2002–03 Saudi Premier League

Saudi Premier League
Season2002–03
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (6th title)
RelegatedAl-Raed
Al-Najma
2004 AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ittihad
Al-Hilal
Top goalscorerCarlos Tenorio (15 goals)

Statistics of the 2002–03 Saudi Premier League.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2002-03 Saudi Professional League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Al-Ettifaq Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Hilal Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Al-Najma Unaizah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Nassr Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City
Al-Raed Buraidah King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Riyadh Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Shabab Riyadh King Fahd Sports City
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Tai Ḥaʼil Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former players
Al-Ahli Bahrain Mohamed Husain Cameroon Nicolas Alnoudji Egypt Mohamed Barakat Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki Tunisia Khaled Badra Senegal Mamadou Diallo
Al-Ettifaq Brazil Fabiano Brazil Léo Guerra Ghana Abdullah Quaye Ghana Laryea Kingston Ivory Coast Souleymane Cissé
Al-Hilal Brazil Leandro Ávila Brazil Somália Cameroon Patrick Suffo Ivory Coast Aliou Siby Badra Russia Andrei Kanchelskis
Al-Ittihad Brazil Maurílio Brazil Sérgio Ricardo Guinea Titi Camara Italy Gennaro Ruotolo Nigeria Chikelue Iloenyosi Brazil Bebeto
Brazil Lindomar
Nigeria Tijani Babangida
Al-Najma Brazil Marcelo Scott Ghana Isaac Kwakye Senegal Oumar Traoré
Al-Nassr Bolivia Julio César Baldivieso Republic of the Congo Rock Buskapa Ecuador Carlos Tenorio Argentina Cristian Gastón Castillo
Brazil Paulo Nunes
Al-Qadsiah Brazil Alex Pinho Brazil Wellington Ecuador Gilson de Souza Tunisia Ady Tunisia Ferid Chouchane
Al-Raed Mauritania Modi Ngalim Traoré Senegal Aly Male Senegal Mody N'Diaye
Al-Riyadh Senegal Cheikh Sarr Senegal Diéne Faye Senegal Mamoun Diop Brazil Schwenck
Senegal Oumar Traoré
Al-Shabab Brazil Lindomar Egypt Hossam Abdel-Aal
Al-Shoulla Brazil Alexander Parreira Chile Claudio Núñez Russia Aleksandr Saratov
Al-Tai Brazil Celso Costa Senegal Hamad Ji

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Ittihad 22 15 4 3 53 24 +29 49
2 Al-Ahli 22 15 2 5 54 23 +31 47
3 Al-Nassr 22 12 6 4 49 26 +23 42
4 Al-Qadsiah 22 13 3 6 37 27 +10 42
5 Al-Hilal 22 11 8 3 28 18 +10 41
6 Al-Shabab 22 11 5 6 36 22 +14 38
7 Al-Tai 22 6 6 10 21 33 −12 24
8 Al-Ettifaq 22 5 7 10 30 37 −7 22
9 Al-Shoulla 22 5 7 10 31 45 −14 22
10 Al-Riyadh 22 5 5 12 19 37 −18 20
11 Al-Raed 22 3 4 15 24 55 −31 13
12 Al-Najma 22 0 5 17 18 53 −35 5
Source: [citation needed]

Championship playoff

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Match against fourth place

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15 May 2003 Al-Nassr 0–1 Al-Qadsiah Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
20' Saleh Al-Sarhani Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mrdas

Match against third place

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22 May 2003 Al-Ahli 3–2 Al-Qadsiah Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
Mohamed Barakat 63'
Bouchaib El Moubarki 76'
Ibrahim Suwayed 120'		 22' Saeed Al-Wadaani
53' Saeed Al-Wadaani		 Referee: Mujib Al-Dosari

Final

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28 May 2003 Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Ahli King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh
Hamzah Idris 48'
Manaf Abushgeer 82'
Osama Al-Muwallad 88'		 67' (pen.) Bouchaib El Moubarki
69' Talal Al-Meshal		 Referee: Mujib Al-Dosari


 Saudi Premier League
2002–03 winners 
Al-Ittihad
6th title

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals [1]
1 Ecuador Carlos Tenorio Al-Nassr 15
2 Republic of the Congo Rock Buskapa Al-Nassr 14
3 Chile Claudio Núñez Al-Shoulla 12
4 Egypt Mohamed Barakat Al-Ahli 11
Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Dajani Al-Shoulla

References

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  1. ^ "Saudi League Statistics". slstat.com. slstat.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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