2012–13 Saudi Professional League

Professional League
Season 2012–2013
Champions Al Fateh (1st title)
Relegated Hajer
Al-Wahda
Champions League Al Fateh
Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal
Al-Shabab
Matches played 182
Goals scored 531 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Sebastián Tagliabué (19 Goals)
Highest scoring Al-Faisaly 6–1 Najran
Longest winning run Al-Hilal 10 Games
Longest unbeaten run Al Fateh 17 Games
Longest losing run Al-Wahda 11 Games
Highest attendance 28,188
Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Ittihad
Lowest attendance 60
Al-Shoalah 1–1 Al-Faisaly
Average attendance 3,544

The 2012–13 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Zain League, because of its sponsorship) was the 37th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.

Al-Shabab were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 League season. The season featured 12 teams from the 2011–12 and two new teams promoted from the 2011–12 First Division: Al-Shoalah and Al-Wahda who replace relegated Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ansar.

On 14 April 2013, Al Fateh won the title after a 1–0 home win over Al-Ahli. It was their first ever league title.[1]

Qualification and Prize money

The Top three teams of the league plus the winner of Champions Cup qualified for the AFC Asian Champions League.

The Top eight teams qualified for Champions Cup.

and The bottom two teams were relegated.

Prize money:

Stadiums and locations

Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League
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-Nasr 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-Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
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
Hajer Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 27,550

Members clubs

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Position
Al-Ittihad Beñat San José SportOne STC 5th
Al-Hilal Zlatko Dalić Adidas Mobily 3rd
Al-Ahli Aleksander Ilic Umbro STC 2nd
Al Fateh Fathi Al Jebali Lotto Kia 6th
Hajer Tareq Yahya Hattrick Al-Ghadeer co. 11th
Al-Ettifaq Maciej Skorza Puma 4th
Al-Nassr José Daniel Carreño NFC STC 7th
Al-Shoalah Ahmad Alajlani Puma Tania Co. 1st In 1st Division
Al Raed Vlatko Kostov Hattrick Al-Remikhani 10th
Al-Shabab Michel Preud'homme Adidas STC 1st
Al-Wahda Wajdi Esside Hattrick 2nd in 1st Division
Najran Gjoko Hadžievski Adidas 9th
Al-Faisaly Marc Brys Hattrick Al-Bana'a 8th
Al Taawon Tawfiq Rawabeh JAKO 12th

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2012–13 campaign.

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Ettifaq Sameer Hilal Temporary mandate over Alain Geiger
Al-Faisaly Zlatko Dalić Contract expired Marc Brys
Al-Hilal Ivan Hasek Antoine Kombouaré
Al Taawon Khalid Kamal Temporary mandate over Gjoko Hadžievski
Najran Gjoko Hadžievski Miodrag Ješić

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Nasr Francisco Maturana Sacked José Daniel Carreño[2]
Ettifaq Alain Geiger Sacked Maciej Skorza[3]
Al-Wahda Basheer Abdulsamad Resigned Wajdi Esside
Hajer Ednaldo Patricio Sacked Tareq Yahya
Al-Shoalah Mohammed Salah Sacked[4] Ahmad Alajlani[4]
Al-Hilal Antoine Kombouaré Sacked[5] Zlatko Dalić
Al Raed Ammar Souayah Resigned[6] Vlatko Kostov
Najran Miodrag Ješić Sacked[7] AlKhamis Alobidi
Al Taawon Gjoko Hadžievski Sacked[8] Tawfiq Rawabeh
Al-Ittihad Raúl Caneda Sacked[9] Beñat San José
Al-Ahli Karel Jarolím Sacked[10] Aleksander Ilic
Najran AlKhamis Alobidi Sacked[11] Alhassan Al-Yami
Najran Alhassan Al-Yami Temporary mandate over Gjoko Hadžievski

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Fateh (C) 26 20 4 2 52 23 +29 64 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Hilal 26 17 5 4 62 26 +36 56
3 Al-Shabab 26 17 5 4 53 36 +17 56
4 Al-Nassr 26 14 8 4 41 24 +17 50
5 Al-Ahli 26 12 8 6 51 33 +18 44
6 Ettifaq 26 9 8 9 33 38 5 35
7 Al-Ittihad 26 8 9 9 36 36 0 33 AFC Champions League group stage 1
8 Al-Raed 26 7 11 8 30 41 11 32
9 Al-Shoalah 26 8 6 12 32 42 10 30
10 Najran 26 6 7 13 31 52 21 25
11 Al-Faisaly 26 6 6 14 35 43 8 24
12 Al-Taawon 26 3 10 13 25 37 12 19
13 Hajer (R) 26 3 7 16 24 48 24 16 Relegation to 2013–14 First Division
14 Al-Wahda (R) 26 2 6 18 26 52 26 12

Source: FIFA.COM، League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Ittihad secured qualification for the 2014 AFC Champions League through winning the 2013 King Cup of Champions
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away[1] ITT HIL AHISHBNASETTHJRWAHNAJRAEFATSHLTWNFSL
Al-Ittihad 12 13 12 11 30 22 10 20 22 02 10 21 22
Al-Hilal 42 41 30 01 11 20 20 31 60 12 42 00 10
Al-Ahli 11 11 10 21 02 00 21 51 12 33 50 11 21
Al-Shabab 22 32 22 21 31 21 31 40 22 24 21 21 32
Al-Nassr 01 13 22 00 20 10 31 11 40 00 31 32 21
Ettifaq 00 22 14 31 13 31 11 22 10 04 02 20 11
Hajer 02 22 14 12 01 23 20 10 12 12 04 01 33
Al-Wahda 21 12 13 25 11 03 12 12 01 21 23 11 12
Najran 20 06 20 23 11 10 22 11 01 02 12 11 01
Al-Raed 22 12 11 01 02 11 32 11 11 13 22 10 10
Al-Fateh 21 21 10 12 11 10 30 31 42 21 21 21 10
Al-Shoalah 10 13 13 11 12 01 00 10 15 00 23 10 11
Al-Taawon 33 14 21 01 12 11 00 11 12 22 01 11 20
Al-Faisaly 02 01 03 13 12 23 30 43 61 22 00 02 21

Updated to games played on 20 April 2013.
Source: FIFA.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals[12]
1 Sebastián Tagliabué Al-Shabab 19
2 Wesley Lopes Al-Hilal 17
Doris Fuakumputu Al-Fateh 17
4 Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal 13
5 Victor Simões Al-Ahli 12
Hassan Taïr Al-Shoalah 12
7 Élton José Al-Fateh 11
8 Yoo Byung-Soo Al-Hilal 10
Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 10
Hamza Al-Dardour Najran SC 10
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al Nassr 10
Yves Diba Ilunga Al-Raed 10

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