By OkayGoal
Al-Nassr have discovered their schedule for the 2026/27 season after the Saudi Pro League’s first fixture announcement of the campaign.
Five-time Ballon d’Or Cristiano Ronaldo is again likely to be the reigning champions’ talisman, having scored 28 times in the 2025/26 division.
Ange Postecoglou will oversee Al-Nassr’s title defence, having briefly managed Nottingham Forest last season following two years with Spurs that ended with the Australian winning the Europa League.
Ronaldo made 30 league appearances last season, finishing third in the top-scorer standings behind Julian Quinones, who netted 33 times for Al-Qadsiah, and Ivan Toney, who registered 32 for Al-Ahli.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr Saudi Pro League fixtures
Al Nassr’s Saudi Pro League schedule looks like this. All matches showing dates only are yet to have kick-off times confirmed.
| Date | Opponents | Venue | BST start time | ET | PT | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 15 | Al Fateh | Home | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | W 3-0 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | Al Riyadh | Away | 17:00 | 12:00 | 09:00 | W 4-0 |
| Tues, Aug 25 | Al Ettifaq | Away | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | W 3-2 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Al Taawoun | Home | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | W 2-1 |
| Sat, Sept 5 | Al Ittihad | Away | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | L 2-1 |
| Weds, Sept 9 | Abha | Home | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | W 2-1 |
| Sat, Sept 12 | Al Khaleej | Away | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | D 1-1 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | Diriyah | Home | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | W 3-0 |
| Tues, Oct 20 | Neom | Home | 19:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | Al Faysalyai | Away | 14:30 | 09:30 | 06:30 | |
| Thurs, Oct 29 | Al Kholood | Home | 18:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | |
| MW13 | Al Hazem | Away | ||||
| MW14 | Al Qadsiyah | Home | ||||
| MW15 | Al Shabab | Home | ||||
| MW16 | Al Fayha | Away | ||||
| MW17 | Al Hilal | Home | ||||
| MW18 | Al Fateh | Away | ||||
| MW19 | Al Riyadh | Home | ||||
| MW20 | Al Ettifaq | Home | ||||
| MW21 | Al Taawoun | Away | ||||
| MW22 | Al Ahli | Away | ||||
| MW23 | Al Ittihad | Home | ||||
| MW24 | Abha | Away | ||||
| MW25 | Al Khaleej | Home | ||||
| MW26 | Diriyah | Away | ||||
| MW27 | Al Ahli | Home | ||||
| MW28 | Neom | Away | ||||
| MW29 | Al Faysaly | Home | ||||
| MW30 | Al Kholood | Away | ||||
| MW31 | Al Hazem | Home | ||||
| MW32 | Al Qadsiyah | Away | ||||
| MW33 | Al Shabab | Away | ||||
| MW34 | Al Fayha | Home | ||||
| MW35 | Al Hilal | Away |
Saudi Pro League fixtures 2026/27: Ronaldo team on Level A
The full list of 306 matches is on the Saudi Pro League fixture page.
The league has organised teams into four tiers to “avoid prolonged sequences against the strongest opposition”.
No club will face a team from Level A in consecutive league rounds.
Level A: Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ahli, Al Qadsiah, Al Ittihad
Level B: Al Taawoun, Al Ettifaq, Al Fateh, Al Khaleej, Al Shabab
Level C: NEOM, Al Hazem, Al Fayha, Al Kholood
Level D: Al Riyadh, Abha, Al Faisal, Diriyah
Where to watch Saudi Pro League: TV channel, live online stream
Live coverage in the UK is on DAZN, which costs £15.99 a month, with live streaming on the DAZN app.
The Saudi Pro League YouTube channel also carries coverage of some matches and highlights.
In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters.
For different territories, visit the Saudi Pro League broadcaster page.
When does the 2026/27 Saudi Pro League season start and end?
The season starts on August 13, 2026 and ends on May 29, 2027.
Cristiano Ronaldo salary, wages
On financial website Forbes’ all-time list of the highest earning athletes in a year, only boxer Floyd Mayweather eclipses Ronaldo, having pocketed an estimated $300 million (£226m) in 2015 and $285m (£214.5m) in 2018.
Ronaldo was said to have surpassed $1 billion (£771m) in career earnings two years before becoming the most high-profile footballer to move to Saudi Arabia, making his Al-Nassr debut in January 2023.
Ronaldo’s first Al-Nassr deal was widely reported to be worth £14.75m a month or £3.4m per week. His annual salary was said to be £177m per year, made up of £62m for his football salary, supplemented by commercial bonuses.
Ronaldo has a variety of lucrative sponsorship deals, with his recent endorsements including Whoop, video game UFL and cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
Cristiano Ronaldo contract
Ronaldo won the Saudi title for the first time last season but failed to top-score in the top flight for the first time in his three seasons of being involved.
Shortly after Al-Nassr finished third in 2025/26 – 13 points behind Al-Ittihad – Ronaldo appeared to strongly hint on social media that he had played his final game for the club.
He agreed a new contract exactly a month later, having scored in Portugal’s triumphant Nations League semi-final against Germany and final against Spain.
He missed three matches in all competitions earlier this year, with Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer thought to have been unhappy at Al-Nassr’s perceived lack of transfer activity.