2020–21 in Saudi Arabian football

Football in Saudi Arabia
Season	2020–21
Men's football
Pro League	Al-Hilal
MS League	Al-Hazem
Second Division	Al-Akhdoud
Third Division	Al-Saqer
King Cup	Al-Faisaly
Super Cup	Al Nassr
Women's football
Football League	Challenge

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

National teams

Saudi Arabia national football team

Friendlies

14 November 2020	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Jamaica	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3	S. Al-Dawsari 10' Al-Shehri 44' Al-Buraikan 77'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

17 November 2020	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Jamaica	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3	Al-Hamdan 29'	Report	Johnson 34' East 64'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yahya Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

25 March 2021	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Kuwait	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Amri 70'	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification & 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Second round: Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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		0–0	2–0	—	4–0	3–0
4	Singapore	8	2	1	5	7	22	−15	7		0–3	1–3	2–1	—	2–2
5	Yemen	8	1	2	5	6	18	−12	5		2–2	0–1	1–0	1–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

30 March 2021 5	Saudi Arabia	5–0	Palestine	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Shahrani 37' Al-Muwallad 43' Al-Shehri 52', 58' S. Al-Dawsari 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 1 Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)

5 June 2021 6	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Yemen	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	S. Al-Dawsari 4' Al-Muwallad 17', 32'	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 4,382 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

11 June 2021 7	Singapore	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	S. Al-Dawsari 84' Al-Muwallad 86' Al-Shehri 90+6'	Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 4,879 Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)

15 June 2021 8	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Uzbekistan	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Al-Faraj 25', 33' Al-Hassan 52'	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 6,339 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Friendlies

13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Ivory Coast	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)	Saudi Arabia	3–2	South Africa	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Najei 45+1' Al-Omran 88' (pen.) Solan 90+2'	Report	Lepasa 42' Lakay 89'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)	Saudi Arabia	1–1	South Africa	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(UTC+3)	Ghareeb 77' (pen.)	Report	Skelem 56'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Liberia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:30 (UTC+3)	Maran 55' Al-Ghamdi 84' Al-Eisa 90+6'	Report	Macauley 72' Dweh 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Liberia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:05 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

5 June 2021 (2021-06-05)	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Australia	Marbella, Spain
15:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

8 June 2021	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Mexico	Marbella, Spain
20:00 (UTC+2)	Yahya 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Zendejas 69'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

11 June 2021	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Argentina	Marbella, Spain
17:00 (UTC+2)		Report	De la Vega 58' Gaich 76'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Friendlies

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05)	Croatia	4–3	Saudi Arabia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
20:30 (UTC+2)	Marin 18' (pen.), 71' Brković 60' Brnić 85'	Report	Al-Absi 34' Marran 52' Al-Ghamdi 77'	Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08)	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Bulgaria	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
16:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

11 September 2020 (2020-09-11)	Indonesia	3–3	Saudi Arabia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
16:30 (UTC+2)	Jauhari 45+1' Saddam 48' Braif 90+2'	Report	Al Absi 27' (pen.) Marran 33' (pen.) Khaleel 37'	Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Nasser 33', 63'	Report		Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

29 October 2020 (2020-10-29)	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Bahrain	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
17:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Anazi 34' Maran 77'	Report	22'	Stadium: Al-Nahda Club Stadium

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Tanzania	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
15:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Tanzania	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
15:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Absi 58'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)	Poland	7–0	Saudi Arabia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Żurawski 7' Walukiewicz 45' Benedyczak 57', 80' (pen.), 90' Kubica 68' Marchwiński 70'			Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Alfonso Ros Gómez (Spain)

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)	Austria	10–0	Saudi Arabia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

2 June 2021 (2021-06-02)	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Croatia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

5 June 2021 (2021-06-05)	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Slovenia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2)	Radif 30'	Report		Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
11:00 (UTC+2)	Radif 45+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium

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.^[1]

Group C

March 2021 1	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Laos	Namangan, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 2	Vietnam	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Namangan, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 3	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

