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2012–13 Saudi Pro League

FieldValue
competitionProfessional League
season2012–2013
dates2 August 2012 – 27 April 2013
winnersAl-Fateh (1st title)
relegatedHajer
Al-Wehda
continentalcup1AFC Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersAl-Fateh
Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal
Al-Shabab
continentalcup2GCC Champions League
continentalcup2 qualifiersAl-Raed
Al-Shoulla
league topscorerSebastián Tagliabué (19 goals)
biggest home win
(28 September 2012)
biggest away win
(23 August 2012)
highest scoring
(28 August 2012)
(19 October 2012)
(18 April 2013)
matches182
total goals531
longest wins10 games
Al-Hilal
longest unbeaten17 games
Al-Fateh
longest losses11 games
Al-Wehda
longest winless19 games
Al-Wehda
highest attendance28,188
Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad
(14 February 2013)
lowest attendance60
Al-Shoulla 1–1 Al-Faisaly
(30 January 2013)
average attendance3,544
prevseason2011–12
nextseason2013–14

Al-Wehda Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal Al-Shabab Al-Shoulla (28 September 2012) (23 August 2012) (28 August 2012)

(19 October 2012)

(18 April 2013) Al-Hilal Al-Fateh Al-Wehda Al-Wehda Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad (14 February 2013) Al-Shoulla 1–1 Al-Faisaly (30 January 2013) The 2012–13 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th season of the Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 2 August 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013. Al-Shabab were the defending champions. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2011–12 season as well as Al-Shoulla and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2011–12 First Division. They replace Al-Ansar and Al-Qadsiah who were relegated to the 2012–13 First Division.

On 14 April, Al-Fateh won their first league title, with two games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. Al-Fateh became the seventh club to win the Pro League. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest shocks in Saudi football history, especially considering that Al-Fateh were promoted to the Pro League for the first time only four years earlier.

Al-Wehda were the first team to be relegated following a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Faisaly on 29 March. Hajer became the second and final team to be relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Shabab on the final matchday.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Al-Shoulla (returning after an absence of eight seasons) and Al-Wehda (returning after a season's absence). They replaced Al-Qadsiah (ending their three-year top-flight spell) and Al-Ansar (who were relegated after one season in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-EttifaqDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-FaisalyHarmahPrince Salman Sport City Stadium
Al-FatehAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-IttihadJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-NassrRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-RaedBuraidahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-ShoullaAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-TaawounBuraidahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-WehdaMeccaKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
HajerAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
NajranNajranAl Akhdoud Club Stadium

