# 2020–21 in Saudi Arabian football

The 2020–21 season was the 64th season of competitive association football in Saudi Arabia. The season featured the first-ever edition of the Women's Football League in Saudi Arabia.

## National teams
### Saudi Arabia national football team
#### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification & 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
##### Second round: Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 20 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 15 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Palestine | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Singapore | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
| 5 | Yemen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
#### Friendlies
#### 2020 AFC U-19 Championship

The AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021, leaving the hosting rights for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup with Uzbekistan.

##### Group C
#### 2021 Arab Cup U-20
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

##### Knockout stage
### Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team
#### 2020 AFC U-16 Championship

The AFC announced the cancellation of the tournament on 25 January 2021, leaving the hosting rights for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup with Bahrain.

##### Group D
#### 2021 Arab Cup U-17

The tournament was initially scheduled to be held from 1 to 17 July, but was postponed indefinitely, and later cancelled.

##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Men's football
### AFC Champions League
#### 2020
##### Group stage
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | EST | SHO | WAH |
| 1 | Al-Ahli | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 20 Sep |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 17 Sep |
| 3 | Al-Shorta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | Al-Wahda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 1–1 | 14 Sep | 23 Sep | — |
* ↑ Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.

###### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAK | SAH | SHK | HIL |
| 1 | Pakhtakor | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 3 | Shahr Khodro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 2–1 | 23 Sep | 2–0 | — |
* ↑ Al-Hilal failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to them having only 11 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them shall be considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.

###### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRS | TAW | DUH | SHJ |
| 1 | Persepolis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Al-Taawoun | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–6 |
| 3 | Al-Duhail | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sharjah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAS | SAD | SEP | AIN |
| 1 | Al-Nassr | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Sepahan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Al-Ain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 | | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |

##### Knockout stage
###### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Ahli | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| Al-Nassr | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun |

###### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Nassr | 2–0 | Al-Ahli |

###### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Nassr | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Persepolis |

#### 2021
##### Qualifying play-offs
###### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Al-Wehda | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |

##### Group stage
###### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IST | HIL | SAH | AGK |
| 1 | Istiklol | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Al-Hilal (H) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | AGMK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Istiklol 1, Al Hilal −1.
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Shabab Al-Ahli 1, AGMK −1.

###### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | DUH | AHL | SHO |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Al-Ahli (H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Al-Shorta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — |

###### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAS | SAD | WEH | FOO |
| 1 | Al-Nassr (H) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Al-Wehdat | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Foolad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |

###### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | E | Al-Wahda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 2 | B | Tractor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 3 | A | Al-Hilal | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Round of 16 |
| 4 | D | Al-Sadd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | C | Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |

### Leagues
#### Saudi Professional League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 61 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 56 | |
| 4 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 47 | |
| 6 | Al-Nassr | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 46 | |
| 7 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Al-Ahli | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 39 | |
| 9 | Al-Faisaly | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 10 | Al-Raed | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Damac | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | Al-Batin | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 36 | |
| 13 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 36 | |
| 14 | Al-Qadsiah (R) | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 35 | Relegation to MS League |
| 15 | Al-Wehda (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to MS League |
| 16 | Al-Ain (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 20 | Relegation to MS League |
* ↑ Al-Ittihad cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they did not obtain an AFC license.
* 1 2 Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4 pts; Al-Ettifaq 1 pt.
* 1 2 3 4 5 Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly: 16 pts; Al-Raed: 15 pts; Damac: 13 pts; Al-Batin: 12 pts; Abha: 3 pts.
* ↑ Al-Faisaly qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2020–21 King Cup winners.

#### Prince Mohammad bin Salman League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hazem (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 91 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 2 | Al-Fayha (P) | 38 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 81 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 3 | Al-Tai (P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 77 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 4 | Al-Jabalain | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 76 | |
| 5 | Hajer | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Ohod | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 54 | |
| 7 | Al-Kawkab | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Al-Khaleej | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Al-Shoulla | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Al-Diriyah | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 48 | |
| 11 | Jeddah | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Al-Adalah | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 46 | |
| 13 | Al-Sahel | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 46 | |
| 14 | Al-Jeel | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 44 | |
| 15 | Najran | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 43 | |
| 16 | Al-Nahda | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 42 | |
| 17 | Al-Bukayriyah (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 40 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Al-Thoqbah (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 19 | Arar (R) | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Al-Nojoom (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Kawkab finished ahead of Al-Khaleej on overall goal difference: Al-Kawkab −1, Al-Khaleej −5 (Al-Kawkab 2–2 Al-Khaleej, Al-Khaleej 0–0 Al-Kawkab).
* 1 2 Al-Diriyah finished ahead of Jeddah on overall goal difference: Al-Diriyah −5, Jeddah −6 (Jeddah 1–2 Al-Diriyah, Al-Diriyah 0–1 Jeddah).
* 1 2 Al-Adalah finished ahead of Al-Sahel on head-to-head points: Al-Adalah 3–0 Al-Sahel, Al-Sahel 1–2 Al-Adalah.

#### Saudi Second Division
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Akhdoud (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 53 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Bisha (P) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 49 | Promotion to MS League |
| 3 | Al-Jandal | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Al-Qaisumah | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 45 | |
| 5 | Al-Safa | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Al-Entesar | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Al-Sadd | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Al-Ansar | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Al-Zulfi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 31 | |
| 10 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Al-Lewa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Al-Taqadom | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25 | |
| 13 | Al-Hejaz (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Kumait (R) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 20 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Al-Entesar finished ahead of Al-Sadd on head-to-head points: Al-Entesar 0–0 Al-Sadd, Al-Sadd 0–1 Al-Entesar.
* 1 2 Al-Ansar finished ahead of Al-Zulfi on overall goal difference: Al-Ansar −3, Al-Zulfi −6 (Al-Ansar 1–0 Al-Zulfi, Al-Zulfi 1–0 Al-Ansar).
* 1 2 Al-Arabi finished ahead of Al-Lewa on head-to-head points: Al-Arabi 0–0 Al-Lewa, Al-Lewa 1–3 Al-Arabi.
* 1 2 Al-Taqadom finished ahead of Al-Hejaz on overall goal difference: Al-Taqadom −7, Al-Hejaz −16 (Al-Taqadom 1–3 Al-Hejaz, Al-Hejaz 1–3 Al-Taqadom).

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Orobah (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 54 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Al-Kholood (P) | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Promotion to MS League |
| 3 | Al-Washm | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 45 | |
| 4 | Al-Riyadh | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 44 | |
| 5 | Al-Rawdhah | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Al-Najma | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Al-Taraji | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Sharq | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wej | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Hetten | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Afif | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 31 | |
| 12 | Al-Dahab | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 25 | |
| 13 | Al-Mujazzal (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Al-Selmiyah (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 22 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Al-Najma finished ahead of Al-Taraji on head-to-head points: Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Taraji, Al-Taraji 0–1 Al-Najma.
* 1 2 Al-Sharq finished ahead of Wej on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 1–0 Wej, Wej 1–2 Al-Sharq.

##### Final
#### Saudi Third Division

| Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
| Al-Saqer | Al-Nairyah | Al-Rayyan and Tuwaiq |

### Cup competitions
#### Super Cup
## Women's football
### League
#### Football League

| Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
| Challenge | Jeddah Eagles | Eastern Flames and The Storm |