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The 2024–25 Saudi Pro League (known as the Roshn Saudi League for sponsorship reasons) is the 50th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1974, and the 17th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008.
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), [b] known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) [c] for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of association football in the Saudi league system. After the end of the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League, the first season of the Saudi Premier League was the 1976–77 season. [1]
The third and final club to be promoted was Al-Zulfi, who did so following a 3–0 aggregate win over Al-Diriyah in the promotion play-offs on 17 April 2024. [ 7 ] Neom were crowned champions for the first time after defeating Al-Jubail 3–2 in the final.
The winner will play in the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as the host club. On 27 May, Al-Ittihad secured their ninth league title, with one game to spare, following a 3–0 away win against Al-Fayha. [6] Al-Batin were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Ittihad on 23 May. [7]
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 Pro League instead of the usual three, and four teams would be promoted from the 2022–23 Saudi First Division League.
The Saudi Pro League sits at the top of the pyramid and currently three teams get promoted/relegated between the Pro League and the First Division League. There is also a Second Division League which currently features two groups of sixteen teams were clubs are promoted between this level and the First Division.
Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) (Arabic: الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم). It was founded in 1956. [2] It administers both the club competitions and the national football teams of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation founder is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud.
On 8 June 2017, the Saudi Arabia national team failed to observe a moment of silence before a World Cup qualifying match against Australia in honor of the 2017 London Bridge attack victims. [ 15 ] In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis .