# 2018–19 Saudi Pro League

The 2018–19 Saudi Pro League was the 44th edition of the top-tier Saudi football league, established in 1974, and the 11th edition since it was rebranded as the Saudi Pro League in 2008. the season started on 30 August 2018 and concluded on 16 May 2019.
Al-Hilal were the defending champions after winning the Pro League last season for the 15th time. Al-Wehda and Al-Hazem have entered as the promoted teams from the 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League. Al-Nassr were crowned as league winners for the 8th time on 16 May, after defeating Al-Batin 2–1 on the final day of the season.
Ohod were the first team to be relegated after a 3–1 defeat to Al-Fayha on 12 April 2019. Al-Batin were the second team to be relegated following their 1–0 defeat to an already relegated Ohod. Al-Qadsiah were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Al-Hazem on the final day of the season.
Abderrazak Hamdallah from Al-Nassr was the top scorer with 34 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. Pedro Emanuel of Al-Taawoun won the Manager of the Season award.

## Changes

On 7 March 2018, the Saudi FF announced that the league would be increased from 14 teams to 16 teams. They also announced new rules limiting the club's squad size to 28 players.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the two play-off winners and two teams promoted from the 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.
Teams who were promoted to the Pro League
The first club to be promoted was Al-Wehda, following their 2–2 draw away to Al-Mujazzal on 11 April 2018. Al-Wehda will play in the top flight of Saudi football after a season absence. They were crowned champions on 18 April 2018 after beating Al-Khaleej 1–0 at home.
The second club to be promoted was Al-Hazem, following their 4–1 win at home against Al-Mujazzal on 18 April 2017, coupled with Al-Tai's defeat against Hajer. Al-Hazem will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time since 2010–11.
Teams who were relegated to the MS League
No teams were relegated to the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League. Due to an increase in the number of teams, the Saudi FF announced that the relegation was canceled and in its place was a relegation play-off. Both Pro League teams, Al-Raed and Ohod, won the playoffs and secured their top-flight status.

### Stadiums

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000 |
| Al-Batin | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Batin Club Stadium | 6,000 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 21,701 |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | King Salman Sport City Stadium | 5,200 |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 19,096 |
| Al-Fayha | Al Majma'ah | King Salman Sport City Stadium | 5,200 |
| Al-Hazem | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | 2,800 |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Saud University Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,000 |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium | 62,685 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | 11,000 |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600 |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium | 62,685 |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 23,600 |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | 33,195 |
| Ohod | Medina | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | 24,000 |
1: ^ Al-Faisaly play their home games in Al-Majma'ah.
2: ^ Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab also use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as a home stadium. 3: ^ Al-Hilal also use King Fahd International Stadium (62,685 seats) as a home stadium.

