| Competition: | Professional League |
| Season: | 2013–2014 |
| Winners: | Al-Nassr (7th title) |
| Relegated: | Al-Ettifaq Al-Nahda |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Nassr Al-Shabab Al-Hilal Al-Ahli |
| Continentalcup2: | GCC Champions League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Taawoun Al-Faisaly |
| League Topscorer: | Nasser Al-Shamrani (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (24 November 2013) (28 March 2014) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (28 March 2014) |
| Highest Scoring: | (7 November 2013) |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 515 |
| Longest Wins: | 13 games[1] Al-Nassr |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 22 games Al-Nassr |
| Longest Losses: | 6 games Al-Shoulla |
| Longest Winless: | 17 games Al-Nahda |
| Highest Attendance: | 52,551 Al-Taawoun 1–1 Al-Nassr (6 April 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 (spectator ban) Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Fateh (14 February 2014) |
| Average Attendance: | 4,910 |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 23 August 2013 and ended on 6 April 2014.[2] Al-Fateh were the defending champions having won their first title last season.[3] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2012–13 season as well as Al-Nahda and Al-Orobah, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2012–13 First Division. They replace Al-Wehda and Hajer who were relegated to the 2013–14 First Division.
On 28 March, Al-Nassr secured their seventh league title with one game to spare after a 1–1 draw away to Al-Shabab.[4] This was Al-Nassr's first league title since the 1994–95 season.
Al-Nahda were the first team to be relegated following a 2–2 home draw with Al-Orobah on 22 March.[5] Al-Ettifaq became the second and final team to be relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Ahli on the final matchday.[6] Al-Ettifaq were relegated for the first time in history after 37 consecutive seasons in the top flight.
On 14 April 2013, it was that the Abdul Latif Jameel group had signed a six-year sponsorship contract with the SAFF.[7] Starting from the 2013–14 season, the league would be known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League. It was later announced that the sponsorship deal cost SAR720 million in total, SAR120 million a year. The previous sponsor, Zain, opted not to renew their contract following its expiration.
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-Orobah (playing in the top flight for the first time ever) and Al-Nahda (returning to the top flight after nineteen years). They replaced Hajer (ending their two-year top-flight spell) and Al-Wehda (who were relegated after one season in the top flight).
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdul Aziz Stadium (Mecca) | [8] |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | [9] |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Prince Salman Sport City Stadium | [10] |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | [11] |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | [12] [13] |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdul Aziz Stadium (Mecca) | |
| Al-Nahda | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Orobah Club Stadium | [14] |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | [15] |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Shoulla | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium | [16] |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | |
| Najran | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | [17] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ettifaq |  Maciej Skorża | End of contract | 12 May 2013 | Pre-season | Theo Bücker | 19 June 2013[18] |
| Al-Raed |  Vlatko Kostov | 12 May 2013 | Noureddine Zekri | 26 June 2013[19] | ||
| Al-Nahda |  Aymen Makhlouf | 17 May 2013 | Ilie Balaci | 18 June 2013[20] | ||
| Al-Hilal | Zlatko Dalić | 23 May 2013 | Sami Al-Jaber | 1 June 2013[21] | ||
| Al-Ahli |  Aleksandar Ilić | 30 May 2013 | Vítor Pereira | 9 June 2013[22] | ||
| Al-Shabab |  Michel Preud'homme | Resigned | 19 September 2013[23] | 4th | Emilio Ferrera | 19 September 2013 |
| Al-Nahda | Ilie Balaci | Sacked | 25 September 2013[24] | 14th | Aymen Makhlouf (caretaker) | 25 September 2013 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Theo Bücker | 30 September 2013[25] | 12th | Eusebiu Tudor (caretaker) | 30 September 2013 | |
| Al-Nahda | Aymen Makhlouf (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 7 October 2013 | 13th | Jalel Kadri | 7 October 2013[26] |
| Al-Shoulla | Ahmad Al-Ajlani | Resigned | 8 October 2013[27] | 14th |  Juan José Maqueda | 12 October 2013[28] |
| Al-Ettifaq | Eusebiu Tudor (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 27 October 2013 | 11th | Goran Tufegdžić | 27 October 2013[29] |
| Al-Ittihad | Beñat San José | Sacked | 1 December 2013[30] | 8th |  Amro Anwar (caretaker) | 19 June 2013 |
| Al-Faisaly | Marc Brys | 7 December 2013[31] | 12th |  Issame Charaï (caretaker) | 7 December 2013 | |
| Al-Faisaly | Issame Charaï (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 15 December 2013 | 12th | Mohammed El Sayed (caretaker) | 15 December 2013 |
| Al-Faisaly | Mohammed El Sayed (caretaker) | 20 December 2013 | 12th |  Giovanni Solinas | 20 December 2013[32] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Amro Anwar (caretaker) | 5 January 2014 | 6th | Juan Verzeri | 5 January 2014[33] | |
| Najran | Gjoko Hadžievski | Sacked | 9 January 2014[34] | 11th |  Nizar Mahrous | 9 January 2014 |
| Al-Shabab | Emilio Ferrera | 24 January 2014[35] | 4th | Ammar Souayah | 24 January 2014[36] | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Goran Tufegdžić | 9 February 2014[37] | 10th | Ioan Andone | 10 February 2014[38] | |
| Al-Raed | Noureddine Zekri | 14 February 2014[39] | 13th | Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) | 14 February 2014 | |
| Al-Ittihad | Juan Verzeri | 28 February 2014[40] | 6th | Khalid Al-Koroni | 1 March 2014[41] | |
| Al-Raed | Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 2 March 2014 | 13th | Marc Brys | 2 March 2014[42] |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[43]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[44] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | 21 |
| 2 | Mukhtar Fallatah | Al-Ittihad | 20 |
| 3 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 17 |
| 4 |  Élton Brandão | Al-Nassr | 16 |
| 5 | Jandson | Najran | 14 |
| 6 | Thiago Neves | Al-Hilal | 13 |
| 7 |  Paul Alo'o | Al-Taawoun | 12 |
| 8 | Doris Fuakumputu | Al-Fateh | 11 |
| 9 | Hassan Taïr | Al-Shoulla | 10 |
| 10 | Élton | Al-Fateh | 9 |
 Papa Waigo | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhtar Fallatah4 | Al-Ittihad | Al-Shabab | 4–1 (A) | [45] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Raed | 4–1 (A) | [46] | ||
| Al-Hilal | Al-Ettifaq | 5–1 (H) | [47] | ||
| Najran | Al-Nahda | 5–1 (H) | [48] | ||
| Al-Nassr | Al-Faisaly | 4–0 (H) | [49] | ||
| Al-Ahli | Al-Fateh | 4–0 (H) | [50] | ||
| Al-Nassr | Al-Ittihad | 3–1 (H) | [51] | ||
| Nasser Al-Shamrani4 | Al-Hilal | Al-Nahda | 6–0 (H) | [52] | |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[53] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdullah Al-Enezi | Al-Nassr | 10 |
| 2 | Waleed Abdullah | Al-Shabab | 9 |
| 3 | Ahmed Al-Kassar | Al-Raed | 8 |
| 4 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Ahli | 7 |
| 5 | Rafea Al-Ruwaili | Al-Orobah | 6 |
| Mansoor Al-Najai | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 7 | Mohammad Sharifi | Al-Ettifaq | 5 |
| Saeed Al-Harbi | Al-Shoulla | ||
| Nasser Al-Saiari | Najran | ||
| Fahad Al-Thunayan | Al-Taawoun | ||
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