2020–21 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

The 2020–21 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League is the 4th season of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League under its current name, and the 44th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season is scheduled to start on 31 October 2020 as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Fixtures for the first half of the 2020–21 season were announced on 3 October 2020.[2] Fixtures for the second half were announced on 18 January 2021.[3]

Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
Season2020–21
Dates20 October 2020 – 31 May 2021
Matches played190
Goals scored422 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerCarlão
Ousmane Barry
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winAl-Hazem 5–0 Jeddah
(13 January 2021)
Biggest away winOhod 1–5 Al-Fayha
(5 December 2020)
Highest scoringAl-Hajer 4–3 Najran
(19 January 2021)
Longest winning run8 matches
Al-Hazem
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Al-Tai
Longest winless run11 matches
Al-Nahda
Longest losing run5 matches
Al-Bukayriyah
Al-Tai
Arar
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2021.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

Teams

A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, including 13 sides from the 2019–20 season, 4 promoted teams from the Second Division and the three relegated sides from the Pro League.

The first club to be relegated to the MS League was Al-Adalah, who were relegated after only a year in the top flight following a 1–1 home draw with Al-Raed.[4] On 4 September 2020, Al-Hazem became the second club to be relegated, ending a 2-year stay in the Pro League following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Shabab.[5] On 9 September 2020, Al-Fayha became the third and final club to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Taawoun in the final matchday.[6] Al-Fayha were relegated after three years in the Pro League.

The first club to be promoted was Hajer who were promoted following a 1–0 home win against Al-Akhdoud on 13 August 2020.[7] The second club to be promoted was Al-Diriyah following a 1–1 home draw against Al-Qaisumah on 27 August 2020.[8] The third club to be promoted was Al-Sahel who were promoted following a 3–0 away win against Al-Suqoor on 28 August 2020.[9] The fourth and final club to be promoted was Arar who were promoted on the final matchday following a 1–0 away win against Al-Sharq.[10]

Hajer defeated Al-Diriyah in the final to win their 2nd Second Division title.[11] Arar defeated Al-Sahel in the third-place playoffs.

Al-Sahel and Arar will play in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League for the first time in their history. Hajer return after a seasons absence and will play in their 29th overall season in the MS League. Al-Diriyah return to the MS League for the first time since getting relegated in 2015–16 season. They will play in their 4th season in the MS League. Al-Khaleej and Ohod will play in their 30th season in the MS League overtaking Al-Taawoun's record of 29 years in the second tier.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2020–21 MS League
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Adalah Al-Hasa (Al-Hulaylah) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Fateh Club Stadium		 26,000[12]
7,000
Al-Bukayriyah Al Bukayriyah Al-Bukayriyah Club Stadium 3,000[13]
Al-Diriyah Diriyah Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Riyadh) 15,000[14]
Al-Fayha Al Majma'ah Al Majma'ah Sports City 7,000[15]
Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 8,000[16]
Al-Jabalain Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 12,000[17]
Al-Jeel Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Fateh Club Stadium		 26,000
7,000
Al-Kawkab Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium 5,200[18]
Al-Khaleej Saihat Al-Khaleej Club Stadium 10,000[19]
Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Fahd bin Salman Stadium 15,000[20]
Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa (Al-Shuqaiq) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium 26,000
Al-Sahel Qatif Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) 15,000[21]
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium 5,200
Al-Tai Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 12,000
Al-Thoqbah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000
Arar Arar Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium 5,650[22]
Hajer Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Hajer Club Stadium
Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium		 12,000[23]
26,000
Jeddah Jeddah Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City 1,000[24]
Najran Najran Najran Sport City Stadium 18,000
Ohod Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 24,000[25]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 4 per team.[26]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Al-Adalah Everton Fernando Gabriel Savvas Gentsoglou Rédah Atassi
Al-Bukayriyah Abderaouf Natèche Mamadou Soro Ward Al Salama Mehdi Ressaissi Bader Hassan
Al-Diriyah Bilel Souissi Hichem Essifi Mahmoud Ben Salah Mohamed Aouichi Hermann Kouao
Al-Fayha Soualio Ouattara Samuel Owusu Reuben Gabriel Tunde Adeniji William Alves
Youssef Fouzai
Al-Hazem Muralha Karim Yoda Ousmane Barry Ibrahima Tandia
Al-Jabalain Carlão (footballer, born 1992) Diego Miranda (footballer, born 1991) Sidevaldo Pereira Ricardo Ribeiro Edson Cariús
Al-Jeel Francisco Pereira Késsé Amangoua Marcus Macauley Mohammed Bassim Sidevaldo Pereira
Jonathan Béhé
Al-Kawkab Manucho Aliou Cissé Chaker Rguiî Jilani Abdessalam Izaka Aboudou
Youssoupha Mbengué
Zied Ounalli
Al-Khaleej Hacène El Okbi Rogerinho Yannick N'Djeng Samuel Sarfo Muhanad Madyen
Al-Nahda Cheibane Traoré Hachem Abbès Lassaâd Jaziri Mossaâb Sassi
Al-Nojoom Ulysse Ndong Anthony Bassey George Akpabio Ahmed Ben Salah Lamin Samateh
Al-Sahel Abdoulaye Dieng Haythem Mhamdi Sadok Touj Mwape Musonda Patrick Carvalho
Ammar Jemal
Al-Shoulla Lúcio Flávio Pitty Sylla Daouda Piqueti Junior Mapuku
Harmony Ikande
Al-Tai Daniel Amora Gbagbo Junior Magbi Ismail Kouakou Zied Ounalli Mohamed Tiaïba
Jailson
Jorge Fellipe
Al-Thoqbah Abdelaziz Ali Guechi Oke Akpoveta Amir Omrani Oussema Amdouni Cosmos Dauda
Mohammad Zureiqat
Arar Carlos Geovane Jackson da Silva Malek Miladi Zied Ben Salem Gnamien Gislain Yikpe
Udoh Etop
Hajer Adriano Pardal Lázaro Peter Nworah Oussema Boughanmi
Jeddah Hamza Aït Ouamar Ablaye Sy Mohamed M'Bareck Saith Sakala
Najran Carlos Coppetti Carlos Henrique Batista Jailson Yazalde Gbolahan Salami
Jonatas
Ohod Ibrahim Sory Diomandé Zakaria Lahlali Gbolahan Salami Abdessalem Hallaoui Mabrouk Jendli
Maher Hannachi

