Saudi Arabia Pro League 19-20 assignments and discussion [R]

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  1. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 6

    Al Nassr - Al Fateh
    I. Bebek (CRO), D. Djurdjevic (SRB), M. Ristic (SRB), M. Al Shamrani (KSA)

    Al Ahli - Al Ittifaq
    T. Al Khudair (KSA), M. Al Abakry (KSA), K. Al Shamari (KSA), M. Al Hoish (KSA)

    February 7

    Abha - Al Wahda
    A. Nobre (POR), T. Leandro (POR), P. Martins (POR), K. Saleh Al Taries (KSA)

    Al Hazm - Al Feiha
    A. Sidiropoulos (GRE), P. Kostaras (GRE), L. Dimitriadis (GRE), F. Alblwi (KSA)

    Al Faisaly - Al Shabab
    D. Higler (NED), B. van Dongen (NED), D. Frijn (NED), S. Al Hanfosh (KSA)

    Five matches, five nations.
     
  2. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 10

    Al Ittihad - Damak
    J. Kamphuis (NED), N. van Kampen (NED), Y. Weterings (NED), F. Alblwi (KSA)
     
  3. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 13

    Al Feiha - Al Hilal
    A. Ekberg (SWE), S. Hallberg (SWE), M. Culum (SWE), S. Al Hanfosh (KSA)

    Al Ittifaq - Al Hazm
    M. Jug (SVN), M. Vidali (SVN), M. Zunic (SVN), S. Sughayyir (KSA)
     
  4. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 14

    Al Adalah - Al Taawon
    M. Al Shamrani (KSA), M. Al Abakry (KSA), B. Al Shamrani (KSA), K. Al Teris (KSA)

    Al Wahda - Al Ahli
    S. Vincic (SVN), T. Klancnik (SVN), A. Kovacic (SVN), M. Al Esmaiel (KSA)

    Al Shabab - Al Nassr
    O. Hategan (ROU), O. Sovre (ROU), S. Gheorghe (ROU), M. Al Hoaish (KSA)

    Two Slovenian referees in two days, and Skomina is not involved.
     
  5. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 15

    Al Raed - Abha
    M. Gestranius (FIN), J. Aravirta (FIN), M. Lamppu (FIN), S. Al Jires (KSA)

    Al Fateh - Al Faisaly
    S. Al-Harbi (KSA), K. Al Shamari (KSA), Y. Al Sultan (KSA), K. Al Juhani (KSA)
     
  6. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 20

    Al Shabab - Damak
    M. Conger (NZL), T. Makasini (TGA), M. Rule (NZL), A. Al Rumaikhani (KSA)

    Al Wahda - Al Feiha
    T. Al Khudair (KSA), A. Al Shamari (KSA), M. Al Abakry (KSA), M. Al Hoaish (KSA)
     
  7. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 21

    Al Ahli - Al Fateh
    M. Al Shamrani (KSA), F. Al Amri (KSA), B. Al Shamrani (KSA), A. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Abha - Al Adalah
    K. Al Teris (KSA), Y. Al Sultan (KSA), O. Al Jamel (KSA), S. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Al Faisaly - Al Ittifaq
    B. Gassama (GAM), D. Camara (SEN), E. Samba (SEN), A. Zafer (KSA)

    More home referees being used.
     
  8. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 22

    Al Hilal - Al Ittihad
    S. Marciniak (POL), P. Sokolnicki (POL), T. Listkiewicz (POL), M. Al Hoaish (KSA)

    Al Taawon - Al Raed
    S. Gözübüyük (NED), C. Schaap (NED), J. de Vries (NED), M. Asseri (KSA)

    Al Hazm - Al Nassr
    J. de Sousa (POR), P. Mota (POR), H. Ribeiro (POR), S. Al Okairy (KSA)

    Marciniak back in action after the midweek UCL game.
     
  9. Elninho

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    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is something I wonder about too. Bringing in a few foreign referees can help with local referee development, but giving the vast majority of games to foreign referees takes much-needed opportunities away from domestic referees.

    I'm wondering what the reason for all this is. Are there serious problems with local referees, or is this just the Saudi FA hiring European referees because they can? Or is it because the Euros have experience with VAR? I would find it surprising if the local referees are deemed inadequate, because Saudi Arabia's FIFA referees have generally been quite good over the last 20 years.
     
  10. gold4278

    gold4278 Member

    Feb 21, 2007
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What is extra surprising to me is that some of the Saudi refs are still getting the top level ACL/WCQ games despite rarely reffing their own top league.
     
  11. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 27

    Al Taawon - Al Hilal
    S. Vincic (SVN), T. Klancnik (SVN), A. Kovacic (SVN), M. Al Shamrani (KSA)

    Al Nassr - Al Ahli
    D. Skomina (SVN), J. Praprotnik (SVN), R. Vukan (SVN), T. Al Khudair (KSA)

    Slovenian day in the Kingdom.
     
  12. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 28

    Al Adalah - Al Faisaly
    I. Bebek (CRO), G. Pataki (CRO), B. Zobenica (CRO), S. Al Jires (KSA)

    Damak - Al Hazm
    M. Al Hoaish (KSA), F. Al Amri (KSA), B. Al Shamrani (KSA), M. Al Esmaiel (KSA)

    Al Feiha - Al Raed
    G. Kabakov (BUL), M. Margaritov (BUL), D. Valkov (BUL), A. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    A Bulgarian presence.
     
