Saudi Second Division

Second Division League
Founded	1976
Country	Saudi Arabia
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	32
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Saudi First Division League
Relegation to	Third Division
Current champions	Al-Arabi (2nd title) ; (2021–22)
Most championships	Al-Fateh; Al-Shoulla; (3 titles each)
TV partners	KSA Sports
	Current: 2022–23 Saudi Second Division

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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 and was founded in 1976.

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

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Winning years
Al-Fateh	3	1983, 1997, 1999
Al-Shoulla	3	1982, 1987, 2009
Al-Ansar	2	1984, 1991
Abha	2	1994, 2000
Al-Faisaly	2	1990, 2003
Najran	2	1993, 2004
Al-Najma	2	1988, 2010
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.