2025–26 Saudi Second Division League

Second Division League
Season2025–26
Dates3 October 2025 – 23 April 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 Saudi Second Division League is the fifth season of the Saudi Second Division League after its rebrand, and the 50th season since its establishment in 1976. The season is scheduled to begin on 3 October 2025 and conclude with the final on 23 April 2026.[1] The group stage draw was held on 27 May 2025.[2]

Team changes

A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 25 sides from the 2024–25 season, 3 relegated teams from the FD League, and 4 promoted teams from the Third Division.[3]

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season

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
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Saudi Second Division Group A
Club Location Stadium
Afif Afif Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi)
Al-Ain Al Atawlah King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah)
Al-Entesar Rabigh Al-Entesar Club Stadium
Al-Jeel Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa (Al-Shuqaiq) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Rawdhah Al-Hasa (Al-Jeshah) Al-Rawdhah Club Stadium
Al-Sadd Ad-Dilam (Najaan) Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Al-Sahel Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Sharq Ad-Dilam Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj)
Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Taraji Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Washm Shaqra Al-Washm Club Stadium
Jerash Ahad Rafidah Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Reserve Stadium (Abha)
Jubbah Jubbah Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Najran Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium
Tuwaiq Al Zulfi Al-Zulfi Club Stadium
Group B
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Saudi Second Division Group B
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ghottah Mawqaq Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Al-Kawkab Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-Lewaa Baqaa Al-Lewaa Club Stadium
Al-Nairyah Al Nairyah Al-Nairyah Club Stadium
Al-Qala Sakakah Al-Qala Club Stadium
Al-Qous Al Khurmah Al-Qous Club Stadium
Al-Rayyan Haʼil Al-Jabalain Club Stadium
Al-Safa Safwa Al-Safa Club Stadium
Al-Saqer Buraidah (Al-Basr) Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Arar Arar Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium
Bisha Bisha Bisha University Stadium
Hajer Al-Hasa (Hofuf) Hajer Club Stadium
Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Mudhar Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Ohod Medina Ohod Club Stadium
Wej Ta'if King Fahd Sports City

Foreign players

The number of foreign players each club is allowed to register is 4 players.[4]

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

Players name in italics indicates the player is out of squad or has left the club during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Afif Brazil André Mensalão Brazil Gustavo Schutz Nigeria Julius David Ufuoma
Al-Ain
Al-Entesar
Al-Ghottah
Al-Jeel
Al-Kawkab Tunisia Hamza Mabrouk Tunisia Nidhal Delhoumi
Al-Lewaa Brazil Júninho Brazil Rayllan Bruno
Al-Nairyah
Al-Nojoom
Al-Qala Brazil Edilson Júnior Ghana Maxwell Abbey Quaye
Al-Qous The Gambia Babou Cham Tunisia Houssem Lahbibi
Al-Rawdhah
Al-Rayyan
Al-Sadd
Al-Safa
Al-Sahel
Al-Saqer Egypt Ahmed Azema Nigeria Chima Francis Nigeria Dennis Sesugh Tunisia Omar Smari
Al-Sharq Brazil Lucas Gabriel Ghana Joe Aidoo Morocco Abdulwahid Bakhash Morocco Karim El Oualadi
Al-Shoulla
Al-Taraji
Al-Washm
Arar
Bisha
Hajer The Gambia Saikou Conteh Senegal Bakary Coulibaly Tunisia Wadhah Zaidi
Hetten
Jerash
Jubbah
Mudhar
Najran
Ohod
Tuwaiq
Wej Brazil Jamerson Neves Brazil Vicente Nigeria Umar Abba

Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Afif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Al-Ain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Entesar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Jeel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Nojoom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Rawdhah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Sahel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al-Sharq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Al-Shoulla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Al-Taraji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Al-Washm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jerash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Jubbah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Najran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Tuwaiq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2025. Source: saff.com.sa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

Home \ Away AFI AIN ENT JEL NOJ RAW SAD SAH SHR SHO TAR WAS JER JUB NAJ TUW
Afif
Al-Ain
Al-Entesar
Al-Jeel
Al-Nojoom
Al-Rawdhah
Al-Sadd
Al-Sahel
Al-Sharq
Al-Shoulla
Al-Taraji
Al-Washm
Jerash
Jubbah
Najran
Tuwaiq
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2025. Source: saff.com.sa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ghottah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Al-Kawkab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Lewaa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Nairyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Qala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Qous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Rayyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Safa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al-Saqer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Arar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Bisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hajer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hetten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Mudhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ohod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Wej 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2025. Source: saff.com.sa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

Home \ Away GHO KAW LEW NAI QAL QOU RAY SAF SAQ ARA BIS HJR HET MUD OHD WEJ
Al-Ghottah
Al-Kawkab
Al-Lewaa
Al-Nairyah
Al-Qala
Al-Qous
Al-Rayyan
Al-Safa
Al-Saqer
Arar
Bisha
Hajer
Hetten
Mudhar
Ohod
Wej
Updated to match(es) played on 1 July 2025. Source: saff.com.sa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion play-offs

Both teams that finish second in Groups A and B will face each other in a two-legged match with the winner gaining promotion to the FD League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg

Final

The winners of each group will play a single-legged final on 23 April to decide the champion of the 2025–26 Second Division.

Number of teams by province

Rank Province Number Teams
1 Eastern Province 9 Al-Jeel, Al-Nairyah, Al-Nojoom, Al-Rawdhah, Al-Safa, Al-Sahel, Al-Taraji, Hajer and Mudhar
2 Riyadh 7 Afif, Al-Kawkab, Al-Sadd, Al-Sharq, Al-Shoulla, Al-Washm, and Tuwaiq
3 Ha'il 4 Al-Ghottah, Al-Lewaa, Al-Rayyan, and Jubbah
4 Mecca 3 Al-Entesar, Al-Qous, and Wej
5 Asir 2 Bisha and Jerash
6 Al-Bahah 1 Al-Ain
Al-Jawf Al-Qala
Al-Qassim Al-Saqer
Jazan Hetten
Medina Ohod
Najran Najran
Northern Borders Arar

See also

References

  1. ^ "مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يعقد اجتماعه الدوري في الرياض".
  2. ^ "قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية للمحترفين 2025-2026".
  3. ^ "رياضي / قرعة دوري الدرجة الثانية للمحترفين (2025-2026)".
  4. ^ "مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يعتمد أعداد اللاعبين في بطولات الفريق الأول للموسم الرياضي المقبل 2025-2026".
  5. ^ a b "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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