Season 2011–2012 UAFA Club Cup Al-Fateh
Al-Nassr Dates 11 Sep 2011 – 18 Apr 2012 Location Saudi Arabia Matches played 182 | Champions Al-Shabab (6th title) GCC Champions League Al-Faisaly
Najran Champion Al-Shabab FC Goals scored 537 | |
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AFC Champions League Al-Shabab
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Ettifaq Top goalscorer Victor Simões
Nasser Al-Shamrani
(21 Goals) Relegated Al-Ansar F.C., Al-Qadisiyah FC People also search for 2010–11 Saudi Professional League | ||
The 2011–12 Saudi Professional League (officially known as the Zain League, because of its sponsorship) was the 36th season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.
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Al-Hilal were once again the defending champions for this season, having won the previous two editions in 2009–10 and 2010–11 respectively. The season featured 12 teams from the 2010–11 and two new teams promoted from the 2010–11 First Division: Hajer and Al-Ansar who replace relegated Al-Wahda and Al Hazm.
On 14 April 2012, Al-Shabab won the title after a 1–1 away game with Al-Ahli. It was their first league title since 2006 and their sixth league title overall. Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ansar were relegated.
Qualification and Prize money
The Top three teams of the league plus the winner of Champions Cup qualified for the AFC Asian Champions League.
The Top eight teams qualified for Champions Cup.
and The bottom two teams in the end of the season were relegated.
Prize money:
Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2011-12 campaign.
League table
Source: FIFA.COM، League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Ettifaq secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League due to Al-Ahli winning the 2012 King Cup of Champions
(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 18 April 2012.
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.