2019–20 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

The 2019–20 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League is the 3rd season of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League under its current name, and 43rd season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 20 August 2019 and will conclude on 27 May 2020.[1] Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 14 July 2019.[2]

Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
Season2019–20
Dates20 August 2019 – 20 September 2020
Matches played310
Goals scored761 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerOusmane Barry
(23 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Bukayriyah 7–1 Al-Nojoom
(23 October 2019)
Al-Qadsiah 6–0 Al-Ansar
(15 January 2020)
Al-Thoqbah 7–1 Hetten
(18 February 2020)
Biggest away winAl-Taqadom 0–5 Ohod
(13 November 2019)
Highest scoringAl-Bukayriyah 7–1 Al-Nojoom
(23 October 2019)
Al-Kawkab 3–5 Al-Qadsiah
(5 February 2020)
Al-Thoqbah 7–1 Hetten
(18 February 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Ohod
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Al-Ain
Longest winless run13 matches
Al-Taqadom
Longest losing run6 matches
Al-Nojoom
Hetten
2020–21
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2020.

On 7 March 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced that all matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice.[3] On 14 March 2020, the Ministry suspended all sports competitions indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[4] On 11 June 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced the resumption of sports activities with training starting on 21 June and games starting after 4 August 2020 and played behind closed doors.[5] On 1 July 2020, the schedule for the remaining matches was released. It was announced that the league would resume on 4 August 2020 and end on 20 September 2020.[6]

Overview

Rule changes

On 9 June 2019, the SAFF announced that the numbers of foreign players were decreased from 7 players to 4 players.[7]

Teams

A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, including 13 sides from the 2018–19 season, 4 promoted teams from the Second Division and the three relegated sides from the Pro League.

The first team to be relegated to the MS League was Ohod, ending a 2-year stay in the Pro League following a 3–1 home defeat to Al-Fayha on 12 April 2019.[8] The second team to be relegated was Al-Batin, ending a 3-year stay in the Pro League following a 1–0 home defeat to an already relegated Ohod side on 11 May 2019.[9] The third and final team to be relegated was Al-Qadsiah, who were relegated on the final matchday following a 2–2 home draw with Al-Hazem. Al-Qadsiah were relegated after 4 consecutive seasons in the Pro League.[10]

The first club to be promoted was Al-Bukayriyah who were promoted following a 1–1 away draw against Al-Jandal on 16 March 2019.[11] The second club to be promoted was Hetten following a 2–0 home win against Afif on 29 March 2019.[12] The third club to be promoted was Al-Thoqbah who were promoted following a 3–1 home win against Arar on 29 March 2019.[13] The fourth and final club to be promoted was Al-Taqadom who were promoted on the final matchday following a 3–0 home win against Al-Muzahimiyyah.[14]

Hetten were promoted as the winners of the Second Division and Al-Bukayriyah were promoted as the runners-up.[15] Al-Thoqbah defeated Al-Taqadom in the third-place playoffs.

Al-Bukayriyah, Al-Taqadom, and Al-Thoqbah will play in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League for the first time in their history. Hetten will play in their 8th overall season in the MS League. This will be their first season in the MS League following their relegation in the 2014–15 season.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-AinAl-AtawilahKing Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah)10,000[16]
Al-AnsarMedinaAl-Ansar Club Stadium5,000[17]
Al-BatinHafar Al-BatinAl-Batin Club Stadium6,000[18]
Al-BukayriyahAl BukayriyahAl-Bukayriyah Club Stadium3,000[19]
Al-JabalainHa'ilPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium12,000[20]
Al-JeelAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[21]
Al-KawkabAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium5,200[22]
Al-KhaleejSaihatAl-Khaleej Club Stadium10,000[23]
Al-MujazzalAl-Majma'ahAl-Majma'ah City Stadium7,000[24]
Al-NahdaDammamPrince Fahd bin Salman Stadium 15,000[25]
Al-NojoomAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000[21]
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000[26]
Al-ShoullaAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium5,200[22]
Al-TaiHa'ilPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium12,000[20]
Al-TaqadomAl MithnabAl-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah)3,000[27]
Al-ThoqbahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000[26]
HettenSamtahKing Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)10,000[28]
JeddahJeddahReserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City1,000[29]
NajranNajranNajran Sport City Stadium18,000
OhodMedinaPrince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium24,000[30]

1: ^ Al-Jeel and Al-Nojoom also use Al-Fateh Club Stadium (7,000 seats) as a home stadium.
2: ^ Al-Nahda, Al-Qadsiah and Al-Thoqbah also use Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (35,000 seats) as a home stadium.

