1996–97 Saudi Premier League

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

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

Stadia and locations

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-Nasr	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

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al-Ittihad	22	12	2	6	54	24	+30	44
2	Al-Nasr	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	22	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

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

Playoffs

Semifinals

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

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

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

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

Third Place Match

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

Final

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

Champions

Saudi Premier League 1996-97 Winners
Al-Ittihad 2nd Title

External links

Saudi Professional League

Saudi Professional League clubs

Saudi Professional League	Al-Ahli Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Hilal Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al Qadsiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda Al-Ittihad Hajer Najran

Saudi First Division	Al-Batin Al-Diriyah Al-Ettifaq Al-Feiha Al-Hazm Al-Jeel Al-Mojzel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Riyadh Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Ohod

Saudi Second Division	Abha Al-Adalah Al-Akhdoud Al-Ansar Al-Badaya Al Jabalain Al-Kawkb Al-Muzahimiyah Al-Najma Al-Oyoon Al-Qaisomah Al-Qalah Al-Safa Al-Sharq Al-Taraji Al-Tuhami Al-Washm Hetten Sdoos Wajj

Saudi Professional League seasons

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