2019–20 Saudi Second Division
The 2019–20 Saudi Second Division is the 24th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were released on 5 August 2019 and the opening round of matches will be played on 11 October 2019. The league season was scheduled to conclude on 10 April 2020 with the final but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.
On 7 March 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced that all matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice. On 14 March 2020, the Ministry suspended all sports competitions indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. On 11 June 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced the resumption of sports activities with training starting on 21 June and games starting after 4 August 2020 and played behind closed doors. On 1 July 2020, the schedule for the remaining matches was released. It was announced that the league would resume on 13 August 2020 and end on 12 September 2020.
Team changes
A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2018–19 season, 4 relegated teams from the MS League, and 4 promoted teams from the 2018–19 Third Division.The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season
To Second Division
Promoted from the Third DivisionRelegated from MS League
- Al-Qaisumah
- Hajer
- Al-Washm
- Al-Orobah
From Second Division
Relegated to the Third Division
;Group A
Club | Location | Stadium |
Afif | Afif | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium |
Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium |
Al-Entesar | Rabigh | Al-Entesar Club Stadium |
Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Oruba Club Stadium |
Al-Jubail | Jubail | Al-Jubail Club Stadium |
Al-Rawdhah | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium |
Al-Sahel | Qatif | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
Al-Washm | Shaqraa | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
Hajer | Al-Hasa | Hajer Club Stadium |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
;Group B
Club | Location | Stadium |
Al-Anwar | Hotat Bani Tamim | Al-Anwar Club Stadium |
Al-Arabi | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
Al-Dera'a | Dawadmi | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium |
Al-Diriyah | Diriyah | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium |
Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium |
Al-Qaisumah | Hafar Al-Batin | Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium |
Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Al-Safa | Safwa City | Al-Safa Club Stadium |
Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium |
Arar | Arar | Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City 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 | Hamza Ben Abda | Sabri Zaidi | |
Al Akhdoud | Emerson Freitas | Lekão | Patrick Carvalho |
Al-Anwar | Gatoch Panom | ' | |
Al-Arabi | Yassine Lakhal | Mohamed Aouichi | Slim Mezlini |
Al-Dera'a | Mohammed Ndiaye | Khalil Zerwi | Haythem Gloulou Sameh Bouguerra |
Al-Diriyah | Khaldoun Mansour | Mohamed Ben Ismail | |
Al-Entesar | Lamine Sylla | Alkhaly Traoré | Shassiri Nahimana |
Al-Hejaz | Marouane Ben Amor | Rabii Hamri | Henri Ndong Afeez Oladipo |
Al Jandal | Mohamad Kdouh | Sheka Fofanah | Mohamed Kassola Samba Diallo |
Al-Jubail | Moïse Zongo | Maher Labidi | Cherif Kechrid |
Al-Kholood | Venancio Silva | Souleymane Demba | Manolo Godoy |
Al-Orobah | Mignane Diouf | Fehmi Kacem | Jefinho Bilel Tborki |
Al-Qaisumah | Aneel Fanset | Mamut Saine | |
Al-Rawdhah | Lairikor Junior | Robert | Ibrahim Mostafa |
Al-Riyadh | Chrles Oliveira | Sergio Moreno | ' Abdul Aziz Yusif |
Al-Sadd | Abdelhamid Sami | Hamada El Ghannam | ' |
Al-Safa | Hamza Messaadi | Slim Ben Belgacem | Mahmood Al-Ajmi Leo Alves |
Al-Sahel | Jone Pinto | ' | Talisson Slim Zakar |
Al-Sharq | Issouf Ouattara | Ahmad Boussaid | ' |
Al-Suqoor | Amara Ferjaoui | ' | Frank Gyamfi |
Al-Washm | Abdel Fadel Suanon | Ghaith Sghaier | Godwin Aguda Sunday Akinbule |
Arar | Adel Hamani | Geraldo | |
Hajer | Adriano Pardal | Rayllan | |
Wej | Alaeddine Gmach | Ayman Ezzine | Koffi Adama Lamine Traoré'' |
Group A
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Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Mohamed Aouichi | Al-Arabi | 14 |
2 | Rayllan | Hajer | 10 |
2 | Mohammed Al-Shammari | Al-Qaisumah | 10 |
2 | Mohammed Majhol | Al-Hejaz | 10 |
5 | Abdullah Al-Yahya | Al-Sadd | 9 |
6 | Patrick Carvalho | Al-Akhdoud | 8 |
6 | Ahmad Boussaid | Al-Sharq | 8 |
6 | Salem Al-Khaibari | Al-Kholood | 8 |
9 | Omar Al-Ruwaili | Al-Orobah | 7 |
9 | Mohammed Bashir Sooqi | Arar | 7 |