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1976–77 Saudi Premier League

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Premier League
Season1976–77
ChampionsAl-Hilal (1st title)
RelegatedAl-Riyadh
Top goalscorerNasser Eid (7 goals)

1976 saw the start of the first ever professional football league in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The championship was won by Al-Hilal. Al-Riyadh on the other hand would be the first team to be relegated from the top flight.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1976-77 Saudi Premier League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Al-Sayegh Stadium
Al-Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium

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Jeddah

Jeddah

Jeddah, alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the country's commercial center. It is not known when Jeddah was founded, but Jeddah's prominence grew in 647 when the Caliph Uthman made it a travel hub serving Muslim travelers going for Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. Since those times, Jeddah has served as the gateway for millions of pilgrims who have arrived in Saudi Arabia, traditionally by sea and recently by air. With a population of about 4,697,000 people as of 2021, Jeddah is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest city in Hejaz, the second-largest city in the Saudi Arabia, and the ninth-largest in the Middle East. It also serves as the administrative centre of the OIC. Jeddah Islamic Port, on the Red Sea, is the thirty-sixth largest seaport in the world and the second-largest and second-busiest seaport in the Middle East.

Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh, formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate.

Mecca

Mecca

Mecca is the holiest city in Islam and the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its last recorded population was 1,578,722 in 2015. Its estimated metro population in 2020 is 2.042 million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Pilgrims more than triple this number every year during the Ḥajj pilgrimage, observed in the twelfth Hijri month of Dhūl-Ḥijjah.

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by architect Michael KC Cheah. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Named after Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the stadium has a capacity of 22,500 people. Al-Hilal, Al Nassr and Al-Shabab play their matches in this stadium. In 1972, It hosted the opening ceremony for the Arabian Gulf Cup. In the 2011-2012 it became one of the first stadiums in the Kingdom to use electronic ticketing for the Saudi Football League.

Al Nassr FC

Al Nassr FC

Al-Nassr Football Club is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow and blue.

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

The Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1983. The venue is currently used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Al-Qadisiya. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people, and the architects were duo Michael KC Cheah and Steph McPherson.

League table

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Hilal 14 20
2 Al-Nasr 14 18
3 Al-Ahli 14 16
4 Al-Ittihad 14 16
5 Al-Wahda 14 14
6 Al-Qadisiya 14 13
7 Al-Shabab 14 10
8 Al-Riyadh 14 7
Source: rsssf.com
  • Full records are not known at this time


 Saudi Premier League
1976-77 winners 
Al-Hilal
1st title

Source: "1976–77 Saudi Premier League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 4th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976–77_Saudi_Premier_League.

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