في الوقت الذي تخطو فيه المملكة خطوات واسعة لترسيخ مكانتها كمركز رياضي عالمي، ويُعاد تشكيل خارطة كرة القدم محلياً ضمن مشروع وطني طموح، يبرز سؤال لا يقل أهمية عن بناء الملاعب واستقطاب النجوم: هل ترتقي البنية القانونية والتنظيمية للدوري السعودي إلى مستوى هذا التحول؟
حين تُحسم مباراة في دوري روشن بكل ما يُمثّله من رمزية اقتصادية وسمعة دولية من خلال قرار قانوني، فإن القرارات المرتبطة بالمنافسة قد تكون أحياناً أكثر أثراً من نتيجة المباراة نفسها، خاصةً حين تُصدر في توقيت حرج أو بأساس متضارب. وقضية نقاط العروبة التي أُعيدت إلى النصر لم تكن مجرد تفصيل عابر في جدول الترتيب، بل كشفت ضبابية مقلقة في منظومة الانضباط والتحكيم الرياضي، تستحق وقفة نظامية جادة.
ليست القضية في النتيجة فحسب، بل في توقيت القرار، وتناقضاته، وتداعياته على عدالة المنافسة. وبين لجنة انضباط تُصدر قراراً، واستئناف تؤيده، ثم مركز تحكيم ينقضه لاحقاً، تتجلّى فجوة مؤسسية تُهدد بثقة الأطراف في منظومة العدالة الرياضية.
هذا المقال ليس طعناً في أحد، بل دعوة لإعادة النظر بجرأة وهدوء في أداء اللجان ذات العلاقة بالفصل في النزاعات الرياضية، إن أردنا لدوري روشن أن يُعامل عالمياً كما نُريد له أن يُرى عالمياً.
في 28 فبراير 2025، التقى النصر والعروبة ضمن الجولة 23 من دوري روشن، وانتهت المباراة بفوز العروبة 2-1. تقدّم النصر باحتجاج رسمي على أهلية مشاركة حارس العروبة رافع الرويلي، استناداً إلى كونه لا يزال على وظيفة حكومية، في مخالفة لما تنص عليه لائحة الاحتراف بشأن شرط التفرغ الكامل. رفضت لجنة الانضباط الاحتجاج، وأيّدته لجنة الاستئناف. ثم لجأ النصر إلى مركز التحكيم الرياضي؛ الذي أصدر قراره في 25 مايو 2025؛ أي بعد قرابة ثلاثة أشهر من تاريخ المباراة بقبول الاحتجاج واعتبار النتيجة 3-0 لصالح النصر، مع تغريم نادي العروبة 50 ألف ريال.
ورغم أن مركز التحكيم الرياضي قام بإعادة النقاط لصالح النصر بقرار نهائي، فإن ما يثير القلق ليس فقط محتوى القرار، بل الرحلة المؤسسية التي سبقت صدوره. فالملف بدأ من لجنة الانضباط، التي مارست اختصاصها الابتدائي ورفضت الاحتجاج، ثم عُرض على لجنة الاستئناف داخل الاتحاد السعودي، التي ثبتت القرار السابق دون معالجة معمقة لأصل الإشكال، ليُنقل بعد ذلك حسب التسلسل النظامي الصحيح إلى مركز التحكيم الرياضي السعودي بوصفه الجهة العليا والنهائية في المنازعات الرياضية داخل المملكة.
ومن زاوية قانونية بحتة، فإن تباين المخرجات بين لجنة الانضباط، ولجنة الاستئناف، ومركز التحكيم لا يُعد فقط اختلافاً في التقدير، بل يُسلّط الضوء على غياب مبدأ توحيد التفسير القضائي في المجال الرياضي، وهو مبدأ أساسي في النُظم القضائية الراسخة.
إذ جرى العُرف في المحاكم النظامية أن تتّسق الاجتهادات القضائية في تفسير النص الواحد، حمايةً لمبدأ «الاستقرار القانوني» (Legal Certainty)، وضماناً لتكافؤ الأطراف.
أما أن تُفسَّر لائحة واحدة بثلاث قراءات متضاربة من ثلاث جهات مختصة، فذلك لا يُهدد فقط مبدأ عدالة المنافسة، بل يُضعف الثقة في مرجعية التفسير النظامي داخل البيئة الرياضية.
