2024–25 Saudi Second Division League Explained

Competition:Second Division League
Season:2024–25
Dates:13 September 2024 – 12 April 2025
Matches:160
Total Goals:424
League Topscorer:Majed Al-Mutairi
(10 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(20 September 2024)

(21 September 2024)

(27 September 2024)

(17 October 2024)
Biggest Away Win:
(13 September 2024)
Highest Scoring:
(13 September 2024)
Longest Wins:Al-Anwar
Al-Diriyah
Al-Kawkab
(5 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Al-Jeel
Al-Kawkab
Al-Ula
(9 matches)
Longest Winless:Al-Houra
(9 matches)
Longest Losses:Al-Houra
(6 matches)
Updated:9 November 2024
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Saudi Second Division League is the fourth season of the Saudi Second Division League after its rebrand, and the 49th season since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 13 September 2024 and is scheduled to conclude on 12 April 2025 with the final.[1] The group stage draw was held on 5 June 2024.[2]

Team changes

A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 25 sides from the 2023–24 season, 3 relegated teams from the FD League, and 4 promoted teams from the Third Division.[3]

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
ClubLocationStadium
Al-AnsarMedinaAl-Ansar Club Stadium
Al-GhottahMawqaqAl-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Al-HouraUmlujAl-Houra Club Stadium
Al-JeelPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-KawkabAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-LewaaBaqaaAl-Lewaa Club Stadium
Al-NojoomAl-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-SahelQatifPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-ShoullaAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-TarajiQatifPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-UlaAl-'UlaAl-Ansar Club Stadium (Medina)
ArarArarPrince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium
BishaBishaBisha University Stadium
HajerAl-Hasa Hajer Club Stadium
MudharQatifPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
NajranNajranPrince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium
Group B
ClubLocationStadium
Al-AnwarHotat Bani TamimAl-Anwar Club Stadium
Al-DiriyahDiriyahAl-Diriyah Club Stadium
Al-EntesarRabighAl-Entesar Club Stadium
Al-Qaisumah
Al-QousAl KhurmahAl-Qous Club Stadium
Al-RawdhahAl-Rawdhah Club Stadium
Al-RayyanHaʼilAl-Jabalain Club Stadium
Al-SaddAl-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Al-SaqerAl-Taawoun Club Stadium
Al-SharqAd-DilamAl-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj)
Al-TaqadomAl MithnabAl-Taqadom Club Stadium
Al-WashmShaqraAl-Washm Club Stadium
HettenSamtahKing Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
JerashAhad RafidahPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Reserve Stadium (Abha)
TuwaiqAl ZulfiAl-Zulfi Club Stadium
WejTa'ifKing Fahd Stadium

Foreign players

On 9 March 2024, the Saudi FF announced that the number of foreign players would be decreased from 5 players to 4 players.[4]

