2023–24 Saudi Second Division

The 2023–24 Saudi Second Division is the 47th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. The season is scheduled to begin on 15 September 2023 and conclude on 18 April 2024 with the final. The group stage draw was held on 12 June 2023.[1]

Saudi Second Division
Season2023–24
Dates14 September 2023 – 18 April 2024
Matches played96
Goals scored211 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerLawson Bekui
Marcellin Koukpo
(5 goals each)
Biggest away winAl-Rayyan 1–4 Najran
(7 October 2023)
Wej 0–3 Al-Shaeib
(13 October 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Diriyah 4–2 Al-Sadd
(16 September 2023)
Al-Nairyah 2–4 Al-Rawdhah
(29 September 2023)
Al-Rawdhah 4–2 Al-Lewaa
(21 October 2023)
Longest winning runMudhar
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Saqer
Al-Suqoor
(6 matches)
Longest winless runAfif
Al-Nairyah
Al-Noor
Arar
Wej
(6 matches)
Longest losing runAfif
Al-Kawkab
Al-Lewaa
Al-Nairyah
Al-Rayyan
Al-Shoulla
(3 matches)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

Team changes

A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 23 sides from the 2022–23 season, 3 relegated teams from the FD League, and 6 promoted teams from the Third Division.[2]

To Second Division

Promoted from the Third Division

Relegated from FD League

From Second Division

Promoted to FD League

Relegated to the Third Division

Teams
Group A
Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Saudi Second Division Group A
Club Location Stadium
Afif Afif Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi)
Al-Entesar Rabigh Al-Entesar Club Stadium
Al-Jeel Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Kawkab Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Lewaa Baqaa Al-Lewaa Club Stadium
Al-Nairyah Al Nairyah Al-Nairyah Club Stadium
Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa (Al-Shuqaiq) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Rawdhah Al-Hasa (Al-Jeshah) Al-Rawdhah Club Stadium
Al-Rayyan Haʼil Al-Jabalain Club Stadium
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Suqoor Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Al-Taqadom Al Mithnab Al-Taqadom Club Stadium
Al-Washm Shaqraa Al-Washm Club Stadium
Al-Zulfi Al Zulfi Al-Zulfi Club Stadium
Mudhar Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Najran Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium
Group B
Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Saudi Second Division Group B
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ansar Medina Al-Ansar Club Stadium
Al-Diriyah Diriyah Al-Diriyah Club Stadium
Al-Houra Umluj Al-Houra Club Stadium
Al-Jubail Jubail Al-Jubail Club Stadium
Al-Noor Sanabes Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif)
Al-Qous Al Khurmah Al-Qous Club Stadium
Al-Sadd Najaan Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Al-Sahel Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Saqer Buraidah (Al-Basr) Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Al-Shaeib Huraymila Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh)
Arar Arar Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium
Bisha Bisha Bisha University Stadium
Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Jerash Ahad Rafidah Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Reserve Stadium (Abha)
Tuwaiq Al Zulfi Al-Zulfi Club Stadium
Wej Ta'if King Fahd Stadium

