2010–11 Saudi Pro League
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The 2010–11 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 35th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 20 May 2011.[4] Al-Hilal were the defending champions.[5] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2009–10 season as well as Al-Faisaly and Al-Taawoun, who joined as the promoted clubs from the Saudi First Division. No teams were relegated the previous season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.[6]
Season | 2010–2011 |
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Dates | 14 August 2010 – 20 May 2011 |
Champions | Al-Hilal (13th title) |
Relegated | Al-Wehda Al-Hazem |
Champions League | Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad Al-Ettifaq |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 534 (2.93 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nasser Al-Shamrani (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem (24 February 2011) |
Biggest away win | Najran 1–5 Al-Wehda (22 April 2011) |
Highest scoring | Al-Wehda 8–1 Al-Hazem (24 February 2011) |
Longest winning run | 7 games[1] Al-Ittihad |
Longest unbeaten run | 26 games[1] Al-Hilal |
Longest winless run | 14 games[1] Al-Hazem |
Longest losing run | 14 games[1] Al-Hazem |
Highest attendance | 21,174[2] Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al-Hilal (1 April 2011) |
Lowest attendance | 6[3] (spectator ban) Al-Hazem 1–4 Al-Ettifaq (21 April 2011) |
Average attendance | 4,204 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
On 29 April, defending champions Al-Hilal won their thirteenth League title with two games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Al-Raed.[7] Al-Hilal ended the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in a 26-game league season and the second team overall (the first was Al-Ettifaq in 1983, during an 18-game league season).
Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 2–0 away defeat to Al-Taawoun.[8] Al-Wehda became the second and final team to be relegated following the decision to dock 3 points from them.[9]