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Second Division League
Organising body	Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded	1976; 48 years ago
Country	Saudi Arabia
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	32
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	FD League
Relegation to	TD League
Current champions	Neom SC (1st title) ; (2023–24)
Most championships	Al-Fateh; Al-Shoulla; Al-Najma; (3 titles each)
TV partners	KSA SPORT
Website	saff.com.sa/en/
	Current: 2024–25 Saudi Second Division League

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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

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.

Champions

Source:^[2]^[3]

Champions and Runners-up

Season	Champion	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
1993–94	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-Adalah
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
2023–24	Neom	Al-Jubail

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
Neom	1	2024

References

External links

[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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 {{Infobox football league
-| logo       =
+| logo       = Saudi Second Division League Logo.png
 | name       = Second Division League
 | pixels     = 200
-| country    = Saudi Arabia
+| country    = [[Saudi Arabia]]
 | confed     = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
 | ranking    =
 | founded    = {{start date and age|1976}}
 | teams      = 32
-| promotion  = [[Saudi First Division League]]
+| promotion  = [[Saudi First Division League|FD League]]
-| relegation = [[Saudi Third Division|Third Division]]
+| relegation = [[Saudi Third Division|TD League]]
-| levels     = 3
+| levels     = [[Football league system in Saudi Arabia|3]]
 | domest_cup =
 | confed_cup =
-| champions  = [[Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Najma]] (3rd title)
+| champions  = [[Neom SC]] (1st title)
-| season     = [[2022–23 Saudi Second Division|2022–23]]
+| season     = [[2023–24 Saudi Second Division|2023–24]]
 | most successful club = [[Al-Fateh SC|Al-Fateh]]<br>[[Al-Shoulla FC|Al-Shoulla]]<br>[[Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Najma]]<br>(3 titles each)
 | sponsorship_name =
-| tv         = [[AlRiyadiyah]]
+| tv         = [[AlRiyadiyah|KSA SPORT]]
-| website    =
+| website    = {{URL|https://saff.com.sa/en/}}
-| current    = [[2023–24 Saudi Second Division]]
+| current    = [[2024–25 Saudi Second Division League]]
+|organiser=[[Saudi Arabian Football Federation]] ('''SAFF''')}}
-}}
-The '''Saudi Second Division''', also known as the '''Second Division League''' ('''SDL'''),<ref>[https://www.saff.com.sa/en/championships.php Official SAFF site in English]</ref> is a [[Association football|football]] league that is the third tier of the [[Football League system in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian football league system]]. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups and was founded in 1976.
+The '''Saudi Second Division''', also known as the '''Second Division League''' ('''SDL'''),<ref>[https://www.saff.com.sa/en/championships.php Official SAFF site in English]</ref> is a [[Association football|football]] league that is the third tier of the [[Football League system in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian football league system]]. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups.
+==Competition format==
-==Promotion and relegation==
 The top 3 teams are promoted to the [[Saudi First Division|First Division League]].
 The first two teams of each group will advance directly to the [[Saudi First Division|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 [[Saudi First Division|First Division League]] as the third team.
