2021–22 Saudi Professional League
# 2021–22 Saudi Professional League

The 2021–22 Saudi Professional League was the 46th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 18 July 2021.

Al-Hilal were the two-time defending champions after winning their 17th title last season. Al-Fayha, Al-Hazem, and Al-Tai join as the three promoted clubs from the 2020–21 MS League. They replace Al-Ain, Al-Qadsiah, and Al-Wehda who were relegated to the 2021–22 MS League.

On 27 June, Al-Hilal secured their eighteenth league title in the final matchday following a 2–1 home win against Al-Faisaly. It was also the club's third consecutive title and fifth in the last six seasons. Al-Hazem were the first team to be relegated following a 5–2 defeat away to Al-Ettifaq on 21 May. In the final matchday, both Al-Faisaly and Al-Ahli were relegated following a defeat to Al-Hilal and a draw with Al-Shabab respectively.

## Overview

### Sponsorship

On 8 August 2021, the Saudi Professional League announced that they had signed a sponsorship deal with real estate company Roshn. On 9 August 2021, the Saudi FF signed a sponsorship deal with Chinese tech company Lenovo to become the official technology partner of all Saudi football competitions.

### Changes

On 8 August 2021, Ministry of Sports announced that they had increased the capacity limit from 40% to 60% in all stadiums. It was also announced that children under 12 wouldn't be allowed to attend matches and that the attendance would be limited to those who are fully vaccinated.

## Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the MS League.

Teams who were promoted to the Pro League

The first club to be promoted was Al-Hazem, who were promoted following a 4–2 away win against Al-Sahel on 20 April 2021. Al-Hazem will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence. Al-Hazem were crowned champions following a 1–0 away win against Hajer on 21 May 2021.

The second club to be promoted was Al-Fayha, following a 0–0 home draw with Al-Tai on 20 May 2021. Al-Fayha will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season's absence.

The third and final club to be promoted was Al-Tai who were promoted on the final matchday following a 2–0 away win over Arar. Al-Tai will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time since the 2007–08 season.

Teams who were relegated to the MS League

The first club to be relegated was Al-Ain, who were relegated after only a year in the top flight following a 2–0 defeat away to Al-Nassr on 14 May 2021.

In the final matchday, both Al-Qadsiah and Al-Wehda were relegated following a draw with Abha and a loss against Al-Shabab respectively. Al-Qadsiah were relegated after only a year in the top flight while Al-Wehda were relegated after three years in the top flight.

