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1985–86 Saudi Premier League

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Saudi Professional League
Season1985–86
ChampionsAl-Hilal
RelegatedAl-Riyadh
Al-Kawkab

1985 saw the dawn of another new era in Saudi Arabian football with the league once again cut into two groups.

Al-Ta'ee were once again promoted, replacing city neighbours Al Jabalain who were relegated the previous season.

The winners and runners up of each six team group advanced to the finals phase to crown a champion, of which Al-Hilal won and defended the championship.

Teams finishing third and fourth in the group phases then played off for classification purposes and the teams finishing 5th and 6th played out a relegation pool. Newly promoted Al Kawkab were relegated along with Al-Riyadh.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1985-86 Saudi Premier League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al Kawkab Al-Kharj Al-Shoalah Stadium club
Al-Nahda Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Nasr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ta'ee Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium

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Jeddah

Jeddah

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Riyadh

Riyadh

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Dammam

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Al-Kharj

Al-Kharj

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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.

Ettifaq FC

Ettifaq FC

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Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

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League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld
1 Al-Nasr 10
2 Al-Hilal 10
3 Al-Ahli 10
4 Al-Ta'ee 10
5 Al-Riyadh 10
6 Al-Nahda 10
Source: rsssf.com

Group B

Pos Team Pld
1 Al-Ittihad 10
2 Al Wahda 10
3 Al-Ettifaq 10
4 Al-Shabab 10
5 Al-Kawkab 10
6 Al-Qadisiya 10
Source: rsssf.com

Championship pool

Pos Team Pld
1 Al-Hilal 6
2 Al-Ittihad 6
3 Al-Nasr 6
4 Al Wahda 6
Source: rsssf.com

Classification pool

Pos Team Pld
1 Al-Ta'ee 6
2 Al-Ahli 6
3 Al-Ettifaq 6
4 Al-Shabab 6
Source: rsssf.com

Relegation pool

Pos Team Pld
1 Al-Qadisiya 6
2 Al-Nahda 6
3 Al-Kawkab 6
4 Al-Riyadh 6
Source: rsssf.com

Promoted: Al-Raed, Al-Ansar

  • Full records not currently known


 Saudi Premier League
1985-86 winners 
Al-Hilal
4th title

Source: "1985–86 Saudi Premier League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985–86_Saudi_Premier_League.

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