2007–08 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season2007–08
ChampionsAl-Hilal
RelegatedAl-Qadsiah
Al-Tai
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Al-Ittihad
Al-Shabab
Al-Ettifaq
Top goalscorerNasser Al-Shamrani (18 goals)

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

Teams and venues

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Team Location Venue Capacity
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium 24,000
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 35,000
Al-Hazem Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium 3,000
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 67,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City 27,000
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Sports City/Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City 67,000/27,000
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City 10,000
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City 67,000
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City 10,000
Al-Watani Tabuk Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City 38,000
Najran Najran Najran Stadium 3,000

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Al-Ahli Brazil Caio Brazil Leandro Brazil Val Baiano Brazil Nunes
Tunisia Khaled Badra
Al-Ettifaq Ghana Prince Tagoe Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal Senegal Mohamed Rebeiz Romania Radu Neguț
Al-Hazem Ghana Godwin Attram Kuwait Fahad Al-Rashidi Oman Said Suwailim Al-Shoon Brazil Iranildo
Al-Hilal Brazil Marcelo Tavares Democratic Republic of the Congo Lelo Mbele Ghana Baba Adamu Libya Tarik El Taib Brazil Bruno Agnello
Al-Ittihad Brazil Magno Alves Brazil Renan Teixeira Brazil Tcheco Guinea Alhassane Keita Brazil Robert
Al-Nassr Brazil Élton Arábia Portugal Hugo Porfírio Tunisia Abdelkarim Nafti Tunisia Issam Merdassi
Al-Qadsiah Brazil Walter Minhoca Libya Ahmed Zuway Morocco Younes Gasen
Al-Shabab Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez Brazil Fernando Brazil Marcelo Camacho Egypt Amir Azmy
Ghana Godwin Attram
Nigeria Michael Eneramo
Al-Tai Morocco Hassan Bouizgar
Al-Watani Algeria Yacine Hima Burkina Faso Ousmane Traoré France Sylvain Idangar
Al-Wehda Cameroon Pierre Njanka Egypt Hassan Mostafa Ghana Abdullah Quaye Libya Omar Daoud Tunisia Marouane Bokri
Najran Brazil Wilsinho Ivory Coast Bamba Drissa Tunisia Moez Alaya

League standings

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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-Wehda 22 8 5 9 29 27 +2 29
7 Al-Hazem 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 22 5 6 11 29 44 −15 21
11 Al-Tai 22 2 7 13 20 38 −18 13 Relegated
12 Al-Qadsiah 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

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Top scorers

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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 Mohammed Al-Shahrani Al-Nassr
Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Harthi Al-Nassr
Saudi Arabia Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal

References

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  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.