The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 68th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1976, and the 17th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008.
Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won their record-extending 21st title last season. Al-Kholood, Al-Orobah, and Al-Qadsiah joined as the three promoted clubs. They replaced Abha, Al-Hazem, and Al-Tai who were relegated to the 2024–25 Saudi First Division League.
Overview Changes Starting this season, each club could have a squad of 25 players with ten foreigners; eight of them could be of any age, and two had to be under 21 at the time of signing. Fifteen Saudi players of any age, and five could be called up from the youth sector if needed or wanted. For each league match, managers could select eight of the ten foreigners to be included in the squad.
Unlike the previous years where the goal of the week was voted on Twitter with no physical award, starting this season the voting was held at the league website with awards for the winners presented by BSF, one of the league sponsors. Additionally, two new awards were introduced: the skill of the week and save of the week, with voting also conducted on the league website. However, these new awards were inconsistent; during some weeks there was voting, while other weeks there was not, and neither of these new awards included a physical prize.
This season witnessed the biggest sale in Saudi Pro League history, with Al-Nassr selling Seko Fofana for €20,000,000 to French club Rennais, making it the biggest sale outside the Saudi Pro League, although higher sales had previously been made within the league itself.
Teams
18 teams competed in the league – the top 15 teams from the previous season and the 3 teams promoted from the FD League.
Teams who were promoted to the Pro League On 6 May 2024, Al-Qadsiah became the first team to be promoted following a 2–2 draw with Ohod. They were crowned champions following a 4–2 win against Al-Najma on 13 May 2024. Al-Qadsiah returned to the top flight after an absence of three seasons and played in their 37th season in the top flight.
On 21 May 2024, Al-Kholood and Al-Orobah became the final two clubs to be promoted. Al-Kholood were promoted following a 5–1 win against Al-Safa. Al-Kholood played in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in history and became the 38th side to participate in the Saudi Pro League since its inception.
Al-Orobah were promoted following a 1–0 win against Al-Jabalain. Al-Orobah returned to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2014–15 season and played in their 3rd season in the top flight.
Teams who were relegated to the FD League Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 4–1 home defeat to Al-Hilal on 11 May 2024. Al-Hazem were relegated after just one year in the top flight. This was their third relegation in five years.
Both Abha and Al-Tai were relegated on the final day of the season. Abha were relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Hazem. Abha were relegated after five consecutive seasons in the Pro League.
Al-Tai were relegated following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Okhdood. Al-Tai were relegated after three consecutive seasons in the top flight.
Stadia Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Al-Ettifaq Dammam E'GO STADIUM Al-Fateh Al-Mubarraz Al-Fateh Stadium Al-Fayha Al-Majma'ah Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium Al-Hilal Riyadh Kingdom Arena Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Al-Khaleej Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Kholood Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park Al-Okhdood Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City Al-Orobah Sakakah Al-Jouf University Stadium Al-Qadsiah Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Buraidah) Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Al-Shabab