1974–75 Saudi Categorization League
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Saudi Categorization League
| season = 1974–75
| winners = Al-Nassr (1st title)
| promoted = Al-Nassr
Al-Qadsiah
Al-Shabab
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
Al-Wehda
Al-Yamamah
| relegated = Al-Nahda
Ohod
Okaz
Al-Kefah
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Ansar
Al-Rabe’e
Al-Khaleej
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = Mohammad S. Abdeli (13 goals)
| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Al-Ahli 9–0 Al-Khaleej}}
(13 February 1975)
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Al-Khaleej 0–7 Al-Ahli}}
(3 December 1974)
| highest scoring =
| matches = 93
| total goals = 186
| average goals =
| longest wins = 5 matches
Al-Nassr
| longest unbeaten = 14 matches
Al-Hilal
| longest winless = 14 matches
Al-Khaleej
Al-Kefah
| longest losses = 14 matches
Al-Kefah
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| nextseason = 1st Premier League 1975–76
}}
Categorization League was a League that included all top-performing clubs from their respective regional leagues of the East, West, and Central regions. The League was titled The Categorization League (Arabic: الدوري التصنيفي), because it categorized which clubs play in the Premier league and which clubs play in the First Division League and was a transitional League, making an end to Saudi Regional Leagues.{{cite web|last1=Football Federation|first1=Saudi Arabia|title=Historic Football Events Under the Leadership of Faisal bin Fahad Al Saud|url=http://www.thesaff.com.sa/Profile.aspx|website=thesaff.com.sa/|publisher=The Saudi Arabia Football Federation|accessdate=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501183333/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/Profile.aspx|archive-date=1 May 2018|url-status=dead}}
Overview
Sixteen teams took part on a home and away basis. The top four from each group qualified for the next official Premier league, whereas the bottom four of each group were removed from the league until the inclusion of the First Division League.
The League was won by Al-Nassr.{{cite web|last1=Fujioka|first1=Atsushi|last2=Qayed|first2=Mohammed|title=Saudi Arabia - List of Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sauchamp.html|website=RSSSF|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=16 December 2014}}
Stadiums and locations
The 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League was contested by the top 16 teams in Saudi football at the time. Al-Ahli, Al-Ansar, Al-Ittihad, Al-Kefah, Al-Rabe'e, Al-Wehda, Ohod, and Okaz played in the top tier of the Western League at the time. Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and Al-Yamamah played in the top tier of the Central League at the time. And Al-Ettifaq, Al-Khaleej, Al-Nahda, and Al-Qadsiah played in the top tier of the Eastern League at the time.
;Group A
{{Location map+ |Saudi Arabia |width=350 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2020–21 Saudi Second Division Group A |places=
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.54333 |long=39.17278 |label=Al-Ahli
Al-Rabe'e |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.466667 |long=39.6 |label=Al-Ansar|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.283333 |long=50.2 |label=Al-Ettifaq |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.68800 |long=46.72243 |label=Al-Hilal
Al-Yamamah |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.475 |long=50.041667 |label=Al-Khaleej |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.41667 |long=39.81667 |label=Al-Wehda}}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Club
! Location ! Stadium |
|---|
| Al-Ahli
| Jeddah |
| Al-Ansar
| Medina | Education Stadium |
| Al-Ettifaq
| Dammam |
| Al-Hilal
| Riyadh |
| Al-Khaleej
| Saihat |
| Al-Rabe'e
| Jeddah |
| Al-Yamamah
| Riyadh |
| Al-Wehda
| Mecca | Islam Square Stadium |
;Group B
{{Location map+ |Saudi Arabia |width=350 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Saudi Second Division Group B |places=
