1998–99 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season1998–99
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (3rd title)
RelegatedHajer
Al-Ansar
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Ittihad
Top goalscorerObeid Al-Dosari (20 goals)

Statistics of the 1998–99 Saudi Premier League.

Clubs

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Locations of teams in the 1998-99 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium Head coach
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 Brazil Lori Sandri
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Belgium Dimitri Davidović
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Brazil Lucho Nizzo
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Koroni
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Brazil Oscar
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Hajer Hofuf Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former players
Al-Ahli Ecuador Gilson de Souza
Al-Ansar
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Hilal Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Kuwait Bashar Abdullah Nigeria Precious Monye Tunisia Ayadi Hamrouni Zambia Elijah Tana Colombia John Jairo Tréllez
Paraguay Edgar Báez
Al-Ittihad Brazil Marcos Pereira England Dalian Atkinson Morocco Ahmed Bahja Morocco Mourad Hdiouad Netherlands Rob Witschge Brazil Mário Tilico
Peru Roberto Valenzuela
Al-Najma
Al-Nassr
Al-Riyadh Senegal Mamoun Diop
Al-Shabab Kuwait Bader Al Halabeej Mali Yaya Dissa Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
Al-Tai
Al-Wehda
Hajer

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Hilal 22 15 3 4 39 22 +17 48
2 Al-Ittihad 22 15 6 1 45 32 +13 48[a]
3 Al-Ahli 22 10 8 4 38 22 +16 38
4 Al-Shabab 22 10 8 4 40 23 +17 38
5 Al-Nassr 22 10 3 9 33 24 +9 33
6 Al-Ettifaq 22 8 6 8 29 30 −1 30
7 Al-Riyadh 22 7 6 9 30 32 −2 27
8 Al-Tai 22 7 4 11 24 40 −16 25
9 Al-Najma 22 6 5 11 26 33 −7 23
10 Al-Wehda 22 6 3 13 32 46 −14 21[b]
11 Al-Ansar 22 5 6 11 20 34 −14 21[b]
12 Hajer 22 2 7 13 21 39 −18 13
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted
  2. ^ a b Al-Wehda defeated Al-Ansar 1-0 in the end of season relegation playoff

Playoffs

Semifinals

22 April 1999 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Hilal Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Hamzah Saleh 4' (o.g.) Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
25 April 1999 Al-Shabab 2–2 Al-Ittihad King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Salem Suroor 56'
Jorgensen 88'		 Hamzah Idris 25'
Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy 86'		 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
29 April 1999 Al-Hilal 1–3 Al-Ahli King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Bashar Abdullah 30' (pen.) Khaled Gahwji 45'
Ibrahim Suwayed 49'
Andy Abdul 96'		 Referee: Daffer Al-Shehri
30 April 1999 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Shabab Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Hamzah Idris 81'
Ahmed Bahja 93'		 Saleh Al-Dawod 36'

Final

7 May 1999 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Ahli Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Hamzah Idris 51' Referee: Mujib Al-Dosari


 Saudi Premier League
1998-99 winners 
Al-Ittihad
3rd title