| Competition: | Pro League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 11 August 2023 – 27 May 2024 |
| Winners: | Al-Hilal (19th title) |
| Relegated: | Abha Al-Tai Al-Hazem |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Al-Ahli |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Champions League Two |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Taawoun |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 909 |
| League Topscorer: | Cristiano Ronaldo (35 goals) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Yassine Bounou |
| Biggest Home Win: | (21 December 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (25 November 2023) |
| Highest Scoring: | (25 November 2023) |
| Longest Wins: | Al-Hilal (24 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Al-Hilal (34 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Al-Hazem (12 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Al-Fayha Al-Riyadh (5 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 59,600[1] Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Fayha (19 August 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 117[2] Al-Hazem 2–1 Abha (27 May 2024) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 27 May 2024 |
| Manager Of The Season: | Jorge Jesus |
The 2023–24 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 15 July 2023.[3]
Al-Ittihad were the defending champions after winning their 9th title last season.[4] Al-Ahli, Al-Hazem, Al-Okhdood, and Al-Riyadh join as the four promoted clubs.[5] They replaced Al-Adalah and Al-Batin who were relegated to the 2023–24 Yelo League. The league now has 18 teams for the first time as opposed to the 16 teams of prior seasons.[6]
On 11 May, Al-Hilal secured their record-extending nineteenth league title, with three games to spare, following a 4–1 away win against Al-Hazem.[7] Coincidentally, Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following that 4–1 home defeat.[8] In the final matchday, both Abha and Al-Tai were relegated following defeats to Al-Hazem and Al-Okhdood respectively.[9]
On 14 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams would increase to 18 starting from the 2023–24 season. Therefore, only two teams would be relegated from the 2022–23 Saudi Professional League instead of the usual three, and four teams would be promoted from the 2022–23 Saudi First Division League.[10]
In June 2023, the Public Investment Fund acquired a 75% stake in Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.[11]
This season had the highest attendance in the SPL history with 2,496,510 fans attending the matches.
18 teams will compete in the league – the top 14 teams from the previous season and the 4 teams promoted from the FD League.
On 5 May 2023, Al-Ahli became the first team to be promoted following Al-Faisaly's 2–2 draw with Najran.[12] They were crowned champions following a 1–0 win against Al-Qadsiah on 23 May 2023.[13] Al-Ahli will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence and will play in their 47th season in the top flight.
The second club to be promoted was Al-Okhdood who were promoted after Al-Faisaly's 2–2 draw with Jeddah on 15 May 2023.[14] Al-Okhdood will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in history. Al-Okhdood became the 37th side to participate in the Saudi Pro League since its inception.
The third club to be promoted was Al-Riyadh who were promoted following a 1–0 home win against Al-Orobah on 16 May 2023.[15] Al-Riyadh return to the top flight for the first time since getting relegated in the 2004–05 season. Al-Riyadh will play in their 24th season in the top flight.
The fourth and final club to be promoted was Al-Hazem who were promoted following a 3–2 win against Al-Sahel on 17 May 2023.[16] Al-Hazem will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence and will play in their 10th season in the top flight.
Al-Batin were the first club to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Ittihad on 23 May 2023.[17] Al-Batin were relegated after three years in the top flight.
