BETH | Riyadh

Kick-off: Thursday, 28 August 2025
Final day: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Matches: 306 across 34 matchweeks
Season days available for league play: 179 days vs. 115 days of stoppages (FIFA/continental/domestic)

Key scheduling criteria

No team plays more than two consecutive matches either home or away.

In one of the two rounds: a team plays 9 home and 8 away (or vice versa).

Teams that start the season at home will finish away (and vice versa).

In the last two matchweeks, each team has one home and one away match.

Minimum rest: two days between any two league matches.

The second-round fixtures mirror/reverse the first-round order.

Full alignment with FIFA and continental/regional calendars, plus allowances for winter pitch reseeding and stadium maintenance.

The matchweeks were arranged to ensure fair competition and balanced rest periods, in compliance with the regulations of the League and relevant organizers.

Professional Regulations for the 2025–2026 season

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has approved the updated Regulations on Professionalism and the Status & Transfer of Players for the 2025–2026 season.

Direct links (PDF)

Match-Schedule Construction Criteria (Saudi Pro League Association)
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Professionalism & Players’ Status Regulations 2025–2026 (SAFF)
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Quick reminder

The season comprises 34 matchweeks. Each team plays 17 home and 17 away matches, under a system that balances competitive fairness with local and international calendar requirements.

Why is it called the “Roshn League”?

What is the “Roshn Saudi League”?

It is the current name of the Saudi Pro League (the Kingdom’s top football competition), adopted through a strategic naming-rights partnership with Roshn—a national real-estate developer owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF)—to elevate the sports landscape and enhance quality of life.

Why “Roshn”?

Naming-rights deal: Announced by the League in 2022 for a five-year term.

Estimated value: Around SAR 478 million, making it one of the largest league naming-rights deals.

Objective: Support professionalism and raise the standard of the sports product domestically and globally.

Linked to Vision 2030

The partnership aligns with Saudi Vision 2030 to boost sports and entertainment and improve quality of life through sustainable funding and cross-sector integration.

Who is Roshn?

Ownership & identity: A real-estate developer wholly owned by PIF.

Role: Developing integrated residential communities with modern living standards, helping raise home-ownership rates and improving urban services.

Bottom line

“Roshn League” is a naming-rights title that reflects a Saudi partnership between real estate and sport: stronger funding for the football product, a more global image, and added value to the Kingdom’s broader quality-of-life ecosystem.