1997–98 Saudi Premier League

Football league season

Statistics of the 1997–98 Saudi Premier League.

Stadia and locations

Jeddah

Unaizah

Riyadh

Dammam

Buraydah

Mecca

Ha'il

Al-Kharj

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Locations of teams in the 1997-98 Saudi Professional League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ta'ee	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Najma	Unaizah	Department of Education Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nasr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wahda	Mecca	King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al Taawon	Buraydah	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Shoalah	Al-Kharj	Al-Shoalah Club Stadium

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hilal	22	14	3	5	40	24	+16	45	Golden 4
2	Al-Najma	22	13	2	7	34	28	+6	41
3	Al-Shabab	22	10	9	3	46	29	+17	39
4	Al-Ahli	22	12	2	8	38	30	+8	38
5	Al-Nassr	22	11	4	7	34	27	+7	37
6	Al-Ettifaq	22	8	7	7	28	33	−5	31
7	Al-Ittihad	22	7	7	8	28	32	−4	28
8	Al-Ta'ee	22	5	9	8	28	38	−10	24
9	Al-Riyadh	22	6	5	11	41	38	+3	23
10	Al-Wahda	22	5	8	9	28	33	−5	23
11	Al-Shoalah	22	4	7	11	23	36	−13	19	Relegate to Saudi First Division
12	Al Taawon	22	3	5	14	18	38	−20	14	Relegate to Saudi First Division

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Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal

16 March 1998	Al-Ahli	1–1	Al-Hilal	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
	Talal Al-Meshal 35'		20' Yousuf Al-Thunayan	Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely

Al-Shabab v Al-Najma

17 March 1998	Al-Shabab	4–1	Al-Najma	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Emirson Ferrera 24' Abdullah Al-Waked 27' Abdullah Al-Waked 40' Marzouk Al-Otaibi 43'		35' (pen.) Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy	Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid

Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli

19 March 1998	Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Nawaf Al-Temyat 83' Khalid Al Temawi 87'		58' Hamza Saleh	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

Al-Najma v Al-Shabab

20 March 1998	Al-Najma	0–1	Al-Shabab	Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah
			92' (pen.) Saeed Al-Owairan	Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

Al-Najma v Al-Ahli

23 March 1998	Al-Najma	1–2 (a.e.t)	Al-Ahli	Department of Education Stadium, Unaizah
	Mohammed Al-Munif 18'		11' (pen.) Talal Al-Meshal 95' Bandar Al-Rais	Referee: Zafer Abu Zenada

Al-Hilal v Al-Shabab

25 March 1998	Al-Hilal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shabab	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
	Sami Al-Jaber 67' (pen) Sami Al-Jaber 90' Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 116'		30' Fahad Al-Mehallel 37' Fahad Al-Mehallel	Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

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

Saudi Arabian football leagues

Clubs

Seasons