The Saudi Pro League is the top division in the Saudi football league system.
The tournament – initially known as the Saudi Categorization League – was founded in 1974-75, which included all top-performing clubs from their respective regional leagues of the East, West, and Central regions.
The initial season involved 16 teams which was won by Al-Nassr.
The 1976-77 season was the first of the Saudi Premier League, the national top division. Al-Hilal emerged victorious in the eight-team Saudi league. The number of teams increased to 10 from the following season.
Until the 1989-90 season, the Saudi top division League had been operating in a round-robin format.
Thereafter, the Saudi Federation merged the football League with the King’s Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box.
The top four teams of the regular league season would compete in an end of season knockout stage named the Golden Box to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi league later became fully professional in 2007.
Owing to Saudi clubs’ successful and consistent performances in the AFC Champions League, the association is also regularly ranked with the highest coefficient in Asia.
Meanwhile, Al-Hilal are the most successful team in the Saudi Pro League with 19 titles since 1974-75. Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr share the second spot with 10 titles each.
In 2025 the Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s history project also recognised the league championships played from 1957 to 1974. Counting those, the official totals are Al-Hilal 21, Al-Ittihad 14, Al-Nassr 11 and Al-Ahli 9.
Al-Nassr are the reigning champions after winning the 2025-26 season with 86 points, two ahead of Al-Hilal, who went the whole season unbeaten and still finished second. Al-Ittihad won the title the season before, in 2024-25, with Al-Hilal again runners-up.
Saudi Pro League winners list: Know all the champions from 1975-2026
|
Season |
Winner |
Runner-up |
|
1974-75 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
1976-77 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Nassr |
|
1977-78 |
Al-Ahli |
Al-Nassr |
|
1978-79 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Nassr |
|
1979-80 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
1980-81 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
1981-82 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Shabab |
|
1982-83 |
Al-Ettifaq |
Al-Hilal |
|
1983-84 |
Al-Ahli |
Al-Ittihad |
|
1984-85 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Shabab |
|
1985-86 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
1986-87 |
Al-Ettifaq |
Al-Hilal |
|
1987-88 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ettifaq |
|
1988-89 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Shabab |
|
1989-90 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ahli |
|
1990-91 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Nassr |
|
1991-92 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Ettifaq |
|
1992-93 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Hilal |
|
1993-94 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Riyadh |
|
1994-95 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
1995-96 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ahli |
|
1996-97 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Hilal |
|
1997-98 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Shabab |
|
1998-99 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Ahli |
|
1999-00 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Ahli |
|
2000-01 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Nassr |
|
2001-02 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2002-03 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Ahli |
|
2003-04 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2004-05 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Shabab |
|
2005-06 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Hilal |
|
2006-07 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Hilal |
|
2007-08 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2008-09 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Hilal |
|
2009-10 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2010-11 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2011-12 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Ahli |
|
2012-13 |
Al-Fateh |
Al-Hilal |
|
2013-14 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
2014-15 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Ahli |
|
2015-16 |
Al-Ahli |
Al-Hilal |
|
2016-17 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ahli |
|
2017-18 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ahli |
|
2018-19 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
|
2019-20 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Nassr |
|
2020-21 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Shabab |
|
2021-22 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Ittihad |
|
2022-23 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Nassr |
|
2023-24 |
Al-Hilal |
Al-Nassr |
|
2024-25 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Hilal |
|
2025-26 |
Al-Nassr |
Al-Hilal |
Most successful teams in Saudi Pro League: Titles won by each team since 1974-75
|
Team |
Titles |
|
Al-Hilal |
19 |
|
Al-Ittihad |
10 |
|
Al-Nassr |
10 |
|
Al-Shabab |
6 |
|
Al-Ahli |
3 |
|
Al-Ettifaq |
2 |
|
Al-Fateh |
1 |
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