2014–15 Saudi First Division

2014–15 Saudi First Division was the 38th season of Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976.

Saudi First Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsAl-Qadisiyah (3rd title)
PromotedAl-Qadisiyah
Al-Wehda
RelegatedAl-Safa
Abha
Hetten
Matches played240
Goals scored635 (2.65 per match)

The season featured 11 teams from the 2013–14 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2013–14 Professional League: Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nahda, and three new teams promoted from the 2013–14 Saudi Second Division: Al-Feiha as champions and group B winner, Al-Safa as runners-up and group A winner and Al-Mojzel as Third-place play-offs winner. The league began on 15 August 2014 and was ended on 20 April 2015.

Al-Qadisiyah won the title and promoted to 2015–16 Professional League plus Al-Wehda as runners-up. Al-Safa, Abha and Hetten were relegated to 2015–16 Saudi Second Division.

Teams

Teams relegated from the 2013–14 Professional League
Teams promoted from the 2013–14 Saudi Second Division
Club Location Stadium
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Feiha Al Majma'ah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al-Jeel Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadisiyah Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Wehda Makkah King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Safa Safwa City Al-Safa Club Stadium
Al-Tai Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Al-Mojzel Al Majma'ah Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al Hazm Ar Rass Al Hazm Club Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium
Al-Diriyah Diriyah Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Batin Hafar Al-Batin Al-Batin Club Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al-Qadisiyah (C) 30 19 6 5 49 20 +29 63 Promotion to Professional League
2 Al-Wehda 30 19 5 6 59 27 +32 62
3 Al-Nahda 30 18 7 5 50 31 +19 61
4 Al-Ettifaq 30 16 6 8 50 31 +19 54
5 Al-Tai 30 14 7 9 47 42 +5 49
6 Al-Jeel 30 12 6 12 42 40 +2 42
7 Al-Riyadh 30 10 10 10 41 44 3 40
8 Al-Watani 30 10 9 11 34 31 +3 39
9 Al Hazm 30 9 12 9 42 42 0 39
10 Al-Batin 30 10 6 14 37 34 +3 36
11 Al-Feiha 30 9 7 14 30 42 12 34
12 Al-Mojzel 30 7 11 12 35 43 8 32
13 Al-Diriyah 30 7 9 14 29 54 25 30
14 Al-Safa (R) 30 7 8 15 29 46 17 29 Relegation to 2015–16 Second Division
15 Abha (R) 30 5 10 15 36 56 20 25
16 Hetten (R) 30 3 11 16 25 52 27 20
Source: Thesaff.com (in Arabic)[1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[3]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2015-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=10082&stage=1
  3. لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2013.
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