The latest summer transfer window saw the rise of Saudi Pro League.
Known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, the league saw several top players join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East, and quickly became one of the biggest talking points in football.
IDAZN has recently acquired the rights to broadcast the games of this league for two years in many areas, which will undoubtedly continue to raise the profile of this fast-growing division.
Football FanCast brings you the lowdown on all the latest information and news about the competition.
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Latest Saudi Pro League results
With the league title wrapped up for a while, Al-Hilal just needed to avoid defeat to complete an unbeaten season. They did this with a win over Al-Wehda, thanks to a stoppage time winner from top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic.
The remaining two places in the promoted AFC Champions League were also secured before the deadline, but Al-Taawoun confirmed their place in AFC Champions League Two, which will be Asia's answer to the Europa League next season.
Al-Ittihad's turbulent campaign saw them fail to secure continental football next term, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's record twice and leaving them in fifth place. Ronaldo has set a new Saudi league record for his number of goals – details of which can be seen below.
There was also a game below, Al-Okhdood escaped relegation with a 2-0 victory over Al-Tai, who were fighting relegation themselves. They sat down at Abha's expense, unable to beat bottom club Al-Hazem to secure the result they needed.
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Latest Saudi Pro League results |
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27 May |
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Al-Shabaab |
3-2 |
Al-Fateh |
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Al-Wehda |
1-2 |
Al-Hilal |
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Al-Ahli |
1-0 |
Al-Fayha |
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Al-Nassr |
4-2 |
Al-Ittihad |
|
Damac |
1-1 |
Al-Raed |
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Al-Taawoun |
1-0 |
Al-Ettifaq |
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Al-Hazem |
2-1 |
Father |
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Al-Tai |
0-2 |
Al-Okhdood |
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Al-Khaleej |
1-2 |
Al-Riyadh |
The final standings of the Saudi Pro League
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# |
The team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Al-Hilal |
34 |
31 |
3 |
0 |
101 |
23 |
96 |
|
2 |
Al-Nassr |
34 |
26 |
4 |
4 |
100 |
42 |
82 |
|
3 |
Al-Ahli |
34 |
19 |
8 |
7 |
67 |
35 |
65 |
|
4 |
Al-Taawoun |
34 |
16 |
11 |
7 |
51 |
35 |
59 |
|
5 |
Al-Ittihad |
34 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
63 |
54 |
54 |
|
6 |
Al-Ettifaq |
34 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
43 |
34 |
48 |
|
7 |
Al-Fateh |
34 |
12 |
9 |
13 |
57 |
55 |
45 |
|
8 |
Al-Shabaab |
34 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
45 |
42 |
44 |
|
9 |
Al-Fayha |
34 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
44 |
52 |
44 |
|
10 |
Damac |
34 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
44 |
45 |
41 |
|
11 |
Al-Khaleej |
34 |
9 |
10 |
15 |
36 |
47 |
37 |
|
12 |
Al-Raed |
34 |
9 |
10 |
15 |
41 |
49 |
37 |
|
13 |
Al-Wehda |
34 |
10 |
6 |
18 |
45 |
60 |
36 |
|
14 |
Al-Riyadh |
34 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
33 |
57 |
35 |
|
15 |
Al-Okhdood |
34 |
9 |
6 |
19 |
33 |
52 |
33 |
|
16 |
Father |
34 |
9 |
5 |
20 |
38 |
87 |
32 |
|
17 |
Al-Tai |
34 |
8 |
7 |
19 |
34 |
64 |
31 |
|
18 |
Al-Hazem |
34 |
4 |
12 |
18 |
34 |
76 |
24 |
Top goals in the Saudi Pro League
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for goals scored in a Saudi Pro League campaign, his second goal against Al-Ittihad moving him clear of the record holder Abderrazak Hamdallah, who scored 34 goals in the 2018/19 season.
His goals weren't enough to guide Al-Nassr to the title, but it's still been an impressive campaign for the 39-year-old, with the Portuguese striker netting 44 goals in 44 games in all competitions.
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2023/24 Saudi Pro League top goals |
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|---|---|---|
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The player |
The team |
Goals |
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Cristiano Ronaldo |
Al-Nassr |
35 |
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Aleksandar Mitrović |
Al-Hilal |
28 |
|
Abderrazak Hamdallah |
Al-Ittihad |
19 |
|
Sakala fashion |
Al-Fayha |
19 |
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Firas Al-Buraikan |
Al-Ahli |
17 |
|
Talisca |
Al-Nassr |
16 |
|
Odion Ighalo |
Al-Wehda |
15 |
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Malcolm |
Al-Hilal |
15 |
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Georges-Kevin N'Koudou |
Damac |
15 |
|
Salem Al-Dawsari |
Al-Hilal |
14 |
|
Bernard Mensah |
Al-Tai |
14 |
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