2019–20 Saudi Pro League
The 2019–20 Saudi Professional League was the 44th edition of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 22 August 2019 and concluded on 9 September 2020.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 August 2019 – 9 September 2020 |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (16th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Fayha Al-Hazem Al-Adalah |
| Champions League | Al-Hilal Al-Nassr Al-Ahli |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 690 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Abderrazak Hamdallah (29 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Brad Jones (12 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Hilal 7–0 Al-Adalah (30 December 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Hazem 0–6 Al-Ettifaq (15 September 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Adalah 3–5 Al-Fateh (18 October 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Hilal (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Hilal (17 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Al-Adalah (17 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Damac (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 43,783 Al-Ittihad 1–3 Al-Hilal (21 September 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (7 March 2020 and onwards due to COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia) |
| Total attendance | 1,399,104 |
| Average attendance | 8,479 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 9 September 2020. | |
Al-Nassr were the defending champions. The league was contested by the top 13 teams from the 2018–19 season as well as Abha, Damac, and Al-Adalah, who joined as the three promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League. They replace Ohod, Al-Batin and Al-Qadsiah who were relegated to the 2019–20 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.
On 7 March 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced that all matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice. On 14 March 2020, the Ministry suspended all sports competitions indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. On 11 June 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced the resumption of sports activities with training starting on 21 June and games starting after 4 August 2020 and played behind closed doors. On 1 July 2020, the schedule for the remaining matches was released. It was announced that the league would resume on 4 August 2020 and end on 9 September 2020.
On 29 August 2020, Al-Hilal won the league for a record 16th time with two matches remaining, after defeating Al-Hazem 4–1. Al-Adalah were the first team to be relegated following a 1–1 home draw with Al-Raed on 29 August 2020. On 4 September 2020, Al-Hazem were relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Shabab. Al-Fayha were the third and final team to be relegated following a 1–0 defeat away to Al-Taawoun in the final matchday.