1996–97 Saudi Premier League

Al-Ittihad won the 1996–97 Saudi Premier League, their second championship, the last being won in 1982.

Saudi Professional League
Season1996–97
ChampionsAl-Ittihad
RelegatedAl-Ansar
Al-Qadisiya
← 1995-96
1997-98 →

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

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ittihad 22 14 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 18 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
Source:

Promoted: Al-Sho'ala and Al-Ta'awan.

Playoffs

Semifinals
22 May 1997 Al-Shabab2–4Al-IttihadKing 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-Nasr2–2Al-HilalKing 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-Ittihad2–2Al-ShababPrince 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-Hilal3–1Al-NasrKing Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Abdullah Al-Shareedah  30'
Khamis Al-Dosari  44'
Sami Al-Jaber  86'		  81' Ang Victor Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

Third place match
4 June 1996 Al-Nasr1–0Al-ShababPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Khaled Al-Dhaidh  88' Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

Final
6 June 1997 Al-Hilal0–2Al-IttihadPrince 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
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