Al-Adalah were the second and final club to be relegated following a 2–0 home defeat to Al-Ettifaq on the final matchday.[18] Al-Adalah were relegated after just one year in the top flight.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | [19] |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium | [20] |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Fateh Club Stadium | [21] | |
| Al-Fayha | Al Majma'ah | Al Majma'ah Sports City | |
| Al-Hazem | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | [22] |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | Kingdom Arena | |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Al-Awwal Park | |
| Al-Okhdood | Najran | Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sports City | [23] |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | [24] |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | Al-Shabab Club Stadium | |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Al-Taawoun Club Stadium | |
| Al-Tai | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | [25] |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | |
| Damac | Khamis Mushait | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Damac Club Stadium | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vítor Pereira | ||||
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ettifaq |  Antonio Cazorla (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 1 June 2023 | Pre-season | Steven Gerrard | 3 July 2023[26] |
| Al-Hilal |  Emiliano Díaz (caretaker) | Jorge Jesus | 1 July 2023[27] | |||
| Al-Nassr | Dinko Jeličić (caretaker) | Luís Castro | 6 July 2023[28] | |||
| Al-Tai | José Pedro Barreto (caretaker) | Krešimir Režić | 1 June 2023[29] | |||
| Abha | Roel Coumans | End of contract |  Czesław Michniewicz | 12 June 2023[30] | ||
| Al-Ahli | Pitso Mosimane | Matthias Jaissle | 28 July 2023[31] | |||
| Al-Fateh | Georgios Donis | Slaven Bilić | 8 July 2023[32] | |||
| Al-Raed | Marius Șumudică | Igor Jovićević | 9 July 2023[33] | |||
| Al-Riyadh | Damir Burić |  Yannick Ferrera | 6 June 2023[34] | |||
| Al-Shabab | Vicente Moreno | Marcel Keizer | 27 July 2023[35] | |||
| Al-Wehda |  José Luis Sierra | Georgios Donis | 11 July 2023[36] | |||
| Al-Shabab | Marcel Keizer | Mutual consent | 6 September 2023[37] | 17th | Juan Brown (caretaker) | 6 September 2023 |
| Al-Riyadh | Yannick Ferrera | Sacked | 20 September 2023[38] | 16th | Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) | 20 September 2023 |
| Al-Tai | Krešimir Režić | 25 September 2023[39] | 12th | Laurențiu Reghecampf | 25 September 2023 | |
| Abha | Czesław Michniewicz | 1 October 2023[40] | 16th | George Timis (caretaker) | 1 October 2023 | |
| Al-Riyadh | Bandar Al-Kubaishan (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 8 October 2023 | 13th |  Odair Hellmann | 8 October 2023[41] |
| Abha | George Timis (caretaker) | 9 October 2023 | 15th |  Yousef Al Mannai | 9 October 2023[42] | |
| Al-Shabab | Juan Brown (caretaker) | 18 October 2023 | 12th | Igor Bišćan | 18 October 2023[43] | |
| Al-Hazem | Filipe Gouveia | Mutual consent | 20 October 2023[44] | 18th | José Daniel Carreño | 20 October 2023[45] |
| Al-Ittihad | Nuno Espírito Santo | Sacked | 8 November 2023[46] | 6th | Hassan Khalifa (caretaker) | 8 November 2023 |
| Al-Okhdood | Jorge Mendonca | 10 November 2023 | 16th |  Martin Ševela | 10 November 2023[47] | |
| Al-Ittihad | Hassan Khalifa (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 18 November 2023 | 5th | Marcelo Gallardo | 18 November 2023[48] |
| Abha | Yousef Al Mannai | Sacked | 17 December 2023[49] | 16th | George Timis (caretaker) | 17 December 2023 |
| Al-Shabab | Igor Bišćan | 27 December 2023[50] | 13th | Vítor Pereira | 5 February 2024[51] | |
| Abha | George Timis (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 26 January 2024 | 17th | Pitso Mosimane | 26 January 2024[52] |
| Al-Tai | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Sacked | 4 April 2024[53] | 16th | Cristinel Țermure (caretaker) | 4 April 2024 |
