1996–97 Saudi Premier League

Al-Ittihad won the 1996–97 Saudi Premier League, their second championship, the last being won in 1982.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 1996-97 Saudi Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ansar	Medina	Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Najma	Unaizah	Al-Najma Club 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

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al-Ittihad	22	12	2	6	54	24	+30	44
2	Al-Nasr	22	12	3	7	37	31	+6	39
3	Al-Hilal	22	10	6	6	23	19	+4	36
4	Al-Shabab	22	10	5	7	31	23	+8	35
5	Al-Ahli	22	7	9	6	28	28	0	30
6	Al-Riyadh	22	7	8	7	33	30	+3	29
7	Al-Ettifaq	22	9	2	7	35	36	-1	29
8	Al Wahda	22	8	4	10	37	49	-12	28
9	Al Nejmeh	22	6	8	8	28	30	-2	26
10	Al-Ta'ee	22	7	5	10	27	34	-7	26
11	Al-Ansar	22	7	4	11	23	34	-11	25
12	Al-Qadisiya	22	5	4	13	26	44	-18	19

Promoted: Al-Sho'ala and Al-Ta'awan.

22 May 1997	Al-Shabab	2–4	Al-Ittihad	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Salem Al-Alawi 40' Fuad Amin 41'		15' Ahmed Bahja 25' (pen.) Ahmed Bahja 36' Ahmed Bahja 86' (pen.) Ahmed Bahja	Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar

23 May 1997	Al-Nasr	2–2	Al-Hilal	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Ohene Kennedy 60' Ohene Kennedy 67'		25' Mansour Al-Mowena 46' Mansour Al-Mowena	Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

29 May 1997	Al-Ittihad	2–2	Al-Shabab	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
	Khamis Al-Zahrani 42' Meshal Al-Turki 73'		30' Fahad Al-Mehallel 63' Abdullah Al-Shihan	Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid

30 May 1997	Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Nasr	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Abdullah Al-Shareedah 30' Khamis Al-Dosari 44' Sami Al-Jaber 86'		81' Ang Victor	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

4 June 1996	Al-Nasr	1–0	Al-Shabab	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Khaled Al-Dhaidh 88'			Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

6 June 1997	Al-Hilal	0–2	Al-Ittihad	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
			13' Ghiberti Al-Shamrani 90' Gary Al-Qarni	Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Saudi Premier League 1996-97 Winners
Al-Ittihad 2nd Title

Saudi Professional League clubs

Saudi Pro League	Al-Ahli Al-Batin Al-Ettifaq Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda

Saudi First Division	Al-Adalh Al-Feiha Al-Hazm Al-Jeel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Qaisumah Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Hajer Najran Ohod Weg

Saudi Second Division	Abha Al-Ain Al-Ansar Al-Badaya Al-Diriyah Al Jabalain Al-Kawkb Al-Mujazzel Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Najma Al-Riyadh Al-Safa Al-Sharq Al-Suqoor Al-Taraji Al-Thoqbah Al-Washm Hetten Jeddah Sdoos

Saudi Third Division	Al-Akhdoud Al-Amal Al-Arabi Al-Hamadah Al-Kholood Al-Khuwaildiyah Al-Majd Al-Nakhil Al-Noor Al-Oyoon Al-Qala Al-Qarah Al-Qotah Al-Rawdhah Al-Sahel Al-Sarawat Al-Sawab Al-Tadamon Al-Taqadom Al-Tasamoh Al-Tuhami Al-Zulfi Najd

Saudi Professional League seasons

1970s	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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