2017–18 Saudi Pro League
The 2017–18 Saudi Professional League (also known formerly as a Jameel League for sponsorship reasons), was the 42nd season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 10 August 2017 and concluded on 12 April 2018.
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Hilal (15th title) |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Nassr |
| UAFA Club Championship | Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Nassr Al-Ittihad |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 542 (2.98 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Fernández (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Batin (12 January 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Raed 0–5 Al-Nassr (17 November 2017) Al-Fateh 0–5 Al-Faisaly (25 November 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Ahli 5–3 Al-Raed (30 September 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Al-Ahli |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Al-Hilal |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Al-Batin |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Ohod |
| Highest attendance | 45,913 Al-Ittihad 0–0 Al-Ahli (4 February 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 275 Al-Faisaly 3–0 Al-Ettifaq (30 September 2017) |
| Average attendance | 5,726 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2018. | |
Al-Hilal were the defending champions after winning the Pro League last season for the 14th time. Al-Fayha and Ohod have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 Saudi First Division. Al-Hilal were crowned as league winners for the second season in a row on the 12 April, after defeating Al-Fateh 4–1 on the final day of the season. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 14 to 16. In its place, relegation play-offs were held between the bottom 2 teams of the Pro League and the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the MS League. Both Pro League teams, Al-Raed and Ohod, won their respective matches and secured their top-flight status.
Al-Fayha's Ronnie Fernández won the Golden Boot with 13 goals. Al-Ittihad's Carlos Villanueva and Al-Faisaly's Vuk Rašović were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.