2015–16 Saudi Pro League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Professional League
| season = 2015–2016
| dates = {{nowrap|19 August 2015 – 14 May 2016}}
| winners = Al-Ahli (3rd title)
| continentalcup1 = AFC Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Taawoun
Al-Fateh
| continentalcup2 = Arab Club Championship
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
| league topscorer = Omar Al Somah
(27 goals)
| league assist =
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Khaleej}}
(21 November 2015)
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Hajer 0–5 Al-Ittihad}}
(24 April 2016)
{{nowrap|Al-Ittihad 0–5 Al-Nassr}}
(8 May 2016)
| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Al-Ittihad 6–2 Al-Raed}}
(4 February 2016)
| matches = 182
| total goals = 508
| longest wins = Al-Ahli (8 games){{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=202|title=The Most Successive Winning Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=20 February 2016}}
| longest unbeaten = Al-Ahli (17 games){{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=205|title=The Most Successive Without Losing Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=20 February 2016}}
| longest winless = Hajer (15 games){{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=206|title=The Most Successive Without Winning Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=20 February 2016}}
| longest losses = Hajer (9 games){{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=203|title=The Most Successive Losing Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=20 February 2016}}
| highest attendance = 60,051{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=283|title=The Most Attendance Match|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=29 October 2015}}
Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Fateh
(13 May 2016)
| lowest attendance = 46
Najran 2–0 Hajer
(20 November 2015)
| average attendance = 6,906{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/allstat.php?id=11|title=Attendance|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=29 October 2015}}
| prevseason = 2014–15
| nextseason = 2016–17
}}
The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 19 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016.{{cite web |title=جدول الدوري |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/champtable.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702031743/http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/champtable.php |archive-date=2 July 2016 |url-status=dead}} Al-Nassr were the two time defending champions having won their eighth title last season.{{cite web |title=النصر بطلاً لدوري جميل 2014 |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/922240}} The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2014–15 season as well as Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014–15 First Division. They replace Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla who were relegated to the 2015–16 First Division.
On 24 April, Al-Ahli secured their third league title and first since 1984 with two games to spare after defeating second-placed Al-Hilal 3–1 at home.{{cite web |title=الأهلي بطلا للدوري السعودي للمرة الأولى منذ 32 عاما |url=https://arabic.cnn.com/sport/2016/04/25/alahli-alhilal-saudi}}
Hajer were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat to Al-Ahli Al-Orobah on 17 April.{{cite web |title="ضربة جزاء" مثيرة أبقت الأهلي في الصدارة وأكدت هبوط هجر |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2016/20160417/sp22.htm}} Najran became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–3 draw with Al-Raed on the final matchday.{{cite web |title=هبوط نجران وفوز الوحدة في الدوري السعودي|url=https://arabic.sport360.com/article/%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a/386315/%d9%87%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b7-%d9%86%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%88%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a}}
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-Qadisiyah (returning to the top flight after three years) and Al-Wehda (returning to the top flight after two years). They replaced Al-Orobah (ending their two-year top-flight spell) and Al-Shoulla (ending their three-year top-flight spell).
