Club Social Responsibility Award

The Club Social Responsibility Award is an award launched by the Social Responsibility and Public Participation Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation during the 2018-2019 sport season. The award honors the top three social responsibility initiatives at the end of the sport season, with the committee selecting the winners based on criteria outlined in the award's regulations. When announcing the winners of the Club Social Responsibility Award for the 2020-2021 season, it was decided to increase the number of winning clubs from three to five, starting with the third edition.

The award aims to achieve several objectives, including enhancing competitiveness among sport clubs and increasing their social impact. It encourages clubs to build community partnerships with various entities to serve society and fosters sustainability, influence, and creativity in the initiatives carried out by the clubs.

The award also aims to establish a continuous incentive to encourage work in the field of social responsibility initiatives, highlight high-quality club initiatives throughout the year, and create a steady source of support to cover the costs of some matches.

The award adopts several evaluation criteria, including alignment with national program agendas, creativity of the idea, clarity of performance measurement indicators, provision and management of resources, depth of impact, and sustainability of the benefits. Additionally, implementation quality is evaluated based on beneficiary feedback.

The club that wins first place in the Club Social Responsibility Award receives SAR500,000, while the second-place winner is awarded SAR400,000, and the third-place winner earns SAR300,000. The club securing fourth place receives SAR200,000, and the fifth-place winner receives SAR100,000.

The audience of the club that wins first place in the Ideal Audience Award receives SAR150,000, while the audience of the second-place club receives SAR100,000, and the audience of the third-place club earns SAR50,000.

In August 2021, the Social Responsibility Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the introduction of the Ideal Audience Award. This award acknowledges the vital role of fans in supporting national teams and clubs while fostering healthy competition and encouraging exemplary fan behavior. The Ideal Audience Award is based on five criteria, including audience attendance, audience discipline, assessed by the number of disciplinary violations issued by the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee against each club’s fans throughout the season, and the club presenting at least one initiative that benefited or involved fans. Such initiatives may include preserving stadium environments, assisting with organization, volunteering services, or promoting exemplary and disciplined support. Another criterion is a public vote conducted for twenty-four hours through the federation's official website, allowing everyone to select the most active and influential fanbase. The final criterion focuses on fan councils, their organizational affiliation with clubs, official recognition by the clubs, and the submission of a list of their presidents' names.

In the 2021-2022 season, the Social Responsibility Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation introduced three new Social Responsibility Awards starting from the fourth edition. The first award, the Club Social Responsibility Award, includes clubs from the Saudi Pro League, Yelo League, and the second and third divisions. The prize value was increased from SAR265,000 to SAR1.5 million, distributed as follows: SAR500,000 for first place, SAR400,000 for second place, SAR300,000 for third place, SAR200,000 for fourth place, and SAR100,000 for fifth place.

A new award, the Social Responsibility Stars Award, was also introduced for the 2023-2024 sport season. This award targets both retired and active football players from clubs in the Saudi Pro League, Yelo League, and the second and third divisions, with a total prize value of SAR225,000. Additionally, the committee introduced the Seasonal Social Responsibility Award for the 2023-2024 sport season. This award targets clubs from the four leagues (Pro, Yelo, Second, and Third) and is presented three times throughout the sport season, with a total prize fund of SAR350,000.