Al-Nassr Wins Saudi Pro League Title as Ronaldo's Legacy Grows

Riyadh has a new champion again. Al-Nassr are Saudi Pro League winners for 2025-26, sealing the title with a statement derby victory over bitter rivals Al-Hilal on Tuesday night.

It finished 1-0, a tight, tense affair decided by an unlikely hero. Former Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan stepped forward on the biggest domestic stage of all, his goal dragging the club over the line and straight into the history books.

The stakes could hardly have been higher. Al-Hilal chasing pride, Al-Nassr chasing glory, and the whole league watching. When Simakan struck, the title race effectively ended in a single, ruthless moment.

The win pushes Al-Nassr eight points clear of Karim Benzema’s side with just two matches left. The maths is simple now: no one can catch them. The trophy is theirs.

Landmark Achievements

For the club, it is a landmark.

• A tenth Saudi league title.
• A first championship since 2019.
• And the first of the Cristiano Ronaldo era, three years after the Portuguese icon arrived in 2022 to tilt the balance of Saudi football.

Ronaldo’s presence has always been about more than goals and shirt sales. This is the proof. He came to Riyadh carrying a career stacked with domestic titles: Premier League with Manchester United, La Liga with Real Madrid, Serie A with Juventus. Now the Saudi Pro League joins that elite roll call.

The Big Yellow wanted a new line on its honors list. It now has one, etched in derby drama and sealed with two games to spare.

For Ronaldo, one more medal hangs heavy around a neck already crowded with silver. For Al-Nassr, one more title restores their status at the summit of the Saudi game.

And for Portugal’s captain, the season is not done. A fresh league crown in his luggage, he heads into the summer chasing yet another prize with his country.