2018–19 Saudi Second Division

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Saudi Second Division
Season2018–19
Dates19 October 2018 – 13 April 2019
ChampionsHetten (1st title)
PromotedHetten
Al-Bukayriyah
Al-Thoqbah
Al-Taqadom
RelegatedAl-Hait
Al-Ghazwah
Al-Watani
Al-Muzahimiyyah
Matches played266
Goals scored681 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer
(16 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Akhdoud 5–0 Al-Suqoor
(8 February 2019)
Al-Akhdoud 5–0 Al-Ghazwah
(1 March 2019)
Al-Jandal 5–0 Al-Sahel
(29 March 2019)
Biggest away winAl-Riyadh 1–5 Al-Bukayriyah
(28 December 2018)
Highest scoringAl-Muzahimiyyah 3–5 Al-Akhdoud
(7 December 2018)
Al-Hejaz 5–3 Al-Diriyah
(8 February 2019)
Longest winning run10 games
Al-Thoqbah
Longest unbeaten run22 games
Al-Bukayriyah
Longest winless run13 games
Al-Riyadh
Longest losing run6 games
Afif
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2019.

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]

Overview[]

Changes[]

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]

Team changes[]

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.

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season[]

To Second Division[]

Promoted from the

Relegated from MS League

  • Al-Watani

From Second Division[]

Promoted to MS League

Relegated to the

Teams[]

Group A
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Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Saudi Second Division Group A
Club Location Stadium
Al-Akhdoud Najran Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium[1]
Al-Bukayriyah Al Bukayriyah Al-Bukayriyah Club Stadium
Al-Diriyah Diriyah (Riyadh)
Al-Ghazwah Badr (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
Al-Riyadh Riyadh
Al-Sadd 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)

1: ^ Al-Akhdoud will play at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium due to the ongoing war in Yemen

Group B
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Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Saudi Second Division Group B
Club Location Stadium
Afif Afif (Dawadmi)
Al-Arabi Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Dera'a Dawadmi
Al-Hait Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Jubail Jubail
Al-Kholood Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Al-Sharq Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj)
Al-Thoqbah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Arar Arar
Hetten Samtah
Wej Ta'if King Fahd Stadium

Foreign players[]

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 Egypt Moatazbellah Hassan Ghana Aboubakar Mahadi —
Al Akhdoud Brazil Patrick Carvalho Brazil Tunisia
Tunisia
Al-Arabi Nigeria Emmanuel Okoye Tunisia Egypt
Nigeria
Al-Bukayriyah Egypt Shehab El-Din Ahmed Tunisia [ar] —
Al-Dera'a Nigeria Tunisia Naoufel Youssefi Eritrea Sultan Azaz
Al-Diriyah Republic of the Congo Oumar Toure Tunisia Khaldoun Mansour Guinea Mohammed Camara
Al-Ghazwah Egypt Nigeria [ar] —
Al-Hait Ghana Camara Tunisia Mohamed Sghaier Nasri Tunisia
Al-Hejaz Egypt Mostafa Kahraba Nigeria Prince Nnake —
Al-Jandal Ghana [ar] Mali Samba Diallo Egypt Islam Adel
Al-Jubail Ivory Coast Ivory Coast —
Al-Kholood Brazil Venancio Silvs Guinea Aboubacar Camara Brazil Luiz Claudio
Al-Muzahimiyyah Brazil Luiz Claudio Egypt Egypt Hany El Agazy
Al-Riyadh Nigeria Kazim Balimo — Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Al-Sadd Egypt Mohamed Mohsen Tunisia Amir Omrani Egypt Abdelhamid Sami
Al-Sahel Brazil Egypt [ar] Brazil Marcos
Al-Sharq Egypt Yemen [ar] Egypt
Egypt Wael Farrag
Al-Suqoor Ivory Coast Ghana Syria [ar]
State of Palestine Ahmed Jamal
Al-Taqadom Egypt Hamada El Ghannam Egypt Brazil
Brazil
Al-Thoqbah Ghana Mexico Tunisia
Al-Watani Egypt Youssef Hassan Tunisia Cameroon
Cameroon
Egypt Alaa Maher
Arar Brazil Zimbabwe Brian Amidu —
Hetten Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia
Wej Burkina Faso Issouf Ouattara Cameroon Egypt [ar]

Group A[]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Bukayriyah (P) 22 13 9 0 37 13 +24 48 Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final
2 Al-Taqadom (P) 22 13 4 5 37 24 +13 43 Promotion to MS League
3 Al-Jandal 22 12 5 5 31 16 +15 41
4 Al-Hejaz 22 12 2 8 39 29 +10 38
5 Al-Sadd 22 10 7 5 40 25 +15 37
6 Al-Sahel 22 7 9 6 26 25 +1 30
7 Al-Akhdoud 22 7 5 10 39 34 +5 26
8 Al-Diriyah 22 7 3 12 25 37 −12 24
9 Al-Suqoor 22 4 9 9 22 37 −15 21
10 Al-Riyadh 22 4 8 10 21 36 −15 20
11 Al-Muzahimiyyah (R) 22 4 5 13 22 41 −19 17 Relegation to the Third Division
12 Al-Ghazwah (R) 22 2 8 12 16 38 −22 14
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[4][5]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B[]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hetten (C, P) 22 12 6 4 38 19 +19 42 Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final
2 Al-Thoqbah (P) 22 12 4 6 34 22 +12 40 Promotion to MS League
3 Al-Kholood 22 10 5 7 29 19 +10 35
4 Wej 22 8 10 4 36 34 +2 34
5 Al-Sharq 22 8 6 8 24 23 +1 30
6 Al-Arabi 22 6 11 5 21 20 +1 29
7 Al-Dera'a 22 7 6 9 23 31 −8 27
8 Al-Jubail 22 7 5 10 30 37 −7 26
9 Arar 22 6 7 9 21 23 −2 25[a]
10 Afif 22 8 1 13 24 35 −11 25[a]
11 Al-Hait (R) 22 6 6 10 20 29 −9 24 Relegation to the Third Division
12 Al-Watani (R) 22 5 7 10 21 29 −8 22
Updated to match(es) played on 5 April 2019. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[4][5]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Arar finished ahead of Afif on overall goal difference: Arar −2, Afif −11 (Arar 3–1 Afif, Afif 2–0 Arar).

Third place play-off[]

Al-Taqadom, who finished 2nd in Group A faced Al-Thoqbah who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.[6] Al-Thoqbah defeated Al-Taqadom 3–1 after extra time to finish in third place.

Al-Taqadom1–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Thoqbah
14' Report 41' (pen.)
107', 119'
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Shehri

Final[]

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.[7]

Al-Bukayriyah0–1Hetten
Report 78'
Al-Bukayriyah Club Stadium, Al Bukayriyah
Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqash

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.[8]

Statistics[]

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