2010–11 Saudi Professional League

Saudi Professional League
Season 2010–11
Champions Al-Hilal
Relegated Al Hazm
Al-Wahda
Matches played 175
Goals scored 514 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Nasser Al-Shamrani (17)
Biggest home win Al-Wahda 8–1 Al Hazm
Biggest away win Al Hazm 2–5 Al-Nasr
Highest scoring Al-Wahda 8–1 Al Hazm
Highest attendance Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Nasr (23184)
Average attendance 4,406
← 2009–10

The Zain Professional League was the premier league in Saudi Arabia, starting in 14 August 2010 and anding in 20 May 2011.

In the end of the Season 2008-09 the league was called Saudi Professional League, but the league name has been renamed to Zain Professional League and the name stands for a mobile telephone provider called Zain which is now become an official sponsor of the premier league. This season will feature 14 soccer teams instead of 12 teams in the past and for the first time in the history of the league.[1]

Al-Hilal was the last team who won the Saudi Professional League Season 2009-10.[2]

Qualification and Prize money

The Top three teams of the league plus the winner of Champions Cup will qualify for the AFC Asian Champions League.

Saudi football federation announced that Saudi teams will not participate in the next Gulf Club Champions Cup.[3]

The Top six teams will qualify for Champions Cup.

and The bottom two teams in the end of the season will be relegated.

Prize money:

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2010-11 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al Hazm Ar Rass Al Hazm Club Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al Raed Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Najran SC Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Al-Faisaly Harmah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al Taawon Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

Members clubs

Club Coach Nationality City Stadium Capacity 2000-2010 season Notes
Ahli Jeddah Aleksandar Ilic Serbia Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 24,000 6th
Al Fateh Fathi Al Jebali Tunisia Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 20,000 8th
Al Hazm Goran Miscevic Serbia Ar Rass Al Hazm Club Stadium 11,000 7th
Al-Hilal Gabriel Calderon Argentina Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 Champions AFC Champions League 2011 Qualifier
Ettifaq Youssef Zouaoui Tunisia Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 30,000 9th
Ittihad Jeddah Hassan Khalifa (caretaker) Saudi Arabia Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 24,000 2nd AFC Champions League 2011 Qualifier
Al-Nasr Dragan Skočić Croatia Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 3rd AFC Champions League 2011 Qualifier
Al Qadsiyah FC Dimitar Dimitrov Bulgaria Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 10,000 10th
Al Raed Eurico Gomes Portugal Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 11th
Al-Shabab Enzo Trossero Argentina Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 4th AFC Champions League 2011 Qualifier
Al-Wahda Lotfi Benzarti Tunisia Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 28,550 5th
Najran SC Jose Rachao Portugal Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium 10,000 12th
Al-Faisaly Zlatko Dalić Croatia Harmah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium 10,000 1st In 1st Division
Al Taawon Florin Motroc Romania Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 2nd In 1st Division

Managerial Changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Shabab Brazil Edgar Parreira Short term contract [4] Uruguay Jorge Fossati
Al-Ahli Brazil Sergio Farias Joined Al Wasl [5] Norway Trond Sollied

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Ahli Norway Trond Sollied Sacked [6] Tunisia Khaled Badra (Caretaker role)
Al-Ahli Tunisia Khaled Badra Full-time coach appointed [7] Serbia Milovan Rajevac
Al-Hilal Belgium Eric Gerets Joined Morocco National Team Argentina Gabriel Calderón [8]
Al-Raed Brazil Luiz Nizzo Portugal Eurico Gomes
Al-Ittihad Portugal Manuel José Resigned Portugal Toni Oliveira
Al-Shabab Uruguay Jorge Fossati Resigned Argentina Enzo Trossero
Al-Nassr Italy Walter Zenga Sacked Croatia Dragan Skočić
Al-Wehda France Jean-Christian Lang Sacked Egypt Mukhtar Ali Muktar
Al Taawon Romania Gheorghe Mulţescu Sacked Romania Florin Motroc
Al-Ahli Serbia Milovan Rajevac Resigned to coach Qatar national team Serbia Aleksandar Ilic
Al-Ettifaq Romania Marin Ion Sacked Tunisia Youssef Zouaoui
Al-Ittihad Portugal Toni Oliveira Sacked Serbia Dimitri Davidovic
Al-Wehda Egypt Mukhtar Ali Muktar Sacked Tunisia Lutfi Binzerti
Al-Nassr Croatia Dragan Skočić Sacked last match day, replaced by Gomes for Kings Cup competition only Portugal Eurico Gomes

