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1997–98 Saudi Premier League

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Saudi Premier League
Season1997–98
ChampionsAl-Hilal
RelegatedAl-Shoalah
Al Taawon
1996-97
1998-99

Statistics of the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1997-98 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ta'ee Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al Taawon Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Shoalah Al-Kharj Al-Shoalah 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.

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.

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.

Al-Kharj

Al-Kharj

Kharj is a governorate in central Saudi Arabia. It is one of the important governorates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is located in the southeast of the capital Riyadh, within an area of 19,790 km2 ~ 4,890,215.5 acres, and a population of 376,325 people, according to the statistics of the General Authority for Statistics for the year 2010. The city of Al Saih is the capital of modern Kharj and its administrative and economic center.

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ha'il, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Ta'ee. The stadium has a capacity of 12,250 people.

Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Najma Sport Club is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Unaizah that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division League. Founded in 1960, the team plays in white and black color and green colours.

Department of Education Stadium (Unaizah)

Department of Education Stadium (Unaizah)

Department of Education Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people and opened on 1 March 1987. It is hosts the home matches of Al-Arabi, and the architect was Malaysian Architect of the Year Award-winner, Michael KC Cheah.

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal 22 14 3 5 40 24 +16 45 Golden 4
2 Al-Najma 22 13 2 7 34 28 +6 41
3 Al-Shabab 22 10 9 3 46 29 +17 39
4 Al-Ahli 22 12 2 8 38 30 +8 38
5 Al-Nassr 22 11 4 7 34 27 +7 37
6 Al-Ettifaq 22 8 7 7 28 33 −5 31
7 Al-Ittihad 22 7 7 8 28 32 −4 28
8 Al-Ta'ee 22 5 9 8 28 38 −10 24
9 Al-Riyadh 22 6 5 11 41 38 +3 23
10 Al-Wahda 22 5 8 9 28 33 −5 23
11 Al-Shoalah 22 4 7 11 23 36 −13 19 Relegate to Saudi First Division
12 Al Taawon 22 3 5 14 18 38 −20 14
Source:

Playoffs

Semifinals

16 March 1998 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Hilal Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Talal Al-Meshal 35' 20' Yousuf Al-Thunayan Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely

Third place match

Final


 Saudi Premier League
1997-98 winners 
Al-Hilal
8th title

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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.

Talal Al-Meshal

Talal Al-Meshal

Talal Al-Meshal is a Saudi Arabian former footballer.

Yousuf Al-Thunayan

Yousuf Al-Thunayan

Yousuf Al-Thunayyan is a former association football winger and attacking midfielder from Saudi Arabia. He spent all 21 seasons of his senior career at Al-Hilal FC. A playmaker known for vision and technique, Al-Thunayyan was nicknamed "The Philosopher" for his dribbling, goal scoring, and playmaking skills. He has been regarded as the greatest player in Saudi Arabia and Asia of all time.

Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)

Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)

Al-Shabab Football Club, or The Youth Football Club, in English, is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was at first named Shabab Al Riyadh., meaning Riyadhi Youth, but in 1967 was renamed Al Shabab.

Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Najma Sport Club is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Unaizah that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division League. Founded in 1960, the team plays in white and black color and green colours.

King Fahd International Stadium

King Fahd International Stadium

The King Fahd Stadium, also nicknamed "Tent Stadium" or "Pearl of Stadiums", is a multi-purpose stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home of Saudi Arabia, and it also has athletics facilities.

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.

Abdullah Al-Waked

Abdullah Al-Waked

Abdullah Al-Waked Al-Shahrani is a Saudi Arabian football player.

Marzouk Al-Otaibi

Marzouk Al-Otaibi

Marzouk Al-Otaibi is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who last played as a center forward for Al-Markhiya in Qatar.

Penalty kick (association football)

Penalty kick (association football)

A penalty kick is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot at the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. It is awarded when an offence punishable by a direct free kick is committed by a player in their own penalty area. The shot is taken from the penalty mark, which is 11 m from the goal line and centred between the touch lines.

Source: "1997–98 Saudi Premier League", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997–98_Saudi_Premier_League.

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