2008–09 Saudi Pro League

Saudi Pro League 2008–09 13 September 2008 – 12 April 2009 Al-Ittihad (8th title) AbhaAl-Watani AFC Champions League Al-IttihadAl-HilalAl-AhliAl-Shabab Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-NassrAl-Ettifaq Hicham AboucherouaneNasser Al-Shamrani(12 goals each) Al-Hilal 7–0 Najran(20 December 2008) Al-Raed 0–4 Al-Shabab(30 November 2008)Al-Shabab 0–4 Al-Ittihad(28 January 2009) Al-Ittihad 7–2 Al-Watani(15 December 2008)Al-Raed 6–3 Al-Wehda(8 April 2009) 134 371 Al-Ittihad (5 games)All Statistics:Teams http://www.slstat.com/spl2008-2009en/allstat.php?id=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170523181741/http://www.slstat.com/spl2008-2009en/allstat.php?id=1 dead 2017-05-23 Al-Hilal (18 games) Al-Raed (5 games) Abha (12 games) Premier League 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Saudi Professional League was the 33rd season of Saudi Pro League since its establishment in 1976 and first after rebranding to the Saudi Pro League. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won their 11th title in the previous season. The campaign began on 13 September 2008 and ended on 12 April 2009. A total of 12 teams contested the league, 10 of which already contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were promoted from the First Division. On 12 April 2009, in the final round of the season, Al-Ittihad won the title after a 2–1 victory over Al-Hilal.الاتحاد يتوج بلقب الدوري السعودي على حساب الهلال https://www.aljarida.com/articles/1461736665996235900/ It was their eighth league title overall. Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab all secured a berth for the 2010 AFC Champions League, while Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq qualified for the Gulf Club Champions Cup. Al-Watani and Abha were relegated to the Saudi First Division League.الحزن يسيطر على لاعبي الوطني بعد الهبوط http://www.alriyadh.com/421179 Changes Professional League rebrand On 26 May 2008, the SAFF announced that the league would be rebranded as Saudi Pro League. The changes were based on the criteria introduced by AFC President Mohammed bin Hammam to improve the football standards in Asia.دوري المحترفين في آسيا.. الحلم أصبح حقيقة! http://www.alriyadh.com/345500 The changes also included a website dedicated to recording statistics of the league for the first time. It was also announced that the website would be run by the Saudi Pro League board rather than the SAFF.ثوب الاحتراف يزين الدوري السعودي بعد ثلاثة عقود http://www.alriyadh.com/373855 Qualification and Prize money The league champions, runners-up and third place as well as the winner of the King Cup of Champions qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League. The top eight teams qualified for King Cup of Champions. Prize money: First place: 2.5 million Saudi Riyals Second place: 1.5 million Saudi Riyals Third place: 1 million Saudi Riyals Teams Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Saudi First Division League. The promoted teams were Al-Raed (returning to the top flight after an absence of five years) and Abha (returning to the top flight after an absence of two years). They replaced Al-Tai (after seven consecutive years in the top-flight) and Al-Qadsiah (after six consecutive years in the top-flight). Stadiums and locations Saudi Arabia 440 right Locations of teams in the 2008–09 Saudi Professional League Saudi Arabia 18.216944 42.505278 Abha bottom Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Al-AhliAl-Ittihad left Saudi Arabia 26.283333 50.2 Al-Ettifaq left Saudi Arabia 25.866667 43.5 Al-Hazem left Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Al-HilalAl-NassrAl-Shabab bottom Saudi Arabia 26.33333 43.96667 Al-Raed top Saudi Arabia 28.383333 36.583333 Al-Watani right Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 17.4967 44.13222 Najran Club Location Stadium Capacity Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City 20,000 Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City 24,000 Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 30,000 Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 11,000 Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 69,000 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City 24,000 Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 69,000 Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City 35,000 Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 69,000 Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium 20,000 Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City 28,550 Najran Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City 10,000 Personnel Club Head coach 2007–08 season Notes Abha MAR Idris Obeis First Division runners-up Al-Ahli BUL Stoycho Mladenov 8th Qualified to the 2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Ettifaq ROM Ioan Andone 4th Qualified to the 2009 AFC Champions League Al-Hazem TUN Ammar Souayah 7th Qualified to the 2008–09 Arab Champions League Al-Hilal BEL Georges Leekens 1st Qualified to the 2009 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad ARG Gabriel Calderón 2nd Qualified to the 2009 AFC Champions League Al-Nassr ARG Edgardo Bauza 5th Qualified to the 2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Raed BRA Luis Antônio Zaluar First Division champions Al-Shabab ARG Enzo Trossero 3rd Qualified to the 2009 AFC Champions League Al-Watani BRA Hélio Vieira 9th Al-Wehda GER Theo Bücker 6th Qualified to the 2008–09 Arab Champions League Najran TUN Mokhtar Tlili 10th Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date Abha MAR Abdelkader Youmir Sackedهروب مدرب أبها http://www.alriyadh.com/381695 KSA Saad Al-Beshri (caretaker) October 2008 Al-Watani ALG Moussa Saïb Sackedالوطني يعين الحبيب مدرباً بعد هروب صايب http://www.al-jazirah.com/2008/20081028/sp4.htm TUN Habib Ben Romdhane (caretaker) October 2008 Al-Watani TUN Habib Ben Romdhane Caretaker period endedالبرازيلي فيريرا مدربا للوطني http://www.alriyadh.com/391207 BRA Hélio Vieira November 2008 Abha KSA Saad Al-Beshri Caretaker period ended MAR Idris Obeis November 2008 Al-Shabab ARG Nery Pumpido Sackedالشباب يقيل بومبيدو.. والبديل مواطنه هيكتور http://www.alriyadh.com/392689 ARG Enzo Trossero December 2008 Al-Nassr CRO Rodion Gačanin Sackedاقالة رادان و تكليف ادغر مؤقتا http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/2008/2008-12/06-12-2008/p3001.jpg BRA Edgar (caretaker) December 2008 Al-Raed TUN Mohammed Aldo Sackedالرائد ينهي علاقته بالدو ويبحث عن بديله في أوروبا http://www.alriyadh.com/396512 BRA Luis Antônio Zaluar December 2008 Al-Ettifaq POR Toni Sackedالاتفاق يقيل توني والنصر يفسد إتمام تعاقده مع اندوني http://www.alriyadh.com/396992 ROM Ioan Andone December 2008 Najran ROM Costică Ștefănescu Sackedالتليلي مدرباً لنجران http://www.alriyadh.com/400859 TUN Mokhtar Tlili January 2009 Al-Nassr BRA Edgar Caretaker period endedhttp://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168493833.html Edgardo Bauza takes over as Al-Nasr Coach ARG Edgardo Bauza January 2009 Al-Hilal ROM Cosmin Olăroiu Sackedاتحاد الكرة يقيل الروماني كوزمين من تدريب الهلال ويمنعه من السعودية http://www.alriyadh.com/413118 ROM Cătălin Necula (caretaker) March 2009 Al-Hilal ROM Cătălin Necula Caretaker period endedhttp://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168624529.html Leekens takes over at Al Hilal BEL Georges Leekens April 2009 Foreign players The number of foreign players was limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper. For the January transfer window, the SAFF added an additional slot for a player from one of the AFC countries. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during mid-season transfer window. Players name in italic indicates the player was de-registered or left their respective clubs during mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players Abha MAR Aziz Ayat Aabi MAR Khalid Zouine Al-Ahli ALG Youcef Saïbi EGY Walid Soliman SEN Ibrahima Gueye JOR Baha' Abdel-Rahman ALG Adel MaïzaBRA HarisonNGA Ndubuisi Eze Al-Ettifaq BRA Paulo Sérgio GHA Prince Tagoe MAR Salaheddine Aqqal SYR Mohannad Ibrahim Al-Hazem MAR Karim Eddafi SEN Hamad Ji SEN Mohamed Rebeiz JOR Bashar Bani Yaseen FRA Kodjo Afanou Al-Hilal LBY Tarik El Taib ROM Mirel Rădoi SWE Christian Wilhelmsson KOR Seol Ki-hyeon BOL Ronald Raldes