沙特職業聯賽

沙烏地阿拉伯職業足球聯賽（SPL），因贊助商原因也被稱為“羅什納沙特聯賽”，是沙烏地阿拉伯頂級職業足球聯賽，被公認為亞洲頂級足球賽事。該聯賽成立於1976年，共有18支球隊參加，比賽從8月到隔年5月採用循環賽制，冠軍將獲得亞足聯冠軍聯賽冠軍並獲得亞足聯冠軍聯賽精英賽資格，而墊底的三支球隊則面臨降級。該聯賽歷史悠久，從地區錦標賽和國王盃發展到2007年以來的完全職業化體系，其中阿爾希拉爾足球俱樂部曾創紀錄地奪得19個冠軍。

自2023年以來，蘇超聯賽因沙烏地阿拉伯公共投資基金的巨額投資而備受全球關注。作為沙烏地阿拉伯「2030願景」計畫的一部分，該基金收購了阿爾希拉爾、阿爾納斯爾、伊蒂哈德和阿爾阿赫利等頂級俱樂部75%的股份。這筆資金支持吸引了眾多世界級球星，其中首當其衝的就是克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納爾多，他於2023年轉會阿爾納斯爾，引發了亞洲足壇的一場「革命」。其他傑出球員包括**內馬爾**（阿爾希拉爾）、**卡里姆·本澤馬**（伊蒂哈德）、**薩迪奧·馬內**（阿爾納斯爾）、**裡亞德·馬赫雷斯**（阿爾阿赫利）、**恩戈洛·坎特**（阿爾伊蒂哈德）、**魯本·內維斯**（阿爾利爾）和阿蘭·阿蘭**（阿爾西曼·阿蘭·阿萊曼）大大

2024-25賽季，伊蒂哈德足球俱樂部（Al-Ittihad）衛冕冠軍，而阿爾希拉爾足球俱樂部（Al-Hilal）則在歷史上佔據主導地位。近期的亮點包括阿爾希拉爾足球俱樂部在2023-24賽季保持不敗，以及C羅破紀錄的35粒進球，並最終榮膺金靴獎。 2023-24賽季，聯賽共進球909個，比上賽季增加了401個進球，反映出聯賽競爭力的不斷提升。然而，挑戰仍然存在，例如由於投資不均衡以及對老將球星的依賴，人們對聯賽的兩級結構感到擔憂，而像本澤馬這樣的球員則面臨著可能離開的猜測。

憑藉球迷的熱情支持、充滿活力的球迷觀賽氛圍以及日益增多的全球轉播，蘇超聯賽的目標是到 2030 年躋身世界頂級聯賽之列，並在 2034 年世界盃之前充分利用其明星影響力和基礎設施建設。

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