1983–84 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League 1983–84 5 October 1983 – 17 February 1984 Al-Ahli (2nd title) Asian Club Championship Al-Ahli Gulf Club Champions Cup Al-Ahli Arab Club Champions Cup Al-Ahli Hussam Abu Dawood(13 goals) Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Shabab(27 January 1984) Al-Riyadh 0–4 Al-Hilal(4 November 1983)Al-Wehda 1–5 Al-Ettifaq(23 January 1984) Al-Shabab 4–4 Al-Qadsiah(20 January 1984) 90 221 6 gamesAl-Ahli 12 gamesAl-Ittihad 7 gamesAl-Riyadh 11 gamesAl-Wehda 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 Saudi Premier League was the eighth season of Saudi Premier League since its establishment in 1976. Al-Ettifaq were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season. The campaign began on 5 October 1983 and ended on 17 February 1984. The league was contested by 10 teams the top 8 teams from the previous season as well as Al-Wehda and Al-Riyadh, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 1982–83 First Division. Going into the final matchday, Al-Ahli were leading the table with 2 points ahead of derby rivals Al-Ittihad. Al-Ittihad would face fourth-placed Al-Qadsiah at home while Al-Ahli would face ninth-placed Al-Nahda away from home. Al-Ittihad would play on 9 February while Al-Ahli were originally scheduled to play on 10 February. However, Al-Ahli's match was delayed to 17 February.تاجيل مباراة الاهلي و النهضة الى الجمعة ما بعد القادم http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1984/FEB1984-2/09-02-1984-4151/4151-01501.jpg Al-Ahli won the League title on 9 February 1984 after Al-Ittihad drew Al-Qadsiah 1–1 at home.عرض اتحادي باهت اسفر عن التعادل مع الفريق القدساوي http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1984/FEB1984-2/10-02-1984-4152/4152-02901.jpg Telê Santana became the fifth Brazilian to win the Saudi Premier League after Didi, Mário Zagallo, Chico Formiga, and Chinesinho.Jazirah newspaper 18-02-84 http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1984/FEB1984-2/18-02-1984-4160/4160-02901.jpg No relegation would happen this season following the decision to expand the league to 12 teams. This season was notable for the absence of Saudi internationals. This was due to the Saudi national team's participation in the qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympics. These players include Al-Nassr's Majed Abdullah, Al-Ahli's Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad, Al-Hilal's Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh, Al-Ettifaq's Saleh Khalifa Al-Dosari, Al-Ittihad's Ahmed Bayazid, and Al-Shabab's Khalid Al-Ma'ajil among others. Teams Ten teams competed in the league – the top eight teams of the previous season and the two promoted teams from the First Division. Al-Wehda and Al-Riyadh were promoted to the Premier League and returned to the top flight after an absence of one year.الوحدة و الرياض يصعدان الى دوري الاضواء http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1983/APR1983/08-04-1983-3853/3853-02001.jpg Al-Wehda were promoted on 24 March 1983 after defeating Al-Taawoun 2–0 at home.الوحدة ضمنت بطولة اندية الدرجة الاولى http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1983/MAR1983/25-03-1983-3839/3839-02001.jpg Al-Wehda clinched the title after drawing Al-Riyadh 0–0 in the final matchday. Al-Riyadh were promoted after drawing Al-Wehda 0–0 in the final matchday. Ohod were the first team to be relegated following a 5–1 away defeat to Al-Shabab on 7 April 1983.الشباب يودع احد بخمسة اهداف https://ia601206.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/33/items/AlMadina1983SaudiArabiaArabic/Apr%2009%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9%20%28Al-Madina%29%2C%20%235860%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_jp2.zip&file=Apr%2009%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9%20%28Al-Madina%29%2C%20%235860%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_jp2/Apr%2009%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9%20%28Al-Madina%29%2C%20%235860%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_0021.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 The following day, Al-Rawdah were defeated by Al-Qadsiah 2–0 and were relegated.القادسية تعلن هبوط الروضة https://ia801908.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/6/items/AlRiyadh1983SaudiArabiaArabic/Apr%2010%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%20%28Al-Riyadh%29%2C%20%235412%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_jp2.zip&file=Apr%2010%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%20%28Al-Riyadh%29%2C%20%235412%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_jp2/Apr%2010%201983%2C%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%20%28Al-Riyadh%29%2C%20%235412%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%20%28ar%29_0026.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes Stadiums and locations Saudi Arabia 440 right Locations of teams in the 1982–83 Saudi Premier League Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Al-AhliAl-Ittihad left Saudi Arabia 26.283333 50.2 Al-EttifaqAl-Nahda right Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Al-HilalAl-NassrAl-RiyadhAl-Shabab bottom Saudi Arabia 26.70150 50.15000 Al-Qadsiah left Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Al-Wehda Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah BRA Telê Santana Al-Ettifaq Dammam Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam KSA Khalil Al-Zayani Al-Hilal Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz YUG Ljubiša Broćić Al-Ittihad Jeddah Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah BRA Vanderlei Luxemburgo Al-Nahda Dammam Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam Al-Nassr Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz BRA Paulo César Carpegiani Al-Qadsiah Khobar Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Rakkah Al-Riyadh Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Al-Shabab Riyadh Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Al-Wehda Mecca Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah TUN Abdelmajid Chetali Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Former players Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal TUN Ali Kaabi Al-Ittihad Al-Nahda Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Riyadh Al-Shabab Al-Wehda League table main WDL QR y 2 AHL Al-Ahli ITT Al-Ittihad ETT Al-Ettifaq QDS Al-Qadsiah NSR Al-Nassr HIL Al-Hilal SHB Al-Shabab WHD Al-Wehda NHD Al-Nahda RIY Al-Riyadh 10 7 1 27 11 C 9 7 2 28 17 7 8 3 26 20 7 8 3 30 25 7 6 5 27 18 5 9 4 18 11 5 7 6 20 25 3 6 9 16 22 2 5 11 11 29 2 3 13 18 43 green1 Gulf Club Champions Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup and Asian Club Championship C complete rsssf.com Al-Jazirah Promoted: Ohod, Al-Jabalain. Saudi Premier League 1983-84 winners Al-Ahli 2nd Results main FBR grey AHL ETT HIL ITT NAH NSR QAD RIY SHB WHD Al-Ahli 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 5–0 1–0 Al-Ettifaq 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 3–1 3–3 0–2 Al-Hilal 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 Al-Ittihad 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 Al-Nahda 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 Al-Nassr 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–3 2–1 Al-Qadsiah 2–3 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 Al-Riyadh 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–4 Al-Shabab 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–4 2–0 0–0 Al-Wehda 1–1 1–5 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 complete Al-Jazirah Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1KSA Hussam Abu DawoodAl-Ahli132KSA Mohaisen Al-Jam'anAl-Nassr11KSA Abdullah GhurabAl-Ittihad4KSA Jamal MohammedAl-Ettifaq95KSA Nasser Sodoos Al-DossariAl-Riyadh8KSA Abdulrahman Al-DawoodAl-WehdaKSA Hamad Al-DossariAl-Qadsiah8KSA Ahmad Al-BishiAl-Qadsiah7KSA Mohammed Abo HaidarAl-Ettifaq10KSA Talal SobhiAl-Ahli6KSA Naif MarzooqAl-ShababKSA Saad Abo SamrahAl-IttihadKSA Hathal Al-DossariAl-Hilal See also 1984 King Cup 1985–86 Asian Club Championship 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup References External links RSSSF Stats Article writer for Saleh Al-Hoireny - Al-Jazirah newspaper 03-09-2010 1983–84 Premier League Saudi Arabia