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2016–17 Saudi Pro League

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Professional League

| season = 2016–17

| winners = Al-Hilal

| relegated = Al-Khaleej
Al-Wehda

| continentalcup1 = AFC Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Al-Hilal
Al-Ahli

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| league topscorer = Omar Al Somah (24 goals)

| league assist =

| biggest home win = {{nobreak|Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Wehda}}
(8 December 2016)

| biggest away win = {{nobreak|Al-Khaleej 1–6 Al-Hilal}}
(20 October 2016)

| highest scoring = {{nobreak|Al-Faisaly 3–6 Al-Ahli}}
(1 December 2016)

| matches = 182

| total goals = 549

| longest wins = 7 games{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=202|title=The Most Successive Winning Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=23 September 2016}}
Al-Ahli

| longest unbeaten = 19 games{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=205|title=The Most Successive Without Losing Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=23 September 2016}}
Al-Hilal

| longest winless = 11 games{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=206|title=The Most Successive Without Winning Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=23 September 2016}}
Al-Ettifaq

| longest losses = 6 games{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=203|title=The Most Successive Losing Teams|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=20 February 2016}}
Al-Wehda

| highest attendance = 59,174{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=283|title=The Most Attendance Match|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=15 August 2016}}
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Nassr
(4 May 2017)

| lowest attendance = 63
{{nobreak|Al-Qadsiah 1–1 Al-Batin}}
(18 February 2017)

| average attendance = 6,980{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/allstat.php?id=11|title=Attendance|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=14 August 2016}}

| prevseason = 2015–16

| nextseason = 2017–18

| updated = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljleague.com/news/details/abdul-latif-jameel-league-2016-2017/|title=اتحاد الكرة يحدد موعد انطلاق دوري عبداللطيف جميل 2016-2017|work=ALJleague.com|language=ar|date=4 May 2016|access-date=11 May 2016}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/saudi-arabia/al-hilal-seal-saudi-pro-league-title|title=Al Hilal seal Saudi League title|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|work=the-afc.com|date=20 April 2017|access-date=11 May 2017}} The defending champions were Al-Ahli{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2016/al-ahli-down-al-hilal-to-seal-saudi-league-crown|title=Al Ahli down Al Hilal to seal Saudi League crown|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|work=the-afc.com|date=25 April 2016|access-date=11 May 2016}} who finished as runners-up.

Al-Ettifaq and Al-Batin entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015–16 Saudi First Division.

Teams

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.{{cite web|title=المجزل والاتفاق إلى جميل وهبوط الرياض والنهضة|trans-title=Al-Mojzel and Al-Ettifaq to the Pro League, Al-Riyadh and Al-Nahda were relegated|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14344|language=ar|work=thesaff.com.sa|publisher=Saudi Arabian Football Federation|date=23 April 2016|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505164813/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14344|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14469|title=الانضباط تقرر تهبيط المجزل للدرجة الثانية|language=ar|work=thesaff.com.sa|publisher=Saudi Arabian Football Federation|date=21 July 2016|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819212121/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14469|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14496|title=بيان: صعود الباطن لدوري جميل وبقاء النهضة بالأولى|language=ar|work=thesaff.com.sa|publisher=Saudi Arabian Football Federation|date=3 August 2016|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819210314/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14496|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Stadiums and locations=

{{Location map+ |Saudi Arabia |width=400 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2016–17 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=28.434167|long=45.963611|label=Al-Batin |position=left}}

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

{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=25.903889|long=45.345556|label=Al-Faisaly |position=bottom}}

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

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

{{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=left}}

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

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:75px;"| Team

! style="width:70px;"| Home city

! style="width:180px;"| Stadium

! style="width:75px;"| Capacity

Al-Ahli

| Jeddah

| King Abdullah Sports City

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|62,000}}

Al-Batin

| Hafar al-Batin

| Al-Batin Club Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|6,000}}

Al-Ettifaq

| Dammam

| Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|21,701}}

Al-Faisaly

| Harmah

| King Salman Sport City Stadium (Al Majma'ah)

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|5,200}}

Al-Fateh

| Al-Hasa

| Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|19,096}}

Al-Hilal{{Cref2|A}}

| Riyadh

| King Fahd International Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|62,685}}

Al-Ittihad

| Jeddah

| King Abdullah Sports City

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|62,000}}

Al-Khaleej

| Saihat

| Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar)

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|11,000}}

Al-Nassr{{Cref2|A}}

| Riyadh

| King Fahd International Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|62,685}}

Al-Qadsiah

| Khobar

| Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|11,000}}

Al-Raed

| Buraidah

| King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|23,600}}

Al-Shabab{{Cref2|A}}

| Riyadh

| King Fahd International Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|62,685}}

Al-Taawoun

| Buraidah

| King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|23,600}}

Al-Wehda

| Makkah

| King Abdul Aziz Stadium

| style=text-align:center;| {{Nts|33,195}}

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin}}

{{Cnote2|A| Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as home stadium.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

=Personnel and kits=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
Team

! Manager

! Captain

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

Al-Ahli

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Gross

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Taisir Al-Jassim

|Puma

|

Al-Batin

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Al Koroni

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Naif Eisa

|skillano

|

Al-Ettifaq

|{{flagicon|NED}} Eelco Schattorie

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Hassan Kadesh

|Kappa

|Al-Majdouie Hyundai

Al-Faisaly

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Solinas

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Omar Abdulaziz

|Erreà

|Aldrees

Al-Fateh

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Fathi Al-Jabal

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Hamdan Al-Hamdan

|Romai

|Al-Majdouie Hyundai

Al-Hilal

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramón Díaz

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Salman Al-Faraj

|Nike

|Mobily

Al-Ittihad

|{{flagicon|CHI}} José Luis Sierra

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Adnan Fallatah

|Joma

|

Al-Khaleej

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Jalel Kadri

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdulla Al Salem

|Joma

|Al-Majdouie Hyundai

Al-Nassr

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Carteron

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Hussein Abdulghani

|Saudi Sporta

|Mobily

Al-Qadisiyah

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Bandar Basreh (interim)

