2017–18 Saudi Professional League
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Al-Ahli Mark Milligan Claudemir Leonardo Moamen Zakaria Giannis Fetfatzidis Omar Al Somah Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
Al-Batin Guilherme Schettine Jhonnattann Jorge Silva Pitty Tinga Ousmane Diabaté Aymen Mathlouthi
Al-Ettifaq Raïs M'Bolhi Ahmed El Sheikh Hussein El Sayed Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf Liban Abdi Filip Kiss Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
Al-Faisaly Evson Patrício Igor Rossi Luisinho Rogerinho Zé Eduardo Saleh Gomaa Khaleem Hyland
Al-Fateh Ibrahim Chenihi João Pedro Sandro Manoel Mohamed Abdel-Shafy Abdelkader Oueslati Saith Sakala
Al-Fayha Jonathan Gómez Gegé Ronnie Fernández Danilo Asprilla John Jairo Ruiz Alexandros Tziolis Emilio Izaguirre
Al-Hilal Ezequiel Cerutti Carlos Eduardo Achraf Bencharki Ali Al-Habsi Omar Kharbin Nicolás Milesi Gelmin Rivas
Al-Ittihad Carlos Villanueva Mahmoud Kahraba Fahad Al Ansari Ahmed Akaïchi - - -
Al-Nassr Abdelmoumene Djabou Bruno Uvini Leonardo Pereira Junior Kabananga Mohamed Fouzair Saad Suhail Ferjani Sassi
Al-Qadsiah Bismark Élton Jorginho Paulo Sérgio Mohammed Fatau Hervé Guy Stanley Ohawuchi
Al-Raed Daniel Amora Eli Sabiá Tarabai Mohamed Atwa Mahmoud Shikabala Ismaël Bangoura Issam Erraki
Al-Shabab Djamel Benlamri Mohamed Benyettou Sebastián Ubilla Amr Barakat Saad Abdul-Amir Muaid Ellafi Farouk Ben Mustapha
Al-Taawoun Cedric Amissi Emad Moteab Essam El-Hadary Mostafa Fathi Ricardo Machado Adrian Popa Jehad Al-Hussain
Ohod Azzedine Doukha Mohamed Boulaouidet Nacereddine Khoualed Isaac Vorsah Mamoutou N'Diaye Mohsin Johar Hichem Essifi
Teams -- Foreign players
The number of foreign players was increased from 4 players to 6 players , and for the first time in the history of the Pro League foreign goalkeepers are allowed . [ 57 ] On January 11 , 2018 the Saudi FF increased the number of foreign players from 6 players to 7 players . [ 58 ]
The 2017-18 Saudi Professional League (also known formerly as a Jameel League for sponsorship reasons), was the 42nd season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 10 August 2017 and concluded on 12 April 2018. Al-Hilal are the defending champions. Al-Fayha and Ohod have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016-17 Saudi First Division.