2013–14 Saudi Professional League


The 2013–14 Saudi Professional League was the 39th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1975.
Al Fateh were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2012–13 season. The season was featured 12 teams from the 2012–13 League and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 First Division: Al-Oruba and Al-Nahda who replace relegated Hajer and Al-Wahda.
On 28 March 2014, Al-Nassr won the title after a 1–1 away game with Al-Shabab. It was their first league title since 1995 and their seventh league title overall.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-AhliJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium23,000
Al-ShoalahAl KharjAl-Shoalah Club Stadium8,000
Al-FatehAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium27,550
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium67,000
Al-EttifaqDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium26,000
Al-IttihadJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium23,000
Al NassrRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium67,000
Al RaedBuraydahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium25,000
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium67,000
Al-Oruba FCSakakahAl-Oruba Club Stadium5,000
Najran SCNajranAl Akhdoud Club Stadium2,800
Al-FaisalyHarmahPrince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium7,000
Al TaawonBuraydahKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium25,000
Al-NahdaDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium26,000

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2013-14 campaign.

Pre-season

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced by
Al-Nahda Ilie BalaciSacked Ayman Makhlouf
Al-Shabab Michel Preud'hommeResigned Emilio Ferrera
Al-Ettifaq Theo BuckerSacked Eusebiu Tudor
Al-Shoalah Ahmad Al-AjlaniSacked José Maqueda
Al-Ittihad Beñat San JoséSacked Amro Anwar
Al-Nahda Ayman MakhloufCaretaker role over Jalal Qaderi
Ettifaq Goran TufegdžićSacked Ioan Andone
Al-Raed Noureddine ZekriSacked-

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per SPL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.
ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Asian PlayerNon-Visa ForeignFormer Players
Al-Ahli Eric de Oliveira Mossoró Luís Leal Suk Hyun-Jun Majed Al Khaibari Younis Mahmoud
Al-Faisaly Reinaldo Marcelo Nicácio Khalil Bani Attiah Yaseen Al-BakhitNoneNone
Al-Fateh Élton Doris Salumo Ammar Jemal Mohamad HaidarNoneNone
Al-Hilal Thiago Neves Digao Segundo Castillo Kwak Tae-HwiNone Adil Hermach
Al Nassr Mourad Delhoum Élton Brandão Amad Al Hosni Mohamed HusainNone Rafael Bastos
Everton
Al-Nahda Saddick Adams Habib Meïté Amine AbbesNoneNone Adama Traoré
Ismaeel Abdulatif
Al-Orobah Jean Bapidi Fils Charles Edoa Ibrahim Salah Abdallah DeebNone Eliassou Issiaka
Al-Raed Bruno Moreno Alexis Mondomo Issoumaila Dao Hussain Al-HadhriNone Lawrence Doe
Al-Taawon Vinícius Reche Paul Alo'o David Ochieng Shadi Abu Hash'hashNoneNone
Al Shabab Rafinha Fernando Menegazzo Macnelly Torres Imad KhaliliNoneNone
Al-Shoalah Lassana Fané Mamoudou Kondo Hassan Taïr Mohammad MustafaNoneNone
Ettifaq Danny Morais Nicolae Grigore Papa Waigo Murilo de AlmeidaNone Ahmed Kano
Ittihad Leandro Bonfim Kiril Ognjevski Juan RodríguezNoneNone Jóbson
Najran Farid Cheklam Jandson Matheus Gotler Mossab Al-LahamNone Waheed Oseni

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Last updated: 17 May 2015

Top Assistants

Last Update: 17 May 2015

Average home attendances

Clubs season-progress

Prize money