 The bottom two clubs of each group are relegated to the [[Saudi Third Division|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.
-== Club performances ==
+==Champions==
 Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=تاريخ دوري الدرجة الثانية السعودي |url=https://www.kooora.com/?g=488&champs=true}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=دورات الصعود الى الدرجة الاولى |url=https://issuu.com/drsaaty/docs/drsaatybk2}}</ref>
+===Champions and Runners-up===
-=== Promotions by season ===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! Season
+! Champion
-! Winners
 ! Runners-up
 |-
-| 1976–77
+| [[1976–77 Saudi Second Division|1976–77]]
 | [[Al-Tai FC|Al-Tai]]
 | [[Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Najma]]
 |-
-| 1977–78
+| [[1977–78 Saudi Second Division|1977–78]]
 | [[Al-Taawoun FC|Al-Taawoun]]
 | [[Al-Jabalain FC|Al-Jabalain]]
 |-
-| 1978–79
+| [[1978–79 Saudi Second Division|1978–79]]
 | [[Al-Kawkab FC|Al-Kawkab]]
 | [[Al-Noor FC|Al-Noor]]
 |-
-| 1979–80
+| [[1979–80 Saudi Second Division|1979–80]]
 | [[Al-Rawdhah Club|Al-Rawdhah]]
 | [[Al-Raed FC|Al-Raed]]
 |-
-| 1980–81
+| [[1980–81 Saudi Second Division|1980–81]]
 | [[Damac FC|Damac]]
 | [[Okaz FC|Okaz]]
 |-
-| 1981–82
+| [[1981–82 Saudi Second Division|1981–82]]
 | [[Al-Shoulla FC|Al-Shoulla]]
 | [[Abha Club|Abha]]
 |-
-| 1982–83
+| [[1982–83 Saudi Second Division|1982–83]]
 | [[Al-Fateh SC|Al-Fateh]]
 | [[Abha Club|Abha]]
 |-
-| 1983–84
+| [[1983–84 Saudi Second Division|1983–84]]
 | [[Al-Ansar FC (Medina)|Al-Ansar]]
 | [[Al-Raed FC|Al-Raed]]
 |-
-| 1984–85
+| [[1984–85 Saudi Second Division|1984–85]]
 | [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]]
 | [[Okaz FC|Okaz]]
@@ Line 79: / Line 81: @@
 | [[Al Jeel Club|Al Jeel]]
 |-
-| 1986–87
+| [[1986–87 Saudi Second Division|1986–87]]
 | [[Al-Shoulla FC|Al-Shoulla]]
 | [[Hajer FC|Hajer]]
 |-
-| 1987–88
+| [[1987–88 Saudi Second Division|1987–88]]
 | [[Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Najma]]
 | [[Al-Watani]]
 |-
-| 1988–89
+| [[1988–89 Saudi Second Division|1988–89]]
 | [[Al Oyoon FC|Al-Oyoon]]
 | [[Khaleej FC|Al-Khaleej]]
 |-
-| 1989–90
+| [[1989–90 Saudi Second Division| 1989–90]]
 | [[Al-Faisaly FC|Al-Faisaly]]
 | [[Damac FC|Damac]]
 |-
-| 1990–91
+| [[1990–91 Saudi Second Division|1990–91]]
 | [[Al-Ansar FC (Medina)|Al-Ansar]]
 | [[Al-Jabalain FC|Al-Jabalain]]
 |-
-| 1991–92
+| [[1991–92 Saudi Second Division|1991–92]]
 | [[Al-Okhdood Club|Al-Okhdood]]
 | [[Al-Shoulla FC|Al-Shoulla]]
 |-
-| 1992–93
+| [[1992–93 Saudi Second Division|1992–93]]
 | [[Najran SC|Najran]]
 | [[Al Tuhami Club|Al-Tuhami]]
 |-
-| 1993–94
+| [[1993–94 Saudi Second Division| 1993–94]]
 | [[Abha Club|Abha]]
 | [[Sdoos Club|Sdoos]]
 |-
-| 1994–95
+| [[1994–95 Saudi Second Division|1993–94]]
 | [[Khaleej FC|Al-Khaleej]]
 | [[Al-Jabalain FC|Al-Jabalain]]
 |-
-| 1995–96
+| [[1995–96 Saudi Second Division|1995–96]]
 | [[Al Tuhami Club|Al-Tuhami]]
 | [[Al-Watani]]
@@ Line 169: / Line 171: @@
 | [[2008–09 Saudi Second Division|2008–09]]
 | [[Al-Shoulla F.C.|Al-Shoulla]]
-| [[Al-Adalh FC|Al-Adalh]]
+| [[Al-Adalah FC|Al-Adalah]]
 |-
 | [[2009–10 Saudi Second Division|2009–10]]
@@ Line 226: / Line 228: @@
 | [[Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Najma]]
 | [[Al-Taraji Club|Al-Taraji]]
+|-
+| [[2023–24 Saudi Second Division|2023–24]]
+| [[Neom SC|Neom]]
+| [[Al-Jubail Club|Al-Jubail]]
 |}
-=== Performance by club===
+=== Performance by club ===
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
@@ Line 350: / Line 356: @@
 | {{center|1}}
 | 2019
+|-
+| [[Neom SC|Neom]]
+| {{center|1}}
+| 2024
 |-
 |}
-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==
 * [[Saudi Arabia Football Federation]]
+* [[List of football stadiums in Saudi Arabia]]
 ==References==