Riyadh Al-Shabab Club Stadium Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Buraidah) Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium Damac Khamis Mushait Damac Club Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorOther sponsors Red Sea Global Kammelna Theeb Rent A Car Basic Electronics Company Savvy Games Group Roshn Georgios Donis Yelo Rent a Car Renown Yelo Rent a Car KAFD Yelo Rent a Car Hattrick Arrow Modern Future Aloula Aviation Dinar Investment Science Technology Yannick Carrasco Theeb Rent A Car Aldyar Alarabiya Yelo Rent A Car Basic Electronics Company
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment Al-Fayha Vuk RašovićEnd of contract1 June 2024Pre-season Christos Kontis 8 July 2024 Al-Kholood Fabiano Flora Paulo Duarte 21 June 2024 Al-Okhdood Noureddine Zekri Stjepan Tomas 22 July 2024 Al-Orobah Rusmir Cviko Álvaro Pacheco 21 July 2024 Al-Raed Igor Jovićević Odair Hellmann 14 July 2024 Al-Riyadh Odair Hellmann Sabri Lamouchi 12 July 2024 Al-Taawoun Péricles Chamusca Rodolfo Arruabarrena 6 July 2024 Al-Wehda Georgios Donis Josef Zinnbauer 24 July 2024 Al-Khaleej Pedro Emanuel Resigned 23 June 2024 Georgios Donis 11 July 2024 Al-Ittihad Marcelo Gallardo Sacked 2 July 2024 Laurent Blanc 13 July 2024 Al-Fateh Slaven Bilić Mutual consent 16 August 2024 Jens Gustafsson 22 August 2024 Al-Nassr Luís Castro Sacked 17 September 20247th Stefano Pioli 18 September 2024 Al-Kholood Paulo Duarte 13 October 202416th Noureddine Zekri 13 October 2024Al-Wehda Josef Zinnbauer Resigned 15 November 202417th Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) 15 November 2024 Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) End of caretaker period 27 November 202415th José Daniel Carreño 27 November 2024 Al-Fayha Christos KontisMutual consent 3 December 202417th Alexandros Tziolis (caretaker) 3 December 2024 Al-Fateh Jens Gustafsson 4 December 202418th Guido Hoffmann (caretaker) 4 December 2024 Damac Cosmin Contra Resigned 6 December 202410th Nuno Almeida 25 December 2024 Al-Fayha Alexandros Tziolis (caretaker)End of caretaker period 10 December 202417th Pedro Emanuel 10 December 2024 Al-Fateh Guido Hoffmann (caretaker) 12 December 202418th José Gomes 12 December 2024 Al-Shabab Vítor Pereira Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 December 20246th Fatih Terim 27 December 2024Al-Orobah Álvaro Pacheco Resigned 2 January 202513th Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) 2 January 2025 Mohammed Al-Sharari (caretaker) End of caretaker period 12 January 202514th Adnan Hamad 12 January 2025 Al-Ettifaq Steven Gerrard Mutual consent 30 January 202511th Saad Al-Shehri 30 January 2025 Al-Taawoun Rodolfo Arruabarrena Sacked 9 February 202510th Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) 9 February 2025 Al-Okhdood Stjepan Tomas Mutual consent 19 February 202515th Ridha Jeddi (caretaker) 19 February 2025 Ridha Jeddi End of caretaker period 1 March 202517th Paulo Sérgio 1 March 2025 Damac Nuno Almeida Sacked 27 March 202511th Khaled Al-Atwi 27 March 2025 Al-Raed Odair Hellmann 1 April 202518th Krešimir Režić 1 April 2025 Al-Riyadh Sabri Lamouchi 19 April 20259th Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) 19 April 2025 Al-Orobah Adnan Hamad 28 April 202516th Antonio Cazorla 1 May 2025 Al-Hilal Jorge Jesus 3 May 20252nd Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (caretaker) 2 May 2025
Foreign players On 29 December 2023, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation increased the amount of foreign players a club could register to ten, with eight players of any age and two players required to be aged 21 or younger. For league matches, clubs could only designate eight players as available for every match throughout the season but could designate ten as available for the King's Cup and Super Cup.
