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2016–17 Saudi Pro League
The 2016–17 Saudi Professional League (also known as the Jameel League for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st season of Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 4 May 2017.
| Season |
|---|
| Al-Hilal |
| Al-KhaleejAl-Wehda |
| Al-HilalAl-Ahli |
| 182 |
| 549 (3.02 per match) |
| Omar Al Somah (24 goals) |
| Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Wehda(8 December 2016) |
| Al-Khaleej 1–6 Al-Hilal(20 October 2016) |
| Al-Faisaly 3–6 Al-Ahli(1 December 2016) |
| 7 gamesAl-Ahli |
| 19 gamesAl-Hilal |
| 11 gamesAl-Ettifaq |
| 6 gamesAl-Wehda |
| 59,174Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr(4 May 2017) |
| 63Al-Qadsiah 1–1 Al-Batin(18 February 2017) |
| 6,980 |
| ← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
| All statistics correct as of 4 May 2017. |
The 2016–17 Saudi Professional League (also known as the Jameel League for sponsorship reasons) was the 41st season of Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 4 May 2017.
Al-Hilal won their fourteenth league title, and first since the 2010–11 season, with two matches to spare following a 2–1 win over Al-Shabab on 20 April. The defending champions were Al-Ahli who finished as runners-up.
Al-Ettifaq and Al-Batin entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Saudi First Division.
The league comprises 14 teams, 11 from the 2015–16 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2015–16 First Division and the relegation play-off winners.
On the final day of the season Al-Mojzel won the First Division title and their first-ever promotion to the top flight after a 3–2 win against Al-Jeel. Al-Ettifaq were also promoted after they finished in 2nd place, it would be their first participation in the Pro League since the 2013–14 season. The two promoted teams replaced Najran and Hajer. Al-Raed were relegation play-off winners.
On 3 August 2016, Al-Mojzel were stripped of their title and instead got relegated to the Second Division due to a match fixing scandal. The SAFF decided to promote Al-Batin instead.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000 |
| Al-Batin | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Batin Club Stadium | 6,000 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 21,701 |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | King Salman Sport City Stadium (Al Majma'ah) | 5,200 |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 19,096 |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium | 62,685 |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000 |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) | 11,000 |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium | 62,685 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | 11,000 |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600 |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium | 62,685 |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600 |
| Al-Wehda | Makkah | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | 33,195 |
Notes
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Christian Gross | Taisir Al-Jassim | Puma | |
| Al-Batin | Khalid Al Koroni | Naif Eisa | skillano | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Eelco Schattorie | Hassan Kadesh | Kappa | Al-Majdouie Hyundai |
| Al-Faisaly | Giovanni Solinas | Omar Abdulaziz | Erreà | Aldrees |
| Al-Fateh | Fathi Al-Jabal | Hamdan Al-Hamdan | Romai | Al-Majdouie Hyundai |
| Al-Hilal | Ramón Díaz | Salman Al-Faraj | Nike | Mobily |
| Al-Ittihad | José Luis Sierra | Adnan Fallatah | Joma | |
| Al-Khaleej | Jalel Kadri | Abdullah Al-Salem | Joma | Al-Majdouie Hyundai |
| Al-Nassr | Patrice Carteron | Hussein Abdulghani | Saudi Sporta | Mobily |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Bandar Basreh (interim) | Naif Hazazi | Lotto | Hokail Dental Clinic |
| Al-Raed | Nacif Beyaoui | Jufain Al-Bishi | Hattrick | |
| Al-Shabab | Sami Al-Jaber | Ahmed Otaif | Romai | |
| Al-Taawoun | José Manuel Gomes | Jehad Al-Hussain | Joma | Herfy |
| Al-Wehda | Adel Abdel Rahman | Waleed Mahboob | Erreà |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisaly | Liviu Ciobotariu | 17 May 2016 | Sacked | Pre-season | Hélio dos Anjos | 23 May 2016 |
| Al-Hilal | Georgios Donis | 18 May 2016 | Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (interim) | 18 May 2016 | ||
| Al-Fateh | Nacif Beyaoui | 29 May 2016 | End of contract | Ricardo Sá Pinto | 29 May 2016 | |
| Al-Taawoun | José Manuel Gomes | 29 May 2016 | Signed by Al-Ahli | Darije Kalezić | 2 June 2016 | |