  13. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    February 29

    Al Ittifaq - Abha
    A. Ekberg (SWE), S. Hallberg (SWE), M. Culum (SWE), A. Al Rumaikhani (KSA)

    Al Fateh - Al Wahda
    K. Al Teris (KSA), O. Al Jamel (KSA), F. Al Qahtani (KSA), M. Al Beredi (KSA)

    Al Ittihad - Al Shabab
    B. Kuipers (NED), S. van Roekel (NED), E. Zeinstra (NED), K. Al Juhani (KSA)

    Kuipers' appearance came two days after his Europa league match in Portugal.
     
  14. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 5

    Al Shabab - Al Adalah
    M. Al Shamrani (KSA), F. Al Amri (KSA), B. Al Shamrani (KSA), S. Al Okairy (KSA)

    Al Hazm - Al Ittihad
    B. Madden (SCO), F. Connor (SCO), A. Mulvanny (SCO), K. Al Teris (KSA)
     
  15. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 6

    Al Ahli - Al Feiha
    S. Vincic (SVN), A. Kovacic (SVN), T. Klancnik (SVN), S. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Al Raed - Al Fateh
    M. Jug (SVN), M. Vidali (SVN), M. Zunic (SVN), A. Zafer (KSA)

    Al Wahda - Damak
    F. Alblwi (KSA), Y. Al Sultan (KSA), K. Al Shamari (KSA), A. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Slovenia continues to be well-represented.
     
  16. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 7

    Abha - Al Taawon
    T. Bognar (HUN), P. Kobor (HUN), B. Buzas (HUN), M. Al Qarni (KSA)

    Al Faisaly - Al Nassr
    D. Makkelie (NED), M. Diks (NED), H. Steegstra (NED), M. Al Hoaish (KSA)

    Al Hilal - Al Ittifaq
    S. Jovanovic (SRB), U. Stojkovic (SRB), M. Mihajlovic (SRB), T. Al Khudair (KSA)

    The top Serbian referee (not Mazic) makes his debut.
     
  17. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 11

    Damak - Al Hilal
    P. Kralovec (CZE), I. Nadvornik (CZE), T. Mokrusch (CZE), M. Alharbi (KSA)

    Al Ittifaq - Al Shabab
    M. Gestranius (FIN), J. Aravirta (FIN), V-M. Leppanen (FIN), S. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Al Feiha - Abha
    M. Al Hoaish (KSA), B. Al Shamrani (KSA), K. Al Shamari (KSA), F. Alblwi (KSA)

    Al Taawon - Al Ahli
    S. Jovanovic (SRB), J. Balder (NED), R. de Nas (NED), M. Al Shahdan (KSA)

    Al Ittihad - Al Wahda
    I. Kovacs (ROU), M. Artene (ROU), V. Marinescu (ROU), T. Al Khudair (KSA)

    Al Nassr - Al Raed
    T. Bognar (HUN), P. Kobor (HUN), B. Buzas (HUN), S. Al Jires (KSA)

    A surprising number of international crews, given that it's UCL/EL week and other situations.
     
  18. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 12

    Al Fateh - Al Adalah
    A. Kulbakov (BLR), O. Maslyanko (BLR), D. Zhuk (BLR), R. Al Zahrani (KSA)

    Just amazing how many referees who could have been doing UCL/EL games this week are in Saudi Arabia.
     
  19. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    March 13

    Al Hazm - Al Faisaly
    I. Kovacs (ROU), M. Artene (ROU), V. Marinescu (ROU), M. Al-Shammari (QAT)
     
  20. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
  21. balu

    balu Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    The Saudi league has resumed. Matches with foreign referees:

    August 4

    Al Adalah - Al Ittifaq
    G. Kabakov (BGR), V. Dalkov (BGR), M. Margaritov (BGR), S. Al-Harbi (KSA)

    Al Nassr - Al Hilal
    B. Bastien (FRA), F. Haquette (FRA), H. Zakrani (FRA), M. Al Shamrani (KSA)
     
  22. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saudi Arabia in August? Are they trying to kill the players and refs?
     
  23. ArgylleRef

    ArgylleRef Member

    Jan 23, 2004
    Lansing, KS
    What time of day are they playing? I reffed in Kuwait for a year and we played most of our games after 9pm. (I think it the hotter months it was down to around 95F from highs of 140F, so...) Although the 4th of July Americans vs British was around 6pm, if I recall. o_O
     
  24. Mikael_Referee

    Mikael_Referee Member+

    Jun 16, 2019
    England
    Sunday 9th August

    18:00 Al Ittifaq Ad-Dammam - Al-Faiha'a Al-Majma'ah
    Mattias Gestranius - Jan-Peter Aravirta, Mikko Alakare - Majid Ash-Shamrani
    [Daniel Stefański, Sami Aj-Jaris]

    18:30 Al-Wahda Mecca - Ar-Ra'id Buraidah
    Irfan Peljto - Senad Ibrišimbegović, Davor Beljo - Abdullah Ash-Shahri
    [Gediminas Mažeika, Mamduh Ash-Shahdan]

    20:00 Al-Ittihad Jiddah - Al-Ahli Jiddah
    Srđan Jovanović - Uroš Stojković, Milan Mihajlović - Khalid At-Taris
    [Georgi Kabakov, Khalid Salawi]

    (début for Peljto with VAR)
     
  25. Mikael_Referee

    Mikael_Referee Member+

    Jun 16, 2019
    England

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