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2009–10 Saudi Pro League

FieldValue
competitionSaudi Pro League
season2009–10
dates18 August 2009 – 18 March 2010
winnersAl-Hilal (12th title)
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersAl-Hilal
Al-Ittihad
Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab
league topscorerMohammad Al-Shalhoub (12 goals)
biggest home winAl-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Qadsiah
(26 August 2009)
biggest away winNajran 0–5 Al-Wehda
(7 January 2010)
highest scoringAl-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Qadsiah
(26 August 2009)
matches132
total goals377
longest wins6 games
Al-Hilal
longest unbeaten14 games
Al-Hilal
longest losses8 games
Najran
longest winless14 games
Al-Raed
prevseason2008–09
nextseason2010–11

Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr Al-Shabab (26 August 2009) (7 January 2010) (26 August 2009) Al-Hilal Al-Hilal Najran Al-Raed The 2009–10 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 18 August 2009, and ended on 18 March 2010. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions.

Al-Hilal secured the title with a 2–0 win away to Al-Hazem on 24 January 2010. Al-Hilal won the league with three games to spare. Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr all secured a berth for the 2011 AFC Champions League. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.

Name sponsorship

On 16 June 2009, the Saudi Professional League announced sponsorship agreement with telecommunication company Zain. As part of the sponsorship deal, the Saudi Professional League would be known as the Zain Professional League for the next 4 seasons.

Qualification and Prize Money

The League champions, runners-up and third-placed team, as well as the winners of the King Cup of Champions, qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League.

The top six teams, and the Crown Prince Cup winners and runners-up qualify for King Cup of Champions.

  • Prize money:
    • First place: 2.5 million Saudi Riyals
    • Second place: 1.5 million Saudi Riyals
    • Third place: 1 million Saudi Riyals

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season, the relegation play-off winner and the two teams promoted from the Saudi First Division. Al-Raed defeated Abha 4–3 on aggregate to confirm their top-flight status. The promoted teams were Al-Qadsiah (returning after a season's absence) and Al-Fateh (playing top-flight football for the first time ever). They replaced Abha (relegated after a season's presence) and Al-Watani (ending their two-year top-flight spell).

Stadiums and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City24,000
Al-EttifaqDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium30,000
Al-FatehHofufPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium20,000
Al-HazemAr RassAl-Hazem Club Stadium11,000
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City69,000
Al-IttihadJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City24,000
Al-NassrRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City69,000
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium10,000
Al-RaedBuraidahKing Abdullah Sports City35,000
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City69,000
Al-WehdaMeccaKing Abdulaziz Sports City28,550
NajranNajranPrince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City10,000

Personnel

ClubHead coach2008–09 seasonNotes
Al-AhliBRA Sérgio Farias3rdQualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League
Al-EttifaqROM Marin Ion6thQualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Al-FatehTUN Fathi Al-JabalFirst Division runners-up
Al-HazemBRA Lula Pereira8th
Al-HilalBEL Eric Gerets2ndQualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League
Al-IttihadARG Enzo Trossero1stQualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League
Al-NassrURU Jorge da Silva5thQualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Al-QadsiahBUL Dimitar DimitrovFirst Division champions
Al-RaedBRA Edison10th
Al-ShababBRA Edgar4thQualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Al-WehdaPOR Eurico Gomes7th
NajranTUN Mourad Okbi9th

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byDate
Al-HilalBEL Georges LeekensSackedBEL Eric GeretsMay 2009
Al-AhliBUL Stoycho MladenovSackedARG Gustavo AlfaroJune 2009
Al-RaedBRA Luiz Antônio ZaluarEnd of contractPOR Acácio CasimiroJune 2009
Al-HazemTUN Ammar SouayahEnd of contractEGY Mohsen SalehJuly 2009
Al-NassrARG Edgardo BauzaEnd of contractURU Jorge da SilvaJuly 2009
Al-ShababARG Enzo TrosseroEnd of contractPOR Jaime PachecoJuly 2009
Al-QadsiahARG Daniel LanataSackedTUN Ammar SouayahSeptember 2009
Al-RaedPOR Acácio CasimiroSackedBRA EdisonOctober 2009
NajranARG Marcelo ZuletaSackedTUN Samir JouiliOctober 2009
Al-EttifaqBUL Stoycho MladenovSackedEGY Saber Eid (caretaker)October 2009
Al-EttifaqEGY Saber Eid (caretaker)End of caretaker periodROM Marin IonOctober 2009
Al-AhliARG Gustavo AlfaroResignedFRA Alan Guido (caretaker)November 2009
Al-QadsiahTUN Ammar SouayahResignedTUN Anas Al Zerqati (caretaker)November 2009
Al-HazemEGY Mohsen SalehResignedTUN Emad Al Solami (caretaker)November 2009
Al-HazemTUN Emad Al Solami (caretaker)End of caretaker periodBRA Lula PereiraDecember 2009
Al-AhliFRA Alan Guido (caretaker)End of caretaker periodBRA Sérgio FariasDecember 2009
Al-QadsiahTUN Anas Al Zerqati (caretaker)End of caretaker periodBUL Dimitar DimitrovDecember 2009
NajranTUN Samir JouiliSackedTUN Mourad OkbiJanuary 2010
Al-IttihadARG Gabriel CalderónSackedKSA Hassan Khalifah (caretaker)January 2010
Al-IttihadKSA Hassan Khalifah (caretaker)End of caretaker periodARG Enzo TrosseroJanuary 2010
Al-ShababPOR Jaime PachecoSackedBRA EdgarApril 2010

