1997–98 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season	1997-98
Champions	Al-Hilal
Relegated	Al-Shoalah Al Taawon
← 1996-97 1998-99 →

Statistics of the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1997-98 Saudi Professional League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ta'ee	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Najma	Unaizah	Department of Education Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wahda	Mecca	King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al Taawon	Buraydah	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Shoalah	Al-Kharj	Al-Shoalah Club Stadium

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
	1	Al-Hilal	22	14	3	5	40	24	+16	45	Golden 4
	2	Al-Ahli	22	13	2	7	39	29	+10	41
	3	Al-Najma	22	13	2	7	34	29	+5	41
	4	Al-Shabab	22	10	9	3	46	29	+17	39
5	Al-Nassr	22	9	4	9	31	28	+3	31
6	Al-Ettifaq	22	8	7	7	29	33	-4	31
7	Al-Ittihad	22	7	7	8	28	32	-4	28
8	Al-Wahda	22	6	8	8	29	32	-3	26
9	Al-Ta'ee	22	5	9	8	28	38	-10	24
10	Al-Riyadh	22	6	5	11	41	38	+3	23
11	Al-Shoalah	22	4	7	11	23	36	-13	19	Relegate to Saudi First Division
12	Al Taawon	22	3	5	14	18	38	-20	14	Relegate to Saudi First Division

Playoffs

Semifinals

16 March 1998	Al-Ahli	1–1	Al-Hilal	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
	Talal Al-Meshal 35'		20' Yousuf Al-Thunayan	Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely

17 March 1998	Al-Shabab	4–1	Al-Najma	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Emirson Ferrera 24' Abdullah Al-Waked 27' Abdullah Al-Waked 40' Marzouk Al-Otaibi 43'		35' (pen.) Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy	Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid

19 March 1998	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Nawaf Al-Temyat 83' Khalid Al Temawi 87'		58' Hamza Saleh	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

20 March 1998	Al-Najma	0–1	Al-Shabab	Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah
			92' (pen.) Saeed Al-Owairan	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

Third Place Match

23 March 1998	Al-Najma	1–2	Al-Ahli	Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah
	Mohammed Al-Munif 18'		11' (pen.) Talal Al-Meshal 95' Bandar Al-Rais	Referee: Zafer Abu Zenada

Final

25 March 1998	Al-Hilal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shabab	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Sami Al-Jaber 67' (pen) Sami Al-Jaber 90' Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 116'		30' Fahad Al-Mehallel 37' Fahad Al-Mehallel	Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Champions

Saudi Premier League 1997-98 Winners
Al-Hilal 8th 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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