| Competition: | Professional League |
| Season: | 2014–2015 |
| Winners: | Al-Nassr (8th title) |
| Relegated: | Al-Shoulla Al-Orobah |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad |
| Continentalcup2: | GCC Champions League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Fateh Al-Faisaly |
| League Topscorer: | Omar Al Somah (22 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (16 August 2014) (7 March 2015) (28 April 2015) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (30 November 2014) (5 February 2015) (26 April 2015) |
| Highest Scoring: | (19 February 2015) (15 May 2015) |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 528 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 games[1] Al-Ahli |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 26 games Al-Ahli |
| Longest Losses: | 7 games Al-Orobah |
| Longest Winless: | 11 games Al-Raed |
| Highest Attendance: | 60,134 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Hilal (1 December 2014) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 45 Najran 1–2 Hajer (18 May 2015) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,146 |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
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.[2] Al-Nassr were the defending champions having won their seventh title the prior season.[3] 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.
On 10 May, Al-Nassr secured their eighth 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.[4] 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.[5] Al-Shoulla were relegated after a 2–2 draw with Al-Raed.[6]
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).
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | ||
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Prince Salman Sport City Stadium | [7] |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | [8] |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | [9] [10] |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam) | [11] |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Orobah Club Stadium | [12] |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | [13] |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Shoulla | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium | [14] |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | |
| Hajer | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
| Najran | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | [15] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaleej | Sameer Hilal | End of contract | 6 April 2014 | Pre-season |  Jalel Kadri | 29 April 2014[16] |
| Al-Faisaly |  Giovanni Solinas | 1 May 2014 |  Stéphane Demol | 21 May 2014 | ||
| Al-Nassr | José Daniel Carreño | 1 May 2014 |  Raúl Caneda | 3 May 2014[17] | ||
| Al-Orobah | Jameel Qassem | 1 May 2014 |  Laurent Banide | 25 May 2014[18] | ||
| Al-Raed | Marc Brys | 1 May 2014 |  Vlatko Kostov | 31 May 2014[19] | ||
| Al-Shoulla | Juan José Maqueda | 1 May 2014 | Hans van der Pluijm | 9 May 2014[20] | ||
| Najran |  Nizar Mahrous | 1 May 2014 | Denis Lavagne | 8 June 2014[21] | ||
| Al-Ahli | Vítor Pereira | Resigned | 5 May 2014[22] | Christian Gross | 16 June 2014[23] | |
| Al-Shabab | Ammar Souayah | End of contract | 15 May 2014 | José Morais | 3 June 2014[24] | |
| Al-Hilal | Sami Al-Jaber | Sacked | 26 May 2014[25] | Laurențiu Reghecampf | 26 May 2014[26] | |
| Al-Fateh | Fathi Al-Jabal | End of contract | 27 May 2014 | Juan José Maqueda | 27 May 2014[27] | |
| Al-Shoulla | Hans van der Pluijm | Sacked | 26 July 2014[28] | Eusebiu Tudor | 26 July 2014 | |
| Najran | Denis Lavagne | Resigned | 25 August 2014 | 11th | Marc Brys | 25 August 2014[29] |
| Al-Ittihad | Khalid Al-Koroni | Sacked | 28 August 2014[30] | 4th |  Amro Anwar (caretaker) | 28 August 2014 |
| Al-Raed | Vlatko Kostov | 1 September 2014[31] | 13th | Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) | 1 September 2014 | |
| Al-Taawoun | Taoufik Rouabah | 2 September 2014[32] | 10th | José Manuel Gomes | 4 September 2014[33] | |
| Hajer | Nacif Beyaoui | Resigned | 20 September 2014[34] | 8th | Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) | 20 September 2014 |
| Najran | Marc Brys | 24 September 2014[35] | 11th | Abdelhay Atiri (caretaker) | 24 September 2014 | |
| Al-Fateh | Juan José Maqueda | Sacked | 25 September 2014[36] | 10th | Nacif Beyaoui | 1 October 2014[37] |
| Hajer | Abdullah Al-Janoubi (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 27 September 2014 | 8th |  Nebojša Jovović | 27 September 2014[38] |
