2022–23 Saudi Pro League

Saudi Pro League
Season2022–2023
Dates25 August 2022 – 31 May 2023
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (9th title)
RelegatedAl-Adalah
Al-Batin
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ittihad
Al-Hilal
Al-Fayha
Al-Nassr
FIFA Club World CupAl-Ittihad
Matches played240
Goals scored648 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerAbderrazak Hamdallah
(21 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Ittihad 5–0 Al-Adalah
(10 February 2023)
Al-Raed 5–0 Damac
(15 May 2023)
Biggest away winAl-Batin 0–5 Al-Fateh
(8 September 2022)
Al-Adalah 0–5 Al-Nassr
(5 April 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Raed 2–4 Al-Fayha
(14 January 2023)
Al-Batin 2–4 Al-Shabab
(9 February 2023)
Al-Wehda 3–3 Al-Hilal
(2 March 2023)
Al-Fateh 1–5 Al-Ittihad
(18 March 2023)
Al-Fateh 2–4 Al-Adalah
(15 May 2023)
Longest winning runAl-Ittihad
Al-Shabab
Al-Taawoun
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Nassr
(17 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Batin
(17 matches)
Longest losing runAl-Khaleej
(6 matches)
Highest attendance59,892[1]
Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Tai
(31 May 2023)
Lowest attendance284[2]
Al-Wehda 0–1 Al-Fayha
(31 May 2023)
Total attendance2,241,254
Average attendance9,339

The 2022–23 Saudi Professional League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures for the first half of the 2022–23 season were announced on 4 August 2022.[3]

Al-Hilal were the three-time defending champions after winning their recording extending 18th title last season.[4] Al-Adalah, Al-Khaleej, and Al-Wehda join as the three promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Yelo League.[5] They replaced Al-Ahli, Al-Faisaly, and Al-Hazem who were relegated to the 2022–23 Yelo League. The winner will play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as the host club.

On 27 May, Al-Ittihad secured their ninth league title, with one game to spare, following a 3–0 away win against Al-Fayha.[6] Al-Batin were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Ittihad on 23 May.[7] Al-Adalah were the second and final club to be relegated following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Ettifaq on the final matchday.[8]

Overview

Changes

On 14 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the Pro League 2023–24 season would be increased from 16 to 18 teams. To prepare for this change, only 2 teams would be relegated to the First Division League and 4 teams would be promoted to the Pro League.[9]

Name sponsorship

On 23 August 2022, the Saudi Pro League (SPL) announced that they had signed a sponsorship deal with real estate company Roshn. As part of the sponsorship deal, the Saudi Pro League would be known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for the next 5 seasons.[10]

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Saudi Professional League

16 teams are competing in the league – the top 13 teams from the previous season and the 3 teams promoted from the FD League.

Teams who were promoted to the Pro League

All 3 teams were promoted on the final day of the season. Al-Khaleej were promoted and crowned champions following a 0–0 away draw with Najran.[11] Al-Khaleej return to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2016–17 season. Al-Khaleej will play in their 8th season in the top flight.

Al-Adalah were promoted following a 0–0 draw away to Jeddah.[12] Al-Adalah return to the top flight after an absence of two seasons. Al-Adalah will play in their 2nd season in the top flight.

Al-Wehda were promoted following a 3–0 away win against Al-Diriyah.[13] Al-Wehda will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence. Al-Wehda will play in their 38th season in the top flight.

Teams who were relegated to the FD League

Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 5–2 defeat away to Al-Ettifaq on 21 May.[14] Al-Hazem were relegated after just one year in the top flight. This was their second relegation in three years.

Both Al-Ahli and Al-Faisaly were relegated following on the final day of the season. Al-Ahli were relegated for the first time in their history following a 0–0 away draw with Al-Shabab.[15] They have previously competed in every edition of the Saudi Pro League since its inception in 1976–77. This is the first edition of the Pro League in which Al-Ahli will not be featured.

