2008–09 Saudi Professional League
| Season | 2008–2009 |
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| Champions | Al-Ittihad (8th title) |
| Relegated |
Al-Watani Abha |
| Champions League |
Al-Ittihad Al-Hilal Al-Ahli Al-Shabab |
| Matches played | 134 |
| Goals scored | 371 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Hicham Aboucherouane Nasser Al-Shamrani (12 goals each) |
| Biggest home win |
Al-Hilal 7–0 Najran (20 December 2008) |
| Biggest away win |
Al-Shabab 0–4 Al-Ittihad (28 January 2009) Al-Raed 0–4 Al-Shabab (30 November 2008) |
| Highest scoring |
Al-Ittihad 7–2 Al-Watani (15 December 2008) Al-Raed 6–3 Al-Wehda (8 April 2009) |
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The 2008–09 Saudi Professional League was the 33rd season of Saudi Professional League since its establishment in 1976.
Al-Hilal were the defending champions for this season, having won the previous 2007–08 season. The season featured 10 teams from the 2007–08 and two new teams promoted from the 2007–08 First Division: Al-Raed and Abha who replace relegated Al-Qadisiya and Al-Tai.
On 12 April 2009, the final round of the season, Al-Ittihad won the title after a 2–1 victory over Al-Hilal. It was their eighth league title overall. Al-Watani and Abha were relegated.
The Top three of the league and the winner of Champions Cup qualified to the Champions League.
The Top eight qualified to Champions Cup.
Prize money:
Source: slstat.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Source: Goalzz.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
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