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Naif Hazazi

|Lotto

| Hokail Dental Clinic

Al-Raed

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Nacif Beyaoui

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Jufain Al-Bishi

|Hattrick

|

Al-Shabab

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Sami Al-Jaber

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmed Otaif

|Romai

|

Al-Taawoun

|{{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Gomes

|{{flagicon|SYR}} Jehad Al-Hussain

|Joma

|Herfy

Al-Wehda

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Adel Abdel Rahman

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Waleed Mahboob

|Erreà

|

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Date of vacancy

!Manner of departure

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in table}}

!Incoming manager

!Date of appointment

Al-Faisaly

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Liviu Ciobotariu

| 17 May 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alyaum.com/article/4137155|title=الفيصلي يقيل مدربه|language=ar|website=alyaum.com|publisher=Al Yaum|date=17 May 2016|access-date=24 May 2016}}

| rowspan=2|Sacked

| rowspan=11|Pre-season

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio dos Anjos

| 23 May 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1505644|title=الفيصلي يتعاقد مع البرازيلي أنجوس لتدريب الفريق|language=ar|website=alriyadh.com|publisher=Al Riyadh|date=23 May 2016|access-date=24 May 2016}}

Al-Hilal

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos Donis

| 18 May 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4865.html|title=Al-Hilal's Board terminates Mr. Donis's contract and appoints Al-Hussaini as Football first team's coach|website=alhilal.com|publisher=Al-Hilal Football Club|date=18 May 2016|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519112756/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4865.html|archive-date=19 May 2016|url-status=dead}}

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (interim)

| 18 May 2016

Al-Fateh

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Nacif Beyaoui

| 29 May 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.aljleague.com/news/aljl/details/sa-pinto-named-fateh-new-coach/|title=رسمياً.. البرتغالي سابينتو مديراً فنياً للفتح|website=aljleague.com|language=ar|date=29 May 2016|access-date=29 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808233625/http://www.aljleague.com/news/aljl/details/sa-pinto-named-fateh-new-coach/|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

| End of contract

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Sá Pinto

| 29 May 2016

Al-Taawoun

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Gomes

| 29 May 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1507243|title=التعاون يفسخ عقد مدربه البرتغالي غوميز بالتراضي|website=alriyadh.com|publisher=Al-Riyadh|language=ar|date=29 May 2016|access-date=29 May 2016}}

| Signed by Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Darije Kalezić

| 2 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1508338|title=الهولندي داريو كالزيتش مدرباً لنادي التعاون|website=alriyadh.com|publisher=Al-Riyadh|language=ar|date=2 June 2016|access-date=2 June 2016}}

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Gross

| 30 May 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.aljleague.com/news/details/gross-leaves-ahly/|title=رسمياً.. جروس يرحل عن الأهلي|website=aljleague.com|language=ar|date=30 May 2016|access-date=30 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809022924/http://www.aljleague.com/news/details/gross-leaves-ahly/|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

| rowspan=2|End of contract

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Gomes

| 31 May 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.kingfut.com/2016/05/31/ahli-appoint-jose-gomes/|title=Official: Al-Ahli appoint Jose Gomes|last=Ali|first=Khaled|publisher=King Fut|date=31 May 2016|access-date=2 June 2016}}

Al-Khaleej

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Jalel Kadri

| 30 May 2016

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick De Wilde

| 9 June 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.al-jazirah.com/2016/20160609/sp28.htm|title=الخليج يتفق مع المدرب البلجيكي باتريك |publisher=al-jazirah|language=ar|date=9 June 2016|access-date=10 September 2016}}

Al-Nassr

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl Caneda

| 21 June 2016

| Sacked

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Zoran Mamić

|21 June 2016

Al-Hilal

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullatif Al-Hussaini (interim)

| 12 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4889.html|title=The Uruguayan Mr. Gustavo Matosas named new manager of Al-Hilal Football first teamh|website=alhilal.com|publisher=Al-Hilal Football Club|date=12 June 2016|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613110619/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news4889.html|archive-date=13 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

| Interim period ended

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Matosas

| 12 June 2016

Al-Raed

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Ilić

| 16 June 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/dawreena/articles/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%82-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82.html|title=الرائد يتفق مع البياوي لقيادة الفريق|website=mbc.net|language=ar|date=17 June 2016|access-date=12 August 2016}}

| End of contract

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Nacif Beyaoui

| 12 June 2016

Al-Shabab

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Fathi Al-Jabal

| 22 June 2016

| rowspan=2|Resigned

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Sami Al-Jaber

| 22 June 2016

Al-Ittihad

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Victor Pițurcă

| 28 July 2016

| {{flagicon|CHI}} José Luis Sierra

| 28 July 2016

Al-Khaleej

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Patrick De Wilde

| 30 August 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.al-jazirahonline.com/news/2016/20160830/89354|title=الخليج يُقيل باتريك.. ويعين قادري خلفاً له|publisher=al-jazirahonline.com|language=ar|date=30 August 2016|access-date=10 September 2016}}

