1979–80 Saudi Premier League

1979–80 saw the fourth edition of the Saudi Premier League.

Saudi Professional League

Season	1979–80
Champions	Al-Nassr
Relegated	Al-Wahda Ohud
Top goalscorer	Majed Abdullah (17 goals)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The league title was won by Al-Nassr for the first time.

Newly promoted side Al Ohud were relegated along with Al-Wahda 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.

Stadia and locations

Jeddah

Riyadh

Dammam

Al Khubar

Mecca

Medina

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Locations of teams in the 1979-80 Saudi Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nahda	Khobar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Nassr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al Ohud	Medina
Al-Qadisiya	Al Khubar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wahda	Mecca	King Abdul Aziz Stadium

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-Qadisiya	18	14
9	Al Wahda	18	13
10	Al Ohud	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