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The 2012–13 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 2 August 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013.[6] Al-Shabab were the defending champions.[7] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2011–12 season as well as Al-Shoulla and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2011–12 First Division. They replace Al-Ansar and Al-Qadisiyah who were relegated to the 2012–13 First Division.
Season | 2012–2013 |
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Dates | 2 August 2012 – 27 April 2013 |
Champions | Al-Fateh (1st title) |
Relegated | Hajer Al-Wehda |
AFC Champions League | Al-Fateh Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal Al-Shabab |
GCC Champions League | Al-Raed Al-Shoulla |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 531 (2.92 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sebastián Tagliabué (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Raed (28 September 2012) |
Biggest away win | Najran 0–6 Al-Hilal (23 August 2012) |
Highest scoring | Al-Wehda 2–5 Al-Shabab (28 August 2012) Al-Faisaly 4–3 Al-Wehda (19 October 2012) Al-Faisaly 6–1 Najran (18 April 2013) |
Longest winning run | 10 games[1] Al-Hilal |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games[2] Al-Fateh |
Longest winless run | 19 games[3] Al-Wehda |
Longest losing run | 11 games[4] Al-Wehda |
Highest attendance | 28,188[5] Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad (14 February 2013) |
Lowest attendance | 60[5] Al-Shoulla 1–1 Al-Faisaly (30 January 2013) |
Average attendance | 3,544 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
On 14 April, Al-Fateh won their first League title, with 2 games to spare, following a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli.[8] Al-Fateh became the seventh club to win the Pro League. This is considered by many to be one of the greatest shocks in Saudi football history, especially considering that Al-Fateh were promoted to the Pro League for the first time only four years earlier.[9]
Al-Wehda were the first team to be relegated following a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Faisaly on 29 March.[10] Hajer became the second and final team to be relegated following a 2–1 defeat away to Al-Shabab on the final matchday.[11]
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 Al-Shoulla (returning after an absence of eight seasons) and Al-Wehda (returning after a season's absence). They replaced Al-Qadisiyah (ending their three-year top-flight spell) and Al-Ansar (who were relegated after one season in the top flight).
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Al-Ahli | Aleksandar Ilić | Taisir Al-Jassim | Umbro | STC, Toyota1, ExxonMobil2 |
Al-Ettifaq | Maciej Skorża | Saleh Bashir | Puma | Toyota1 |
Al-Faisaly | Marc Brys | Omar Abdulaziz | Joma | ALDREES, Roco2 |
Al-Fateh | Fathi Al-Jabal | Hamdan Al-Hamdan | Lotto | Kia Motors, Fuchsia1 |
Al-Hilal | Zlatko Dalić | Salman Al-Faraj | Adidas | Mobily |
Al-Ittihad | Beñat San José | Mohammed Noor | SportONE | STC, Toyota1, ExxonMobil2 |
Al-Nassr | José Daniel Carreño | Hussein Abdulghani | NFC | STC, Toyota1, ExxonMobil2 |
Al-Raed | Vlatko Kostov | Issam Erraki | Hattrick | Al-Remeikhany, Al Qassim National Hospital1 |
Al-Shabab | Michel Preud'homme | Ahmed Otaif | Adidas | STC, Toyota1, ExxonMobil2 |
Al-Shoulla | Ahmad Al-Ajlani | Burj Maodah | Hattrick | Anfal Dalton |
Al-Taawoun | Taoufik Rouabah | Ahmed Al-Harbi | Hattrick | |
Al-Wehda | Khalil Obaid | Sulaiman Amido | Hattrick | |
Hajer | Tarek Yehia | Mansoor Al-Najai | Uhlsport | |
Najran | Gjoko Hadžievski | Saheb Al-Abdullah | Adidas | |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Al-Ettifaq | Branko Ivanković | Sacked | 29 April 2012[22] | Pre-season | Sameer Hilal (caretaker) | 29 April 2012[22] |
Al-Faisaly | Zlatko Dalić | End of contract | 30 April 2012 | Marc Brys | 2 June 2012[23] | |