2021 Arab Cup U-20

Group D

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

Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) 1	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Uzbekistan	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	Al-Dawsari 4' Radif 36'	Report		Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

24 June 2021 (2021-06-24) 2	Yemen	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	Hazazi 29' (o.g.)	Report	Radif 28' Al-Nemer 60'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

27 June 2021 (2021-06-27) 3	Tunisia	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	Jertila 14', 27'	Report	Al-Nemer 47'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Knockout stage

30 June 2021 (2021-06-30) QF	Senegal	1–1 (2–3 p)	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	S. Faye 62'	Report	Radif 43'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amir Loussaief (Tunisia)
	Penalties
	Diaw Gueye Cissoko Diouf S. Faye		Radif Al-Mari Al-Dawsari Al-Ayeri Al-Nemer

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) SF	Egypt	2–3	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	Sherif 45+2' A. Abdelhamid 51'	Report	Radif 26' Al-Aliwa 28' Al-Zaid 69'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) Final	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	Al-Juwayr 3' Baker 77'	Report	Boulbina 54'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team

Friendlies

28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Bahrain	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31)	Saudi Arabia	8–0	Bahrain	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Tunisia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)				Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

9 December 2020 (2020-12-09)	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Tunisia	Taif, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)				Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

13 July 2021 (2021-07-13)	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium

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.^[1]

Group D

April 2021 1	Indonesia	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Muharraq, Bahrain
				Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

April 2021 2	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Japan	Isa Town, Bahrain
				Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

April 2021 3	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	China	Riffa, Bahrain
				Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

2021 Arab Cup U-17

The tournament was initially scheduled to be held from 1 to 17 July,^[2] but was postponed indefinitely,^[3] and later cancelled.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Morocco (H)	Knockout stage
2	Palestine	Knockout stage
3	Saudi Arabia
4	Kuwait

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

29 July 2021 1	Kuwait	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Morocco
20:00 UTC+1

2 August 2021 2	Palestine	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Morocco
20:00 UTC+1

5 August 2021 3	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Morocco	Morocco
20:00 UTC+1

Men's football

AFC Champions League

2020

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	~~1–1~~	~~14 Sep~~	~~23 Sep~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	~~2–1~~	~~23 Sep~~	~~2–0~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ 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.^[6]

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	0–1	—	2–0	0–6
3	Al-Duhail	6	3	0	3	7	8	−1	9^[a]		2–0	0–1	—	2–1
4	Sharjah	6	2	1	3	13	11	+2	7		2–2	0–1	4–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	IST	HIL	SAH	AGK
1	Istiklol	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10^[a]	Advance to Round of 16	—	4–1	0–0	1–2
2	Al-Hilal (H)	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10^[a]	Advance to Round of 16	3–1	—	0–2	2–2
3	Shabab Al-Ahli	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7^[b]		0–1	0–2	—	3–1
4	AGMK	6	2	1	3	9	13	−4	7^[b]		2–3	0–3	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Istiklol 1, Al Hilal −1.
^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Shabab Al-Ahli 1, AGMK −1.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	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	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	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
3	A	Al-Hilal	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10
4	D	Al-Sadd	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10
5	C	Al-Duhail	6	2	3	1	11	9	+2	9

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Leagues

Saudi Professional League

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	30	15	11	4	45	29	+16	56
4	Al-Taawoun	30	13	8	9	42	30	+12	47^[b]	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5	Al-Ettifaq	30	14	5	11	50	48	+2	47^[b]
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^[c]	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[d]
10	Al-Raed	30	10	6	14	44	47	−3	36^[c]
11	Damac	30	9	9	12	43	48	−5	36^[c]
12	Al-Batin	30	9	9	12	43	55	−12	36^[c]
13	Abha	30	10	6	14	42	50	−8	36^[c]
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
16	Al-Ain (R)	30	5	5	20	34	64	−30	20

