2001–02 Saudi Premier League

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Saudi Premier League
Season2001–02
Champions Al-Hilal (9th title)
Relegated Al-Ansar
Al-Wehda
2002–03 AFC Champions League Al-Hilal
Al-Ahli
Top goalscorer Sérgio Ricardo (16 goals)
2002–03

Statistics of the 2001–02 Saudi Premier League.

Contents

Stadia and locations

Saudi Arabia location map.svg
Locations of teams in the 2001-02 Saudi Professional League
ClubLocationStadiumHead coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yousef Anbar
Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City Flag of Colombia.svg Francisco Maturana
Al-Ittihad JeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr RiyadhKing Fahd Sports City Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Habegger
Al-Riyadh RiyadhKing Fahd Sports City
Al-Shabab RiyadhKing Fahd Sports City
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former players
Al-Ahli Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohamed Husain Flag of Egypt.svg Reda Seeka
Al-Ansar Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Ali
Al-Ettifaq Flag of Algeria.svg Hamid Bahloul Flag of Egypt.svg Samir Kamouna Flag of Ecuador.svg Gilson de Souza
Flag of Senegal.svg Makhète N'Diaye
Al-Hilal Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson Flag of Brazil.svg Macedo Flag of Brazil.svg Túlio Flag of Colombia.svg Ricardo Pérez
Flag of Romania.svg Ioan Lupescu
Al-Ittihad Flag of Brazil.svg Lindomar Flag of Brazil.svg Luizinho Vieira Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Ricardo Flag of Brazil.svg Doriva
Flag of Brazil.svg Gerson
Al-Najma Flag of Brazil.svg Sebastiano Lucio Flag of Brazil.svg Wagner Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac Kwakye
Al-Nassr Flag of Bolivia.svg Julio César Baldivieso Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Fadel Keïta Flag of Uruguay.svg Jorge Delgado Flag of Tunisia.svg Mehdi Ben Slimane
Al-Riyadh Flag of Senegal.svg Diéne Faye Flag of Senegal.svg Mamoun Diop Flag of Senegal.svg Oumar Traoré
Al-Shabab Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Flag of Brazil.svg Jackson Flag of Guinea.svg Alhassane Koivogui Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Moussa Traoré
Al-Shoulla Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudio Prates Flag of Chile.svg Claudio Núñez Flag of Sudan.svg Akef Ataa
Al-Tai Flag of Brazil.svg Celso Costa Flag of Senegal.svg Hamad Ji
Al-Wehda Flag of Angola.svg Paulo Silva Flag of Mali.svg Mamadou Keïta Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Tchagafo Agoro

Final league table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Al-Hilal 2214715417+3749
2 Al-Ittihad 2215435925+3449
3 Al-Nassr 2213544019+2144
4 Al-Ahli 2212463926+1340
5 Al-Riyadh 228773944531
6 Al-Shoulla 227782125428
7 Al-Najma 22741133461325
8 Al-Ettifaq 21651023381523
9 Al-Shabab 215792328522
10 Al-Tai 22541326421619
11 Al-Wehda 22361323411815
12 Al-Ansar 22361327562915
Source: [ citation needed ]

Championship playoff

Fourth place game

Third place game

19 April 2002 Al-Ittihad 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
Lindomar Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Al-Hasan Al-Yami Soccerball shade.svg89'
Soccerball shade.svg54' Ahmad Jahawi Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani

Final

 Saudi Premier League
2001–02 winners 
Al-Hilal
9th title

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Ricardo Al-Ittihad 16
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson Al-Hilal 15
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hussein Al-Ali Al-Hilal13
Flag of Senegal.svg Diéne Faye Al-Riyadh

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