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
  • 1 On the back of the strip.
  • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Al-EttifaqCRO Branko IvankovićSackedtitle=التون يرسم الفرحة للفتح .. واقالة برانكو رسميا من الاتفاقurl=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/841069/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82}}Pre-seasonKSA Sameer Hilal (caretaker)29 April 2012
Al-FaisalyCRO Zlatko DalićEnd of contract30 April 2012BEL Marc Brys2 June 2012
Al-TaawounEGY Khalid Kamal (caretaker)End of caretaker period30 April 2012MKD Gjoko Hadžievski6 May 2012
Al-EttifaqKSA Sameer Hilal (caretaker)1 May 2012TUN Ammar Souayah1 May 2012
NajranMKD Gjoko HadžievskiSigned by Al-Taawoun6 May 2012SRB Miodrag Ješić31 May 2012
Al-HilalCZE Ivan HašekSacked11 May 2012FRA Antoine Kombouaré28 June 2012
Al-EttifaqTUN Ammar SouayahEnd of contract30 May 2012SUI Alain Geiger7 June 2012
Al-WehdaEGY Bashir Abdel SamadResigned30 August 201214thKSA Badr Hawsawi (caretaker)30 August 2012
Al-NassrCOL Francisco MaturanaSackedtitle=ماتورانا خارج أسوار النصر .. والنصر يفتح خط مع ديسلفا وأخر أوربيurl=https://arriyadiyah.com/407591}}6thURU Alejandro Dutra (caretaker)2 September 2012
Al-NassrURU Alejandro Dutra (caretaker)End of caretaker period15 September 20126thURU José Daniel Carreño15 September 2012
Al-WehdaKSA Badr Hawsawi (caretaker)18 September 201214thTUN Wajdi Essid18 September 2012
Al-EttifaqSUI Alain GeigerSacked19 September 201210thPOL Maciej Skorża19 September 2012
HajerBRA Ednaldo Patricio29 September 201211thBRA Luiz Neto (caretaker)29 September 2012
HajerBRA Luiz Neto (caretaker)End of caretaker period4 October 201212thEGY Tarek Yehia4 October 2012
Al-ShoullaEGY Mohamed SalahSacked31 December 201213thTUN Ahmad Al-Ajlani1 January 2013
NajranSRB Miodrag Ješić2 January 20138thTUN Khemais Labidi6 January 2013
Al-WehdaTUN Wajdi Essid27 January 201314thTUN Khalil Obaid27 January 2013
Al-HilalFRA Antoine Kombouaré31 January 20132ndCRO Zlatko Dalić31 January 2013
Al-RaedTUN Ammar SouayahResigned1 February 20139thMKD Vlatko Kostov2 February 2013
Al-TaawounMKD Gjoko HadžievskiSacked21 February 201311thALG Taoufik Rouabah25 February 2013
Al-IttihadESP Raúl Canedatitle=إقالة كانيدا ومساعده يتولى المهمةurl=http://www.alriyadh.com/812412}}7thESP Beñat San José23 February 2013
Al-AhliCZE Karel Jarolímtitle=الأهلي يقيل المدرب جاروليم ويعين الصربي أليكس بدلا منهurl=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/128655}}5thSRB Aleksandar Ilić28 February 2013
NajranTUN Khemais Labidi1 March 20139thKSA Alhassan Al-Yami (caretaker)1 March 2013
NajranKSA Alhassan Al-Yami (caretaker)End of caretaker period6 March 20138thMKD Gjoko Hadžievski6 March 2013

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 is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer players
Al-AhliBRA Bruno CésarBRA Victor SimõesCOL Jairo PalominoOMN Amad Al-HosniARG Diego Morales
Al-EttifaqBRA Carlos SantosGHA Prince TagoeOMN Ahmed KanoBRA Cássio
BRA Júnior Xuxa
Al-FaisalyFRA Christophe GrondinGUI Naby SoumahJOR Yaseen Al-BakhitOMN Ismail Al-Ajmi
Al-FatehBRA Élton ArábiaDRC Doris FuakumputuSEN Kemekho CissokhoJOR Shadi Abu Hash'hash
Al-HilalBRA OzéiaBRA WesleyCOL Gustavo BolívarKOR Yoo Byung-sooMAR Adil Hermach
SEN Kader Mangane
Al-IttihadBRA BillCMR Modeste M'bamiHUN György SándorCRO Anas SharbiniBRA Diego Souza
MAR Faouzi Abdelghani
Al-NassrBRA Rafael BastosEGY Hosny Abd RaboGRE Angelos CharisteasBHR Mohamed HusainARG Damián Manso
ECU Jaime Ayoví
UZB Shavkat Mullajanov
Al-RaedBRA XuxaDRC Yves Diba IlungaMAR Issam ErrakiOMN Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini
Al-ShababARG Sebastián TagliabúeBRA Fernando MenegazzoBRA Marcelo CamachoKOR Kwak Tae-hwiCOL Mario Benítez
UZB Server Djeparov
Al-ShoullaMLI Lassana FanéMLI Mamadou KondoMAR Hassan TaïrBHR Abdulla Baba FatadiGHA Philip Boampong
Al-TaawounCRO Dario JertecGUI Thierno BahNGA Waheed OseniOMN Abdul Aziz Al-MuqbaliALG Hadj Bouguèche
JOR Mohammad Al-Basha
SLO Dejan Rusič
Al-WehdaBRA Thiago GomesBRA Vinícius RecheNOR Pa-Modou KahCRO Ahmad SharbiniMLI Sékou Doumbia
SUD Mohamed Ahmed Bashir
HajerEGY Ahmed BakriEGY Ayman Abdel-AzizCIV Oussou Konan AnicetPLE Abdelatif BahdariCMR Moustapha Moctar Belbi
GHA Godwin Attram
JOR Hazem Jawdat
NajranALG Farid CheklamJOR Hamza Al-DardourSYR Jehad Al-HussainSYR Wael Ayan
  • Anas Sharbini has Jordanian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.
  • Ahmad Sharbini has Jordanian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1ARG Sebastián TagliabuéAl-Shabab19
2BRA WesleyAl-Hilal17
DRC Doris FuakumputuAl-Fateh
4KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Hilal13
5BRA Victor SimõesAl-Ahli12
MAR Hassan TaïrAl-Shoulla
7BRA Élton ArábiaAl-Fateh11
8DRC Yves Diba IlungaAl-Raed10
JOR Hamza Al-DardourNajran
KSA Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Nassr
KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Shabab
KOR Yoo Byung-sooAl-Hilal