### Stadiums

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | 20,000 |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | 62,345 27,000 |
| Al-Batin | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Batin Club Stadium | 6,000 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 35,000 |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Al Majma'ah Sports City (Al Majma'ah) | 7,000 |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 26,000 |
| Al-Fayha | Al Majma'ah | Al Majma'ah Sports City | 7,000 |
| Al-Hazem | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | 8,000 |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 62,685 22,500 |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | 62,345 27,000 |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Mrsool Park | 25,000 |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 62,685 22,500 |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Tai | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | 12,000 |
| Damac | Khamis Mushait | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Abha) | 20,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Abha | Martin Ševela | Karam Barnawi | Offside | Al-Dakheel Oud, Yelo, Mezaj $Maghribi^1,$ Hayat National $Hospital^1,$ The Burger's $Origin^2,$ Furn $Al-Dhayaa^2,$ X $Antra^3$ |
| Al-Ahli | Robert Siboldi | Yasser Al-Mosailem | Xtep | MG Cars, Boga Super $Foods^1,$ Dorrah for Real $Estate^1,$ Saudi German $Hospital^2$ |
| Al-Batin | Alen Horvat | Mazyad Freeh | Skillano | Al-Odhaib Company, Traof, $AlNadeg^1,$ $ARASCO^2$ |
| Al-Ettifaq | Patrice Carteron | Raïs M'Bolhi | adidas | Al-Dakheel Oud, $Kammelna^1,$ Saudi German $Hospital^1,$ 42 $Group^2,$ $Shgardi^2,$ Jana $Center^3$ |
| Al-Faisaly | Marinos Ouzounidis | Igor Rossi | adidas | ALDREES, Gree Electric, $Roco^1,$ Mr $Mandoob^2,$ $UPS^2$ |
| Al-Fateh | Giorgos Donis | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | Offside | Kia Motors, Al-Jabr Finance, Fuschia, Al Kifah $Holding^1,$ Almoosa $Hospital^1,$ $B-Care^2$ |
| Al-Fayha | Vuk Rašović | Sami Al-Khaibari | Puma | Al-Romaih Investment, Brave, $Abdal^1,$ Aromatic $Families^1,$ Hayat $Water^2,$ Sky $Ways^2,$ $Tasooma^3$ |
| Al-Hazem | Roel Coumans | Khaled Al-Barakah | S Team | Arabica Star, $Point^1,$ $Superano^1,$ Asal $Al-Barri^2,$ $Qaid^2,$ Two $Mark^3$ |
| Al-Hilal | Ramón Díaz | Salman Al-Faraj | S Team | EMAAR, Jahez, $Tawuniya^1,$ $Floward^2,$ $Shawarmer^2$ |
| Al-Ittihad | Cosmin Contra | Marcelo Grohe | Erreà | DARCO, $Emkan^1,$ $Bolt^2,$ $Yelo^2$ |
| Al-Nassr | Miguel Ángel Russo | Abdullah Madu | Victory | Lebara, Shurfah, $ToYou^1,$ Harrys $Pizza^2$ |
| Al-Raed | Yousef Al-Ghadeer | Sultan Al-Farhan | Challenge | Shawahe, Yelo, Aldakheel $Oud^1,$ Arabica $Star^1,$ $B-Care^2,$ $Qaid^2$ |
| Al-Shabab | Marius Șumudică | Éver Banega | Offside | Almozaini, Bolt, Half Million, $Prestige^1,$ $Takenda^1,$ $Azom^2,$ $TikTok^2,$ $Veloce^3$ |
| Al-Taawoun | Mohammed Al-Abdali | Cássio | Skillano | Fuchs, Nice One, Alsaif $Gallery^1,$ Hayat National $Hospital^1,$ Arabica $Star^2,$ $B-Care^2$ |
| Al-Tai | José Luis Sierra | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi | Mashar | Al-Adham, Mashar, $Abar^1,$ Al Ahli $Medical^1,$ $Qaid^2,$ $Ldonk^2$ |
| Damac | Krešimir Režić | Farouk Chafaï | Skillano | ARROW, Bin $Thaliba^1,$ Mustasharak $Hospital^1,$ $Qaid^2,$ X $Antra^3$ |

