1994–95 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season1994–95
ChampionsAl-Nassr (6th title)
RelegatedAl-Wehda
Al-Rawdhah
Asian Club ChampionshipAl-Nassr
Top goalscorerFahd Al-Hamdan (15 goals)

Statistics of 1994–95 Saudi Premier League season. Al-Nassr defended the title and claimed their sixth league title after beating Al-Hilal in the final.

Overview

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Al-Nassr defended the championship and claimed their sixth title. The SAFF rules stipulated that both teams in the championship final had to play away, so although both finalists are from Riyadh, the final was played in Jeddah. Al-Nassr had four coaches during the season. Yousef Khamees was the lucky one to win the final, following the successive sackings of Jean Fernandez and Henri Michel.

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 1994-95 Saudi Premier League
Club Location Stadium Head coach
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Brazil Cabralzinho
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Saudi Arabia Khalil Al-Zayani
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Brazil Oscar
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Saudi Arabia Yousef Khamees
Al-Najma Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Rawdhah Al-Jeshah Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Stadium Brazil Zé Mário
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Stadium
Al-Wehda Mecca King Abdul Aziz Stadium Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Pavle Dolezar

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former players
Al-Ahli Tunisia Nabil Maâloul
Al-Ettifaq Brazil Soares
Al-Hilal Brazil Sérgio Soares Morocco Ahmed Bahja Morocco Saïd Chiba Tunisia Faouzi Rouissi
Al-Ittihad Germany Jens Friedemann Morocco Aziz Ouzzougate Russia Oleg Sergeyev Russia Vladimir Tatarchuk
Al-Najma Morocco Aziz Lagraoui
Al-Nassr Albania Hysen Zmijani Ghana Ohene Kennedy Ivory Coast Sam Abouo Liberia Alexander Freeman Senegal Roger Mendy
Al-Qadsiah Ghana Shamo Quaye
Al-Raed
Al-Rawdhah
Al-Riyadh
Al-Shabab Ghana Ablade Kumah Senegal Mansour Ayanda
Al-Wehda

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Hilal 22 12 7 3 40 17 +23 43
2 Al-Ettifaq 22 12 5 5 46 25 +21 41
3 Al-Riyadh 22 11 8 3 36 21 +15 41
4 Al-Nassr 22 11 7 4 35 19 +16 40
5 Al-Shabab 22 10 4 8 36 33 +3 34
6 Al-Ahli 22 7 10 5 32 31 +1 31
7 Al-Ittihad 22 8 6 8 32 20 +12 30
8 Al-Qadsiah 22 8 5 9 32 36 −4 29
9 Al-Raed 22 6 5 11 24 38 −14 23
10 Al-Najma 22 5 6 11 31 42 −11 21
11 Al-Wehda 22 6 3 13 25 49 −24 21
12 Al-Rawdhah 22 1 4 17 19 57 −38 7
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Semifinals

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1 June 1995 Al-Hilal 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Riyadh King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Yousuf Al-Thunayan 113' Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar
2 June 1995 Al-Ettifaq 1–2 Al-Nassr Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Ang Victor 66' 33' Ohene Kennedy
41' Fahad Al-Bishi
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sharif

Third place match

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7 June 1995 Al-Ettifaq 0–4 Al-Riyadh Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar
Fahd Al-Hamdan
Fahd Al-Hamdan
Marco
Nasser Al-Dosari
Referee: Abdulaziz Al Eidan

Final

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9 June 1995 Al-Hilal 1–3 Al-Nassr Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Mansour Al-Muwain 37' 5' Majed Abdullah
22' Majed Abdullah
30' Mohaisen Al-Jam'an
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar


 Saudi Premier League
1994-95 winners 
Al-Nassr
6th title
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