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
ARG Sebastián TagliabuéAl-ShababAl-Faisaly3–1 (A)
BRA WesleyAl-HilalNajran6–0 (A)
KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-HilalAl-Raed6–0 (H)title=Al Hilal 6 – 0 Al Raedurl=http://slstat.com/spl2012-2013ar/matchdet.php?id=51archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507130508/http://slstat.com/spl2012-2013ar/matchdet.php?id=51archive-date=7 May 2016}}
BRA Victor SimõesAl-AhliAl-Shoulla3–1 (A)
KSA Zamil Al-SulimAl-EttifaqHajer3–2 (A)

;Notes (H) – Home team (A) – Away team

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1KSA Abdullah Al-EneziAl-Nassr7
KSA Khaled NaseerAl-Shoulla
3KSA Abdullah Al-OwaishirAl-Fateh6
KSA Abdullah Al-SudairyAl-Hilal
5KSA Mabrouk ZaidAl-Ittihad5
6KSA Fahad Al-ThunayanAl-Taawoun4
KSA Fayz Al-SabiayAl-Ettifaq
KSA Mohammad SharifiAl-Fateh
KSA Mustafa MalayekahHajer

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 8

    • MLI Lassana Fané (Al-Shoulla)
    • PLE Abdelatif Bahdari (Hajer)
    • KSA Majed Ali (Najran)

  • Most red cards: 1

    • 22 players

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 60

    • Hajer

  • Most red cards: 4

    • Al-Nassr

Attendances

By team

† †

Awards

On 7 February 2014, it was announced that both Al-Riyadiya Awards and Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence would be merged and known as the Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence. The Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded for the seventh time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi sports network Al-Riyadiya. The awards were presented on 16 February 2014.

AwardWinnerClub
Player of the SeasonBRA Élton Arábia
Hamdan Al-Hamdan
Ahmed OtaifAl-Fateh
Al-Fateh
Al-Shabab
Young Player of the SeasonKSA Fahad Al-Muwallad
Mustafa Bassas
Ayman FtayniAl-Ittihad
Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr
Golden BootARG Sebastián TagliabuéAl-Shabab

