Saudi Second Division

The Saudi Second Division, also known as the Second Division League (SDL),[1] is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups and was founded in 1976.

Second Division League
Founded1976 (1976)
CountrySaudi Arabia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams32
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toSaudi First Division League
Relegation toThird Division
Current championsAl-Najma (3rd title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsAl-Fateh
Al-Shoulla
Al-Najma
(3 titles each)
TV partnersAlRiyadiyah
Current: 2023–24 Saudi Second Division

Promotion and relegation

The top 3 teams are promoted to the First Division League. The first two teams of each group will advance directly to the First Division League, and the second two teams of each group will compete in two round-trip matches, and the winning team will advance to the First Division League as the third team. The bottom two clubs of each group are relegated to the Third Division League.

Club performances

Source:[2][3]

Promotions by season
Season Winners Runners-up
1976–77 Al-Tai Al-Najma
1977–78 Al-Taawoun Al-Jabalain
1978–79 Al-Kawkab Al-Noor
1979–80 Al-Rawdhah Al-Raed
1980–81 Damac Okaz
1981–82 Al-Shoulla Abha
1982–83 Al-Fateh Abha
1983–84 Al-Ansar Al-Raed
1984–85 Al-Fayha Okaz
1985–86[4] Al-Arabi Al Jeel
1986–87 Al-Shoulla Hajer
1987–88 Al-Najma Al-Watani
1988–89 Al-Oyoon Al-Khaleej
1989–90 Al-Faisaly Damac
1990–91 Al-Ansar Al-Jabalain
1991–92 Al-Okhdood Al-Shoulla
1992–93 Najran Al-Tuhami
1993–94 Abha Sdoos
1994–95 Al-Khaleej Al-Jabalain
1995–96 Al-Tuhami Al-Watani
1996–97 Al-Fateh Najran
1997–98 Al-Nahda Sdoos
1998–99 Al-Fateh Al-Orobah
1999–00 Abha Al-Hazem
2000–01 Al-Hamadah Ohod
2001–02 Hajer Al-Jabalain
2002–03 Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh
2003–04 Najran Al-Fayha
2004–05 Al-Watani Damac
2005–06 Sdoos Al-Nahda
2006–07 Al-Raed Ohod
2007–08 Al-Orobah Hetten
2008–09 Al-Shoulla Al-Adalh
2009–10 Al-Najma Al-Jeel
2010–11 Al-Nahda Al-Batin
2011–12 Sdoos Al-Najma
2012–13 Al-Diriyah Al-Kawkab
2013–14 Al-Fayha Al-Safa
2014–15 Damac Al-Nojoom
2015–16 Al-Qaisumah Al-Adalh
2016–17 Al-Kawkab Jeddah
2017–18 Al-Washm Al-Jabalain
2018–19 Hetten Al-Bukayriyah
2019–20 Hajer Al-Diriyah
2020–21 Al-Okhdood Al-Orobah
2021–22 Al-Arabi Al-Qaisumah
2022–23 Al-Najma Al-Taraji

Performance by club
Club Winners Winning years
Al-Fateh
3
 1983, 1997, 1999
Al-Shoulla
3
 1982, 1987, 2009
Al-Najma
3
 1988, 2010, 2023
Al-Ansar
2
 1984, 1991
Abha
2
 1994, 2000
Al-Faisaly
2
 1990, 2003
Najran
2
 1993, 2004
Al-Nahda
2
 1998, 2011
Sdoos
2
 2006, 2012
Al-Fayha
2
 1985, 2014
Damac
2
 1981, 2015
Al-Kawkab
2
 1979, 2017
Hajer
2
 2002, 2020
Al-Okhdood
2
 1992, 2021
Al-Arabi
2
 1986, 2022
Al-Tai
1
 1977
Al-Taawoun
1
 1978
Al-Rawdhah
1
 1980
Al-Oyoon
1
 1989
Al-Khaleej
1
 1995
Al-Tuhami
1
 1996
Al-Hamadah
1
 2001
Al-Watani
1
 2005
Al-Raed
1
 2007
Al-Orobah
1
 2008
Al-Diriyah
1
 2013
Al-Qaisumah
1
 2016
Al-Washm
1
 2018
Hetten
1
 2019

The first two teams of each group will compete in a game (hosted by the team with the highest score) and the winner of the game will be declared the champion.

See also

References
  1. Official SAFF site in English
  2. "تاريخ دوري الدرجة الثانية السعودي".
  3. "دورات الصعود الى الدرجة الاولى".
  4. العربي يحقق بطولة اندية الدرجة الثانية بجدارة(Arabic)
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