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

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Players
Al-Ansar Ahmad Hamdi
Al-Anwar Alyson Romeu Louis Abrogoua Guillaume Daho Montasser Toumi
Al-Diriyah Arthur Rezende Júlio Tavares Moussa Marega Agi Dambelley
Al-Entesar Mohammad Fouad Zotsara Randriambololona Abdoulaye Katkoré Dennis Sesugh
Al-Ghottah Hamza Banouh Ahmed Amara Zied Jebali Omar Lamti
Al-Houra Mohamad Abdelwahab Nader Moussa Mostafa Yousri Emmanuel Mensah
Al-Jeel Edilson Júnior Teco Adnane El Ouardy Oussema Ben Ayed
Al-Kawkab Israel Abia Olivier Kwizera Mehdi Bensib Aymen Trabelsi
Al-Lewaa Júninho Sofiane Dia Mathew Boniface Raël Lolala
Al-Nojoom Foudil Idriss Varel Rozan Abdoulie Kassama Steve Rubanguka
Al-Qaisumah Amar Djabou Saïd Sidi Baba Ismail Diakhité Hakim Teka
Al-Qous Ibrahim Eisa Imad Riadi Owen Atikor Honoré Kpegba
Al-Rawdhah Lawson Bekui Sylla Daouda Carolus Andriamatsinoro Zakaria Lahlali
Al-Rayyan Maher Sharoma Sabri Ameri Mahmoud Ben Salah Youssef Trabelsi
Al-Sadd Mohammed Hanash Nwangwa Nyima Skander Ben Afia Mondher Guesmi
Al-Sahel Júnior Araújo Chidiebere Nwakali Rafik Kamergi
Al-Saqer Éric Kabwe Bercy Langa Lesse Bassam Deli Omar Smari
Al-Sharq Pablo Vinicius Boris Bissemou Duval Wapiwo Houssem Chebli
Al-Shoulla Taylon Correa Coutinho Mohamed Aouichi Wael Ben Othmane Aziz Chtioui
Al-Taqadom Mahmoud El Ghazaly Ahmed Fawzy Khalid Salah Gaber Salem
Al-Taraji Árni Vilhjálmsson Pedro Paz
Al-Ula Eduardo Henrique Allan Sousa Ousmane Barry Ismael Mokadem
Al-Washm Redouane El Karoui Zakaria Maknoun Soufiane Yakhlef Rafa Miranda
Arar Dodô Frederick Acheampong Maher Boulabiar Mohamed Saghraoui
Bisha Abdelhakim Amokrane Fabrice Onana Cheikh Saadné Jilani Abdessalam
Hajer Isael Ibrahim Diomandé Bakary Coulibaly Alaeddine Marzouki
Hetten Carlos Coppetti Roland Zan Bi Ally Niyonzima Mahmoud Al-Youssef
Jerash Thoni Brandão Gabriel Marques Téssio Sameh Bouhajeb
Mudhar Oscar Tahi Achraf Ben Dhiaf Fares Meskini Houssin Messadi
Najran Aneel Bakaki Marcellin Koukpo Samuel Sarfo Alfa Diané
Tuwaiq Gabriel Correia Piqueti Othman Saidi Mourad Zahou
Wej Guilherme Andrade Glody Kilangalanga Hicham Nouali Elyes Brini

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Final

The winners of each group will play a single-legged final on 12 April to decide the champion of the 2024–25 Second Division.

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Majed Al-MutairiAl-Shoulla10
2 Israel AbiaAl-Kawkab6
Júlio TavaresAl-Diriyah
Jilani AbdessalamBisha
Mohammad FouadAl-Entesar
Redouane El KarouiAl-Washm
Hassan Al-SolanAl-Jeel
8 Moussa MaregaAl-Diriyah5
Aneel BakakiNajran
Guillaume DahoAl-Anwar
Abdulrahman Al-ShanqitiWej
Khaled Al-LazzamAl-Rawdhah
Carolus AndriaAl-Rawdhah
Othman SaidiTuwaiq

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
10–0 (A) [6]
10–0 (A)
Majed Al-Mutairi6 6–1 (A) [7]
5–0 (H) [8]
6–1 (A) [9]
4–1 (H)
Note(H) – Home; (A) – Away
6 Player scored 6 goals

Number of teams by province

RankProvinceNumberTeams
1Eastern Province8Al-Jeel, Al-Nojoom, Al-Qaisumah, Al-Rawdhah, Al-Sahel, Al-Taraji, Hajer and Mudhar
RiyadhAl-Anwar, Al-Diriyah, Al-Kawkab, Al-Sadd, Al-Sharq, Al-Shoulla, Al-Washm, and Tuwaiq
3Ha'il3Al-Ghottah, Al-Lewaa and Al-Rayyan
MeccaAl-Entesar, Al-Qous, and Wej
5Al-Qassim2Al-Saqer and Al-Taqadom
AsirBisha and Jerash
MedinaAl-Ansar and Al-Ula
8Jazan1Hetten
NajranNajran
Northern BordersArar
TabukAl-Houra

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: المسابقات تصدر روزنامة المسابقات الكروية للموسم القادم 2024-2025 .
  2. Web site: إجراء قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية للمحترفين 2024-2025 .
  3. Web site: دوري الثانية.. 32 فريقا ومجموعتان .
  4. Web site: أعداد اللاعبين في بطولات الفريق الأول للموسم الرياضي المقبل 2024-2025 .
  5. Web site: Saudi League 2nd Division 2024/2025 Scorers .
  6. Web site:
    1. الساحل 0 : 10 #اللواء
    .
  7. Web site:
    1. الحوراء 1 : 6 #الشعلة
    .
  8. Web site:
    1. الشعلة 5 : 0 #الساحل
    .
  9. Web site:
    1. طويق 1 : 6 #الانتصار
    .