=Stadiums and locations=
{{Location map+ |Saudi Arabia |width=440 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2014–15 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=25.995687|long=45.316519|label=Al-Faisaly |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=25.39645 |long=49.60179 |label=Al-Fateh
Hajer |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.68800 |long=46.72243 |label=Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.475 |long=50.041667 |label=Al-Khaleej |position=left}}
{{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|position=top}}
}}
:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
{{notelist}}
= Personnel and kits =
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:100%" |
Team
! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor |
---|
{{nowrap|Al-Ahli}}
| {{sort|Gross, Christian|{{flagicon|SUI}} {{nowrap|Christian Gross}}}} | {{sort|Al-Jassim, Taisir|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Taisir Al-Jassim}}}} | {{nowrap|Umbro}} | {{nowrap|Qatar Airways, Almosafer1}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Faisaly}}
| {{sort|Ciobotariu, Liviu|{{flagicon|ROM}} {{nowrap|Liviu Ciobotariu}}}} | {{sort|Abdulaziz, Omar|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Omar Abdulaziz}}}} | {{nowrap|Erreà}} | {{nowrap|ALDREES, Roco1}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Fateh}}
| {{sort|Beyaoui, Nacif|{{flagicon|TUN}} {{nowrap|Nacif Beyaoui}}}} | {{sort|Al-Hamdan, Hamdan|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Hamdan Al-Hamdan}}}} | {{nowrap|Jako}} | {{nowrap|Hyundai, Al Kifah1, AlMoosa Hospital1}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Hilal}}
| {{sort|Donis, Giorgos|{{flagicon|GRE}} {{nowrap|Giorgos Donis}}}} | {{sort|Al-Qahtani, Yasser|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Salman Al-Faraj}}}} | {{nowrap|Nike}} | {{nowrap|Volkswagen, Mobily, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi1, Tasnee1, Bupa2, ExxonMobil2}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Ittihad}}
| {{sort|Pițurcă, Victor|{{flagicon|ROM}} {{nowrap|Victor Pițurcă}}}} | {{sort|Noor, Mohammed|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Mohammed Noor}}}} | {{nowrap|Adidas}} | {{nowrap|Bupa2, ExxonMobil2}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Khaleej}}
| {{sort|Kadri, Jalel|{{flagicon|TUN}} {{nowrap|Jalel Kadri}}}} | {{sort|Al-Turki, Hussain|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Hussain Al-Turki}}}} | {{nowrap|Erreà}} | {{nowrap|Hyundai}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Nassr}}
| {{sort|Caneda, Raúl|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{nowrap|Raúl Caneda}}}} | {{sort|Abdulghani, Hussein|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Hussein Abdulghani}}}} | {{nowrap|Sporta}} | {{nowrap|Mobily}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Qadisiyah}}
| {{sort|Al-Dossari, Hamad|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Hamad Al-Dossari}}}} | {{sort|Hazazi, Naif|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Naif Hazazi}}}} | {{nowrap|Lotto}} | {{nowrap|eXtra}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Raed}}
| {{sort|Ilić, Aleksandar|{{flagicon|SRB}} {{nowrap|Aleksandar Ilić}}}} | {{sort|Madkhali, Ibrahim|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Ibrahim Madkhali}}}} | {{nowrap|Hattrick}} | {{nowrap|Hana Water}} |
{{nowrap|Al-Shabab}}
| {{sort|Al-Jabal, Fathi|{{flagicon|TUN}} {{nowrap|Fathi Al-Jabal}}}} | {{sort|Otaif, Ahmed|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Ahmed Otaif}}}} | {{nowrap|Romai}} | {{nowrap |
|-
| {{nowrap|Al-Taawoun}}
| {{sort|Gomes, José Manuel|{{flagicon|POR}} {{nowrap|José Manuel Gomes}}}}
| {{sort|Fallatah, Adnan|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Adnan Fallatah}}}}
| {{nowrap|Erreà}}
| {{nowrap|Herfy, Al Qassim Corner1}}
|-
| {{nowrap|Al-Wehda}}
| {{sort|Madoui, Kheïreddine|{{flagicon|ALG}} {{nowrap|Kheïreddine Madoui}}}}
| {{sort|Al-Hazzani, Majed|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Majed Al-Hazzani}}}}
| {{nowrap|Erreà}}
| {{nowrap|Nagoor Group}}
|-
| {{nowrap|Hajer}}
| {{sort|Al-Janoubi, Abdullah|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Abdullah Al-Janoubi}}}}
| {{sort|Malayekah, Mustafa|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Mustafa Malayekah}}}}
| {{nowrap|Erreà}}
| {{nowrap|Al-Ajmi Co., Almulhim Auto}}
|-
| {{nowrap|Najran}}
| {{sort|dos Anjos, Hélio|{{flagicon|BRA}} {{nowrap|Hélio dos Anjos}}}}
| {{sort|Hamsal, Abdulaziz|{{flagicon|KSA}} {{nowrap|Abdulaziz Hamsal}}}}
| {{nowrap|Uhlsport}}
| {{nowrap|Polystar}}
|-
|}
- 1 On the back of the strip.