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Ahli | Yousef Anbar (caretaker) | Hussein Abdulghani | Umbro | Saudia, Almosafer$^1$, BOGA$^3$ |
| Al-Batin | Ciprian Panait | Mohanna Waqes | Givova | Gree Electric, Al Asasyah$^1$, Rayat Al Shalal Hotel$^1$, Al-Maali Hospital$^2$ |
| Al-Ettifaq | Hélder (caretaker) | Filip Kiss | Jako | Almana General Hospital, Al-Majdouie Hyundai, Goodyear$^1$, Yaumi$^1$, Innosoft$^2$, APSCO Mobil 1$^2$, Kanaf$^3$ |
| Al-Faisaly | Al-Homaidy Al-Otaibi (caretaker) | Omar Abdulaziz | Adidas | ALDREES, Roco, Al Riyadh Travel & Tourism$^1$, Shmagh Albassam$^1$, Al Wefaq$^2$, Al Tazaj$^3$ |
| Al-Fateh | Fathi Al-Jabal | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | Offside | Al Kifah$^1$, AlMoosa Hospital$^1$ |
| Al-Fayha | Noureddine Zekri | Sami Al-Khaibari | Skillano | Shawarmer, The Fourth Triangle |
| Al-Hazem | Daniel Isăilă | Khaled Al-Barakah | ProIcon | Cabrito, RAKAA Holding$^1$ |
| Al-Hilal | Péricles Chamusca (caretaker) | Salman Al-Faraj | Nike | Kingdom Holding Company, Abdul Samad Al Qurashi$^1$, Sun & Sand Sports$^1$, Jawwy from STC$^2$, APSCO Mobil 1$^2$ |
| Al-Ittihad | José Luis Sierra | Karim El Ahmadi | Joma | Noon, APSCO Mobil 1$^2$ |
| Al-Nassr | Rui Vitória | Ibrahim Ghaleb | Sporta | Etihad Airways |
| Al-Qadsiah | Nacif Beyaoui | Élton Arábia | Offside | Almana General Hospital, Al Yamama, Zamil Industrial, Tamimi Group$^1$, Aljomaih Holding Company$^1$, Al Hokair Group$^2$, Al Wefaq$^2$ |
| Al-Raed | Besnik Hasi | Yahya Al-Musalem | Erreà | Naqi Water$^1$ |
| Al-Shabab | Marius Șumudică | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Xtep | Moya, Al Saif Gallery$^1$, Boudl Hotels$^1$, Al Wefaq$^2$, Physio Trio$^3$ |
| Al-Taawoun | Pedro Emanuel | Jehad Al-Hussain | Mafro | Almosafer, Naqi Water$^1$, Shmagh Albassam$^1$, Al Wefaq$^2$ |
| Al-Wehda | Juan Brown | Osama Hawsawi | Adidas | Abdul Samad Al Qurashi$^1$ |
| Ohod | Ammar Souayah | Abdoh Besisi | Erreà | Mozn, Saudi German Hospital$^1$, Al Tazaj$^3$ |
* $^1$ 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 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Saad Al-Shehri | Signed by Saudi Arabia U23 | 13 April 2018 | Pre-season | Leonardo Ramos | 23 May 2018 |
| Al-Nassr | Krunoslav Jurčić | End of contract | 13 April 2018 | Pre-season | José Daniel Carreño | 14 April 2018 |
| Al-Hilal | Juan Brown | Interim period ended | 13 April 2018 | Pre-season | Jorge Jesus | 5 June 2018 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Bandar Basreh | Interim period ended | 13 April 2018 | Pre-season | Aleksandar Stanojević | 23 May 2018 |
| Al-Shabab | Khalid Al-Koroni | Interim period ended | 13 April 2018 | Pre-season | Marius Șumudică | 14 June 2018 |
| Al-Taawoun | José Manuel Gomes | Resigned | 2 May 2018 | Pre-season | Pedro Emanuel | 7 May 2018 |
| Al-Faisaly | Vuk Rašović | Signed by Al Dhafra | 3 May 2018 | Pre-season | Mircea Rednic | 2 July 2018 |
| Ohod | Sadio Demba | End of contract | 4 May 2018 | Pre-season | Francisco Arce | 9 June 2018 |
| Al-Hazem | Abdulwahab Al-Harbi | End of contract | 5 May 2018 | Pre-season | Daniel Isăilă | 8 June 2018 |
| Al-Wehda | Djamel Belkacem | End of contract | 5 May 2018 | Pre-season | Fábio Carille | 22 May 2018 |
| Al-Ahli | Fathi Al-Jabal | End of caretaker spell | 15 May 2018 | Pre-season | Pablo Guede | 15 May 2018 |
| Al-Ittihad | José Luis Sierra | End of contract | 21 May 2018 | Pre-season | Ramón Díaz | 22 May 2018 |
| Al-Batin | Ciprian Panait | End of contract | 31 May 2018 | Pre-season | Franky Vercauteren | 26 July 2018 |
| Al-Raed | Aleksandar Ilić | End of contract | 31 May 2018 | Pre-season | Besnik Hasi | 26 July 2018 |
| Al-Ittihad | Ramón Díaz | Sacked | 15 September 2018 | 16th | Slaven Bilić | 27 September 2018 |
| Al-Faisaly | Mircea Rednic | Sacked | 8 October 2018 | 11th | Péricles Chamusca | 14 October 2018 |
| Al-Fayha | Gustavo Costas | Sacked | 15 October 2018 | 14th | Slavoljub Muslin | 15 October 2018 |
| Al-Batin | Franky Vercauteren | Sacked | 1 November 2018 | 14th | Yousef Al-Ghadeer | 10 November 2018 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Aleksandar Stanojević | Sacked | 4 November 2018 | 15th | Ivaylo Petev | 11 November 2018 |
| Al-Nassr | José Daniel Carreño | Sacked | 10 November 2018 | 2nd | Rui Vitória | 10 January 2019 |
| Ohod | Francisco Arce | Sacked | 23 November 2018 | 15th | Paulo Alves | 27 November 2018 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Leonardo Ramos | Sacked | 27 November 2018 | 7th | Sergio Piernas | 1 December 2018 |
| Al-Wehda | Fábio Carille | Signed by Corinthians | 13 December 2018 | 5th | Mido | 5 January 2019 |
| Ohod | Paulo Alves | Sacked | 14 January 2019 | 16th | Ammar Souayah | 19 January 2019 |
| Al-Hilal | Jorge Jesus | Sacked | 30 January 2019 | 1st | Zoran Mamić | 30 January 2019 |
| Al-Fayha | Slavoljub Muslin | Sacked | 2 February 2019 | 14th | Noureddine Zekri | 5 February 2019 |
| Al-Ahli | Pablo Guede | Sacked | 5 February 2019 | 4th | Jorge Fossati | 8 February 2019 |
| Al-Batin | Yousef Al-Ghadeer | Mutual consent | 17 February 2019 | 13th | Ciprian Panait | 17 February 2019 |
| Al-Ittihad | Slaven Bilić | Sacked | 24 February 2019 | 15th | José Luis Sierra | 24 February 2019 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Ivaylo Petev | Sacked | 10 March 2019 | 11th | Bandar Basreh | 10 March 2019 |
