1996–97 Saudi Premier League

Al-Ittihad won the 1996–97 Saudi Premier League, their second championship, the last being won in 1982.

Saudi Professional League

Season	1996–97
Champions	Al-Ittihad
Relegated	Al-Ansar Al-Qadisiya
← 1995-96 1997-98 →

Stadia and locations

 

 

Jeddah

 

Riyadh

 

Dammam

 

Al Khubar

 

Unaizah

 

Ha'il

 

Medina

 

Mecca

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Locations of teams in the 1996-97 Saudi Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ansar	Medina	Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nassr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Najma	Unaizah	Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Qadisiya	Al Khubar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ta'ee	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Wahda	Mecca	King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al-Ittihad	22	14	2	6	54	24	+30	44
2	Al-Nassr	22	12	3	7	37	31	+6	39
3	Al-Hilal	22	10	6	6	23	19	+4	36
4	Al-Shabab	22	10	5	7	31	23	+8	35
5	Al-Ahli	22	7	9	6	28	28	0	30
6	Al-Riyadh	22	7	8	7	33	30	+3	29
7	Al-Ettifaq	18	9	2	7	35	36	−1	29
8	Al Wahda	22	8	4	10	37	49	−12	28
9	Al Nejmeh	22	6	8	8	28	30	−2	26
10	Al-Ta'ee	22	7	5	10	27	34	−7	26
11	Al-Ansar	22	7	4	11	23	34	−11	25
12	Al-Qadisiya	22	5	4	13	26	44	−18	19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Promoted: Al-Sho'ala and Al-Ta'awan.

Playoffs

Semifinals

Al-Shabab v Al-Ittihad

22 May 1997	Al-Shabab	2–4	Al-Ittihad	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Salem Al-Alawi   40' Fuad Amin   41'		15' Ahmed Bahja   25' (pen.) Ahmed Bahja   36' Ahmed Bahja   86' (pen.) Ahmed Bahja	Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar

Al-Hilal v Al-Nassr

23 May 1997	Al-Hilal	2–2	Al-Nassr	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	25' Mansour Al-Mowena   46' Mansour Al-Mowena		Ohene Kennedy   60' Ohene Kennedy   67'	Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Al-Ittihad v Al-Shabab

29 May 1997	Al-Ittihad	2–2	Al-Shabab	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
	Khamis Al-Zahrani   42' Meshal Al-Turki   73'		30' Fahad Al-Mehallel   63' Abdullah Al-Shihan	Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid

Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal

30 May 1997	Al-Nassr	1–3	Al-Hilal	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	81' Ang Victor		Abdullah Al-Shareedah   30' Khamis Al-Dosari   44' Sami Al-Jaber   86'	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

Third place match

Al-Nassr v Al-Shabab

4 June 1996	Al-Nassr	1–0	Al-Shabab	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Khaled Al-Dhaidh   88'			Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

Final

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal

6 June 1997	Al-Ittihad	2–0	Al-Hilal	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
	13' Ghiberti Al-Shamrani   90' Gary Al-Qarni			Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Saudi Premier League 1996-97 winners
Al-Ittihad 2nd title

External links

• RSSSF Stats
• Saudi League Statistics