| Al-Ahli | Christian Gross | 30 May 2016 | End of contract | José Manuel Gomes | 31 May 2016 | |
| Al-Khaleej | Jalel Kadri | 30 May 2016 | Patrick De Wilde | 9 June 2016 | ||
| Al-Nassr | Raúl Caneda | 21 June 2016 | Sacked | Zoran Mamić | 21 June 2016 | |
| Al-Hilal | Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (interim) | 12 June 2016 | Interim period ended | Gustavo Matosas | 12 June 2016 | |
| Al-Raed | Aleksandar Ilić | 16 June 2016 | End of contract | Nacif Beyaoui | 12 June 2016 | |
| Al-Shabab | Fathi Al-Jabal | 22 June 2016 | Resigned | Sami Al-Jaber | 22 June 2016 | |
| Al-Ittihad | Victor Pițurcă | 28 July 2016 | José Luis Sierra | 28 July 2016 | ||
| Al-Khaleej | Patrick De Wilde | 30 August 2016 | Mutual consent | 12th | Jalel Kadri | 30 August 2016 |
| Al-Hilal | Gustavo Matosas | 22 September 2016 | Sacked | 3rd | Ciprian Panait (interim) | 22 September 2016 |
| Al-Fateh | Ricardo Sá Pinto | 23 September 2016 | Mutual consent | 14th | Fathi Al-Jabal | 11 October 2016 |
| Al-Ahli | José Manuel Gomes | 30 September 2016 | Sacked | 5th | Christian Gross | 3 October 2016 |
| Al-Hilal | Ciprian Panait | 15 October 2016 | Interim period ended | 2nd | Ramón Díaz | 15 October 2016 |
| Al-Taawoun | Darije Kalezić | 16 October 2016 | Sacked | 11th | Constantin Gâlcă | 18 October 2016 |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Hamad Al-Dossari | 29 October 2016 | Resigned | 13th | Riadh Belkhir (interim) | 29 October 2016 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Djamel Belkacem | 29 October 2016 | Sacked | 7th | Eelco Schattorie (interim) | 29 October 2016 |
| Al-Batin | Adel Abdel Rahman | 6 November 2016 | Resigned | 9th | Khalid Al Koroni | 6 November 2016 |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Riadh Belkhir (interim) | 9 November 2016 | Interim period ended | 13th | Hélio dos Anjos | 9 November 2016 |
| Al-Faisaly | Hélio dos Anjos | 9 November 2016 | Signed by Al-Qadisiyah | 10th | Fahd Elouarga (interim) | 9 November 2016 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Eelco Schattorie (interim) | 10 November 2016 | Interim period ended | 6th | Juan Carlos Garrido | 10 November 2016 |
| Al-Faisaly | Fahd Elouarga (interim) | 19 November 2016 | Interim period ended | 9th | Tomislav Ivković | 19 November 2016 |
| Al-Wehda | Kheïreddine Madoui | 9 December 2016 | Sacked | 11th | Badreldin Hamed (interim) | 9 December 2016 |
| Al-Wehda | Badreldin Hamed (interim) | 15 December 2016 | Interim period ended | 13th | Adel Abdel Rahman | 15 December 2016 |
| Al-Nassr | Zoran Mamić | 28 January 2017 | Resigned | 4th | Patrice Carteron | 31 January 2017 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Juan Carlos Garrido | 18 February 2017 | Mutual consent | 8th | Eelco Schattorie | 18 February 2017 |
| Al-Faisaly | Tomislav Ivković | 19 February 2017 | Sacked | 11th | Giovanni Solinas | 20 February 2017 |
| Al-Taawoun | Constantin Gâlcă | 20 March 2017 | Resigned | 5th | José Manuel Gomes | 21 March 2017 |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Hélio dos Anjos | 22 April 2017 | Sacked | 12th | Bandar Basreh (interim) | 22 April 2017 |
The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Mohamed Abdel Shafy | Giannis Fetfatzidis | Saad Abdul-Amir | Omar Al Somah | Luíz Carlos |
| Al-Batin | Jhonnattann | Jou Silva | Tarabai | William Alves | Ahmed Hamoudi Lassana Fané |
| Al-Ettifaq | Mohamed Koffi | Aminou Bouba | Michael Eneramo | Juanmi Callejón | Leo Boubacar Fofana |
| Al-Faisaly | Igor Rossi | Luisinho | Martin Maloča | Mircea Axente | Gonzalo Cabrera Everaldo Rafael Alemão |
| Al-Fateh | Sandro Manoel | Ukra | Abdelkader Oueslati | Lamjed Chehoudi | João Guilherme Nathan Júnior Luís Leal |
| Al-Hilal | Carlos Eduardo | Léo Bonatini | Omar Khribin | Nicolás Milesi | Tiago Alves |
| Al-Ittihad | Carlos Villanueva | Mahmoud Kahraba | Fahad Al Ansari | Ahmed Akaïchi | |
| Al-Khaleej | Jandson | Boubacar Fofana | Ismail Diakhité | Adama François | Alexander López Sadat Ouro-Akoriko |
| Al-Nassr | Bruno Uvini | Ivan Tomečak | Marin Tomasov | Víctor Ayala | |
| Al-Qadisiyah | Bismark | Élton Arábia | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | Patrick Friday Eze | Saad Abdul-Amir |
| Al-Raed | Adriano | Daniel Amora | Wander Luiz | Ismaël Bangoura | Gilmar |
| Al-Shabab | Djamel Benlamri | Mohamed Benyettou | Saif Al Hashan | Heberty | |
| Al-Taawoun | Alassane N'Diaye | Ricardo Machado | Lucian Sânmărtean | Jehad Al-Hussain | Sandro Manoel Mounir El Hamdaoui |
| Al-Wehda | Ahmed Magdy | Sherif Hazem | Torric Jebrin | Adolfo Lima | Felipe Adão Eudes Dagoulou Jehad Al Baour |
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.