- 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.
=Managerial changes=
=Foreign players=
The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.{{cite web |title=عدد اللاعبين الأجانب |url=http://slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/statdet.php?id=103 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502133312/http://slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/statdet.php?id=103 |archive-date=2 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: left; font-size:90%" |
width="120" | Club
! width="220" | Player 1 ! width="220" | Player 2 ! width="220" | Player 3 ! width="220" | Player 4 ! width="240" | Former players |
---|
Al-Ahli
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinho | {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Abdel Shafy | {{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Fetfatzidis | {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Al Somah | {{flagicon|SWE}} Nabil Bahoui |
Al-Faisaly
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano Pardal | {{flagicon|EQG}} Javi Balboa | {{flagicon|GNB}} Abel Camará | {{flagicon|TGO}} Sadat Ouro-Akoriko | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Gabriel |
Al-Fateh
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Élton Arábia | {{flagicon|IRQ}} Salam Shaker | {{flagicon|CIV}} Patrick Gbala | {{flagicon|VEN}} Juan Falcón | {{flagicon|BRA}} Josimar |
Al-Hilal
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Aílton | {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo | {{flagicon|BRA}} Digão | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kwak Tae-hwi | |
Al-Ittihad
| {{flagicon|GHA}} Sulley Muntari | {{flagicon|ROM}} Lucian Sânmărtean | {{flagicon|VEN}} Gelmin Rivas | | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Troisi |
Al-Khaleej
| {{flagicon|CMR}} Aminou Bouba | {{flagicon|GUI}} Aboubacar Sylla | {{flagicon|CIV}} Abdoulaye Koffi | {{flagicon|JOR}} Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh | {{flagicon|IRQ}} Marwan Hussein |
Al-Nassr
| {{flagicon|BHR}} Mohamed Husain | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marquinhos Gabriel | {{flagicon|MLI}} Modibo Maïga | {{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Mierzejewski | {{flagicon|MAR}} Youness Mokhtar |
Al-Qadisiyah
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gilberto Macena | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jandson | {{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Júnior | {{flagicon|IRQ}} Saad Abdul-Amir | {{flagicon|ALG}} Farid Mellouli |
Al-Raed
| {{flagicon|ARM}} Marcos Pizzelli | {{flagicon|BFA}} Boubacar Kébé | {{flagicon|GUI}} Ismaël Bangoura | {{flagicon|OMN}} Eid Al-Farsi | {{flagicon|GUI}} Kamil Zayatte |
Al-Shabab
| {{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Benyettou | {{flagicon|BRA}} Camilo | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafinha | {{flagicon|URU}} Diego Arismendi | {{flagicon|KUW}} Saif Al Hashan |
Al-Taawoun
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Manoel | {{flagicon|CMR}} Paul Alo'o | {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Machado | {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Jehad Al-Hussain | |
Al-Wehda
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Anderson | {{flagicon|CMR}} Ernest Webnje Nfor | {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Jehad Al Baour | {{flagicon|URU}} Adolfo Lima | {{flagicon|POL}} Łukasz Gikiewicz |
Hajer
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Lopes | {{flagicon|CMR}} André Ndame Ndame | {{flagicon|PLE}} Ashraf Nu'man | {{flagicon|SEN}} Adama François Sene | {{flagicon|BOL}} Gualberto Mojica |
Najran
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano Alves | {{flagicon|BRA}} Bismark | {{flagicon|BRA}} Eric | {{flagicon|BRA}} Tozin | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mamadou Wagué |
League table
{{2015–16 Saudi Professional League table}}
=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 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.