| Mutual consent

| align=center|12th

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Jalel Kadri

| 30 August 2016

Al-Hilal

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo Matosas

| 22 September 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alhilal.com/en/news5041.html|title=Al-Hilal terminate Mr. Gustavo Matosas's contract|website=alhilal.com|publisher=Al-Hilal Football Club|date=23 September 2016|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924104040/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news5041.html|archive-date=24 September 2016|url-status=dead}}

| Sacked

| align=center|3rd

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Ciprian Panait (interim)

| 22 September 2016

Al-Fateh

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Sá Pinto

| 23 September 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.beinsports.com/ar/%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/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%A7/340808|title=الفتح يقيل مدربه البرتغالي سابينتو|language=ar|website=beinsports.com|publisher=beIN Sports|date=23 September 2016|access-date=30 September 2016}}

| Mutual consent

| align=center|14th

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Fathi Al-Jabal

| 11 October 2016{{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/305189/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD|title=رسمياً.. فتحي الجبال مديراً فنياً للفتح|language=ar|website=akhbaar24.com|publisher=akhbaar24|date=11 October 2016|access-date=11 October 2016}}

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Gomes

| 30 September 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.kingfut.com/2016/10/03/gross-reappointed-al-ahli-manager-sacking-gomes/|title=Gross reappointed as Al Ahli manager after the sacking of Gomes|last=Farouk|first=Mohamed|publisher=King Fut|date=3 October 2016|access-date=3 October 2016}}

| Sacked

| align=center|5th

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Gross

| 3 October 2016

Al-Hilal

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Ciprian Panait

| 15 October 2016

| Interim period ended

| align=center|2nd

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ramón Díaz

| 15 October 2016

Al-Taawoun

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Darije Kalezić

| 16 October 2016{{cite web|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1541180|title=التعاون يقيل كالزيتش رسمياً والبديل الروماني جالكا|language=ar|website=alriyadh.com|publisher=Al Riyadh|date=16 October 2016|access-date=19 October 2016}}

| Sacked

| align=center|11th

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Gâlcă

| 18 October 2016

Al-Qadisiyah

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Hamad Al-Dossari

| 29 October 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.al-jazirah.com/2016/20161030/sp25.htm|title=الدوسري يستقيل من تدريب القادسية وبلخير بديل مؤقت |publisher=al-jazirah|language=ar|date=30 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}}

| Resigned

| align=center|13th

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Riadh Belkhir (interim)

| 29 October 2016

Al-Ettifaq

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Djamel Belkacem

| 29 October 2016{{cite web|url=http://ettifaq.com/%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%aa%d9%81%d9%83-%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b7%d9%87%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%ac%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%85/|title=إدارة الاتفاق تفك ارتباطها بجميل قاسم وتعين الهولندي إلكو|language=ar|website=ettifaq.com|publisher=Ettifaq Football Club|date=29 October 2016|access-date=30 October 2016}}

| Sacked

| align=center|7th

| {{flagicon|NED}} Eelco Schattorie (interim)

| 29 October 2016

Al-Batin

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Adel Abdel Rahman

| 6 November 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/308920/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86|title=الباطن يعلن إقالة مدربه المصري عادل عبدالرحمن|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=6 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}

| Resigned

| align=center|9th

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Khalid Al Koroni

| 6 November 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/308970/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A|title=رسمياً.. الباطن يتعاقد مع المدرب الوطني خالد القروني|language=ar|website=akhbaar24.argam.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=6 November 2016|access-date=6 November 2016}}

Al-Qadisiyah

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Riadh Belkhir (interim)

| 9 November 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/309448/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B3|title=إدارة القادسية تتعاقد مع المدرب البرازيلي هيليو دوس أنجوس|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=9 November 2016|access-date=9 November 2016}}

| Interim period ended

| align=center|13th

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio dos Anjos

| 9 November 2016

Al-Faisaly

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio dos Anjos

| 9 November 2016

| Signed by Al-Qadisiyah

| align=center|10th

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Fahd Elouarga (interim)

| 9 November 2016

Al-Ettifaq

| {{flagicon|NED}} Eelco Schattorie (interim)

| 10 November 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/309019/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82|title=إدارة الاتفاق تعلن رسمياً الإسباني خوان كارلوس مدرباً للفريق|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=6 November 2016|access-date=14 November 2016}}

| Interim period ended

| align=center|6th

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Garrido

| 10 November 2016

Al-Faisaly

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Fahd Elouarga (interim)

| 19 November 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/310062/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%81%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A|title=الكرواتي إيكوفيتش مديراً فنياً للفيصلي|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=14 November 2016|access-date=14 November 2016}}

| Interim period ended

| align=center|9th

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Ivković

| 19 November 2016

Al-Wehda

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Kheïreddine Madoui

| 9 December 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/313701/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B6%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9|title= إقالة مضوي من تدريب الوحدة|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=9 December 2016|access-date=9 December 2016}}

| Sacked

| align=center|11th

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Badreldin Hamed (interim)

| 9 December 2016

Al-Wehda

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Badreldin Hamed (interim)

| 15 December 2016 {{cite web|url=http://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/314598/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8|title= عادل عبد الرحمن مدربا للفرسان|language=ar|website=akbaar24.argamm.com|publisher=Akhbaar24|date=15 December 2016|access-date=15 December 2016}}

| Interim period ended

| align=center|13th

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Adel Abdel Rahman

| 15 December 2016

Al-Nassr

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Zoran Mamić

| 28 January 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/club/al-nassr/details/nasser_announce_zoran_left_the_club/|title=النصر يُعلن رحيل زوران|language=ar|website=dawryjameel|publisher=SPL|date=28 January 2017|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080322/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/club/al-nassr/details/nasser_announce_zoran_left_the_club/|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

| Resigned

| align=center|4th

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Carteron

| 31 January 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/club/al-nassr/details/official-carteron-new-nasr-manager/|title=رسمياً.. كارتيرون مدرباً للنصر|language=ar|website=dawryjameel|publisher=SPL|date=31 January 2017|access-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080859/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/club/al-nassr/details/official-carteron-new-nasr-manager/|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Al-Ettifaq

