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2025–26 Saudi Second Division League

Second Division League
Season2025–26
Dates3 October 2025 – 23 April 2026
Matches239
Goals577 (2.41 per match)
Top goalscorerPapel
(11 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Lewaa 5–0 Al-Safa
(22 November 2025)
Wej 5–0 Ohod
(6 December 2025)
Biggest away winTuwaiq 0–6 Jerash
(4 October 2025)
Ohod 0–6 Al-Qous
(17 November 2025)
Highest scoringNajran 4–3 Tuwaiq
(18 November 2025)
Longest winning runAl-Jeel
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Nojoom
(15 matches)
Longest winless runOhod
(15 matches)
Longest losing runOhod
(15 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 January 2026.

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 U21 player(s) Former players
Afif Brazil André Mensalão Brazil Dedê Brazil Gustavo Schutz Nigeria Julius Ufuoma
Al-Ain Algeria Mounir Ait L'Hadi Bolivia José María Carrasco Brazil Matheus Ghana Marcelin Gando
Al-Entesar Brazil Téssio France Sofiane Dia Tunisia Jilani Abdessalam Tunisia Khalil Balbouz
Al-Ghottah Benin Salim Fadil Bawa Ghana Emmanuel Mensah Nigeria Tony Edjomariegwe Tunisia Omar Lamti
Al-Jeel Republic of the Congo Anaël Bakaki Ghana Frederick Acheampong Morocco Hicham Nouali Tunisia Haythem Ayouni
Al-Kawkab Algeria Khaled Nèche The Gambia Abdoulie Kassama Tunisia Hamza Mabrouk Tunisia Nidhal Delhoumi
Al-Lewaa Brazil André Penalva Brazil Júninho Brazil Papel Brazil Rayllan Bruno
Al-Nairyah Ivory Coast Koné Mory Mauritania Cheikh Saadné Tunisia Bassem Dali Tunisia Maher Boulabiar
Al-Nojoom Brazil Coutinho Republic of the Congo Prince Ibara Nigeria Ukeme Williams Tunisia Montasser Toumi
Al-Qala Brazil Edilson Júnior Ghana Maxwell Abbey Quaye Togo Emmanuel Kpatai Tunisia Sabri Zaidi
Al-Qous The Gambia Babou Cham Morocco Achraf Mirat Senegal Babacar Ndiaye Tunisia Houssem Lahbibi Algeria Walid Ait Mouhoub
Niger Abdulrasheed Idris
Al-Rawdhah Mauritania Babacar Diop Morocco Youssef El Barraqui Nigeria Godwin Odibo Nigeria Israel Abia Morocco Omar Kouar
Al-Rayyan Cameroon Boris Bissemou Cameroon Duval Wapiwo Tunisia Mootez Abou Kacem Tunisia Youssef Trabelsi Egypt Khalid Shehata
Al-Sadd Brazil Fernandinho Ghana Olokwei Commodore Ivory Coast Habib Fofana Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro
Al-Safa Benin Marcellin Koukpo Tunisia Sabri Ameri Tunisia Skander Ben Afia Uganda Musa Esenu
Al-Sahel Democratic Republic of the Congo Éric Kabwe Iceland Árni Vilhjálmsson Tunisia Aymen Trabelsi Tunisia Mohamed Aouichi
Al-Saqer Democratic Republic of the Congo Aristote Zeke Omwele Egypt Ahmed Azema Nigeria Chima Francis Nigeria Dennis Sesugh
Al-Sharq Brazil Lucas Gabriel Ghana Joe Aidoo Morocco Abdulwahid Bakhash Morocco Karim El Oualadi
Al-Shoulla Ivory Coast Sinali Bere South Sudan Rashid Toha Togo Hunlede Kissimbo Tunisia Nidhal Ben Salem
Al-Taraji Burkina Faso Clavert Kiendrebeogo Burkina Faso Lamine Ouattara Tunisia Elyes Brini Tunisia Zied Machmoum
Al-Washm Burkina Faso Abdoul Draman Ouedraogo Cameroon Aurélien Etamé Ngomé Chad Sindou Yéo Democratic Republic of the Congo Glody Kilangalanga
Arar Brazil Vinícius Boff Democratic Republic of the Congo Heritier Imana Mali Ousmane Doumbia Morocco Mohammed Fikri
Bisha Ivory Coast Oscar Tahi Morocco Saifeddine Kahlaoui Nigeria Etor Daniel Tunisia Abdallah Berrabeh
Hajer Cameroon Alain Akono The Gambia Saikou Conteh Senegal Bakary Coulibaly Tunisia Wadhah Zaidi
Hetten Brazil Ramon Ghana Mubarak Alhassan Namibia Willy Stephanus Rwanda Ally Niyonzima Ghana Bortey Acquaye
Jerash Egypt Mido Morocco Fayssal Abbouchi Switzerland Raël Lolala Togo Honoré Kpegba
Jubbah Chad Maher Sharoumah Gibraltar Ayoub El Hmidi Tunisia Fahmi Maaouani Tunisia Maher Labidi
Mudhar Ivory Coast Guillaume Daho Ivory Coast Louis Abrogoua Ivory Coast Sylla Daouda Tunisia Houssem Chebli
Najran Iraq Abdul-Qadir Tariq Iraq Sajjad Alaa Nigeria Umar Bala Tunisia Bassem Ben Aissa
Ohod
Tuwaiq Guinea-Bissau Piqueti Morocco Jalal Hajji Nigeria Chidiebere Nwakali Togo Franck Mawuena
Wej Brazil Jamerson Neves Brazil Vicente Nigeria Jamil Muhammad Nigeria Umar Abba Nigeria Anas Hassan

Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Jeel 15 9 3 3 28 17 +11 30 Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Al-Entesar 15 6 8 1 21 11 +10 26 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Afif 15 6 6 3 21 12 +9 24
4 Al-Ain 15 6 6 3 19 15 +4 24
5 Jerash 15 6 5 4 22 17 +5 23
6 Al-Sahel 15 6 5 4 18 14 +4 23
7 Al-Nojoom 15 3 12 0 17 12 +5 21
8 Al-Rawdhah 15 5 6 4 14 13 +1 21
9 Al-Washm 15 5 5 5 18 15 +3 20
10 Najran 15 5 5 5 22 20 +2 20
11 Jubbah 15 3 7 5 14 16 −2 16
12 Al-Shoulla 15 3 7 5 15 20 −5 16
13 Al-Sharq 15 1 11 3 14 17 −3 14
14 Al-Taraji 15 2 6 7 17 29 −12 12
15 Al-Sadd 15 1 6 8 17 33 −16 9 Relegation to the Third Division
16 Tuwaiq 15 1 6 8 13 29 −16 9
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 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 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Al-Ain 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1
Al-Entesar 1–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Al-Jeel 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 3–1 1–1
Al-Nojoom 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2
Al-Rawdhah 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Sadd 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–1
Al-Sahel 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–1
Al-Sharq 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–1
Al-Shoulla 1–4 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–3
Al-Taraji 1–1 1–4 0–1 3–3 2–2 0–4 2–2
Al-Washm 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 3–1
Jerash 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–3 2–2
Jubbah 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0
Najran 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–3
Tuwaiq 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 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-Saqer 15 10 4 1 31 11 +20 34[a] Promotion to the First Division and qualification to the final
2 Al-Lewaa 15 9 4 2 32 13 +19 31 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Hajer 15 9 3 3 18 7 +11 30
4 Al-Qala 14 8 3 3 17 8 +9 27
5 Wej 14 6 6 2 28 14 +14 24
6 Mudhar 15 6 6 3 15 8 +7 24
7 Al-Safa 15 7 2 6 14 19 −5 23
8 Al-Nairyah 15 6 4 5 22 19 +3 22
9 Hetten 15 6 4 5 19 16 +3 22
10 Al-Qous 15 5 6 4 18 13 +5 21
11 Al-Kawkab 15 5 3 7 12 14 −2 18
12 Al-Ghottah 15 4 5 6 17 17 0 17
13 Arar 15 5 0 10 12 29 −17 15
14 Al-Rayyan 15 3 5 7 16 22 −6 14
15 Bisha 15 1 3 11 11 27 −16 3[a] Relegation to the Third Division
16 Ohod 15 0 0 15 5 50 −45 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al-Saqer were awarded a 3–0 win over Bisha due to Bisha's inability to hold the fixture. In addition, Bisha were deducted 3 points for the same reason.[6]

Results

Home \ Away GHO KAW LEW NAI QAL QOU RAY SAF SAQ ARA BIS HJR HET MUD OHD WEJ
Al-Ghottah 1–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–3
Al-Kawkab 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Al-Lewaa 2–1 2–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–4
Al-Nairyah 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2
Al-Qala 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Al-Qous 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
Al-Rayyan 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 4–1
Al-Safa 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–1
Al-Saqer 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–0[6] 2–2
Arar 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–3
Bisha 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1
Hajer 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 1–0 4–0
Hetten 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1
Mudhar 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–0
Ohod 0–3 0–6 0–4 0–3 0–3 1–4 0–4
Wej 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 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.

Statistics

As of 7 January 2026

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Papel Al-Lewaa 11
2 Nigeria Dennis Sesugh Al-Saqer 10
3 Brazil Matheus Henrique Al-Ain 9
4 Saudi Arabia Khalid Kamal Al-Jeel 8
Brazil Gustavo Schutz Afif
Madagascar Carolus Andria Al-Sadd
Nigeria Chima Francis Al-Saqer
Cameroon Boris Bissemou Al-Rayyan

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Togo Honoré Kpegba Jerash Tuwaiq 6–0 (A) 4 October 2025
Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Showaiqi Wej Ohod 5–0 (H) 6 December 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo Éric Kabwe4 Al-Sahel Al-Sadd 5–1 (H) 26 December 2025
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 Player scored 4 goals

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.
  6. ^ a b "قرارات اللجنة المنشورة بتاريخ (2025-10-09) وعددها (2)".
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