2010–11 Saudi Pro League

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

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

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. The promoted teams were Al-Faisaly (returning after an absence of three years) and Al-Taawoun (returning after an absence of thirteen years).

{{Location map+ |Saudi Arabia |width=440 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2010–11 Saudi Professional League |places=

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.54333 |long=39.17278 |label=Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.283333|long=50.2 |label=Al-Ettifaq |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=25.995687|long=45.316519|label=Al-Faisaly |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=25.39645 |long=49.60179 |label=Al-Fateh |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=25.866667 |long=43.5 |label=Al-Hazem|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.68800 |long=46.72243 |label=Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.70150 |long=50.15000 |label=Al-Qadisiyah |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.33333 |long=43.96667 |label=Al-Raed
Al-Taawoun |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.41667 |long=39.81667 |label=Al-Wehda}}

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=17.4967 |long=44.13222 |label=Najran}}

}}

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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

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|team11=NAJ |team12=QAD |team13=WHD |team14=HAZ

|result1=CLGS |result2=CLGS |result3=CLPO |result6=KCTH |result13=REL |result14=REL

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|win_ETT=15|draw_ETT=3 |loss_ETT=8 |gf_ETT=45|ga_ETT=30

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|win_FAT=8 |draw_FAT=7 |loss_FAT=11|gf_FAT=27|ga_FAT=35

|win_HAZ=1 |draw_HAZ=3 |loss_HAZ=22|gf_HAZ=13|ga_HAZ=70

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|win_ITT=13|draw_ITT=12|loss_ITT=1 |gf_ITT=49|ga_ITT=23

|win_NSR=11|draw_NSR=10|loss_NSR=5 |gf_NSR=44|ga_NSR=34

|win_QAD=4 |draw_QAD=11|loss_QAD=11|gf_QAD=31|ga_QAD=39

|win_RAE=7 |draw_RAE=9 |loss_RAE=10|gf_RAE=31|ga_RAE=40

|win_SHB=13|draw_SHB=7 |loss_SHB=6 |gf_SHB=42|ga_SHB=30

|win_TWN=9 |draw_TWN=8 |loss_TWN=9 |gf_TWN=37|ga_TWN=31 |adjust_points_TWN=-3

|win_WHD=6 |draw_WHD=6 |loss_WHD=14|gf_WHD=43|ga_WHD=44 |adjust_points_WHD=-3

|win_NAJ=8 |draw_NAJ=2 |loss_NAJ=16|gf_NAJ=33|ga_NAJ=52

|status_HIL=C

|status_WHD=R

|status_HAZ=R

|name_AHL=Al-Ahli

|name_ETT=Al-Ettifaq

|name_FSY=Al-Faisaly

|name_FAT=Al-Fateh

|name_HAZ=Al-Hazem

|name_HIL=Al-Hilal

|name_ITT=Al-Ittihad

|name_NSR=Al-Nassr

|name_QAD=Al-Qadsiah

|name_RAE=Al-Raed

|name_SHB=Al-Shabab

|name_TWN=Al-Taawoun

|name_WHD=Al-Wehda

|name_NAJ=Najran

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=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.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|col_KCTH=green1|text_KCTH=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|col_CLPO=green2|text_CLPO=Qualification for the Champions League play-off round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the First Division

|hth_TWN=Al-Taawoun and Al-Wehda were deducted 3 points for their deliberate delay of the kick-off time in the final round.{{cite web |title=سحب نقاط الوحدة وهبوطه للأولى.. وبقاء القادسية في دوري زين |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/635097}}

|hth_WHD=TWN

|note_res_KCTH=Al-Ahli qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2011 King Cup of Champions winners.

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AHL|team2=ETT|team3=FSY|team4=FAT|team5=HAZ

