2010–11 Saudi Pro League
Season | 2010–2011 |
---|---|
Dates | 14 August 2010 – 20 May 2011 |
Champions | Al-Hilal (13th title) |
Relegated | Al-Wehda Al-Hazem |
Champions League | Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad Al-Ettifaq |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 534 (2.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nasser Al-Shamrani (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem (24 February 2011) |
Biggest away win | Najran 1–5 Al-Wehda (22 April 2011) |
Highest scoring | Al-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem (24 February 2011) |
Longest winning run | 7 games[1] Al-Ittihad |
Longest unbeaten run | 26 games[1] Al-Hilal |
Longest winless run | 14 games[1] Al-Hazem |
Longest losing run | 14 games[1] Al-Hazem |
Highest attendance | 21,174[2] Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al-Hilal (1 April 2011) |
Lowest attendance | 6[3] (spectator ban) Al-Hazem 1–4 Al-Ettifaq (21 April 2011) |
Average attendance | 4,204 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
The 2010–11 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th season of the Saudi Professional 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.[4] Al-Hilal were the defending champions.[5] 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.[6]
On 29 April, defending champions Al-Hilal won their thirteenth League title with two games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Al-Raed.[7] 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.[8] Al-Wehda became the second and final team to be relegated following the decision to dock 3 points from them.[9]
Overview
[edit]Changes
[edit]The Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the league would be increased from 12 to 14.[6]
Qualification and Prize money
[edit]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:
Teams
[edit]Fourteen teams competed in the league – the twelve teams from the previous season and the 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.[6] The promoted teams were Al-Faisaly (returning after an absence of three years) and Al-Taawoun (returning after an absence of thirteen years).
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Personnel
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Faisaly | ![]() | End of contract | 9 May 2010 | Pre-season | ![]() | 19 May 2010[10] |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | End of contract | 9 May 2010 | ![]() | 2 July 2010[11] | |
Al-Nassr | ![]() | End of contract | 18 May 2010 | ![]() | 18 May 2010[12] | |
Al-Hazem | ![]() | End of contract | 30 May 2010 | ![]() | 10 July 2010[13] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | End of contract | 30 May 2010 | ![]() | 2 June 2010[14] | |
Al-Raed | ![]() | End of contract | 30 May 2010 | ![]() | 15 July 2010[15] | |
Al-Shabab | ![]() | End of contract | 30 May 2010 | ![]() | 12 July 2010[16] | |
Al-Wehda | ![]() | End of contract | 30 May 2010 | ![]() | 24 June 2010[17] | |
Al-Ahli | ![]() | Signed by Al Wasl | 1 July 2010[18] | ![]() | 1 July 2010[19] | |
Al-Ahli | ![]() | Sacked | 28 August 2010[20] | 8th | ![]() | 28 August 2010[20] |
Al-Ahli | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 10 September 2010[21] | 10th | ![]() | 10 September 2010[21] |
Al-Hilal | ![]() | Signed by Morocco | 25 October 2010[22] | 2nd | ![]() | 25 October 2010[23] |
Najran | ![]() | Resigned | 30 October 2010[24] | 10th | ![]() | 30 October 2010[24] |
Al-Hazem | ![]() | Sacked | 31 October 2010[25] | 14th | ![]() | 31 October 2010[25] |
Al-Hilal | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 5 November 2010 | 1st | ![]() | 5 November 2010[26] |
Al-Raed | ![]() | Sacked | 7 November 2010[27] | 7th | ![]() | 7 November 2010[27] |
Al-Hazem | ![]() | End of caretaker period | 13 November 2010[28] | 14th | ![]() | 13 November 2010[28] |
Al-Taawoun | ![]() | Sacked | 16 December 2010[29] | 11th | ![]() | 22 December 2010[30] |
Al-Wehda | ![]() | 23 December 2010[31] | 9th | ![]() | 25 December 2010[32] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | Resigned | 24 December 2010[33] | 2nd | ![]() | 28 December 2010[34] |
Al-Shabab | ![]() | 24 December 2010[35] | 5th | ![]() | 27 December 2010[36] | |
Al-Nassr | ![]() | Sacked | 27 December 2010[37] | 3rd | ![]() | 11 January 2011[38] |
Al-Ahli | ![]() | Resigned | 20 February 2011[39] | 7th | ![]() | 24 February 2011[40] |
Al-Ettifaq | ![]() | Sacked | 23 March 2011[41] | 4th | ![]() | 23 March 2011[41] |
Al-Wehda | ![]() | 8 May 2011[42] | 11th | ![]() | 8 May 2011[42] | |
Al-Ittihad | ![]() | 11 May 2011[43] | 2nd | ![]() | 13 May 2011[44] |
Foreign players
[edit]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.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 51 | |
3 | Al-Ettifaq | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
4 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 46 | |
5 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 43 | |
6 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
7 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 35 | |
8 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32[b] | |
9 | Al-Fateh | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 31 | |
10 | Al-Raed | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 | |
11 | Najran | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 26 | |
12 | Al-Qadsiah | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 23 | |
13 | Al-Wehda (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 21[b] | Relegation to the First Division |
14 | Al-Hazem (R) | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 70 | −57 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for international competitions); 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Al-Ahli qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2011 King Cup of Champions winners.