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team.[31]

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

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Al-Ain Soualio Ouattara Aboubacar Sylla Haythem Jouini Youssef Fouzai Yassine Lakhal
Peter Nworah
Al-Ansar Hamza Aït Ouamar Richard Baffour Baraka
Ricardinho
David Ochieng
Marouane Fakhr
Saith Sakala
Al-Batin Lassina Diaby Bader Hassan Mehdi Ressaissi Seddik Majeri
Al-Bukayriyah Martial Yao Ousmane Barry Okiemute Odah Mahmoud Ben Salah Paul Onobi
Al-Jabalain Carlão Diego Miranda Pitty António Filipe Hacène El Okbi
Zurab Tsiskaridze
Al-Jeel Francisco Pereira Morotó Houssem Tabboubi Yassine Boufalgha Douglas Caé
Al-Kawkab Emmanuel Banahene Chaker Rguiî Chiheb Jebali Youness Lachab
Sergio Moreno
Mohamed Houssem
Al-Khaleej Zakaria Haddouche Ulrich Kapolongo Latif Amadu Samuel Sarfo Victor Golas
Bessam
Al-Mujazzal Ronald Ngah Mahmoud Al-Youssef Hocine El Orfi
Hossin Lagoun
Alexander Christovão
Abuda
Cléber Prado
Jefferson Baiano
Mamadou Konaté
Chris Gadi
Al-Nahda Cheibane Traoré Alaeddine Abbès Hachem Abbès Lassaâd Jaziri
Al-Nojoom Wesley Motuca Tafsir Chérif Franco Güity Ousmane Faye Douglas da Silva Cruz
Gugu Vieira
Wesley Santos
Al-Qadsiah Jack Duncan Rhys Williams Mahdi Al-Humaidan Stanley Ohawuchi Andy Keogh
Al-Shoulla Mamadou Soro Sylla Daouda Abdulwahab Annan Isah Aliyu Amine Mhadhebi
Khaled Gharsellaoui
Al-Tai Kheireddine Boussouf Patrick Mevoungou Eddie Hernández Dudu
Pitty
Jorge Silva
Al-Taqadom Guillaume Nicaise Daho Mahmoud El Ghazaly Shehab El-Din Ahmed Lester Peltier Alain Zoe
Gaber Salem
Ousmane Diabaté
Al-Thoqbah Ichaka Diarra Amir Omrani Oussema Amdouni Moïse Zongo
Lucas Michel
Boubacar Cissokho
Tarek Kodhai
Hetten Jurica Buljat Ishmael Yartey Macauley Chrisantus Abdoulaye Ba Pingo
Houssem Tabboubi
Mossaâb Sassi
Slim Bacha
Jeddah Ibrahim Sory Helton Johann Lengoualama Modou Jobe Hassan Wasswa
Najran Carlos Henrique Carlos Coppetti Oumarou Kaina Gbolahan Salami Patrick Vieira
Boubacar Diarra
Shadi Al Hamwi
Ohod Abderaouf Natèche Hacène El Okbi Chiheb Zoghlami Houssem Eddine Sdiri
Baha' Abdel-Rahman
Muhamed Keita
Hichem Essifi

