2011–12 Saudi Professional League

Professional League
Season 2011–2012
Champions Al-Shabab (6th title)
Relegated Al-Ansar
Al-Qadisiya
Champions League Al-Shabab
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Ettifaq
Matches played 182
Goals scored 537 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Victor Simões
Nasser Al-Shamrani
(21 Goals)
Biggest home win Al-Ittihad 7-0 Hajer
Biggest away win Al-Qadisiya 0-8 Al-Ittihad
Highest scoring Al-Qadisiya 4-5 Al-Hilal
Longest winning run Al-Hilal 9 games
Longest unbeaten run Al-Shabab 26 games
Longest losing run Al-Ansar 17 games
Highest attendance 22,996
Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Ahli
Lowest attendance 28
Al-Qadisiya 2–2 Al-Faisaly
Average attendance 4,374

The 2011–12 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Zain League, because of its sponsorship) was the 36th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.

Al-Hilal were once again the defending champions for this season, having won the previous two editions in 2009–10 and 2010–11 respectively. The season featured 12 teams from the 2010–11 and two new teams promoted from the 2010–11 First Division: Hajer and Al-Ansar who replace relegated Al-Wahda and Al Hazm.

On 14 April 2012, Al-Shabab won the title after a 1–1 away game with Al-Ahli. It was their first league title since 2006 and their sixth league title overall. Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ansar were relegated.

Qualification and Prize money

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

The Top eight teams qualified for Champions Cup.

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

Prize money:

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 23.000
Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20.000
Al Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27.550
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 67.000
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 26.000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 23.000
Al-Nasr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 67.000
Al Raed Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25.000
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 67.000
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 20.100
Najran SC Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium 2.800
Al-Faisaly Harmah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium 7.000
Al Taawon Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25.000
Hajer Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27.550

Members clubs

Club Coach Nationality City Stadium Capacity 2010-2011 season Notes
Ahli Jeddah Karel Jarolím Czech Republic Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 24,000 6th
Al Fateh Fathi Al Jebali Tunisia Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 20,000 9th
Hajer Club Ednaldo Patricio Brazil Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27,550 1st In 1st Division
Al-Hilal Ivan Hasek Czech Republic Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 Champions AFC Champions League 2012 Qualifier
Ettifaq Sameer Hilal Saudi Arabia Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 30,000 3rd AFC Champions League 2012 Qualifier
Ittihad Jeddah Raúl Caneda Spain Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium 24,000 2nd AFC Champions League 2012 Qualifier
Al-Nasr Francisco Maturana Colombia Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 5th
Al-Ansar Jalal Qaderi Tunisia Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 25,000 2nd In 1st Division
Al Raed Ammar Souayah Tunisia Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 10th
Al-Shabab Michel Preud'homme Belgium Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 69,000 4th
Al Qadsiyah FC Mariano Barreto Portugal Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 20,000 12th
Najran SC Gjoko Hadžievski Republic of Macedonia Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium 10,000 11th
Al-Faisaly Zlatko Dalić Croatia Harmah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium 7,000 8th
Al Taawon Khalid Kamal Egypt Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 7th

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2011-12 campaign.

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Shabab Argentina Enzo Trossero Contract not renewed [1] Belgium Michel Preud'homme
Al-Hilal Argentina Gabriel Calderon Sacked [2] Saudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber Caretaker role ended Germany Thomas Doll
Al-Nasr Croatia Dragan Skočić Sacked Argentina Gustavo Costas
Ettifaq Tunisia Youssef Zouaoui Contract ended [3] Croatia Branko Ivanković
Al-Ahli Serbia Aleksandar Ilic Contract ended Czech Republic Karel Jarolím

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Ansar Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaz Sliskovic Resigned Saudi Arabia Ayub Ghulam
Al-Ansar Saudi Arabia Ayub Ghulam Caretaker role ended Tunisia Jalal Qaderi
Al Raed Portugal Eurico Gomes Sacked, Al Raed 2nd bottom of league Tunisia Hafez Al-Hoarbi
Al Raed Tunisia Hafez Al-Hoarbi Caretaker role ended Tunisia Ammar Souayah
Al Ittihad Belgium Dimitri Davidovic Sacked [4] Saudi Arabia Abdullah Gurab
Al-Nasr Argentina Gustavo Costas Sacked Saudi Arabia Ali Kamikh
Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia Ali Kamikh Caretaker role ended Colombia Francisco Maturana
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Abdullah Gurab Caretaker role ended Slovenia Matjaž Kek
Al Taawon Romania Florin Motroc Resigned Romania Grigore Sichitiu
Al Taawon Romania Grigore Sichitiu Caretaker role ended Croatia Srecko Juricic
Al Taawon Croatia Srecko Juricic Sacked Romania Grigore Sichitiu
Al-Hilal Germany Thomas Doll Sacked Germany Heiko Bonon & Saudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber
Al-Hilal Germany Heiko Bonon & Saudi Arabia Sami Al Jaber Temporary mandate Czech Republic Ivan Hasek [5]
Al Ittihad Slovenia Matjaž Kek Sacked [6] Saudi Arabia Abdullah Gurab
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Abdullah Gurab Caretaker role ended [7] Spain Raul Caneda
Ettifaq Croatia Branko Ivanković Sacked [8] Saudi Arabia Sameer Hilal
Al Taawon Romania Grigore Sichitiu Caretaker role ended Egypt Khalid Kamal

