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2010–11 Saudi Pro League

FieldValue
competitionSaudi Pro League
season2010–2011
dates14 August 2010 – 20 May 2011
winnersAl-Hilal (13th title)
relegatedAl-Wehda
Al-Hazem
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersAl-Hilal
Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ettifaq
league topscorerNasser Al-Shamrani (17 goals)
biggest home winAl-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem
(24 February 2011)
biggest away winNajran 1–5 Al-Wehda
(22 April 2011)
highest scoringAl-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem
(24 February 2011)
matches182
total goals534
longest wins7 games
Al-Ittihad
longest unbeaten26 games
Al-Hilal
longest losses14 games
Al-Hazem
longest winless14 games
Al-Hazem
highest attendance21,174
Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al-Hilal
(1 April 2011)
lowest attendance6 (spectator ban)
Al-Hazem 1–4 Al-Ettifaq
(21 April 2011)
average attendance4,204
prevseason2009–10
nextseason2011–12

Al-Hazem Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad Al-Ettifaq (24 February 2011) (22 April 2011) (24 February 2011) Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal Al-Hazem Al-Hazem Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al-Hilal (1 April 2011) Al-Hazem 1–4 Al-Ettifaq (21 April 2011) The 2010–11 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th season of the Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 20 May 2011. Al-Hilal were the defending champions. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2009–10 season as well as Al-Faisaly and Al-Taawoun, who joined as the promoted clubs from the Saudi First Division. No teams were relegated the previous season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.

On 29 April, defending champions Al-Hilal won their 13th league title with two games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Al-Raed. Al-Hilal ended the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in a 26-game league season and the second team overall (the first was Al-Ettifaq in 1983, during an 18-game league season).

Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 2–0 away defeat to Al-Taawoun. Al-Wehda became the second and final team to be relegated following the decision to dock 3 points from them.

Overview

Changes

The SAFF announced that the number of teams in the league would be increased from 12 to 14.

Qualification and Prize money

The league champions, runners-up and third place as well as the winner of the King Cup of Champions qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.

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

Prize money:

  • First place: 2.5 million SAR
  • Second place: 1.5 million SAR
  • Third place: 1 million SAR

Teams

14 teams competed in the league – 12 teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the First Division. No teams were relegated the previous season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14. The promoted teams were Al-Faisaly (returning after an absence of three years) and Al Taawoun (returning after an absence of 13 years).

Stadiums and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City24,000
Al-EttifaqDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium30,000
Al-FaisalyHarmahAl Majma'ah Sports City Stadium10,000
Al-FatehHofufPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium20,000
Al-HazemAr RassAl-Hazem Club Stadium11,000
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium69,000
22,188
Al-IttihadJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City24,000
Al-NassrRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium69,000
22,188
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City10,000
Al-RaedBuraidahKing Abdullah Sports City25,000
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd Sports City
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium69,000
22,188
Al-TaawounBuraidahKing Abdullah Sports City25,000
Al-WehdaMeccaKing Abdulaziz Sports City28,550
NajranNajranPrince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City10,000

Personnel

ClubHead coach2009–10 seasonNotes
Al-AhliSRB Aleksandar Ilić6th
Al-EttifaqTUN Youssef Zouaoui9th
Al-FaisalyCRO Zlatko DalićFirst Division champions
Al-FatehTUN Fathi Al-Jabal8th
Al-HazemCAN Goran Miscevic7th
Al-HilalARG Gabriel Calderón1stQualified to the 2011 AFC Champions League
Al-IttihadSRB Dimitri Davidović2nd
Al-NassrCRO Dragan Skočić3rd
Al-QadsiahBUL Dimitar Dimitrov10th
Al-RaedPOR Eurico Gomes11th
Al-ShababARG Enzo Trossero4thQualified to the 2011 AFC Champions League
Al-TaawounROM Florin MotrocFirst Division runners-up
Al-WehdaTUN Lotfi Benzarti5th
NajranPOR José Rachão12th

