The 2026–27 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) is the 70th season of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1957, and the 19th season since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008.

The league started on 13 August 2026 and is scheduled to end on 29 May 2027. It will feature a break from 24 December to 7 February, as the country hosts the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

The summer registration period for players began on 22 July and ended on 6 September, while the winter period is set for 3 to 31 January 2027.

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 11 May 2026, Abha became the first team to be promoted following their dominant run in the second tier. They were crowned champions of the Saudi First Division League. Abha returned to the top flight of Saudi football after a brief absence.

On 20 May 2026, Al-Faisaly became the second club to be promoted, sealing their automatic qualification spot. Al-Faisaly returned to the Roshn Saudi League after spending four consecutive seasons in the second tier.

On 28 May 2026, Al-Diriyah became the third and final club to be promoted after winning the promotion play-offs final. This marked Al-Diriyah's historic first-ever appearance in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football.

Teams who were relegated to the FD league On 23 April 2026, Al-Najma were the first to be relegated following a 2-1 defeat to Al-Taawoun, ending their 1 season stint in the Pro League.

On 3 May 2026, Al-Okhdood were the second to be relegated following a 4-0 defeat to Al-Ahli, going down after 4 seasons in the Pro League.

On 21 May 2026, Damac were the final team to be relegated, following a 4-1 loss to Al Nassr on the final matchday of the season, concluding their 7 season run in the Pro League.

Stadiums

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium CapacityAbhaAbhaAl-Mahalah StadiumDamac Club Stadium Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City StadiumAl-Faisal StadiumAl-DiriyahDiriyahSHG ArenaAl-Awwal Park Al-Ettifaq Dammam EGO StadiumAl-FaisalyHarmahAl-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium 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-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park 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 Neom Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Other sponsors Red Sea Global TBA Kammelna None HH Sports Basic Electronics Company Yelo NHC Innovation None Yelo Rent a Car Kappa Yelo Rent a Car Humain Aloula Aviation Science Technology Jetour Aldyar Alarabiya TBA Oxagon

Managerial changes Team Outgoing Manager Manner of Departure Date of Vacancy Position in the table Incoming Manager Date of Appointment Al-Fayha Pedro Emanuel End of contract 21 May 2026 Pre-season Fábio Carille 1 July 2026 Al Shabab Noureddine Zekri End of caretaker spell 22 May 2026 Thomas Letsch 10 July 2026 Al-Ettifaq Saad Al-Shehri End of contract 25 May 2026 Arthur Papas 3 July 2026 Al Fateh José Gomes 28 May 2026 Khaled Al-Atwi 21 July 2026 Al-Khaleej Gus Poyet 28 May 2026 José Gomes 28 May 2026 Al-Nassr Jorge Jesus 28 May 2026 Ange Postecoglou 3 July 2026 Al-Ittihad Sérgio Conceição Sacked 1 June 2026 Jens Wissing 10 July 2026 Al-Diriyah Khaled Al-Atwi End of caretaker spell 30 June 2026 Bruno Lage 6 July 2026 Al-Taawoun Péricles Chamusca End of contract 30 June 2026 Žarko Lazetić 1 July 2026 Al-Ahli Matthias Jaissle Signed by Newcastle United 5 August 2026 Marino Pušić 6 August 2026 Al-Taawoun Žarko Lazetić Sacked 12 September 2026 17th Vuk Rašović 21 September 2026