| Al-Wehda | Mido | Sacked | 19 March 2019 | 6th | Juan Brown | 20 March 2019 |
| Al-Ahli | Jorge Fossati | Sacked | 17 April 2019 | 5th | Yousef Anbar (caretaker) | 17 April 2019 |
| Al-Ettifaq | Sergio Piernas | Sacked | 19 April 2019 | 10th | Hélder (caretaker) | 19 April 2019 |
| Al-Qadsiah | Bandar Basreh | Mutual consent | 22 April 2019 | 14th | Nacif Beyaoui | 22 April 2019 |
| Al-Faisaly | Péricles Chamusca | Loaned to Al-Hilal | 27 April 2019 | 6th | Al-Homaidy Al-Otaibi (caretaker) | 27 April 2019 |
| Al-Hilal | Zoran Mamić | Sacked | 27 April 2019 | 2nd | Péricles Chamusca (caretaker) | 27 April 2019 |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 7 per team. On June 7, 2018, the Saudi FF increased the number of foreign players from 7 to 8 players.
* Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players name in italic indicates the player was de-registered or left their respective clubs during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Former players |
| Al-Ahli | Aderllan | Djaniny | Claudio Baeza | Paulo Díaz | Mohamed Abdel Shafy | Nicolae Stanciu | Omar Al Somah | | Souza Abdallah El Said Alexis José Manuel Jurado |
| Al-Batin | Osama Malik | Adriano Facchini | Baraka | Cryzan | Jhonnattann | Lucas Tagliapietra | Ismaël Bangoura | Zied Ounalli | João Gabriel Johan Arango Misael Riascos Aziz Bouhaddouz |
| Al-Ettifaq | Raïs M'Bolhi | Cristian Guanca | Hussein El Sayed | Filip Kiss | Ahmed Akaïchi | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | Brahian Alemán | Ramón Arias | Farley Rosa |
| Al-Faisaly | Denílson | Igor Rossi | Luisinho | Rogerinho | Diego Calderón | Ante Puljić | Fahad Al Ansari | Khaleem Hyland | Joseph Akpala |
| Al-Fateh | Ibrahim Chenihi | Mohamed Naâmani | Nikita Korzun | João Pedro | Saša Jovanović | Abdelkader Oueslati | Maksym Koval | Matías Aguirregaray | Nzuzi Toko Alkhaly Bangoura |
| Al-Fayha | Iury | Gegé | Danilo Asprilla | Alexandros Tziolis | Amer Shafi | Nahir Besara | Amine Chermiti | Rami Bedoui | Jonathan Gómez Naldo Ronnie Fernández Cristian Bonilla John Jairo Ruiz Seidu Yahaya |
| Al-Hazem | Malik Asselah | Alemão | Muralha | Rodolfo | Jhon Pajoy | Zurab Tsiskaridze | Kennedy Igboananike | Diogo Salomão | Gilbert Álvarez Carlos Feraud Youssef Kalfa |
| Al-Hilal | Miloš Degenek | Carlos Eduardo | Bafétimbi Gomis | Sebastian Giovinco | Ali Al-Habsi | André Carrillo | Alberto Botía | Jonathan Soriano | Achraf Bencharki Omar Khribin Omar Abdulrahman Gelmin Rivas |
| Al-Ittihad | Jonas | Romarinho | Garry Rodrigues | Carlos Villanueva | Sékou Sanogo | Karim El Ahmadi | Manuel da Costa | Aleksandar Prijović | Matthew Jurman Marcelo Grohe Thiago Carleto Valdívia Aleksandar Pešić |
| Al-Nassr | Brad Jones | Bruno Uvini | Giuliano | Maicon | Petros | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Nordin Amrabat | Ahmed Musa | Christian Ramos |
| Al-Qadsiah | Mokhtar Belkhiter | Jack Duncan | Rhys Williams | Bismark | Élton Arábia | Jou Silva | Mohammed Fatau | Youssef Kalfa | Jorginho Yago Aboubakar Oumarou Hervé Guy |
| Al-Raed | Azzedine Doukha | Hicham Belkaroui | Ilombe Mboyo | Daniel Amora | Kanu | Mohamed Atwa | Ahmed Hammoudan | Ferhan Hasani | Yassine El Ghanassy Ismaël Bangoura |
| Al-Shabab | Djamel Benlamri | Luiz Antônio | Sebá | Bubacarr Trawally | Mbark Boussoufa | Constantin Budescu | Valerică Găman | Farouk Ben Mustapha | Arthur Caíke Euller Somália |
| Al-Taawoun | Cássio | Nildo Petrolina | Sandro Manoel | Cédric Amissi | Léandre Tawamba | Héldon Ramos | Ricardo Machado | Jehad Al-Hussain | Jhonnattann |
| Al-Wehda | Zidane Mebarakou | Anselmo | Marcos Guilherme | Renato Chaves | Kabongo Kasongo | Mohamed Awad | Issam Jebali | Rómulo Otero | Fernandão Emre Çolak |
| Ohod | Carl Medjani | Adolphe Teikeu | Mohamed Fouzair | Moussa Maâzou | Tamer Haj Mohamad | Aymen Belaïd | Ghazi Abderrazzak | Ignatiy Nesterov | Enes Sipović Apodi Bruno Michel Ribamar Ahmed Gomaa Moamen Zakaria Carlos Ohene Zouhair Laaroubi |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Nassr (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 70 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 69 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 56 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 6 | Al-Faisaly | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Al-Wehda | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Al-Raed | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 38 | |
| 9 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 35 | |
| 10 | Al-Ittihad | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 11 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 33 | |
| 12 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 32 | |
| 13 | Al-Hazem (O) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 31 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Al-Qadsiah (R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 15 | Al-Batin (R) | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 25 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 16 | Ohod (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 21 | Relegation to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
* ↑ Al-Taawoun qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as 2019 King Cup winners.