Al-Ittihad BRA Renato Cajá EGY Emad Moteab MAR Hicham Aboucherouane OMA Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini Al-Nassr BRA Éder Gaúcho BRA Élton Arábia EGY Hossam Ghaly OMA Hassan Rabia BEN Razak Omotoyossi Al-Raed BRA Felipe Campos BRA Leandro Sena CIV Boris Kabi BHR Saleh Abdulhameed MAR Tarik MiriMAR Zakaria Aboub Al-Shabab BRA Marcelo Camacho BRA Ricardo Bóvio KUW Ahmad Ajab QAT Talal Al-Bloushi BRA Nei Al-Watani BRA Josimar SEN Assane Sy SEN Makhete Diop JOR Basem Fathi GUI Mamadou Ba CamaraGUI Mousa Conde Al-Wehda BRA Harison TUN Amir Akrout TUN Mejdi Traoui SYR Raja Rafe LBY Omar DaoudSEN Daouda N'DiayeTUN Bilel Sabri Najran BRA Vinícius BRA Wilsinho FRA Abdulfatah Safi OMA Talal Khalfan League table main WDL PR y ITT Al-Ittihad HIL Al-Hilal AHL Al-Ahli SHB Al-Shabab NSR Al-Nassr ETT Al-Ettifaq WHD Al-Wehda HZM Al-Hazem NAJ Najran RAE Al-Raed ABH Abha WAT Al-Watani 17 4 1 57 21 C 15 5 2 41 9 11 7 4 33 20 10 5 7 37 29 10 4 8 24 22 7 8 7 23 20 7 5 10 33 39 6 7 9 25 31 6 3 13 22 42 6 1 15 28 43 4 7 11 19 40 2 6 14 22 48 green1 Champions and qualified for 2010 AFC Champions League C green2 Qualified for 2010 AFC Champions League Q Q Q red1 Relegated R R complete Fixtures and results main FBR grey ABH AHL ETT HAZ HIL ITT NSR RAE SHB WAT WHD NAJ Abha 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 Al-Ahli 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 Al-Ettifaq 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 Al-Hazem 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 Al-Hilal 4–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 7–0 Al-Ittihad 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 5–1 2–1 7–2 2–1 3–2 Al-Nassr 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 Al-Raed 3–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–4 3–2 6–3 0–1 Al-Shabab 5–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–4 2–2 4–2 2–1 Al-Watani 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 Al-Wehda 4–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 Najran 1–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 12 April 2009 Goalzz.com Relegation play-offs Al-Raed, who finished 10th, faced Abha, who finished 11th for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the Pro league next season while the loser were relegated to the First Division. Al-Raed won 4–3 on aggregate and retained their place in the next edition.الرائد وأبها بين الاستمرار في الأضواء والمغادرة إلى الأولى http://www.alriyadh.com/425901 Abha 3–4 Al-Raed 1–1 2–3 First leg Abha v Al-Raed 24 April 2009 20:40 (UTC+3) Abha 1–1 Report Al-Raed Yaseen 20 Al-Amri 57 Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City, Abha Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland) Second leg Al-Raed v Abha 30 April 2009 20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Raed 3–2 Report Abha Campos 37Al-Sherif 65Kabi 88 Al-Faraj 2Morjan 49 King Abdullah Sports City, Buraidah Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland) Al-Raed won 4–3 on aggregate. Season statistics Scoring Top scorers Rank Player Club Goalsأكثر اللاعبين تسجيلاً للأهداف http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=51 slstat.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160630055258/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=51 30 June 2016 dead1MAR Hicham AboucherouaneAl-Ittihad12KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Shabab3EGY Emad MoteabAl-Ittihad10KSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-Hilal5CIV Boris KabiAl-Raed9KSA Hassan Al-RahebAl-AhliKSA Naif HazaziAl-IttihadTUN Amir AkroutAl-Wehda9KSA Mohammad Al-AnbarAl-Hilal810KSA Essa Al-MehyaniAl-Wehda7KSA Sultan Al-NemriAl-Ittihad Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref BRA Nei4 Al-Shabab Al-Wehda 4–2 (H) dmy 2008 10 04 Al Shabab 4 – 2 Al Wehda http://www.slstat.com/spl2008-2009en/matchdet.php?id=13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160121174846/http://www.slstat.com/spl2008-2009en/matchdet.php?id=13 21 January 2016 dead KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab Abha 5–0 (H) dmy 2008 12 04 Al Shabab 5 – 0 Abha http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=61 