadisiyah 7 10 12 13 13 13 13 13 12                                  
Al-Khaleej 11 12 13 9 10 12 12 12 13                                  
Al-Fateh 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14                                  

Last updated: 20 November 2016
Source: slstat.com

Leader
2018 AFC Champions League group stage
2018 AFC Champions League play-off round
relegation play-off
Relegation to 2017–18 First Division

Results

Home ╲ Away AHL BAT ETTFSYFATHILITTKHJNSRQDSRAESHBTWNWHD
Al-Ahli 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 4–0
Al-Batin 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Al-Ettifaq 1–4 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–3
Al-Faisaly 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1
Al-Fateh 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1
Al-Hilal 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–1
Al-Ittihad a 2–0 a 0–1 0–1 3–1
Al-Khaleej 2–2 1–2 1–6 2–3 1–2
Al-Nassr 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 3–1
Al Qadisiyah 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Al-Raed 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–3 2–2 3–1
Al-Shabab 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0
Al-Taawoun 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1
Al-Wehda 5–1 3–5 1–2 0–3 3–2

Updated to games played on 5 November 2016.
Source: slstat.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Saudi Arabia Mansor Hamzi Al-Faisaly Al-Khaleej 3–1 12 August 2016 [35]
Egypt Kahraba4 Al-Ittihad Al-Wehda 5–3 18 September 2016 [36]
Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Al-Shabab Al-Ahli 3–2 18 September 2016 [36]
Saudi Arabia Mukhtar Fallatah Al-Wehda Al-Batin 5–1 29 October 2016 [37]
Syria Omar Al Somah4 Al-Ahli Al-Khaleej 4–1 29 October 2016 [37]

4 Player scored four goals

Attendances

By round

2016–17 Professional League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 42,303 7 6,043
Round 2 33,135 7 4,734
Round 3 20,361 7 2,909
Round 4 66,445 7 9,492
Round 5 45,460 7 6,494
Round 6 61,352 7 8,765
Round 7 48,886 7 6,984
Round 8 50,102 7 7,157
Round 9 0
Round 10 0
Round 11 0
Round 12 0
Round 13 0
Round 14 0
Round 15 0
Round 16 0
Round 17 0
Round 18 0
Round 19 0
Round 20 0
Round 21 0
Round 22 0
Round 23 0
Round 24 0
Round 25 0
Round 26 0
Total 368,044 56 6,572

Source:[38]

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ahli 90,854 49,732 8,811 22,714 -0.81952662721893−18.0%†
2 Al-Ittihad 66,665 32,196 16,898 22,222 -0.9777367124252−2.2%†
3 Al-Hilal 66,206 35,033 7,484 16,552 0.39420485175202+39.4%†
4 Al-Nassr 40,087 16,501 2,689 8,017 0.26791080183457+26.7%†
5 Al-Taawoun 18,610 11,966 3,143 6,203 0.10609843081312+10.6%†
6 Al-Fateh 13,658 8,071 1,408 4,553 0.59195804195804+59.1%†
7 Al-Ettifaq 18,811 7,450 1,235 3,762 n/a††
8 Al-Raed 16,855 7,017 1,723 3,371 -0.71238377007608−28.7%†
9 Al-Khaleej 8,879 5,242 112 2,220 0.56448202959831+56.4%†
10 Al-Wehda 6,829 3,270 603 1,707 -0.58418891170431−41.5%†
11 Al-Batin 5,039 3,020 1,002 1,680 n/a††
12 Al Qadisiyah 6,558 5,820 199 1,640 -0.60876020786934−39.1%†
13 Al-Shabab 6,279 3,101 647 1,570 -0.53419530452535−46.5%†
14 Al-Faisaly 2,714 1,629 204 543 0.12889812889813+12.8%†
League total 368,044 49,732 112 6,572 -0.95163625832609−4.8%†

Updated to games played on 5 November 2016
Source: [39][5][40]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in First Division.

See also

References

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  36. 1 2 "Two Matches played Today in Third week". Saudi Pro League Statistics. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  37. 1 2 "Four Matches played Today in Seventh week". Saudi Pro League Statistics. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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