Competition: | Saudi Second Division |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Dates: | 19 October 2018 – 13 April 2019 |
Promoted: | Hetten Al-Bukayriyah Al-Thoqbah Al-Taqadom |
Relegated: | Al-Hait Al-Ghazwah Al-Watani Al-Muzahimiyyah |
Matches: | 266 |
Total Goals: | 681 |
League Topscorer: | Abdullah Al-Yahya (16 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Longest Wins: | 10 games Al-Thoqbah |
Longest Unbeaten: | 22 games Al-Bukayriyah |
Longest Winless: | 13 games Al-Riyadh |
Longest Losses: | 6 games Afif |
Updated: | 13 April 2019 |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Saudi Second Division was the 43rd season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were released on 4 September 2018 and the opening round of matches was played on 19 October 2018.[1] The league season ended on 13 April 2019 with the final.
On 13 April 2019, Hetten defeated Al-Bukayriyah 1–0 in the final to win their first title.[2]
On 7 March 2018, the Saudi FF announced that the league would be increased from 20 teams to 24 teams, divided into 2 groups of 12 teams.[3]
A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 9 sides from the 2017–18 season, 1 relegated team from the MS League, 10 promoted teams from the 2017–18 Third Division, and four winners from the 2017–18 relegation playoffs.
Promoted from the Third Division
Relegated from MS League
Promoted to MS League
Relegated to the Third Division
;Group A
Club | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Al-Bukayriyah | Al Bukayriyah | Al-Bukayriyah Club Stadium |
Al-Diriyah | Diriyah | Reserve Stadium in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Riyadh) |
Al-Ghazwah | Badr | Al-Majd Club Stadium (Yanbu) |
Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Oruba Club Stadium (Sakakah) |
Al-Muzahimiyyah | Al-Muzahmiyya | Ergah Stadium |
Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium |
Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Sahel | Qatif | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) |
Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
Club | Location | Stadium | |
---|---|---|---|
Afif | Afif | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi) | |
Al-Arabi | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium | |
Al-Dera'a | Dawadmi | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium | |
Al-Hait | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | |
Al-Jubail | Jubail | Al-Jubail Club Stadium | |
Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | |
Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) | |
Al-Thoqbah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | |
Al-Watani | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium | |
Arar | Arar | Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium | |
Hetten | Samtah | King Faisal Sport City Stadium | |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
The number of foreign players is limited to 2 per team.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former Players |
---|---|---|---|
Afif | ![]() | ![]() | — |
Al Akhdoud | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Al-Arabi | Emmanuel Okoye | ![]() | ![]() Udoh Joshua |
Al-Bukayriyah | ![]() | ![]() | — |
Al-Dera'a | Musab Lukaku | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Diriyah | ![]() | ![]() | Mohammed Camara |
Al-Ghazwah | ![]() | — | |
Al-Hait | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Hejaz | ![]() | Prince Nnake | — |
Al-Jandal | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Jubail | ![]() | ![]() | — |
Al-Kholood | ![]() | Aboubacar Camara | ![]() |
Al-Muzahimiyyah | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Riyadh | Kazim Balimo | — | ![]() Camar Jebril |
Al-Sadd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Sahel | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Sharq | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Al-Suqoor | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() Ahmed Jamal |
Al-Taqadom | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Al-Thoqbah | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Watani | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Arar | ![]() | Brian Amidu | — |
Hetten | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Wej | Issouf Ouattara | ![]() | ![]() |
Al-Taqadom, who finished 2nd in Group A faced Al-Thoqbah who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.[4] Al-Thoqbah defeated Al-Taqadom 3–1 after extra time to finish in third place.
The winners of each group will play a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2018–19 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Bukayriyah faced Hetten, the winners of Group B. The match was scheduled to be played on 12 April 2019, but was abandoned after 32 minutes due to heavy snowfall. Hetten won the match 1–0 and won their first ever Second Division title.[5] The match was abandoned after 32 minutes due to heavy snowfall, and was resumed on 13 April 2019, 16:00, from the point of abandonment.[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
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1 | Abdullah Al Yahya | Al-Sadd | 16 | |
2 | Abdullah Hadhereti | Al-Taqadom | 14 | |
3 | ![]() | Al-Sadd | align=center rowspan=2 | 13 |
![]() | Al-Akhdoud | |||
5 | ![]() | Al-Hejaz | align=center rowspan=3 | 11 |
Sajar Al-Shammeri | Al-Jandal | |||
Ali Al-Enezi | Al-Suqoor | |||
8 | ![]() | Al-Sahel | align=center rowspan=3 | 10 |
Mohamed Kassola | Al-Jandal | |||
![]() | Al-Jubail | |||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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4–1 (A) | |||||
4–2 (H) | |||||
Abdullah Al Huwail | 4–1 (H) | ||||
4–3 (H) | |||||
3–1 (A) | |||||
Abdullah Al-Yahya4 | 4–1 (A) | ||||
5–1 (H) | |||||
3–0 (A) | |||||
![]() | 4–0 (H) | ||||
3–1 (A) | |||||
5–0 (H) | |||||
5–3 (H) | |||||
4–0 (H) | |||||
5–1 (H) | |||||
5–0 (H) | |||||
4–1 (H) | |||||