2014–15 Saudi First Division
Football league season
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2014–15 Saudi First Division was the 38th season of Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 15 August 2014 and concluded on 20 April 2015.
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Qadisiyah (3rd title) |
| Promoted | Al-Qadisiyah Al-Wehda |
| Relegated | Al-Safa Abha Hetten |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 635 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mousa Madkhali (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Nahda 5–0 Al-Safa (10 October 2014) Al-Batin 5–0 Abha (5 December 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Diriyah 0–6 Al-Qadisiyah (5 March 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Qadisiyah 6–2 Al-Feiha (30 August 2014) Al-Hazm 5–3 Al-Riyadh (7 November 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Al-Wehda |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Al-Qadisiyah |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Hetten |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Abha Al-Batin Al-Feiha Al-Safa |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
Both Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Wehda were promoted on the final day of the season. Al-Qadisiyah were crowned champions after a 2–0 away win against Al-Hazm while Al-Wehda were promoted following a 1–0 away win against Al-Batin.[1] Al-Safa, Abha and Hetten were relegated to 2015–16 Saudi Second Division.
Teams
The season featured 11 teams from the 2013–14 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2013–14 Professional League, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Nahda, and three new teams promoted from the 2013–14 Saudi Second Division. Al-Feiha were promoted as champions, Al-Safa as runners-up and Al-Mojzel as the third-place play-offs winner.[2][3]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.
To the First Division
Promoted from the Second Division
Relegated from the Pro League
From the First Division
Relegated to the Second Division
Promoted to the Pro League
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Qadisiyah (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 63 | Promotion to Professional League |
| 2 | Al-Wehda | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 62 | |
| 3 | Al-Nahda | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 61 | |
| 4 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 54 | |
| 5 | Al-Tai | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 49 | |
| 6 | Al-Jeel | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 42 | |
| 7 | Al-Riyadh | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Al-Watani | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Al Hazm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Al-Batin | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Al-Feiha | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 34 | |
| 12 | Al-Mojzel | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 32 | |
| 13 | Al-Diriyah | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 30 | |
| 14 | Al-Safa (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to 2015–16 Second Division |
| 15 | Abha (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 25 | |
| 16 | Hetten (R) | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 20 |
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).[6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated