1974–75 Saudi Categorization League

Saudi Categorization League 1974–75 Al-Nassr (1st title) Al-NassrAl-QadsiahAl-ShababAl-IttihadAl-AhliAl-HilalAl-WehdaAl-Yamamah Al-NahdaOhodOkazAl-KefahAl-EttifaqAl-AnsarAl-Rabe’eAl-Khaleej Mohammad S. Abdeli (13 goals) Al-Ahli 9–0 Al-Khaleej(13 February 1975) Al-Khaleej 0–7 Al-Ahli(3 December 1974) 93 186 5 matchesAl-Nassr 14 matchesAl-Hilal 14 matchesAl-KhaleejAl-Kefah 14 matchesAl-Kefah 1st Premier League 1975–76 Categorization League was a League that included all top-performing clubs from their respective regional leagues of the East, West, and Central regions. The League was titled The Categorization League (Arabic: الدوري التصنيفي), because it categorized which clubs play in the Premier League and which clubs play in the First Division League and was a transitional League, making an end to Saudi Regional Leagues.Football Federation Saudi Arabia Historic Football Events Under the Leadership of Faisal bin Fahad Al Saud http://www.thesaff.com.sa/Profile.aspx thesaff.com.sa/ The Saudi Arabia Football Federation 16 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20180501183333/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/Profile.aspx 1 May 2018 dead Overview Sixteen teams took part on a home and away basis. The top four from each group qualified for the next official Premier league, whereas the bottom four of each group were removed from the league until the inclusion of the First Division League. The League was won by Al-Nassr.Fujioka Atsushi Qayed Mohammed Saudi Arabia - List of Champions https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sauchamp.html RSSSF The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 16 December 2014 Clubs The 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League was contested by the top 16 teams in Saudi football at the time. Al-Ahli, Al-Ansar, Al-Ittihad, Al-Kefah, Al-Rabe'e, Al-Wehda, Ohod, and Okaz played in the top tier of the Western League at the time. Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and Al-Yamamah played in the top tier of the Central League at the time. Al-Ettifaq, Al-Khaleej, Al-Nahda, and Al-Qadsiah played in the top tier of the Eastern League at the time. Group A Saudi Arabia 350 right Locations of teams in the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League Group A Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Al-AhliAl-Rabe'e left Saudi Arabia 24.466667 39.6 Al-Ansar left Saudi Arabia 26.283333 50.2 Al-Ettifaq bottom Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Al-HilalAl-Yamamah bottom Saudi Arabia 26.475 50.041667 Al-Khaleej left Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Al-Wehda Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah EGY Taha Ismail Al-Ansar Medina Education Stadium Al-Ettifaq Dammam Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam ENG Ted Copeland Al-Hilal Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Al-Khaleej Saihat Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam Al-Rabe'e Jeddah Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Al-Wehda Mecca Islam Square Stadium EGY Raafat Attia Al-Yamamah Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Group B Saudi Arabia 350 right Locations of teams in the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League Group B Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Al-Ittihad left Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Al-Kefah bottom Saudi Arabia 26.283333 50.2 Al-Nahda bottom Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Al-NassrAl-Shabab bottom Saudi Arabia 26.70150 50.15000 Al-Qadsiah top Saudi Arabia 24.466667 39.6 Ohod bottom Saudi Arabia 21.441111 40.4975 Okaz right Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ittihad Jeddah Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah Al-Kefah Mecca Islam Square Stadium Al-Nahda Dammam Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam Al-Nassr Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz EGY Mahmoud Abou-Regaila Al-Qadsiah Khobar Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam Al-Shabab Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Ohod Medina Education Stadium Okaz Taif Okaz Club Stadium Foreign players Club Player 1 Al-Ahli Al-Ansar Al-Ettifaq ENG Ted Copeland Al-Hilal TUN Ali Kaabi Al-Ittihad TUN Taoufik Belghith Al-Kefah Al-Khaleej Al-Nahda Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Rabe'e Al-Shabab Al-Wehda Al-Yamamah Ohod Okaz League tables Group A Table main football 2 complete rsssf HIL AHL WHD YAM ETT ANS RAB KLJ PLC REL REL REL REL 9 3 2 41 10 2 3 9 10 27 5 5 4 26 13 11 3 0 34 8 1 1 12 15 63 2 0 12 15 35 9 3 2 28 10 6 4 4 17 20 Al-Ahli Al-Ansar Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal Al-Khaleej Al-Rabe'e Al-Wehda Al-Yamamah R R R R PQR green1 Qualification to the Final red1 Relegation to the First Division Group B Table main football 2 complete rsssf NSR ITT SHB QAD NAH OHD OKZ KEF PLC REL REL REL REL 6 7 1 26 10 0 0 14 11 44 5 6 3 28 19 8 5 1 24 8 7 3 4 28 25 8 3 3 25 16 2 3 9 10 35 5 3 6 22 17 Al-Ittihad Al-Kefah Al-Nahda Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Shabab Okaz Ohod R R R R PQR green1 Qualification to the Final red1 Relegation to the First Division Final match 14 March 1975 Al-Nassr 3–1 Al-Hilal Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh Hassan Abu Eid 56 Fayez Al-Bishi 59 Mohammad S. Abdeli 72 Naji Abdul Matloob 90 Mohammed Al-Marzouq Saudi Categorization League1974–75 winners Al-Nassr 1st References External links Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics Saudi Category:1975–76 in Saudi Arabian football