The 2025–26 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 69th season of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1957, and the 18th season since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008.
Al-Ittihad were the defending champions, having won their 14th title last season, however they failed to defend the league title this season, losing out to Al-Nassr, who won their 11th league title. Al-Najma and Neom earned automatic promotion to the Pro League, while Al-Hazem earned the last promotion spot through the play-offs. Al-Raed, Al-Orobah, and Al-Wehda were relegated to the 2025–26 Saudi First Division League.
Teams
18 teams will compete 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 22 April 2025, Neom became the first team to be promoted following a 3–0 away win against Al-Arabi. They were crowned champions following a 6–0 away win against Jeddah on 29 April 2025. Neom will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in their history and will be the 40th side to participate in the Saudi Pro League since its inception. In addition, they will become the second side to represent the Tabuk Province following Al-Watani's promotion in 2007.
On 12 May 2025, Al-Najma became the second club to be promoted following a 2–0 home win against Ohod. Al-Najma return to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2002–03 season and will play in their 12th season in the top flight. In addition, this will be their first season in the Pro League era.
On 29 May 2025, Al-Hazem became the third and final club to be promoted after defeating Al-Adalah 3–0 in the promotion play-offs final. This was Al-Hazem's fourth promotion in seven years and will play in their 11th season in the top flight.
Teams who were relegated to the FD League
Al-Raed were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Damac on 11 May 2025. Al-Raed were relegated after 17 consecutive seasons in the flight. This was also their first-ever relegation in the Pro League era.
On 25 May 2025, Al-Orobah became the second team to be relegated after they were docked three points for fielding an ineligible player against Al-Nassr. Al-Orobah were relegated after one season in the top flight.
Al-Wehda were the third and final club to be relegated, following a 2–1 away defeat to Al-Ettifaq on the final matchday. Al-Wehda were relegated after three seasons in the top flight. In addition, this was their eighth relegation in history.
Stadiums Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City StadiumAl-Faisal Stadium Al-Ettifaq Dammam Stadion EGO Al-Fateh Al-Mubarraz Maydan Tamweel Aloula Al-Fayha Majmaah Majmaah Sports City StadiumAl-HazemAr RassAl-Hazem Club Stadium Al-Hilal Riyadh Kingdom Arena Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City StadiumAl-Faisal Stadium Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Kholood Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium Al-Najma Unaizah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Buraidah Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park Al-Okhdood Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Riyadh Riyadh SHG Arena Al-Shabab Riyadh SHG Arena Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium BuraidahAl-Taawoun Stadium Damac Khamis Mushait Damac Club StadiumPrince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium Neom Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Other sponsors Red Sea Global Kammelna None HH Sports Basic Electronics Company Yelo Savvy Games Group Roshn Yelo Rent a Car Kappa Yelo Rent a Car Yelo KAFD Yelo Rent a Car Aloula Aviation Science Technology Jetour Aldyar Alarabiya Basic Electronics Company Oxagon
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al-Hilal Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (caretaker)End of caretaker period1 June 2025Pre-season Simone Inzaghi 4 June 2025 Al-Riyadh Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) Javier Calleja 5 July 2025 Al-Taawoun Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) Péricles Chamusca 18 July 2025 Al-Kholood Noureddine ZekriEnd of contract Cosmin Contra 2 July 2025 Al-Shabab Fatih Terim Imanol Alguacil 3 July 2025 Damac Khaled Al-Atwi Armando Evangelista 24 June 2025 Al-Nassr Stefano PioliMutual consent 25 June 2025 Jorge Jesus 14 July 2025 Neom Péricles Chamusca 3 July 2025 Christophe Galtier 5 July 2025 Al-Kholood Cosmin Contra 23 July 2025 Des Buckingham 14 August 2025Al-Ittihad Laurent Blanc Sacked 28 September 2025 3rd Hassan Khalifa (caretaker) 28 September 2025 Hassan Khalifa (caretaker) End of caretaker period 7 October 2025 Sérgio Conceição 7 October 2025 Al-Riyadh Javier CallejaSacked 10 November 2025 14th José Daniel Carreño 14 November 2025 Al-Qadsiah Míchel 14 December 2025 5th Brendan Rodgers 16 December 2025 Al-Okhdood Paulo Sérgio 5 January 2026 17th Marius Șumudică 5 January 2026 Al-Najma Mário Silva 8 February 2026 18th Nestor El Maestro 8 February 2026 Damac Armando Evangelista 10 February 2026 15th Fábio Carille 10 February 2026 Al-Riyadh José Daniel Carreño 10 February 2026 16th Maurício Dulac 11 February 2026 Al-Shabab Imanol Alguacil 17 February 2026 14th Noureddine Zekri 18 February 2026 Al-Okhdood Marius Șumudică 18 March 2026 17th Fathi Al-Jabal 28 March 2026 Al-Khaleej Georgios Donis Signed by Saudi Arabia 22 April 2026 11th Gus Poyet 23 April 2026
