2005–06 Saudi Premier League
| 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 → | |
Statistics of the 2005–06 Saudi Premier League.
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 | ||||
| Al-Ahli | Abdelhaq Ait Laarif | Jaouad Akaddar | Dejan Damjanović | Rogério Paulista Youssef Rabeh | ||
| Al-Ansar | Celso Costa | Djibril Mandefu | ||||
| 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 |
Source:
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 |
References
- ^ "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "2005–06 Saudi Premier League top scorer chart". www.goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 2006-01-14. Retrieved 2021-06-01.