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2009–10 Saudi Pro League

The 2009–10 Saudi Professional League (known as the Zain Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Saudi Pro League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 18 August 2009, and ended on 18 March 2010.[2] Al-Ittihad were the defending champions.[3]

Al Hilal secured the title with a 2–0 win away to Al-Hazem on 24 January 2010.[4] Al Hilal won the league with three games to spare. Al Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Al Shabab and Al Nassr all secured a berth for the 2011 AFC Champions League. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 12 to 14.[5]

Name sponsorship

On 16 June 2009, the Saudi Professional League announced a sponsorship with telecommunication company Zain. As part of the sponsorship deal the Saudi Professional League would be known as the Zain Professional League for the next 4 seasons.[6]

Qualification and Prize Money

The League champions, runners-up and third-placed team, as well as the winners of the King Cup of Champions, qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League.

The top six teams, and the Crown Prince Cup winners and runners-up qualify for King Cup of Champions.

Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top nine teams from the previous season, the relegation play-off winner and the two teams promoted from the Saudi First Division. Al-Raed defeated Abha 4–3 on aggregate to confirm their top-flight status.[7] The promoted teams were Al-Qadsiah (returning after a season's absence) and Al-Fateh (playing top-flight football for the first time ever). They replaced Abha (relegated after a season's presence) and Al-Watani (ending their two-year top-flight spell).

Stadiums and locations

2009–10 Saudi Pro League is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Fateh
Al-Hazem
Al Hilal Al-Nassr Al Shabab
Al-Qadsiah
Al-Raed
Al-Wehda
Najran
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Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Saudi Professional League

Personnel

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.

League table

Source: SLstat
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Total goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, relegation and AFC competitions participation).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the King Cup of Champions, Al-Ittihad, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the King Cup of Champions winners (Champions League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2010. Source: Slstat.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence

The Arriyadiyah and Mobily Awards for Sports Excellence were awarded at the conclusion of the season for the fourth time since its inception in 2007. The awards were sponsored by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah and Saudi telecommunication company Mobily. The awards were presented on 13 May 2010.[37]

Al-Riyadiya Awards

Another set of awards were awarded at the end of the season. It was announced that AlRiyadiya were presenting their awards for the first time. The awards were known as AlRiyadiya Awards and were presented on 8 May 2010.[38]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "All Statistics:Teams". Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "جدول الدوري". Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
  3. ^ "الاتحاد بطلا لدوري المحترفين السعودي بفوزه على الهلال".
  4. ^ "الهلال بطلاً للدوري السعودي 2010".
  5. ^ "هل ستتغير خارطة دوري "زين"؟".
  6. ^ "تغيير مسمى دوري المحترفين السعودي إلى "دوري زين"".
  7. ^ ""رائد التحدي" يعلن البقاء في دوري الأضواء".
  8. ^ "رسمياً..البلجيكي غيرتس مدرباً للهلال لموسمين مقبلين".
  9. ^ "الأرجنتيني جوستافو الفارو يقود الأهلي الموسم المقبل مع خمسة مساعدين".
  10. ^ "البرتغالي أكاسيو الفريدو مدربا للرائد".
  11. ^ "الحزم يوقع مع محسن صالح رسمياً".
  12. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/member-association-news/222-west-asia-/24671-nasr-turn-to-uruguayan-da-silva-to-end-coaching-woes Nasr turn to Uruguayan Da Silva to end coaching woes
  13. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/west-asia-news/24762-pacheco-is-new-shabab-coach Pacheco is new Shabab coach
  14. ^ "دانيال يرفض حضور اجتماع القادسية.. والإدارة تقيله رسمياً".
  15. ^ "الرائد يقيل البرتغالي أكاسيو.. والبديل البرازيلي ماريو".
  16. ^ "شرط جزائي يحول تعاقد نجران من الغرايري إلى الجويلي".
  17. ^ "الاتفاق أقال ملادينوف أمس .. ورئيسه يؤكد".
  18. ^ "الروماني إيوان مدربا للاتفاق.. ويبدأ مهمته أمام العروبة".
  19. ^ "أفضل مدرب في إفريقيا لعام 2008 يقود الأهلي خلفاً للفارو".
  20. ^ "السويح يترك القادسية ويعود للحزم".
  21. ^ "الحزم يودع محسن صالح والسلمي يبدأ مهمته".
  22. ^ "رسمياً لولا بيريرا مدرباً للحزم".
  23. ^ "فارياس يصل جدة والأمير عبدالله بن فيصل يفتتح المركز الإعلامي".
  24. ^ "ديمتروف وقَّع للقادسية ودجلاس وصل البحرين".
  25. ^ "العقبي يخلف الجويلي في نجران".
  26. ^ "الاتحاد يقيل (كالديرون) ويعين خليفة مدربا مؤقتا".
  27. ^ "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع (هيكتور) حتى نهاية الموسم".
  28. ^ [1] Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches
  29. ^ "Zain Saudi Professional League 2009/2010 – scorers".
  30. ^ "Najran 1 – 3 Al Shabab". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  31. ^ "Al Ittihad 7 – 1 Al Qadisiyah". Archived from the original on 20 May 2016.
  32. ^ "Al Hilal 5 – 0 Al Ittihad". Archived from the original on 22 June 2016.
  33. ^ "Al Ittihad 5 – 2 Al Hazem". Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
  34. ^ "Najran 0 – 5 Al Wehda". Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Al Wehda 6 – 0 Al Fateh". Archived from the original on 21 May 2016.
  36. ^ a b c d "الكروت". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016.
  37. ^ "الراجحي يتوج بجائزة الرياضية وموبايلي للتميز الرياضي".
  38. ^ "أسامة هوساوي أفضل لاعب في الموسم الرياضي السعودي".

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