Foreign players

On 1 June 2023, the SAFF announced that the number of foreign players was increased from 4 per team to 5 per team.[3]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former Players
Afif Armenia Zaven Badoyan Moldova Maxim Focșa Romania Petrișor Voinea Tunisia Amara Ferjaoui Tunisia Aymen Trabelsi Kyrgyzstan Kadyrbek Shaarbekov
Al-Ansar Algeria Abdelhakim Amokrane Democratic Republic of the Congo Éric Kabwe Tunisia Makram Bediri Tunisia Malek Boulaabi Tunisia Aymen Jaballah
Al-Diriyah Algeria Sid Ahmed Aouadj Brazil Rayllan Bruno Tunisia Oussema Ben Ayed Tunisia Mehdi Bensib Tunisia Ahmad Boussaid
Al-Entesar Algeria Adil Djabout England Gozie Ugwu Ghana Lawson Bekui Tunisia Malek Miladi Tunisia Bahaeddine Sellami Algeria Ibrahim Saidani
Algeria Khalil Semahi
Cameroon Emmanuel Mahop
Mali Alassane Diarra
Al-Houra Cameroon Essomba Fouda Ivory Coast Oscar Tahi Tunisia Mohamed Aouichi Tunisia Skander Ben Afia Tunisia Iheb Troudi
Al-Jeel Brazil Júnior Araújo Brazil Edilson Júnior Brazil Ramon Brazil Wallace Brazil Wendson
Al-Jubail Brazil Tiago Real Brazil Walmerson Morocco Adnane El Ouardy Nigeria Chidiebere Nwakali Tunisia Fedi Felhi
Al-Kawkab Brazil Dudu Figueiredo Cameroon Fabrice Onana Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro Nigeria Tony Edjomariegwe Rwanda Olivier Kwizera
Al-Lewaa Tunisia Ahmed Ammar Tunisia Maher Boulabiar Tunisia Noureddine Chortani Tunisia Fahmi Maâouani Zimbabwe Charlton Mashumba
Al-Nairyah Benin Salim Bawa Togo Abdou Ouattara Tunisia Achraf Ben Dhiaf Tunisia Hamza Mabrouk Tunisia Maher Nouioui
Al-Nojoom Angola Aneel Bkaki Madagascar Zotsara Randriambololona Nigeria Charles Ikechukwu Rwanda Steve Rubanguka Tunisia Alaeddine Sekrani
Al-Noor Cameroon Boris Bissemou Guinea Naby Soumah Ivory Coast Mohamed Sanogo Vieira Morocco El Mehdi Dahr Morocco Mehdi Moulatay
Al-Qous Algeria Sofiane Khelili Democratic Republic of the Congo David Molinga Tunisia Alaeddine Abbes Tunisia Riadh Frioui Tunisia Aziz Sellami
Al-Rawdhah Mauritania Babacar Diop Nigeria Israel Abia Tunisia Zied Ben Salem Tunisia Sameh Bouhajeb Tunisia Montasser Toumi
Al-Rayyan Senegal Mouhamadou N'Diaye Trinidad and Tobago Rundell Winchester Tunisia Sabri Ameri Tunisia Abdallah Berrabeh Tunisia Youssef Trabelsi
Al-Sadd Algeria Abdelhak Sailaa Algeria Islam Bouloudene Ghana Emmanuel Mensah Nigeria Blessing Henshaw Tunisia Chamseddine Samti
Al-Sahel Algeria Samir Aiboud Algeria Islam Chahrour Benin Marcellin Koukpo Republic of the Congo Bercy Langa Lesse Niger Amadou Moutari Cameroon Fabrice Kah
Al-Saqer Brazil Venâncio Egypt Alaa Anas Egypt Wahid Mohsen Mali Yaqoub Alhassan Tunisia Bassam Deli
Al-Shaeib Brazil Jeferson Brazil Gabriel Correia Serbia Bojan Matić Serbia Marko Pantić Yemen Ali Yahya Senegal Lamine Touré
Al-Shoulla Ivory Coast Ismail Kouakou Morocco Abdelghafour Mehri Tunisia Seifeddine Akremi Tunisia Alaeddine Marzouki Libya Abdallah Al-Shaafi
Al-Suqoor Brazil Petros Egypt Mohammad Fouad Ghana Samuel Owusu Nigeria Aniekpeno Udo Tunisia Mohamed Saghraoui Algeria Adil Djabout
Tunisia Aymen Trabelsi
Al-Taqadom Chad Maher Sharoma Egypt Ahmed Fawzy Egypt Khalid Salah Ghana Benjamin Afutu Tunisia Hazem Mbarek
Al-Washm Benin Arsène Loko Chad Mohammed Alhaj Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mugalu Portugal Rafa Miranda Tunisia Alaeddine Bouslimi
Al-Zulfi Algeria Abdelkrim Nemdil Brazil Diego Brazil Teco Brazil Vanílson Tunisia Fares Meskini
Arar Ghana Sumaila Abubakari Iraq Muntadher Abdulsada Japan Yukiya Sugita Tunisia Fehmi Kacem Tunisia Oussama Omrani
Bisha Algeria Mounir Aichi Democratic Republic of the Congo Glody Kilangalanga Tunisia Hassine Ben Chaieb Tunisia Nidhal Ben Salem Tunisia Elyes Brini
Hetten Algeria Lamine Abid Morocco Mouad Chougag Morocco Jamaa Marzougi Morocco Hicham Nouali Syria Mahmoud Al-Youssef
Jerash Brazil Taylon Correa Brazil Gabriel Marques Brazil Téssio Mauritania Cheikh Saadné Nigeria Wisdom Kanu
Mudhar Burkina Faso Michel Batiebo Tunisia Jilani Abdessalam Tunisia Oussema Boughanmi Tunisia Houssem Eddine Lahbibi Tunisia Houssin Messaadi
Najran Brazil Caio Henrique Brazil Carlos Henrique Guinea-Bissau Piqueti Ivory Coast Jumaa Saeed Niger Ousmane Diabate Mali Mamadou Cissé
Tuwaiq Guinea Demba Camara Ivory Coast Inters Gui Mali Tongo Doumbia Tunisia Maher Labidi Tunisia Omar Smari
Wej Algeria Ahmed Arbaoui Algeria Aziz Fegaâs Algeria Mhend Sedery Tunisia Khalil Balbouz Tunisia Othman Saidi

