2009–10 Saudi Pro League

October 2023 Saudi Pro League 2009–10 18 August 2009 – 18 March 2010 Al-Hilal (12th title) Champions League Al-HilalAl-IttihadAl-NassrAl-Shabab Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (12 goals) Al-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Qadsiah(26 August 2009) Najran 0–5 Al-Wehda(7 January 2010) Al-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Qadsiah(26 August 2009) 132 377 6 gamesAll Statistics:Teams http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010en/allstat.php?id=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20170611104252/http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010en/allstat.php?id=1 dead 2017-06-11 Al-Hilal 14 gamesAl-Hilal 8 gamesNajran 14 gamesAl-Raed 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 18 August 2009, and ended on 18 March 2010.جدول الدوري http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/champtable.php https://web.archive.org/web/20160422161124/http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/champtable.php 22 April 2016 dead Al-Ittihad were the defending champions.الاتحاد بطلا لدوري المحترفين السعودي بفوزه على الهلال https://www.aleqt.com/2009/04/12/article_215277.html Al-Hilal secured the title with a 2–0 win away to Al-Hazem on 24 January 2010.الهلال بطلاً للدوري السعودي 2010 http://www.alriyadh.com/492692 Al-Hilal won the league with three games to spare. Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab and Al-Nassr all secured a berth for the 2011 AFC Champions League. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.هل ستتغير خارطة دوري "زين"؟ http://www.alriyadh.com/553669 Name sponsorship On 16 June 2009, the Saudi Professional League announced sponsorship agreement with telecommunication company Zain. As part of the sponsorship deal, the Saudi Professional League would be known as the Zain Professional League for the next 4 seasons.تغيير مسمى دوري المحترفين السعودي إلى "دوري زين" https://www.alriyadh.com/438098 Qualification and Prize Money The League champions, runners-up and third-placed team, as well as the winners of the King Cup of Champions, qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League. The top six teams, and the Crown Prince Cup winners and runners-up qualify 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 nine teams from the previous season, the relegation play-off winner and the two teams promoted from the Saudi First Division. Al-Raed defeated Abha 4–3 on aggregate to confirm their top-flight status."رائد التحدي" يعلن البقاء في دوري الأضواء https://www.alriyadh.com/426050 The promoted teams were Al-Qadsiah (returning after a season's absence) and Al-Fateh (playing top-flight football for the first time ever). They replaced Abha (relegated after a season's presence) and Al-Watani (ending their two-year top-flight spell). Stadiums and locations Saudi Arabia 440 right Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Saudi Professional League Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Al-AhliAl-Ittihad left Saudi Arabia 26.283333 50.2 Al-Ettifaq left Saudi Arabia 25.39645 49.60179 Al-Fateh bottom Saudi Arabia 25.866667 43.5 Al-Hazem left Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Al-HilalAl-NassrAl-Shabab bottom Saudi Arabia 26.70150 50.15000 Al-Qadsiah top Saudi Arabia 26.33333 43.96667 Al-Raed top Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 17.4967 44.13222 Najran Club Location Stadium Capacity Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City 24,000 Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 30,000 Al-Fateh Hofuf Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 20,000 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-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 10,000 Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City 35,000 Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 69,000 Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City 28,550 Najran Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City 10,000 Personnel Club Head coach 2008–09 season Notes Al-Ahli BRA Sérgio Farias 3rd Qualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League Al-Ettifaq ROM Marin Ion 6th Qualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Fateh TUN Fathi Al-Jabal First Division runners-up Al-Hazem BRA Lula Pereira 8th Al-Hilal BEL Eric Gerets 2nd Qualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad ARG Enzo Trossero 1st Qualified to the 2010 AFC Champions League Al-Nassr URU Jorge da Silva 5th Qualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Qadsiah BUL Dimitar Dimitrov First Division champions Al-Raed BRA Edison 10th Al-Shabab BRA Edgar 4th Qualified to the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Wehda POR Eurico Gomes 7th Najran TUN Mourad Okbi 9th Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Date Al-Hilal BEL Georges Leekens Sackedرسمياً..البلجيكي غيرتس مدرباً للهلال لموسمين مقبلين https://www.alriyadh.com/432909 BEL Eric Gerets May 2009 Al-Ahli BUL Stoycho Mladenov Sackedالأرجنتيني جوستافو الفارو يقود الأهلي الموسم المقبل مع خمسة مساعدين https://www.alriyadh.com/434128 ARG Gustavo Alfaro June 2009 Al-Raed BRA Luiz Antônio Zaluar End of contractالبرتغالي أكاسيو الفريدو مدربا للرائد https://www.al-jazirah.com/2009/20090621/sp37.htm POR Acácio Casimiro June 2009 Al-Hazem TUN Ammar Souayah End of contractالحزم يوقع مع محسن صالح رسمياً https://www.alriyadh.com/447986 EGY Mohsen Saleh July 2009 Al-Nassr ARG Edgardo Bauza End of contracthttp://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/member-association-news/222-west-asia-/24671-nasr-turn-to-uruguayan-da-silva-to-end-coaching-woes Nasr turn to Uruguayan Da Silva to end coaching woes URU Jorge da Silva July 2009 Al-Shabab ARG Enzo Trossero End of contracthttp://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/24762-pacheco-is-new-shabab-coach Pacheco is new Shabab coach POR Jaime Pacheco July 2009 Al-Qadsiah ARG Daniel Lanata Sackedدانيال يرفض حضور اجتماع القادسية.. والإدارة تقيله رسمياً https://www.alriyadh.com/455782 TUN Ammar Souayah September 2009 Al-Raed POR Acácio Casimiro Sackedالرائد يقيل البرتغالي أكاسيو.. والبديل البرازيلي ماريو https://www.alriyadh.com/463939 BRA Edison October 2009 Najran ARG Marcelo Zuleta Sackedشرط جزائي يحول تعاقد نجران من الغرايري إلى الجويلي https://www.alriyadh.com/464395 TUN Samir Jouili October 2009 Al-Ettifaq BUL Stoycho Mladenov Sackedالاتفاق أقال ملادينوف أمس .. ورئيسه يؤكد https://www.al-jazirah.com/2009/20091002/sp33.htm EGY Saber Eid (caretaker) October 2009 Al-Ettifaq EGY Saber Eid (caretaker) End of caretaker periodالروماني إيوان مدربا للاتفاق.. ويبدأ مهمته أمام العروبة https://www.alriyadh.com/468642 ROM Marin Ion October 2009 Al-Ahli ARG Gustavo Alfaro Resignedأفضل مدرب في إفريقيا لعام 2008 يقود الأهلي خلفاً للفارو https://www.alriyadh.com/477052 FRA Alan Guido (caretaker) November 2009 Al-Qadsiah TUN Ammar Souayah Resignedالسويح يترك القادسية ويعود للحزم https://www.alriyadh.com/477371 TUN Anas Al Zerqati (caretaker) November 2009 Al-Hazem EGY Mohsen Saleh Resignedالحزم يودع محسن صالح والسلمي يبدأ مهمته https://www.alriyadh.com/478390 TUN Emad Al Solami (caretaker) November 2009 Al-Hazem TUN Emad Al Solami (caretaker) End of caretaker periodرسمياً لولا بيريرا مدرباً للحزم https://www.alriyadh.com/478605 BRA Lula Pereira December 2009 Al-Ahli FRA Alan Guido (caretaker) End of caretaker periodفارياس يصل جدة والأمير عبدالله بن فيصل يفتتح المركز الإعلامي https://www.alriyadh.com/488909 BRA Sérgio Farias December 2009 Al-Qadsiah TUN Anas Al Zerqati (caretaker) End of caretaker periodديمتروف وقَّع للقادسية ودجلاس وصل البحرين https://www.alriyadh.com/482231 BUL Dimitar Dimitrov December 2009 Najran TUN Samir Jouili Sackedالعقبي يخلف الجويلي في نجران https://www.alriyadh.com/488858 TUN Mourad Okbi January 2010 Al-Ittihad ARG Gabriel Calderón Sackedالاتحاد يقيل (كالديرون) ويعين خليفة مدربا مؤقتا https://www.alriyadh.com/489232 KSA Hassan Khalifah (caretaker) January 2010 Al-Ittihad KSA Hassan Khalifah (caretaker) End of caretaker periodالاتحاد يتعاقد مع (هيكتور) حتى نهاية الموسم https://www.alriyadh.com/491539 ARG Enzo Trossero January 2010 Al-ShababPOR Jaime Pacheco Sacked Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches BRA Edgar April 2010 Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players name in italic indicates the player was de-registered or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window. Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former players Al-Ahli BRA Marcinho BRA Victor Simões TUN Saïf Ghezal OMA Ahmed Kano ARG Javier ToledoARG Sebastián RusculledaCOL Josimar Mosquera Al-Ettifaq ROM Cristian Dănălache ROM Dorel Stoica USA Jeremiah White OMA Badar Al-Maimani MAR Youness MankariOMA Khalifa Ayil Al-NoufaliPAN José Luis Garcés Al-Fateh NGA Emmanuel Emmanuel TUN Naïm Berrabet TUN Ramzi Ben Younès Al-Hazem MAR Salaheddine Aqqal SEN Hamad Ji SEN Mohamed Rebeiz JOR Bashar Bani Yaseen Al-Hilal BRA Thiago Neves ROM Mirel Rădoi SWE Christian Wilhelmsson KOR Lee Young-pyo Al-Ittihad ALG Abdelmalek Ziaya MAR Hicham Aboucherouane TUN Amine Chermiti OMA Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini ARG Luciano Leguizamón Al-Nassr ARG Víctor Figueroa EGY Hossam Ghaly GUI Pascal Feindouno KOR Lee Chun-soo BRA Éder Gaúcho Al-Qadsiah NGA Nasigba John-Jumbo PAR Nelson Figueredo PER Juan Cominges ARG Rubén GigenaOMA Said Suwailim Al-Shoon Al-Raed BRA Bruno Luiz BRA Felipe Campos BRA Sérgio Ricardo JOR Hatem Aqel BRA Mário SérgioMLI Sédonoudé Abouta Al-Shabab ANG Flávio Amado BRA Marcelo Camacho LBY Tarik El Taib BHR Hussain Ali Baba AUS Adam Griffiths Al-Wehda MAR Abdelkarim Benhania MAR Abdessamad Rafik MAR Youssef Kaddioui BRA Eli Felton Najran DRC Yves Diba Ilunga MAR Abdessamad Ouarrad NGA Moussa Soulaimane JOR Anas Bani Yaseen FRA Cédric KisambaGUI Ibrahim Kamara League table main WDL complete SLstat HIL ITT NSR SHB WHD AHL HAZ FTH ETT QDS RAE NAJ CLGS CLGS CLGS CLGS KCC KCC KCC KCC 7 7 8 28 29 5 7 10 24 30 6 6 10 26 38 6 6 10 29 38 18 2 2 56 18 14 3 5 46 30 12 7 3 38 23 5 5 12 20 40 3 7 12 18 35 11 7 4 36 23 7 7 8 34 27 4 4 14 22 46 C Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al-Fateh Al-Hazem Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Wehda Najran 5 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Total goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation). QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage and the King Cup of Champions blue1 Qualification for the King Cup of Champions Since the winners of the King Cup of Champions, Al-Ittihad, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the King Cup of Champions winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team. Results main FBR grey AHL ETT FAT HAZ HIL ITT NSR QAD RAE SHB WHD NAJ Al-Ahli 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 Al-Ettifaq 0–0 0–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 Al-Fateh 3–1 0–3 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 5–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 Al-Hazem 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 Al-Hilal 3–1 1–0 5–1 4–0 5–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 Al-Ittihad 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–2 7–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 Al-Nassr 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–2 0–2 1–0 3–2 Al-Qadsiah 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 Al-Raed 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 Al-Shabab 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 Al-Wehda 1–1 2–2 6–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 Najran 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–4 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–5 18 March 2010 Slstat.com Season statistics Scoring Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalsZain Saudi Professional League 2009/2010 – scorers https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4624&scorers=true1KSA Mohammad Al-ShalhoubAl-Hilal122BRA Thiago NevesAl-Hilal11KSA Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Nassr4KSA Waleed Al-GizaniAl-Hazem105ARG Víctor FigueroaAl-Nassr9KSA Ahmed Abo ObaidAl-FatehKSA Muhannad AssiriAl-WehdaKSA Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-ShababKSA Yasser Al-QahtaniAl-HilalSWE Christian WilhelmssonAl-Hilal Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref ANG Flávio Amado Al-Shabab Najran 3–1 (A) dmy 2009 8 19 Najran 1 – 3 Al Shabab http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=5 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527021425/http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=5 27 May 2016 dead KSA Naif Hazazi Al-Ittihad Al-Qadsiah 7–1 (H) dmy 2009 8 26 Al Ittihad 7 – 1 Al Qadisiyah http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160520200543/http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=12 20 May 2016 dead BRA Thiago Neves Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad 5–0 (H) dmy 2009 12 10 Al Hilal 5 – 0 Al Ittihad http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=64 https://web.archive.org/web/20160622140703/http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=64 22 June 2016 dead MAR Hicham Aboucherouane Al-Ittihad Al-Hazem 5–2 (H) dmy 2010 01 6 Al Ittihad 5 – 2 Al Hazem http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=91 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521015728/http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=91 21 May 2016 dead KSA Muhannad Assiri Al-Wehda Najran 5–0 (A) dmy 2010 01 7 Najran 0 – 5 Al Wehda http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=96 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521015735/http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=96 21 May 2016 dead MAR Abdelkarim Benhenia4 Al-Wehda Al-Fateh 6–0 (H) dmy 2010 1 28 Al Wehda 6 – 0 Al Fateh http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=117 https://web.archive.org/web/20160521021109/http://slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/matchdet.php?id=117 21 May 2016 dead Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1KSA Khalid RadhyAl Nassr82KSA Mohamed Al-DeayeaAl Hilal73KSA Mohammad KhoujaAl-Ettifaq5KSA Mohammad SharifiAl-FatehKSA Mohammed Al-KhojaliAl-RaedKSA Waleed AbdullahAl-Shabab7KSA Faisal Al-MerqebAl-Wehda48KSA Jaber Al-AmeriNajran3KSA Mabrouk ZaidAl-Ittihad Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8الكروت http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/allstat.php?id=7 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427114647/http://www.slstat.com/spl2009-2010ar/allstat.php?id=7 27 April 2016 dead TUN Ramzi Ben Younès (Al-Fateh) Most red cards: 2 KSA Abdullah Al-Garni (Al-Nassr) KSA Ahmed Menawer (Al-Hazem) KSA Mansoor Al-Harbi (Al-Ahli) KSA Zakaria Al-Hadaf (Al-Qadsiah) Club Most yellow cards: 56 Al-Hazem Most red cards: 8 Al-Ittihad Awards Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence The Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded at the conclusion of the season for the fourth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 13 May 2010.الراجحي يتوج بجائزة الرياضية وموبايلي للتميز الرياضي https://lym.news/a/755634 Award Winner Club Player of the Season SWE Christian Wilhelmsson KSA Osama Hawsawi KSA Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al-HilalAl-HilalAl-Nassr Young Player of the Season KSA Ibrahim Ghaleb KSA Nawaf Al-Abed KSA Khaled Al-Mutairi Al-NassrAl-HilalAl-Hazem Golden Boot KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Al-Hilal Al-Riyadiya Awards Another set of awards was awarded at the end of the season. It was announced that AlRiyadiya were presenting their awards for the first time. The awards were known as AlRiyadiya Awards and were presented on 8 May 2010.أسامة هوساوي أفضل لاعب في الموسم الرياضي السعودي https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/05/08/108072 Best Goalkeeper: KSA Waleed Abdullah (Al-Shabab) Best defender: KSA Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal) Best Midfielder: SWE Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal) Best attacker: KSA Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr) Player of the Year: KSA Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal) See also 2010 King Cup of Champions 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup (Final) 2011 AFC Champions League References External links Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics seasons 2009–10 1 Saudi Arabia