| 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round |
| Qualified for relegation play-off |
| Relegation to 2017–18 First Division |
Al-Batin which finished 12th will face Najran, the 3rd-placed 2016–17 Saudi First Division side for a two-legged play-off. Al-Batin beat Najran 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najran | 2–3 | Al-Batin | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansor Hamzi | Al-Faisaly | Al-Khaleej | 3–1 | 12 August 2016 | |
| Mahmoud Kahraba4 | Al-Ittihad | Al-Wehda | 5–3 | 18 September 2016 | |
| Mohamed Benyettou | Al-Shabab | Al-Ahli | 3–2 | 18 September 2016 | |
| Mukhtar Fallatah | Al-Wehda | Al-Batin | 5–1 | 29 October 2016 | |
| Omar Al Somah4 | Al-Ahli | Al-Khaleej | 4–1 | 29 October 2016 | |
| Jandson | Al-Khaleej | Al-Wehda | 4–2 | 14 April 2017 | |
| Omar Khribin | Al-Hilal | Al-Nassr | 5–1 | 4 May 2017 |
4 Player scored four goals
As of 4 May 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Hilal | 13 | |
| Fahad Al-Shammari | Al-Taawoun | 7 | |
| Waleed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | ||
| Mazyad Freeh | Al-Batin | 6 | |
| Hussain Shae'an | Al-Nassr | 5 | |
| Ahmed Al-Rehaili | Al-Ahli | 4 | |
| Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Faisaly |
-
Most yellow cards: 11
- Yassin Barnawi (Al-Qadsiah)
-
Most red cards: 2
- Hatim Belal (Al-Wehda)
- Adama François Sene (Al-Khaleej)
-
Most yellow cards: 59
- Al-Raed
-
Most red cards: 5
- Al-Khaleej
- Al-Wehda
| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42,303 | 7 | 6,043 | |
| 33,135 | 7 | 4,734 | |
| 20,361 | 7 | 2,909 | |
| 66,445 | 7 | 9,492 | |
| 45,460 | 7 | 6,494 | |
| 61,352 | 7 | 8,765 | |
| 48,886 | 7 | 6,984 | |
| 50,102 | 7 | 7,157 | |
| 36,805 | 7 | 5,258 | |
| 67,399 | 7 | 9,628 | |
| 51,322 | 7 | 7,332 | |
| 37,001 | 7 | 5,286 | |
| 59,460 | 7 | 8,494 | |
| 59,107 | 7 | 8,444 | |
| 37,047 | 7 | 5,292 | |
| 88,613 | 7 | 12,659 | |
| 75,441 | 7 | 10,777 | |
| 25,890 | 7 | 3,699 | |
| 51,509 | 7 | 7,358 | |
| 82,696 | 7 | 11,814 | |
| 32,435 | 7 | 4,634 | |
| 28,931 | 7 | 4,133 | |
| 27,060 | 7 | 3,866 | |
| 38,754 | 7 | 5,536 | |
| 30,719 | 7 | 4,388 | |
| 72,199 | 7 | 10,314 | |
| Total | 1,270,432 | 182 | 6,949 |
Source:
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 330,291 | 53,661 | 6,686 | 25,407 | +11.8%† |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 268,951 | 51,659 | 2,241 | 20,689 | −25.4%† |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 200,037 | 59,174 | 3,921 | 15,387 | +29.6%† |
| 4 | Al-Nassr | 99,258 | 27,181 | 1,422 | 7,635 | +20.7%† |
| 5 | Al-Raed | 75,953 | 15,192 | 1,723 | 5,843 | +23.5%† |
| 6 | Al-Taawoun | 65,329 | 11,966 | 2,404 | 5,025 | −10.4%† |
| 7 | Al-Ettifaq | 48,976 | 14,640 | 506 | 3,767 | n/a† |
| † | ||||||
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 43,989 | 8,071 | 1,097 | 3,384 | +18.3%† |
| 9 | Al-Shabab | 36,407 | 12,815 | 525 | 2,801 | −4.7%† |
| 10 | Al-Batin | 33,921 | 5,222 | 473 | 2,609 | n/a† |
| † | ||||||
| 11 | Al-Qadsiah | 22,341 | 5,820 | 63 | 1,719 | −36.2%† |
| 12 | Al-Wehda | 20,284 | 5,006 | 276 | 1,560 | −46.6%† |
| 13 | Al-Khaleej | 14,813 | 5,242 | 103 | 1,139 | −19.7%† |
| 14 | Al-Faisaly | 9,882 | 2,506 | 204 | 760 | +58.0%† |
| League total | 1,270,432 | 59,174 | 63 | 6,980 | +1.1%† |
- 2016–17 Saudi First Division
- 2017 King Cup
- 2016–17 Crown Prince Cup
- 2016 Super Cup
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