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-Fayha Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Ohod
Saudi First Division	Al-Hazm Al-Kawkb Al-Khaleej Al-Mujazzel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Qaisumah Al-Shoulla Al-Ta'ee Al-Watani Al-Wehda Damac Hajer Jeddah Najran
Saudi Second Division	Abha Al-Adalh Al-Ain Al-Ansar Al-Badaya Al-Diriyah Al-Hejaz Al Jabalain Al-Jeel Al-Jubail Al-Kholood Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Riyadh Al-Sharq Al-Suqoor Al-Taqadom Al-Thoqbah Al-Washm Hetten Weg
Saudi Third Division	Afif Al-Akhdoud Al-Amal Al-Arabi Al-Ardh Al-Asyah Al-Entelaq Al-Forsan Al-Hamadah Al-Hedayah Al-Khuwaildiyah Al-Lewaa Al-Majd Al-Maseef Al-Muheet Al-Najma Al-Nakhil Al-Nariyah Al-Noor Al-Oyoon Al-Qala Al-Qarah Al-Qaws Al-Qotah Al-Rawdhah Al-Sadd Al-Safa Al-Sahel Al-Sarawat Al-Sawab Al-Selmiyah Al-Tadamon Al-Taraji Al-Tasamoh Al-Tuhami Al-Zayton Al-Zulfi Arar Bish Heraa Modher Najd Ras Tanura Sdoos

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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