How to Watch the Saudi Pro League and Serbian SuperLiga in the US (2026-27)

Plenty of soccer fans in New York follow more than the Premier League and MLS. Some grew up in Belgrade or Novi Sad and still check the Serbian table every Monday morning. Some have family in Riyadh or Jeddah. Others started paying attention when famous players began moving to Saudi Arabia and never stopped. Whichever group you’re in, the weekend question is the same: what channel is the game on, and what time does it start here?

The short version

If you only have a minute:

The Saudi Pro League is on FOX Sports in the US this season, on FS2 in English and FOX Deportes in Spanish. You can stream both channels on FOX One or on a live TV service such as Fubo.
The Serbian SuperLiga has no regular US TV home. In Serbia it’s on Arena Sport and the Arena Cloud app. From the US you need to check the listings match by match. When Serbian clubs play in UEFA competitions, those games stream on Paramount+.
Most games from both leagues kick off between late morning and early afternoon Eastern, so they fit easily around a weekend.

The rest of this guide goes into the detail.

Why these two leagues have a US following

The Saudi Pro League changed fast. Over the last few seasons Al Hilal, Al Nassr, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli have signed players American fans already knew from Europe. A league most people here used to ignore now gets regular slots on national TV, and its games are competitive. Last season the 18 clubs scored 921 goals across 306 matches, just over three a game.

The Serbian SuperLiga has a different audience. In the US it’s mostly the Serbian diaspora, with big communities in Chicago, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. For them the league is a link to home. It’s dominated by two Belgrade clubs, Red Star (Crvena zvezda) and Partizan, and a lot of families here are split down the middle between the two.

Saudi Pro League 2026-27: how to watch in the US

The season at a glance

The 2026-27 season started on August 13, 2026, and runs through May 29, 2027, over 34 rounds. Eighteen clubs play each other home and away. Last season Al Nassr won the title, the club’s 11th league championship. They won 16 league games in a row along the way. Al Hilal went 34 matches unbeaten and still didn’t win the league. Damac, Al Najma and Al Okhdood went down.

TV channels: FS2 and FOX Deportes

FOX Sports holds the US rights this season. English-language coverage is on FS2, and Spanish-language coverage is on FOX Deportes. The deal covers about 100 matches, so in most weeks you’ll have at least one or two games, usually involving the bigger clubs.

If you have cable or satellite, check whether FS2 is in your package. It isn’t always included in the basic tier, and a lot of people only discover that on the morning of a game.

Streaming without cable

You have two main ways to watch without cable.

FOX One is FOX’s own streaming service. It costs $19.99 a month, or $199.99 a year, and includes FS1, FS2, FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and your local FOX station. New subscribers get a seven-day trial. If you only want the Saudi league and some other FOX sports, it’s the simplest option.

Live TV streaming services are the other route. Fubo carries the FOX sports channels along with dozens of others, which makes more sense if you also want ESPN, NBC Sports or a local channel lineup. It costs more than FOX One. Before you sign up, check that your plan includes FS2 and, if you want Spanish commentary, FOX Deportes.

If you just want the goals, DAZN has worldwide English-language highlights rights for the league, at no cost. It’s a handy way to catch up on a round you couldn’t watch live.

Kickoff times in Eastern Time

Saudi Arabia runs on UTC+3 all year and doesn’t change its clocks. Most matches kick off in the evening there, between about 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. local time, so they land here between late morning and early afternoon:

Until November 1: roughly 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
After our clocks go back on November 1: an hour earlier, roughly 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET

Because the Saudi weekend falls on Friday and Saturday, rounds are usually spread over Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A Thursday or Friday game in Riyadh can be a weekday lunchtime game in New York. That’s worth knowing if you plan to watch at work, or you’d rather record it and avoid the score on your phone.

The games worth planning around

The Riyadh derby between Al Hilal and Al Nassr is the league’s biggest game. Two of the league’s most successful clubs share a city and have spent the last few seasons chasing the same trophy. With Al Nassr as defending champions and Al Hilal coming off a season in which they barely lost a game, this season’s two meetings carry extra weight.

The Jeddah derby between Al Ittihad and Al Ahli is the other one to mark. The atmosphere at those games is some of the loudest in Asian soccer. Games between Al Hilal and Al Ittihad also tend to matter for the title race.

FOX usually puts these big fixtures in its broadcast schedule, but check the listings a few days ahead, because Saudi kickoff times are sometimes moved once TV picks are confirmed.

Watching from inside Saudi Arabia

Plenty of readers split their time between the two countries, or end up doing tech support for parents in Riyadh or Jeddah over the phone. None of the US options above apply inside the Kingdom. FOX One and US live TV services only work in the US, and channel packages and apps there are different. For that side of things, an Arabic-language overview of IPTV Saudi Arabia goes through channel lists, subscription packages and setup on smart TVs and streaming boxes. It’s a good page to send the relative who calls asking which app they need for the matches, and it saves a long conversation about HDMI inputs.

Serbian SuperLiga 2026-27: how to watch from the US

How the league works

The SuperLiga has 16 clubs. They play each other twice, then the table splits into a championship group and a relegation group for the final stretch of the season, so the title race and the fight to stay up both run to the last weekend.

Red Star Belgrade won last season’s title, their 12th since the league took its current name, and it wasn’t close. In the 30 regular-season games they won 24, drew three and lost three, scoring 87 goals and conceding 23. Partizan remain their main rivals. The other 14 clubs rarely challenge for the title, but they take points off the big two often enough to make every round worth checking.

