2015–16 Saudi Pro League
The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 19 August 2015 and ended on 14 May 2016. Al-Nassr were the two time defending champions having won their seventh title last season. The league was contested by the 12 teams from the 2014–15 season as well as Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014–15 First Division. They replace Al-Orobah and Al-Shoulla who were relegated to the 2015–16 First Division.
| Season | 2015–2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2015 – 14 May 2016 |
| Champions | Al-Ahli (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Najran Hajer |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Ahli Al-Hilal Al-Taawoun Al-Fateh |
| Arab Club Championship | Al-Hilal Al-Nassr |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 508 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Omar Al-Somah (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Khaleej (21 November 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Hajer 0–5 Al-Ittihad (24 April 2016) Al-Ittihad 0–5 Al-Nassr (8 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Ittihad 6–2 Al-Raed (4 February 2016) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Ahli (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Ahli (17 games) |
| Longest winless run | Hajer (15 games) |
| Longest losing run | Hajer (9 games) |
| Highest attendance | 60,051 Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Fateh (13 May 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 46 Najran 2–0 Hajer (20 November 2015) |
| Average attendance | 6,906 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
On 24 April, Al-Ahli secured their third league title and first since 1984 with two games to spare after defeating second-placed Al-Hilal 3–1 at home.
Hajer were the first team to be relegated following a 1–0 home defeat to Al-Ahli Al-Orobah on 17 April. Najran became the second and final team to be relegated following a 3–3 draw with Al-Raed on the final matchday.