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1990–91 Saudi Premier League

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Saudi Professional League
Season1990–91
ChampionsAl-Shabab
RelegatedAl-Najma
Al-Arabi
1989-90
1991-92

In December 1990, the Saudi Federation decided to merge all the football League with the King's Cup in one tournament and the addition of the Golden Box. The Golden Box would be an end of season knockout competition played between the top four teams of the regular league season.

These teams would play at a semi-final stage to crown the champions of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Shabab came out on top and won their first championship. At the other end of the table, promoted sides Al-Najma and Al-Arabi struggled and were relegated.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1990-91 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-Arabi Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King 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
Al-Najma Unaizah Al-Najma Club 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.

Dammam

Dammam

Dammam is the fifth-most populous city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. It is the capital of the Eastern Province. With a total population of 1,252,523 as of 2020. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province, in addition to the administrative offices of other minor governmental departments functioning within the province, are located in the city. The word itself is generally used to refer to the city, but may also refer to its eponymous 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.

Unaizah

Unaizah

Unaizah or officially The Governorate of Unaizah is a Saudi Arabian city in the Al Qassim Province. It lies south of the province capital Buraydah and north of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the second largest city in Al-Qassim Province with a population of 163,729.

Ettifaq FC

Ettifaq FC

Al Ettifaq Football Club is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia to win the GCC Champions League. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name. The Club also has its own futsal section.

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

The Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It was built in 1973 and named after Muhammad bin Fahd, former governor of the Eastern Province, and was the first football stadium in the province.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Shabab 22 14 6 2 38 15 +23 34
2 Al-Nassr 22 13 6 3 30 14 +16 32
3 Al-Hilal 22 12 7 3 28 10 +18 31
4 Al-Ettifaq 22 11 6 5 29 18 +11 28
5 Al-Ittihad 22 9 8 5 24 14 +10 26
6 Al-Riyadh 22 10 3 9 28 30 −2 23
7 Al-Ahli 22 7 8 7 24 17 +7 22
8 Al-Ta'ee 22 4 11 7 22 29 −7 19
9 Al-Qadisiya 22 5 8 9 17 23 −6 18
10 Al-Wahda 22 4 9 9 14 26 −12 17
11 Al-Najma 22 0 8 14 13 35 −22 8
12 Al-Arabi 22 0 6 16 12 48 −36 6
Source:

Promoted: Ohud, Al-Nahda.

Semifinals

28 June 1991 Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Shabab King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Mansour Al-Mowena 33'
Yousef Jazea'a 32'
65' Fahad Al-Mehallel
67' Khaled Al-Dossari

Third place match

Final


 Saudi Premier League
1990-91 Winners 
Al-Shabab
1st title

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Source: "1990–91 Saudi Premier League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 2nd), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990–91_Saudi_Premier_League.

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