The 2023/23 Saudi Pro League will attract major international attention following a wave of transfer signings in the Middle East this summer.
The Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired focus on Al Nassr in the second half of the 2022/23 will be stepped up in the coming months as the league restarts in August.
Following a move by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) to bring four of the league’s biggest clubs under their financial control, the transfers have rolled in across the board.
The increase in star names alongside Ronaldo, including his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema and World Cup winner N’Golo Kante, will bring more eyes on the league ahead of the big kickoff.
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Al Nassr next match
Ronaldo and his Al Nassr teammates returned for preseason training at the start of July with six friendly games scheduled ahead of the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The first chance to potentially see Ronaldo in action will be on July 10, up against Portuguese side Alverca, as part of four warmup games within Al Nassr’s Portuguese training camp.
Those matches include clashes with Portuguese champions Benfica and Rafa Benitez’s Celta Vigo before travelling to Japan to face PSG and Inter Milan.
- Al Nassr next match: Alverca (away)
- Competition: Preseason
- Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira (Albufeira, Portugal)
- Date / Time: Monday, July 10 / 8:30 p.m. local time
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Global date, time for Alverca vs Al Nassr
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Mon, July 10 | 3:30 p.m. EDT |
| Canada | Mon, July 10 | 3:30 p.m. EDT |
| UK | Mon, July 10 | 8:30 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Tue, July 11 | 5:30 a.m. AEST |
| India | Tue, July 11 | 1:00 a.m. IST |
| Hong Kong | Tue, July 11 | 3:30 a.m. HKT |
| Malaysia | Tue, July 11 | 3:30 a.m. MYT |
| Singapore | Tue, July 11 | 3:30 a.m.SGT |
| New Zealand | Tue, July 11 | 7:30 a.m. NZST |
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Al Nassr fixtures schedule 2023/24
Al Nassr will be competing across multiple competitions in the 2023/24 season including the Saudi Pro League, King Cup, AFC Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup and Saudi Super Cup.
The Saudi Pro League have confirmed the 2023/24 season will start on August 14, 2023 and end in May 2024, with a firm date yet to be updated.
League fixtures are set to be announced in early August with Al Nassr in preseason action in July followed by the Arab Club Champions Cup and an AFC Champions League playoff in July/August.
| Date | Competition | Stage | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 10, 2023 | Preseason | — | Alverca | Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| Jul. 14, 2023 | Preseason | — | Farense | Estádio Algarve |
| Jul. 17, 2023 | Preseason | — | Celta Vigo | Estádio Algarve |
| Jul. 20, 2023 | Preseason | — | Benfica | Estádio Algarve |
| Jul. 25, 2023 | Preseason | — | PSG | Nagai Stadium |
| Jul. 27, 2023 | Preseason | — | Inter Milan | Nagai Stadium |
| Jul. 28, 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group Stage | Al Shabab | King Fahd Stadium |
| Jul. 31, 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group Stage | Union Monastirienne | King Fahd Stadium |
| Aug. 3, 2023 | Arab Club Champions Cup | Group Stage | Zamalek | King Fahd Stadium |
| Aug. 22, 2023 | AFC Champions League | Playoff | TBC | TBC |
Are Al Nassr playing in the Asian Champions League?
Despite losing out to Al Ittihad in the 2022/23 Saudi Pro League title race, a second place finish secured Al Nassr a place in the AFC Champions League playoffs for the upcoming season.
Al Nassr reached the semifinals of the competition in 2021/22, but failed to qualify for it in 2022/23, with their best run in the tournament coming as runners-up to South Korea’s Seongnam FC in 1995.
A playoff place for the 2023/24 gives them a direct chance to reach the group stage with a one off match against either Shabab Al-Ahli Club or Al-Wehdat on August 22.