2017–18 Saudi Second Division
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Al-Washm (1st title) |
Promoted | Al-Washm Al-Jabalain Al-Jeel Al-Ansar Al-Ain Al-Adalh Abha |
Relegated | Al-Badaya |
Matches played | 184 |
Goals scored | 465 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hossam Al-Shadhli (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Jabalain 6–1 Al-Diriyah (17 November 2017) Hetten 6–1 Al-Adalah (9 February 2018) |
Biggest away win | Al-Jabalain 0–3 Hetten (8 December 2017) Al-Riyadh 0–3 Al-Jubail (19 January 2018) Al-Kholood 0–3 Al-Jabalain (19 January 2018) Al-Sharq 0–3 Al-Taqadom (2 March 2018) |
Highest scoring | Al-Diriyah 4–4 Al-Badaya (2 March 2018) |
Longest winning run | Al-Ansar (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al-Jabalain (9 matches) |
Longest winless run | Al-Sharq (9 matches) |
Longest losing run | Al-Diriyah Wej (5 matches) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Saudi Second Division was the 42nd season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976.
The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2016–17 First Division: Al-Adalh, Al-Jeel and Wej, and four new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Third Division: Al-Kholood as champions, Al-Hejaz as runners-up, Al-Taqadom as third place and Al-Jubail as fourth place. The league began on 19 October 2017 and ended on 17 March 2018.[1]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.
To Second DivisionPromoted from 2016–17 Third Division Relegated from 2016–17 First Division | From Second DivisionPromoted to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League Relegated to 2017–18 Third Division
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Teams
- Group A
Club | Location | Stadium |
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Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Al-Adalh | Al-Hasa | Reserve Stadium in Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
Al-Badaya | Al Bukayriyah | Al-Amal Club Stadium |
Al-Diriyah | Diriyah | Reserve Stadium in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Riyadh) |
Al-Jabalain | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium |
Al-Jubail | Jubail | Al-Jubail Club Stadium |
Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al Hazm Club Stadium |
Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium |
Hetten | Samtah | Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) |
- Group B
Club | Location | Stadium |
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Al-Ain | Al Atawilah | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
Al-Jeel | Al-Hasa | Reserve Stadium in Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Muzahimiyyah | Al-Muzahmiyya | Ergah Stadium |
Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
Al-Thoqbah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
Group A
- Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Jabalain (P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 36 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Al-Ansar (P) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
3 | Al-Adalh (P) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
4 | Abha (O, P) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 27 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
5 | Hetten | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 26 | |
6 | Al-Kholood | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
7 | Al-Jubail | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
8 | Al-Riyadh | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | |
9 | Al-Badaya (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Al-Diriyah (O) | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
- Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Washm (C, P) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Al-Jeel (P) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31[a] | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
3 | Al-Ain (P) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31[a] | |
4 | Al-Taqadom | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
5 | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | |
6 | Al-Hejaz | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 24 | |
7 | Al-Suqoor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 20 | |
8 | Al-Sharq | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16[b] | |
9 | Al-Thoqbah (O) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 16[b] | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Wej (O) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ a b Al-Jeel finished ahead of Al-Ain on overall goal difference: Al-Jeel +8, Al-Ain +6 (Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Jeel, Al-Jeel 1–1 Al-Ain).
- ^ a b Al-Sharq finished ahead of Al-Thoqbah on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 2–0 Al-Thoqbah, Al-Thoqbah 1–1 Al-Sharq.
Final
The winners of each group will play a two-legged final to decide the champion of the 2017–18 Second Division. The first leg is scheduled to be played on 9 March and the second leg on 17 March.[3]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Washm | 3–2 | Al-Jabalain | 2–1 | 1–1 |
- First leg
Al-Washm | 2–1 | Al-Jabalain |
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Dagriri ![]() Sufyani ![]() | Report | Al-Ruwaili ![]() |
- Second leg
Al-Jabalain | 1–1 | Al-Washm |
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Al-Sowaidi ![]() | Report | Al-Mogren ![]() |
Third place play-off
Al-Jeel, who finished 2nd in Group B will face Al-Ansar who finished 2nd in Group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third-placed team.[4] Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar 5–1 on aggregate to finish in third place.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Jeel | 5–1 | Al-Ansar | 2–1 | 3–0 |
- First leg
Al-Jeel | 2–1 | Al-Ansar |
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Al-Khamis ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() | Report | Al-Muwallad ![]() |
- Second leg
Relegation play-offs
On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Second Division was increased from 20 teams to 24 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 2 teams in each group will face the top 4 teams outside the Quarter-finals in the Saudi Third Division.[5]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Thoqbah | 1–1 (a) | Al-Nakhil | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Badaya | 2–4 | Afif | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Al-Diriyah | 2–1 | Al-Oyoon | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Wej | 5–1 | Al-Tuhami | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Al-Badaya | 2–2 | Afif |
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Al-Shamrani ![]() Al-Muhaimeed ![]() | Saadi ![]() Eid ![]() |
Al-Thoqbah | 0–0 | Al-Nakhil |
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Al-Nakhil | 1–1 | Al-Thoqbah |
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Al-Bishi ![]() | Al-Enezi ![]() |
Al-Diriyah | 2–1 | Al-Oyoon |
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Al-Shwier ![]() Awadh ![]() | Al-Ibrahim ![]() |
Wej | 3–1 | Al-Tuhami |
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Al-Harthi ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Nofeai ![]() | Report | Ghashim ![]() |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 4 March 2018[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Hetten | 19 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Suqoor | 11 |
3 | ![]() | Al-Hejaz | 10 |
4 | ![]() | Al-Thoqbah | 9 |
![]() | Al-Washm | ||
6 | ![]() | Al-Washm | 8 |
7 | ![]() | Al-Adalh | 7 |
![]() | Al-Taqadom | ||
![]() | Al-Ain | ||
![]() | Hetten |
Clean sheets
- As of 4 March 2018[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Al-Jabalain | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Wehda | 9 |
![]() | Al-Ansar | ||
4 | ![]() | Al-Washm | 8 |
5 | ![]() | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 7 |
See also
- 2017–18 Professional League
- 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
- 2018 King Cup
- 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup
References
- ^ "صدور جدول دوري الدرجة الثانية" [Fixtures and dates of Second Division League 2017-2018] (in Arabic). SAFF. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ تحديد بطل أندية الدرجة الثانية سيكون يوم السبت ٦/٢٩ ( ٣/١٧) Twitter (in Arabic)
- ^ أعلنت لجنة المسابقات مواعيد مباراتي تحديد المركز الثالث والمركز Twitter (in Arabic)
- ^ "تنفيذاً لقرار مجلس ادارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم بزيادة عدد الأندية في الموسم المقبل" (in Arabic). SAFF. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Twitter message". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Twitter message". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
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