1985–86 Saudi Premier League


1985 saw the dawn of another new era in Saudi Arabian football with the league once again cut into two groups.
Al-Ta'ee were once again promoted, replacing city neighbours Al Jabalain who were relegated the previous season.
The winners and runners up of each six team group advanced to the finals phase to crown a champion, of which Al-Hilal won and defended the championship.
Teams finishing third and fourth in the group phases then played off for classification purposes and the teams finishing 5th and 6th played out a relegation pool. Newly promoted Al Kawkab were relegated along with Al-Riyadh.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadium
Al-AhliJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al-EttifaqDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-HilalRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium
Al-IttihadJeddahPrince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Al KawkabAl-KharjAl-Shoalah Stadium club
Al-NahdaKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-NasrRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium
Al-QadisiyaAl KhubarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-RiyadhRiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Al-ShababRiyadhKing Fahd Stadium
Al-Ta'eeHa'ilPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-WahdaMeccaKing Abdul Aziz Stadium

League tables

Group A

Group B

Championship pool

Classification pool

Relegation pool

Promoted: Al-Raed, Al-Ansar