2014–15 Saudi Professional League

The 2014–15 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Abdul Latif Jameel League, because of its sponsorship) was the 40 season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1975.

Professional League
Season2014–2015
ChampionsAl-Nassr (8th title)
RelegatedAl-Shoalah, Al-Orobah
Champions LeagueAl-Nassr
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Ittihad
Matches played182
Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Al Soma
(22 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Ahli 6–1 Hajer (16 August 2014)
Biggest away winAl-Faisaly 1–5 Al Nassr (26 April 2015)
Highest scoringHajer 4–4 Al-Shabab (19 February 2015)
Longest winning run8 games
Al-Ahli
Longest unbeaten run26 games
Al-Ahli
Longest losing run7 games
Al-Oruba
Highest attendance60,134[1]
Al-Ittihad – Al-Hilal (1 December 2014)
Lowest attendance45[2]
Najran – Hajer (18 May 2015)
Average attendance9,191[3]

Al-Nassr were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2013–14 season and 8th title in total.[4] The season was featured 14 teams, 12 from the 2013–14 campaign and two new teams promoted from the 2013–14 First Division, champions Hajer and Al-Khaleej who replace relegated Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nahda.

The title was won by Al-Nassr on May 10, 2015 after defeating rivals Al-Hilal 1-0 in the Riyadh derby. Al-Ahli became the only team in Saudi football history to lose the league and not lose any preceding matches (26), with 9 draws. Furthermore, they defeated champions Al-Nassr home (2-1) and away (4-3), and were still not crowned, the last time they won the league was in the 1983–84 season.

Teams

Hajer were back in the top flight bouncing straight back after relegation in the 2012–13 campaign. Al-Khaleej also were back for the first time in seven years, last competing in the 2006–07 Saudi Premier League season.

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium Capacity Coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium 62,241 Christian Gross
Al-Faisaly Harmah King Salman Sport City Stadium 7,000 Toni Conceição
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27,550 Nacif Beyaoui
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 62,685 Giorgos Donis
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium 62,241 Victor Pițurcă
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 20,100 Jalal Qaderi
Al Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 62,685 Jorge da Silva
Al-Oruba Sakakah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 5,000 Laurent Banide
Al Raed Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 Marc Brys
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 62,685 Jaime Pacheco
Al-Shoalah Al Kharj Al-Shoalah Club Stadium 8,000 Eusebiu Tudor
Al Taawon Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000 José Manuel Gomes
Hajer Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27,550 Nebojša Jovović
Najran Najran Al Akhdoud Club Stadium 2,800 Fouad Bouali

Kit manufacturer and sponsors

Club Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Al-Ahli Umbro Qatar Airways
Al-Faisaly Macron ALDREES
Al-Fateh
Al-Hilal Nike Mobily
Al-Ittihad Erreà
Al-Khaleej Uhlsport Hyundai Motor Company
Al Nassr Made by club Mobily
Al-Oruba
Al Raed
Al-Shabab Adidas
Al-Shoalah
Al Taawon
Hajer Erreà Al-Ajmi Company
Najran Made by club

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries and a marquee player. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player
Al-Ahli Bruno César Osvaldo Mohamed Abdel-Shafy Omar Al Soma
Al-Faisaly André Ndame Ndame Macoumba Kandji Ashraf Nu'man Khalil Bani Attiah
Al-Fateh Elias Luiz Élton Doris Fuakumputu Hussain Ali Baba
Al-Hilal Thiago Neves Digão Georgios Samaras Kwak Tae-Hwi
Al-Ittihad Marquinho Łukasz Szukała Lucian Sânmărtean Saif Salman
Al-Khaleej Aminou Bouba Habib Meite Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh Hamza Al-Dardour
Al-Nassr Armando Wila Adrian Mierzejewski Fabián Estoyanoff Mohamed Husain
Al-Oruba Moussa Narry Isaac Obang Owsai Khodor Salame Musaed Neda
Al-Raed Alexis Mondomo Amjad Radhi Hassan Tair Anas Bani Yaseen
Al-Shabab Rafinha Mohamed Awal John Antwi Tareq Khattab
Al-Shoalah Sadat Bukari Bojan Božović Lassana Fané Orestes Júnior
Al-Taawon Paul Alo'o Shadi Abu Hash'hash David Ochieng Jehad Al-Hussain
Hajer Jildemar Dario Jertec Đorđe Đikanović Alaa' Al-Shaqran
Najran Farid Cheklam Jandson Winful Cobbinah Mussab Al-Laham

