2014–15_Saudi_Professional_League

2014–15 Saudi Pro League

2014–15 Saudi Pro League

Football league season


The 2014–15 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 8 August 2014 and ended on 18 May 2015.[3] Al-Nassr were the defending champions having won their sixth title the prior season.[4] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2013–14 season as well as Al-Khaleej and Hajer, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013–14 First Division. They replace Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nahda who were relegated to the 2014–15 First Division.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

On 10 May, Al-Nassr secured their seventh league title and second one in a row with one game to spare after a 1–0 win against derby rivals Al-Hilal coupled with Al-Ahli's 2–2 draw with Al-Taawoun.[5] Runners-up Al-Ahli ended the season without a single defeat becoming the third team to ever do so in a 26-game league season and the fourth team overall. They became the first team to end the season unbeaten and not be crowned champions.

Both Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla were relegated on the final matchday on 10 May. Al-Orobah were relegated after a 1–0 home defeat to Najran.[6] Al-Shoulla were relegated after a 2–2 draw with Al-Raed.[7]

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 Hajer (returning after a season's absence) and Al-Khaleej (returning to the top flight after seven years). They replaced Al-Ettifaq (ending their thirty-seven-year top-flight spell) and Al-Nahda (who were relegated after one season in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Team, Location ...

    Personnel and kits

    More information Team, Manager ...
    • 1 On the back of the strip.
    • 2 On the right sleeve of the strip.

    Managerial changes

    More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

    Foreign players

    The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[58]

    Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

    • ^1 Orestes has East Timorese passport and was counted as Asian player.

    League table

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2015. Source: SLstat
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. As winners of the 2015 King Cup, Al-Hilal, qualified for AFC Champions League group stage thus the spot for the third-placed team (AFC Champions League play-off round) is passed down to the fourth-placed team.
    2. Al-Taawoun finished ahead of Hajer on overall goal difference: Al-Tawoun –4, Hajer –27 (Hajer 2–0 Al-Taawoun, Al-Taawoun 3–1 Hajer).

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, AHL ...
    Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2015. Source: SLstat.com
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Season progress

    More information Team ╲ Round, Al-Ahli ...
    Source: ALJ Stats
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

    Season statistics

    Scoring

    Top scorers

    More information Rank, Player ...

    Hat-tricks

    More information Player, For ...

    Clean sheets

    More information Rank, Player ...

    Discipline

    Player

    Club

    • Most yellow cards: 63[66]
      • Najran
    • Most red cards: 7[66]
      • Al-Shabab

    Attendances

    By round

    More information Round, Total ...

    By team

    More information Pos, Team ...

    Updated to games played on 18 May 2015
    Source: [2][67][68]
    Notes:
    Teams played previous season in First Division.

    Awards

    On 5 August 2014, the SAFF announced a new set of awards that included six categories.[69] The winners were announced on 14 June 2015.[70]

    See also


    References

    1. "احصائيات كاملة". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017.
    2. "جدول الدوري". Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
    3. "Al Ahli 6 – 1 Hajer". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
    4. "Al Taawoun 4 – 3 Al Ittihad". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
    5. "Al Faisaly 0 – 3 Al Ittihad". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
    6. "Al Ittihad 3 – 1 Al Raed". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
    7. "Al Nassr 3 – 4 Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.

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