The Saudi Professional Roshen League will start this Thursday night, with a market value exceeding one billion euros, putting the league on the list of the “10 highest value leagues” in the world.
The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 aims to increase its investments and diversify its economy away from oil, as the sports and entertainment sectors are at the forefront of the government’s agenda, especially after the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo to move to Riyadh in 2023.
The Saudi Roshan League, with a total of 34 stages, will start today, Thursday, with a match between Al-Taawoun and Al-Fayhaa.
The Saudi Professional League comes in tenth place with a market value of one billion and 50 million euros, making it the only Arab and Gulf league with a market value above one billion euros.
Annually, the market value of the Saudi League increased by 213% from levels of 335 million and 90 thousand euros in August 2022.
https://t.co/AIXS2N9STz
Promotional video for the 2024-2025 season of the Saudi Football League, which starts tomorrow, Thursday. pic.twitter.com/7jAEWro7GP– Al Jazeera Net Sports (@AJASports) August 21, 2024
The Saudi Professional League is tipped to be the second biggest spending league in the world in 2023 and 2024, behind the English Premier League, with the league’s overall spending exceeding the biggest European leagues such as the Italian leagues , French, German and Spanish.
At the club level, Al Hilal Saudi Club is considered to be the biggest spender in 2023 and 2024, as the club has invested 353 million euros to attract many top players, led by Brazilian Neymar, in a deal worth 90 million euros, comes from Paris Saint-Germain, the French champion, and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono comes from Seville for 21 million euros.
The market value of all the Saudi clubs increased compared to their levels in the same period last year, except Saudi Club Al-Wahda, which is the club with the lowest value at 12 million and 380 thousand euros.
The Saudi League currently has 149 foreign players, a percentage of 28%, with the average age of players at 27 years. Neymar is considered to be the highest value with 60 million euros.
The Saudi Federation decided to reduce the total list of players in each team from 30 players to 25, with the aim of improving the quality of play and reducing the number of players who do not participate in the matches.
Al-Hilal, the defending champion, is the club with the highest market value in the Roshan League, with 205 million euros, ahead of Al-Ittihad Jeddah II, which has a market value of 154 million, and Al-Nasr , which is in third place, with a market value of 144 million euros.
2024-08-22 12:53:22
#Saudi #League #list #expensive #leagues #world #highest #spending #sport
