What is Saudi Pro League?
#REDIRECT [[Saudi Professional League]] <!--{{Infobox football league|name=Saudi Pro League|logo=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Roshn_Saudi_League_Logo.svg|organisers=Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)|country=Saudi Arabia|confed=AFC|teams=18 (since 2023-24)|relegation=First Division League|domest_cups=King Cup Super Cup|confed_cup=AFC Champions League Arab Club Champions Cup|champions=Al-Hilal (9th title) (2022-23)|most_champs=Al-Hilal (18 titles)|most_appearances=Mohamed Al-Deayea (406)|top_goalscorer=Majed Abdullah (189)|tv=Shahid and SSC (MENA)|website=spl.com.sa|current=2023-24 Saudi Pro League}} The '''Saudi Pro League (SPL),''' known as the '''Roshn Saudi League (RSL),''' for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of [[association football]] in the Saudi football league system. The first season of the league started in the [[:en:1976–77_Saudi_Premier_League|1976-77]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-08-01|title=FIFA.com - Classic club|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801091435/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=44286/index.html|access-date=2023-10-11|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The league had been playing in a round-robin system from the first season all the way until the [[:en:1989–90_Saudi_Premier_League|1989-90]] season, until the Saudi Federation wanted to merge the league along with the King's cup in one tournament with the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box was an end-of-season knockout tournament that was played against all the teams that finished in the top four of the league. These teams would play at a semi-final stage and would be crowned champions of Saudi Arabia. However, the league went back to a round-robin system in the [[:en:2007–08_Saudi_Premier_League|2007-08]] season. Some clubs in the Saudi Pro League are rather successful, especially with their performances in the [[:en:AFC_Champions_League|AFC Champions League.]] Al-Hilal is the most successful club in the league, holding 18 titles in their history, most recently winning the ti