2011–12_Saudi_Pro_League

2011–12 Saudi Pro League

2011–12 Saudi Pro League

Football league season


The 2011–12 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 9 September 2011, and ended on 18 April 2012.[4] Al-Hilal were the defending champions.[5] The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2010–11 season as well as Al-Ansar and Hajer, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2010–11 First Division. They replace Al-Hazem and Al-Wehda who were relegated to the 2011–12 First Division.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

On 14 April, Al-Shabab won their sixth League title on the final matchday after a 1–1 draw away to runners-up Al-Ahli.[6] Al-Shabab ended the season without a single defeat becoming the second team to ever do so in a 26-game league season and the third team overall.

Al-Ansar were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat against Al-Raed on 31 March.[7] Al-Qadisiyah became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–2 defeat away to Al-Nassr on 13 April.[8]

Teams

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-Ansar (returning after an absence of six years) and Hajer (returning after an absence of twelve years). They replaced Al-Hazem (ending their six-year top-flight spell) and Al-Wehda (ending their eight-year top-flight spell).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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Personnel and kits

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  • 1 On the back of the strip.

Managerial changes

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Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[46]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

League table

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Source: SLstat
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Total goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the King Cup of Champions, Al-Ahli, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the King Cup of Champions winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AHL ...
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2012. Source: SLstat.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

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Hat-tricks

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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

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Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 69[56]
    • Al-Ittihad
  • Most red cards: 6[57]
    • Al-Ahli

Attendances

By team

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Updated to games played on 18 April 2012
Source: [58][59][60]
Notes:
Teams played previous season in First Division.

Awards

Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence

After a partnership of five years, it was announced that Mobily would no longer sponsor the award.[61] The Arriyadiyah Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded for the sixth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi marketing company RPM. The awards were presented on 16 December 2012.[62]

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Al-Riyadiya Awards

The Al-Riyadiya Awards were awarded for the third time since its inception in 2010. The awards were presented on 13 May 2012.[63]


References

  1. "All Statistics :: Teams". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017.
  2. "Al Hilal - Al Ahli". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  3. "Al Qadisiyah - Al Faisaly". Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
  4. "Fixtures & Results". Archived from the original on 27 September 2017.
  5. "الفتح 1 - 6 القادسية" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  6. "الأهلي 4 - 2 التعاون" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  7. "القادسية 4 - 5 الهلال" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  8. "القادسية 0 - 8 الاتحاد" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  9. "الأهلي 5 - 1 الأنصار" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  10. "الشباب 3 - 0 الأنصار" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  11. "أكثر فريق معدل حضور جماهيري على أرضه". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. "أكثر فريق حضور جماهيري على أرضه". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  13. "أكثر مباراة في عدد الجمهور". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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