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Garrido

| 18 February 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/ettifaq-fininsh-contract-with-garedo/|title=الاتفاق ينهي تعاقده مع جاريدو إلكو|language=ar|website=dawryjameel.com|publisher=dawryjameel|date=18 February 2017|access-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222052933/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/ettifaq-fininsh-contract-with-garedo/|archive-date=22 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

| Mutual consent

| align=center|8th

| {{flagicon|NED}} Eelco Schattorie

| 18 February 2017

Al-Faisaly

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Ivković

| 19 February 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/faisly-fire-ikovic/|title=الفيصلي يقيل إيكوفيتش|language=ar|website=dawryjameel.com|publisher=dawryjameel|date=19 February 2017|access-date=19 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222052702/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/faisly-fire-ikovic/|archive-date=22 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

| Sacked

| align=center|11th

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Solinas

| 20 February 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/al-faisaly-contract-with-coach-giovanni-solinas/|title=الإيطالي جيوفاني سوليناس مديراً فنياً للفيصلي|language=ar|website=dawryjameel.com|publisher=dawryjameel|date=20 February 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221110155/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/aljl/details/al-faisaly-contract-with-coach-giovanni-solinas/|archive-date=21 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Al-Taawoun

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Constantin Gâlcă

| 20 March 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/details/al-taawoun-coach-dismissal/|title=إقالة الروماني جالكا من تدريب التعاون|language=ar|website=dawryjameel.com|publisher=dawryjameel|date=19 March 2017|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331205312/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/details/al-taawoun-coach-dismissal/|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

| Resigned

| align=center|5th

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Manuel Gomes

| 21 March 2017 {{cite web|url=http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/details/gomez-arrived-to-al-qasim/|title=جوميز يصل القصيم لبدء مهمته مع التعاون|language=ar|website=dawryjameel.com|publisher=dawryjameel|date=20 April 2017|access-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331210906/http://www.dawryjameel.com/news/details/gomez-arrived-to-al-qasim/|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Al-Qadisiyah

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio dos Anjos

| 22 April 2017 {{cite web|url=https://www.slaati.com/2017/04/22/p757780.html|title= القادسية يعلن فسخ تعاقده مع آنجوس وتعيين بندر باصريح|language=ar|website=slaati|publisher=slaati|date=22 April 2017|access-date=22 April 2017}}

| Sacked

| align=center|12th

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Bandar Basreh (interim)

| 22 April 2017

=Foreign players=

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=103|title=Total of Foreign Players|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=10 August 2016}}

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="180" | Player 1

! width="180" | Player 2

! width="180" | Player 3

! width="180" | Player 4

! width="180" | Former Players

Al-Ahli

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Abdel Shafy

| {{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Fetfatzidis

| {{flagicon|IRQ}} Saad Abdul-Amir

| {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Al Somah

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luíz Carlos

Al-Batin

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jhonnattann

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jou Silva

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tarabai

| {{flagicon|BRA}} William Alves

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Hamoudi
{{flagicon|MLI}} Lassana Fané

Al-Ettifaq

| {{flagicon|BFA}} Mohamed Koffi

| {{flagicon|CMR}} Aminou Bouba

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Michael Eneramo

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Juanmi Callejón

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Leo
{{flagicon|GUI}} Boubacar Fofana

Al-Faisaly

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Igor Rossi

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luisinho

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Martin Maloča

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Mircea Axente

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Cabrera
{{flagicon|BRA}} Everaldo
{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Alemão

Al-Fateh

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Manoel

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ukra

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Abdelkader Oueslati

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Lamjed Chehoudi

| {{flagicon|BRA}} João Guilherme
{{flagicon|BRA}} Nathan Júnior
{{flagicon|STP}} Luís Leal

Al-Hilal

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Bonatini

| {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Khribin

| {{flagicon|URU}} Nicolás Milesi

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Tiago Alves

Al-Ittihad

| {{flagicon|CHI}} Carlos Villanueva

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Kahraba

| {{flagicon|KUW}} Fahad Al Ansari

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Ahmed Akaïchi

|

Al-Khaleej

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jandson

| {{flagicon|GUI}} Boubacar Fofana

| {{flagicon|MTN}} Ismail Diakhité

| {{flagicon|SEN}} Adama François

| {{flagicon|HON}} Alexander López
{{flagicon|TOG}} Sadat Ouro-Akoriko

Al-Nassr

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Uvini

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Tomečak

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Tomasov

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Víctor Ayala

|

Al-Qadisiyah

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bismark

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Élton Arábia

| {{flagicon|KUW}} Ahmed Al-Dhefiri

| {{flagicon|NGA}} Patrick Friday Eze

| {{flagicon|IRQ}} Saad Abdul-Amir

Al-Raed

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adriano

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Amora

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Wander Luiz

| {{flagicon|GUI}} Ismaël Bangoura

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gilmar

Al-Shabab

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Djamel Benlamri

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Benyettou

| {{flagicon|KUW}} Saif Al Hashan

|

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Heberty

Al-Taawoun

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alassane N'Diaye

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Machado

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Lucian Sânmărtean

| {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Jehad Al-Hussain

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Manoel
{{flagicon|MAR}} Mounir El Hamdaoui