* $^1$ On the back of the strip.
* $^2$ On the right sleeve of the strip.
* $^3$ On the shorts.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abha | Abderrazek Chebbi | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Martin Ševela | 1 July 2021 |
| Al-Ahli | Laurențiu Reghecampf | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Besnik Hasi | 6 June 2021 |
| Al-Batin | Aleksandar Veselinović | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Nenad Lalatović | 24 June 2021 |
| Al-Faisaly | Péricles Chamusca | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Paolo Tramezzani | 18 June 2021 |
| Al-Hilal | José Morais | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Leonardo Jardim | 1 June 2021 |
| Al-Raed | Besnik Hasi | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Pablo Machín | 19 June 2021 |
| Al-Shabab | Carlos Inarejos | End of contract | 31 May 2021 | Pre-season | Péricles Chamusca | 31 May 2021 |
| Al-Fayha | Al-Habib bin Ramadan | End of contract | 1 June 2021 | Pre-season | Vuk Rašović | 21 June 2021 |
| Al-Hazem | Mohammed Dahmane | End of contract | 1 June 2021 | Pre-season | Hélder | 7 June 2021 |
| Al-Taawoun | Nestor El Maestro | Sacked | 22 August 2021 | 14th | José Gomes | 22 August 2021 |
| Al-Ittihad | Fábio Carille | Sacked | 23 August 2021 | 6th | Cosmin Contra | 29 August 2021 |
| Al-Tai | Mohamed Kouki | Sacked | 28 August 2021 | 16th | Zoran Manojlović | 30 August 2021 |
| Al-Nassr | Mano Menezes | Sacked | 19 September 2021 | 8th | Pedro Emanuel | 1 October 2021 |
| Al-Faisaly | Paolo Tramezzani | Mutual consent | 7 October 2021 | 9th | Daniel Ramos | 7 October 2021 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Khaled Al-Atwi | Mutual consent | 16 October 2021 | 12th | Vladan Milojević | 17 October 2021 |
| Al-Batin | Nenad Lalatović | Sacked | 17 October 2021 | 15th | Alen Horvat | 21 October 2021 |
| Al-Tai | Zoran Manojlović | Sacked | 4 November 2021 | 16th | José Luis Sierra | 7 November 2021 |
| Al-Nassr | Pedro Emanuel | Sacked | 10 November 2021 | 9th | Miguel Ángel Russo | 5 December 2021 |
| Al-Hazem | Hélder | Sacked | 27 November 2021 | 15th | Constantin Gâlcă | 6 December 2021 |
| Al-Fateh | Yannick Ferrera | Mutual consent | 9 January 2022 | 12th | Giorgos Donis | 16 January 2022 |
| Al-Raed | Pablo Machín | Sacked | 26 January 2022 | 8th | João Pedro Sousa | 26 January 2022 |
| Al-Hilal | Leonardo Jardim | Mutual consent | 14 February 2022 | 4th | Ramón Díaz | 14 February 2022 |
| Al-Hazem | Constantin Gâlcă | Mutual consent | 21 February 2022 | 16th | Roel Coumans | 1 March 2022 |
| Al-Faisaly | Daniel Ramos | Mutual consent | 24 February 2022 | 13th | Marinos Ouzounidis | 27 February 2022 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Vladan Milojević | Sacked | 1 March 2022 | 15th | Patrice Carteron | 4 March 2022 |
| Al-Ahli | Besnik Hasi | Sacked | 4 March 2022 | 11th | Robert Siboldi | 5 March 2022 |
| Al-Taawoun | José Gomes | Mutual consent | 20 March 2022 | 13th | John van den Brom | 31 March 2022 |
| Al-Shabab | Péricles Chamusca | Sacked | 23 March 2022 | 4th | Marius Șumudică | 23 March 2022 |
| Al-Taawoun | John van den Brom | Sacked | 7 May 2022 | 14th | Mohammed Al-Abdali (caretaker) | 7 May 2022 |
| Al-Raed | João Pedro Sousa | Sacked | 24 May 2022 | 12th | Yousef Al-Ghadeer | 6 June 2022 |

### Foreign players

The policy of foreign players remained unchanged. Clubs can register a total of seven foreign players over the course of the season.

