Saudi Pro League Fixtures: Steven Gerrard's Ettifaq Against Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr In Week One

The 2023/24 Saudi Pro League fixture list has been released. Steven Gerrard will make his managerial debut for Ettifaq against Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr.

Robert Summerscales | Jul 18, 2023

Saudi Pro League Fixtures: Steven Gerrard's Ettifaq Against Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr In Week One /

The fixture list for the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season has been released.

The new campaign will begin on August 11 with a Friday night game between two newly-promoted teams when Al-Hazem travel to Al-Ahli, who recently signed Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino.

Four games will then take place over Saturday and Sunday before the top four teams from last season all begin their 2023/24 campaigns on Monday, August 14.

Champions Al-Ittihad, who have been boosted by the arrivals of Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante this summer, will kick-off with an away game at Al-Raed.

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, after finishing second last season, will start with a trip to Ettifaq, now managed by Steven Gerrard.

Steven Gerrard (right) and Cristiano Ronaldo (left) pictured in battle during a Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester United in September 2005 — Steven Gerrard (right) and Cristiano Ronaldo (left), pictured during a Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester United in 2005, will face each other at the start of the 2023/24 Saudi Pro League season :: IMAGO/Geoff Martin

Steven Gerrard pictured (right) alongside Al-Ettifaq chairman Khalid Al-Dabal after the former Liverpool captain joined the Saudi Pro League club as manager in July 2023 — Gerrard was hired as the new manager of Ettifaq earlier this summer :: Twitter/@Ettifaq_EN

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo pictured in July 2023 during a pre-season friendly against Celta Vigo in Portugal — Ronaldo has been captain of Al Nassr since January :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Joaquin Corchero

Elsewhere, Kalidou Koulibaly and Ruben Neves could make their Saudi Pro League debuts for Al-Hilal away at Abha.

The opening weekend will also see Al-Shabab host Al Akhdoud.

Saudi Pro League Fixtures: Opening Weekend Of 2023/24 Season

Friday, August 11

Al-Ahli vs Al-Hazem (7pm)

Saturday, August 12

Al-Ta'ee vs Damac (4pm)
Al Feiha vs Al-Khaleej (7pm)

Sunday, August 13

Al Fateh vs Al-Taawoun (7pm)
Al-Riyadh vs Al-Wehda (7pm)

Monday, August 14

Al-Raed vs Al-Ittihad (4pm)
Abha vs Al-Hilal (4pm)
Ettifaq vs Al Nassr (7pm)
Al-Shabab vs Al Akhdoud (7pm)

The above kick-off times are listed in Arabia Standard Time, which is seven hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.

Published Jul 18, 2023

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.