Al-Taawoun | Khalid Kamal (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 30 April 2012 | Gjoko Hadžievski | 6 May 2012[24] | |
Al-Ettifaq | Sameer Hilal (caretaker) | 1 May 2012 | Ammar Souayah | 1 May 2012[25] | ||
Najran | Gjoko Hadžievski | Signed by Al-Taawoun | 6 May 2012 | Miodrag Ješić | 31 May 2012[26] | |
Al-Hilal | Ivan Hašek | Sacked | 11 May 2012 | Antoine Kombouaré | 28 June 2012[27] | |
Al-Ettifaq | Ammar Souayah | End of contract | 30 May 2012 | Alain Geiger | 7 June 2012[28] | |
Al-Wehda | Bashir Abdel Samad | Resigned | 30 August 2012[29] | 14th | Badr Hawsawi (caretaker) | 30 August 2012 |
Al-Nassr | Francisco Maturana | Sacked | 2 September 2012[30] | 6th | Alejandro Dutra (caretaker) | 2 September 2012[30] |
Al-Nassr | Alejandro Dutra (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 15 September 2012 | 6th | José Daniel Carreño | 15 September 2012[31] |
Al-Wehda | Badr Hawsawi (caretaker) | 18 September 2012 | 14th | Wajdi Essid | 18 September 2012[32] | |
Al-Ettifaq | Alain Geiger | Sacked | 19 September 2012 | 10th | Maciej Skorża | 19 September 2012[33] |
Hajer | Ednaldo Patricio | 29 September 2012 | 11th | Luiz Neto (caretaker) | 29 September 2012[34] | |
Hajer | Luiz Neto (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 4 October 2012 | 12th | Tarek Yehia | 4 October 2012[35] |
Al-Shoulla | Mohamed Salah | Sacked | 31 December 2012[36] | 13th | Ahmad Al-Ajlani | 1 January 2013[37] |
Najran | Miodrag Ješić | 2 January 2013 | 8th | Khemais Labidi | 6 January 2013[38] | |
Al-Wehda | Wajdi Essid | 27 January 2013 | 14th | Khalil Obaid | 27 January 2013[39] | |
Al-Hilal | Antoine Kombouaré | 31 January 2013 | 2nd | Zlatko Dalić | 31 January 2013[40] | |
Al-Raed | Ammar Souayah | Resigned | 1 February 2013[41] | 9th | Vlatko Kostov | 2 February 2013[42] |
Al-Taawoun | Gjoko Hadžievski | Sacked | 21 February 2013[43] | 11th | Taoufik Rouabah | 25 February 2013[44] |
Al-Ittihad | Raúl Caneda | 23 February 2013[45] | 7th | Beñat San José | 23 February 2013[45] | |
Al-Ahli | Karel Jarolím | 28 February 2013[46] | 5th | Aleksandar Ilić | 28 February 2013[46] | |
Najran | Khemais Labidi | 1 March 2013 | 9th | Alhassan Al-Yami (caretaker) | 1 March 2013[47] | |
Najran | Alhassan Al-Yami (caretaker) | End of caretaker period | 6 March 2013 | 8th | Gjoko Hadžievski | 6 March 2013[48] |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[49]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Fateh (C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 64 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Al-Hilal | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 56 | |
3 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 56 | |
4 | Al-Nassr | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 50 | |
5 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 44 | |
6 | Al-Ettifaq | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 35 | |
7 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
8 | Al-Raed | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 32 | Qualification for the GCC Champions League |
9 | Al-Shoulla | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
10 | Najran | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 25 | |
11 | Al-Faisaly | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 24 | |
12 | Al-Taawoun | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 19 | |
13 | Hajer (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 16 | Relegation to the First Division |
14 | Al-Wehda (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 12 |
Home \ Away | AHL | ETT | FSY | FAT | HIL | ITT | NSR | RAE | SHB | SHO | TWN | WHD | HJR | NAJ |
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Al-Ahli | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | |
Al-Ettifaq | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
