RSL Fantasy: The real nuggets to come from 2025-26 campaign | OneFootball

We know our 2025-26 Roshn Saudi League Fantasy Team of the Season - check that out below - but what are some of the little-known takeaways to be gleaned from the past campaign?

Like, who offered the best value for points accrued? Which team led the way for best buys? Or who was the player who offered the smallest return on your investment?

Well, we got you covered in our look back at 2025-26 RSL Fantasy.

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The Big Three

Al Nassr, Al Hilal, and Al Ahli dominated clean sheets and total points. Al Nassr players, now RSL champions, benefited from both defensive solidity and creative firepower, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan all featuring in multiple top-10 lists.

Cristiano Ronaldo lifts the RSL trophy with his ecstatic Al Nassr teammates

The Surprise Package

Al Qadsiah have been the Fantasy club of the season. In particular, Julian Quinones (top points overall, top scorer, top Dream Teams, top form), Mohammed Abu Al Shamat (12 assists, 8 Dream Teams), Musab Al Juwayr (second in form), and Christopher Bonsu Baah (15 assists) delivered incredible value across the board.

The Best Buy

Felix, our 2025-26 SPL Player of the Season, came home third in total points, first for assists and joint second in clean sheets, meaning he led the way in value for money. At SAR 7.8 million, the Al Nassr title-winner was the most complete package in the game.

The Budget Heroes

Top marks for whoever had these guys, who after Felix offered serious value for money. At SAR 5m, Al Ettifaq standout Khalid Al Ghannam came second behind his Al Nassr counterpart since he contributed 13 goals, 10 assists and 5 winning goals.

Then came Damac's premier playmaker Valentin Vada, who at SAR 5.8m produced 11 goals, 224 total points and 21 bonus points. Another Al Ettifaq star, Francisco Calvo, chipped in with 195 points and strong form at 8.2, all for only SAR 5.2m. These three players represented the best cheap picks of the campaign.

The Diminished Return: It might surprise, but Al Hilal forward Karim Benzema ranked highest in this category, who at SAR 11.1m offered 17 goals and 6 Dream Team appearances but a form of just 0.8 - and still had 23.8 percent ownership. A classic "should have sold" situation for managers who held on too long.

The Differential That Got Away: Woah, turns out 2025-26 RSL golden boot Quinones was only 26.2% owned despite being the season's No.1 player. Thus, those managers who spotted the Mexico hotshot early had a massive advantage across the full campaign.

Julian Quinones' 4th hat-trick of the season, at Al Ittihad, sealed Al Qadsiah striker the RSL golden boot