1998–99 Saudi Premier League
Football league season
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Statistics of the 1998–99 Saudi Premier League.
Season1998–99
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (3rd title)
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Ittihad (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Hajer Al-Ansar |
| Asian Club Championship | Al-Ittihad |
| Top goalscorer | Obeid Al-Dosari (20 goals) |
← 1997–98 | |
Clubs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |  Amin Dabo |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | Khalil Al-Zayani |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium |  Lori Sandri |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |  Dimitri Davidović |
| Al-Najma | Unaizah | Department of Education Stadium |  Christov Andenov |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | Procópio Cardoso |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | Oscar |
| Al-Tai | Ḥaʼil | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | Khalid Al-Koroni |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | Gaúcho |
| Hajer | Hofuf | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Gilson de Souza |
 Mohammed Manga |
Tinho | |||
| Al-Ansar | ||||||
| Al-Ettifaq | ||||||
| Al-Hilal |  Bashar Abdullah |
 Precious Monye |
 Ayadi Hamrouni |
 Elijah Litana |
 John Jairo Tréllez  Edgar Báez | |
| Al-Ittihad | Marcos Pereira |
 Dalian Atkinson |
 Ahmed Bahja |
Mourad Hdiouad |
 Rob Witschge |
 Roberto Valenzuela |
| Al-Najma | ||||||
| Al-Nassr | Álvaro Barco |
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| Al-Riyadh | Mamoun Diop |
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| Al-Shabab | Bader Haji |
 Yaya Dissa |
Rashidi Yekini |
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| Al-Tai | ||||||
| Al-Wehda | ||||||
| Hajer |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 48 |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 48[a] |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 38 |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 38 |
| 5 | Al-Nassr | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 30 |
| 7 | Al-Riyadh | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 27 |
| 8 | Al-Tai | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 25 |
| 9 | Al-Najma | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 23 |
| 10 | Al-Wehda | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 21[b] |
| 11 | Al-Ansar | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 21[b] |
| 12 | Hajer | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 13 |
Playoffs
Semifinals
| 22 April 1999 | Al-Ahli | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |
Hamzah Saleh  4' (o.g.) |
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah |
| 25 April 1999 | Al-Shabab | 2–2 | Al-Ittihad | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
Salem Suroor  56' Jorgensen 88' |
Hamzah Idris 25' Sulaiman Al-Hadaithy 86' |
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid |
| 29 April 1999 | Al-Hilal | 1–3 | Al-Ahli | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh |
| Bashar Abdullah 30' (pen.) |
Khaled Gahwji 45' Ibrahim Suwayed 49' Andy Abdul 96' |
Referee: Daffer Al-Shehri |
| 30 April 1999 | Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Al-Shabab | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |
| Hamzah Idris 81' Ahmed Bahja 93' |
Saleh Al-Dawod 36' |
Final
| 7 May 1999 | Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |
| Hamzah Idris 51' |
Referee: Mujib Al-Dosari |
| Saudi Premier League 1998-99 winners |
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| 3rd title |