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

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Former Players |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abha | Tayeb Meziani | Amine Atouchi | Abdelali Mhamdi | Uroš Matić | Mitchell te Vrede | Saad Bguir | Bilel Ifa | Prestige Mboungou Dani Suárez |
| Al-Ahli | Carlos Eduardo | Dankler | Franck Kom | Filip Bradarić | Ezgjan Alioski | Omar Al Somah | | Paulinho Alassane Ndao Ljubomir Fejsa Hamdi Nagguez |
| Al-Batin | Fábio Abreu | Maurício Antônio | Renato Chaves | Youssef El Jebli | Mohamed Rayhi | Martín Campaña | | Afriyie Acquah |
| Al-Ettifaq | Ayoub Abdellaoui | Raïs M'Bolhi | Youssouf Niakaté | Amin Younes | Filip Kiss | Robin Quaison | Naïm Sliti | Souza Walid Azaro |
| Al-Faisaly | Martin Boyle | Clayson | Igor Rossi | Ismael | Rossi | Júlio Tavares | Hicham Faik | Guilherme Augusto Raphael Silva Romain Amalfitano |
| Al-Fateh | Sofiane Bendebka | Petros | Ivan Santini | Mourad Batna | Marwane Saâdane | Christian Cueva | Maksym Koval | Gustav Wikheim |
| Al-Fayha | Ramon Lopes | Ricardo Ryller | Samuel Owusu | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Amadou Moutari | Aleksandar Trajkovski | Vladimir Stojković | Fernando Andrade Kyriakos Papadopoulos John Boye |
| Al-Hazem | Alison | Neris | Abdelilah Hafidi | Naoufel Zerhouni | Ola John | Ezekiel Henty | Luka Stojanović | Malik Asselah Ibrahima Tandia Moha Tiago Rodrigues Carlos Strandberg |
| Al-Hilal | Michael | Matheus Pereira | Gustavo Cuéllar | Moussa Marega | Odion Ighalo | André Carrillo | Jang Hyun-soo | Luciano Vietto Bafétimbi Gomis |
| Al-Ittihad | Bruno Henrique | Igor Coronado | Marcelo Grohe | Romarinho | Ahmed Hegazi | Abderrazak Hamdallah | André André | Garry Rodrigues Youssouf Niakaté Karim El Ahmadi |
| Al-Nassr | Pity Martínez | Ramiro Funes Mori | Anselmo | Talisca | Vincent Aboubakar | Jonathan Rodríguez | Jaloliddin Masharipov | Petros Abderrazak Hamdallah |
| Al-Raed | Eduardo Henrique | René | Christian Atsu | Karim El Berkaoui | Mohamed Fouzair | Éder | Iago Herrerín | |
| Al-Shabab | Éver Banega | Luciano Vietto | Carlos Júnior | Iago Santos | Paulinho | John Mary | Alfred N'Diaye | Sebá Igor Lichnovsky Odion Ighalo |
| Al-Taawoun | Cássio | Léandre Tawamba | Christian Luyindama | Mostafa Fathi | Aschraf El Mahdioui | Álvaro Medrán | Zé Luís | Iago Santos Sandro Manoel Cédric Amissi Henrique Luvannor Kaku |
| Al-Tai | Amir Sayoud | Tobías Figueroa | Dener | Marcelo | Collins Fai | Cephas Malele | Knowledge Musona | Lucas Martin Lukov |
| Damac | Farouk Chafaï | Hillal Soudani | Moustapha Zeghba | Sergio Vittor | Emilio Zelaya | Domagoj Antolić | Nono | Filipe Augusto Mijo Caktaš |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 65 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 61 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | Damac | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Al-Tai | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
| 7 | Al-Raed | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 36 | |
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 11 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Al-Batin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | |
| 14 | Al-Faisaly (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to MS League |
| 15 | Al-Ahli (R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to MS League |
| 16 | Al-Hazem (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 17 | Relegation to MS League |

* 1 2 Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round as 2021–22 King Cup winners.
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al-Fateh 5, Abha 5, Al-Fayha 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Fateh +1, Abha –1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Ettifaq 3, Al-Taawoun 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ettifaq +2, Al-Taawoun –2.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Batin 4, Al-Faisaly 1.

## Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al-Hilal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Ittihad | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Nassr | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Al-Shabab | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Damac | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Al-Tai | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Al-Raed | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| Al-Fateh | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Abha | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Al-Fayha | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| Al-Taawoun | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Al-Batin | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Al-Faisaly | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Al-Ahli | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Al-Hazem | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

* Leader and AFC Champions League group stage
* Relegation to MS League

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABH | AHL | BAT | ETT | FSY | FAT | FAY | HAZ | HIL | ITT | NSR | RAE | SHB | TWN | TAI | DAM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abha | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Al-Ahli | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Batin | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Al-Fateh | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–5 |
| Al-Fayha | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Hazem | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Hilal | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Al-Nassr | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Al-Raed | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Shabab | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Al-Taawoun | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Al-Tai | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Damac | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |

## Season statistics

    As of 27 June 2022

### Scoring

**Top scorers**

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Odion Ighalo | Al-Shabab/Al-Hilal | 24 |
| 2 | Romarinho | Al-Ittihad | 20 |
| 2 | Talisca | Al-Nassr | 20 |
| 4 | Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | 18 |
| 5 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr/Al-Ittihad | 15 |
| 6 | Emilio Zelaya | Damac | 13 |
| 6 | Karim El Berkaoui | Al-Raed | 13 |
| 6 | Carlos | Al-Shabab | 13 |
| 6 | Moussa Marega | Al-Hilal | 13 |
| 10 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh | 11 |

