The Saudi Arabian Football Association has deposited 135,532,821 riyals in sports club accounts, representing the total support and reward for the 2021-2022 sports season competitions in a historic and record amount in the history of Saudi football.
The Saudi Federation has given out 35,250,000 riyals for the first time as prizes for team places in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League, and for the first time has given 13,750,000 riyals as prizes for teams. positions in the Yellow League for first-class clubs.
The value of the awards for placing teams in the second, third and fourth leagues and championships for age groups was raised to 26 million 964 thousand rials after their total amount did not exceed two million rials.
The Custodian of the Cup of the Two Holy Mosques enjoys the most support as Al-Faihaa received the sum of 10 million rials after being crowned with the precious cup.
The deposit of support amounts related to the appointment of external lawyers for clubs, the national coach support initiative, support for participation in the Premier League and Futsal League One, in addition to participation in the women’s league and support for participation in the third and fourth tiers, have also been completed.
For his part, Saudi Arabian Football Association President Yasser Al-Mishal thanked the wise leadership for the generous support given to Saudi football, following HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee, explaining that the increase in the value of these awards is part of the FA’s strategy and motivates clubs to do everything in their power to achieve the best results during the season.
