1997–98 Saudi Premier League

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Saudi Premier League
Season1997–98
Champions Al-Hilal (8th title)
Relegated Al-Shoulla
Al-Taawoun
Asian Club Championship Al-Hilal
Top goalscorer Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy (15 goals)
1998–99

Statistics of the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League.

Contents

Clubs

Saudi Arabia location map.svg
Locations of teams in the 1997–98 Saudi Professional League
ClubLocationStadiumHead coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Flag of Brazil.svg Cabralzinho
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Balaci
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Flag of Hungary.svg Dezső Novák
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Flag of France.svg Jean Fernandez
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalid Al-Koroni
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Taawoun Buraydah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former players
Al-Ahli Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Ricardo Flag of South Africa.svg Zane Moosa
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Hilal Flag of Colombia.svg John Jairo Tréllez Flag of Ecuador.svg Gilson de Souza Flag of France.svg Philippe Vercruysse Flag of Zambia.svg Elijah Tana Flag of Peru.svg Carlos Flores
Flag of Romania.svg George Timiș
Al-Ittihad Flag of Brazil.svg Mário Tilico Flag of Brazil.svg Toninho Flag of England.svg Dalian Atkinson Flag of Morocco.svg Ahmed Bahja
Al-Najma
Al-Nassr Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoichkov Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Sam Abouo Flag of Qatar.svg Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi Flag of Ghana.svg Ohene Kennedy
Al-Riyadh
Al-Shabab Flag of Brazil.svg Emirson Ferrera Flag of Kuwait.svg Bader Al Halabeej Flag of Brazil.svg Flávio Galvão
Al-Shoulla
Al-Taawoun
Al-Tai
Al-Wehda

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Al-Hilal 2214354024+1645Golden 4
2 Al-Najma 2213273428+641
3 Al-Shabab 2210934629+1739
4 Al-Ahli 2212283830+838
5 Al-Nassr 2211473427+737
6 Al-Ettifaq 228772833531
7 Al-Ittihad 227782832428
8 Al-Tai 2259828381024
9 Al-Riyadh 2265114138+323
10 Al-Wehda 225892833523
11 Al-Shoulla 22471123361319Relegate to Saudi First Division League
12 Al-Taawoun 22351418382014
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

Semifinals

16 March 1998 Al-Ahli 1–1 Al-Hilal Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Talal Al-Meshal Soccerball shade.svg35' Yousuf Al-Thunayan Soccerball shade.svg20'Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely

Third place match

Final

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

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