1979–80 Saudi Premier League
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Nassr (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Al-Wehda Ohod |
| Top goalscorer | Majed Abdullah (17 goals) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → | |
The 1979–80 season was the fourth edition of the Saudi Premier League.
Overview
The league was won by Al-Nassr for the second time.
Newly promoted side Ohod were relegated alongside Al-Wehda for the first time, meaning that the city of Mecca would not be represented in the top flight for the first time since the league began.
Clubs
Stadia and locations
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Zenon | Mohsen Labidi | Tarak Dhiab | ||||
| Al-Ettifaq | |||||||
| Al-Hilal | Rivellino | Ali Kaabi | Néjib Limam | ||||
| Al-Ittihad | Erich Beer | Theo Bücker | |||||
| Al-Nahda | |||||||
| Al-Nassr | Lino | Luizinho das Arábias | Toninho | Abderraouf Ben Aziza | Mohamed Ben Rehaiem | Mokhtar Dhouieb | Jorge Luís |
| Al-Qadsiah | |||||||
| Al-Shabab | |||||||
| Al-Wehda | Mustapha Choukri | ||||||
| Ohod | Habib Majeri |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nassr | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 18 | 26 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 21 |
| 5 | Al-Shabab | 18 | 17 |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 18 | 16 |
| 7 | Al-Nahda | 18 | 15 |
| 8 | Al-Qadsiah | 18 | 14 |
| 9 | Al-Wehda | 18 | 13 |
| 10 | Ohod | 18 | 8 |
Source: rsssf.com
- Promoted: Al-Jabalain, Al-Riyadh.
- Full records are not known at this time
| Saudi Premier League 1979–80 winners |
|---|
| Al-Nassr 2nd title |
External links
- RSSSF Stats
- Saudi Arabia Football Federation
- Saudi League Statistics
- Article writer for Saleh Al-Hoireny - Al-Jazirah newspaper 20-08-2010