Source: spl.com source=إحصائيات رابطة دوري المحترفين السعودي 2020-2021
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Al-Ittihad cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they did not obtain an AFC license.^[7]
^ a b Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4 pts; Al-Ettifaq 1 pt.
^ a b c d e 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	Team v t e	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
3	Al-Tai (P)	38	23	8	7	58	33	+25	77
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^[a]
8	Al-Khaleej	38	13	13	12	42	47	−5	52^[a]
9	Al-Shoulla	38	13	12	13	37	33	+4	51
10	Al-Diriyah	38	13	9	16	34	39	−5	48^[b]
11	Jeddah	38	13	9	16	48	54	−6	48^[b]
12	Al-Adalah	38	10	16	12	44	39	+5	46^[c]
13	Al-Sahel	38	11	13	14	34	48	−14	46^[c]
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
19	Arar (R)	38	4	14	20	28	62	−34	26
20	Al-Nojoom (R)	38	6	5	27	27	67	−40	23

Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[9]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ a b 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).
^ a b 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).
^ a b 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	Team v t e	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^[a]
7	Al-Sadd	26	7	12	7	29	28	+1	33^[a]
8	Al-Ansar	26	8	7	11	24	27	−3	31^[b]
9	Al-Zulfi	26	8	7	11	29	35	−6	31^[b]
10	Al-Arabi	26	5	12	9	29	37	−8	27^[c]
11	Al-Lewa	26	6	9	11	30	39	−9	27^[c]
12	Al-Taqadom	26	4	13	9	27	34	−7	25^[d]
13	Al-Hejaz (R)	26	6	7	13	28	44	−16	25^[d]	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Kumait (R)	26	3	11	12	28	42	−14	20	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).^[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ a b Al-Entesar finished ahead of Al-Sadd on head-to-head points: Al-Entesar 0–0 Al-Sadd, Al-Sadd 0–1 Al-Entesar.
^ a b 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).
^ a b Al-Arabi finished ahead of Al-Lewa on head-to-head points: Al-Arabi 0–0 Al-Lewa, Al-Lewa 1–3 Al-Arabi.
^ a b 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	Team v t e	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^[a]
7	Al-Taraji	26	9	8	9	31	35	−4	35^[a]
8	Al-Sharq	26	9	7	10	31	30	+1	34^[b]
9	Wej	26	10	4	12	36	40	−4	34^[b]
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

Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).^[10]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ a b Al-Najma finished ahead of Al-Taraji on head-to-head points: Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Taraji, Al-Taraji 0–1 Al-Najma.
^ a b Al-Sharq finished ahead of Wej on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 1–0 Wej, Wej 1–2 Al-Sharq.

Third-place play-off

15 April 2021

22:00 AST

Bisha	1–4	Al-Kholood
Al-Bishi 3'	Report	Al-Ruwailli 18' Kharmi 35' Salem 45+1' Al-Khaibari 79'

Bisha University Stadium, Bisha

Final

19 April 2021

22:00 AST

Al-Orobah	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Akhdoud
Rayllan 35' Al-Enezi 76' M. Al-Shammari 78'	Report	Taylon 8', 19', 45+2'
Penalties
M. Al-Shammari Rayllan Bensib Mansour	2–4	Mendes Al-Harthi Al-Shehri Al-Zubaidi

Al-Orobah Club Stadium, Sakakah

Saudi Third Division

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

Cup competitions

King Cup

Final

27 May 2021

21:00 AST

Al-Taawoun	2–3	Al-Faisaly
Tawamba 14' Kaku 45' (pen.)	Report	Tavares 40' (pen.), 60', 90+3'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: ^{[note 1]}

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Super Cup

30 January 2021

20:15 AST

Al-Hilal	0–3	Al-Nassr
	Report	Petros 61' Hamdallah 82' Al-Najei 90+2'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 0^{[note 2]}

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Women's football

League

Football League

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

Notes

^ Attendance was capped at 40% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[11]
^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[12]