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable = y|legendpos = br
| team1 = Al-Ahli
| pos1 = 6/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1
| team2 = Al-Hilal
| pos2 = 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2
| team3 = Al-Ittihad
| pos3 = 4/ 3/ 5/ 4/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3
| team4 = Al-Taawoun
| pos4 = 8/ 6/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4
| team5 = Al-Fateh
| pos5 = 2/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 5/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 8/ 9/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5
| team6 = Al-Shabab
| pos6 = 1/ 1/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6
| team7 = Al-Khaleej
| pos7 = 13/14/13/10/10/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7
| team8 = Al-Nassr
| pos8 = 7/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8
| team9 = Al-Wehda
| pos9 = 14/11/12/12/13/10/11/13/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/ 9
| team10 = Al-Faisaly
| pos10 = 11/12/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 7/ 9/ 8/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10
| team11 = Al-Qadsiah
| pos11 = 5/ 5/ 8/ 8/ 9/11/10/11/12/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/13/12/13/13/11/12/12/11/11
| team12 = Al-Raed
| pos12 = 12/13/14/14/12/13/13/10/11/12/12/13/12/12/12/13/13/12/13/12/12/13/11/11/12/12
| team13 = Najran
| pos13 = 10/ 9/11/13/14/14/12/12/13/13/13/12/13/13/13/12/12/10/11/11/11/12/13/13/13/13
| team14 = Hajer
| pos14 = 9/10/10/11/11/12/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14
| color_1 = #FFD700|text_1 = Leader
| color_2 = #BBF3BB|text_2 = 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
| color_3 = #DDFCDD|text_3 = 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round
| color_12 = #FFDDDD|text_12 = Qualified for relegation play-off
| color_13- = #FFBBBB|text_13- = Relegation to 2016–17 First Division
| updated = complete
| source = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160710093527/http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/alltable.php SLstat.com]
| date = December 2015
}}
Results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=AHL|team2=FSY|team3=FAT|team4=HIL|team5=ITT
|team6=KHJ|team7=NSR|team8=QAD|team9=RAE|team10=SHB
|team11=WHD|team12=TWN|team13=HJR|team14=NAJ
|name_AHL=Al-Ahli
|match_AHL_FSY=1–1
|match_AHL_FAT=3–2
|match_AHL_HIL=3–1
|match_AHL_ITT=4–2
|match_AHL_KHJ=1–1
|match_AHL_NSR=4–2
|match_AHL_QAD=2–0
|match_AHL_RAE=3–1
|match_AHL_SHB=3–1
|match_AHL_WHD=2–0
|match_AHL_TWN=2–2
|match_AHL_HJR=1–0
|match_AHL_NAJ=1–2
|name_FSY=Al-Faisaly
|match_FSY_AHL=1–2
|match_FSY_FAT=1–2
|match_FSY_HIL=0–1
|match_FSY_ITT=1–3
|match_FSY_KHJ=1–2
|match_FSY_NSR=2–2
|match_FSY_QAD=1–0
|match_FSY_RAE=2–2
|match_FSY_SHB=0–0
|match_FSY_WHD=2–1
|match_FSY_TWN=1–2
|match_FSY_HJR=3–1
|match_FSY_NAJ=2–2
|name_FAT=Al-Fateh
|match_FAT_AHL=0–2
|match_FAT_FSY=2–1
|match_FAT_HIL=1–2
|match_FAT_ITT=1–1
|match_FAT_KHJ=0–0
|match_FAT_NSR=2–1
|match_FAT_QAD=2–2
|match_FAT_RAE=1–0
|match_FAT_SHB=0–0
|match_FAT_WHD=2–0
|match_FAT_TWN=1–0
|match_FAT_HJR=1–1
|match_FAT_NAJ=3–1
|name_HIL=Al-Hilal
|match_HIL_AHL=1–2
|match_HIL_FSY=0–0
|match_HIL_FAT=3–3
|match_HIL_ITT=0–1
|match_HIL_KHJ=7–0
|match_HIL_NSR=2–0
|match_HIL_QAD=1–0
|match_HIL_RAE=1–0
|match_HIL_SHB=1–1
