1995–96 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Professional League
Season	1995–96
Champions	Al-Hilal
Relegated	Al Taawon ; Al Raed
	← 1994-95 1996-97 →

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

Stadia and locations[edit]

Locations of teams in the 1995-96 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-Nassr	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Najma	Unaizah	Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Qadisiya	Al Khubar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al Raed	Buraydah	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al-Shabab	Riyadh	King Fahd Stadium
Al Taawon	Buraydah	King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Ta'ee	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Final league table[edit]

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 Nejmeh	22	8	6	8	21	25	−4	30
7	Al-Ta'ee	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-Qadisiya	22	7	4	11	25	38	−13	25
11	Al Taawon	22	6	5	11	25	35	−10	23
12	Al-Raed	32	2	13	17	21	32	−11	19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

16 May 1996	Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Ittihad	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Mansour Al-Amuena 52'			Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

17 May 1996	Al-Nassr	1–3	Al-Ahli	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
	Ohene Kennedy 8'		1' Goga 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[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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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