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Shabab (C) 26 19 7 0 50 16 +34 64 AFC Champions League group stage 1
2 Al-Ahli 26 19 5 2 60 22 +38 62
3 Al-Hilal 26 18 6 2 58 22 +36 60
4 Al-Ettifaq 26 13 8 5 41 26 +15 47
5 Al-Ittihad 26 10 7 9 49 35 +14 37
6 Al-Fateh 26 10 7 9 37 41 4 37
7 Al-Nassr 26 10 5 11 39 37 +2 35
8 Al-Faisaly 26 7 9 10 36 41 5 30
9 Najran 26 7 9 10 34 49 15 30
10 Al-Raed 26 8 4 14 28 39 11 28
11 Hajer 26 6 7 13 23 45 22 25
12 Al-Taawon 26 4 7 15 28 52 24 19
13 Al-Qadisiyah (R) 26 4 6 16 34 52 18 18 Relegation to 2012–13 First Division
14 Al-Ansar (R) 26 3 1 22 19 60 41 10

Source: FIFA.COM، League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Ettifaq secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to Al-Ahli winning the 2012 King Cup of Champions
(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 AHISHBNASETTHJRANSNAJRAEFATQADTWNFSL
Al-Ittihad 02 13 02 11 01 70 32 22 11 12 10 53 42
Al-Hilal 11 40 02 10 33 31 61 21 20 32 30 11 21
Al-Ahli 01 10 11 20 00 43 51 40 10 33 21 42 20
Al-Shabab 22 00 11 22 10 61 30 40 32 10 10 10 11
Al-Nassr 13 03 13 12 13 00 41 32 10 12 32 50 11
Ettifaq 10 22 04 00 20 00 11 33 11 10 32 51 12
Hajer 00 12 02 01 03 01 10 10 02 24 10 21 11
Al-Nassr 13 02 01 02 02 02 02 12 01 21 03 21 21
Najran 11 02 04 14 21 03 11 21 31 00 22 11 11
Al-Raed 20 11 15 12 14 12 12 32 01 12 10 20 14
Al-Fateh 32 05 22 01 01 21 10 30 22 00 16 00 21
Al-Qadisiyah 08 45 03 12 21 01 11 21 02 01 12 11 22
Al-Taawon 21 01 02 12 12 10 21 20 14 02 33 22 12
Al-Faisaly 01 02 01 13 11 14 22 21 41 21 10 22 11

Updated to games played on 18 April 2012.
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 Brazil Victor Simões Al-Ahli 21
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 21
2 Oman Amad Al Hosni Al-Ahli 15
Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al Nassr 15
3 Algeria Hadj Bouguèche Al-Qadisiyah/Al Nassr 12
Morocco Youssef El-Arabi Al-Hilal 12
Saudi Arabia Bader Al-Kharashi Al-Faisaly 12
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Doris Fuakumputu Al-Fateh 10
Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Salem Ettifaq 10
5 Argentina Sebastián Tagliabué Ettifaq 9
Brazil Wendel Geraldo Al-Shabab 9
Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Hamdan Al-Fateh 9
Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Al-Ahli 9

Assists table

Rank Scorer Club Assists [9]
1 Brazil Marcelo Camacho Al-Ahli 10
2 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 7
Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Hamed Al-Ettifaq 7
3 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal 6
Portugal Paulo Jorge Al-Ittihad 6
Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Shehri Al-Ettifaq 6
Saudi Arabia Hussein Sulaimani Al-Nasr 6
Saudi Arabia Rabeaa Sefiani Al-Fateh 6
4 Saudi Arabia Awadh Faraj Najran 5
Oman Amad Al Hosni Al-Ahli 5
Saudi Arabia Mishaal Al-Saeed Al-Ittihad 5
Brazil Wendel Geraldo Al-Shabab 5
Saudi Arabia Ahmad Al-Harbi Al-Taawon 5
Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Gizani Al-Raed 5

References

  1. "Preud’Homme to coach Al Shabab". AFC. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. "Al Hilal show Calderon the door". AFC. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. "Ivankovic is new Al Ittifaq coach". AFC. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. "Al Ittihad dismiss Davidovic". AFC. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  5. "Hasek set for Hilal hot seat". AFC. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  6. "Al Ittihad call time on Kek". AFC. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  7. "Raul Caneda unveiled as new Al Ittihad coach". Goal. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. "Al Ettifaq sack coach Ivancovic". AFC. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Retrieved 14 October 2011.

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