**Hat-tricks**

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Ittihad | Al-Ahli | 4–3 (A) | 26 February 2022 |
| Odion Ighalo | Al-Hilal | Al-Ahli | 4–2 (H) | 18 March 2022 |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh | Damac | 3–0 (A) | 29 May 2022 |

**Hat-tricks**

**Notes**

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

**Most assists**

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matheus Pereira | Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 2 | Igor Coronado | Al-Ittihad | 10 |
| 3 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Al-Fayha | 9 |
| 3 | Ezgjan Alioski | Al-Ahli | 9 |
| 5 | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 5 | Hattan Bahebri | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 5 | Knowledge Musona | Al-Tai | 8 |
| 8 | Saleh Al-Amri | Abha | 7 |
| 8 | Abdullah Al-Ammar | Damac | 7 |
| 10 | Ahmed Al-Zain | Al-Raed | 6 |
| 10 | Romarinho | Al-Ittihad | 6 |
| 10 | Bruno Henrique | Al-Ittihad | 6 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vladimir Stojković | Al-Fayha | 13 |
| 2 | Marcelo Grohe | Al-Ittihad | 12 |
| 3 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 4 | Maksym Koval | Al-Fateh | 9 |
| 4 | Fawaz Al-Qarni | Al-Shabab | 9 |
| 6 | Moustapha Zeghba | Damac | 8 |
| 6 | Martín Campaña | Al-Batin | 8 |
| 8 | Raïs M'Bolhi | Al-Ettifaq | 7 |
| 8 | Abdelali Mhamdi | Abha | 7 |
| 8 | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Faisaly | 7 |

### Discipline

**Player**

* Most yellow cards: 10
   * Saeed Al-Rubaie (Al-Ettifaq)
   * Ismael (Al-Faisaly)
* Most red cards: 2
   * Marwane Saâdane (Al-Fateh)
   * Ammar Al-Daheem (Al-Fateh)
   * Abdullah Al-Shammeri (Al-Hazem)
   * Mohammed Al-Khabrani (Al-Ahli)
   * Éver Banega (Al-Shabab)
   * Talisca (Al-Nassr)

**Club**

* Most yellow cards: 77
   * Al-Ahli
   * Al-Taawoun
* Most red cards: 8
   * Al-Ettifaq

## Attendances

### By round

2021–22 Professional League Attendance :

| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
| - | - | - | - |
| Round 1 | 38,554 | 8 | 4,820 |
| Round 2 | 43,357 | 8 | 5,420 |
| Round 3 | 46,759 | 8 | 5,845 |
| Round 4 | 66,838 | 8 | 8,355 |
| Round 5 | 50,724 | 8 | 6,341 |
| Round 6 | 73,053 | 8 | 9,132 |
| Round 7 | 39,761 | 8 | 4,971 |
| Round 8 | 63,970 | 8 | 7,997 |
| Round 9 | 69,559 | 8 | 8,695 |
| Round 10 | 59,643 | 8 | 7,456 |
| Round 11 | 99,764 | 8 | 12,471 |
| Round 12 | 43,070 | 8 | 5,384 |
| Round 13 | 102,742 | 8 | 12,843 |
| Round 14 | 60,736 | 8 | 7,592 |
| Round 15 | 30,641 | 8 | 3,831 |
| Round 16 | 61,124 | 8 | 7,641 |
| Round 17 | 44,604 | 8 | 5,576 |
| Round 18 | 58,788 | 8 | 7,349 |
| Round 19 | 44,528 | 8 | 5,566 |
| Round 20 | 40,133 | 7 | 5,734 |
| Round 21 | 39,750 | 8 | 4,969 |
| Round 22 | 48,731 | 8 | 6,092 |
| Round 23 | 65,566 | 8 | 8,196 |
| Round 24 | 86,528 | 8 | 10,816 |
| Round 25 | 90,813 | 7 | 12,974 |
| Round 26 | 50,955 | 8 | 6,370 |
| Round 27 | 119,916 | 7 | 17,131 |
| Round 28 | 51,816 | 8 | 6,477 |
| Round 29 | 85,769 | 8 | 10,722 |
| Round 30 | 90,487 | 8 | 11,311 |
| Total | 1,868,679 | 237 | 7,885 |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matches from 29 December (Round 15) until 5 March (Round 23) were played at a maximum of 50% capacity.
* ↑ Al-Ittihad played their home match against Al-Nassr behind closed doors due to disciplinary reasons.
* ↑ Al-Nassr played their home match against Al-Fayha behind closed doors due to disciplinary reasons.
* ↑ Al-Shabab played their home match against Al-Faisaly behind closed doors due to disciplinary reasons.

