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 Division
Relegated from MS League
Promoted to MS League
Relegated to the Third Division
;Group A
ClubLocationStadium
AfifAfifAl-Dera'a Club Stadium
Al-AkhdoudNajranAl Akhdoud Club Stadium
Al-EntesarRabighAl-Entesar Club Stadium
Al-JandalDumat al-JandalAl-Oruba Club Stadium
Al-JubailJubailAl-Jubail Club Stadium
Al-RawdhahAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-SaddNajaanAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-SahelQatifPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-SuqoorTabukKing Khalid Sport City Stadium
Al-WashmShaqraaAl-Washm Club Stadium
HajerAl-HasaHajer Club Stadium
WejTa'ifKing Fahd Stadium

;Group B
ClubLocationStadium
Al-AnwarHotat Bani TamimAl-Anwar Club Stadium
Al-ArabiUnaizahAl-Najma Club Stadium
Al-Dera'aDawadmiAl-Dera'a Club Stadium
Al-DiriyahDiriyahPrince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-HejazBaljurashiKing Saud Sport City Stadium
Al-KholoodAr RassAl-Hazem Club Stadium
Al-OrobahSakakahAl-Oruba Club Stadium
Al-QaisumahHafar Al-BatinAl-Qaisumah Club Stadium
Al-RiyadhRiyadhPrince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-SafaSafwa CityAl-Safa Club Stadium
Al-SharqAd DilamAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
ArarArarPrince 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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Former 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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Group B

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Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mohamed AouichiAl-Arabi14
2 RayllanHajer10
2 Mohammed Al-ShammariAl-Qaisumah10
2 Mohammed MajholAl-Hejaz10
5 Abdullah Al-YahyaAl-Sadd9
6 Patrick CarvalhoAl-Akhdoud8
6 Ahmad BoussaidAl-Sharq8
6 Salem Al-KhaibariAl-Kholood8
9 Omar Al-RuwailiAl-Orobah7
9 Mohammed Bashir SooqiArar7