2016–17 Saudi First Division was the 40th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 5 May 2017.
Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 season, two relegated from the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Saudi Second Division. Al-Qaisumah were promoted as champions, while Al-Adalh were promoted as Group B winners. Wej secured the final berth by winning the play-offs.
Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To the First Division Promoted from Second Division Al-Qaisumah Al-Adalh Wej
Relegated from Professional League Najran Hajer
From the First Division Relegated to Second Division Al-Mujazzal Al-Riyadh Al-Diriyah
Promoted to Professional League Al-Ettifaq Al-Batin
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium Al-Adalh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium Al-Hazm Ar Rass Al Hazm Club Stadium Al-Jeel Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Orobah Sakakah Al-Oruba Club Stadium Qaisumah Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium Al-Shoulla Al Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Al-Tai Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Hajer Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Najran Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium Ohod Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Wej Ta'if King Fahd Stadium
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players Al-Adalh Bryan Jones – Seydou Palo Al-Fayha Mechac Koffi Saeed Mustafa Pedrinho Al-Hazm Robert Gladiador Kevin Kimani – Al-Jeel Dodô – – Al-Nahda Naby Soumah – Bryan Jones Al-Nojoom Amir Dridi – – Al-Orobah Abubaker Khabir – – Al-Qaisumah Ahmad Maiga Albaye Papa Diop – Al-Shoulla Omran Saeed – Yves Diba Ilunga Al-Tai Leo Issa Husamal dean Lucas Galán Al-Watani Francis Coffie – Peter Kolawole Damac Moussa Tigana Peter Kolawole Abdel Fadel Suanon Hajer Hervé Tchami – Naby Soumah Yousef Al-Thodan Najran Mussab Al-Laham – – Ohod Kafoumba Touré – – Wej Petrișor Voinea – –
Results League table
Results table
Season progress
Statistics
Scoring Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abdulfattah Adam Al-Jeel202 Kafoumba Touré Ohod183 Marco Cortez Al-Orobah16 Ahmed Abdu Jaber Al-Adalh5 Haron Eisa Al-Watani156 Yves Ilunga Al-Shoulla12 Fahad Al-Shammeri Al-Qaisumah Douglas Al-Jeel9 Ali Al-Aliany Damac10 Naby Soumah Al-Nahda
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ahmed Al-Zaaq Al-Hazm Al-Adalh 4–0 (H) Yves Diba Ilunga4 Al-Shoulla Damac 4–1 (A) Abdulfattah Adam Al-Jeel Damac 4–0 (H) Bader Al-Khamees Al-Nahda Al-Shoulla 3–1 (H) Saud Salawati Najran Al-Jeel 3–1 (A) Eissa Al-Saeed Al-Nojoom Al-Jeel 4–3 (H) Douglas Al-Jeel Al-Watani 5–2 (H) Kafoumba Touré Ohod Wej 5–2 (A)
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Saeed Al-Harbi Al-Shoulla112 Dawod Al Saeed Al-Nahda9 Abdoh Besisi Ohod4 Mohammed Mazyad Al-Tai85 Mohammed Rabee Al-Orobah7 Khalid Radhy Hajer Abdullah Al-Jadaani Damac8 Amer Al-Bakhit Al-Nojoom6 Yahia Al-Shehri Al-Hazem Abdulrahman Dagriri Al-Fayha
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