- ^ a b Al-Taawoun and Al-Wehda were deducted 3 points for their deliberate delay of the kick-off time in the final round.[45]
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[46] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Al-Shabab | 17 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Ahli | 16 |
3 | ![]() | Al-Taawoun / Al-Ittihad | 14 |
![]() | Al-Wehda | ||
![]() | Al-Ettifaq | ||
6 | ![]() | Najran | 13 |
![]() | Al-Faisaly | ||
8 | ![]() | Al-Ettifaq | 12 |
![]() | Al-Ittihad | ||
10 | ![]() | Al-Hilal | 11 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Al-Hilal | Al-Faisaly | 5–1 (H) | 25 August 2010 | [47] |
![]() | Al-Ittihad | Al-Hazem | 4–0 (H) | 29 August 2010 | [48] |
![]() | Al-Shabab | Al-Faisaly | 4–1 (H) | 11 November 2010 | [49] |
![]() | Al-Hilal | Al-Hazem | 3–0 (H) | 15 December 2010 | [50] |
![]() | Al-Faisaly | Al-Ittihad | 3–3 (A) | 16 December 2010 | [51] |
![]() | Al-Wehda | Al-Hazem | 8–1 (H) | 24 February 2011 | [52] |
![]() | Al-Wehda | Al-Hazem | 8–1 (H) | 24 February 2011 | [52] |
![]() | Al-Ettifaq | Najran | 4–2 (A) | 25 February 2011 | [53] |
![]() | Al-Shabab | Al-Hazem | 4–0 (A) | 1 April 2011 | [54] |
![]() | Al-Ahli | Al-Qadisiyah | 3–1 (A) | 2 April 2011 | [55] |
![]() | Al-Qadisiyah | Al-Raed | 4–1 (A) | 22 April 2011 | [56] |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[57] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Al-Ittihad | 9 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Ettifaq | 8 |
![]() | Al-Hilal | ||
4 | ![]() | Al-Taawoun | 6 |
5 | ![]() | Al-Nassr | 5 |
![]() | Al-Shabab | ||
7 | ![]() | Al-Faisaly | 4 |
![]() | Al-Ahli | ||
![]() | Al-Fateh | ||
![]() | Al-Raed | ||
![]() | Al-Qadisiyah |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 10[58]
Ahmed Mubarak Kano (Al-Fateh)
- Most red cards: 2[58]
Fuad Al-Mutairi (Al-Hazem)
Moïne Chaâbani (Al-Qadisiyah)
Juliano Mineiro (Najran)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 71[59]
- Al-Ettifaq
- Most red cards: 11[60]
- Al-Hazem
Attendances
[edit]By team
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Hilal | 113,567 | 19,212 | 3,968 | 8,736 | n/a |
2 | Al-Ittihad | 98,112 | 15,758 | 648 | 7,547 | n/a |
3 | Al-Ahli | 97,770 | 16,350 | 1,158 | 7,521 | n/a |
4 | Al-Raed | 89,306 | 14,909 | 2,395 | 6,870 | n/a |
5 | Al-Taawoun | 87,002 | 15,160 | 2,610 | 6,692 | n/a |
6 | Al-Nassr | 82,830 | 14,750 | 1,603 | 6,372 | n/a |
7 | Al-Ettifaq | 57,138 | 21,174 | 628 | 4,395 | n/a |
8 | Al-Fateh | 27,142 | 9,281 | 50 | 2,088 | n/a |
9 | Al-Qadisiyah | 26,508 | 9,361 | 100 | 2,039 | n/a |
10 | Al-Wehda | 25,628 | 8,060 | 110 | 1,971 | n/a |
11 | Al-Shabab | 22,481 | 9,366 | 46 | 1,729 | n/a |
12 | Al-Faisaly | 17,175 | 5,022 | 83 | 1,321 | n/a |
13 | Najran | 13,569 | 2,335 | 368 | 1,044 | n/a |
14 | Al-Hazem | 6,934 | 2,413 | 6 | 533 | n/a |
League total | 765,162 | 21,174 | 6 | 4,204 | n/a |
Awards
[edit]Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence
[edit]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.[64]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Al-Hilal Al-Ettifaq Al-Taawoun |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Al-Qadisiyah Al-Hilal Al-Raed |
Goldent Boot | ![]() | Al-Shabab |
Al-Riyadiya Awards
[edit]The Al-Riyadiya Awards were awarded for the second time since its inception last year. The awards were presented on 15 June 2011.[65]
- Best Goalkeeper:
Hassan Al-Otaibi (Al-Hilal)
- Best defender:
Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal)
- Best Midfielder:
Mohammed Noor (Al-Ittihad)
- Best attacker:
Nasser Al-Shamrani (Al-Shabab)
- Player of the Year:
Hassan Al-Otaibi (Al-Hilal)
See also
[edit]- 2010–11 Saudi First Division
- 2011 King Cup of Champions
- 2010–11 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
- 2012 AFC Champions League
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