{"id":297236,"date":"2023-12-17T22:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T22:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297236"},"modified":"2023-12-17T22:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T22:54:15","slug":"saudi-pro-league-attendance-embarrassment-continues-as-just-144-turn-up-for-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/saudi-pro-league-attendance-embarrassment-continues-as-just-144-turn-up-for-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Pro League attendance embarrassment continues as just 144 turn up for game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi Pro League has suffered its latest attendance-based embarrassment as just 144 people turned out for Al-Riyadh clash with Al-Khaleej.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Watford striker Andre Gray was leading the line for Al-Riyadh, but his side suffered defeat at the hands of Al-Khaleej. However, not many were there to see it, as the Saudi Pro League continues to suffer from dwindling attendances.<\/p>\n<p> The state-backed league has rocked the football world by luring some of the biggest football stars on the planet, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar. While other Premier League stalwarts now also call the Middle East home. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Saudi Pro League match attendance reaches new low as 1% of capacity show up for crunch game<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Saudi Pro League suffers new attendance blow as 1,000 more show up in English 8th division<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Join the Daily Star&apos;s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots more<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31393559.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_PS081123dailystarchat.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us!<\/p>\n<p>Through the app, we&apos;ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens&#8230;along with the latest breaking news of course. <\/p>\n<p>To join our community, all you have to do to join is <b> click on this link<\/b>, select &apos;Join Chat&apos; and you&apos;re in!<\/p>\n<p>No one will be able to see who has sign up and no one can send messages except for the Daily Star team. We also treat our community members to competitions, special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. <\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/p>\n<p> <b> CLICK HERE TO JOIN<\/b><\/p>\n<p> Earlier this week just 257 supporters showed up at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, which has a capacity of 20,000, to watch Abha and Al-Hazm&apos;s relegation six-pointer. <\/p>\n<p>However, neither attendance are the smallest the gulf league has seen this season. That award goes to a clash in September, where an Al-Riyadh home game saw just 133 fans show up.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What do you think of the low attendances in the Saudi Pro League? Let us know in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31695257.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_PFK-Botew-Plowdiw-v-PAE-Aris-Thessaloniki-Pre-Season-Friendly.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The highest attendance figure of the season belongs to Neymar\u2019s Al-Hilal at 59,600 &#8211; demonstrating the gulf in quality between the top sides in the league.<\/p>\n<p>And despite the league&apos;s undeniable star quality, the Saudi Pro League is still just the fifth-best supported top division in Asia. The Chinese Super League, Japan\u2019s J-League, the Indian Super League, South Korea\u2019s K-League and Iran\u2019s Persian Gulf Pro League all see much better attendances.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/saudi-pro-league-low-attendance-31695095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saudi Pro League has suffered its latest attendance-based embarrassment as just 144 people turned out for Al-Riyadh clash with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297235,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saudi Pro League attendance embarrassment continues as just 144 turn up for game - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/saudi-pro-league-attendance-embarrassment-continues-as-just-144-turn-up-for-game\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saudi Pro League attendance embarrassment continues as just 144 turn up for game - 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