2001–02 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season2001–02
ChampionsAl-Hilal (9th title)
RelegatedAl-Ansar
Al-Wehda
2002–03 AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Al-Ahli
Top goalscorerSérgio Ricardo (16 goals)

Statistics of the 2001–02 Saudi Premier League.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2001-02 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Al-Ansar Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdulaziz Sports City

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Al-Ahli Bahrain Mohamed Husain Egypt Reda Sekka El-Sayed
Al-Ansar Senegal Mamadou Ali
Al-Ettifaq Algeria Hamid Bahloul Egypt Samir Kamouna Ecuador Gilson de Souza
Senegal Makhète N'Diaye
Al-Hilal Brazil Edmilson Brazil Macedo Brazil Túlio Colombia Ricardo Pérez
Romania Ioan Lupescu
Al-Ittihad Brazil Lindomar Brazil Luizinho Vieira Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Brazil Doriva
Brazil Gerson
Al-Najma Brazil Sebastiano Lucio Brazil Wagner Ghana Isaac Kwakye
Al-Nassr Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Ivory Coast Fadel Keïta Ivory Coast Solaymane Konate Uruguay Jorge Delgado Tunisia Mehdi Ben Slimane
Al-Riyadh Senegal Diéne Faye Senegal Mamoun Diop Senegal Oumar Traoré
Al-Shabab Brazil Anderson Brazil Jackson Guinea Alhassane Koivogui Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
Al-Shoulla Brazil Cláudio Prates Chile Claudio Núñez Sudan Akef Ataa
Al-Tai Brazil Celso Costa Senegal Hamad Ji
Al-Wehda Angola Paulo Silva Mali Mamadou Keïta Togo Tchagafo Agoro

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Hilal 22 14 7 1 54 17 +37 49
2 Al-Ittihad 22 15 4 3 59 25 +34 49
3 Al-Nassr 22 13 5 4 40 19 +21 44
4 Al-Ahli 22 12 4 6 39 26 +13 40
5 Al-Riyadh 22 8 7 7 39 44 −5 31
6 Al-Shoulla 22 7 7 8 21 25 −4 28
7 Al-Najma 22 7 4 11 33 46 −13 25
8 Al-Ettifaq 21 6 5 10 23 38 −15 23
9 Al-Shabab 21 5 7 9 23 28 −5 22
10 Al-Tai 22 5 4 13 26 42 −16 19
11 Al-Wehda 22 3 6 13 23 41 −18 15
12 Al-Ansar 22 3 6 13 27 56 −29 15
Source: [citation needed]

Championship playoff

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Fourth place game

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14 April 2002 Al-Nassr 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Al-Ahli King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nfisa
Penalties
Ali Yazid soccer ball with red X
Fadel Keïta soccer ball with check mark
Abdullah Al-Janoubi soccer ball with check mark
Julio César Baldivieso soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Mohammed Sheliah
soccer ball with red X Khalid Al-Shanif
soccer ball with red X Hussein Abdulghani
soccer ball with check mark Fouzi Al-Shehri

Third place game

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19 April 2002 Al-Ittihad 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
Lindomar 85' (pen)
Al-Hasan Al-Yami 89'		 54' Ahmad Jahawi Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani

Final

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1 May 2002 Al-Hilal 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Ittihad Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
Abdullah Al-Jumaan Al-Dosari 80'
Abdullah Al-Jumaan Al-Dosari 87'		 90' Al-Hasan Al-Yami Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Daffer Al Shehri


 Saudi Premier League
2001–02 winners 
Al-Hilal
9th title

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Al-Ittihad 16
2 Brazil Edmilson Al-Hilal 15
3 Saudi Arabia Hussein Al-Ali Al-Hilal 13
Senegal Diéne Faye Al-Riyadh
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