References

References

  1. "أكثر فريق حقق فوزاً متتالي".
  2. "أكثر فريق لم يخسر في مباريات متتالية".
  3. "أكثر فريق حقق خسائر متتالية".
  4. "أكثر فريق لم يفز في مباريات متتالية".
  5. "أكثر مباراة في عدد الجمهور".
  6. "جدول الدوري".
  7. "الشباب بطلاً لدوري زين".
  8. "الفتح يحقق لقب الدوري للمرة الأولى في تاريخه".
  9. "حقق الدرع للمرة الأولى بعد 55 عاماً على تأسيس النادي".
  10. "نقطتين تفصل الفتح عن (زين).. الهلال يتشبث بالأمل من شباك الاتحاد.. والفيصلي يكتب قصيدة وداع الوحدة".
  11. "الشباب يوقع على هبوط هجر.. والحياة تعود إلى عروق التعاون ب البقاء".
  12. "استاد الأمير عبدالله الفيصل".
  13. "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium".
  14. "استاد الأمير محمد بن فهد".
  15. "ملعب مدينة الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز الرياضية".
  16. "ملعب مدينة الأمير عبدالله بن جلوي الرياضية".
  17. "استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  18. "استاد الأمير فيصل بن فهد".
  19. "استاد مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية".
  20. "al shoulla stadium".
  21. "ملعب نادي الأخدود".
  22. "التون يرسم الفرحة للفتح .. واقالة برانكو رسميا من الاتفاق".
  23. "الفيصلي يوقع مع المدرب البلجيكي بريس".
  24. "نادي التعاون يتعاقد مع المقدوني جوكيكا".
  25. "السويح يصل الدمام ويراقب الاتفاق من المدرجات".
  26. "الصربي مايودراج والكوسوفي نادجي يدربان نجران".
  27. "الهلال يوقع رسمياً مع الفرنسي "أنتوان كومواريه"".
  28. "الاتفاق السعودي يتعاقد مع جيجر مدربا للفريق".
  29. "بشير عبدالصمد يستقيل من تدريب الوحدة".
  30. "ماتورانا خارج أسوار النصر .. والنصر يفتح خط مع ديسلفا وأخر أوربي".
  31. "رسمياً .. جوزيه كارينو يتولي منصب القيادة لفريق النصر خلفاً لماتورانا".
  32. "اجتماع اللجنة العليا للنادي .. التونسي الصيد يتولى تدريب الوحدة".
  33. "خلفا لغيغر : الاتفاق يتعاقد مع البولندي مانسي".
  34. "هجر يقيل البرازيلي باتريسيو ومساعده يقود الفريق بشكل مؤقت".
  35. "هجر ينهي ملف الجهاز الفني بالتعاقد مع طارق يحيى".
  36. "الشعلة يقيل مدربه والبديل العجلاني".
  37. "العجلاني مدربا الشعلة".
  38. "خميس العبيدي مدربًا لنجران بدلا من الصربي ميودراج".
  39. "الوحدة يقيل الصيد.. ويكلف خليل بالمهمة".
  40. "الهلال يقيل كومبواريه وتعيين زلاتكو مدرباً للفريق".
  41. "السويح يستقيل من تدريب الرائد والهواربي بديلاً له".
  42. "مدرب مقدوني بديلاً للسويح في تدريب الرائد".
  43. "إقالة جوكيكا من تدريب التعاون وابن يحيى البديل".
  44. "التعاون يوقع مع روابح".
  45. "إقالة كانيدا ومساعده يتولى المهمة".
  46. "الأهلي يقيل المدرب جاروليم ويعين الصربي أليكس بدلا منه".
  47. "نجران يستغني عن العبيدي ويكلف اليامي وينتظر جوكيكا".
  48. "نجران يعفو عن الثلاثي.. وجوكيكا يبدأ المهمة في جدة".
  49. "عدد اللاعبين الأجانب".
  50. "أكثر اللاعبين تسجيلاً للأهداف".
  51. "Al Faisaly 1 – 3 Al Shabab".
  52. "Najran 0 – 6 Al Hilal".
  53. "Al Hilal 6 – 0 Al Raed".
  54. "Al Shoulla 1 – 3 Al Ahli".
  55. "Hajer 2 – 3 Al Ettifaq".
  56. "أكثر الحراس محافظة على شباكه".
  57. "عدد الكروت الملونة التي أبرزت".
  58. "أكثر فريق حصل على كروت صفراء".
  59. "أكثر فريق حصل على كروت حمراء".
  60. "أكثر فريق معدل حضور جماهيري على أرضه".
  61. "أكثر فريق حضور جماهيري على أرضه".
  62. "لأول مرة .. القناة الرياضية الشريك الجديد لـ الرياضية".
  63. "نواف رعى حفل جائزة الرياضية للتميز الرياضي: مسرحي أفضل رياضي ..ألتون أحسن لاعب .. المولد نجم الواعدين".
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