| Season | 2014–2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2014 – 18 May 2015 |
| Champions | Al-Nassr (8th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Shoulla Al-Orobah |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad |
| GCC Champions League | Al-Fateh Al-Faisaly |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 528 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Al Somah (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Ahli 6–1Hajer (16 August 2014) Al-Nassr 5–0Al-Shoulla (7 March 2015) Al-Ahli 5–0Al-Fateh (28 April 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Hajer 0–4Al-Nassr (30 November 2014) Najran 0–4Al-Nassr (5 February 2015) Al-Faisaly 1–5Al-Nassr (26 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Hajer 4–4Al-Shabab (19 February 2015) Al-Taawoun 4–4Al-Khaleej (15 May 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Al-Ahli |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 games[1] Al-Ahli |
| Longest winless run | 11 games[1] Al-Raed |
| Longest losing run | 7 games[1] Al-Orobah |
| Highest attendance | 60,134[2] Al-Ittihad 0–0Al-Hilal (1 December 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 45[2] Najran 1–2Hajer (18 May 2015) |
| Average attendance | 9,146 |
2015–16 → | |
The2014–15 Saudi Professional League (known as theAbdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th season of theSaudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league forassociation football clubs, since its establishment in1976. The season began on 8 August 2014 and ended on 18 May 2015.[3]Al-Nassr were thedefending champions having won their seventh title the prior season.[4] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the2013–14 season as well asAl-Khaleej andHajer, who joined as the promoted clubs from the2013–14 First Division. They replaceAl-Ettifaq andAl-Nahda who were relegated to the2014–15 First Division.
On 10 May,Al-Nassr secured their eighth league title and second one in a row with one game to spare after a 1–0 win against derby rivalsAl-Hilal coupled withAl-Ahli's 2–2 draw withAl-Taawoun.[5] Runners-up Al-Ahli ended the season without a single defeat becoming the third team to ever do so in a 26-game league season and the fourth team overall. They became the first team to end the season unbeaten and not be crowned champions.
BothAl-Orobah andAl-Shoulla were relegated on the final matchday on 10 May. Al-Orobah were relegated after a 1–0 home defeat toNajran.[6] Al-Shoulla were relegated after a 2–2 draw withAl-Raed.[7]
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from theFirst Division. The promoted teams wereHajer (returning after a season's absence) andAl-Khaleej (returning to the top flight after seven years). They replacedAl-Ettifaq (ending their thirty-seven-year top-flight spell) andAl-Nahda (who were relegated after one season in the top flight).
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,345 |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Prince Salman Sport City Stadium | 5,200[8] |
| Al-Fateh | Hofuf | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 19,096[9] |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 62,685[10] 22,500[11] |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,345 |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium(Dammam) | 21,701[12] |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 62,685[10] 22,500[11] |
| Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Orobah Club Stadium | 6,000[13] |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600[14] |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 62,685[10] 22,500[11] |
| Al-Shoulla | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium | 8,000[15] |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600[14] |
| Hajer | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 19,096 |
| Najran | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | 3,200[16] |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Umbro | Qatar Airways | ||
| Al-Faisaly | Macron | Roco1 | ||
| Al-Fateh | Lotto | Hyundai, Al Kifah1, AlMoosa Hospital1 | ||
| Al-Hilal | Nike | Volkswagen,Mobily, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi1, Tasnee1,ExxonMobil2 | ||
| Al-Ittihad | Erreà | ExxonMobil2 | ||
| Al-Khaleej | Uhlsport | Hyundai, Ghassan Property Group2 | ||
| Al-Nassr | Sporta | Mobily, Ugine2 | ||
| Al-Orobah | Erreà | Herfy | ||
| Al-Raed | Hattrick | Hana Water | ||
| Al-Shabab | Adidas | Al-Sanabel Wheats1 | ||
| Al-Shoulla | Hattrick | |||