Foreign players The amount of foreign players a club could register is 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 U21 player (s) U19 player (s) Unregistered player (s) Former player (s) Abha Michy Batshuayi Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Juriën Gaari Alimami Gory Loreintz Rosier Nabil Fekir Donovan Léon Abdou Diallo Mateo Borrell Kamil Boumedmed Al-Ahli Eduard Spertsyan Galeno Roger Ibañez Ivan Toney Francisco Trincão Édouard Mendy Merih Demiral Artem Bondarenko Matheus Gonçalves Ibrahima Diaby Valentin Atangana Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh Al-Diriyah Berat Djimsiti Adil Boulbina Nikola Vasilj Chancel Mbemba Enzo Millot Idrissa Gueye Óscar Rodríguez Darwin Núñez Mathys De Carvalho Clayton Diandy Lovro Chelfi Gaëtan Laborde Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Omar Colley Al-Ettifaq Pedro Henrique Moussa Dembélé Bersant Celina Jack Hendry Marek Rodák Ondrej Duda Álvaro Medrán Jordan Larsson Abdoulaye Kanté Rayane Messi Matija Gluščević Al-Faisaly Andrei Girotto Flávio Medeiros Christian Bassogog Théo Bongonda Alexandre Mendy Abdoulaye Seck Fernando Pacheco Jaime Seoane André-Jordy Ella Al-Fateh Zaydou Youssouf Adrian Šemper Wilfried Kanga Marwane Saâdane Mourad Batna Mihai Lixandru Lukáš Haraslín Kennedy Boateng Sorriso Jefferson Ramos Ali Alamine Hossam Essadak Al-Fayha Hugo Moura Lázaro Omar Colley Alfa Semedo Orlando Mosquera Paulo Oliveira Jason Fashion Sakala Yago Souza Silvère Ganvoula Al-Hazem Amir Sayoud Sofiane Bendebka Afimico Pululu Jindřich Staněk Mory Konaté Elton Acolatse Bonheur Mugisha Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida Aboubacar Bah Aboubacar Diakité Al-Hilal Gabriel Martinelli Ollie Watkins Theo Hernández Yassine Bounou Crysencio Summerville Rúben Neves Kalidou Koulibaly Sergej Milinković-Savić Saïmon Bouabré Yusuf Akçiçek Mohamed Kader Meïté Malcom Karim Benzema Al-Ittihad Houssem Aouar Richard Ríos Youssef En-Nesyri Georginio Wijnaldum Steven Bergwijn Danilo Pereira Dion Lopy Predrag Rajković George Ilenikhena Roger Fernandes Jan-Carlo Simić Kassoum Koné Mahamadou Doumbia Stephane Keller Al-Khaleej Omar Mascarell Musa Barrow Anthony Moris Kiki Kouyaté Angelo Fulgini Joshua King Miguel Crespo Pedro Rebocho Mateo Benegas Witcha Abdoulie Mboge Al-Kholood Ramiro Enrique John Buckley Julien Domingues Seydouba Cissé Coba da Costa Edgaras Utkus Iker Kortajarena Shaquille Pinas Guga Adam Berry Mansour Camara Antoin Essomba Al-Nassr Ângelo Gabriel Bento Kingsley Coman Mohamed Simakan Cristiano Ronaldo João Félix Samú Costa Sadio Mané Hayder Abdulkareem Iñigo Martínez Al-Qadsiah Koen Casteels Julian Weigl Christopher Bonsu Baah Mateo Retegui Julián Quiñones Tijjani Reijnders Nacho Gastón Álvarez Mahamadou Sangaré Ali Badra Diabaté Suleman Sani Nahitan Nández Otávio Cameron Puertas Al-Riyadh Victor Lekhal Milan Borjan Trézéguet Teddy Okou Bernard Mensah Leandro Antunes Mamadou Sylla Rodrigo Abascal Luca Ramirez Kader Keïta Al-Shabab Yannick Carrasco Roger Martínez Tin Jedvaj Josh Brownhill Yacine Adli Thomas Partey Daniel Podence Mory Diaw Ricardo Mathias Mamadou Thierno Barry Lazar Stojanović Carlos Al-Taawoun Nedim Bajrami Zineddine Belaïd Mailson Marin Petkov Parfait Guiagon Oscar Dorley Abderrazak Hamdallah Aschraf El Mahdioui Jair Collahuazo Younes El Bahraoui Mustapha Samb Neom Saïd Benrahma Valentín Vada Alexandre Lacazette Malang Sarr Georgios Masouras Mohannad Abu Taha Marcin Bułka Luís Maximiano Nathan Zézé Amadou Koné

Standings

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.

Fixtures and results

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Ivan ToneyAl-Ahli102 Steven BergwijnAl-Ittihad4 Youssef En-NesyriAl-Ittihad George IlenikhenaAl-Ittihad Iker KortajarenaAl-Khoolod Sergej Milinković-SavićAl-Hilal Mateo ReteguiAl-Qadsiah8 Mohammed Abu Al-ShamatAl-Qadsiah3 ÂngeloAl-Nassr Moussa DembéléAl-Ettifaq Alexandre LacazetteNeom Sultan MandashAl-Hilal Rúben NevesAl-Hilal Darwin NúñezDiriyah Julián QuiñonesAl-Qadsiah Tijjani ReijndersAl-Qadsiah Cristiano RonaldoAl-Nassr Francisco TrincãoAl-Ahli Ollie WatkinsAl-Hilal

Hat-tricks

Rank Player For Against Result Date 1 Moussa Dembélé Al-Ettifaq Al-Riyadh 4–2 (H) 1 Ivan Toney Al-Ahli Abha 4–0 (H) 1 Steven Bergwijn Al-Ittihad Al-Hazem 3–2 (H) 1 Gabriel Martinelli Al-Hilal Al-Taawoun 6–0 (A)

Clean sheets Rank Player Club Cleansheets1 Yassine BounouAl-Hilal42 Marcin BułkaNeom3 Turki Ba Al-JawshAl-Ettifaq MailsonAl-Taawoun Anthony MorisAl-Khaleej6 BentoAl-Nassr2 Milan BorjanAl-Riyadh Koen CasteelsAl-Qadsiah Édouard MendyAl-Ahli Orlando MosqueraAl-Fayha Fernando PachecoAl-Faisaly Predrag RajkovićAl-Ittihad Adrian ŠemperAl-Fateh Nikola VasiljDiriyah Ibrahim ZaidAl-Hazem

References