### By team

A match played behind closed doors is not included.

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 466,283 | 58,755 | 0 | 33,306 | $n/a^1$ |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 227,018 | 36,079 | 7,031 | 15,135 | $n/a^†$ |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 193,304 | 33,963 | 5,211 | 12,887 | $n/a^†$ |
| 4 | Al-Nassr | 117,310 | 16,458 | 0 | 8,380 | $n/a^2$ |
| 5 | Al-Fateh | 119,621 | 17,459 | 1,392 | 7,975 | $n/a^†$ |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 100,619 | 15,670 | 907 | 6,708 | $n/a^†$ |
| 7 | Al-Raed | 90,195 | 20,082 | 668 | 6,013 | $n/a^†$ |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 79,029 | 11,234 | 3,099 | 5,645 | $n/a^3$ |
| 9 | Al-Tai | 79,746 | 7,762 | 3,036 | 5,317 | $n/a^†$ |
| 10 | Al-Taawoun | 78,183 | 9,780 | 2,188 | 5,213 | $n/a^†$ |
| 11 | Al-Fayha | 72,497 | 6,342 | 1,527 | 4,834 | $n/a^†$ |
| 12 | Al-Faisaly | 66,277 | 6,410 | 1,764 | 4,419 | $n/a^†$ |
| 13 | Damac | 63,636 | 14,790 | 453 | 4,243 | $n/a^†$ |
| 14 | Al-Batin | 45,220 | 4,238 | 1,102 | 3,015 | $n/a^†$ |
| 15 | Abha | 43,101 | 12,243 | 141 | 2,874 | $n/a^†$ |
| 16 | Al-Hazem | 26,640 | 3,940 | 531 | 1,776 | $n/a^†$ |
| | League total | 1,868,679 | 58,755 | 0 | 7,885 | $n/a^†$ |

Updated to games played on 27 June 2022 Source: Notes: 1: Al-Ittihad played their home match against Al-Nassr behind closed doors. 2: Al-Nassr played their home match against Al-Fayha behind closed doors. 3: Al-Shabab played their home match against Al-Faisaly behind closed doors.

## Awards

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Rising Star of the Month | Rising Star of the Month | Reference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Vuk Rašović | Al-Fayha | Ahmed Hegazi | Al-Ittihad | Vladimir Stojković | Al-Fayha | Moteb Al-Harbi | Al-Shabab | |
| September | Krešimir Režić | Damac | Igor Coronado | Al-Ittihad | Moustapha Zeghba | Damac | Nawaf Boushal | Al-Fateh | |
| October | Péricles Chamusca | Al-Shabab | Abdulrahman Ghareeb | Al-Ahli | Fawaz Al-Qarni | Al-Shabab | Moteb Al-Harbi | Al-Shabab | |
| November | Péricles Chamusca | Al-Shabab | Naïm Sliti | Al-Ettifaq | Ahmed Al-Kassar | Al-Faisaly | Moteb Al-Harbi | Al-Shabab | |
| January | Miguel Ángel Russo | Al-Nassr | Romarinho | Al-Ittihad | Vladimir Stojković | Al-Fayha | Moteb Al-Harbi | Al-Shabab | |
| February | Cosmin Contra | Al-Ittihad | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Ittihad | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Faisaly | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh | |
| March | Ramón Díaz | Al-Hilal | Odion Ighalo | Al-Hilal | Marcelo Grohe | Al-Ittihad | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | Al-Ittihad | |
| May & June | Ramón Díaz | Al-Hilal | Naïm Sliti | Al-Ettifaq | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Al-Hilal | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Al-Tai | |