| Al-Taawoun | Erreà | Kudu, Al Saif Gallery1, Al Abaqra Co.2 | ||
| Hajer | Erreà | Al-Ajmi Co., Almulhim Auto | ||
| Najran | Hattrick | Polystar |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaleej | End of contract | 6 April 2014 | Pre-season | 29 April 2014[17] | ||
| Al-Faisaly | 1 May 2014 | 21 May 2014 | ||||
| Al-Nassr | 1 May 2014 | 3 May 2014[18] | ||||
| Al-Orobah | 1 May 2014 | 25 May 2014[19] | ||||
| Al-Raed | 1 May 2014 | 31 May 2014[20] | ||||
| Al-Shoulla | 1 May 2014 | 9 May 2014[21] | ||||
| Najran | 1 May 2014 | 8 June 2014[22] | ||||
| Al-Ahli | Resigned | 5 May 2014[23] | 16 June 2014[24] | |||
| Al-Shabab | End of contract | 15 May 2014 | 3 June 2014[25] | |||
| Al-Hilal | Sacked | 26 May 2014[26] | 26 May 2014[27] | |||
| Al-Fateh | End of contract | 27 May 2014 | 27 May 2014[28] | |||
| Al-Shoulla | Sacked | 26 July 2014[29] | 26 July 2014[29] | |||
| Najran | Resigned | 25 August 2014[30] | 11th | 25 August 2014[30] | ||
| Al-Ittihad | Sacked | 28 August 2014[31] | 4th | 28 August 2014 | ||
| Al-Raed | 1 September 2014[32] | 13th | 1 September 2014 | |||
| Al-Taawoun | 2 September 2014[33] | 10th | 4 September 2014[34] | |||
| Hajer | Resigned | 20 September 2014[35] | 8th | 20 September 2014 | ||
| Najran | 24 September 2014[36] | 11th | 24 September 2014 | |||
| Al-Fateh | Sacked | 25 September 2014[37] | 10th | 1 October 2014[38] | ||
| Hajer | End of caretaker period | 27 September 2014 | 8th | 27 September 2014[39] | ||
| Al-Shabab | Mutual consent | 6 October 2014[40] | 4th | 7 October 2014[41] | ||
| Al-Raed | End of caretaker period | 7 October 2014 | 13th | 7 October 2014[42] | ||
| Najran | 8 October 2014 | 11th | 8 October 2014[43] | |||
| Al-Ittihad | 16 October 2014 | 3rd | 16 October 2014[44] | |||
| Al-Nassr | Sacked | 1 November 2014[45] | 1st | 2 November 2014[46] | ||
| Al-Orobah | Mutual consent | 17 December 2014[47] | 12th | 17 December 2014 | ||
| Al-Shabab | Sacked | 21 December 2014[48] | 3rd | 8 January 2015[49] | ||
| Al-Orobah | End of caretaker period | 2 January 2015 | 11th | 2 January 2015[50] | ||
| Al-Hilal | Sacked | 15 February 2015[51] | 3rd | 15 February 2015 | ||
| End of caretaker period | 28 February 2015 | 4th | 28 February 2015[52] | |||
| Al-Faisaly | Sacked | 14 March 2015[53] | 6th | 14 March 2015[53] | ||
| Al-Raed | 24 March 2015[54] | 11th | 24 March 2015[54] | |||
| Al-Shabab | 27 March 2015[55] | 5th | 28 March 2015[56] | |||
| Al-Orobah | 7 April 2015[57] | 13th | 7 April 2015[57] |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player fromAFC countries.[58]
Players name inbold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nassr(C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for theAFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 59 | 22 | +37 | 60 | |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 54 | |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 52 | Qualification for theAFC Champions League play-off round[a] |
| 5 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 40 | |
| 6 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 33 | Qualification for theGCC Champions League |
| 7 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Al-Khaleej | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 29 | |
| 9 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 28[b] | |
| 10 | Hajer | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 28[b] | |
| 11 | Al-Raed | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | Najran | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 24 | |
| 13 | Al-Shoulla(R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 21 | Relegation to theFirst Division |
| 14 | Al-Orobah(R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | AHL | FSY | FAT | HIL | ITT | KHJ | NSR | ORO | RAE | SHB | SHO | TWN | HJR | NAJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Fateh | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Hilal | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Khaleej | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Nassr | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Al-Orobah | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Raed | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Al-Shabab | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Shoulla | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Taawoun | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Hajer | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Najran | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 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-Ahli | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D |