Player names in bold indicate the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Player names in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance. Players from other countries who were born in Saudi Arabia are counted as homegrown/local players.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 U21Player 1 U21Player 2 U19 player (s) Unregistered players Former players Al-Ahli Riyad Mahrez Galeno Roger Ibañez Ivan Toney Franck Kessié Édouard Mendy Gabri Veiga Merih Demiral Matteo Dams Alexsander Roberto Firmino Ezgjan Alioski Al-Ettifaq Vitinho Karl Toko Ekambi Moussa Dembélé Demarai Gray Georginio Wijnaldum Jack Hendry Marek Rodák Álvaro Medrán Josen Escobar João Costa Wissam Chaouali Al-Fateh Sofiane Bendebka Matías Vargas Djaniny Zaydou Youssouf Amine Sbaï Marwane Saâdane Mourad Batna Jorge Fernandes Matheus Machado Lucas Zelarayán Jason Denayer Péter Szappanos Al-Fayha Gojko Cimirot Chris Smalling Henry Onyekuru Orlando Mosquera Alejandro Pozuelo Renzo López Otabek Shukurov Fashion Sakala Gabriel Vareta Vinícius Rangel Aldry Contreras Al-Hilal Malcom Renan Lodi Yassine Bounou João Cancelo Rúben Neves Kalidou Koulibaly Aleksandar Mitrović Sergej Milinković-Savić Kaio César Marcos Leonardo Neymar Al-Ittihad Houssem Aouar Fabinho Karim Benzema Moussa Diaby N'Golo Kanté Steven Bergwijn Danilo Pereira Predrag Rajković Mario Mitaj Unai Hernández Mateo Borrell Luiz Felipe Al-Khaleej Thomas Murg Ibrahim Šehić Marcel Tisserand Mohamed Sherif Dimitrios Kourbelis Kostas Fortounis Fábio Martins Pedro Rebocho Babucarr Seye Khaled Narey Al-Kholood Marcelo Grohe Myziane Maolida Jackson Muleka Kevin N'Doram Aliou Dieng William Troost-Ekong Norbert Gyömbér Álex Collado Kebba Sowe Ambrose Ochigbo Al-Nassr Bento Jhon Durán Marcelo Brozović Mohamed Simakan Cristiano Ronaldo Otávio Sadio Mané Aymeric Laporte Ângelo Gabriel Wesley Talisca Al-Okhdood Paulo Vítor Petros Christian Bassogog Sebastián Pedroza Ousmane Barry Damion Lowe Saviour Godwin Knowledge Musona Diego Ferreira Karim Ashraf Ibrahima Koné Al-Orobah Gaëtan Coucke Karlo Muhar Kurt Zouma Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson Jean Michaël Seri Ismaël Kandouss Cristian Tello Omar Al Somah Brad Young Mohannad Abu Taha Abdulaziz Masnoum Emmanuel Boateng Al-Qadsiah Ezequiel Fernández Koen Casteels Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Julián Quiñones Nacho Cameron Puertas Gastón Álvarez Nahitan Nández Iker Almena Guga Alejandro Vergaz Al-Raed Amir Sayoud Mehdi Abeid Yousri Bouzok Oumar Gonzalez Ayoub Qasmi Karim El Berkaoui Mathias Normann André Moreira Salomon Tweh Moses Turay Abdelrahman Sherif Mohamed Fouzair Al-Riyadh Lucas Kal Mohamed Konaté Milan Borjan Faïz Selemani Yoann Barbet Bernard Mensah Ibrahim Bayesh Tozé Sekou Lega Vincent Angelini Enes Sali Enzo Roco Al-Shabab Cristian Guanca Yannick Carrasco Glen Kamara Giacomo Bonaventura Abderrazak Hamdallah Wesley Hoedt Daniel Podence Heorhiy Bushchan Leandrinho Robert Renan Kim Seung-gyu Gustavo Cuéllar Al-Taawoun Andrei Girotto Flávio Medeiros Mailson Roger Martínez Musa Barrow Abdelhamid Sabiri Fayçal Fajr Aschraf El Mahdioui Lucas Chávez Renne Rivas João Pedro Mateus Castro Al-Wehda Craig Goodwin Juninho Bacuna Jawad El Yamiq Mohamed Al Makahasi Odion Ighalo Alexandru Crețu Saad Bguir Youssef Amyn Vito van Crooij Ignacio de Arruabarrena Damac Abdelkader Bedrane Farouk Chafaï Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Tarek Hamed François Kamano Florin Niță Nicolae Stanciu Habib Diallo Assan Ceesay Adam Maher
League table
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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
Results
Notes
Season statistics Top scorers