إن مركز التحكيم لم يكن هو محل الإشكال، بل كان أشبه بـ«الملاذ القانوني الأخير» بعد أن أخفقت الجهات الأولية في الوصول إلى معالجة دقيقة. لكن حتى «الإنقاذ» جاء متأخراً، وأنتج قراراً بعد مرور ثلاثة أشهر من المباراة، وفي توقيت حساس قبل الجولة الأخيرة، وهو ما حوّل العدالة من أداة استقرار إلى عامل إرباك في المشهد التنافسي.
حين تُفسَّر ذات الواقعة بثلاثة قرارات متناقضة من ثلاث جهات رسمية، فإن الإشكال لا يكمن في النص، بل في أداء المؤسسة القانونية ذاتها. لجنة الانضباط تعاملت مع المسألة بمنطق إجرائي ضيق، دون قراءة متأنية لأثر القرار على النزاهة الرياضية. لجنة الاستئناف مرّت على الاعتراض مروراً إدارياً شكلياً، وافتقرت إلى اجتهاد جاد في التحليل. أما مركز التحكيم فجاء متأخراً بعد أن استقرت النتائج، فأعاد تصويب النتيجة لكن بعد أن اختلطت أوراق الترتيب والمراكز.
وهنا تكمن الإشكالية: حين تأتي العدالة بعد فوات أوانها، فإنها -رغم صحتها- قد تربك المشهد التنافسي أكثر مما تُعيد اتزانه.
قضية العروبة والنصر ليست الوحيدة هذا الموسم. بل هي واحدة من سلسلة قرارات أثارت الجدل، من أبرزها تفاوت في العقوبات الإعلامية على تصريحات متقاربة، وتأخر واضح في إصدار قرارات مصيرية، ما أفقدها فاعليتها، فضلاً عن اختلاف جذري في تفسير اللوائح بين اللجان المختلفة.
هذه التكرارات لا تُعبّر عن خلل فردي، بل تُشير إلى هشاشة مؤسسية في البنية العدلية الرياضية، وتضعنا أمام ضرورة تطوير شامل في طريقة إدارة النزاعات، بدءاً من فلسفة لجنة الانضباط، ومروراً بجرأة الاستئناف، وانتهاءً باستقلالية مركز التحكيم دون أن يُستخدم هذا الأخير كأداة لتصحيح ما فات بل كضامن استباقي للاتساق.
المملكة لا تُراهن على كرة قدم، بل على مشروع رياضي تنموي متكامل، يُراد له أن يكون منصة دولية، ومحركاً اقتصادياً، وأداة ناعمة للتأثير الإقليمي والعالمي. وفي مثل هذا المشروع، لا تُقبل الثغرات المؤسسية في العدالة التنافسية، حتى إن أتت من باب الاجتهاد أو النوايا الطيبة.
إذا كنا نُريد لدوري روشن أن يُعامل بين الدوريات العالمية الكبرى، فلا بد أن تُدار لجانه بنفس مستوى الاحتراف والبناء المؤسسي.
المطلوب اليوم ليس ترقيعاً في النصوص، ولا تبسيطاً في الإجراءات، بل إعادة بناء منظومة عدلية رياضية، تُدار بروح قضائية محترفة، وسرعة محسوبة، ومنهجية مُحكمة.
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As the Kingdom takes significant steps to establish its position as a global sports hub, and as the local football landscape is reshaped within an ambitious national project, a question arises that is no less important than building stadiums and attracting stars: Does the legal and regulatory framework of the Saudi league rise to the level of this transformation?
When a match in the Roshen League is decided with all the economic symbolism and international reputation it represents through a legal ruling, the decisions related to competition can sometimes have more impact than the match result itself, especially when issued at a critical time or based on conflicting grounds. The issue of the points awarded to Al-Nasr from Al-Urouba was not just a fleeting detail in the standings, but revealed concerning ambiguity in the disciplinary and sports arbitration system, warranting a serious regulatory pause.
The issue lies not only in the result but in the timing of the decision, its contradictions, and its implications for fair competition. Between a disciplinary committee issuing a ruling, an appeal supporting it, and then an arbitration center later overturning it, an institutional gap emerges that threatens the confidence of the parties in the sports justice system.