|match_HIL_WHD=2–0
|match_HIL_TWN=3–1
|match_HIL_HJR=4–1
|match_HIL_NAJ=2–0
|name_ITT=Al-Ittihad
|match_ITT_AHL=0–3
|match_ITT_FSY=1–2
|match_ITT_FAT=0–0
|match_ITT_HIL=4–3
|match_ITT_KHJ=4–1
|match_ITT_NSR=0–5
|match_ITT_QAD=1–1
|match_ITT_RAE=6–2
|match_ITT_SHB=2–1
|match_ITT_WHD=0–2
|match_ITT_TWN=4–1
|match_ITT_HJR=5–0
|match_ITT_NAJ=1–0
|name_KHJ=Al-Khaleej
|match_KHJ_AHL=0–4
|match_KHJ_FSY=2–1
|match_KHJ_FAT=0–2
|match_KHJ_HIL=0–3
|match_KHJ_ITT=2–2
|match_KHJ_NSR=1–1
|match_KHJ_QAD=0–0
|match_KHJ_RAE=1–0
|match_KHJ_SHB=1–2
|match_KHJ_WHD=1–4
|match_KHJ_TWN=1–1
|match_KHJ_HJR=0–1
|match_KHJ_NAJ=3–1
|name_NSR=Al-Nassr
|match_NSR_AHL=1–1
|match_NSR_FSY=0–0
|match_NSR_FAT=3–1
|match_NSR_HIL=1–2
|match_NSR_ITT=3–0
|match_NSR_KHJ=1–1
|match_NSR_QAD=0–0
|match_NSR_RAE=1–2
|match_NSR_SHB=1–2
|match_NSR_WHD=1–1
|match_NSR_TWN=3–2
|match_NSR_HJR=0–0
|match_NSR_NAJ=2–0
|name_QAD=Al-Qadsiah
|match_QAD_AHL=0–2
|match_QAD_FSY=1–0
|match_QAD_FAT=2–1
|match_QAD_HIL=0–0
|match_QAD_ITT=1–3
|match_QAD_KHJ=2–0
|match_QAD_NSR=2–2
|match_QAD_RAE=1–1
|match_QAD_SHB=0–1
|match_QAD_WHD=1–1
|match_QAD_TWN=1–2
|match_QAD_HJR=1–1
|match_QAD_NAJ=4–2
|name_RAE=Al-Raed
|match_RAE_AHL=2–5
|match_RAE_FSY=5–0
|match_RAE_FAT=0–0
|match_RAE_HIL=0–1
|match_RAE_ITT=0–2
|match_RAE_KHJ=0–2
|match_RAE_NSR=0–0
|match_RAE_QAD=2–1
|match_RAE_SHB=0–1
|match_RAE_WHD=1–0
|match_RAE_TWN=1–1
|match_RAE_HJR=2–1
|match_RAE_NAJ=2–3
|name_SHB=Al-Shabab
|match_SHB_AHL=1–1
|match_SHB_FSY=0–1
|match_SHB_FAT=1–0
|match_SHB_HIL=0–1
|match_SHB_ITT=1–2
|match_SHB_KHJ=0–0
|match_SHB_NSR=1–0
|match_SHB_QAD=0–2
|match_SHB_RAE=3–1
|match_SHB_WHD=1–1
|match_SHB_TWN=0–1
|match_SHB_HJR=3–1
|match_SHB_NAJ=3–2
|name_WHD=Al-Wehda
|match_WHD_AHL=0–1
|match_WHD_FSY=2–2
|match_WHD_FAT=1–3
|match_WHD_HIL=1–3
|match_WHD_ITT=0–2
|match_WHD_KHJ=0–0
|match_WHD_NSR=0–2
|match_WHD_QAD=1–0
|match_WHD_RAE=3–1
|match_WHD_SHB=2–1
|match_WHD_TWN=2–1
|match_WHD_HJR=1–0
|match_WHD_NAJ=1–1
|name_TWN=Al-Taawoun
|match_TWN_AHL=0–0
|match_TWN_FSY=3–1
|match_TWN_FAT=1–2
|match_TWN_HIL=1–0
|match_TWN_ITT=2–1
|match_TWN_KHJ=2–3
|match_TWN_NSR=3–3
|match_TWN_QAD=5–1
|match_TWN_RAE=2–0
|match_TWN_SHB=4–0
|match_TWN_WHD=4–2
|match_TWN_HJR=4–0
|match_TWN_NAJ=4–1
|name_HJR=Hajer
|match_HJR_AHL=0–1
|match_HJR_FSY=0–1
|match_HJR_FAT=1–0
|match_HJR_HIL=1–5
|match_HJR_ITT=0–5
|match_HJR_KHJ=1–2
|match_HJR_NSR=0–1
|match_HJR_QAD=0–2
|match_HJR_RAE=1–2
|match_HJR_SHB=1–2
|match_HJR_WHD=1–2
|match_HJR_TWN=1–4
|match_HJR_NAJ=1–2
|name_NAJ=Najran
|match_NAJ_AHL=0–1
|match_NAJ_FSY=0–1
|match_NAJ_FAT=1–3
|match_NAJ_HIL=2–3
|match_NAJ_ITT=1–2
|match_NAJ_KHJ=2–3
|match_NAJ_NSR=4–3
|match_NAJ_QAD=1–1
|match_NAJ_RAE=3–3
|match_NAJ_SHB=0–1
|match_NAJ_WHD=2–2
|match_NAJ_TWN=1–1
|match_NAJ_HJR=2–0
|update=14 May 2016
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160702031743/http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/champtable.php SLstat.com]
}}
=Season progress=
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|team1= Al-Ahli
|pos1= D/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ W/ D/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ D/ W/ D/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W
|team2= Al-Faisaly
|pos2= L/ L/ W/ D/ W/ D/ L/ D/ D/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ D/ D/ D
|team3= Al-Fateh