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hazem 20 17 1 2 47 15 +32 52 Promotion to the Pro League
2 Al-Jabalain 19 11 5 3 27 15 +12 38
3 Al-Fayha 19 11 4 4 33 15 +18 37
4 Hajer 19 10 4 5 25 16 +9 34
5 Al-Tai 20 10 4 6 24 18 +6 34
6 Al-Diriyah 20 9 6 5 20 14 +6 33
7 Al-Khaleej 19 8 8 3 25 16 +9 32
8 Al-Adalah 19 7 7 5 28 17 +11 28
9 Ohod 20 6 7 7 19 27 −8 25
10 Al-Nahda 20 6 8 6 18 18 0 26
11 Al-Thoqbah 20 6 5 9 26 30 −4 23
12 Al-Kawkab 20 6 7 7 20 24 −4 25
13 Jeddah 19 6 4 9 22 29 −7 22
14 Al-Jeel 20 6 6 8 20 25 −5 24
15 Najran 18 5 5 8 23 26 −3 20
16 Al-Shoulla 19 4 7 8 11 18 −7 19
17 Al-Sahel 19 3 10 6 11 21 −10 19 Relegation to the Second Division
18 Arar 20 3 5 12 18 33 −15 14
19 Al-Bukayriyah 19 2 5 12 8 26 −18 11
20 Al-Nojoom 19 2 4 13 13 35 −22 10
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[27]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Al-Adalah7522334444445444678
Al-Bukayriyah11131616161717181818181818181919191919
Al-Diriyah101175665565666687766
Al-Fayha1944423222222222223
Al-Hazem3111111111111111111
Al-Jabalain2233242333333333332
Al-Jeel1371478121313910141514151616141214
Al-Kawkab446899911121299991011101012
Al-Khaleej63561314101077778768887
Al-Nahda8689111314141415171716161714171410
Al-Nojoom19192020182020202020202020202020202020
Al-Sahel14121010127871011111213101313131717
Al-Shoulla17141315151515151617161617171515151516
Al-Tai161719192019161615131087855445
Al-Thoqbah15201717171619171716121415131299911
Arar20181818191818191919191919191818181818
Hajer9151111557656554576554
Jeddah51015141411129118131112141417161613
Najran181612127868898101111910121315
Ohod12891310101112131415131012111211119
Leader
Promotion to the Pro League
Relegation to the Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source:

Results
Home \ Away ADA BUK DIR FAY HAZ JAB JEL KAW KHJ NAH NOJ SAH SHO TAI THO ARA HJR JED NAJ OHD
Al-Adalah 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–2
Al-Bukayriyah 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–2 0–0 0–2
Al-Diriyah 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–0
Al-Fayha 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–0
Al-Hazem 1–4 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 5–0 5–1
Al-Jabalain 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
Al-Jeel 1–1 0–1 1–4 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–2
Al-Kawkab 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0
Al-Khaleej 0–0 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0
Al-Nahda 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Al-Nojoom 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–0
Al-Sahel 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Shoulla 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1
Al-Tai 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0
Al-Thoqbah 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Arar 1–4 1–5 1–2 2–3 3–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–1
Hajer 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–3
Jeddah 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–1
Najran 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–3
Ohod 2–1 2–0 1–5 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics
As of 4 February 2021
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