Final League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal (C) 26 19 7 0 52 18 +34 64 2012 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Ittihad 26 13 12 1 49 23 +26 51 2012 AFC Champions League group stage
3 Ettifaq 26 15 3 8 45 30 +15 48 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Al-Shabab 26 13 7 6 42 30 +12 46
5 Al-Nassr 26 11 10 5 44 34 +10 43
6 Al-Ahli 26 11 4 11 48 41 +7 371 2012 AFC Champions League group stage 1
7 Al-Faisaly 26 10 5 11 39 47 −8 35
8 Al-Taawon 26 9 8 9 37 31 +6 322
9 Al-Fateh 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 31
10 Al Raed 26 7 9 10 31 40 −9 30
11 Najran 26 8 2 16 33 52 −19 26
12 Al-Qadisiyah 26 4 11 11 31 39 −8 23
13 Al-Wahda (R) 26 6 6 14 43 44 −1 212 Relegated to Saudi First Division
14 Al Hazm (R) 26 1 3 22 13 70 −57 6

Updated to games played on 15 May 2011.
Source: , League Table, RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Ahli secured qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011 King Cup of Champions
2Al-Taawon and Al-Wahda 3 points deducted
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ITT HIL AHISHBNASETTWAHHZMNAJRAEFATQADTWNFSL
Al-Ittihad 0–0 2–0 2–2 5–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–3
Al-Hilal 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 5–1
Al-Ahli 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 5–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
Al-Shabab 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 4–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 4–1 4–1
Al-Nassr 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 4–2 0–0 2–2 3–2
Ettifaq 2–1 2–3 4–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Wahda 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 8–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–3
Al Hazm 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–5 1–4 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–3
Najran 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–5 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–1
Al Raed 1–2 0–4 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–4 0–0 0–0
Al-Fateh 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1
Al-Qadisiyah 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–2
Al-Taawon 0–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1
Al-Faisaly 0–2 2–3 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1

Updated to games played on 15 May 2011.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals [9]
1 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 17
2 Brazil Victor Simões Al-Ahli 16
3 Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Salem Ettifaq FC 14
Saudi Arabia Mohanad Aseri Al-Wehda 14
5 Albania Migen Memelli Al-Faisaly 13
6 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Rashid Al Taawon 12
Saudi Arabia Naif Hazazi Ittihad 12
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yves Diba Ilunga Najran SC 12
9 Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué Ettifaq FC 11
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal 11

Assist

Rank Scorer Club Assists [9]
1 Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson Al-Hilal 9
2 Croatia Dario Jertec Al-Faisaly 8
3 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Al Nassr 7
Brazil Camacho Al-Shabab 7
5 Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal Al-Ra'ed 6
Brazil Marcinho Al-Ahli Jeddah 6
Syria Wael Ayan Al-Faisaly 6
8 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraidi Al-Hilal 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leagues to raise number of teams
  2. ↑ Al-Hilal handed Saudi Professional League trophy
  3. ↑ Saudi teams will not be taking part in the next Gulf Clubs Championship
  4. ↑ "Al Shabab put faith in Fossati". The AFC. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Farias moves to UAE’s Al Wasl". The AFC. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Al Ahli show coach Sollied the door". The AFC. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rajevac takes over Al Ahli reins". The AFC. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Former Argentina International Gabriel Calderon Takes Over At Saudi Giants Al Hilal". Goal.com. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

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