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
Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Julián QuiñonesAl-Qadsiah332 Ivan ToneyAl-Ahli323 Cristiano RonaldoAl-Nassr284 Roger MartínezAl-Taawoun235 João FélixAl-Nassr20 Joshua KingAl-Khaleej7 Yannick CarrascoAl-Shabab188 Karim BenzemaAl-Ittihad / Al-Hilal179 Mateo ReteguiAl-Qadsiah16 Georginio WijnaldumAl-Ettifaq
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date João Felix Al-Nassr 5–0 (A) Karim Benzema Al-Ittihad Al-Okhdood 5–2 (A) João Felix Al-Nassr Al-Fateh 5–1 (H) Joshua King Al-Khaleej Al-Riyadh 4–1 (H) Julián Quiñones Al-Qadsiah Neom 3–1 (A) Roger Martínez Al-Fateh 5–2 (A) Karim Benzema Al-Ittihad Al-Kholood 4–0 (A) Julián Quiñones Al-Qadsiah Al-Fayha 5–0 (H) Roger Martínez Al-Taawoun Al-Riyadh 3–1 (A) Ivan Toney Al-Ahli Al-Khaleej 4–1 (H) Ivan Toney Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq 4–0 (H) Carlos Al-Shabab Al-Hazem 4–0 (A) Karim Benzema Al-Hilal Al-Okhdood 6–0 (A) Ivan Toney Al-Ahli Al-Najma 4–1 (H) Al-Qadsiah Al-Okhdood 4–2 (A) Karim Benzema Al-Hilal Al-Kholood 6–0 (H) Ivan Toney Al-Ahli Al-Fateh 3–1 (H) João Felix Al-Nassr Al-Shabab 4–2 (A) Julián Quiñones Al-Qadsiah Al-Ittihad 5–1 (A)
Clean sheets Rank Player Club Cleansheets1 Édouard MendyAl-Ahli14 Yassine BounouAl-Hilal2 BentoAl-Nassr134 Koen CasteelsAl-Qadsiah9 Marek RodákAl-Ettifaq6 Predrag RajkovićAl-Ittihad87 Orlando MosqueraAl-Fayha7 Marcelo GroheAl-Shabab9 MailsonAl-Taawoun6 Luís MaximianoNeom KewinDamac
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 12 Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel (Al-Hazem)
Most red cards: 2 Ali Majrashi (Al-Ahli) Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli) Ziyad Al-Johani (Al-Ahli) Fabinho (Al-Ittihad) Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad) Predrag Rajković (Al-Ittihad) Dimitrios Kourbelis (Al-Khaleej) Naif Asiri (Al-Okhdood) Mohammed Al-Shwirekh (Al-Shabab) Muteb Al-Mufarrij (Al-Taawoun) Abdelkader Bedrane (Damac) Khalifah Al-Dawsari (Neom)
Club Most yellow cards: 88 Al-Hazem
Fewest yellow cards: 48 Al-Hilal
Most red cards: 8 Al-Okhdood Al-Shabab
Fewest red cards: 2 Al-Fayha Al-Hazem Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Taawoun
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthYoung of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubPlayer ClubPlayer ClubSeptember Jorge JesusAl-Nassr João FélixAl-Nassr Édouard MendyAl-Ahli Abbas Al-HassanNeomOctober Simone InzaghiAl-Hilal Kostas FortounisAl-Khaleej Yassine BounouAl-Hilal Abdulaziz Al-AliwaAl-KholoodDecember Simone InzaghiAl-Hilal Georginio WijnaldumAl-Ettifaq KewinDamac Abdulaziz Al-AliwaAl-KholoodJanuary Matthias JaissleAl-Ahli Ivan ToneyAl-Ahli Koen CasteelsAl-Qadsiah Hammam Al-HammamiAl-ShababFebruary Jorge JesusAl-Nassr Yannick CarrascoAl-Shabab BentoAl-Nassr Abdulaziz Al-AliwaAl-KholoodApril Jorge JesusAl-Nassr Valentín VadaDamac BentoAl-Nassr Abdulaziz Al-AliwaAl-KholoodMay Brendan RodgersAl-Qadsiah João FélixAl-Nassr Yassine BounouAl-Hilal Sabri DahalAl-Fayha
Annual awards AwardWinnerClub Player of the Season João Félix Al-Nassr https://x.com/spl/status/2064361887588917615?s=46&t=GpanI5lZxjL3R6zeUTtG4g Saudi Player of the Season Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Qadsiah Young Player of the Season Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Al-Kholood Golden Boot Julián Quiñones Al-Qadsiah Golden Glove Édouard Mendy Al-Ahli Manager of the Season Jorge Jesus Al-Nassr Goal of the Season Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr
Team of the Season Goalkeeper Marek Rodák(Al-Ettifaq) Defenders Danilo Pereira(Al-Ittihad) Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat(Al-Qadsiah) Théo Hernandez(Al-Hilal) Midfielders Rúben Neves(Al-Hilal) Yannick Carrasco(Al-Shabab) Julián Quiñones(Al-Qadsiah) João Félix(Al-Nassr) Forwards Roger Martínez(Al-Taawoun) Cristiano Ronaldo(Al-Nassr) Ivan Toney(Al-Ahli)
See also 2025–26 King's Cup 2025–26 Saudi Third Division 2025–26 Saudi First Division League 2025–26 Saudi Second Division League
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