Al-Faisaly were relegated following a 2–1 away defeat to Al-Hilal.[16] Al-Faisaly were relegated after 12 consecutive seasons in the top flight.

Stadiums

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 20,000[17]
Al-Adalah Al-Hasa (Al-Hulaylah) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[18]
Al-Batin Hafar al-Batin Al-Batin Club Stadium 6,000[19]
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000[20]
Al-Fateh Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[18]
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Sports City 7,000
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium 		62,685
22,500
Al-Ittihad Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City 62,345
Al-Khaleej Saihat Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam) 35,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh Al-Awwal Park 25,000
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 25,000
Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium 22,500
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Taawoun Club Stadium 		25,000
5,961
Al-Tai Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 12,000[21]
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Damac Khamis Mushait Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Abha)
Damac Club Stadium 		20,000
4,500

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Abha Netherlands Roel Coumans Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori Offside Hayat National Hospital, Tameeni, Yelo, Mezaj Maghribi1
Al-Adalah Slovakia Martin Ševela Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Yousef – Tameeni, Yelo, Alnadeg1
Al-Batin Croatia Zdravko Logarušić Uruguay Martín Campaña Zeus Tameeni, Almaali Hospital2
Al-Ettifaq Spain Antonio Cazorla (caretaker) Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi Offside Alomar Furniture, Kammelna, Sky Ways, Tameeni, Saudi German Hospital1, Shgardi2, Tarmeem3
Al-Fateh Greece Giorgos Donis Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Fuhaid Offside Al-Jabr Finance, Fuschia, Tameeni, Al Kifah Holding1, Almoosa Hospital1
Al-Fayha Serbia Vuk Rašović Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Khaibari Offside Al-Romaih Investment, Tameeni, Afaq Al Arabya1
Al-Hilal Argentina Emiliano Díaz Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj Puma BLU Store, Jahez, Tawuniya1, Floward2, Shawarmer2
Al-Ittihad Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo Brazil Marcelo Grohe Nike Darco, SAL, Emkan1, Tameeni2, Yelo2, Oud Al-Amoudi3
Al-Khaleej Portugal Pedro Emanuel Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Harbi Laser Tameeni, Yelo, Locate1
Al-Nassr Portugal Luís Castro (interim) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Nike KAFD, Noug, Aroya Cruises2
Al-Raed Romania Marius Șumudică Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Farhan Challenge Alomar Furniture, Azom, Alsaif Gallery1, Shawarma King1, Tahaluf Capital1, B-Care2, Qaid2
Al-Shabab Spain Vicente Moreno Argentina Éver Banega Offside Almozaini, Half Million, Mekyal1, Azom2, Bandar Real Estate2
Al-Taawoun Brazil Péricles Chamusca Brazil Naldo Skillano Mu4hela Cafe, Tameeni, Alnadeg1, Hayat National Hospital1, Alsaif Gallery2
Al-Tai Portugal José Pedro Barreto Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Harabi RightAway Sport Mashar, Tameeni, Abar1, Qaid2
Al-Wehda Chile José Luis Sierra Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween Erreà FG Sports, Tameeni, Yelo, Al Tazaj1, Vveyon1, Qaid2
Damac Romania Cosmin Contra Algeria Farouk Chafaï Skillano Bin Thaliba1, Mustasharak Hospital1, Qaid2, Lateen2
  • 1 On the back of the strip.
  • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.
  • 3 On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Marzouq End of caretaker period 1 June 2022 Pre-season Portugal Pedro Emanuel 3 July 2022[22]
Al-Wehda Tunisia Habib Ben Romdhane End of contract Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović 14 June 2022[23]
Abha Slovakia Martin Ševela 28 June 2022 Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck 16 July 2022[24]
Al-Ittihad Romania Cosmin Contra Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo 4 July 2022[25]
Al-Nassr Argentina Miguel Ángel Russo France Rudi Garcia 28 June 2022[26]
Al-Raed Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Ghadeer Romania Marius Șumudică 30 June 2022[27]
Al-Shabab Romania Marius Șumudică Spain Vicente Moreno 28 July 2022[28]
Al-Tai Chile José Luis Sierra Portugal Pepa 19 July 2022[29]
Al-Taawoun Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Abdali End of caretaker period Brazil Péricles Chamusca 29 June 2022[30]
Abha Belgium Sven Vandenbroeck Sacked 8 October 2022[31] 14th Netherlands Roel Coumans 30 October 2022[32]
Al-Wehda Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović Mutual consent 20 October 2022[33] 12th Chile José Luis Sierra 20 October 2022[33]
Al-Adalah Tunisia Yousef Al Mannai Sacked 22 October 2022[34] 13th Slovakia Martin Ševela 23 October 2022[35]
Al-Tai Portugal Pepa 22 January 2023[36] 9th Romania Mirel Rădoi 22 January 2023[36]
Al-Batin Croatia Alen Horvat 19 February 2023[37] 16th Croatia Zdravko Logarušić 19 February 2023[38]
Al-Ettifaq France Patrice Carteron Mutual consent 26 February 2023[39] 12th Spain Antonio Cazorla (caretaker) 26 February 2023
Damac Croatia Krešimir Režić Sacked 6 March 2023[40] 9th Romania Cosmin Contra 6 March 2023[40]
Al-Nassr France Rudi Garcia Mutual consent 13 April 2023[41] 2nd Croatia Dinko Jeličić (caretaker) 13 April 2023
Al-Hilal Argentina Ramón Díaz Resigned 14 May 2023[42] 4th Argentina Emiliano Díaz (caretaker) 14 May 2023
Al-Tai Romania Mirel Rădoi Sacked 18 May 2023[43] 7th Portugal José Pedro Barreto (caretaker) 18 May 2023[43]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players was increased from 7 to 8. Clubs can register a total of eight foreign players over the course of the season, but only seven could be named in the matchday squad.[9]