## 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-Nassr | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Hilal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Taawoun | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Al-Ahli | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Al-Shabab | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Al-Faisaly | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Al-Wehda | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Al-Raed | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Al-Fateh | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Al-Ittihad | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Al-Fayha | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Al-Hazem | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Al-Batin | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Ohod | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
* 2020 AFC Champions League play-off round
* Qualification to relegation play-off
* Relegation to 2019–20 First Division

## Results

| Home \ Away | AHL | BAT | ETT | FSY | FAT | FAY | HAZ | HIL | ITT | NSR | QAD | RAE | SHB | TWN | WHD | OHD |
| Al-Ahli | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| Al-Batin | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 6–2 | 3–2 | | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Faisaly | 1–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Fateh | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Al-Fayha | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| Al-Hazem | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Hilal | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Al-Nassr | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Al–Qadsiah | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 |
| Al-Raed | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 |
| Al-Shabab | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Taawoun | 3–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Al-Wehda | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 |
| Ohod | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |

### Season progress

| 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-Ahli | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Al-Batin | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Al-Ettifaq | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Al-Faisaly | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L |
| Al-Fateh | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| Al-Fayha | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | W |
| Al-Hazem | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D |
| Al-Hilal | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W |
| Al-Ittihad | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Al-Nassr | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Al-Qadsiah | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D |
| Al-Raed | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W |
| Al-Shabab | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L |
| Al-Taawoun | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W |
| Al-Wehda | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Ohod | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W |

## Relegation play-offs

The 13th place team in the Saudi Professional League, Al-Hazem, will face the 4th place team in the MS League, Al-Khaleej, over two legs on a home-and-away basis.
All times are AST (UTC+3).