Al-Wehda

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Magdy

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Sherif Hazem

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Torric Jebrin

| {{flagicon|URU}} Adolfo Lima

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Adão
{{flagicon|CTA}} Eudes Dagoulou
{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Jehad Al Baour

League table

{{2016–17 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-Hilal

| pos1 = 4/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

| team2 = Al-Ahli

| pos2 = 1/ 1/ 3/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2

| team3 = Al-Nassr

| pos3 = 2/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 3

| team4 = Al-Ittihad

| pos4 = 5/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 4/ 4

| team5 = Al-Raed

| pos5 = 9/ 5/ 9/ 7/ 9/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 9/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5

| team6 = Al-Shabab

| pos6 = 8/11/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6

| team7 = Al-Taawoun

| pos7 = 10/13/10/11/11/11/10/11/10/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 6/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7

| team8 = Al-Fateh

| pos8 = 14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/13/14/14/14/14/14/12/12/13/13/14/12/11/10/10/ 8

| team9 = Al-Faisaly

| pos9 = 3/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 7/ 9/11/10/ 9/11/11/13/12/12/ 9/11/10/11/11/11/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9

| team10 = Al-Qadsiah

| pos10 = 7/10/12/13/13/13/13/13/12/13/12/12/10/ 9/10/ 9/11/ 9/ 9/ 7/ 8/10/10/12/11/10

| team11 = Al-Ettifaq

| pos11 = 13/ 6/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/11

| team12 = Al-Batin

| pos12 = 12/ 7/ 7/10/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/11/10/10/ 9/ 9/10/13/10/ 8/10/10/10/11/11/12/11/12/12

| team13 = Al-Khaleej

| pos13 = 11/12/13/ 9/10/12/12/12/13/12/14/10/11/11/11/12/13/13/14/14/12/13/13/13/13/13

| team14 = Al-Wehda

| pos14 = 6/ 9/11/12/12/10/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/11/13/13/12/13/14/14/12/12/13/14/14/14/14/14

| color_1 = #FFD700|text_1 = Leader

| color_2 = #BBF3BB|text_2 = 2018 AFC Champions League group stage

| color_3 = #DDFCDD|text_3 = 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round

| color_12 = #FFDDDD|text_12 = Qualified for relegation play-off

| color_13- = #FFBBBB|text_13- = Relegation to 2017–18 First Division

| update = complete

| source = [http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/alltable.php slstat.com]