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players
Abha Algeria Tayeb Meziani Cameroon Devis Epassy Ecuador Felipe Caicedo Iraq Saad Natiq Morocco Amine Atouchi Netherlands Dries Saddiki Serbia Uroš Matić Tunisia Saad Bguir Republic of the Congo Prestige Mboungou
Mozambique Luís Miquissone
Al-Adalah Brazil Edson Colombia Reinaldo Lenis Montenegro Milan Mijatović Peru Christofer Gonzáles Portugal Pedro Eugénio Slovakia Boris Godál Slovenia David Tijanić Sweden Marcus Antonsson Argentina Lautaro Palacios
Colombia Anderson Plata
Guinea Mikael Dyrestam
Switzerland Martin Angha
Al-Batin Brazil Maurício Antônio Colombia Sebastián Pedroza Colombia Andrés Felipe Roa Democratic Republic of the Congo André Bukia France Thibault Peyre Ghana Salifu Mudasiru Uruguay Martín Campaña Uruguay Renzo López
Al-Ettifaq Brazil Paulo Victor Brazil Vitinho Democratic Republic of the Congo Marcel Tisserand France Youssoufou Niakaté North Macedonia Darko Velkovski Sweden Robin Quaison Tunisia Naïm Sliti Turkey Berat Özdemir
Al-Fateh Algeria Sofiane Bendebka Brazil Petros France Tristan Dingomé Morocco Mourad Batna Morocco Marwane Saâdane Sweden Jacob Rinne Spain Cristian Tello Spain Fran Vélez Peru Alex Valera
Peru Christian Cueva
Al-Fayha Brazil Paulinho Brazil Ricardo Ryller Spain Víctor Ruiz Nigeria Anthony Nwakaeme North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski Serbia Milan Pavkov Serbia Vladimir Stojković Greece Panagiotis Tachtsidis
Al-Hilal Argentina Luciano Vietto Brazil Michael Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar Mali Moussa Marega Nigeria Odion Ighalo Peru André Carrillo South Korea Jang Hyun-soo Brazil Matheus Pereira
Al-Ittihad Angola Hélder Costa Brazil Igor Coronado Brazil Marcelo Grohe Brazil Bruno Henrique Brazil Romarinho Egypt Tarek Hamed Egypt Ahmed Hegazi Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah
Al-Khaleej Albania Sokol Cikalleshi Brazil Douglas Friedrich Brazil Morato Brazil Lucas Souza Gabon André Biyogo Poko Nigeria Izuchuckwu Anthony Portugal Pedro Amaral Portugal Fábio Martins Algeria Djamel Benlamri
Colombia Brayan Riascos
Al-Nassr Argentina Pity Martínez Argentina Agustín Rossi Brazil Luiz Gustavo Brazil Talisca Uzbekistan Jaloliddin Masharipov Ivory Coast Ghislain Konan Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Álvaro González Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar
Colombia David Ospina
Al-Raed Brazil Pablo Santos Cape Verde Júlio Tavares Croatia Damjan Đoković Morocco Karim El Berkaoui Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Romania Silviu Lung Jr. Romania Alexandru Mitriță Brazil René Santos
Al-Shabab Argentina Éver Banega Argentina Cristian Guanca Brazil Carlos Brazil Iago Santos Gabon Aaron Boupendza Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak South Korea Kim Seung-gyu Spain Santi Mina
Al-Taawoun Brazil Flávio Brazil Mailson Brazil Naldo Cameroon Léandre Tawamba Netherlands Aschraf El Mahdioui Paraguay Kaku Spain Álvaro Medrán
Al-Tai Algeria Amir Sayoud Brazil Victor Braga Brazil Dener Cameroon Collins Fai Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Venezuela Adrián Martínez Zimbabwe Knowledge Musona
Al-Wehda Brazil Anselmo Costa Rica Óscar Duarte France Jean-David Beauguel France Karim Yoda Luxembourg Gerson Rodrigues Morocco Fayçal Fajr Morocco Munir Mohamedi Spain Alberto Botía
Damac Algeria Abdelkader Bedrane Algeria Farouk Chafaï Algeria Hillal Soudani Algeria Moustapha Zeghba Brazil Bruno Duarte Croatia Domagoj Antolić Netherlands Adam Maher Spain Nono