|pos3= W/ L/ D/ D/ D/ D/ W/ W/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ D/ D/ L/ W/ L/ D/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L
|team4= Al-Hilal
|pos4= W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ L/ D/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ W/ D
|team5= Al-Ittihad
|pos5= W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ D/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ D/ L/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ L
|team6= Al-Khaleej
|pos6= L/ L/ D/ W/ D/ W/ W/ L/ D/ W/ D/ D/ D/ D/ D/ L/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ L/ W/ D/ L/ L
|team7= Al-Nassr
|pos7= D/ D/ W/ L/ W/ D/ L/ D/ W/ D/ D/ W/ L/ W/ D/ L/ D/ D/ D/ L/ W/ L/ L/ D/ W/ L
|team8= Al-Qadsiah
|pos8= W/ D/ L/ L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ W/ D/ D/ L/ D/ L/ D/ L/ D/ L/ W/ W/ D/ D/ W/ W
|team9= Al-Raed
|pos9= L/ L/ L/ D/ D/ L/ W/ D/ W/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ D/ L/ D
|team10= Al-Shabab
|pos10= W/ W/ D/ W/ D/ D/ L/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ D/ D/ W
|team11= Al-Wehda
|pos11= L/ D/ L/ D/ L/ W/ L/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ D/ L/ D/ L/ L/ D/ W/ W/ L/ W/ D/ D/ W/ W
|team12= Al-Taawoun
|pos12= D/ W/ W/ L/ D/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ W/ W/ L/ D/ W/ W/ W/ L/ D/ W/ L/ W/ L/ D/ L/ W
|team13= Hajer
|pos13= D/ L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L
|team14= Najran
|pos14= L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ D/ L/ L/ L/ W/ L/ D/ W/ L/ W/ D/ L/ W/ L/ L/ D/ L/ D
|color_W=blue2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Lose
|updated=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160702031743/http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/champtable.php SLstat.com]
|date=August 2015
}}
Relegation play-offs
Al-Raed who finished 12th faced Al-Batin who finished 3rd in the 2015–16 Saudi First Division for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score will take part in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League. Al-Raed won 5–3 on aggregate and secured their place in the next season.{{cite news|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1506598|title=الرائد برباعية في مرمى الباطن يضمن بقاءه في دوري جميل|publisher=Al-Riyadh|language=ar|date=26 May 2016|access-date=28 May 2016}}
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|Al-Batin||3–5|Al-Raed||2–1|1–4}}
{{end}}
=First leg=
{{Football box
|id = "Al-Batin v Al-Raed"
|date = 19 May 2016
|team1 = Al-Batin
|score = 2–1
|team2 = Al-Raed
|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/19/saudi-arabia/play-offs-12/al-baten/al-raed-buraidah/2234547/?ICID=PL_MS_01 Report]
|goals1 = Al-Yami {{goal|15|o.g.}}
Metlaq {{goal|58}}
|goals2 = Bangoura {{goal|50}}
|stadium = Al-Batin Club Stadium, Hafar al-Batin
|attendance =
|referee = Mohammed Al-Hoaish
}}
=Second leg=
{{Football box
|id = "Al-Raed v Al-Batin"
|date = 26 May 2016
|team1 = Al-Raed
|score = 4–1
|team2 = Al-Batin
|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/26/saudi-arabia/play-offs-12/al-raed-buraidah/al-baten/2234548/?ICID=PL_MS_02 Report]
|goals1 = Pizzelli {{goal|3|pen.}}
Al-Shehri {{goal|30}}
Al-Sawadi {{goal|81}}
Bangoura {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
|goals2 = Jadoua {{goal|84}}
|stadium = King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah
