Learn about the Dates of the Jeddah and Riyadh Derbies
The Saudi Professional League Association has revealed the schedule for the new season, set to kick off on August 28, with strong matches and a fiery start for the defending champion, Al-Ittihad, against Al-Akhidood away from home.
Al-Hilal will begin its journey with a match against Al-Riyadh, while Al-Nassr starts its season with a game against Al-Taawun. Al-Ahli will face Neom, while Al-Qadisiyah will meet Al-Najma, and Al-Shabab will start the season against Al-Khaleej.
The first major clashes will take place in the second round with a match between Al-Hilal and Al-Qadisiyah, while the third week will witness the first classic of the season between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in Jeddah, a highly anticipated match for Saudi football fans.
The excitement continues in the fourth round with the classic between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr, while Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr will play their matches in the Eastern Province in the fifth round against Al-Ittifaq and Al-Fateh respectively, and Al-Ahli will face Al-Shabab.
A fiery summit will take place in the sixth round between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal, followed by the Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab derby in the seventh round, and then the anticipated Jeddah derby between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli in the eighth round, while the tenth week will witness the Eastern derby between Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ittifaq.
The competition intensifies as the rounds progress, with Al-Ittihad facing Al-Shabab in the eleventh round, followed by Al-Ittifaq against Al-Nassr in the twelfth, while the fan rivalry will renew in the classic between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr in the thirteenth round.
Fans' eyes will turn to the capital in the fifteenth round to follow the Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr derby, while the sixteenth week will see another derby between Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab in a highly anticipated summit.
As for the new team Neom, they will play their first home match in the third round against Al-Akhidood, facing the big teams consecutively; starting with Al-Ahli in the first round, then meeting Al-Nassr in the eighth round, hosting Al-Ittihad in the twelfth round, and concluding their major matches against Al-Hilal in the sixteenth round.
Al-Hilal will begin its journey with a match against Al-Riyadh, while Al-Nassr starts its season with a game against Al-Taawun. Al-Ahli will face Neom, while Al-Qadisiyah will meet Al-Najma, and Al-Shabab will start the season against Al-Khaleej.
The first major clashes will take place in the second round with a match between Al-Hilal and Al-Qadisiyah, while the third week will witness the first classic of the season between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in Jeddah, a highly anticipated match for Saudi football fans.
The excitement continues in the fourth round with the classic between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr, while Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr will play their matches in the Eastern Province in the fifth round against Al-Ittifaq and Al-Fateh respectively, and Al-Ahli will face Al-Shabab.
A fiery summit will take place in the sixth round between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal, followed by the Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab derby in the seventh round, and then the anticipated Jeddah derby between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli in the eighth round, while the tenth week will witness the Eastern derby between Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ittifaq.
The competition intensifies as the rounds progress, with Al-Ittihad facing Al-Shabab in the eleventh round, followed by Al-Ittifaq against Al-Nassr in the twelfth, while the fan rivalry will renew in the classic between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr in the thirteenth round.
Fans' eyes will turn to the capital in the fifteenth round to follow the Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr derby, while the sixteenth week will see another derby between Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab in a highly anticipated summit.
As for the new team Neom, they will play their first home match in the third round against Al-Akhidood, facing the big teams consecutively; starting with Al-Ahli in the first round, then meeting Al-Nassr in the eighth round, hosting Al-Ittihad in the twelfth round, and concluding their major matches against Al-Hilal in the sixteenth round.
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