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players name in italic indicates the player was de-registered or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerFormer players
Al-AhliBRA MarcinhoBRA Victor SimõesTUN Saïf GhezalOMA Ahmed KanoARG Javier Toledo
ARG Sebastián Rusculleda
COL Josimar Mosquera
Al-EttifaqROM Cristian DănălacheROM Dorel StoicaUSA Jeremiah WhiteOMA Badar Al-MaimaniMAR Youness Mankari
OMA Khalifa Ayil Al-Noufali
PAN José Luis Garcés
Al-FatehNGA Emmanuel EmmanuelTUN Naïm BerrabetTUN Ramzi Ben Younès
Al-HazemMAR Salaheddine AqqalSEN Hamad JiSEN Mohamed RebeizJOR Bashar Bani Yaseen
Al-HilalBRA Thiago NevesROM Mirel RădoiSWE Christian WilhelmssonKOR Lee Young-pyo
Al-IttihadALG Abdelmalek ZiayaMAR Hicham AboucherouaneTUN Amine ChermitiOMA Ahmed Hadid Al-MukhainiARG Luciano Leguizamón
Al-NassrARG Víctor FigueroaEGY Hossam GhalyGUI Pascal FeindounoKOR Lee Chun-sooBRA Éder Gaúcho
Al-QadsiahNGA Nasigba John-JumboPAR Nelson FigueredoPER Juan ComingesARG Rubén Gigena
OMA Said Suwailim Al-Shoon
Al-RaedBRA Bruno LuizBRA Felipe CamposBRA Sérgio RicardoJOR Hatem AqelBRA Mário Sérgio
MLI Sédonoudé Abouta
Al-ShababANG Flávio AmadoBRA Marcelo CamachoLBY Tarik El TaibBHR Hussain Ali BabaAUS Adam Griffiths
Al-WehdaMAR Abdelkarim BenhaniaMAR Abdessamad RafikMAR Youssef KaddiouiBRA Eli Felton
NajranDRC Yves Diba IlungaMAR Abdessamad OuarradNGA Moussa SoulaimaneJOR Anas Bani YaseenFRA Cédric Kisamba
GUI Ibrahim Kamara

League table

and the King Cup of Champions

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals1245
KSA Mohammad Al-ShalhoubAl-Hilal12
BRA Thiago NevesAl-Hilal11
KSA Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Nassr
KSA Waleed Al-GizaniAl-Hazem10
ARG Víctor FigueroaAl-Nassr9
KSA Ahmed Abo ObaidAl-Fateh
KSA Muhannad AssiriAl-Wehda
KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Shabab
KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Hilal
SWE Christian WilhelmssonAl-Hilal

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
ANG Flávio AmadoAl-ShababNajran3–1 (A)
KSA Naif HazaziAl-IttihadAl-Qadsiah7–1 (H)
BRA Thiago NevesAl-HilalAl-Ittihad5–0 (H)
MAR Hicham AboucherouaneAl-IttihadAl-Hazem5–2 (H)
KSA Muhannad AssiriAl-WehdaNajran5–0 (A)
MAR Abdelkarim Benhenia4Al-WehdaAl-Fateh6–0 (H)

;Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1KSA Khalid RadhyAl Nassr8
2KSA Mohamed Al-DeayeaAl Hilal7
3KSA Mohammad KhoujaAl-Ettifaq5
KSA Mohammad SharifiAl-Fateh
KSA Mohammed Al-KhojaliAl-Raed
KSA Waleed AbdullahAl-Shabab
7KSA Faisal Al-MerqebAl-Wehda4
8KSA Jaber Al-AmeriNajran3
KSA Mabrouk ZaidAl-Ittihad

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 8

    • TUN Ramzi Ben Younès (Al-Fateh)

  • Most red cards: 2

    • KSA Abdullah Al-Garni (Al-Nassr)
    • KSA Ahmed Menawer (Al-Hazem)
    • KSA Mansoor Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli)
    • KSA Zakaria Al-Hadaf (Al-Qadsiah)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 56

    • Al-Hazem

  • Most red cards: 8

    • Al-Ittihad

Awards

Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence

The Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded at the conclusion of the season for the fourth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 13 May 2010.