Where it’s shown in Serbia

Inside Serbia, the SuperLiga is on Arena Sport, the pay TV sports network. Its streaming app, Arena Cloud, carries live games along with full replays, highlights and magazine shows. The biggest weekend matches and both derbies go out on Arena Sport’s main channels.

Watching from the US

This is where it gets harder. The SuperLiga doesn’t have a large, regular US TV deal the way the Saudi league does, so availability changes from match to match. Serbia’s national team games often turn up on FOX Sports, but the domestic league mostly doesn’t. Before a big weekend, check the league’s official fixture list and the broadcaster listings for that game instead of assuming a channel.

European nights are the exception, and for many US fans they’re the best chance to see Red Star or Partizan live on American TV. CBS Sports holds the US English-language rights to the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League through the 2029-30 season, and Paramount+ streams every match in all three competitions. So whenever a Serbian club reaches the main stage of a UEFA competition, you can watch every one of its games legally from home. Those games usually kick off in the early afternoon Eastern, which makes them easy to catch.

Kickoff times in Eastern Time

Belgrade is six hours ahead of New York for almost the whole season. Most SuperLiga games start in the late afternoon or evening there, roughly 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. local time, which is about 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.

One week needs care. Europe changes its clocks on October 25 and the US follows on November 1, so for that week the gap is only five hours and every game starts an hour later here than you’d expect. If a derby or a big European game falls in that week, double-check the time.

The Eternal Derby

Red Star against Partizan, the “Večiti derbi” or Eternal Derby, is one of the most famous rivalries in European soccer. The two clubs’ stadiums are a short walk apart in Belgrade, and the build-up takes over the city for days. The choreography in the stands before kickoff is worth watching even if you don’t follow either team. Because of the split format, the two clubs usually meet twice in the regular season and again in the championship group, and a cup draw can add one more.

TV from home for Serbian families

A lot of Serbian families here want more than the football. They want the same channels their relatives watch at home, like RTS, Pink and Arena Sport, so the kids hear the language and the grandparents get their evening news. Serbian speakers comparing what’s on offer can read this IPTV Srbija guide. It’s written in Serbian and explains which channels carry the SuperLiga, what the sports packages include, and how to set everything up on a smart TV.

Kickoff time cheat sheet (Eastern Time)

League	Typical local kickoff	Until Nov 1 (EDT)	After Nov 1 (EST)
Saudi Pro League	6:00 to 9:00 p.m. (Riyadh)	11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Serbian SuperLiga	5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Belgrade)	11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Remember the October 25 to November 1 week for Serbian games, when kickoffs are an hour later here. Kickoff times also get moved for TV, so check again in the week of the game.

Which setup fits you

How you should set things up depends on what you actually want to watch.

If you mainly follow the Saudi league and don’t need much else, FOX One on its own is the cheapest complete option. Use the seven-day trial on a big weekend to make sure it works on your TV before you pay for a month.

If the household wants a proper replacement for cable, with local channels, other sports and news as well as soccer, a live TV service that includes FS2 makes more sense. It costs more, but you’d be paying for most of it anyway.

If you’re following Red Star or Partizan, plan for two things. Paramount+ covers their European games, and the domestic league needs checking week by week. Many diaspora families end up combining a US streaming service for the European nights with a separate solution for Serbian TV at home.

Whatever you choose, sign up a few days before the first game you care about. Logins, payment checks and app updates always take longer than you’d think, and none of that is fun at five minutes to kickoff.

Getting a reliable stream at home

Streams have a way of freezing right before a goal. Most problems come down to a few things you can fix in advance:

Plug the TV or streaming box into your router with an Ethernet cable if you can. That alone fixes most buffering, especially in older houses where Wi-Fi struggles to reach the living room.
Plan on about 25 Mbps for one HD stream, and more if someone else is streaming, gaming or on a video call at the same time. If your connection is borderline, drop the stream to a lower quality rather than putting up with constant pauses.
Open your apps and install updates the night before, not at kickoff. Smart TV apps in particular like to update at the worst possible moment.
Restart the streaming box or TV now and then. Devices that run for weeks without a restart get slower, and a reboot clears a lot of odd playback problems.
Stick with official broadcasters and licensed services. They keep working all season, while the “free” streams tend to vanish right when the big games start.
Remember that many apps only work in the country where you signed up. What your cousin uses in Belgrade or Riyadh may not work the same way here, and a US subscription won’t necessarily work on a trip abroad.

FAQ

What channel is the Saudi Pro League on in the US?

FOX Sports has the US rights for 2026-27. English coverage is on FS2 and Spanish coverage is on FOX Deportes. Both are included in FOX One and in live TV services like Fubo.

How much does it cost to stream the Saudi Pro League?

FOX One costs $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year and includes FS2 and FOX Deportes, with a seven-day trial for new subscribers. Live TV services that carry FS2 cost more but include many other channels. Highlights of every round are available from DAZN at no cost.

Can I watch the Serbian SuperLiga in the US?

Sometimes, but the league has no single regular home in the US. In Serbia it’s on Arena Sport and its Arena Cloud app. From here, check the listings for each match, especially for the Red Star vs. Partizan derbies.

Where can I watch Red Star Belgrade or Partizan in the Champions League or Europa League?

On Paramount+. CBS Sports holds the US English-language rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League through 2029-30, and Paramount+ streams every match in all three.

What time do Saudi Pro League games start in New York?

Most start between late morning and early afternoon Eastern, about 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. until November 1, and an hour earlier after that. Rounds are usually spread across Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Who won the Saudi Pro League and Serbian SuperLiga last season?

Al Nassr won the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League, their 11th league title. Red Star Belgrade won the 2025-26 Serbian SuperLiga, their 12th title under the league’s current name.