2004–05 Saudi Premier League
Football league season
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Statistics of the 2004–05 Saudi Premier League, officially known as The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques League Cup.
Season2004–05
ChampionsAl-Hilal (10th title)
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Hilal (10th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Riyadh Ohod |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad Al-Shabab |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammed Manga (15 goals) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Clubs
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |  Geninho |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz Stadium | |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |  Mrad Mahjoub |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City | Marcos Paquetá |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |  Anghel Iordănescu |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City |  Dimitar Dimitrov |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City | Ahmad Al-Ajlani |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City |  Zoran Đorđević |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City | Zé Mário |
| Al-Tai | Ḥaʼil | Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City | Khaled Ben Yahia |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdulaziz Sports City | Lotfi Benzarti |
| Ohod | Medina | Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz Stadium |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Alessandro Cambalhota |
Kim |
Lúcio Flávio |
Rogério Paulista |
Bechara Paulinho |
| Al-Ansar | Celso Costa |
 Racine Diouf |
Sílvio | ||
| Al-Ettifaq |  Bhaudry Massouanga |
 Lassina Traoré |
 Achraf Khalfaoui |
 Fawzi Bashir |
 Heiner Backhaus |
| Al-Hilal |  Paulo Silva |
Marcelo Camacho |
Marcelo Tavares |
Mossoró |
|
| Al-Ittihad | Sérgio Ricardo |
 Sergio Herrera |
 Mario Carević |
Salahiddine Khlifi |
Sérgio Júnior Tcheco Dejan Petković |
| Al-Nassr | Jerri |
Weldon |
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| Al-Qadsiah | Zé Augusto |
Zé Eduardo |
Mustapha Allaoui |
Said Kharazi |
|
| Al-Riyadh | Amad Al-Hosni |
Badar Al-Maimani |
Khalifa Ayil Al-Noufali |
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| Al-Shabab | Léider Preciado |
 Godwin Attram |
 Nashat Akram |
Mohammed Manga |
 Rashidi Yekini |
| Al-Tai |  Modi Ngalim Traoré |
Drissa Coulibaly |
Hamad Ji |
Mody N'Diaye |
|
| Al-Wehda | Cleberson |
 Patrick Kazadi |
Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi |
Ahmed Kano Lotfi Belhadj | |
| Ohod |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 48 |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 45 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 38 |
| 4 | Al-Nassr | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38 |
| 5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 34 |
| 6 | Al-Wehda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 28 |
| 7 | Al-Qadsiah | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 28 |
| 8 | Al-Tai | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 26 |
| 9 | Al-Ettifaq | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 |
| 10 | Al-Ansar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 24 |
| 11 | Al-Riyadh | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 19 |
| 12 | Ohod | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 10 |
Championship playoffs
Match against fourth place
| 20 June 2005 | Al-Ittihad | 6–0 | Al-Nassr | Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah |
Osama Al-Muwallad  3'Ahmad Al-Khayer  77' (o.g.) Marzouk Al-Otaibi 37' Sérgio Ricardo 49' Marzouk Al-Otaibi 61' Saleh Al-Saqri 85' |
(Report) | Referee: Carlos Megia Davila |
Match against third place
| 7 July 2005 | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | Al-Ittihad | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh |
| Marcelo Camacho 48' |
(Report) | Referee: Massimo Busacca |
Final
| 15 July 2005 | Al-Shabab | 0–1 | Al-Hilal | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh |
| (Report) | 57' Marcelo Camacho |
Referee: Valentin Ivanov |
| Saudi Premier League 2004–05 winners |
|---|
| 10th title |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Manga |
Al-Shabab | 15 |
| 2 | Rogério Paulista |
Al-Ahli | 13 |
| Sérgio Ricardo |
Al-Ittihad | ||
| 4 | Celso Costa |
Al-Ansar | 12 |
| Godwin Attram |
Al-Shabab | ||
 Saad Al-Harthi |
Al-Nassr | ||
| 7 | Sami Al-Jaber |
Al-Hilal | 11 |