| Cristinel Țermure (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 15 April 2024 | 17th | Leonardo Ramos | 15 April 2024[54] | |
| Al-Okhdood | Martin Ševela | Mutual consent | 17 April 2024[55] | 16th | Noureddine Zekri | 17 April 2024[56] |
| Al-Hazem | José Daniel Carreño | 19 April 2024[57] | 18th | Saleh Al-Mohammadi | 19 April 2024[58] | |
Clubs can register a total of eight foreign players over the course of the season. Before the summer transfer window closed, there is no foreigners limit. The definitive list of the eight foreign players will be available at the end of the summer transfer window.[10]
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[59] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | 35 |
| 2 |  Aleksandar Mitrović | Al-Hilal | 28 |
| 3 |  Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Ittihad | 19 |
| Fashion Sakala | Al-Fayha | ||
| 5 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh/Al-Ahli | 17 |
| 6 | Talisca | Al-Nassr | 16 |
| 7 | Malcom | Al-Hilal | 15 |
 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou | Damac | ||
 Odion Ighalo | Al-Wehda | ||
| 10 |  Bernard Mensah | Al-Tai | 14 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | ||
| 12 |  Sadio Mané | Al-Nassr | 13 |
| 13 |  Moussa Dembélé | Al-Ettifaq | 12 |
| Karim El Berkaoui | Al-Raed | ||
| 15 | Riyad Mahrez | Al-Ahli | 11 |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | Abha/Al-Ettifaq | ||
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | Al-Hilal | ||
| João Pedro | Al-Taawoun | ||
| 19 | Cristian Tello | Al-Fateh | 10 |
 Franck Kessié | Al-Ahli | ||
| Henry Onyekuru | Al-Fayha | ||
| 22 | Karim Benzema | Al-Ittihad | 9 |
| Grzegorz Krychowiak | Abha | ||
| Otávio | Al-Nassr | ||
| 25 | Saleh Al Abbas | Al-Riyadh | 8 |
| Mourad Batna | Al-Fateh | ||
| Mohamed Fouzair | Al-Raed | ||
| Tozé | Al-Hazem | ||
| Roberto Firmino | Al-Ahli | ||
 Djaniny | Al-Fateh | ||
| 29 | Fábio Martins | Al-Khaleej | 7 |
| Khaled Narey | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Júlio Tavares | Al-Raed | ||
| Yannick Carrasco | Al-Shabab | ||
 Lucas Zelarayán | Al-Fateh--> | ||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–1 (H) | [60] | ||||
| 3–1 (A) | [61] | ||||
| 5–0 (A) | [62] | ||||
| 4–3 (A) | [63] | ||||
| 4–2 (H) | [64] | ||||
| 3–4 (A) | [65] | ||||
| 5–1 (H) | [66] | ||||
| 4–2 (H) | [67] | ||||
| 9–0 (A) | [68] | ||||
| 3–1 (H) | [69] | ||||
| 4–2 (H) | [70] | ||||
| 7–0 (H) | [71] | ||||
| 4–4 (H) | [72] | ||||
| 5–1 (H) | [73] | ||||
| 8–0 (A) | [74] | ||||
| 6–0 (H) | [75] | ||||
| 5–0 (A) | [76] | ||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[77] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riyad Mahrez | Al-Ahli | 13 |
| 2 | Rúben Neves | Al-Hilal | 12 |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | 11 |
| 4 | Álvaro Medrán | Al-Taawoun/Al-Ettifaq | 10 |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | Al-Hilal | ||
| 6 | Allan Saint-Maximin | Al-Ahli | 9 |
| Lucas Zelarayán | Al-Fateh | ||
| 8 | Mourad Batna | Al-Fateh | 8 |
| Fayçal Fajr | Al-Wehda | ||
| Sadio Mané | Al-Nassr | ||
| Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh/Al-Ahli | ||
| Marcelo Brozović | Al-Nassr | ||
| 11 | Igor Coronado | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
| Sultan Al-Ghannam | Al-Nassr | ||
| Karim Benzema | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Nicolae Stanciu | Damac | ||
| Abdelhamid Sabiri | Al-Fayha | ||
| 17 | Yannick Carrasco | Al-Shabab | 6 |
| Michael | Al-Hilal | ||
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb | Al-Nassr | ||
| Khaled Al-Subaie | Al-Raed | ||
| Tozé | Al-Hazem | ||
| Fashion Sakala | Al-Fayha | ||
| 23 | Abdulaziz Noor | Al-Wehda | 5 |
| Malcom | Al-Hilal | ||
| Otávio | Al-Nassr | ||
| Mateus Castro | Al-Taawoun | ||
| Aleksandar Mitrović | Al-Hilal | ||
| Ghislain Konan | Al-Fayha | ||
| Júlio Tavares | Al-Raed | ||
| N'Golo Kanté | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Fábio Martins | Al-Khaleej | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | Al-Ettifaq--> | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[78] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou | Al-Hilal | 15 |
| Édouard Mendy | Al-Ahli | ||
| 3 | Mailson | Al-Taawoun | 13 |
| 4 | Paulo Victor | Al-Ettifaq | 12 |
| 5 | André Moreira | Al-Raed | 8 |
| Al-Khaleej | |||
| 7 | Marcelo Grohe | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
| Paulo Vítor | Al-Okhdood | ||
| 9 | Vladimir Stojković | Al-Fayha | 6 |
| Al-Shabab | |||
| Aymen Dahmen | Al-Hazem | ||
| Al-Riyadh | |||
| 12 | 5 | ||
| Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Fateh/Al-Shabab | ||
 David Ospina | Al-Nassr | ||
| 15 |  Ciprian Tătărușanu | Abha | 4 |
| Damac | |||
| 17 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Al-Nassr | 3 |
| Damac/Al-Ittihad | |||
| Al-Shabab | |||
| Victor Braga | Al-Tai | ||
| Munir Mohamedi | Al-Wehda | ||
| 22 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| Moataz Al-Baqaawi | Al-Tai--> | ||
Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli) Iago Santos (Al-Shabab) Éver Banega (Al-Shabab) Roger Ibañez (Al-Ahli)
Demarai Gray (Al-Ettifaq)| Round | Total | Avg. Per Game | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope='row' | Round 1 | 61,067 | 9 | 6,785 |
| scope='row' | Round 2 | 122,911 | 9 | 13,657 |
| scope='row' | Round 3 | 78,796 | 9 | 8,755 |
| scope='row' | Round 4 | 75,322 | 9 | 8,369 |
| scope='row' | Round 5 | 57,658 | 9 | 6,406 |
| scope='row' | Round 6 | 63,959 | 9 | 7,107 |
| scope='row' | Round 7 | 67,028 | 9 | 7,448 |
| scope='row' | Round 8 | 57,346 | 9 | 6,372 |
| scope='row' | Round 9 | 102,603 | 9 | 11,400 |
| scope='row' | Round 10 | 75,632 | 9 | 8,404 |
| scope='row' | Round 11 | 80,161 | 9 | 8,907 |
| scope='row' | Round 12 | 78,458 | 9 | 8,718 |
| scope='row' | Round 13 | 77,550 | 9 | 8,617 |
| scope='row' | Round 14 | 77,158 | 9 | 8,573 |
| scope='row' | Round 15 | 90,054 | 9 | 10,006 |
| scope='row' | Round 16 | 68,132 | 9 | 7,570 |
| scope='row' | Round 17 | 53,391 | 9 | 5,932 |
| scope='row' | Round 18 | 56,237 | 9 | 6,249 |
| scope='row' | Round 19 | 70,048 | 9 | 7,783 |
| scope='row' | Round 20 | 56,986 | 9 | 6,332 |
| scope='row' | Round 21 | 83,096 | 9 | 9,233 |
| scope='row' | Round 22 | 94,146 | 9 | 10,461 |
| scope='row' | Round 23 | 72,055 | 9 | 8,006 |
| scope='row' | Round 24 | 103,232 | 9 | 11,470 |
| scope='row' | Round 25 | 51,579 | 9 | 5,731 |
| scope='row' | Round 26 | 102,719 | 9 | 11,413 |
| scope='row' | Round 27 | 63,781 | 9 | 7,087 |
| scope='row' | Round 28 | 77,741 | 9 | 8,638 |
| scope='row' | Round 29 | 63,747 | 9 | 7,083 |
| scope='row' | Round 30 | 75,064 | 9 | 8,340 |
| scope='row' | Round 31 | 53,837 | 9 | 5,982 |
| scope='row' | Round 32 | 71,640 | 9 | 7,960 |
| scope='row' | Round 33 | 57,436 | 9 | 6,382 |
| scope='row' | Round 34 | 55,940 | 9 | 6,216 |
| Total | 2,496,510 | 306 | 8,159 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Rising Star of the Month | Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Nuno Espírito Santo | Al-Ittihad | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | Marcelo Grohe | Al-Ittihad | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | Al-Taawoun | [81] |
| September | Luís Castro | Al-Nassr | Muath Faqeehi | [82] | |||||
| October | Jorge Jesus | Al-Hilal | Sergej Milinković-Savić | Al-Hilal | Yassine Bounou | Al-Hilal | Abbas Al-Hassan | Al-Fateh | [83] |
| November | Bernard Mensah | Al-Tai | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | [84] | ||||
| December | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | Édouard Mendy | Al-Ahli | Abdulelah Hawsawi | Al-Khaleej | [85] | ||
| February | Talisca | Al-Nassr | Yassine Bounou | Al-Hilal | Mohammed Al-Absi | Al-Shabab | [86] | ||
| March | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | Mailson | Al-Taawoun | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | [87] | ||
| April | Vítor Pereira | Al-Shabab | Yannick Carrasco | Al-Shabab | David Ospina | Al-Nassr | Musab Al-Juwayr | Al-Shabab | [88] |
| May | Jorge Jesus | Al-Hilal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | Mailson | Al-Taawoun | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | Al-Taawoun | [89] |
Bassam Hamoud