|attendance =
|referee = Shukri Al-Hanfoush
}}
Season statistics
= Scoring =
== Top scorers ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
! Player ! Club |
---|
1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Al Somah |align="left"|Al-Ahli |27 |
2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|VEN}} Gelmin Rivas |align="left"|Al-Ittihad |19 |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo |align="left"|Al-Hilal |14 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili |align="left"|Al-Taawoun |13 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Élton Arábia |align="left"|Al-Fateh |12 |
6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Ali Awaji |align="left"|Al-Wehda |11 |
rowspan=2|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Paul Alo'o |align="left"|Al-Taawoun |rowspan=2|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Adrian Mierzejewski
|align="left"|Al-Nassr |
rowspan=2|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|EQG}} Javi Balboa |align="left"|Al-Faisaly |rowspan=2|8 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Hamad Al-Juhaim
|align="left"|Al-Fateh |
== Hat-tricks ==
;Notes
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 Player scored 4 goals
= Clean sheets =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
---|
rowspan=2|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Sharahili |align="left"|Al-Hilal |rowspan=2|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Mosailem
|align="left"|Al-Ahli |
3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Owais |align="left"|Al-Shabab |8 |
4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Faisel Masrahi |align="left"|Al-Shabab |7 |
5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Owaishir |align="left"|Al-Fateh |6 |
rowspan=4|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Assaf Al-Qarni |align="left"|Al-Ittihad |rowspan=4|5 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Fayz Al-Sabiay
|align="left"|Al-Taawoun |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Mansoor Al-Najai
|align="left"|Al-Faisaly |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Moslem Al Freej
|align="left"|Al-Khaleej |
rowspan=2|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Al-Shammari |align="left"|Al-Raed |rowspan=2|4 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|KSA}} Mutab Sharahili
|align="left"|Al-Nassr |
= Discipline =
== Player ==
- Most yellow cards: 9{{cite web |title=احصائيات كاملة : الكروت |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/allstat.php?id=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715005641/http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016ar/allstat.php?id=7 |archive-date=15 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}
- {{flagicon|KSA}} Adnan Fallatah (Al-Taawoun)
- {{flagicon|KSA}} Salman Hazazi (Al-Khaleej)
- Most red cards: 2
- {{flagicon|CMR}} Aminou Bouba (Al-Khaleej)
- {{flagicon|KSA}} Mahmoud Muaaz (Al-Taawoun)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Mamadou Wagué (Najran)
== Club ==
Attendances
=By round=
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2015–16 Professional League Attendance |
Round
!Total !{{Tooltip|GP.|Games played}} !Avg. Per Game |
---|
scope='row' | Round 1
| 32,122 || 7 || 4,589 |
scope='row' | Round 2
