| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Nassr (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Hajer Al-Rawdhah |
| Top goalscorer | Majed Abdullah (19 goals) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
Al-Nassr won the championship for the third time in 1989, keeping the title in the city of Riyadh.
Hajer and Al-Rawdhah entered the top flight, but like most other clubs in their position season's before, went straight back down.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nassr | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 35 |
| 2 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 32 |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 29 |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 28 |
| 5 | Al-Ettifaq | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 27 |
| 6 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 27 |
| 7 | Al-Ta'ee | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 21 |
| 8 | Al-Qadisiya | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 18 |
| 9 | Al-Nahda | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 17 |
| 10 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 14 |
| 11 | Hajer | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 14 |
| 12 | Al-Rawdhah | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 73 | −58 | 2 |
Al-Riyadh and Al-Raed were promoted.
| Saudi Premier League 1988–89 winners |
|---|
| Al-Nassr 4th title |
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