| date = August 2016

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

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

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

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

|name_AHL=Al-Ahli

|match_AHL_BAT=1–1

|match_AHL_ETT=4–1

|match_AHL_FSY=2–1

|match_AHL_FAT=2–0

|match_AHL_HIL=1–2

|match_AHL_ITT=1–1

|match_AHL_KHJ=4–1

|match_AHL_NSR=0–2

|match_AHL_QAD=2–0

|match_AHL_RAE=1–0

|match_AHL_SHB=3–1

|match_AHL_TWN=2–1

|match_AHL_WHD=4–0

|name_BAT=Al-Batin

|match_BAT_AHL=0–1

|match_BAT_ETT=2–0

|match_BAT_FSY=0–0

|match_BAT_FAT=1–1

|match_BAT_HIL=0–2

|match_BAT_ITT=0–1

|match_BAT_KHJ=1–0

|match_BAT_NSR=4–3

|match_BAT_QAD=1–1

|match_BAT_RAE=4–0

|match_BAT_SHB=1–0

|match_BAT_TWN=1–0

|match_BAT_WHD=1–1

|name_ETT=Al-Ettifaq

|match_ETT_AHL=1–4

|match_ETT_BAT=2–1

|match_ETT_FSY=3–1

|match_ETT_FAT=2–2

|match_ETT_HIL=0–1

|match_ETT_ITT=1–4

|match_ETT_KHJ=3–1

|match_ETT_NSR=1–0

|match_ETT_QAD=2–2

|match_ETT_RAE=0–1

|match_ETT_SHB=0–1

|match_ETT_TWN=3–0

|match_ETT_WHD=1–3

|name_FSY=Al-Faisaly

|match_FSY_AHL=3–6

|match_FSY_BAT=2–2

|match_FSY_ETT=3–3

|match_FSY_FAT=0–0

|match_FSY_HIL=0–2

|match_FSY_ITT=2–4

|match_FSY_KHJ=3–1

|match_FSY_NSR=1–2

|match_FSY_QAD=3–2

|match_FSY_RAE=1–1

|match_FSY_SHB=0–1

|match_FSY_TWN=1–0

|match_FSY_WHD=2–1

|name_FAT=Al-Fateh

|match_FAT_AHL=0–1

|match_FAT_BAT=3–2

|match_FAT_ETT=0–0

|match_FAT_FSY=1–0

|match_FAT_HIL=0–1

|match_FAT_ITT=4–1

|match_FAT_KHJ=2–4

|match_FAT_NSR=1–2

|match_FAT_QAD=1–1

|match_FAT_RAE=3–1

|match_FAT_SHB=1–1

|match_FAT_TWN=0–2

|match_FAT_WHD=4–2

|name_HIL=Al-Hilal

|match_HIL_AHL=0–0

|match_HIL_BAT=2–0

|match_HIL_ETT=1–2

|match_HIL_FSY=4–0

|match_HIL_FAT=1–0

|match_HIL_ITT=0–2

|match_HIL_KHJ=4–0

|match_HIL_NSR=5–1

|match_HIL_QAD=1–1

|match_HIL_RAE=2–1

|match_HIL_SHB=3–0

|match_HIL_TWN=4–2

|match_HIL_WHD=6–0

|name_ITT=Al-Ittihad

|match_ITT_AHL=1–4

|match_ITT_BAT=2–0

|match_ITT_ETT=4–1

|match_ITT_FSY=2–2

|match_ITT_FAT=3–2

|match_ITT_HIL=1–3

|match_ITT_KHJ=1–1

|match_ITT_NSR=0–1

|match_ITT_QAD=4–2

|match_ITT_RAE=3–2

|match_ITT_SHB=0–1

|match_ITT_TWN=3–1

|match_ITT_WHD=1–0

|name_KHJ=Al-Khaleej

|match_KHJ_AHL=2–2

|match_KHJ_BAT=2–2

|match_KHJ_ETT=1–2

|match_KHJ_FSY=1–1

|match_KHJ_FAT=1–1

|match_KHJ_HIL=1–6

|match_KHJ_ITT=2–3

|match_KHJ_NSR=0–3

|match_KHJ_QAD=2–1

|match_KHJ_RAE=1–2

|match_KHJ_SHB=1–2

|match_KHJ_TWN=0–1

|match_KHJ_WHD=4–2

|name_NSR=Al-Nassr

|match_NSR_AHL=1–0

|match_NSR_BAT=4–0

|match_NSR_ETT=2–0

|match_NSR_FSY=0–0

|match_NSR_FAT=4–1

|match_NSR_HIL=1–1

|match_NSR_ITT=1–1

|match_NSR_KHJ=0–1

|match_NSR_QAD=1–0

|match_NSR_RAE=3–1

|match_NSR_SHB=1–0

|match_NSR_TWN=2–1

|match_NSR_WHD=2–1

|name_QAD=Al-Qadsiah

|match_QAD_AHL=4–1

|match_QAD_BAT=1–1

|match_QAD_ETT=1–1

|match_QAD_FSY=1–1

|match_QAD_FAT=1–2

|match_QAD_HIL=1–2

|match_QAD_ITT=0–3

|match_QAD_KHJ=0–0

|match_QAD_NSR=3–2

|match_QAD_RAE=3–0

|match_QAD_SHB=1–1

|match_QAD_TWN=0–1

|match_QAD_WHD=3–1

|name_RAE=Al-Raed

|match_RAE_AHL=1–3

|match_RAE_BAT=2–1

|match_RAE_ETT=2–0

|match_RAE_FSY=1–0

|match_RAE_FAT=3–2

|match_RAE_HIL=0–3

|match_RAE_ITT=2–3

|match_RAE_KHJ=3–2

|match_RAE_NSR=0–1

|match_RAE_QAD=2–1

|match_RAE_SHB=2–2

|match_RAE_TWN=3–2

|match_RAE_WHD=3–1

|name_SHB=Al-Shabab

|match_SHB_AHL=3–2

|match_SHB_BAT=3–1

|match_SHB_ETT=1–1

|match_SHB_FSY=1–2

|match_SHB_FAT=2–0

|match_SHB_HIL=1–2

|match_SHB_ITT=0–2

|match_SHB_KHJ=1–1

|match_SHB_NSR=1–1

|match_SHB_QAD=0–0

|match_SHB_RAE=1–2

|match_SHB_TWN=2–2

|match_SHB_WHD=0–0

|name_TWN=Al-Taawoun

|match_TWN_AHL=2–3

|match_TWN_BAT=4–3

|match_TWN_ETT=1–0

|match_TWN_FSY=0–0

|match_TWN_FAT=0–0

|match_TWN_HIL=0–2

|match_TWN_ITT=1–2

|match_TWN_KHJ=0–0

|match_TWN_NSR=2–1

|match_TWN_QAD=1–3

|match_TWN_RAE=2–1

|match_TWN_SHB=2–0

|match_TWN_WHD=3–1

|name_WHD=Al-Wehda

|match_WHD_AHL=1–3

|match_WHD_BAT=5–1

|match_WHD_ETT=2–1

|match_WHD_FSY=0–1

|match_WHD_FAT=1–2

|match_WHD_HIL=1–3

|match_WHD_ITT=3–5

|match_WHD_KHJ=1–2

|match_WHD_NSR=0–3

|match_WHD_QAD=2–5

|match_WHD_RAE=2–1

|match_WHD_SHB=1–2

|match_WHD_TWN=3–2

|update=4 May 2017

|source=[http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/champtable.php slstat.com]

}}

=Season progress=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

|team1= Al-Ahli

|pos1= W/ W/ L/ D/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ L/ D/ W/ D/ D/ W/ W/ W

|team2= Al-Batin

|pos2= L/ W/ D/ L/ W/ D/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ W/ D/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ D/ D/ L/ D/ L/ W/ L/ D

|team3= Al-Ettifaq

|pos3= L/ W/ W/ W/ D/ L/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ D/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ W/ D/ L/ D/ L

|team4= Al-Faisaly

|pos4= W/ D/ D/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ D/ D/ W/ L/ W/ L/ D/ D/ W/ W/ D/ L/ D/ D

|team5= Al-Fateh

|pos5= L/ L/ D/ L/ D/ D/ L/ L/ D/ D/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ W/ D/ L/ D/ L/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W

|team6= Al-Hilal

|pos6= W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ W/ W

|team7= Al-Ittihad

|pos7= W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W/ D/ W/ W/ D/ L

|team8= Al-Khaleej

|pos8= L/ L/ D/ W/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ D/ D/ L/ L/ D/ L/ D/ W/ L/ W/ D/ D/ L