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Al-FaisalyTUN Hadi Ben MokhtarEnd of contract9 May 2010Pre-seasonCRO Zlatko Dalić19 May 2010
Al-TaawounROM Grigore SichitiuROM Gheorghe Mulțescu2 July 2010
Al-NassrURU Jorge da Silva18 May 2010ITA Walter Zenga18 May 2010
Al-HazemBRA Lula Pereira30 May 2010TUN Lutfi Rhim10 July 2010
Al-IttihadARG Enzo TrosseroPOR Manuel José2 June 2010
Al-RaedBRA Edison Mario SouzaBRA Lucho Nizzo15 July 2010
Al-ShababBRA Edgar ParreiraURU Jorge Fossati12 July 2010
Al-WehdaPOR Eurico GomesFRA Jean-Christian Lang24 June 2010
Al-AhliBRA Sérgio FariasSigned by Al Wasl1 July 2010NOR Trond Sollied1 July 2010
Al-AhliNOR Trond SolliedSackedtitle=الأهلي يقيل المدرب (سوليد) من منصبهurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/555359}}8thTUN Khaled Badra (caretaker)28 August 2010
Al-AhliTUN Khaled Badra (caretaker)End of caretaker periodtitle=الأهلاويون يتنفسون الصعداء.. رايفيتش في جدةurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/558521}}10thSRB Milovan Rajevac10 September 2010
Al-HilalBEL Eric GeretsSigned by Morocco25 October 20102ndGER Reinhard Stumpf (caretaker)25 October 2010
NajranTUN Mourad OkbiResignedtitle=نجران يودع العقبي ويتعاقد مع البرتغالي راشاوurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/572758}}10thPOR José Rachão30 October 2010
Al-HazemTUN Lutfi RhimSackedtitle=إدارة الحزم تقدم استقالتها رسميًا وتقيل مدرب الفريقurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/573079}}14thTUN Fathi Al-Heric (caretaker)31 October 2010
Al-HilalGER Reinhard Stumpf (caretaker)End of caretaker period5 November 20101stARG Gabriel Calderón5 November 2010
Al-RaedBRA Lucho NizzoSackedtitle=الرائد يتخلى عن لوتشيو.. والبرتغالي جوميز يتولى خلافتهurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/575191}}7thPOR Eurico Gomes7 November 2010
Al-HazemTUN Fathi Al-Heric (caretaker)End of caretaker period13 November 201014thCAN Goran Miscevictitle=اليوغسلافي جورفان مدرباً للحزمurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/576898}}
Al-TaawounROM Gheorghe MulțescuSacked16 December 201011thROM Florin Motroc22 December 2010
Al-WehdaFRA Jean-Christian Lang23 December 20109thEGY Mokhtar Mokhtar25 December 2010
Al-IttihadPOR Manuel JoséResigned24 December 20102ndPOR Toni28 December 2010
Al-ShababURU Jorge Fossati24 December 20105thARG Enzo Trossero27 December 2010
Al-NassrITA Walter ZengaSacked27 December 20103rdCRO Dragan Skočić11 January 2011
Al-AhliSRB Milovan RajevacResigned20 February 20117thSRB Aleksandar Ilić24 February 2011
Al-EttifaqROM Marin IonSackedtitle=الاتفاق يقيل مارين ويتعاقد مع المدرب التونسي الزواويurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/616473}}4thTUN Youssef Zouaoui23 March 2011
Al-WehdaEGY Mokhtar Mokhtartitle=الوحدة يعين لطفي البنزرتي مدربا خلفا لمختارurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/630580}}11thTUN Lotfi Benzarti8 May 2011
Al-IttihadPOR Toni11 May 20112ndSRB Dimitri Davidović13 May 2011

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 SimõesSRB Nikola PetkovićOMA Amad Al-HosniBRA Wánderson
Al-EttifaqARG Sebastián TagliabúeBRA Bruno LazaroniBRA MateusOMA Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani
Al-FaisalyALB Migen MemelliCRO Dario JertecSEN Albaye Papa DiopSYR Wael Ayan
Al-FatehBRA Élton ArábiaDRC Doris FuakumputuTUN Ramzi Ben YounèsOMA Ahmed Kano
Al-HazemSRB Nemanja ObrićSRB Nikica KošutićZAM Francis KasondeJOR Mohammad Khamees
SEN Mohamed Rebeiz
Al-HilalEGY Ahmed AliROM Mirel RădoiSWE Christian WilhelmssonKOR Lee Young-pyoBRA Thiago Neves
Al-IttihadALG Abdelmalek ZiayaPOR Nuno AssisPOR Paulo JorgeOMA Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Al-NassrARG Víctor FigueroaAUS Jonathan McKainROM Ovidiu PetreKUW Bader Al-MutawaROM Răzvan Cociș
Al-QadisiyahNGA Nasigba John-JumboPER Juan ComingesTUN Mouin ChaâbaniBHR Abdulla Baba FatadiNGA Edorisi Master Ekhosuehi
Al-RaedBRA Charles da SilvaMAR Jaouad AkaddarMAR Salaheddine AqqalOMA Khalifa Ayil Al-NoufaliJOR Hatem Aqel
Al-ShababBRA Marcelo CamachoBRA Marcelo TavaresGUI Alhassane KeitaKUW Musaed NedaKOR Song Chong-gug
URU Juan Manuel Olivera
Al-TaawounMKD Ertan DemiriMKD Šakir RedžepiSVN Dejan RusičJOR Shadi Abu Hash'hashEGY Amir Azmy
CIV Bamba Drissa
MKD Mensur Kurtiši
Al-WehdaMAR Issam ErrakiMAR Youssef KaddiouiJOR Suleiman Al-SalmanBHR Hussain Ali Baba
BRA Felipe Campos
MAR Abdelkarim Benhania
NajranBRA Juliano MineiroDRC Yves Diba IlungaSEN Hamad JiJOR Anas Bani Yaseen