Managerial Changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Incoming manager
Al Hilal Sami Al-Jaber Mutual consent[5] Laurențiu Reghecampf
Al Ittihad Khalid Al Koroni Sacked[6] Amr Anwar
Al Ittihad Amr Anwar Temporary mandate over Victor Pițurcă
Najran Denis Lavagne Resigned Marc Brys
Al Nassr Raúl Caneda Resigned Jorge da Silva
Hajer Nacif Beyaoui Resigned to join Al Fateh Nebojša Jovović
Al Fateh Juan Maqueda Sacked Nacif Beyaoui
Najran Marc Brys Resigned to join Al Raed Fouad Bouali
Al Raed Vlatko Kostov Sacked Marc Brys
Al Shabab José Morais Sacked Reinhard Stumpf
Al Tawoon Tawfiq Rawabeh Sacked José Manuel Gomes
Al Shabab Reinhard Stumpf Sacked Jaime Pacheco
Al Hilal Laurențiu Reghecampf Sacked[7] Ciprian Panait
Al Hilal Ciprian Panait Temp mandate over Giorgos Donis
Al-Faisaly Stéphane Demol Sacked Toni Conceição[8]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr (C) 26 20 4 2 62 20 +42 64 Qualification to the AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Ahli 26 17 9 0 59 22 +37 60
3 Al-Hilal 26 16 6 4 46 17 +29 54
4 Al-Ittihad 26 16 4 6 44 33 +11 52 Qualification to the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
5 Al-Shabab 26 11 7 8 37 31 +6 40
6 Al-Fateh 26 9 6 11 35 43 8 33 Qualification to the GCC Champions League group stage
7 Al-Faisaly 26 8 6 12 31 42 11 30
8 Al-Khaleej 26 7 8 11 35 43 8 29
9 Al-Taawon 26 7 7 12 42 46 4 28
10 Hajer 26 8 4 14 29 56 27 28
11 Al-Raed 26 7 5 14 33 45 12 26
12 Najran 26 7 3 16 28 41 13 24
13 Al-Shoalah (R) 26 5 6 15 26 48 22 21 Relegation to 2015–16 First Division
14 Al-Orobah (R) 26 4 5 17 21 43 22 17
Source: FIFA.com (in English)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Al-Ittihad secured qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League due to Al-Hilal winning the 2015 King Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AHI FSL FAT HIL ITT KHJ NAS ORO RAE SHB SHL TWN HJR NAJ
Al-Ahli 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 6–1 2–1
Al-Faisaly 1–4 4–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–5 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1
Al-Fateh 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1
Al-Hilal 0–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–1
Al-Ittihad 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–2 4–3 0–1 2–1
Al-Khaleej 1–1 4–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–1
Al-Nassr 3–4 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 3–0 4–1
Al-Orobah 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–3 2–3 0–1
Al-Raed 2–4 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–2
Al-Shabab 2–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–4 2–0 0–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1
Al-Shoalah 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 4–3 3–1 2–1
Al-Taawoun 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–3 4–4 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 0–0
Hajer 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 4–4 2–1 2–0 0–3
Najran 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 0–4 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2015. Source: ALJLeague.com (in English)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Al-HilalWWDWWWLDWWLDDWLDWWWWWWWDLW
Al-ShoalahLDLLLLLWLDWLDLDLLLLWDWLLDW
Al-NassrWWWWWWLWWWDWWWDWDWWLWWWWWD
Al-OrobahLWWLDLLDLDDLLDWLLLLLLLWLLL
Al-ShababWWWWDWWWDLDWLLDDWLLLWLDWLD
Al-FaisalyLWWWDDWLDDLDDLLWWWWLLLLLLL
Al-TaawonLLDDLDWLWWLLWDWWWLLLLLDLDD
Al-FatehLLLLWLWLDWLLWDDLDWLWDWDLWW
Al-AhliWDDWDWWWWDWWDWDDWWWWWWWWDD
HajerLWLLWDWLWLLWDLLDLLDWWLLWLL
NajranLDDLLLLWWLWWLLLLLLWWLLDLWL
Al-KhaleejLDLLLDLDDWLWLWDLDLDLWLWWWD
Al-IttihadWWWWWWWLLDLLDDWWWWWWLWLWWD
Al-RaedLLLDLLLLDLLWWWDWLWLLLWLDDW
Source: ALJ Stats
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Omar Al Soma Al-Ahli 22
2 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al-Nassr 21
3 Paul Alo'o Al Taawon 16
4 Naif Hazazi Al-Shabab 14
5 Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Hilal 13
6 Jandson Najran 12

