2007–08 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Professional League
Season2007–08
ChampionsAl-Hilal
Relegated

The 2007-08 season of the Saudi Professional League was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Saudi Arabia.

Teams and venues

Team Location Venue Capacity
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 67,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah al-Faisal stadium 27,000
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium 67,000
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium 67,000/27,000
Al Wahda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium 38,000
Al-Hazm Ar Rass Al-Hazm Stadium 3,000
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Sultan bin Fahd Stadium 24,000
Al-Watani Tabuk Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Najran SC Najran Najran Stadium 3,000
Al-Ta'ee Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium 10,000
Al-Qadisiya Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 10,000

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former Players
Al-Ahli Brazil Caio Brazil Val Baiano Mali Djibril Coulibaly Brazil Nunes
Tunisia Khaled Badra
Al-Ettifaq Ghana Prince Tagoe Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal Romania Radu Neguț
Al-Hazm Ghana Godwin Attram Kuwait Fahad Al-Rashidi Oman Said Al-Shoon Brazil Iranildo
Al-Hilal Brazil Marcelo Tavares Democratic Republic of the Congo Lelo Mbele Libya Tarik El Taib Brazil Bruno Agnello
Al-Ittihad Brazil Magno Alves Brazil Tcheco Guinea Alhassane Keita Brazil Renan Teixeira
Brazil Robert
Al-Nassr Brazil Élton Tunisia Abdelkarim Nafti Tunisia Issam Merdassi Portugal Hugo Porfírio
Al-Qadisiya Brazil Walter Minhoca Libya Ahmed Zuway Morocco Younes Gasen
Al-Shabab Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez Brazil Marcelo Camacho Egypt Amir Azmy
Ghana Marcelo Camacho
Nigeria Michael Eneramo
Al-Ta'ee Morocco Hassan Bouizgar Brazil Gauchinho
Al-Wahda Cameroon Pierre Njanka Egypt Hassan Mostafa Ghana Abdullah Quaye Tunisia Marouane Bokri
Al-Watani Algeria Yacine Hima Burkina Faso Ousmane Traoré Chad Sylvain Idangar
Najran Brazil Wilsinho

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al-Hilal (C) 22 14 6 2 36 13 +23 48[a] Champions and qualified for 2009 AFC Champions League
2 Al-Ittihad 22 14 6 2 40 16 +24 48[a] Qualified for 2009 AFC Champions League
3 Al-Shabab 22 11 9 2 39 21 +18 42
4 Al-Ettifaq 22 10 5 7 34 25 +9 35
5 Al-Nassr 22 9 6 7 34 35 −1 33
6 Al-Wahda 22 8 5 9 29 27 +2 29
7 Al Hazm 22 7 6 9 26 28 −2 27
8 Al-Ahli 22 7 5 10 30 31 −1 26
9 Al-Watani 22 6 7 9 20 32 −12 25
10 Najran SC 22 5 6 11 29 44 −15 21
11 Al-Ta'ee 22 2 7 13 20 38 −18 13 Relegated
12 Al-Qadisiya 22 2 6 14 17 44 −27 12
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Hilal finished top due to their superior head-to-head record against Al-Ittihad.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals [1][2]
1 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Shabab 18
2 Saudi Arabia Al Hasan Al-Yami Najran 16
3 Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani Al-Wehda 14
4 Ghana Prince Tagoe Al-Ettifaq 10
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal 10
Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Harthi Al-Nassr 10
Saudi Arabia Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq 10
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Shahrani Al-Nassr 10

References

  1. ^ "2007–08 Saudi Premier League scorer charts". www.goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  • "Saudi Arabia League 2007/2008". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  • Benjamin, Zaid (2009-02-26). "Saudi Arabia 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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