1976–77 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League 1976–77 Al-Hilal (1st title) Al-Riyadh Nasser Eid (7 goals) Canceled 1975–76 1977–78 The 1976–77 season marked the inception of the first-ever top division professional football league in Saudi Arabia, known then as the Saudi Premier League. This marked a significant milestone in the development of football in the country, as it introduced a formal, top-tier competition. The establishment of the league laid the groundwork for the growth of professional football in Saudi Arabia and played a key role in the sport's increasing popularity in the region. Overview The league was won by Al-Hilal. Al-Riyadh, on the other hand, would be the first team to be relegated from the top flight. Clubs Stadia and locations Saudi Arabia 400 right Locations of teams in the 1976–77 Saudi Premier League Saudi Arabia 21.54333 39.17278 Jeddah left Saudi Arabia 24.68800 46.72243 Riyadh left Saudi Arabia 26.28333 50.20000 Khobar Saudi Arabia 21.41667 39.81667 Mecca Club Location Stadium Head coach Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium KSA Ahmed Saleh Al Yafei Al-Hilal Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium ENG George Smith Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium TUN Ali Selmi Al-Nassr Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium YUG Ljubiša Broćić Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Riyadh Riyadh Al-Sayegh Stadium Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium EGY Raafat Attia Foreign players Club Player 1 Former players Al-Ahli Al-Hilal TUN Ali Kaabi ENG Eamonn O'Keefe Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr SDN Ali Gagarin Al-Qadsiah Al-Riyadh Al-Shabab Al-Wehda League table main WDL QR y y 2 HIL Al-Hilal NSR Al-Nassr AHL Al-Ahli ITT Al-Ittihad WHD Al-Wehda QDS Al-Qadsiah SHB Al-Shabab RYD Al-Riyadh 14 20 14 18 14 16 14 16 14 14 14 13 14 10 14 7 green1 C red1 R complete rsssf.com Full records are not known at this time Saudi Premier League 1976–77 winners Al-Hilal 1st External links RSSSF Stats Saudi Arabia Football Federation Saudi League Statistics Article writer for Saleh Al-Hoireny - Al-Jazirah newspaper 13-08-2010 1976–77 Premier League Saudi Arabia