Back then, Al Orobah performed brilliantly by finishing eights, but were relegated the following campaign. At one point, they fell as far as the third tier of Saudi football.
For their RSL return, Al Orobah signed former Barcelona, Porto and Fiorentina forward Cristian Tello, who last season represented Al Fateh, while they recruited three players with English Premier League experience in Kurt Zouma, Jean Michael Seri and Johann Berg Gudmundsson.