This article is not an attack on anyone, but a call to reconsider boldly and calmly the performance of the committees responsible for resolving sports disputes, if we want the Roshen League to be treated globally as we wish it to be seen internationally.
On February 28, 2025, Al-Nasr faced Al-Urouba in the 23rd round of the Roshen League, and the match ended with Al-Urouba winning 2-1. Al-Nasr filed an official protest regarding the eligibility of Al-Urouba's goalkeeper, Rafea Al-Ruwaili, based on his continued government employment, which violates the professional regulations regarding the requirement for full dedication. The disciplinary committee rejected the protest, and the appeals committee upheld it. Al-Nasr then turned to the sports arbitration center, which issued its decision on May 25, 2025; nearly three months after the match, accepting the protest and considering the result 3-0 in favor of Al-Nasr, imposing a fine of 50,000 riyals on Al-Urouba.
Although the sports arbitration center reinstated the points for Al-Nasr with a final decision, what raises concern is not only the content of the decision but the institutional journey that preceded its issuance. The file began with the disciplinary committee, which exercised its initial jurisdiction and rejected the protest, then it was presented to the appeals committee within the Saudi Football Federation, which upheld the previous decision without a thorough examination of the root issue, before being transferred according to the correct regulatory sequence to the Saudi sports arbitration center as the highest and final authority in sports disputes within the Kingdom.
From a purely legal perspective, the disparity in outcomes between the disciplinary committee, the appeals committee, and the arbitration center is not merely a difference in assessment but highlights the absence of a principle of unified judicial interpretation in the sports field, which is a fundamental principle in established judicial systems.
It has become customary in regular courts for judicial interpretations of the same text to be consistent, in order to protect the principle of "legal certainty" and ensure equality among the parties.
However, to interpret a single regulation with three conflicting readings from three competent bodies not only threatens the principle of fair competition but also undermines trust in the reference of regulatory interpretation within the sports environment.
The arbitration center was not the source of the issue; rather, it was more like the "last legal refuge" after the initial bodies failed to reach an accurate resolution. But even the "rescue" came late, producing a decision three months after the match, at a sensitive time before the final round, which turned justice from a tool of stability into a factor of confusion in the competitive scene.
When the same incident is interpreted through three contradictory decisions from three official bodies, the problem lies not in the text but in the performance of the legal institution itself. The disciplinary committee dealt with the matter from a narrow procedural logic, without a careful reading of the decision's impact on sports integrity. The appeals committee passed over the objection in a formal administrative manner, lacking serious analysis. As for the arbitration center, it came late after the results had settled, correcting the outcome but only after the standings and positions had become mixed.
Here lies the problem: when justice arrives after its time has passed, it—despite being correct—can confuse the competitive scene more than it restores its balance.
The Al-Urouba and Al-Nasr case is not the only one this season. It is part of a series of decisions that have sparked controversy, including discrepancies in media penalties for similar statements and a clear delay in issuing crucial decisions, which has diminished their effectiveness, in addition to a fundamental difference in the interpretation of regulations among different committees.
These repetitions do not reflect an individual flaw but indicate institutional fragility in the sports justice structure, presenting us with the necessity for a comprehensive development in the way disputes are managed, starting from the philosophy of the disciplinary committee, through the boldness of the appeals process, and ending with the independence of the arbitration center, ensuring that the latter is not used merely as a tool to correct past mistakes but as a proactive guarantor of consistency.
The Kingdom is not betting on football alone but on a comprehensive developmental sports project intended to be an international platform, an economic driver, and a soft power tool for regional and global influence. In such a project, institutional gaps in competitive justice are unacceptable, even if they arise from the realm of interpretation or good intentions.
If we want the Roshen League to be treated among the major global leagues, the committees must be managed with the same level of professionalism and institutional development.
What is required today is not patching the texts or simplifying the procedures, but rebuilding a sports judicial system managed with a professional judicial spirit, calculated speed, and a rigorous methodology.
When a match in the Roshen League is decided with all the economic symbolism and international reputation it represents through a legal ruling, the decisions related to competition can sometimes have more impact than the match result itself, especially when issued at a critical time or based on conflicting grounds. The issue of the points awarded to Al-Nasr from Al-Urouba was not just a fleeting detail in the standings, but revealed concerning ambiguity in the disciplinary and sports arbitration system, warranting a serious regulatory pause.