References

^ a b "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "رسميا.. الاتحاد العربي يُعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم". btolat.com. April 25, 2021.
^ "تأجيل موعد انطلاق بطولة كأس العرب تحت ١٧ عاماً". تأجيل موعد انطلاق بطولة كأس العرب تحت ١٧ عاماً.
^ "Al Wahda unable to travel to AFC Champions League (West)". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020.
^ "AFC COVID-19 Sub Committee's decision on Al Wahda". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2020.
^ "Al Hilal - Update on AFC Champions League". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2020.
^ "رسمياً.. عدم منح الاتحاد والنصر الرخصة الآسيوية".
^ "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "اللائحة التنظيمية لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان لأندية الأولى" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman League for Division One Teams] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ a b "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "الحيـاة تدبُّ في الملاعب مع عودة الجماهير المحصّنة بنسبة 40 %".
^ "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".

[table_note_res_WD0.47726232068486-6] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

[table_note_res_WD0.32176045622759-8] 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.^[6]

[table_hth_TAW0.47722768433263-9] Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

[table_hth_IST0.69511704272363-10] Head-to-head goal difference: Istiklol 1, Al Hilal −1.

[table_hth_SAH0.69511704272363-11] Head-to-head goal difference: Shabab Al-Ahli 1, AGMK −1.

[table_note_ITT0.59927911432426-13] Al-Ittihad cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they did not obtain an AFC license.^[7]

[table_hth_TWN0.59927911432426-14] Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4 pts; Al-Ettifaq 1 pt.

[table_hth_FSY0.59927911432426-15] 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.

[table_note_res_KCTH0.59927911432426-16] Al-Faisaly qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2020–21 King Cup winners.

[table_hth_KAW0.10179812046783-18] 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).

[table_hth_DIR0.10179812046783-19] 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).

[table_hth_ADA0.10179812046783-20] Al-Adalah finished ahead of Al-Sahel on head-to-head points: Al-Adalah 3–0 Al-Sahel, Al-Sahel 1–2 Al-Adalah.

[table_hth_ENT0.75333117728742-22] Al-Entesar finished ahead of Al-Sadd on head-to-head points: Al-Entesar 0–0 Al-Sadd, Al-Sadd 0–1 Al-Entesar.

[table_hth_ANS0.75333117728742-23] 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).

[table_hth_ARB0.75333117728742-24] Al-Arabi finished ahead of Al-Lewa on head-to-head points: Al-Arabi 0–0 Al-Lewa, Al-Lewa 1–3 Al-Arabi.

[table_hth_TAQ0.75333117728742-25] 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).

[table_hth_NAJ0.035569098328971-27] Al-Najma finished ahead of Al-Taraji on head-to-head points: Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Taraji, Al-Taraji 0–1 Al-Najma.

[table_hth_SHR0.035569098328971-28] Al-Sharq finished ahead of Wej on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 1–0 Wej, Wej 1–2 Al-Sharq.

[Attendance_cap-30] Attendance was capped at 40% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[11]

[Behind_closed_doors_Final-32] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[12]

[cancelled-1] "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". Asian Football Confederation. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[2] "رسميا.. الاتحاد العربي يُعلن عن مسابقاته للموسم القادم". btolat.com. April 25, 2021.

[3] "تأجيل موعد انطلاق بطولة كأس العرب تحت ١٧ عاماً". تأجيل موعد انطلاق بطولة كأس العرب تحت ١٧ عاماً.

[4] "Al Wahda unable to travel to AFC Champions League (West)". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020.

[Al-Wahda-5] "AFC COVID-19 Sub Committee's decision on Al Wahda". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2020.

[Al-Hilal-7] "Al Hilal - Update on AFC Champions League". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2020.

[12] "رسمياً.. عدم منح الاتحاد والنصر الرخصة الآسيوية".

[17] "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[21] "اللائحة التنظيمية لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان لأندية الأولى" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman League for Division One Teams] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[regulations-26] "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[29] "الحيـاة تدبُّ في الملاعب مع عودة الجماهير المحصّنة بنسبة 40 %".

[bcd-31] "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".

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