Al-Faisaly | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
Al-Fateh | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
Al-Hilal | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
Al-Nassr | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Al-Raed | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
Al-Shabab | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Al-Shoulla | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
Al-Taawoun | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Al-Wehda | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Hajer | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Najran | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[50] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Shabab | 19 |
2 | Wesley | Al-Hilal | 17 |
Doris Fuakumputu | Al-Fateh | ||
4 | Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | 13 |
5 | Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | 12 |
Hassan Taïr | Al-Shoulla | ||
7 | Élton Arábia | Al-Fateh | 11 |
8 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Nassr | 10 |
Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Shabab | ||
Hamza Al-Dardour | Najran | ||
Yoo Byung-soo | Al-Hilal | ||
Yves Diba Ilunga | Al-Raed |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Shabab | Al-Faisaly | 3–1 (A) | 7 August 2012 | [51] |
Wesley | Al-Hilal | Najran | 6–0 (A) | 23 August 2012 | [52] |
Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | Al-Raed | 6–0 (H) | 28 September 2012 | [53] |
Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | Al-Shoulla | 3–1 (A) | 4 December 2012 | [54] |
Zamil Al-Sulim | Al-Ettifaq | Hajer | 3–2 (A) | 8 March 2013 | [55] |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[56] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Khaled Naseer | Al-Shoulla | 7 |
Abdullah Al-Enezi | Al-Nassr | ||
3 | Abdullah Al-Owaishir | Al-Fateh | 6 |
Abdullah Al-Sudairy | Al-Hilal | ||
5 | Mabrouk Zaid | Al-Ittihad | 5 |
6 | Fayz Al-Sabiay | Al-Ettifaq | 4 |
Mohammad Sharifi | Al-Fateh | ||
Fahad Al-Thunayan | Al-Taawoun | ||
Mustafa Malayekah | Hajer |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Ittihad | 115,892 | 25,026 | 1,077 | 8,915 | +26.9% |
2 | Al-Ahli | 95,402 | 28,188 | 1,884 | 7,339 | −33.5% |
3 | Al-Fateh | 79,947 | 21,037 | 856 | 6,150 | +330.1% |
4 | Al-Hilal | 76,800 | 18,437 | 1,349 | 5,908 | −20.9% |
5 | Al-Nassr | 51,604 | 14,162 | 657 | 3,970 | −4.0% |
6 | Al-Raed | 47,496 | 10,311 | 508 | 3,654 | −48.9% |
7 | Al-Taawoun | 37,285 | 8,285 | 408 | 2,868 | −58.9% |
8 | Al-Ettifaq | 35,221 | 9,740 | 111 | 2,709 | −33.1% |
9 | Al-Shabab | 33,187 | 8,635 | 353 | 2,553 | −5.8% |
10 | Hajer | 20,044 | 5,386 | 117 | 1,542 | +11.8% |
11 | Al-Wehda | 15,279 | 3,914 | 120 | 1,175 | n/a † |
12 | Najran | 14,040 | 3,500 | 107 | 1,080 | +25.7% |
13 | Al-Faisaly | 13,867 | 2,167 | 215 | 1,067 | −11.4% |
14 | Al-Shoulla | 8,858 | 3,455 | 60 | 681 | n/a † |
League total | 644,922 | 28,188 | 60 | 3,544 | −19.0% |
Updated to games played on 27 April 2013
Source: [5][60][61]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in First Division.
On 7 February 2014, it was announced that both Al-Riyadiya Awards and Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence would be merged and known as the Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence.[62] The Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded for the seventh time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi sports network Al-Riyadiya. The awards were presented on 16 February 2014.[63]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Élton Arábia Hamdan Al-Hamdan Ahmed Otaif |
Al-Fateh Al-Fateh Al-Shabab |
Young Player of the Season | Fahad Al-Muwallad Mustafa Bassas Ayman Ftayni |
Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli Al-Nassr |
Golden Boot | Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Shabab |
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