### Second leg
## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

    As of 16 May 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | 34 |
| 2 | Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | 21 |
| 2 | Bafétimbi Gomis | Al-Hilal | 21 |
| 4 | Djaniny | Al-Ahli | 20 |
| 5 | Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | 19 |
| 6 | Saleh Al-Shehri | Al-Raed | 16 |
| 7 | Danilo Asprilla | Al-Fayha | 15 |
| 8 | Cristian Guanca | Al-Ettifaq | 14 |
| 9 | Abdulfattah Adam | Al-Taawoun | 12 |
| 10 | Fahad Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | 11 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ahmed Musa | Al-Nassr | Al-Qadsiah | 3–0 (A) | 19 September 2018 |
| Cristian Guanca | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Fayha | 3–0 (H) | 21 September 2018 |
| Mohammed Al-Saiari | Al-Hazem | Ohod | 3–3 (A) | 8 November 2018 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah$^4$ | Al-Nassr | Al-Raed | 4–0 (H) | 14 December 2018 |
| Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | Al-Fayha | 3–0 (H) | 14 December 2018 |
| Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | Al-Hilal | 3–4 (A) | 21 December 2018 |
| Djaniny$^5$ | Al-Ahli | Ohod | 5–1 (H) | 11 January 2019 |
| Abdulfattah Adam | Al-Taawoun | Ohod | 4–0 (H) | 14 February 2019 |
| Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | Al-Ettifaq | 4–1 (H) | 28 February 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah$^4$ | Al-Nassr | Al-Wehda | 4–0 (A) | 16 March 2019 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri$^4$ | Al-Raed | Al-Ahli | 5–4 (A) | 28 March 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Raed | 5–0 (A) | 4 April 2019 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | Al-Raed | Ohod | 5–1 (H) | 19 April 2019 |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Hazem | 3–0 (A) | 11 May 2019 |
| Aleksandar Prijović | Al-Ittihad | Al-Fateh | 6–2 (H) | 11 May 2019 |
| Djaniny | Al-Ahli | Al-Ettifaq | 5–0 (H) | 16 May 2019 |

##### Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away $^4$ Player scored 4 goals; $^5$ Player scored 5 goals

### Clean sheets

    As of 16 May 2019
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Brad Jones | Al-Nassr | 11 |
| 1 | Maksym Koval | Al-Fateh | 11 |
| 3 | Cássio | Al-Taawoun | 10 |
| 3 | Farouk Ben Mustapha | Al-Shabab | 10 |
| 5 | Mohammed Al-Owais | Al-Ahli | 9 |
| 6 | Azzedine Doukha | Al-Raed | 8 |
| 7 | Adriano Facchini | Al-Batin | 7 |
| 7 | Fawaz Al-Qarni | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
| 7 | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Faisaly | 7 |
| 10 | Raïs M'Bolhi | Al-Ettifaq | 6 |
| 10 | Jack Duncan | Al-Qadsiah | 6 |
| 10 | Mohamed Awad | Al-Wehda | 6 |
| 10 | Ali Al-Habsi | Al-Hilal | 6 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 11
** Saeed Al-Rubaie (Al-Ettifaq)
* Most red cards: 2
** Paulo Díaz (Al-Ahli)
** Hassan Muath (Al-Shabab)
** Masoud Bakheet (Al-Hazem)
** Brahian Alemán (Al-Ettifaq)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 82
** Al-Ettifaq
* Most red cards: 7
** Al-Hilal

## Attendances
### By team

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 502,230 | 52,210 | 15,905 | 33,482 | +106.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 293,271 | 23,047 | 10,112 | 19,551 | +60.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 282,246 | 42,880 | 14,629 | 18,816 | +13.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Al-Nassr | 246,115 | 59,174 | 3,039 | 16,408 | +199.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Ohod | 106,118 | 20,207 | 1,680 | 7,075 | +15.9%$^†$ |
| 6 | Al-Wehda | 103,668 | 32,567 | 437 | 6,911 | n/a$^†$ † |
| 7 | Al-Ettifaq | 73,660 | 12,817 | 1,273 | 4,911 | +58.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Al-Taawoun | 66,657 | 14,893 | 1,473 | 4,444 | +14.7%$^†$ |
| 9 | Al-Raed | 56,196 | 11,735 | 1,360 | 3,746 | −21.5%$^†$ |
| 10 | Al-Batin | 52,142 | 6,000 | 1,436 | 3,476 | +29.3%$^†$ |
| 11 | Al-Shabab | 51,413 | 14,530 | 594 | 3,428 | +60.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Al-Fateh | 51,411 | 9,050 | 250 | 3,427 | +15.1%$^†$ |
| 13 | Al Qadsiah | 43,237 | 10,420 | 420 | 2,883 | +39.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Al-Hazem | 30,768 | 6,200 | 802 | 2,051 | n/a$^†$ † |
| 15 | Al-Fayha | 28,437 | 4,307 | 732 | 1,896 | +102.1%$^†$ |
| 16 | Al-Faisaly | 17,568 | 3,498 | 503 | 1,171 | +20.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 2,005,137 | 59,174 | 250 | 8,355 | +45.9%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 17 May 2019 Source: Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in First Division.

