2013–14 Saudi Professional League
The 2013–14 Saudi Professional League was the 39th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1975.
Al Fateh were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2012–13 season. The season was featured 12 teams from the 2012–13 League and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 First Division: Al-Oruba and Al-Nahda who replace relegated Hajer and Al-Wahda.
On 28 March 2014, Al-Nassr won the title after a 1–1 away game with Al-Shabab. It was their first league title since 1995 and their seventh league title overall.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | 23,000 |
Al-Shoalah | Al Kharj | Al-Shoalah Club Stadium | 8,000 |
Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 27,550 |
Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 67,000 |
Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 26,000 |
Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | 23,000 |
Al Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 67,000 |
Al Raed | Buraydah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |
Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 67,000 |
Al-Oruba FC | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | 5,000 |
Najran SC | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | 2,800 |
Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium | 7,000 |
Al Taawon | Buraydah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |
Al-Nahda | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 26,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2013-14 campaign.Pre-season
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
Al-Nahda | Ilie Balaci | Sacked | Ayman Makhlouf |
Al-Shabab | Michel Preud'homme | Resigned | Emilio Ferrera |
Al-Ettifaq | Theo Bucker | Sacked | Eusebiu Tudor |
Al-Shoalah | Ahmad Al-Ajlani | Sacked | José Maqueda |
Al-Ittihad | Beñat San José | Sacked | Amro Anwar |
Al-Nahda | Ayman Makhlouf | Caretaker role over | Jalal Qaderi |
Ettifaq | Goran Tufegdžić | Sacked | Ioan Andone |
Al-Raed | Noureddine Zekri | Sacked | - |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per SPL team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Asian Player | Non-Visa Foreign | Former Players |
Al-Ahli | Eric de Oliveira | Mossoró | Luís Leal | Suk Hyun-Jun | Majed Al Khaibari | Younis Mahmoud |
Al-Faisaly | Reinaldo | Marcelo Nicácio | Khalil Bani Attiah | Yaseen Al-Bakhit | None | None |
Al-Fateh | Élton | Doris Salumo | Ammar Jemal | Mohamad Haidar | None | None |
Al-Hilal | Thiago Neves | Digao | Segundo Castillo | Kwak Tae-Hwi | None | Adil Hermach |
Al Nassr | Mourad Delhoum | Élton Brandão | Amad Al Hosni | Mohamed Husain | None | Rafael Bastos Everton |
Al-Nahda | Saddick Adams | Habib Meïté | Amine Abbes | None | None | Adama Traoré Ismaeel Abdulatif |
Al-Orobah | Jean Bapidi Fils | Charles Edoa | Ibrahim Salah | Abdallah Deeb | None | Eliassou Issiaka |
Al-Raed | Bruno Moreno | Alexis Mondomo | Issoumaila Dao | Hussain Al-Hadhri | None | Lawrence Doe |
Al-Taawon | Vinícius Reche | Paul Alo'o | David Ochieng | Shadi Abu Hash'hash | None | None |
Al Shabab | Rafinha | Fernando Menegazzo | Macnelly Torres | Imad Khalili | None | None |
Al-Shoalah | Lassana Fané | Mamoudou Kondo | Hassan Taïr | Mohammad Mustafa | None | None |
Ettifaq | Danny Morais | Nicolae Grigore | Papa Waigo | Murilo de Almeida | None | Ahmed Kano |
Ittihad | Leandro Bonfim | Kiril Ognjevski | Juan Rodríguez | None | None | Jóbson |
Najran | Farid Cheklam | Jandson | Matheus Gotler | Mossab Al-Laham | None | Waheed Oseni |
- Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Saudi Arabia Residency.
- Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Last updated: 17 May 2015Top Assistants
Last Update: 17 May 2015Average home attendances
Clubs season-progress
Prize money
- First place: 2.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Second place: 1.5 million Saudi Riyals
- Third place: 1 million Saudi Riyals