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ittihad (C, Q) 30 22 6 2 60 13 +47 72 Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup
2 Al-Nassr 30 20 7 3 63 18 +45 67 Qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al-Hilal[a] 30 17 8 5 54 29 +25 59 Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage
4 Al-Shabab 30 17 5 8 57 33 +24 56
5 Al-Taawoun 30 16 7 7 46 34 +12 55
6 Al-Fateh 30 13 4 13 48 43 +5 43
7 Al-Ettifaq 30 10 7 13 28 36 −8 37
8 Damac 30 9 9 12 33 43 −10 36
9 Al-Tai 30 10 4 16 41 49 −8 34[b]
10 Al-Raed 30 9 7 14 41 49 −8 34[b]
11 Al-Fayha[c] 30 8 9 13 31 43 −12 33[d] Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage
12 Abha 30 10 3 17 33 52 −19 33[d]
13 Al-Wehda 30 8 8 14 26 43 −17 32
14 Al-Khaleej 30 9 4 17 30 44 −14 31
15 Al-Adalah (R) 30 7 7 16 30 56 −26 28 Relegated to the First Division League[44]
16 Al-Batin (R) 30 5 5 20 27 63 −36 20
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. Source: SPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[45]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2022–23 King Cup winners.
  2. ^ a b Al-Tai finished ahead of Al-Raed on head-to-head points: Al-Tai: 4 pts, Al-Raed: 1 pts (Al-Raed 0–2 Al-Tai, Al-Tai 2–2 Al-Raed).
  3. ^ Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2021–22 King Cup winners.
  4. ^ a b Al-Fayha finished ahead of Abha on head-to-head points: Al-Fayha: 4 pts, Abha: 1 pts (Abha 1–1 Al-Fayha, Al-Fayha 2–0 Abha).

