2012–13 Saudi First Division

Saudi First Division
Season2012–13
Top goalscorerMosa Madakhali
(22 goals)

The RAKAA Professional League is the First Division in Saudi Arabia.

At the end of the 2012–13 season the league was called Saudi First Division, but the league has been renamed to RAKAA Professional League and the name stands for a Holding provider called RAKAA which has now become an official sponsor of the First Division.

Teams

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Club Location Stadium
Abha Abha Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium
Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Jeel Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Khaleej Saihat Al-Khaleej Club Stadium
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium
Al-Najma Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Ta'ee Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Al-Rabee Jeddah Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium
Al Hazm Ar Rass Al Hazm Club Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium
Sdoos Sdoos Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Orubah Al-Jawf Al-Orubah Club Stadium

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al-Orubah 30 18 5 7 59 Promotion to the Saudi Professional League
2 Al-Nahda 30 15 10 5 55 Play off
3 Al-Khaleej 30 15 10 5 55
4 Al-Riyadh 30 15 10 5 55
5 Al-Qadisiya 30 12 9 9 45
6 Hetten 30 12 7 11 43
7 Al-Ta'ee 30 11 9 10 42
8 Abha 30 11 8 11 41
9 Al-Ansar 30 10 8 12 38
10 Al-Batin 30 9 9 12 36
11 Al-Watani 30 10 6 14 36
12 Al-Hazm 30 10 5 15 35
13 Al-Jeel 30 9 7 14 34
14 Sdoos 30 7 9 14 30 Relegation to Saudi Second Division
15 Al-Najma 30 8 5 17 29
16 Al-Rabee 30 6 7 17 25
Source: [citation needed]
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