1976–77 Saudi Premier League

Premier League

Season	1976–77
Champions	Al-Hilal (1st title)
Relegated	Al-Riyadh
Top goalscorer	Nasser Eid (7 goals)
← Canceled 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976-77 season saw the start of the first ever top division professional football league in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Overview

The league was won by Al-Hilal. Al-Riyadh on the other hand would be the first team to be relegated from the top flight.

Stadia and locations

Jeddah

Riyadh

Al Khubar

Mecca

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Locations of teams in the 1976-77 Saudi Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nassr	Riyadh	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Qadsiah	Al Khubar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	Al-Sayegh Stadium
Al-Wehda	Mecca	King Abdul Aziz Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Al-Hilal	14	20
2	Al-Nassr	14	18
3	Al-Ahli	14	16
4	Al-Ittihad	14	16
5	Al-Wehda	14	14
6	Al-Qadsiah	14	13
7	Al-Shabab	14	10
8	Al-Riyadh	14	7

Source: rsssf.com

• Full records are not known at this time

Saudi Premier League 1976-77 winners
Al-Hilal 1st title

External links

• RSSSF Stats
• Saudi Arabia Football Federation
• Saudi League Statistics
• Article writer for Saleh Al-Hoireny - Al-Jazirah newspaper 13-08-2010