Saudi Professional League 2015/16

Saudi Professional League 2015/16
master	al-Ahli
Champions League	al-Ahli al-Hilal Ittihad FC
Champions League qualification	al-Taawon
Cup winners	al-Ahli
Relegation ↓	al-Raed
Relegated	Najran SC Hajer Club
Teams	14th
Games	182
Gates	508  (ø 2.79 per game)
Top scorer	Omar Al Somah (al-Ahli)
← Saudi Professional League 2014/15 Saudi Professional League 2016/17 →
Saudi First Division 2015/16 ↓

The 2015/16 Saudi Professional League was the 41st season of the highest Saudi Arabian soccer league since its official introduction in 1976. The season began on August 19, 2015 and ended on May 13, 2016. The defending champion was al-Nasr .

Al-Ahli became champions for the third time and qualified together with al-Hilal and Ittihad FC for the 2017 AFC Champions League . Al-Taawon started as a league rank in qualifying for the Champions League .

The Najran SC and the Hajer Club had to relegate directly to the Saudi First Division . The two relegation games between al-Raed and the 3rd of the Saudi First Division 2015/16, al-Batin , took place on May 19 and 26, 2016. The first division club secured relegation.

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	al-Ahli	26th	19th	6th	1	055:210	+34	63
2.	al-Hilal (P)	26th	17th	4th	5	052:230	+29	55
3.	Ittihad FC	26th	15th	4th	7th	054:370	+17	49
4th	al-Taawon	26th	13	6th	7th	054:350	+19	45
5.	al-Fateh	26th	11	8th	7th	035:280	+7	41
6th	al-Shabab	26th	11	6th	9	027:280	−1	39
7th	al-Khaleej	26th	8th	9	9	027:430	−16	33
8th.	al-Nasr (M)	26th	7th	11	8th	039:330	+6	32
9.	al-Wahda (N)	26th	8th	7th	11	030:370	−7	31
10.	al-Faisaly FC	26th	7th	8th	11	028:370	−9	29
11.	al-Qadisiyah (N)	26th	6th	10	10	026:320	−6	28
12.	al-Raed	26th	6th	6th	14th	030:450	−15	24
13.	Najran SC	26th	5	6th	15th	036:530	−17	21st
14th	Hajer Club	26th	2	3	21st	015:560	−41	09

At the end of the 2015/16 season:
	Saudi Arabian champion, cup winner and participation in the AFC Champions League 2017 : al-Ahli
	Participation in the AFC Champions League 2017: al-Hilal & Ittihad FC
	Participation in the play-offs for the AFC Champions League 2017: al-Taawon
	Participation in the relegation : al-Raed
	Relegation to the Saudi First Division 2016/17: Najran SC & Hajer Club
At the end of the 2014/15 season:
(M)	Acting Master : al-Nasr
(P)	Reigning cup winner : al-Hilal
(N)	Newcomers from the First Division League 2014/15: al-Qadisiyah & al-Wahda

Relegation

The 12th of the Saudi Professional League 2015/16 played against the 3rd of the Saudi First Division 2015/16 in a play-off round with a round trip for relegation . The first leg took place on May 19 and the second leg on May 26, 2016. The winner qualified for the Saudi Professional League 2016/17 .

	total		First leg	Return leg
al-Batin	3: 5	al-Raed	2: 1	1: 4

statistics

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	Gates
01	Omar Al Somah	al-Ahli	27
02	Gelmin Rivas	Ittihad FC	19th
03	Carlos Eduardo	al-Hilal	14th
04th	Abdulmajid Al Ruwaili	al-Taawon	13
05	Elton	al-Fateh	12
06th	Ali Awaji	al-Wahda	11
07th	Paul Alo'o Efoulou	al-Taawon	10
	Adrian Mierzejewski	al-Nasr	10
09	Hamad Al-Juahaim	al-Fateh	08th
	Javier Balboa	al-Faisaly FC	08th
Status: end of the season

Most assists

If the number of templates is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	templates
01	Jehad al-Hussain	al-Taawon	10
02	Salman Al-Moasher	al-Ahli	09
03	Fahad Al-Muwallad	Ittihad FC	08th
04th	Paul Alo'o Efoulou	al-Taawon	07th
	Eric de Oliveira	Najran SC	07th
06th	Nawaf Al-Abed	al-Hilal	06th
	Taisir Al-Jassim	al-Ahli	06th
	Ioannis Fetfatzidis	al-Ahli	06th
	Elton	al-Fateh	06th
	Adrian Mierzejewski	al-Nasr	06th
	Marcos Pizzelli	al-Raed	06th
	Gelmin Rivas	al-Ittihad	06th
Status: end of the season

Most scorers

With the same number of scorers, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	Gates	templates	Scorer
01	Omar Al Somah	al-Ahli	27	01	28
02	Gelmin Rivas	Ittihad FC	19th	06th	25th
03	Elton	al-Fateh	12	06th	18th
04th	Carlos Eduardo	al-Hilal	14th	03	17th
	Paul Alo'o Efoulou	al-Taawon	10	07th	17th
06th	Abdulmajeed Al Ruwaili	al-Taawon	13	03	16
	Adrian Mierzejewski	al-Nassr	10	06th	16
08th	Jehad Al Hussain	al-Taawon	04th	10	14th
09	Fahad Al-Muwallad	Ittihad FC	05	08th	13
10	Ali Awaji	al-Wahda	11	02	13
Status: end of the season

Web links

• Official Website of the Saudi Professional League (Arabic)
• 2015/16 season at Soccerway.com
• Season 2015/16 at RSSSF .com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Saudi Professional League 2015/16: List of goalscorers & assists . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved May 11, 2016.