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| September | Jorge Jesus | Al-Hilal | Raïs M'Bolhi | Al-Ettifaq | |
| October | Fábio Carille | Al-Wehda | Rómulo Otero | Al-Wehda | |
| November | Slavoljub Muslin | Al-Fayha | Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | |
| December | Marius Șumudică | Al-Shabab | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | |
| January | Slaven Bilić | Al-Ittihad | Djaniny | Al-Ahli | |
| February | Fathi Al-Jabal | Al-Fateh | Bafétimbi Gomis | Al-Hilal | |
| March | Rui Vitória | Al-Nassr | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | |
| April | José Luis Sierra | Al-Ittihad | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | |

### Round awards

| Month | Manager of the Round | Manager of the Round | Player of the Round | Player of the Round | Fans of the Round | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Club | Reference |
| Round 2 | Aleksandar Stanojević | Al-Qadsiah | Élton Arábia | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 3 | José Daniel Carreño | Al-Nassr | Ahmed Musa | Al-Nassr | Al-Ahli | |
| Round 4 | Daniel Isăilă | Al-Hazem | Abdulla Al Salem | Al-Fayha | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 5 | José Daniel Carreño | Al-Nassr | Nordin Amrabat | Al-Nassr | Al-Nassr | |
| Round 6 | Leonardo Ramos | Al-Ettifaq | Brahian Alemán | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Wehda | |
| Round 7 | Slavoljub Muslin | Al-Fayha | Djaniny | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 8 | Pablo Guede | Al-Ahli | Djaniny | Al-Ahli | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 9 | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | Al-Qadsiah | Haroune Camara | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 10 | Pedro Emanuel | Al-Taawoun | Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | Al-Ahli | |
| Round 11 | Fábio Carille | Al-Wehda | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | Al-Wehda | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 12 | Hélder | Al-Nassr | Nordin Amrabat | Al-Nassr | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 13 | Daniel Isăilă | Al-Hazem | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Taawoun | |
| Round 14 | Ivaylo Petev | Al-Qadsiah | Omar Al Somah | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 15 | Mido | Al-Wehda | Rómulo Otero | Al-Wehda | Al-Wehda | |
| Round 16 | Marius Șumudică | Al-Shabab | Djaniny | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 17 | Yousef Al-Ghadeer | Al-Batin | Carlos Eduardo | Al-Hilal | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 18 | Pedro Emanuel | Al-Taawoun | Bafétimbi Gomis | Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 19 | Ammar Souayah | Ohod | Bafétimbi Gomis | Al-Hilal | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 20 | Péricles Chamusca | Al-Faisaly | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 21 | Zoran Mamić | Al-Hilal | Mohammed Al-Majhad | Al-Fateh | Al-Hilal | |
| Round 22 | Pedro Emanuel | Al-Taawoun | Léandre Tawamba | Al-Taawoun | Al-Ahli | |
| Round 23 | Mido | Al-Wehda | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 24 | Rui Vitória | Al-Nassr | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Nassr | |
| Round 25 | Rui Vitória | Al-Nassr | Bruno Uvini | Al-Nassr | Al-Shabab | |
| Round 26 | Jorge Fossati | Al-Ahli | Danilo Asprilla | Al-Fayha | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 27 | José Luis Sierra | Al-Ittihad | Fahad Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | Al-Nassr | |
| Round 28 | Pedro Emanuel | Al-Taawoun | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Ittihad | |
| Round 29 | José Luis Sierra | Al-Ittihad | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Ittihad | |

### Annual awards

| Award | Winner | Club |
| Manager of the Season | Pedro Emanuel | Al-Taawoun |
| Player of the Season | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr |
| Saudi Player of the Season | Mohamed Kanno | Al-Hilal |
| Young Player of the Season | Muteb Al-Mufarrij | Al-Taawoun |
| Golden Glove | Farouk Ben Mustapha | Al-Shabab |
| Golden Boot | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr |