2005–06 Saudi Premier League
Football league season
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Statistics of the 2005–06 Saudi Premier League.
Season2005–06
ChampionsAl-Shabab (5th title)
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Shabab (5th title) |
| Relegated | Abha Al-Ansar |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Shabab Al-Hilal |
| Top goalscorer | Essa Al-Mehyani (16 goals) |
← 2004–05 2006–07 → | |
Clubs
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City |  Saad Al-Beshri |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |  Nebojša Vučković |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz Stadium |  Adnan Hamad |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |  Ednaldo Patricio |
| Al-Hazem | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium |  Mondher Ladhari |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City | José Kléber |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City |  Bruno Metsu |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City |  Jorge Habegger |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City | |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City | Ahmad Al-Ajlani |
| Al-Tai | Ḥaʼil | Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City | Ammar Souayah |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdulaziz Sports City | Lotfi Benzarti |
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | Flamarion |
 Drissa Coulibaly |
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| Al-Ahli |  Abdelhaq Ait Laarif |
Jaouad Akaddar |
Dejan Damjanović |
Rogério Paulista Youssef Rabeh | ||
| Al-Ansar | Celso Costa |
 Djibril Mandefu |
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| Al-Ettifaq | André Neles |
Luís Alberto |
Yaw Preko |
Hamid Nater |
Rabii Laafoui |
Abdellatif Jrindou Hassen Riahi |
| Al-Hazem | Qusay Munir |
Salaheddine Aqqal |
 Toy |
Zé Augusto | ||
| Al-Hilal | Giovanni |
Marcelo Camacho |
Marcelo Tavares |
 Franck Atsou |
Joelson | |
| Al-Ittihad |  Joseph-Désiré Job |
 Mohamed Gouda |
Prince Tagoe |
Jaouad Zairi |
 Mohamed Kallon |
Cláudio Pitbull Lima Pedrinho Tcheco Sergio Herrera |
| Al-Nassr | Adriano Chuva |
Jerri |
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong |
 Musaed Neda |
 Alberto Blanco |
Daniel Coleman |
| Al-Qadsiah |  Paulo Silva |
Lindomar |
 Mohammad Kassas |
Salahiddine Khlifi |
Mahmadu Alphajor Bah |
Mohamed El Mrini |
| Al-Shabab | Rogério Paulista |
Godwin Attram |
Nashat Akram |
Túlio Maravilha | ||
| Al-Tai | Diene Faye |
Hamad Ji |
Drissa Coulibaly | |||
| Al-Wehda |  Jerry Adriano |
 Patrick Kazadi |
Sayed Abdel Hafeez |
Khalid Zouine |
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 45 |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 44 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 42 |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 36 |
| 5 | Al-Ettifaq | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 |
| 6 | Al-Nassr | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Al-Hazem | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al-Qadsiah | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 29 |
| 9 | Al-Wehda | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 28 |
| 10 | Al-Tai | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 18 |
| 11 | Abha | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 13 |
| 12 | Al-Ansar | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 9 |
Championship playoffs
Match against fourth place
| 12 April 2006 | Al-Ittihad | 3-0 | Al-Ahli | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah |
Mohamed Kallon  32'Prince Tagoe 71' Prince Tagoe 79' |
(Report) | Referee: Athanasios Briacos |
Match against third place
| 16 April 2006 | Al-Hilal | 2-1 | Al-Ittihad | King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh |
| Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 94' Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 103' |
(Report) | 109' Mohammed Noor |
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo |
Final
| 21 April 2006 | Al-Shabab | 3-0 | Al-Hilal | King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh |
| Abdulmohsen Al-Dosari 48' (pen.) Abdoh Otaif 50' Nasser Al-Shamrani 82' |
(Report) | Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| Saudi Premier League 2005–06 winners |
|---|
| 5th title |
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals [1][2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essa Al-Mehyani |
Al-Wehda | 16 |
| 2 | Saleh Bashir |
Al-Ettifaq | 15 |
| 3 | Hamad Ji |
Al-Tai | 12 |
| 4 | Mohamed Kallon |
Al-Ittihad | 11 |
| 5 | Marcelo Camacho |
Al-Hilal | 9 |
| 6 | Malek Mouath |
Al-Ahli | 8 |
| 7 | Prince Tagoe |
Al-Ittihad | 6 |
| 8 | Abdelhaq Ait Laarif |
Al-Ahli | 5 |