1997–98 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League 1997–98 Al-Hilal (8th title) Al-Shoulla Al-Taawoun Asian Club Championship Al-Hilal Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy (15 goals) 1996–97 1998–99 Statistics of the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League. Clubs Saudi Arabia 400 right Locations of teams in the 1997–98 Saudi Professional League Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Jeddah left Saudi Arabia 26.084 43.994 Unaizah bottom Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Riyadh left Saudi Arabia 26.40000 50.15000 Dammam right Saudi Arabia 26.33333 43.96667 Buraidah left Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Mecca Saudi Arabia 27.516667 41.683333 Ḥaʼil Saudi Arabia 24.148333 47.305 Al-Kharj Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium BRA Cabralzinho Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium ROM Ilie Balaci Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium BRA Paulo Campos Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium BUL Christov Andenov Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium FRA Jean Fernandez Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium KSA Khalid Al-Koroni Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium BRA Oscar Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Al-Taawoun Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium 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 Former players Al-Ahli Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Senegal Mohammed Manga South Africa Zane Moosa Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal Colombia John Jairo Tréllez Ecuador Gilson de Souza Romania George Timiș Zambia Elijah Litana Peru Carlos Flores Al-Ittihad Brazil Mário Tilico Brazil Toninho England Dalian Atkinson Ghana Ablade Kumah Morocco Ahmed Bahja Al-Najma Al-Nassr Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov France Philippe Vercruysse Ivory Coast Sam Abouo Qatar Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi Senegal Mamadou Sow Ghana Ohene Kennedy Al-Riyadh Morocco Abdeljalil El Hajji Al-Shabab Brazil Emirson Ferrera Kuwait Bader Haji Brazil Flávio Galvão Al-Shoulla Al-Taawoun Zambia Harrison Chongo Al-Tai Al-Wehda League table main WDL QR HIL Al-Hilal NJM Al-Najma SHB Al-Shabab AHL Al-Ahli NSR Al-Nassr ETT Al-Ettifaq ITT Al-Ittihad TAE Al-Tai RYD Al-Riyadh WHD Al-Wehda SHL Al-Shoulla TWN Al-Taawoun 14 3 5 40 24 13 2 7 34 28 10 9 3 46 29 12 2 8 38 30 11 4 7 34 27 8 7 7 28 33 7 7 8 28 32 5 9 8 28 38 6 5 11 41 38 5 8 9 28 33 4 7 11 23 36 3 5 14 18 38 #ccffcc Golden 4 G4 G4 G4 G4 red3 RP red1 Relegate to Saudi First Division League RR RR complete Playoffs Semifinals 16 March 1998 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Hilal Talal Al-Meshal 35 Yousuf Al-Thunayan 20 Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah Yousef Al-Aqeely 17 March 1998 Al-Shabab 4–1 Al-Najma Emirson Ferrera 24 Abdullah Al-Waked 27 Abdullah Al-Waked 40 Marzouk Al-Otaibi 43 Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy 35 pen. King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid 19 March 1998 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ahli Nawaf Al-Temyat 83 Khalid Al-Temawi 87 Hamzah Saleh 58 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil 20 March 1998 Al-Najma 0–1 Al-Shabab Saeed Al-Owairan 92 pen. Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman Third place match 23 March 1998 Al-Najma 1–2 (a.e.t) Al-Ahli Mohammed Al-Munif 18 Talal Al-Meshal 11 pen. Bandar Al-Rais 95 Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah Zafer Abu Zenada Final 25 March 1998 Al-Hilal 3–2 (a.e.t) Al-Shabab Sami Al-Jaber 67 pen Sami Al-Jaber 90 Abdullah Al-Jumaan Al-Dosari 116 Fahad Al-Mehallel 30 Fahad Al-Mehallel 37 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh Omer Al Mehannah Saudi Premier League 1997–98 winners Al-Hilal 8th External links RSSSF Stats Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics goalzz 1997–98 1 Saudi Arabia