|team9= Al-Nassr

|pos9= W/ L/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ W/ D/ D/ W/ W/ L/ W/ W/ W/ D/ W/ D/ W/ L/ W/ L

|team10= Al-Qadisiyah

|pos10= D/ D/ L/ L/ L/ D/ L/ D/ D/ L/ W/ D/ W/ D/ L/ W/ D/ W/ D/ W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ D/ W

|team11= Al-Raed

|pos11= L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ W/ W/ L/ L/ D/ L/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ L/ W/ D/ W/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ W

|team12= Al-Shabab

|pos12= D/ L/ W/ D/ W/ W/ W/ W/ D/ D/ L/ D/ D/ D/ W/ L/ L/ D/ L/ D/ L/ W/ L/ L/ L/ W

|team13= Al-Taawoun

|pos13= L/ L/ W/ D/ L/ D/ W/ L/ D/ W/ W/ L/ L/ W/ L/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ L/ D/ W/ L

|team14= Al-Wehda

|pos14= W/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ W/ L/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ W/ L/ L/ L/ W/ D/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L/ L

|color_W=blue2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Lose

|updated=complete

|source=[http://www.slstat.com/spl2015-2016en/alltable.php slstat.com]

|date=August 2015

}}

Relegation play-offs

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=15929 |title = - |access-date=19 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519045049/http://thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=15929 |archive-date=19 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Najran||2–3|Al-Batin||0–1|2–2}}

{{end}}

=First leg=

{{Football box

|id = "Najran v Al-Batin"

|date = 11 May 2017

|time = 19:15 AST
(UTC+3)

|team1 = Najran

|score = 0–1

|team2 = Al-Batin

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/11/saudi-arabia/play-offs-12/najran-sport-club/al-baten/2448388/

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Tarabai {{goal|16}}

|stadium = Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha

|attendance =

|referee = Khaled Al-Teris

}}

=Second leg=

{{Football box

|id = "Al-Batin v Narjan"

|date = 16 May 2017

|time = 19:20 AST
(UTC+3)

|team1 = Al-Batin

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Najran

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/16/saudi-arabia/play-offs-12/al-baten/najran-sport-club/2448389/?ICID=PL_MS_02

|goals1 = Jorge Santos {{goal|39}}
Dakheel {{goal|55}}

|goals2 = Al-Mansor {{goal|51}}
Al-Robeai {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Al-Batin Club Stadium, Hafar al-Batin

|attendance =

|referee = Turki Al-Khudair

}}

Statistics

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Top scorers=

{{updated|4 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=51 |title=The Most Scoring Players |publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=14 August 2016}}

class=wikitable
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

| {{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Al Somah

| Al-Ahli

| align=center|24

2

| {{flagicon|GIN}} Ismaël Bangoura

| Al-Raed

| align=center|18

rowspan=2|3

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Kahraba

| Al-Ittihad

| align=center rowspan=2|16

{{flagicon|KSA}} Mukhtar Fallatah

| Al-Wehda

rowspan=4|5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo

| Al-Hilal

| align=center rowspan=4|12

{{flagicon|BRA}} Jandson

| Al-Khaleej

{{flagicon|BRA}} Jou Silva

| Al-Batin

{{flagicon|BRA}} Léo Bonatini

| Al-Hilal

9

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Al-Muwallad

| Al-Ittihad

| align=center|11

10

| {{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Benyettou

| Al-Shabab

| align=center|10

{{col-2}}

=Top assists=

{{updated|4 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/statdet.php?id=70 |title=The Most Assisting Players |publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics |access-date=14 August 2016}}

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

1

| {{flagicon|CHL}} Carlos Villanueva

| Al-Ittihad

| align=center|11

2

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Sultan Al-Sawadi

| Al-Raed

| align=center|8

rowspan=5|3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luisinho

| Al-Faisaly

| align=center rowspan=5|6

{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Fetfatzidis

| Al-Ahli

{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdurahman Al-Obaid

| Al-Qadsiah

{{flagicon|KSA}} Yahya Al-Shehri

| Al-Nassr

{{flagicon|TUN}} Ahmed Akaïchi

| Al-Ittihad

rowspan=6|8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Eduardo

| Al-Hilal

| align=center rowspan=6|5

{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Tomečak

| Al-Nassr

{{flagicon|NGA}} Patrick Friday Eze

| Al-Qadsiah

{{flagicon|KSA}} Adnan Fallatah

| Al-Ittihad

{{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Al-Muwallad

| Al-Ittihad

{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Jehad Al-Hussain

| Al-Taawoun

{{col-end}}

=Hat-tricks=

class="wikitable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
{{flagicon|KSA}} Mansor HamziAl-FaisalyAl-Khaleejstyle="text-align:center;"| 3–1{{dts|format=dmy|2016|08|12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/news.php?id=1165|title=Three Matches played Today in First week|date=12 August 2016|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=14 August 2016}}
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Kahraba4Al-IttihadAl-Wehdastyle="text-align:center;"| 5–3{{dts|format=dmy|2016|09|18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/news.php?id=1182|title=Two Matches played Today in Third week|date=18 September 2016|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=19 September 2016}}
{{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed BenyettouAl-ShababAl-Ahlistyle="text-align:center;"| 3–2{{dts|format=dmy|2016|09|18}}
{{flagicon|KSA}} Mukhtar FallatahAl-WehdaAl-Batinstyle="text-align:center;"| 5–1{{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/news.php?id=1202|title=Four Matches played Today in Seventh week|date=29 October 2016|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=30 October 2016}}
{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar Al Somah4Al-AhliAl-Khaleejstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–1{{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|29}}
{{flagicon|BRA}} JandsonAl-KhaleejAl-Wehdastyle="text-align:center;"| 4–2{{dts|format=dmy|2017|4|14}}
{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Omar KhribinAl-HilalAl-Nassrstyle="text-align:center;"| 5–1{{dts|format=dmy|2017|5|4}}

