2010–11 Saudi Professional League
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| Season | 2010–11 |
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| Champions | Al-Hilal |
| Relegated | Al Hazm Al-Wahda |
| Matches played | 175 |
| Goals scored | 514 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nasser Al-Shamrani (17) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Wahda 8–1 Al Hazm |
| Biggest away win | Al Hazm 2–5 Al-Nasr |
| Highest scoring | Al-Wahda 8–1 Al Hazm |
| Highest attendance | Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Nasr (23184) |
| Average attendance | 4406 |
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← 2009–10
2011–12 →
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The Zain Professional League is the premier league in Saudi Arabia.
In the end of the Season 2008-09 the league was called Saudi Professional League, but the league name has been renamed to Zain Professional League and the name stands for a mobile telephone provider called Zain which is now become an official sponsor of the premier league. This season will feature 14 soccer teams instead of 12 teams in the past and for the first time in the history of the league.[1]
Al-Hilal was the last team who won the Saudi Professional League Season 2009-10.[2]
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Qualification and Prize money
The Top three teams of the league plus the winner of Champions Cup will qualify for the AFC Asian Champions League.
Saudi football federation announced that saudi teams will not participate in the next Gulf Club Champions Cup.[3]
The Top six teams will qualify for Champions Cup.
and The bottom two teams in the end of the season will be relegated.
Prize money:
- First place: 2.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Second place: 1.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Third place: 1 million Saudi Riyals
Stadia and locations
Members clubs
Managerial Changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab |  Edgar Parreira |
Short term contract [4] |  Jorge Fossati |
| Al-Ahli | Sergio Farias |
Joined Al Wasl [5] |  Trond Sollied |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Trond Sollied |
Sacked [6] |  Khaled Badra (Caretaker role) |
| Al-Ahli | Khaled Badra |
Full time coach appointed [7] |  Milovan Rajevac |
| Al-Hilal |  Eric Gerets |
Joined Morocco National Team |  Gabriel Calderón [8] |
| Al-Raed | Luiz Nizzo |
 Eurico Gomes |
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| Al-Ittihad | Manuel Jose |
Resigned | Toni Oliveira |
| Al-Shabab | Jorge Fossati |
Resigned | Enzo Trossero |
| Al-Nassr |  Walter Zenga |
Sacked |  Dragan Skočić |
| Al-Wehda |  Jean-Christian Lang |
Sacked |  Mukhtar Ali Muktar |
| Al Taawon |  Gheorghe Mulţescu |
Sacked | Florin Motroc |
| Al-Ahli | Milovan Rajevac |
Resigned to coach Qatar national team | Aleksandar Ilic |
| Al-Ettifaq | Marin Ion |
Sacked | Youssef Zouaoui |
| Al-Ittihad | Toni Oliveira |
Sacked | Dimitri Davidovic |
| Al-Wehda | Mukhtar Ali Muktar |
Sacked | Lutfi Binzerti |
| Al-Nassr | Dragan Skočić |
Sacked last match day, replaced by Gomes for Kings Cup competition only | Eurico Gomes |
Final League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hilal (C) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 64 |  2012 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 51 | 2012 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al Ettifaq | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 48 | 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 43 | |
| 6 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 371 | 2012 AFC Champions League group stage 1 |
| 7 | Al-Taawon | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 35 | |
| 9 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 31 | |
| 10 | Al Raed | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | |
| 11 | Najran SC | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 26 | |
| 12 | Al-Wahda (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 24 |  Relegated to Saudi First Division |
| 13 | Al-Qadasiya | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 23 | |
| 14 | Al Hazm (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 70 | −57 | 6 | Relegated to Saudi First Division |
Updated to games played on 15 May 2011
Source: [1], League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Al-Ahli secured qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011 King Cup of Champions
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Fixtures and results
| Home \ Away1 | ITT | HIL | AHI | SHB | NAS | ETT | WAH | HZM | NAJ | RAE | FAT | QAD | TWN | FSL |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Al Hilal | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Al-Ahli | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Shabab | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Al-Nassr | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Al Ettifaq | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Wahda | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Al Hazm | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Najran SC | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Al Raed | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Fateh | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Qadasiya | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Taawon | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 15 May 2011
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals [9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nasser Al-Shamrani |
Al-Shabab | 17 |
| 2 | Victor Simões |
Al-Ahli | 16 |
| 3 | Yousef Al-Salem |
Ettifaq FC | 14 |
| Mohanad Aseri |
Al-Wehda | 14 | |
| 5 |  Migen Memelli |
Al-Faisaly | 13 |
| 6 | Mohammad Al-Rashid |
Al Taawon | 12 |
| Naif Hazazi |
Ittihad | 12 | |
 Yves Diba Ilunga |
Najran SC | 12 | |
| 9 | Sebastián Tagliabué |
Ettifaq FC | 11 |
| Yasser Al-Qahtani |
Al-Hilal | 11 |
Assist
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals [9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christian Wilhelmsson |
Al-Hilal | 9 |
| 2 | Dario Jertec |
Al-Faisaly | 8 |
| 3 | Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani |
Al Nassr | 7 |
| Camacho |
Al-Shabab | 7 | |
| 5 |  Salaheddine Aqqal |
Al-Ra'ed | 6 |
| Marcinho |
Al-Ahli Jeddah | 6 | |
 Wael Ayan |
Al-Faisaly | 6 | |
| 8 | Ahmed Al-Fraidi |
Al-Hilal | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ Leagues to raise number of teams
- ^ Al-Hilal handed Saudi Professional League trophy
- ^ Saudi teams will not be taking part in the next Gulf Clubs Championship
- ^ "Al Shabab put faith in Fossati". The AFC. 13 July 2010. http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/29688-al-shabab-put-faith-in-fossati. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Farias moves to UAE’s Al Wasl". The AFC. 6 July 2010. http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/29631-farias-moves-to-uaes-al-wasl. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Al Ahli show coach Sollied the door". The AFC. 30 August 2010. http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/30185-al-ahli-show-coach-sollied-the-door. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Rajevac takes over Al Ahli reins". The AFC. 15 September 2010. http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/30366-rajevac-takes-over-al-ahli-reins. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Former Argentina International Gabriel Calderon Takes Over At Saudi Giants Al Hilal". Goal.com. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2010/11/05/2199510/former-argentina-international-gabriel-calderon-takes-over. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. http://www.slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/alltable.php. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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