Season 2010–2011 Dates 29 Aug 2010 – 15 May 2011 Goals scored 534 | Champions Al-Hilal (13th title) Champion Al-Hilal FC Matches played 182 | |
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Champions League Al-Hilal
Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ettifaq Top goalscorer Nasser Al-Shamrani (17) Biggest home win Al-Wahda 8–1 Al Hazm
(24 February 2011) Biggest away win Najran 1–5 Al-Wahda
(22 April 2011) Relegated Al-Hazm F.C., Al-Wehda Club People also search for 2009–10 Saudi Professional League | ||
The 2010–11 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Zain League, because of its sponsorship) was the 35th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.
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Al-Hilal were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2009–10 season. The season featured 12 teams from the 2009–10 and two new teams promoted from the 2009–10 First Division: Al-Faisaly and Al Taawon.
On 29 April 2011, Al-Hilal won the title again after a 2–1 home win over Al-Raed. It was their second league title in a row and their thirteenth league title overall. Al-Wahda and Al Hazm were relegated.
Qualification and Prize money
The Top three teams of the league plus the winner of Champions Cup qualified for the Champions League.
Saudi football federation announced that Saudi teams will not participate in the next Gulf Club Champions Cup.
The Top six teams qualified for Champions Cup.
and The bottom two teams in the end of the season were relegated.
Prize money:
Final League table
Source: [1], League Table, RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Ahli secured qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011 King Cup of Champions
2Al-Taawon and Al-Wahda 3 points deducted
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 15 May 2011.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.