Positions by round

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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Al-Ittihad163332335334333222211111111111
Al-Nassr796454221111111111122222222222
Al-Hilal322225543453224444544444444433
Al-Shabab211111112222442333333333333344
Al-Taawoun434643654545555555455566555555
Al-Fateh137911999898910786666666655666666
Al-Ettifaq10118910108101010108101091011121010111212898810107
Damac8457677666668687779777798911778
Al-Tai5575864779779910988788887777889
Al-Raed98108781011111111111111121210101299910111111109910
Al-Fayha11141313141515151313121312131111121181110101112121212121311
Abha6101210131412987896778991112121191010109111112
Al-Wehda121211121212111212121312131213131413131313131313131313131213
Al-Khaleej141314141113141415141515141414141314141414141515141414141414
Al-Adalah161515151511131314151414151515151515151515151414151515151515
Al-Batin151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader, 2023 FIFA Club World Cup and AFC Champions League group stage
AFC Champions League play-offs
Relegation to FD League
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. Source: spl.sa

Results

Home \ Away ABH ADA BAT ETT FAT FAY HIL ITT KHJ NSR RAE SHB TWN TAI WHD DAM
Abha 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1
Al-Adalah 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–5 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2
Al-Batin 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–5 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 1–2 2–4 0–1 4–3 2–0 2–2
Al-Ettifaq 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0
Al-Fateh 3–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–5 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1
Al-Fayha 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1
Al-Hilal 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–2
Al-Ittihad 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
Al-Khaleej 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–0
Al-Nassr 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Al-Raed 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–0 5–0
Al-Shabab 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 4–0 0–1 2–1
Al-Taawoun 1–3 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1
Al-Tai 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–3
Al-Wehda 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 1–2 1–4 0–4 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
Damac 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2023. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

As of 31 May 2023

Scoring

Top goalscorers

Al-Ittihad's Abderrazak Hamdallah was the season's top scorer, with 21 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals[46]
1 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Ittihad 21
2 Brazil Talisca Al-Nassr 20
3 Nigeria Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal 19
4 Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikan Al-Fateh 17
5 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr 14
6 Argentina Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab 13
Brazil Romarinho Al-Ittihad
8 Brazil Carlos Al-Shabab 12
9 Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Al-Raed 11
Gabon Aaron Boupendza Al-Shabab

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Zimbabwe Knowledge Musona Al-Tai Al-Khaleej 3–0 (H) 6 October 2022 [47]
Brazil Talisca Al-Nassr Al-Raed 4–1 (A) 16 December 2022 [48]
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo4 Al-Nassr Al-Wehda 4–0 (A) 9 February 2023 [49]
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr Damac 3–0 (A) 25 February 2023 [50]
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Ittihad Al-Fateh 5–1 (A) 18 March 2023 [51]
Morocco Karim El Berkaoui Al-Raed Al-Batin 3–1 (H) 2 May 2023 [52]
Morocco Mohamed Fouzair Al-Raed Damac 5–0 (H) 15 May 2023 [53]
Gabon Aaron Boupendza4 Al-Shabab Damac 4–1 (A) 31 May 2023 [54]
Note

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

Clean sheets

Al-Ittihad's Marcelo Grohe kept 19 clean sheets in the season, a record for a Saudi Professional League season.
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[55]
1 Brazil Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad 19
2 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal 12
3 South Korea Kim Seung-gyu Al-Shabab 11
4 Brazil Paulo Victor Al-Ettifaq 10
5 Colombia David Ospina Al-Nassr 8
Sweden Jacob Rinne Al-Fateh
Algeria Moustapha Zeghba Damac
8 Brazil Victor Braga Al-Tai 7
Serbia Vladimir Stojković Al-Fayha
10 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Aqidi Al-Nassr 6
Brazil Mailson Al-Taawoun

