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1995–96 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season1995–96
ChampionsAl-Hilal
RelegatedAl-Taawoun
Al-Raed
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Hilal
Top goalscorerOhene Kennedy (14 goals)

The 1995–96 Saudi Premier League was won by Al-Hilal for the 7th time after defeating Al-Ahli in the final which was played in Jeddah. Al-Taawoun and Al-Raed, both of whom represented Buraidah, were relegated.

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 1995-96 Saudi Premier League
Club Location Stadium Head coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Brazil Luís Antônio Zaluar
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Netherlands Willem van Hanegem
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Brazil Paulo Campos
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Saudi Arabia Yousef Khamees
Al-Najma Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Germany Hans-Dieter Schmidt
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Hungary Bertalan Bicskei
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Brazil Arthur Bernardes
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Ukraine Yuriy Sevastyanenko
Al-Taawoun Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Al-Ahli Brazil Guga Ghana Mark Edusei
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Hilal Morocco Saïd Chiba Morocco Youssef Chippo Nigeria John Zaki Zambia Elijah Litana Brazil Sérgio Soares
Al-Ittihad Germany Jens Friedemann Peru Alfonso Yáñez Russia Vladimir Tatarchuk
Al-Najma
Al-Nassr Ghana Ohene Kennedy Ivory Coast Sam Abouo Ivory Coast Youssouf Fofana
Al-Qadsiah
Al-Raed
Al-Riyadh
Al-Shabab Ghana Ablade Kumah Morocco Saïd Rokbi Senegal Mansour Ayanda
Al-Taawoun
Al-Tai

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ittihad 22 12 5 5 37 23 +14 41
2 Al-Ahli 22 9 11 2 35 20 +15 38
3 Al-Nassr 22 8 9 5 43 31 +12 33
4 Al-Hilal 22 8 8 6 20 18 +2 32
5 Al-Ettifaq 22 8 6 8 27 27 0 30
6 Al-Najma 22 8 6 8 21 25 −4 30
7 Al-Tai 22 6 10 6 21 19 +2 28
8 Al-Shabab 22 5 10 7 26 24 +2 25
9 Al-Riyadh 22 6 7 9 22 31 −9 25
10 Al-Qadsiah 22 7 4 11 25 38 −13 25
11 Al-Taawoun 22 6 5 11 25 35 −10 23
12 Al-Raed 22 2 13 7 21 32 −11 19
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Semifinals

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16 May 1996 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ittihad King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Mansour Al-Muwain 52' Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan
17 May 1996 Al-Nassr 1–3 Al-Ahli King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Ohene Kennedy 8' 1' Guga
28' Khaled Gahwji
Hamzah Saleh		 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid
30 May 1996 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
31 May 1996 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Nassr Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Khaled Gahwji 89' 2' Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
63' Mohaisen Al-Jam'an		 Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil

Third place match

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11 June 1996 Al-Ittihad 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Jabar Al-Shamrani 71'
Moussa Marzook 98'		 62' Khaled Al-Dhaidh Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar

Final

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14 June 1996 Al-Ahli 1–2 Al-Hilal Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
35' Khaled Gahwji Sami Al-Jaber 37'
Sami Al-Jaber 85'		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan


 Saudi Premier League
1995-96 winners 
Al-Hilal
7th title
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