2000–01 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season2000–01
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (5th title)
RelegatedAl-Qadsiah
Sdoos
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Ittihad
Top goalscorerPaulo Silva (13 goals)

Statistics of the 2000–01 Saudi Premier League.

Clubs

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Locations of teams in the 2000-01 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium Head coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Croatia Luka Peruzović
Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City Bosnia and Herzegovina Safet Sušić
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Italy Giuseppe Dossena
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Sports City Portugal Artur Jorge
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Portugal Carlos Alhinho
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Sports City Brazil Gílson Nunes
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Todorov
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City
Sdoos Riyadh King Fahd Sports City

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Al-Ahli Kuwait Ahmad Al Subaih Mali Mahamadou Sidibé Senegal Diéne Faye Tunisia Maher Kanzari Argentina Raúl Gordillo
Al-Ansar Argentina Sergio Amarti Senegal Mamadou Ali
Al-Ettifaq Angola Paulo Silva Ecuador Gilson de Souza Mali Sadio Traoré
Al-Hilal Brazil Rôni Brazil Túlio Colombia Ricardo Pérez Liberia Christopher Wreh Brazil Sérgio Ricardo
Nigeria Ayuba Mbwas Mangut
Senegal Diéne Faye
Al-Ittihad Argentina Marcelo Gómez Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Italy Michele Gelsi Nigeria Mutiu Adepoju Brazil Gerson
Al-Najma Ghana Isaac Kwakye
Al-Nassr Algeria Moussa Saïb Brazil Doriva Brazil Reinaldo Tunisia Mehdi Ben Slimane Brazil Neizinho
Al-Qadsiah Brazil Anderson Brazil Marcos Oliveira Brazil Wellington
Al-Riyadh Brazil Marcio Robson Senegal Oumar Traoré
Al-Shabab Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré Mali Yaya Dissa Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane Tunisia Riadh Jelassi Morocco Salah Sibouih
Al-Wehda Algeria Hassen Ghoula Egypt Ahmed Abdelzaher Brazil Nei Bala
Sdoos

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ahli 22 15 6 1 50 19 +31 51
2 Al-Hilal 22 14 5 3 36 16 +20 44[a]
3 Al-Nassr 22 12 5 5 34 19 +15 41
4 Al-Ittihad 22 11 5 6 35 23 +12 38
5 Al-Riyadh 22 8 6 8 23 24 −1 30
6 Al-Ansar 22 7 7 8 29 34 −5 28
7 Al-Shabab 22 7 6 9 28 29 −1 27
8 Al-Ettifaq 22 6 7 9 31 30 +1 25
9 Al-Wehda 22 6 4 12 25 44 −19 22
10 Al-Najma 22 5 5 12 12 30 −18 20
11 Al-Qadsiah 22 3 9 10 26 40 −14 18
12 Sdoos 22 4 3 15 16 37 −21 15
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted.

Final four

Semifinals

First legs

18 April 2001 Al-Ahli 0–0 Al-Ittihad Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
19 April 2001 Al-Nassr 1–0 Al-Hilal King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
Doriva 76' (pen.) Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely

Second legs

25 April 2001 Al-Ittihad 4–2 Al-Ahli Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
Sérgio Ricardo 20'
Sérgio Ricardo 41'
Mohammed Noor 36'
Sérgio Ricardo 95'		 54' Obeid Al-Dosari
87' Talal Al-Meshal		 Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar
26 April 2001 Al-Hilal 0–0 Al-Nassr King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Final

9 May 2001 Al-Nassr 0–1 Al-Ittihad King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
83' Hamzah Idris Referee: Yousef Al-Aqeely


 Saudi Premier League
2000–01 winners 
Al-Ittihad
5th title

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals [1]
1 Angola Paulo Silva Al-Ettifaq 13
2 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Ahli 12
Tunisia Riadh Jelassi Al-Shabab

References

  1. ^ "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.