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 69[56]
    • Al-Batin
  • Most red cards: 5[56]
    • Al-Adalah
    • Al-Taawoun

Attendances

By round

2022–23 Professional League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 68,851 8 8,606
Round 2 81,053 8 10,132
Round 3 61,568 8 7,696
Round 4 69,264 8 8,658
Round 5 46,341 8 5,793
Round 6 87,515 8 10,939
Round 7 53,182 8 6,648
Round 8 97,330 8 12,166
Round 9 31,208 8 3,901
Round 10 74,917 8 9,365
Round 11 63,815 8 7,977
Round 12 83,926 8 10,491
Round 13 39,356 8 4,920
Round 14 76,291 8 9,536
Round 15 58,047 8 7,256
Round 16 108,962 8 13,620
Round 17 73,027 8 9,128
Round 18 87,064 8 10,883
Round 19 95,271 8 11,909
Round 20 105,196 8 13,150
Round 21 54,975 8 6,872
Round 22 87,747 8 10,968
Round 23 50,441 8 6,305
Round 24 95,356 8 11,920
Round 25 56,457 8 7,057
Round 26 108,922 8 13,615
Round 27 49,987 8 6,248
Round 28 110,428 8 13,804
Round 29 58,492 8 7,312
Round 30 106,265 8 13,283
Total 2,241,254 240 9,339

By team

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Al-Ittihad 606,796 59,892 19,694 40,453 +21.5%†
2 Al-Nassr 264,567 23,248 11,721 17,638 +110.5%†
3 Al-Adalah 193,681 18,025 7,392 12,912 n/a†

†

4 Al-Fateh 161,785 17,631 2,929 10,786 +35.2%†
5 Al-Hilal 143,110 24,674 3,714 9,541 −26.0%†
6 Al-Taawoun 109,642 19,478 2,767 7,310 +40.2%†
7 Al-Tai 109,317 9,632 5,584 7,288 +37.1%†
8 Al-Wehda 100,673 28,678 284 6,712 n/a†

†

9 Al-Raed 89,607 19,942 1,423 5,974 −0.6%†
10 Al-Khaleej 84,574 15,355 1,000 5,638 n/a†

†

11 Al-Ettifaq 83,421 17,183 1,225 5,561 −17.1%†
12 Al-Shabab 68,867 9,379 767 4,591 −18.7%†
13 Damac 62,082 13,434 311 4,139 −2.5%†
14 Al-Fayha 57,905 6,291 2,068 3,860 −20.1%†
15 Abha 53,953 13,422 386 3,597 +25.2%†
16 Al-Batin 51,274 4,096 3,182 3,418 +13.4%†
League total 2,241,254 59,892 284 9,339 +11.8%†

Updated to games played on 31 May 2023
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in FD League.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Rising Star of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
August & September Spain Vicente Moreno Al-Shabab Argentina Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Qumairi Al-Tai [57]
October Brazil Luiz Gustavo Al-Nassr Colombia David Ospina Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikan Al-Fateh [58]
December Serbia Vuk Rašović Al-Fayha Paraguay Kaku Al-Taawoun Algeria Moustapha Zeghba Damac Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Sadi Abha [59]
January Portugal Pedro Emanuel Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal Brazil Douglas Friedrich Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia Moteb Al-Harbi Al-Shabab [60]
February Spain Vicente Moreno Al-Shabab Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr Brazil Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Sadi Abha [61]
March Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo Al-Ittihad Brazil Igor Coronado Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Saad Al Mousa Al-Ettifaq [62]
April Morocco Mourad Batna Al-Fateh Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Aqidi Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikan Al-Fateh [63]
May Brazil Péricles Chamusca Al-Taawoun Brazil Morato Al-Khaleej Brazil Marcelo Grohe Al-Ittihad [64]

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