Last updated: 17 May 2015

Top Assistants

Position Player Club Assists
1 Jehad Al-Hussain Al-Taawon 9
2 M. Bassas Al-Ahli 8
Élton Al-Fateh
4 Taisir Al-Jassim Al-Ahli 6
Marquinho Al-Ittihad
Adrian Mierzejewski Al-Nassr
7 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal 5

Last Update: 17 May 2015

Clean Sheets

Position Player Club G.Played Clean Sheets
1 Abdullah Al-Enezi Al-Nassr 24 9
Abdullah Al-Maiouf Al-Ahli 25
3 Waleed Abdullah Al-Shabab 17 8
4 Khalid Sharhili Al-Hilal 10 7
5 Basem Alatalah Al-Taawon 21 5

Last updated: 17 May 2015.
Source: ALJ Stats

Attendances

By round

2014–15 Saudi Pro League Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 139,173719,882
Round 2 34,80274,972
Round 3 31,13674,448
Round 4 86,586712,369
Round 5 43,47176,210
Round 6 29,01774,151
Round 7 115,246716,464
Round 8 27,12773,875
Round 9 86,696712,385
Round 10 78,823711,260
Round 11 31,34274,477
Round 12 63,77679,111
Round 13 85,384712,198
Round 14 23,43673,348
Round 15 50,23677,177
Round 16 122,641717,520
Round 17 26,21573,745
Round 18 71,086710,155
Round 19 69,10979,873
Round 20 52,53677,505
Round 21 115,986716,569
Round 22 23,99873,428
Round 23 59,09778,442
Round 24 47,95076,850
Round 25 43,61976,231
Round 26 105,164717,527
TOTALS
1,663,652
182 9,191

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ittihad 550,822 60,134 11,499 42,371 +457.8%
2 Al-Ahli 443,161 60,010 12,938 34,089 +328.3%
3 Al-Nassr 210,416 59,174 5,120 16,186 −3.2%
4 Al-Hilal 169,086 40,730 2,677 13,007 +3.1%
5 Al-Orobah 47,539 6,735 173 3,657 +30.5%
6 Al-Raed 43,046 10,120 489 3,311 +85.6%
7 Al-Shabab 42,767 18,250 483 3,290 −8.3%
8 Al-Fateh 36,096 10,560 273 2,777 +23.9%
9 Al-Khaleej 34,901 9,223 155 2,685 n/a

10 Al-Taawoun 34,908 6,752 335 2,685 −54.7%
11 Hajer 21,082 4,300 160 1,622 n/a

12 Najran 12,331 2,983 45 949 −2.8%
13 Al–Shoulla 11,087 3,864 78 853 −13.8%
14 Al-Faisaly 7,410 2,229 53 570 −21.1%
League total 1,664,652 60,134 45 9,146 +86.3%

Updated to games played on 18 May 2015
Source: [9]
Notes:
Teams played previous season in First Division.

Top 10 Season Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueCityWeekday
60,134101 December 2014Al-Ittihad0–0Al-HilalKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahMonday
60,010718 October 2014Al-Ahli2–1Al-NassrKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahSaturday
59,7311620 February 2015Al-Ittihad3–2Al-ShoalahKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahFriday
59,1742615 May 2015Al-Nassr0–0Al ShababKing Fahd International StadiumRiyadhFriday
59,137214 April 2015Al-Ittihad1–3Al-NassrKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahSaturday
59,0261319 December 2014Al-Ahli1–1Al-IttihadKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahFriday
58,896113 August 2014Al-Ittihad1-0Al-FatehKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahWednesday
58,600116 August 2014Al-Ahli6–1HajerKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahSaturday
48,763213 April 2015Al-Ahli1–0Al-RaedKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahFriday
47,300931 October 2014Al-Ittihad0–1HajerKing Abdullah Sports CityJeddahFriday

Last updated: 17 May 2015.
Source: slstat com

See also

References

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  2. "Saudi Pro League Statistics 2014/2015". slstat.com.
  3. "Saudi Pro League Statistics 2014/2015". slstat.com.
  4. "Live Scores". FIFA.com.
  5. "Al Hilal appoint Reghecampf". The AFC.com. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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  7. "More domestic disappointment for Al Hilal". The AFC.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  8. "الفيصلي يتعاقد مع البرتغالي آوليفيرا". mbc.net.
  9. "Attendance".
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