1996–97 Saudi Premier League

Football league season Saudi Premier League 1996–97 Al-Ittihad (2nd title) Al-Ansar Al-Qadsiah Asian Club Championship Al-Ittihad Ahmed Bahja (21 goals) 1995–96 1997–98 Statistics of the 1996–97 Saudi Premier League. Al-Ittihad won the championship, their second title after 1982. Clubs Stadia and locations Saudi Arabia 400 right Locations of teams in the 1996-97 Saudi Premier League Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Jeddah left Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Riyadh left Saudi Arabia 26.40000 50.15000 Dammam right Saudi Arabia 26.28333 50.20000 Khobar Saudi Arabia 26.084 43.994 Unaizah right Saudi Arabia 27.516667 41.683333 Ḥaʼil Saudi Arabia 24.466667 39.6 Medina Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Mecca Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium BRA Vantuir Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium BRA João Francisco Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium BRA Oscar Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium FRY Dimitri Davidović Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium ROM Ilie Balaci Al-Najma Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium BRA Zé Mário Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium FRA Jean Fernandez Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Former players Al-Ahli Argentina Marcos Lencina Brazil Luís Antônio Kuwait Ali Marwi Al-Ansar Al-Ettifaq Morocco Mohamed Fidadi Zambia Kenneth Malitoli Senegal Victor Diagne Al-Hilal Colombia John Jairo Tréllez Morocco Salaheddine Bassir Nigeria Ricky Owubokiri Nigeria Samson Siasia Peru Carlos Flores Zambia Elijah Litana Romania Ilie Lazăr Al-Ittihad Brazil Toninho Morocco Abdeljalil Hadda Morocco Ahmed Bahja Peru Alfonso Yáñez Al-Najma Al-Nassr Albania Hysen Zmijani Ghana Ohene Kennedy Ivory Coast Sam Abouo Senegal Pape Malick Diop Senegal Victor Diagne Ivory Coast Youssouf Fofana Al-Qadsiah Senegal Diene Faye Al-Riyadh Iraq Amer Abdul-Wahab Abdul-Hussein Morocco Abdeljalil El Hajji Morocco Hussein Ammouta Syria Mohannad Al Boushi Al-Shabab Brazil Luciano Roger Ghana Ablade Kumah Senegal Mansour Ayanda Al-Tai Nigeria Yaya Jaco Senegal Mamadou Sow Al-Wehda Egypt Adel Abdel Rahman Egypt Effat Nssar Morocco Mohammed Simou Morocco Saïd Rokbi Tunisia Sabri Jaballah Final league table main WDL QR ITT Al-Ittihad NSR Al-Nassr HIL Al-Hilal SHB Al-Shabab AHL Al-Ahli RYD Al-Riyadh ETT Al-Ettifaq WHD Al-Wehda NJM Al-Najma TAE Al-Tai ANS Al-Ansar QDS Al-Qadsiah 14 2 6 54 24 12 3 7 37 31 10 6 6 23 19 10 5 7 31 23 7 9 6 28 28 7 8 7 33 30 9 2 11 35 36 8 4 10 37 49 6 8 8 28 30 7 5 10 27 34 7 4 11 23 34 5 4 13 26 44 green2 QC QC QC QC red1 R R complete Promoted from First Division: Al-Shoulla and Al-Taawoun. Playoffs Semifinals 22 May 1997 Al-Shabab 2–4 Al-Ittihad Salem Suroor 40 Fuad Anwar 41 15 Ahmed Bahja 25 pen. Ahmed Bahja 36 Ahmed Bahja 86 pen. Ahmed Bahja King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Ibrahim Al-Omar 23 May 1997 Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Nassr 25 Mansour Al-Muwain 46 Mansour Al-Muwain Ohene Kennedy 60 Ohene Kennedy 67 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Omer Al Mehannah 29 May 1997 Al-Ittihad 2–2 Al-Shabab Khamis Al-Zahrani 42Meshal Al-Turki 73 30 Fahad Al-Mehallel 63 Abdullah Al-Shihan Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid 30 May 1997 Al-Nassr 1–3 Al-Hilal 81 Victor Diagne Abdullah Al-Sharida 30Khamis Al-Owairan 44 Sami Al-Jaber 86 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil Third place match 4 June 1996 Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Shabab Khaled Al-Dhaidh 88 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman Final 6 June 1997 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Hilal 13 Jabar Al-Shamrani90 Jari Al-Qarni Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Omer Al Mehannah Saudi Premier League 1996-97 winners Al-Ittihad 2nd External links RSSSF Stats Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics 1996–97 1 Saudi Arabia