| Al-Faisaly | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Al-Fateh | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W |
| Al-Hilal | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W |
| Al-Ittihad | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D |
| Al-Khaleej | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D |
| Al-Nassr | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Al-Orobah | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L |
| Al-Raed | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W |
| Al-Shabab | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D |
| Al-Shoulla | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W |
| Al-Taawoun | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | D |
| Hajer | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L |
| Najran | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[59] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli | 22 | |
| 2 | Al-Nassr | 21 | |
| 3 | Al-Taawoun | 15 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 14 | |
| 5 | Najran | 13 | |
| Al-Hilal | |||
| 7 | Al-Fateh | 10 | |
| Al-Hilal | |||
| Al-Fateh | |||
| Al-Raed |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Hajer | 6–1 (H) | 16 August 2014 | [60] | |
| Al-Taawoun | Al-Ittihad | 4–3 (H) | 5 December 2014 | [61] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Taawoun | 3–4 (A) | 5 December 2014 | [61] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Faisaly | 3–0 (A) | 12 February 2015 | [62] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Raed | 3–1 (H) | 15 March 2015 | [63] | |
| Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 4–3 (A) | 22 March 2015 | [64] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[65] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nassr | 10 | |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 9 | |
| 3 | Al-Shabab | 8 | |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 7 | |
| 5 | Al-Taawoun | 5 | |
| Al-Faisaly | |||
| 7 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | |
| Al-Faisaly |
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 139,173 | 7 | 19,882 |
| Round 2 | 34,802 | 7 | 4,972 |
| Round 3 | 31,136 | 7 | 4,448 |
| Round 4 | 86,586 | 7 | 12,369 |
| Round 5 | 43,471 | 7 | 6,210 |
| Round 6 | 29,017 | 7 | 4,151 |
| Round 7 | 115,246 | 7 | 16,464 |
| Round 8 | 27,127 | 7 | 3,875 |
| Round 9 | 86,696 | 7 | 12,385 |
| Round 10 | 78,823 | 7 | 11,260 |
| Round 11 | 31,342 | 7 | 4,477 |
| Round 12 | 63,776 | 7 | 9,111 |
| Round 13 | 85,384 | 7 | 12,198 |
| Round 14 | 23,436 | 7 | 3,348 |
| Round 15 | 50,236 | 7 | 7,177 |
| Round 16 | 122,641 | 7 | 17,520 |
| Round 17 | 26,215 | 7 | 3,745 |
| Round 18 | 71,086 | 7 | 10,155 |
| Round 19 | 69,109 | 7 | 9,873 |
| Round 20 | 52,536 | 7 | 7,505 |
| Round 21 | 115,986 | 7 | 16,569 |
| Round 22 | 23,998 | 7 | 3,428 |
| Round 23 | 59,097 | 7 | 8,442 |
| Round 24 | 47,950 | 7 | 6,850 |
| Round 25 | 43,619 | 7 | 6,231 |
| Round 26 | 105,164 | 7 | 17,527 |
| Total | 1,664,652 | 182 | 9,146 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 550,822 | 60,134 | 11,499 | 42,371 | +457.8%† |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 443,161 | 60,010 | 12,938 | 34,089 | +328.3%† |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 210,416 | 59,174 | 5,120 | 16,186 | −3.2%† |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 169,086 | 40,730 | 2,677 | 13,007 | +3.1%† |
| 5 | Al-Orobah | 47,539 | 6,735 | 173 | 3,657 | +30.5%† |
| 6 | Al-Raed | 43,046 | 10,120 | 489 | 3,311 | +85.6%† |
| 7 | Al-Shabab | 42,767 | 18,250 | 483 | 3,290 | −8.3%† |
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 36,096 | 10,560 | 273 | 2,777 | +23.9%† |
| 9 | Al-Taawoun | 34,908 | 6,752 | 335 | 2,685 | −54.7%† |
| 10 | Al-Khaleej | 34,901 | 9,223 | 155 | 2,685 | n/a† † |
| 11 | Hajer | 21,082 | 4,300 | 160 | 1,622 | n/a† † |
| 12 | Najran | 12,331 | 2,983 | 45 | 949 | −2.8%† |
| 13 | Al-Shoulla | 11,087 | 3,864 | 78 | 853 | −13.8%† |
| 14 | Al-Faisaly | 7,410 | 2,229 | 53 | 570 | −21.1%† |
| League total | 1,664,652 | 60,134 | 45 | 9,146 | +86.3%† |
Updated to games played on 18 May 2015
Source:[2][67][68]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season inFirst Division.
On 5 August 2014, the SAFF announced a new set of awards that included six categories.[69] The winners were announced on 14 June 2015.[70]