|team6=HIL|team7=ITT|team8=NSR|team9=QAD|team10=RAE

|team11=SHB|team12=TWN|team13=WHD|team14=NAJ

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|match_AHL_FSY=3–0

|match_AHL_FAT=1–2

|match_AHL_HAZ=1–0

|match_AHL_HIL=1–1

|match_AHL_ITT=1–3

|match_AHL_NSR=0–0

|match_AHL_QAD=2–1

|match_AHL_RAE=1–2

|match_AHL_SHB=1–2

|match_AHL_TWN=1–1

|match_AHL_WHD=3–2

|match_AHL_NAJ=2–1

|name_ETT=Al-Ettifaq

|match_ETT_AHL=4–3

|match_ETT_FSY=1–0

|match_ETT_FAT=2–2

|match_ETT_HAZ=2–1

|match_ETT_HIL=2–3

|match_ETT_ITT=2–2

|match_ETT_NSR=3–0

|match_ETT_QAD=1–0

|match_ETT_RAE=2–2

|match_ETT_SHB=1–0

|match_ETT_TWN=1–0

|match_ETT_WHD=3–0

|match_ETT_NAJ=1–0

|name_FSY=Al-Faisaly

|match_FSY_AHL=3–2

|match_FSY_ETT=1–0

|match_FSY_FAT=1–2

|match_FSY_HAZ=3–1

|match_FSY_HIL=2–3

|match_FSY_ITT=0–2

|match_FSY_NSR=1–1

|match_FSY_QAD=2–1

|match_FSY_RAE=1–3

|match_FSY_SHB=0–1

|match_FSY_TWN=2–1

|match_FSY_WHD=1–0

|match_FSY_NAJ=4–2

|name_FAT=Al-Fateh

|match_FAT_AHL=0–2

|match_FAT_ETT=1–0

|match_FAT_FSY=0–1

|match_FAT_HAZ=3–0

|match_FAT_HIL=1–2

|match_FAT_ITT=0–0

|match_FAT_NSR=1–1

|match_FAT_QAD=1–3

|match_FAT_RAE=1–1

|match_FAT_SHB=1–1

|match_FAT_TWN=1–3

|match_FAT_WHD=2–1

|match_FAT_NAJ=2–0

|name_HAZ=Al-Hazem

|match_HAZ_AHL=1–3

|match_HAZ_ETT=1–4

|match_HAZ_FSY=0–3

|match_HAZ_FAT=2–1

|match_HAZ_HIL=0–2

|match_HAZ_ITT=0–3

|match_HAZ_NSR=2–5

|match_HAZ_QAD=2–2

|match_HAZ_RAE=0–0

|match_HAZ_SHB=0–4

|match_HAZ_TWN=0–3

|match_HAZ_WHD=1–1

|match_HAZ_NAJ=0–3

|name_HIL=Al-Hilal

|match_HIL_AHL=3–3

|match_HIL_ETT=1–0

|match_HIL_FSY=5–1

|match_HIL_FAT=2–0

|match_HIL_HAZ=3–0

|match_HIL_ITT=0–0

|match_HIL_NSR=1–1

|match_HIL_QAD=0–0

|match_HIL_RAE=2–1

|match_HIL_SHB=2–1

|match_HIL_TWN=1–0

|match_HIL_WHD=2–1

|match_HIL_NAJ=2–1

|name_ITT=Al-Ittihad

|match_ITT_AHL=2–0

|match_ITT_ETT=2–1

|match_ITT_FSY=3–3

|match_ITT_FAT=2–0

|match_ITT_HAZ=4–0

|match_ITT_HIL=0–0

|match_ITT_NSR=5–2

|match_ITT_QAD=2–2

|match_ITT_RAE=3–0

|match_ITT_SHB=2–2

|match_ITT_TWN=0–1

|match_ITT_WHD=1–1

|match_ITT_NAJ=2–0

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|match_NSR_AHL=2–1

|match_NSR_ETT=2–1

|match_NSR_FSY=3–2

|match_NSR_FAT=4–2

|match_NSR_HAZ=2–1

|match_NSR_HIL=0–1

|match_NSR_ITT=2–2

|match_NSR_QAD=0–0

|match_NSR_RAE=1–0

|match_NSR_SHB=0–0

|match_NSR_TWN=2–2

|match_NSR_WHD=0–1

|match_NSR_NAJ=6–1

|name_QAD=Al-Qadsiah

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|match_QAD_ETT=0–3

|match_QAD_FSY=2–2

|match_QAD_FAT=0–1

|match_QAD_HAZ=1–0

|match_QAD_HIL=0–2

|match_QAD_ITT=1–1

|match_QAD_NSR=1–3

|match_QAD_RAE=1–1

|match_QAD_SHB=1–1

|match_QAD_TWN=4–1

|match_QAD_WHD=1–1

|match_QAD_NAJ=2–3

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|match_RAE_AHL=2–3

|match_RAE_ETT=0–3

|match_RAE_FSY=0–0

|match_RAE_FAT=1–2

|match_RAE_HAZ=2–0

|match_RAE_HIL=0–4

|match_RAE_ITT=1–2

|match_RAE_NSR=1–1

|match_RAE_QAD=1–4

|match_RAE_SHB=2–2

|match_RAE_TWN=0–0

|match_RAE_WHD=3–2

|match_RAE_NAJ=3–2

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|match_SHB_AHL=2–1

|match_SHB_ETT=2–1

|match_SHB_FSY=4–1

|match_SHB_FAT=0–0

|match_SHB_HAZ=1–0

|match_SHB_HIL=0–2

|match_SHB_ITT=1–1

|match_SHB_NSR=2–0

|match_SHB_QAD=3–1

|match_SHB_RAE=0–2

|match_SHB_TWN=4–1

|match_SHB_WHD=4–3

|match_SHB_NAJ=0–1

|name_TWN=Al-Taawoun

|match_TWN_AHL=2–1

|match_TWN_ETT=0–1

|match_TWN_FSY=4–1

|match_TWN_FAT=0–0

|match_TWN_HAZ=2–0

|match_TWN_HIL=2–2

|match_TWN_ITT=0–1

|match_TWN_NSR=2–2

|match_TWN_QAD=1–1

|match_TWN_RAE=1–0

|match_TWN_SHB=4–1

|match_TWN_WHD=1–2

|match_TWN_NAJ=2–3

|name_WHD=Al-Wehda

|match_WHD_AHL=1–3

|match_WHD_ETT=0–1

|match_WHD_FSY=3–3

|match_WHD_FAT=3–0

|match_WHD_HAZ=8–1

|match_WHD_HIL=1–3

|match_WHD_ITT=1–2

|match_WHD_NSR=1–3

|match_WHD_QAD=0–0

|match_WHD_RAE=2–3

|match_WHD_SHB=1–2

|match_WHD_TWN=0–0

|match_WHD_NAJ=2–0

|name_NAJ=Najran

|match_NAJ_AHL=2–1

|match_NAJ_ETT=2–4

|match_NAJ_FSY=0–1

|match_NAJ_FAT=2–1

|match_NAJ_HAZ=4–0

|match_NAJ_HIL=0–3

|match_NAJ_ITT=2–2

|match_NAJ_NSR=0–1

|match_NAJ_QAD=2–1

|match_NAJ_RAE=0–0

|match_NAJ_SHB=1–2

|match_NAJ_TWN=0–3

|match_NAJ_WHD=1–5

|update=20 May 2011

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160622140744/http://www.slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/champtable.php SLstat.com]

