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 edition of the 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	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	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	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	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, results expunged^[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 having tested positive for COVID-19.^[4] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and their results were expunged.^[5]

Group B

Pos	Team	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, results expunged^[a]	~~2–1~~	~~23 Sep~~	~~2–0~~	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Al-Hilal were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to having only 11 fit players after various team members tested positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and their results were expunged.^[6]

Group C

Pos	Team	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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 SAST

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". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

[table_note_res_WD0.25383120274815-6] Al-Wahda were unable to travel to Qatar to play the final four matches of the group stage due to several team members having tested positive for COVID-19.^[4] They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and their results were expunged.^[5]

[table_note_res_WD0.70360808433202-8] Al-Hilal were unable to play their final match of the group stage against Shabab Al-Ahli due to having only 11 fit players after various team members tested positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and their results were expunged.^[6]

[table_hth_TAW0.9048750246432-9] Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

[table_hth_IST0.99518744321316-10] Head-to-head goal difference: Istiklol 1, Al Hilal −1.

[table_hth_SAH0.99518744321316-11] Head-to-head goal difference: Shabab Al-Ahli 1, AGMK −1.

[table_note_ITT0.98992996569254-13] Al-Ittihad cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they did not obtain an AFC license.^[7]

[table_hth_TWN0.98992996569254-14] Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 4 pts; Al-Ettifaq 1 pt.

[table_hth_FSY0.98992996569254-15] 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_KCTH0.98992996569254-16] Al-Faisaly qualified for the Champions League group stage as 2020–21 King Cup winners.

[table_hth_KAW0.31892308281684-18] 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_DIR0.31892308281684-19] 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_ADA0.31892308281684-20] 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_ENT0.89224478411127-22] 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_ANS0.89224478411127-23] 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_ARB0.89224478411127-24] 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_TAQ0.89224478411127-25] 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_NAJ0.29437469937577-27] 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_SHR0.29437469937577-28] 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". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2020-12-20.

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