Group A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mudhar 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15 Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Al-Suqoor 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Rawdhah 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
4 Al-Zulfi 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
5 Al-Jeel 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11
6 Al-Nojoom 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
7 Al-Kawkab 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 9
8 Al-Taqadom 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9
9 Al-Entesar 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
10 Najran 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
11 Al-Lewaa 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7
12 Al-Washm 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
13 Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
14 Al-Shoulla 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4
15 Afif 6 0 2 4 5 12 −7 2 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Al-Nairyah 6 0 1 5 6 14 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: saff.com.sa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[4]

Results
Home \ Away AFI ENT JEL KAW LEW NAI NOJ RAW RAY SHO SUQ TAQ WAS ZUL MUD NAJ
Afif 1–3 0–0 1–2
Al-Entesar 1–1 3–0 1–2
Al-Jeel 2–2 0–1
Al-Kawkab 1–2 2–0 1–2
Al-Lewaa 1–1 0–1
Al-Nairyah 1–2 2–4 0–1 1–3
Al-Nojoom 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Al-Rawdhah 1–3 4–2 0–0
Al-Rayyan 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–4
Al-Shoulla 0–2 0–1
Al-Suqoor 2–0 1–1 3–0
Al-Taqadom 1–2 0–0 0–0
Al-Washm 1–2 0–2 0–2
Al-Zulfi 2–1 0–1 2–1
Mudhar 2–0 1–2 1–0
Najran 3–1 0–1 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: saff.com.sa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Saqer 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14 Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Jerash 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Sahel 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
4 Al-Jubail 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13
5 Hetten 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
6 Al-Qous 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
7 Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
8 Al-Diriyah 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
9 Al-Ansar 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7
10 Al-Houra 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
11 Tuwaiq 6 2 0 4 2 5 −3 6
12 Al-Shaeib 6 1 2 3 4 4 0 5
13 Bisha 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5
14 Arar 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3
15 Wej 6 0 3 3 3 9 −6 3 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Al-Noor 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2023. Source: saff.com.sa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[4]

Results
Home \ Away ANS DIR HOU JUB NOR QOU SAD SAH SAQ SHA ARA BIS HET JER TUW WEJ
Al-Ansar 0–1 2–2 2–1
Al-Diriyah 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–2
Al-Houra 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Al-Jubail 2–1 1–0 2–0
Al-Noor 0–2 0–0 0–2
Al-Qous 1–0 2–0 0–1
Al-Sadd 1–1 2–1
Al-Sahel 1–1 2–0 3–0
Al-Saqer 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0
Al-Shaeib 0–1 0–1
Arar 1–1 0–1 1–1
Bisha 1–1 4–1
Hetten 1–0 1–0 0–1
Jerash 2–1 3–0 0–0
Tuwaiq 0–1 0–2 0–1
Wej 0–0 0–3 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2023. Source: saff.com.sa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion play-offs

Both teams that finish second in Groups A and B will face each other in a two-legged match with the winner gaining promotion to the FD League.

Final

The winners of each group will play a single-legged final on 18 April to decide the champion of the 2023–24 Second Division.

Statistics
As of 21 October 2023

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[5]
1 Ghana Lawson Bekui Al-Entesar 5
Benin Marcellin Koukpo Al-Sahel
3 Madagascar Carolus Andria Al-Kawkab 4
Ivory Coast Oscar Tahi Al-Houra
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Asiri Bisha
Morocco Adnane El Ouardy Al-Jubail
Burkina Faso Michel Batiebo Mudhar

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Nigeria Israel AbiaAl-RawdhahAl-Lewaa4–2 (H)21 October 2023[6]
Burkina Faso Michel BatieboMudharAl-Nairyah3–1 (A)21 October 2023[7]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Number of teams by province
Rank Province Number Teams
1 Riyadh9Afif, Al-Diriyah, Al-Kawkab, Al-Sadd, Al-Shaeib, Al-Shoulla, Al-Washm, Al-Zulfi, and Tuwaiq
2 Eastern Province8Al-Jeel, Al-Jubail, Al-Nairyah, Al-Nojoom, Al-Noor, Al-Rawdhah, Al-Sahel, and Mudhar
3 Mecca3Al-Entesar, Al-Qous, and Wej
4 Al-Qassim2Al-Saqer and Al-Taqadom
AsirBisha and Jerash
Ha'ilAl-Lewaa and Al-Rayyan
TabukAl-Houra and Al-Suqoor
8 Jazan1Hetten
MedinaAl-Ansar
NajranNajran
Northern BordersArar

See also

References
  1. "نتائج قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية السعودي 2023-2024".
  2. "تعرف على توزيع الفرق والمستويات".
  3. "الاتحاد السعودي يعتمد زيادة اللاعبين غير السعوديين في دوري يلو ودوري الثانية".
  4. "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. "Saudi League 2nd Division 2023/2024 Scorers".
  6. "رحـبـوا بـصـاحـب الـهـاتـريـك ايبا ايفاني @alrawdahclub".
  7. "رحـبـوا بـصـاحـب الـهـاتـريـك ميشيل باتيبو @mudharclub".
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