1977–78 Saudi Premier League

Premier League 1977–78 Al-Ahli (1st title) Ohod Al-Shabab Motamad Khojali (14 goals) 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 season was the second season of the Saudi Premier League. Overview The league was expanded to include ten teams, again playing on a home and away basis. Al-Ahli won the championship and took the title to Jeddah for the first time. Both Ohod and Al-Shabab were relegated. Clubs Stadia and locations Saudi Arabia 400 right Locations of teams in the 1977–78 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 21.41667 39.81667 Mecca Saudi Arabia 24.466667 39.6 Medina Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium BRA Didi Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium KSA Khalil Al-Zayani Al-Hilal Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium BRA Paulo Amaral Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium TUN Jamel Eddine Bouabsa Al-Nahda Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Nassr Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium YUG Ljubiša Broćić Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium EGY Saleh El Wahsh Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium TUN Redha Al Sayeh Ohod Medina Education Stadium EGY Mohieddine Sharshar Foreign players Club Player 1 Former players Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal TUN Ali Kaabi Al-Ittihad Al-Nahda Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Shabab MAR Jawad El Andaloussi Al-Wehda Ohod League table main WDL QR y y 2 AHL Al-Ahli NSR Al-Nassr ETT Al-Ettifaq ITT Al-Ittihad QDS Al-Qadsiah HIL Al-Hilal NHD Al-Nahda WHD Al-Wehda SHB Al-Shabab OHD Ohod 18 29 18 28 18 21 18 19 18 18 18 17 18 17 18 16 18 8 18 7 green1 C red1 R R complete rsssf.com Promoted: Al-Tai, Al-Riyadh Full records are not known at this time Saudi Premier League 1977–78 winners Al-Ahli 1st External links RSSSF Stats Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics Article writer for Saleh Al-Hoireny - Al-Jazirah newspaper 13-08-2010 1977–78 Premier League Saudi Arabia