Competition: | Saudi Second Division |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Dates: | 11 October 2019 – 12 September 2020 |
Promoted: | Hajer Al-Diriyah Al-Sahel Arar |
Relegated: | Al-Anwar Al-Jubail Al-Suqoor Al-Dera'a |
Matches: | 266 |
Total Goals: | 643 |
League Topscorer: | Mohamed Aouichi (15 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Longest Wins: | Hajer (5 matches) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Al-Sahel Hajer (23 matches) |
Longest Winless: | Al-Dera'a Al-Jubail (10 matches) |
Longest Losses: | Al-Dera'a (6 matches) |
Updated: | 12 September 2020 |
Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Saudi Second Division was the 44th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures were released on 5 August 2019 and the opening round of matches was 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.[1] On 14 March 2020, the Ministry suspended all sports competitions indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
On 12 September 2020, Hajer defeated Al-Diriyah 1–0 in the final to win their second title.[5]
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.[6]
Promoted from the Third Division
Relegated from MS League
Promoted to MS League
Relegated to the Third Division
;Group A
Club | Location | Stadium | |
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Afif | Afif | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi) | |
Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium | |
Al-Entesar | Rabigh | Al-Entesar Club Stadium | |
Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Oruba Club Stadium (Sakakah) | |
Al-Jubail | Jubail | Al-Jubail Club Stadium | |
Al-Rawdhah | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) | |
Al-Sahel | Qatif | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) | |
Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium | |
Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium | |
Hajer | Al-Hasa | Hajer Club Stadium | |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
Club | Location | Stadium | |
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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 (Riyadh) | |
Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) | |
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 (Al-Kharj) | |
Arar | Arar | Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium |
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 |
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Afif | Sabri Zaidi | Hamza Ben Abda | |
Al Akhdoud | Emerson Freitas | Lecão | Patrick Carvalho |
Al-Anwar | Gatoch Panom | Emmanuel Gomis | Kemekho Cissokho |
Al-Arabi | Yassine Lakhal | 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 Joël Lamah |
Al-Hejaz | Marouane Ben Amor | Rabii Hamri | Henri Ndong |
Al Jandal | Mohamad Kdouh | Sheka Fofanah | 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 Bkaki | ||
Al-Rawdhah | Juninho Aguiar | Robert | Ibrahim Mostafa |
Al-Riyadh | Chrles Oliveira | Sergio Moreno | Cedric Fein Abdul Aziz Yusif |
Al-Sadd | Abdelhamid Sami | Hamada El Ghannam | Ahmed Fawzy |
Al-Safa | Hamza Messaadi | Slim Ben Belgacem | Mahmood Al-Ajmi Leo Alves |
Al-Sahel | Jone Pinto | Maher Haddad | Talisson Slim Zakar |
Al-Sharq | Issouf Ouattara | Ahmad Boussaid | |
Al-Suqoor | Amara Ferjaoui | Wassim Zaghdoud | Frank Gyamfi |
Al-Washm | Abdel Fadel Suanon | Ghaith Sghaier | Godwin Aguda Sunday Akinbule |
Arar | Cedric Fein | Geraldo | |
Hajer | Adriano Pardal | Rayllan Bruno | |
Wej | Alaeddine Gmach | Aymen Ezzine | Koffi Adama Lamine Traoré |
Al-Sahel, who finished 2nd in Group A faced Arar who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.[7]
The winners of each group played a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2019–20 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Hajer will face Al-Diriyah, the winners of Group B.[8] Hajer defeated Al-Diriyah to win their second title.[9]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
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1 | Mohamed Aouichi | Al-Arabi | 15 | |
2 | Mohammed Al-Shammari | Al-Qaisumah | align=center rowspan=2 | 11 |
Salem Al-Khaibari | Al-Kholood | |||
4 | Rayllan Bruno | Hajer | align=center rowspan=4 | 10 |
Mohammed Majhol | Al-Hejaz | |||
Abdullah Al Yahya | Al-Sadd | |||
Adriano Pardal | Hajer | |||
8 | Ahmad Boussaid | Al-Sharq | align=center rowspan=2 | 9 |
Abdullah Al-Qahtani | Afif | |||
10 | Patrick Carvalho | Al-Akhdoud | align=center rowspan=2 | 8 |
Omar Al-Ruwaili | Al-Orobah | |||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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3–2 (H) | |||||
3–2 (H) | |||||
4–2 (H) | |||||
6–3 (H) | |||||
4–0 (H) | |||||