| Al-Shabab | José Morais | Mutual consent | 6 October 2014[39] | 4th | Reinhard Stumpf | 7 October 2014[40] |
| Al-Raed | Emad Al-Sulami (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 7 October 2014 | 13th | Marc Brys | 7 October 2014[41] |
| Najran | Abdelhay Atiri (caretaker) | 8 October 2014 | 11th | Fouad Bouali | 8 October 2014[42] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Amro Anwar (caretaker) | 16 October 2014 | 3rd | Victor Pițurcă | 16 October 2014[43] | |
| Al-Nassr | Raúl Caneda | Sacked | 1 November 2014[44] | 1st | Jorge da Silva | 2 November 2014[45] |
| Al-Orobah | Laurent Banide | Mutual consent | 17 December 2014[46] | 12th | Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) | 17 December 2014 |
| Al-Shabab | Reinhard Stumpf | Sacked | 21 December 2014[47] | 3rd | Jaime Pacheco | 8 January 2015[48] |
| Al-Orobah | Sofiane Kassabi (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 2 January 2015 | 11th | Valeriu Tița | 2 January 2015[49] |
| Al Hilal | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Sacked | 15 February 2015[50] | 3rd | Ciprian Panait (caretaker) | 15 February 2015 |
| Ciprian Panait (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 28 February 2015 | 4th | Giorgos Donis | 28 February 2015[51] | |
| Al-Faisaly | Stéphane Demol | Sacked | 14 March 2015[52] | 6th | Toni Conceição | 14 March 2015 |
| Al-Raed | Marc Brys | 24 March 2015[53] | 11th | Ammar Souayah | 24 March 2015 | |
| Al-Shabab | Jaime Pacheco | 27 March 2015[54] | 5th | Adel Abdel Rahman | 28 March 2015[55] | |
| Al-Orobah | Valeriu Tița | 7 April 2015[56] | 13th | Amro Anwar | 7 April 2015 | |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[57]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[58] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | 22 |
| 2 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 21 |
| 3 |  Paul Alo'o | Al-Taawoun | 15 |
| 4 | Naif Hazazi | Al-Shabab | 14 |
| 5 |  Jandson | Najran | 13 |
| Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | ||
| 7 | Élton Arábia | Al-Fateh | 10 |
| Thiago Neves | Al-Hilal | ||
| Doris Fuakumputu | Al-Fateh | ||
 Hassan Taïr | Al-Raed | ||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Hajer | 6–1 (H) | [59] | ||
| Al-Taawoun | Al-Ittihad | 4–3 (H) | [60] | ||
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Taawoun | 3–4 (A) | |||
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Faisaly | 3–0 (A) | [61] | ||
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Raed | 3–1 (H) | [62] | ||
| Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 4–3 (A) | [63] | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[64] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdullah Al-Enezi | Al-Nassr | 10 |
| 2 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Ahli | 9 |
| 3 | Waleed Abdullah | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 4 | Khalid Sharahili | Al-Hilal | 7 |
| 5 | Basem Atallah | Al-Taawoun | 5 |
| Ibrahim Zaid | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 7 | Hani Al-Nahedh | Al-Ittihad | 4 |
| Mansoor Al-Najai | Al-Faisaly | ||
Mohamed Husain (Al-Nassr)| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope='row' | Round 1 | 139,173 | 7 | 19,882 |
| scope='row' | Round 2 | 34,802 | 7 | 4,972 |
| scope='row' | Round 3 | 31,136 | 7 | 4,448 |
| scope='row' | Round 4 | 86,586 | 7 | 12,369 |
| scope='row' | Round 5 | 43,471 | 7 | 6,210 |
| scope='row' | Round 6 | 29,017 | 7 | 4,151 |
| scope='row' | Round 7 | 115,246 | 7 | 16,464 |
| scope='row' | Round 8 | 27,127 | 7 | 3,875 |
| scope='row' | Round 9 | 86,696 | 7 | 12,385 |
| scope='row' | Round 10 | 78,823 | 7 | 11,260 |
| scope='row' | Round 11 | 31,342 | 7 | 4,477 |
| scope='row' | Round 12 | 63,776 | 7 | 9,111 |
| scope='row' | Round 13 | 85,384 | 7 | 12,198 |
| scope='row' | Round 14 | 23,436 | 7 | 3,348 |
| scope='row' | Round 15 | 50,236 | 7 | 7,177 |
| scope='row' | Round 16 | 122,641 | 7 | 17,520 |
| scope='row' | Round 17 | 26,215 | 7 | 3,745 |
| scope='row' | Round 18 | 71,086 | 7 | 10,155 |
| scope='row' | Round 19 | 69,109 | 7 | 9,873 |
| scope='row' | Round 20 | 52,536 | 7 | 7,505 |
| scope='row' | Round 21 | 115,986 | 7 | 16,569 |
| scope='row' | Round 22 | 23,998 | 7 | 3,428 |
| scope='row' | Round 23 | 59,097 | 7 | 8,442 |
| scope='row' | Round 24 | 47,950 | 7 | 6,850 |
| scope='row' | Round 25 | 43,619 | 7 | 6,231 |
| scope='row' | Round 26 | 105,164 | 7 | 17,527 |
| Total | 182 | 9,146 |
††
On 5 August 2014, the SAFF announced a new set of awards that included six categories.[66] The winners were announced on 14 June 2015.[67]
Omar Al Somah (Al-Ahli)
