Prince Mohammad bin Salman League


The Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, also called the Saudi First Division is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The Prince Mohammad bin Salman League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Saudi Second Division in the Saudi Arabian football league system. All of the MS League clubs qualify for the King Cup, the annual Saudi Cup competition. Abha are the most recent champions winning their first title during the 2018–19 season.
The number of clubs in the league have changed throughout history, most recently in the 2018–19 season when the number of clubs increased from 16 to 20. Since 2018 three clubs from the MS League are directly promoted to the Pro League, while a fourth club can be promoted through play-offs, on the other hand, four clubs are directly relegated to the Second Division.
Hajer and Al-Wehda hold the record number of championships in the league with four. While Ohod holds the record for number of promotions from the MS League to the Pro League, nine.

Promotion and relegation

The top three teams are promoted to the Professional League directly, and the fourth-placed team will qualify for the promotion play-offs against the team which finishes 13th in Professional League. The bottom four teams are relegated to the Second Division.

List of teams (2018–19 season)

For details on the MS League 2018–19 season, see here.


TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AbhaAbhaPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-AdalhAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-AinAl-AtawilahKing Saud Sport City Stadium
Al-AnsarMedinaAl-Ansar Club Stadium
Al-JabalainHa'ilPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-JeelAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-KawkabAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-KhaleejSaihatPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-MujazzalAl-Majma'ahAl-Majma'ah City Stadium
Al-NahdaDammamPrince Fahd bin Salman Stadium
Al-NojoomAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-OrobahSakakahAl-Oruba Club Stadium
Al-QaisumahQaisumahAl-Batin Club Stadium
Al-ShoullaAl-KharjAl-Shoulla Club Stadium
Al-TaiHa'ilPrince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-WashmShaqraaAl-Washm Club Stadium
DamacKhamis MushaitDamac Club Stadium
HajerAl-HasaPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
JeddahJeddahReserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City
NajranNajranPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

League rules

Since the 2018–19 season the number of foreign players in the league was increased from 3 to 7. Seven substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which three can be used in the duration of the game.

Club performances

Promotions by season

;Note: 1First Division and Premier League were merged in 1981–82.

Performance by club

Top scorers