}}

;Notes

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

• Most yellow cards: 10{{cite web |title=عدد الكروت الملونة التي أبرزت |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=96 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705235532/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=96 |archive-date=5 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
• {{flagicon|OMN}} Ahmed Mubarak Kano (Al-Fateh)

• Most red cards: 2
• {{flagicon|KSA}} Fuad Al-Mutairi (Al-Hazem)
• {{flagicon|TUN}} Moïne Chaâbani (Al-Qadisiyah)
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Juliano Mineiro (Najran)

• Most yellow cards: 71{{cite web |title=أكثر فريق حصل على كروت صفراء |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=83 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706045323/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=83 |archive-date=6 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
• Al-Ettifaq

• Most red cards: 11{{cite web |title=أكثر فريق حصل على كروت حمراء |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=84 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706002345/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=84 |archive-date=6 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
• Al-Hazem

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{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Al-Ahli|s=97770|h=16350|l=1158|a=7521|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Al-Raed|s=89306|h=14909|l=2395|a=6870|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Al-Taawoun|s=87002|h=15160|l=2610|a=6692|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Al-Nassr|s=82830|h=14750|l=1603|a=6372|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Al-Ettifaq|s=57138|h=21174|l=628|a=4395|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Al-Fateh|s=27142|h=9281|l=50|a=2088|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Al-Qadisiyah|s=26508|h=9361|l=100|a=2039|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Al-Wehda|s=25628|h=8060|l=110|a=1971|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=11|t=Al-Shabab|s=22481|h=9366|l=46|a=1729|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Al-Faisaly|s=17175|h=5022|l=83|a=1321|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=13|t=Najran|s=13569|h=2335|l=368|a=1044|pr=}}

{{fb a2 team|p=14|t=Al-Hazem|s=6934|h=2413|l=6|a=533|pr=}}

{{fb a footer|s=765162|h=21174|l=6|a=4204|pr=|u=20 May 2011 |source={{cite web |title=أكثر مباراة في عدد الجمهور |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=283 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704224253/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=283 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-07-04 }}{{cite web |title=أكثر فريق حضور جماهيري على أرضه |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=308 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705010619/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=308 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-07-05 }}{{cite web |title=أكثر فريق معدل حضور جماهيري على أرضه |url=http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=311 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705070005/http://slstat.com/spl2010-2011ar/statdet.php?id=311 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-07-05 }}|notes=|date=August 2016}}

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.{{cite web |title=الفارس "شربتلي" يتوج بجائزة الرياضية وموبايلي كأفضل رياضي سعودي|url=https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011%2F09%2F11%2F166431}}

The Al-Riyadiya Awards were awarded for the second time since its inception last year. The awards were presented on 15 June 2011.{{cite web |title=حسن العتيبي يحقق جائزة "القناة الرياضية" لأفضل لاعب في الموسم |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/641832}}

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

• 2010–11 Saudi First Division
• 2011 King Cup of Champions
• 2010–11 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
• 2012 AFC Champions League

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006100356/http://www.saff.com.sa/ Saudi Arabia Football Federation]
• [http://www.slstat.com/english/index.php Saudi League Statistics]

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