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.54333 |long=39.17278 |label=Al-Ittihad |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.41667 |long=39.81667 |label=Al-Kefah|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.283333 |long=50.2 |label=Al-Nahda |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.68800 |long=46.72243 |label=Al-Nassr
Al-Shabab |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=26.70150 |long=50.15000 |label=Al-Qadisiyah |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=24.466667 |long=39.6 |label=Ohod|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Saudi Arabia |lat=21.441111 |long=40.4975 |label=Okaz|position=right}}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Club
! Location ! Stadium |
|---|
| Al-Ittihad
| Jeddah |
| Al-Kefah
| Mecca | Islam Square Stadium |
| Al-Nahda
| Dammam |
| Al-Nassr
| Riyadh |
| Al-Qadsiah
| Khobar |
| Al-Shabab
| Riyadh |
| Okaz
| Ta'if | Okaz Club Stadium |
| Ohod
| Medina | Education Stadium |
League tables
=Group A=
;Table
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|winpoints=2
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau75.html rsssf]
|team1=HIL |team2=AHL |team3=WHD |team4=YAM |team5=ETT |team6=ANS |team7=RAB |team8=KLJ
|result1=PLC |result5=REL |result6=REL |result7=REL |result8=REL
|win_AHL=9 |draw_AHL=3 |loss_AHL=2 |gf_AHL=41|ga_AHL=10
|win_ANS=2 |draw_ANS=3 |loss_ANS=9 |gf_ANS=10|ga_ANS=27
|win_ETT=5 |draw_ETT=5 |loss_ETT=4 |gf_ETT=26|ga_ETT=13
|win_HIL=11|draw_HIL=3 |loss_HIL=0 |gf_HIL=34|ga_HIL=8
|win_KLJ=1 |draw_KLJ=1 |loss_KLJ=12|gf_KLJ=15|ga_KLJ=63
|win_RAB=2 |draw_RAB=0 |loss_RAB=12|gf_RAB=15|ga_RAB=35
|win_WHD=9 |draw_WHD=3 |loss_WHD=2 |gf_WHD=28|ga_WHD=10
|win_YAM=6 |draw_YAM=4 |loss_YAM=4 |gf_YAM=17|ga_YAM=20
|name_AHL = Al-Ahli
|name_ANS = Al-Ansar
|name_ETT = Al-Ettifaq
|name_HIL = Al-Hilal
|name_KLJ = Al-Khaleej
|name_RAB = Al-Rabe'e
|name_WHD = Al-Wehda
|name_YAM = Al-Yamamah
|status_HIL=
|status_ETT=R
|status_ANS=R
|status_RAB=R
|status_KLJ=R
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PLC=green1 |text_PLC=Qualification to the Final
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the First Division
}}
=Group B=
;Table
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|winpoints=2
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau75.html rsssf]
|team1=NSR |team2=ITT |team3=SHB |team4=QAD |team5=NAH |team6=OHD |team7=OKZ |team8=KEF
|result1=PLC |result5=REL |result6=REL |result7=REL |result8=REL
|win_ITT=6 |draw_ITT=7 |loss_ITT=1 |gf_ITT=26|ga_ITT=10
|win_KEF=0 |draw_KEF=0 |loss_KEF=14|gf_KEF=11|ga_KEF=44
|win_NAH=5 |draw_NAH=6 |loss_NAH=3 |gf_NAH=28|ga_NAH=19
|win_NSR=8 |draw_NSR=5 |loss_NSR=1 |gf_NSR=24|ga_NSR=8
|win_QAD=7 |draw_QAD=3 |loss_QAD=4 |gf_QAD=28|ga_QAD=25
|win_SHB=8 |draw_SHB=3 |loss_SHB=3 |gf_SHB=25|ga_SHB=16
|win_OKZ=2 |draw_OKZ=3 |loss_OKZ=9 |gf_OKZ=10|ga_OKZ=35
|win_OHD=5 |draw_OHD=3 |loss_OHD=6 |gf_OHD=22|ga_OHD=17
|name_ITT = Al-Ittihad
|name_KEF = Al-Kefah
|name_NAH = Al-Nahda
|name_NSR = Al-Nassr
|name_QAD = Al-Qadsiah
|name_SHB = Al-Shabab
|name_OKZ = Okaz
|name_OHD = Ohod
|status_NSR=
|status_NAH=R
|status_OHD=R
|status_OKZ=R
|status_KEF=R
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_PLC=green1 |text_PLC=Qualificatoin to the Final
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the First Division
}}
Final match
{{football box
| date = 14 March 1975
| team1 = Al-Nassr {{flagicon|SAU}}
| score = 3-1
| team2 = {{flagicon|SAU}} Al-Hilal
| stadium = Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
| event =
| time =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
| goals1 = Hassan Abu Eid {{goal|56}}
Fayez Al-Bishi {{goal|59}}
Mohammad S. Abdeli {{goal|72}}
| report =
| goals2 = Naji Abdul Matloob {{goal|90}}
| penaltyscore =
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
| location =
| attendance =
| referee = Mohammed Al-Marzouq
| aet =
}}
{{winners||Saudi Categorization League
1974-75 winners| Al-Nassr|1st}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau76.html]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006100356/http://www.saff.com.sa/ Saudi Arabia Football Federation]
- [http://www.slstat.com/english/index.php Saudi League Statistics]
{{Football in Saudi Arabia}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1975-76 Saudi Categorization League}}