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the SeasonSWE Christian Wilhelmsson
Osama Hawsawi
Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Hilal
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
Young Player of the SeasonKSA Ibrahim Ghaleb
Nawaf Al-Abed
Khaled Al-MutairiAl-Nassr
Al-Hilal
Al-Hazem
Golden BootKSA Mohammad Al-ShalhoubAl-Hilal

Al-Riyadiya Awards

Another set of awards was awarded at the end of the season. It was announced that AlRiyadiya were presenting their awards for the first time. The awards were known as AlRiyadiya Awards and were presented on 8 May 2010.

  • Best Goalkeeper: KSA Waleed Abdullah (Al-Shabab)
  • Best defender: KSA Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal)
  • Best Midfielder: SWE Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal)
  • Best attacker: KSA Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr)
  • Player of the Year: KSA Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal)

References

References

  1. "All Statistics:Teams".
  2. "جدول الدوري".
  3. "الاتحاد بطلا لدوري المحترفين السعودي بفوزه على الهلال".
  4. "الهلال بطلاً للدوري السعودي 2010".
  5. "هل ستتغير خارطة دوري "زين"؟".
  6. "تغيير مسمى دوري المحترفين السعودي إلى "دوري زين"".
  7. ""رائد التحدي" يعلن البقاء في دوري الأضواء".
  8. "رسمياً..البلجيكي غيرتس مدرباً للهلال لموسمين مقبلين".
  9. "الأرجنتيني جوستافو الفارو يقود الأهلي الموسم المقبل مع خمسة مساعدين".
  10. "البرتغالي أكاسيو الفريدو مدربا للرائد".
  11. "الحزم يوقع مع محسن صالح رسمياً".
  12. http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/member-association-news/222-west-asia-/24671-nasr-turn-to-uruguayan-da-silva-to-end-coaching-woes Nasr turn to Uruguayan Da Silva to end coaching woes
  13. http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/24762-pacheco-is-new-shabab-coach Pacheco is new Shabab coach
  14. "دانيال يرفض حضور اجتماع القادسية.. والإدارة تقيله رسمياً".
  15. "الرائد يقيل البرتغالي أكاسيو.. والبديل البرازيلي ماريو".
  16. "شرط جزائي يحول تعاقد نجران من الغرايري إلى الجويلي".
  17. "الاتفاق أقال ملادينوف أمس .. ورئيسه يؤكد".
  18. "الروماني إيوان مدربا للاتفاق.. ويبدأ مهمته أمام العروبة".
  19. "أفضل مدرب في إفريقيا لعام 2008 يقود الأهلي خلفاً للفارو".
  20. "السويح يترك القادسية ويعود للحزم".
  21. "الحزم يودع محسن صالح والسلمي يبدأ مهمته".
  22. "رسمياً لولا بيريرا مدرباً للحزم".
  23. "فارياس يصل جدة والأمير عبدالله بن فيصل يفتتح المركز الإعلامي".
  24. "ديمتروف وقَّع للقادسية ودجلاس وصل البحرين".
  25. "العقبي يخلف الجويلي في نجران".
  26. "الاتحاد يقيل (كالديرون) ويعين خليفة مدربا مؤقتا".
  27. "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع (هيكتور) حتى نهاية الموسم".
  28. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180928212105/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/28319-shabab-al-ain-boot-out-their-coaches] Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches
  29. "Zain Saudi Professional League 2009/2010 – scorers".
  30. "Najran 1 – 3 Al Shabab".
  31. "Al Ittihad 7 – 1 Al Qadisiyah".
  32. "Al Hilal 5 – 0 Al Ittihad".
  33. "Al Ittihad 5 – 2 Al Hazem".
  34. "Najran 0 – 5 Al Wehda".
  35. "Al Wehda 6 – 0 Al Fateh".
  36. "الكروت".
  37. "الراجحي يتوج بجائزة الرياضية وموبايلي للتميز الرياضي".
  38. "أسامة هوساوي أفضل لاعب في الموسم الرياضي السعودي".
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