Saudi Pro League which is fully known as The Saudi Professional League has its name as Roshn Saudi League is known to be the highest division of association football in Saudi Arabia.
According to the reports, the Saudi Pro League has been known to have been first operating as what was known as a round-robin tournament in the 2007-08 season in particular.
The Saudi Pro League is known to be regularly ranked the highest coefficient in Asia because of its success and level of consistency in performance especially in the AFC Championship by its member clubs.
The Saudi Pro League’s first season was known to have commenced in the year 1976 with its first season starting in 1976-77. The most successful team in the league is Al Hilal which is known to hold several 18 titles to its credit. Al Hilal was recently crowned League champions in the 2021-22 season.
History has it that, the Saudi Pro League was initially and originally organized on a regional basis with the only major tournament in the 1950s being the King’s Cup.
Inclusively, the Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern regions consolidated the regional tournaments at the time, then the year 1976 saw the very first ever professional football league with several eight teams it increased to ten, and so on.
Currently, the format of the team consists of 18 clubs in all it usually has a course from August to May and their system of play has to do with what is known as a double-rounded system.
A system of promotion and relegation exists just like the top leagues in Europe, which is between the Saudi Professional League and Saudi First Division League. The ones who finish in the lowest 3 are relegated to the First Division while the latter in the First Division are promoted to the Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Pro League Origin
Saudi Pro League Originated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 1976 the Kingdom launched its first-ever professional football league with eight teams.
Saudi Pro League Spending Rules
There is no cap on the compensation the Public Investment Fund (PIF) may give to entice top players to the Middle East, unlike the Premier League and other European teams. This is because UEFA’s rules on expenditure do not constrain Saudi clubs.
Saudi Pro League Most Valued Transfers
The summer of the year 2023 is a clear indication that there will be a revolution because of how the Saudi Pro League’s wealth has radically altered the football environment in recent months. Not content to merely sign Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi officials have substantially increased their efforts to persuade some of the top players in the world to follow CR7’s lead. These are a few expensive signings so far.
Ruben Neves – £47 million (Wolves to Al Hilal)
Kalidou Koulibaly – £17 million (Chelsea to Al Hilal)
Edouard Mendy – £16 million (Chelsea to Al Ahli)
Matheus Pereira – £15 million (West Brom to Al Hilal)
Ahmed Musa – £14 million (Leicester City to Al Nassr)
Pity Martinez – £13.7 million (Atalanta to Al Nassr)
Souza – £10.3 million (Fenerbahce to Al Ahli)
Giuliano – £9 million (Fenerbahce to Al Nassr)
Djaniny – £8.8 million (Santos Laguna to Al Ahli)
Igor Coronado – £8.7 million (Sharjah FC to Al Ittihad)
Karim Benzema(Real Madrid) to Al-Ittihad receiving €200 million (£172m/$213m) per season.
N’Golo Kante(Chelsea) to Al-Ittihad received slightly less than Benzema…
Brozovic(Inter Milan) to Al-Nassr earning a salary in excess of €35m (£30m/$38m) per year.
Among many others.
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