Saudi Second Division League
Organising body | Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) |
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Founded | 1976 |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of clubs | 32 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | Saudi First Division League |
Relegation to | Saudi Third Division League |
Current champions | Neom (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Al-Fateh Al-Shoulla Al-Najma (3 titles each) |
TV partners | SAFF+ |
Website | saff |
Current: 2024–25 Saudi Second Division League |
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.
Competition format
[edit]- As of the 2024–25 Season
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.
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.
Each club can have a maximum of 25 players and a minimum of 16. The list can include up to 3 foreign players and 1 player born in Saudi Arabia, with the remaining players being all Saudi. Additionally, the goalkeeper position will be exclusive to Saudi players starting from the 2025–26 season.
Champions
[edit]Champions and Runners-up
[edit]Performance by club
[edit]Club | Winners | Winning years |
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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 |
Neom | 1
|
2024 |