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ain 31 16 13 2 46 21 +25 61 Promotion to the Pro League
2 Al-Batin 31 17 9 5 42 22 +20 60
3 Al-Qadsiah 31 15 11 5 51 30 +21 56
4 Al-Bukayriyah 31 15 9 7 55 33 +22 54
5 Ohod 31 15 9 7 49 32 +17 54
6 Al-Nahda 31 14 9 8 46 36 +10 51
7 Jeddah 31 13 8 10 40 37 +3 47
8 Al-Thoqbah 31 12 10 9 49 34 +15 46
9 Al-Tai 31 12 7 12 33 29 +4 43
10 Al-Jabalain 31 10 12 9 41 33 +8 42
11 Al-Shoulla 31 10 12 9 36 30 +6 42
12 Najran 31 11 9 11 39 39 0 42
13 Al-Jeel 31 9 10 12 30 39 9 37
14 Al-Kawkab 31 8 10 13 26 37 11 34
15 Al-Khaleej 31 7 11 13 32 41 9 32
16 Al-Ansar 31 8 6 17 26 50 24 30
17 Hetten 31 8 5 18 36 58 22 29 Relegation to the Second Division
18 Al-Mujazzal 31 8 5 18 29 51 22 29
19 Al-Nojoom 31 5 11 15 27 52 25 26
20 Al-Taqadom 31 6 6 19 28 57 29 24
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[32]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Al-Ain6535226653321112111111111211111
Al-Batin201057848874455553322232344322222
Al-Qadsiah5111111111112221233323233445333
Al-Bukayriyah16151510637998744334697655556553444
Ohod131718131410558111169101071184444422134555
Al-Nahda491416181610446577668578866665666666
Jeddah918191920151316181612141113139101199910899987777
Al-Thoqbah143689523222334458555771088899888
Al-Tai384246323581012881074671091112121212121099
Al-Jabalain12131711101191111109967764611108877777891010
Al-Shoulla18169121112141214121311899119101011121191011101110111111
Najran811111413141510109101313111112121313151312121110111011121212
Al-Jeel24847812131214151214151616171615121413131313131313131313
Al-Kawkab12263747676810121213131414131114151414151515141414
Al-Khaleej714735911141517161716141515151212141515141515141414151515
Al-Ansar197139121317171613141617161414141517181818181818161616161616
Hetten1561015151718181718181515171718191818171616161616171819181817
Al-Mujazzal11192020161919191919191920202020202020191919192019181917171718
Al-Nojoom10121618172020202020202019181819181919202020201920191718191919
Al-Taqadom17201217191816151315171818191917161716161717171717202020202020
Leader
Promotion to the Pro League
Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source:

Results

Home \ Away AIN ANS BAT BUK JAB JEL KAW KHJ MUJ NAH NOJ QAD SHO TAI TAQ THO HET JED NAJ OHD
Al-Ain 3–0 0–0 0–2 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 6–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Al-Ansar 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–2
Al-Batin 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Al-Bukayriyah 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 7–1 3–3 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0
Al-Jabalain 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–3
Al-Jeel 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–2
Al-Kawkab 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–5 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2
Al-Khaleej 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 1–3
Al-Mujazzal 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–3
Al-Nahda 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–3 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–1 2–1
Al-Nojoom 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2
Al-Qadsiah 2–2 6–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 5–1
Al-Shoulla 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–3
Al-Tai 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–2 0–2
Al-Taqadom 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–1 0–5
Al-Thoqbah 5–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 7–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
Hetten 2–2 5–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–5 2–1 2–3
Jeddah 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 5–2 1–2 0–1
Najran 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 4–3 1–0 3–2 0–1
Ohod 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season progress

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Al-AinWDWDWDLDWWDWWDLDWWWWWDDDWDWWDDW
Al-AnsarLWLWLDLLDWDLLWWDLLLLLDLLLWWWLDL
Al-BatinLWWDDWLDWDWWWLDWWWWDLWDDWWWLWDW
Al-BukayriyahLDDWWWLLDWDWWDWDLLLWWDWWDWWWDWL
Al-JabalainDDLWDDWLDWDDWDLWWLLWWLWDWDDLLLD
Al-JeelWDDWLDLDDLDWLLWLLWDWLWLWLDDWDLL
Al-KawkabWWDLWLWLWLDDLDWDLLLDWLLDDLLLWDD
Al-KhaleejDDWWDLLLLDDLDWDLWWDLLWDLLWLDLDL
Al-MujazzalDLLLWLLWLLDLLLLLDWDWLLWLLWLDWWL
Al-NahdaWLLLWDWWWLDDDWLLWDDWWDWWWLWWDLD
Al-NojoomDDLLDLLDLLWDDWLLWLLLLLDWLWDLDDD
Al-QadsiahWWDWLWWWWDDDDDWWLLDWWDWLWDDDWWL
Al-ShoullaLDWDDLDWLDDWWDDDWDDLLWWLLWLWLWD
Al-TaiWLWWLDWWLLLLDWLDWWWLLDLDLLDWWWD
Al-TaqadomLLWLLDWDWLLLLLWWWLLLLDLDLLLLLDD
Al-ThoqbahDWDDDWWLWWDLWLLDLWWDDLLWWLDDWLW
HettenLWLLDLLWDDDWLLLLLWWLWDLLLLLLWLW
JeddahDLDLLWWLLWWDWDDWDLWWDLWLWLWWDLW
NajranDDDLWDDWDWLLDWWDLLLLWWLWWLWLLDW
OhodDLDWDWWDLDDWLDWWLWWDWWWWWWLLLWD
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

As of 17 August 2020
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