| 29,840 || 7 || 4,263 |
scope='row' | Round 3
| 93,882 || 7 || 13,412 |
scope='row' | Round 4
| 53,701 || 7 || 7,672 |
scope='row' | Round 5
| 69,084 || 7 || 9,869 |
scope='row' | Round 6
| 39,156 || 7 || 5,594 |
scope='row' | Round 7
| 48,285 || 7 || 6,898 |
scope='row' | Round 8
| 57,644 || 7 || 8,235 |
scope='row' | Round 9
| 44,462 || 7 || 6,352 |
scope='row' | Round 10
| 72,727 || 7 || 10,390 |
scope='row' | Round 11
| 47,422 || 7 || 6,775 |
scope='row' | Round 12
| 43,783 || 7 || 6,255 |
scope='row' | Round 13
| 30,295 || 7 || 4,328 |
scope='row' | Round 14
| 63,279 || 7 || 9,040 |
scope='row' | Round 15
| 52,709 || 7 || 7,530 |
scope='row' | Round 16
| 28,518 || 7 || 4,074 |
scope='row' | Round 17
| 55,137 || 7 || 7,877 |
scope='row' | Round 18
| 38,551 || 7 || 5,507 |
scope='row' | Round 19
| 53,191 || 7 || 7,599 |
scope='row' | Round 20
| 56,595 || 7 || 8,085 |
scope='row' | Round 21
| 45,342 || 7 || 6,477 |
scope='row' | Round 22
| 18,184 || 7 || 2,598 |
scope='row' | Round 23
| 34,391 || 7 || 4,913 |
scope='row' | Round 24
| 67,870 || 7 || 9,696 |
scope='row' | Round 25
| 14,018 || 7 || 2,003 |
scope='row' | Round 26
| 66,622 || 7 || 9,517 |
style="background:#f4faff;"
| Total | {{center|1,256,810}} | 182 | 6,906 |
=By team=
{{fb a header}}
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{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Al-Ittihad|s=295465|h=59037|l=1787|a=22728|pr=42371}}
{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Al-Hilal|s=154338|h=26653|l=2371|a=11872|pr=13007}}
{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Al-Nassr|s=82193|h=21716|l=1074|a=6323|pr=16186}}
{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Al-Taawoun|s=72910|h=12507|l=1274|a=5608|pr=2685}}
{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Al-Raed|s=61520|h=12324|l=1474|a=4732|pr=3311}}
{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Al-Shabab|s=38201|h=14850|l=392|a=2939|pr=3290}}
{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Al-Wehda|s=37990|h=10939|l=310|a=2922|pr=}}†
{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Al-Fateh|s=37184|h=11688|l=282|a=2860|pr=2777}}
{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Al-Qadisiyah|s=35022|h=12050|l=182|a=2694|pr=}}†
{{fb a2 team|p=11|t=Najran|s=34761|h=18777|l=46|a=2674|pr=949}}
{{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Hajer|s=22211|h=6754|l=106|a=1709|pr=1622}}
{{fb a2 team|p=13|t=Al-Khaleej|s=18445|h=6714|l=93|a=1419|pr=2685}}
{{fb a2 team|p=14|t=Al-Faisaly|s=6258|h=1750|l=63|a=481|pr=570}}
{{fb a footer|s=1256810|h=60051|l=46|a=6906|pr=9146|u=14 May 2016 |source={{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=308|title=The Most Home Matches Attendance Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=15 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/statdet.php?id=311|title=The Most Home Matches Attendance Average Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=15 August 2016}}|notes=† Teams played previous season in First Division.|date=August 2016}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/index.php Saudi Pro League Statistics 2015/2016]
{{2015–16 in Saudi Arabian football}}
{{Saudi League|group=seasons}}
{{2015 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
{{2016 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Saudi Professional League}}