Английская Википедия:2008–09 Saudi Pro League
Шаблон:Infobox football league season
The 2008–09 Saudi Professional League was the 33rd season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won their 11th title in the previous season. The campaign began on 13 September 2008 and ended on 12 April 2009. A total of 12 teams contested the league, 10 of which already contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were promoted from the First Division.
On 12 April 2009, in the final round of the season, Al-Ittihad won the title after a 2–1 victory over Al-Hilal.[1] It was their eighth league title overall. Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab all secured a berth for the 2010 AFC Champions League, while Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq qualified for the 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Al-Watani and Abha were relegated to the First Division.[2]
Changes
Professional League rebrand
On 26 May 2008, the Saudi FF announced that league would be rebranded and would be known as the Saudi Professional League. The changes were based on the criteria introduced by AFC President Mohammed bin Hammam to improve the football standards in Asia.[3] The changes also included a website dedicated to recording statistics of the league for the first time. It was also announced that the website would be run by the Saudi Professional League rather than the Saudi FF.[4]
Qualification and Prize money
The League champions, runners-up and third place as well as the winner of the King Cup of Champions qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.
The top eight teams qualified for King Cup of Champions.
Prize money:
- First place: 2.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Second place: 1.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Third place: 1 million Saudi Riyals
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Al-Raed (returning to the top flight after an absence of five years) and Abha (returning to the top flight after an absence of two years). They replaced Al-Tai (after seven consecutive years in the top-flight) and Al-Qadisiyah (after six consecutive years in the top-flight).
Stadiums and locations
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Personnel
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The number of foreign players was limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper. For the January transfer window, the SAFF added an additional slot for a player from one of the AFC countries.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
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|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) Points; 2) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for international competitions); 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
|res_col_header=QR |col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage |col_GCCC=blue1 |text_GCCC=Qualification for the Gulf Club Champions Cup |col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification to relegation play-offs |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the First Division
|note_res_CLGS=Al-Shabab qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2009 King Cup of Champions winners.
}}
Fixtures and results
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|name_WHD=Al-Wehda |match_WHD_ABH=4–1 |match_WHD_AHL=0–2 |match_WHD_ETT=1–0 |match_WHD_HAZ=2–1 |match_WHD_HIL=0–1 |match_WHD_ITT=1–3 |match_WHD_NSR=1–2 |match_WHD_RAE=3–1 |match_WHD_SHB=1–1 |match_WHD_WAT=4–0 |match_WHD_NAJ=2–1
|name_NAJ=Najran |match_NAJ_ABH=1–1 |match_NAJ_AHL=1–4 |match_NAJ_ETT=0–2 |match_NAJ_HAZ=2–1 |match_NAJ_HIL=2–1 |match_NAJ_ITT=1–4 |match_NAJ_NSR=1–0 |match_NAJ_RAE=2–1 |match_NAJ_SHB=0–2 |match_NAJ_WAT=2–0 |match_NAJ_WHD=2–2
|update=12 April 2009 |source=Goalzz.com }}
Relegation play-offs
Al-Raed, who finished 10th, faced Abha, who finished 11th for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2009–10 Professional League while the loser was relegated to the First Division. Al-Raed won 4–3 on aggregate and retained their place in the next edition.[16]
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First leg
Second leg
Al-Raed won 4–3 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Shabab | 12 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane | Al-Ittihad | ||
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Emad Moteab | Al-Ittihad | 10 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Yasser Al-Qahtani | Al-Hilal | ||
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Amir Akrout | Al-Wehda | 9 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Boris Kabi | Al-Raed | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Hassan Al-Raheb | Al-Ahli | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Naif Hazazi | Al-Ittihad | ||
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammad Al-Anbar | Al-Hilal | 8 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sultan Al-Nemri | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Essa Al-Mehyani | Al-Wehda |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Шаблон:Flagicon Nei4 | Al-Shabab | Al-Wehda | 4–2 (H) | Шаблон:Dts | [18] |
Шаблон:Flagicon Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Shabab | Abha | 5–0 (H) | Шаблон:Dts | [19] |
Шаблон:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane | Al-Ittihad | Al-Watani | 7–2 (H) | Шаблон:Dts | [20] |
Шаблон:Flagicon Yasser Al-Qahtani4 | Al-Hilal | Najran | 7–0 (H) | Шаблон:Dts | [21] |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Most assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[22] |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Noor | Al-Ittihad | 11 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Abdoh Otaif | Al-Shabab | 7 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Al-Fraidi | Al-Hilal | 6 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | ||
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hamad Ji | Al-Hazem | 5 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Saleh Al-Saqri | Al-Ittihad | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Tarik El Taib | Al-Hilal | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane | Al-Ittihad | ||
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Hasan Al-Yami | Najran | 4 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Hassan Al-Raheb | Al-Ahli | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Essa Al-Mehyani | Al-Wehda |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[23] |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Al-Deayea | Al-Hilal | 14 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Yasser Al-Mosailem | Al-Ahli | 7 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mabrouk Zaid | Al-Ittihad | 6 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Waleed Abdullah | Al-Shabab | ||
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Salem Asiri | Abha | 5 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Saeed Al-Harbi | Al-Hazem | ||
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Adnan Al-Salman | Al-Ettifaq | 3 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Assaf Al-Qarni | Al-Wehda | ||
Шаблон:Flagicon Jaber Al-Ameri | Najran |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 6[24]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abdullah Al-Dossari (Al-Wehda)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Al-Fraidi (Al-Hilal)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Taisir Al-Jassim (Al-Ahli)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ibrahim Al-Kaabi (Al-Watani)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Basem Al-Sherif (Al-Raed)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Harison (Al-Ahli/Al-Wehda)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ibrahim Hazzazi (Al-Ahli)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abdullah Huwais (Al-Watani)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Menawer (Al-Hazem)
- Most red cards: 2[24]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sultan Al-Balawi (Al-Watani)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Naif Al-Qadi (Al-Shabab)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Redha Tukar (Al-Ittihad)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 52[25]
- Abha
- Al-Watani
- Most red cards: 7[26]
- Al-Wehda
Awards
The following awards were given following the conclusion of the season. The awards were known as the Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence and were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 30 May 2009.[27]
Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | Шаблон:Gold1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Otaif Шаблон:Silver2 Шаблон:Fbicon Tarik El Taib Шаблон:Bronze3 Шаблон:Fbicon Osama Hawsawi |
Al-Shabab Al-Hilal Al-Hilal |
Young Player of the Season | Шаблон:Gold1 Шаблон:Flagicon Hamad Al-Hamad Шаблон:Silver2 Шаблон:Fbicon Salman Al-Faraj Шаблон:Bronze3 Шаблон:Fbicon Mansoor Al-Harbi |
Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal Al-Ahli |
Goldent Boot | Шаблон:Flagicon Nasser Al-Shamrani Шаблон:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane |
Al-Shabab Al-Ittihad |
See also
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External links
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