4 Player scored four goals

=Clean sheets=

{{updated|4 May 2017}}

class=wikitable
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Clean sheets

1

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Mayouf

| Al-Hilal

| align=center|13

rowspan=2|2

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Al-Shammari

| Al-Taawoun

| align=center rowspan=2|7

{{flagicon|KSA}} Waleed Abdullah

| Al-Nassr

4

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Mazyad Freeh

| Al-Batin

| align=center|6

5

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Hussain Shae'an

| Al-Nassr

| align=center|5

rowspan=2|6

| {{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmed Al-Rehaili

| Al-Ahli

| align=center rowspan=2|4

{{flagicon|KSA}} Mustafa Malayekah

| Al-Faisaly

= Discipline =

== Player ==

  • Most yellow cards: 11{{cite web |title=Statistics - Card stats |url=https://www.spl.sa/en/spl-statistics?seasonID=a7d2lllrxtcih5xq8x8phlecp&seasonNID=2016&stats_section=cards}}
  • {{flagicon|KSA}} Yassin Barnawi (Al-Qadsiah)

== Club ==

  • Most yellow cards: 59
  • Al-Raed

  • Most red cards: 5
  • Al-Khaleej
  • Al-Wehda

Attendances

=By round=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2016–17 Professional League Attendance

Round

!Total

!{{Tooltip|GP.|Games played}}

!Avg. Per Game

scope='row' | Round 1

| 42,303 || 7 || 6,043

scope='row' | Round 2

| 33,135 || 7 || 4,734

scope='row' | Round 3

| 20,361 || 7 || 2,909

scope='row' | Round 4

| 66,445 || 7 || 9,492

scope='row' | Round 5

| 45,460 || 7 || 6,494

scope='row' | Round 6

| 61,352 || 7 || 8,765

scope='row' | Round 7

| 48,886 || 7 || 6,984

scope='row' | Round 8

| 50,102 || 7 || 7,157

scope='row' | Round 9

| 36,805 || 7 || 5,258

scope='row' | Round 10

| 67,399 || 7 || 9,628

scope='row' | Round 11

| 51,322 || 7 || 7,332

scope='row' | Round 12

| 37,001 || 7 || 5,286

scope='row' | Round 13

| 59,460 || 7 || 8,494

scope='row' | Round 14

| 59,107 || 7 || 8,444

scope='row' | Round 15

| 37,047 || 7 || 5,292

scope='row' | Round 16

| 88,613 || 7 || 12,659

scope='row' | Round 17

| 75,441 || 7 || 10,777

scope='row' | Round 18

| 25,890 || 7 || 3,699

scope='row' | Round 19

| 51,509 || 7 || 7,358

scope='row' | Round 20

| 82,696 || 7 || 11,814

scope='row' | Round 21

| 32,435 || 7 || 4,634

scope='row' | Round 22

| 28,931 || 7 || 4,133

scope='row' | Round 23

| 27,060 || 7 || 3,866

scope='row' | Round 24

| 38,754 || 7 || 5,536

scope='row' | Round 25

| 30,719 || 7 || 4,388

scope='row' | Round 26

| 72,199 || 7 || 10,314

style="background:#f4faff;"

| Total

| 1,270,432

| 182

| 6,949

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/attendance.php|title=Attendance According to Rounds|publisher=Saudi Pro League Statistics|access-date=15 August 2016}}

=By team=

{{fb a header}}

{{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=Al-Ittihad|s=330291|h=53661|l=6686 |a=25407|pr=22728}}

{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Al-Ahli|s=268951|h=51659|l=2241 |a=20689|pr=27716}}

{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Al-Hilal|s=200037|h=59174|l=3921 |a=15387|pr=11872}}

{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=Al-Nassr|s=99258 |h=27181|l=1422 |a=7635 |pr=6323}}

{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Al-Raed|s=75953 |h=15192|l=1723 |a=5843 |pr=4732}}

{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Al-Taawoun|s=65329 |h=11966|l=2404 |a=5025 |pr=5608}}

{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Al-Ettifaq|s=48976 |h=14640|l=506 |a=3767 |pr=}}†

{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Al-Fateh|s=43989 |h=8071 |l=1097 |a=3384 |pr=2860}}

{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Al-Shabab|s=36407 |h=12815|l=525 |a=2801 |pr=2939}}

{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Al-Batin|s=33921 |h=5222 |l=473 |a=2609 |pr=}}†

{{fb a2 team|p=11|t=Al-Qadsiah|s=22341 |h=5820 |l=63 |a=1719 |pr=2694}}

{{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Al-Wehda|s=20284 |h=5006 |l=276 |a=1560 |pr=2922}}

{{fb a2 team|p=13|t=Al-Khaleej|s=14813 |h=5242 |l=103 |a=1139 |pr=1419}}

{{fb a2 team|p=14|t=Al-Faisaly|s=9882 |h=2506 |l=204 |a=760 |pr=481}}

{{fb a footer|s=1270432|h=59174|l=63|a=6980|pr=6906|u=4 May 2017 |source={{cite web|url=http://www.slstat.com/spl2016-2017en/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/spl2016-2017en/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|30em}}

{{2016–17 in Saudi Arabian football}}

{{Saudi League|group=seasons}}

{{2016 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{2017 in Asian football (AFC)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Saudi Professional League}}

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