1968–69 Saudi Premier League
| Season | 1968–69 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Ahli (1st title) |
1974–75 → | |
The 1968–69 Saudi General League season[1] was the first successful attempt to establish a regular league in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was held 4 times between 1967 and 1970 but failed to be completed in all of them except in 1969.[2] The 1969 season was won by Al-Ahly Club, which was the first club in Saudi history. The first league in 1966 contained 6 clubs: Al-Ittihad, Al-Wahda, Al-Nassr, Riyadh, Al-Ettifaq and Al-Qadisiyah, but was canceled before the second round started. Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda were top of the league in the first round before the league was canceled due to the setback in June.
The semi-finals played between the champion of the central region Al-Nassr, against Al-Ahly, the champion of the western region. Al-Ahly defeated Al-Nassr and qualified for the final. Al-Ettifaq was the eastern region champion and played against Al-Jabalain, the second-league champion. Al-Ettifaq won and qualified to the final of the league to meet Al-Ahly.[3]
Al-Ahly won the league after beating Al-Ettifaq in the final match 1–0, scored by Omar Rajkhan.[4]
Championship playoff
Semi-finals
| Al-Ettifaq | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Al Jabalain |
Final
| 9 May 1969 | Al-Ettifaq | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ahli | |
| Omar Rajkhan |
| Saudi Premier League 1968–69 winners |
|---|
| Al-Ahli 1st title |
References
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- ^ "أول دوري سعودي- the saudi league season 1969". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Al Ahly the first league winner in Saudi Arabia 1969". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31.
- ^ "Al Ahly won the saudi league season 1968-1969". Archived from the original on 2020-06-11.