Press reports revealed the initial date for the start of the Saudi Roshin League 2024-25 after the workshop organized by the Saudi Professional League to discuss the calendar of the upcoming season.
According to Saudi press reports, the Saudi Football Association and the Competition Department have set August 14 as the date for the launch of the new sports season 2024-25.
The new season will begin with the Saudi Super Cup, which will run until August 17, with the Rushin Saudi League 2024-25 to begin on Thursday 22 of the same month.
Stops in the Rushin Saudi League 2024-25 outrage clubs
According to the same source, the league that will start on August 22 will be interrupted 5 times, including 27 days to coincide with the Saudi team’s camp and its participation in the Gulf 26 Cup tournament in Kuwait.
The halt during the Gulf Cup tournament caused a major split between the clubs during the workshop organized by the Saudi Professional League and the Saudi Football Federation. Most representatives of the clubs refused to halt the competition at this time of the Rushin Saudi League 2024-25, while the Jamahiriya clubs saw the need to stop their players’ participation with the first team.
During the workshop, several clubs made a lot of remarks, notably Al-Hilal, which demanded an increase in the number of players on the rosters. During the workshop, the leader’s representative pointed out that relying on only 25 players on club lists is difficult under the pressure of leagues in the calendar.
Al-Nasr’s representative demanded that the atmosphere be taken into account in some cities, citing his team’s first game in front of the pact in the current season amid extreme humidity. and a number of clubs provided feedback during the workshop, most notably the timing of some games that intersect with prayer times. That team coaches don’t have time to talk to the players to do their prayers, A number of club representatives also discussed the timing of matches in some cold areas during the winter that are played at 09:00 pm such as Abha and damac, and hot areas at 03:00 pm such as al-akdoud.
Clubs also discussed the return of foreign players after their participation with their national teams, especially since the league resumes the next day, making it difficult for them to take advantage of the players.
The deadline for the 2024-25 calendar is expected to be adopted next Monday, April 1, for adoption by Carlo Nehra, head of operations at the Roshin League.