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Shabab17
2BRA Victor SimõesAl-Ahli16
3KSA Mohammed Al-RashidAl-Taawoun / Al-Ittihad14
KSA Muhannad AssiriAl-Wehda
KSA Yousef Al-SalemAl-Ettifaq
6ALB Migen MemelliAl-Faisaly13
DRC Yves Diba IlungaNajran
8ARG Sebastián TagliabuéAl-Ettifaq12
KSA Naif HazaziAl-Ittihad
10KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Hilal11

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-HilalAl-Faisaly5–1 (H)
KSA Naif HazaziAl-IttihadAl-Hazem4–0 (H)
KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-ShababAl-Faisaly4–1 (H)
KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-HilalAl-Hazem3–0 (H)
ALB Migen MemelliAl-FaisalyAl-Ittihad3–3 (A)
KSA Mukhtar Fallatah4Al-WehdaAl-Hazem8–1 (H)title=Al Wehda 8 – 1 Al Hazemurl=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/matchdet.php?id=121archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408055010/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/matchdet.php?id=121archive-date=8 April 2016url-status=dead}}
KSA Muhannad AssiriAl-WehdaAl-Hazem8–1 (H)
KSA Yousef Al-SalemAl-EttifaqNajran4–2 (A)
GUI Alhassane KeitaAl-ShababAl-Hazem4–0 (A)
BRA Victor SimõesAl-AhliAl-Qadisiyah3–1 (A)
NGA Nasigba John-JumboAl-QadisiyahAl-Raed4–1 (A)

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

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1KSA Mabrouk ZaidAl-Ittihad9
2KSA Fayz Al-SabiayAl-Ettifaq8
KSA Hassan Al-OtaibiAl-Hilal
4KSA Fahad Al-ThunayanAl-Taawoun6
5KSA Abdullah Al-EneziAl-Nassr5
KSA Waleed AbdullahAl-Shabab
7KSA Awidhah Al-AamriAl-Faisaly4
KSA Mansoor Al-NajaiAl-Qadsiah
KSA Mohammad SharifiAl-Fateh
KSA Mohammed Al-KhojaliAl-Raed
KSA Yasser Al-MosailemAl-Ahli

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 10

    • OMA Ahmed Kano (Al-Fateh)

  • Most red cards: 2

    • BRA Juliano Mineiro (Najran)
    • KSA Fuad Al-Mutairi (Al-Hazem)
    • TUN Moïne Chaâbani (Al-Qadsiah)

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 71

    • Al-Ettifaq

  • Most red cards: 11

    • Al-Hazem

Attendances

By team

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 fifth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 11 September 2011.

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the SeasonKSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
Yahya Al-Shehri
Bader Al-KhameesAl-Hilal
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Taawoun
Young Player of the SeasonKSA Yasser Al-Shahrani
Abdullah Al-Sudairy
Meshal Al-EneziAl-Qadisiyah
Al-Hilal
Al-Raed
Goldent BootKSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Shabab

Al-Riyadiya Awards

The Al-Riyadiya Awards were awarded for the second time since its inception last year. The awards were presented on 15 June 2011.

  • Best Goalkeeper: KSA Hassan Al-Otaibi (Al-Hilal)
  • Best defender: KSA Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal)
  • Best Midfielder: KSA Mohammed Noor (Al-Ittihad)
  • Best attacker: KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani (Al-Shabab)
  • Player of the Year: KSA Hassan Al-Otaibi (Al-Hilal)

References

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  3. "Al Hazem – Al Ettifaq".
  4. "Fixtures & Results".
  5. "الهلال بطلاً للدوري السعودي 2010".
  6. "هل ستتغير خارطة دوري "زين"؟".
  7. "الهلال بطل دوري زين للمحترفين والاتفاق يرمي بالنصر الى المركز الخامس".
  8. "التعاون يكتب نهاية الحزم في دوري زين والفتح يوقف مسيرة الفيصلي".
  9. "الانضباط تقرر حسم ثلاث نقاط والوحدة إلى الأولى والتعاون خارج كأس الأبطال".
  10. "الكرواتي زالاتكو مدرباً للفيصلي".
  11. "الروماني مولتسكو مدرباً للتعاون".
  12. (11 May 2010). "Ha firmato un biennale con l'Al-Nasr". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  13. "التونسي لطفي رحيم يقود الحزم والزامبي فرانسيس يوقع رسمياً".
  14. "مانويل جوزيه يعلن توقيعه لتدريب الاتحاد لمدة موسم واحد".
  15. "البرازيلي لوتشيو نونيز مدرباً للرائد.. والفريق يصل الدوحة".
  16. "الشباب يتعاقد مع المدرب الأرجواني فوساتي".
  17. "الوحدة يستقبل مدربه الفرنسي لانج".
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  19. "النادي الأهلي يتعاقد رسميا مع المدرب النرويجي تروند سوليد".
  20. "الأهلي يقيل المدرب (سوليد) من منصبه".
  21. "الأهلاويون يتنفسون الصعداء.. رايفيتش في جدة".
  22. "غيريتس يعلن رحيله عن الهلال .. ويقطع حديثه بعد أن أجهش بالبكاء".
  23. "ستامب: أنا مدرب الهلال حتى إشعار آخر".
  24. "نجران يودع العقبي ويتعاقد مع البرتغالي راشاو".
  25. "إدارة الحزم تقدم استقالتها رسميًا وتقيل مدرب الفريق".
  26. "الهلال يتعاقد مع كالديرون".
  27. "الرائد يتخلى عن لوتشيو.. والبرتغالي جوميز يتولى خلافته".
  28. "اليوغسلافي جورفان مدرباً للحزم".
  29. ""رباعية" الشباب تطيح بمدرب التعاون".
  30. "4 مدربين ضحية الإقالات بالجولة 16 من دوري (زين)".
  31. "إدارة الوحدة تقيل المدرب (لانج)".
  32. "مدرب الوحدة الجديد يصل مكة".
  33. "جوزيه ينهي علاقته بالاتحاد مقابل 400 ألف".
  34. "تعيين البرتغالي "توني أوليفيرا" مدرباً لنادي الاتحاد السعودي خلفاً لمواطنه مانويل جوزيه".
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  40. "لم يستبعد استمراره حتى نهاية الموسم .. كيال: الاتحاد سيحدد مستقبل اليكس مع الأهلي".
  41. "الاتفاق يقيل مارين ويتعاقد مع المدرب التونسي الزواوي".
  42. "الوحدة يعين لطفي البنزرتي مدربا خلفا لمختار".
  43. "الاتحاد يقيل المدرب البرتغالي اوليفيرا ويكلف حسن خليفة".
  44. "رسميا: الإتحاد يتعاقد مع المدرب (ديمتري)".
  45. "سحب نقاط الوحدة وهبوطه للأولى.. وبقاء القادسية في دوري زين".
  46. "أكثر اللاعبين تسجيلاً للأهداف".
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  48. "Al Ittihad 4 – 0 Al Hazem".
  49. "Al Shabab 4 – 1 Al Faisaly".
  50. "Al Hilal 3 – 0 Al Hazem".
  51. "Al Ittihad 3 – 3 Al Faisaly".
  52. "Al Wehda 8 – 1 Al Hazem".
  53. "Najran 2 – 4 Al Ettifaq".
  54. "Al-Hazem 0 – 4 Al Shabab".
  55. "Al-Qadisiyah 1 – 3 Al Ahli".
  56. "Al-Raed 1 – 4 Al Qadisiyah".
  57. "أكثر الحراس محافظة على شباكه".
  58. "عدد الكروت الملونة التي أبرزت".
  59. "أكثر فريق حصل على كروت صفراء".
  60. "أكثر فريق حصل على كروت حمراء".
  61. "أكثر مباراة في عدد الجمهور".
  62. "أكثر فريق حضور جماهيري على أرضه".
  63. "أكثر فريق معدل حضور جماهيري على أرضه".
  64. "الفارس "شربتلي" يتوج بجائزة الرياضية وموبايلي كأفضل رياضي سعودي".
  65. "حسن العتيبي يحقق جائزة "القناة الرياضية" لأفضل لاعب في الموسم".
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