The issue lies not only in the result but in the timing of the decision, its contradictions, and its implications for fair competition. Between a disciplinary committee issuing a ruling, an appeal supporting it, and then an arbitration center later overturning it, an institutional gap emerges that threatens the confidence of the parties in the sports justice system.
This article is not an attack on anyone, but a call to reconsider boldly and calmly the performance of the committees responsible for resolving sports disputes, if we want the Roshen League to be treated globally as we wish it to be seen internationally.
On February 28, 2025, Al-Nasr faced Al-Urouba in the 23rd round of the Roshen League, and the match ended with Al-Urouba winning 2-1. Al-Nasr filed an official protest regarding the eligibility of Al-Urouba's goalkeeper, Rafea Al-Ruwaili, based on his continued government employment, which violates the professional regulations regarding the requirement for full dedication. The disciplinary committee rejected the protest, and the appeals committee upheld it. Al-Nasr then turned to the sports arbitration center, which issued its decision on May 25, 2025; nearly three months after the match, accepting the protest and considering the result 3-0 in favor of Al-Nasr, imposing a fine of 50,000 riyals on Al-Urouba.
Although the sports arbitration center reinstated the points for Al-Nasr with a final decision, what raises concern is not only the content of the decision but the institutional journey that preceded its issuance. The file began with the disciplinary committee, which exercised its initial jurisdiction and rejected the protest, then it was presented to the appeals committee within the Saudi Football Federation, which upheld the previous decision without a thorough examination of the root issue, before being transferred according to the correct regulatory sequence to the Saudi sports arbitration center as the highest and final authority in sports disputes within the Kingdom.
From a purely legal perspective, the disparity in outcomes between the disciplinary committee, the appeals committee, and the arbitration center is not merely a difference in assessment but highlights the absence of a principle of unified judicial interpretation in the sports field, which is a fundamental principle in established judicial systems.
It has become customary in regular courts for judicial interpretations of the same text to be consistent, in order to protect the principle of "legal certainty" and ensure equality among the parties.
However, to interpret a single regulation with three conflicting readings from three competent bodies not only threatens the principle of fair competition but also undermines trust in the reference of regulatory interpretation within the sports environment.
The arbitration center was not the source of the issue; rather, it was more like the "last legal refuge" after the initial bodies failed to reach an accurate resolution. But even the "rescue" came late, producing a decision three months after the match, at a sensitive time before the final round, which turned justice from a tool of stability into a factor of confusion in the competitive scene.
When the same incident is interpreted through three contradictory decisions from three official bodies, the problem lies not in the text but in the performance of the legal institution itself. The disciplinary committee dealt with the matter from a narrow procedural logic, without a careful reading of the decision's impact on sports integrity. The appeals committee passed over the objection in a formal administrative manner, lacking serious analysis. As for the arbitration center, it came late after the results had settled, correcting the outcome but only after the standings and positions had become mixed.
Here lies the problem: when justice arrives after its time has passed, it—despite being correct—can confuse the competitive scene more than it restores its balance.
The Al-Urouba and Al-Nasr case is not the only one this season. It is part of a series of decisions that have sparked controversy, including discrepancies in media penalties for similar statements and a clear delay in issuing crucial decisions, which has diminished their effectiveness, in addition to a fundamental difference in the interpretation of regulations among different committees.
These repetitions do not reflect an individual flaw but indicate institutional fragility in the sports justice structure, presenting us with the necessity for a comprehensive development in the way disputes are managed, starting from the philosophy of the disciplinary committee, through the boldness of the appeals process, and ending with the independence of the arbitration center, ensuring that the latter is not used merely as a tool to correct past mistakes but as a proactive guarantor of consistency.
The Kingdom is not betting on football alone but on a comprehensive developmental sports project intended to be an international platform, an economic driver, and a soft power tool for regional and global influence. In such a project, institutional gaps in competitive justice are unacceptable, even if they arise from the realm of interpretation or good intentions.
If we want the Roshen League to be treated among the major global leagues, the committees must be managed with the same level of professionalism and institutional development.
What is required today is not patching the texts or simplifying the procedures, but rebuilding a sports judicial system managed with a professional judicial spirit, calculated speed, and a rigorous methodology.


