The Saudi Professional League Association has officially announced the first stops in the new season of the Roshen 2025-2026 League, which comes early after the start of the tournament a few days, in conjunction with the international stopping period approved by the International Football Association (FIFA) next September.
Stop
The start of the Roshan League will be on August 25, 2025, when the first round competitions begin with the participation of all clubs. However, the league will stop immediately after the end of the round, due to the coincidence of the second round with the days of “FIFA”, which makes this stoppage is the closest after the start of the season, in a move aimed at maintaining clubs ’commitment to international dates without conflict with the local agenda.
Green preparations during stopping
According to the Saudi newspaper “Al -Riyadiah”, the Saudi Football Association, led by Yasser Al -Meshal, intends to take advantage of the international stoppage period in September to hold two friendly matches for the Saudi national team, as part of its intensive preparations for the qualifying Asian attaché to the 2026 World Cup. The international stopping period will continue for 9 days, it will be decisive in raising the technical and physical readiness of the “green” players.
The date of the continental attachment
The matches of the continental supplement are scheduled to be held in October 2025, in the countries of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with the participation of 6 Asian teams that ranked third and fourth in their groups during the third round of the qualifiers. The list of participating teams includes: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Emirates, Iraq, Amman, and Indonesia. The lottery draw will be withdrawn on July 17, to determine the matches schedule.