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630003915/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=61 30 June 2016 dead MAR Hicham Aboucherouane Al-Ittihad Al-Watani 7–2 (H) dmy 2008 12 15 Al Ittihad 7 – 2 Al Watani http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=78 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629232759/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=78 29 June 2016 dead KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani4 Al-Hilal Najran 7–0 (H) dmy 2008 12 20 Al Hilal 7 – 0 Najran http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=84 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629164838/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/matchdet.php?id=84 29 June 2016 dead Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team Most assists Rank Player Club Assistsأكثر اللاعبين صناعة للأهداف http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=70 slstat.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160630064840/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=70 30 June 2016 dead1KSA Mohammed NoorAl-Ittihad112KSA Abdoh OtaifAl-Shabab73KSA Ahmed Al-FraidiAl-Hilal6SWE Christian WilhelmssonAl-Hilal5SEN Hamad JiAl-Hazem5KSA Saleh Al-SaqriAl-IttihadLBY 1977 Tarik El TaibAl-HilalMAR Hicham AboucherouaneAl-Ittihad9KSA Al Hasan Al-YamiNajran4KSA Hassan Al-RahebAl-AhliKSA Essa Al-MehyaniAl-Wehda Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheetsأكثر الحراس محافظة على شباكه http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=208 slstat.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160630061529/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=208 30 June 2016 dead1KSA Mohamed Al-DeayeaAl-Hilal142KSA Yasser Al-MosailemAl-Ahli73KSA Mabrouk ZaidAl-Ittihad6KSA Waleed AbdullahAl-Shabab5KSA Saeed Al-HarbiAl-Hazem5KSA Salem AsiriAbha7KSA Adnan Al-SalmanAl-Ettifaq3KSA Assaf Al-QarniAl-WehdaKSA Jaber Al-AmeriNajran Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 6عدد الكروت الملونة التي أبرزت http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=96 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630053348/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=96 30 June 2016 dead BRA Harison (Al-Ahli/Al-Wehda) KSA Abdullah Al-Dossari (Al-Wehda) KSA Abdullah Huwais (Al-Watani) KSA Ahmed Al-Fraidi (Al-Hilal) KSA Ahmed Menawer (Al-Hazem) KSA Basem Al-Sherif (Al-Raed) KSA Ibrahim Al-Kaabi (Al-Watani) KSA Ibrahim Hazzazi (Al-Ahli) KSA Taisir Al-Jassim (Al-Ahli) Most red cards: 2 KSA Naif Al-Qadi (Al-Shabab) KSA Redha Tukar (Al-Ittihad) KSA Sultan Al-Balawi (Al-Watani) Club Most yellow cards: 52أكثر فريق حصل على كروت صفراء http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=83 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630044547/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=83 30 June 2016 dead Abha Al-Watani Most red cards: 7أكثر فريق حصل على كروت حمراء http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=84 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630043020/http://slstat.com/spl2008-2009ar/statdet.php?id=84 30 June 2016 dead Al-Wehda Awards The following awards were given following the conclusion of the season. The awards were known as the Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence and were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 30 May 2009.أحمد عطيف أفضل لاعب والحمد أفضل لاعب واعد والسبع أفضل رياضي في نتائج جوائز الموسم السعودي https://www.hasanews.com/836.html 2021-03-03 2023-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20230518110558/https://www.hasanews.com/836.html dead Award Winner Club Player of the Season KSA Ahmed Otaif LBY Tarik El Taib KSA Osama Hawsawi Al-ShababAl-HilalAl-Hilal Young Player of the Season KSA Hamad Al-Hamad KSA Salman Al-Faraj KSA Mansoor Al-Harbi Al-EttifaqAl-HilalAl-Ahli Goldent Boot MAR Hicham AboucherouaneKSA Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-IttihadAl-Shabab See also 2009 King Cup of Champions 2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup References External links Saudi Arabia Football Federation seasons 2008–09 1 Saudi Arabia