Competition: | Second Division League |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Dates: | 30 September 2022 – 30 April 2023 |
Promoted: | Al-Najma Al-Taraji Al-Bukiryah Al-Safa Al-Jandal |
Relegated: | Qilwah Al-Sharq Al-Nahda Sajer |
Matches: | 483 |
Total Goals: | 1153 |
League Topscorer: | Aniekpeno Udo (23 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Longest Wins: | Al-Najma (10 matches) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Al-Safa (18 matches) |
Longest Winless: | Al-Sharq (16 matches) |
Longest Losses: | Al-Ansar (7 matches) |
Updated: | 30 April 2023 |
Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Saudi Second Division League was the second season of the Saudi Second Division League after its rebrand, and the 47th season since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 30 September 2022 and concluded on 30 April 2023 with the final. The group stage draw was held on 9 June 2022.[1] Fixtures for the 2022–23 season were announced on 25 August 2022.[2]
The final was played on 30 April 2023 between Al-Najma and Al-Taraji. Al-Najma defeated Al-Taraji 2–1 to win their third title and first since 2010.[3]
On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the league would be increased to 32, with each group consisting of 16 teams, starting from the 2022–23 season. To prepare for these changes it was announced that only 3 teams would be promoted to the MS League and 5 teams would be relegated from the MS League in the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 14 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the Pro League would be increased from 16 to 18 teams. To prepare for this change, only 2 teams would be relegated to the First Division League and 4 teams would be promoted to the Pro League. This meant that 5 teams would be promoted from the Second Division to the First Division instead of the usual 3.[5]
A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 21 sides from the 2020–21 season, 5 relegated teams from the FD League, and 6 promoted teams from the Third Division.[6]
Promoted from the Third Division
Relegated from FD League
Promoted to FD League
Relegated to the Third Division
Club | Location | Stadium |
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Al-Bukiryah | Al Bukayriyah | Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium |
Al-Diriyah | Diriyah | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Riyadh) |
Al-Entesar | Rabigh | Al-Entesar Club Stadium |
Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Orobah Club Stadium (Sakakah) |
Al-Lewaa | Baqaa | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) |
Al-Nahda | Dammam | Prince Fahd bin Salman Stadium |
Al-Qous | Al Khurmah | Al-Qous Club Stadium |
Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Saqer | Al-Taawoun Club Stadium | |
Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
Al-Taraji | Qatif | Al-Khaleej Club Stadium |
Arar | Arar | Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium |
Hetten | Samtah | King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) |
Jerash | Ahad Rafidah | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Reserve Stadium (Abha) |
Qilwah | Qilwah | Qilwah Club Stadium |
Tuwaiq | Al Zulfi | Al-Zulfi Club Stadium |
Club | Location | Stadium |
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Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
Al-Jeel | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
Al-Kawkab | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium |
Al-Nairyah | Al Nairyah | Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium |
Al-Najma | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
Al-Rawdhah | Al-Hasa | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Rayyan | Haʼil | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium |
Al-Safa | Safwa City | Al-Safa Club Stadium |
Al-Shaeib | Huraymila | Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh) |
Al-Sharq | Ad-Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
Al-Zulfi | Al Zulfi | Al-Zulfi Club Stadium |
Bisha | Bisha | Bisha University Stadium |
Sajer | Sajir | Al-Washm Club Stadium (Shaqra) |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
The number of foreign players was increased from 3 players per team to 4 players per team.[7]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Players |
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Al-Ansar | Soumahoro Bangaly | Chevaughn Walsh | Chaker Rguiî | Sid Ahmed Aouadj Amar Djabou | |
Al-Bukiryah | Nemanja Kojčić | Izaldin Al Awad | Alaeddine Marzouki | Youssef Trabelsi | Bubacarr Sumareh |
Al-Diriyah | Ferraz Kamel | Aboubacar Diarra | Oussema Ben Ayed | Mehdi Bensib | Bladimir Díaz Nassim Chachia Yassine Salhi |
Al-Entesar | Ahmed Gagaâ | Maher Sharoma | Lawson Bekui | Karim El Oualadi | Konan Ahuie Houssem Bnina Amine Khalloufi Anis Khedher |
Al-Jandal | Njiva Rakotoharimalala | Aniekpeno Udo | Rafik Mednini | Sabri Zaidi | |
Al-Jeel | Edilson | Bruno Matos | Gelson Mello | Modibo Maïga | Alphonse Kouamé Mohamed Al Hasanat Hamza Goudali |
Al-Kawkab | Jerome Mpacko-Etame | Olivier Kwizera | Pape Mamadou Sow | Ghazi Ayadi | Abdoul Razak Coulibaly Cyril Olisema |
Al-Lewaa | Maycon Santana | Muath Afaneh | Imran Ilyas Bakur | Saith Sakala | Victory Omodiagbe |
Al-Nahda | Ricardo Verza | Khalid Salah | Idrissa Traoré | Yassine Dahbi | Sid Ali Lakroum Guillaume Daho Kenneth Ikechukwu |
Al-Nairyah | Zoubir Motrani | Fabrice Onana | Mohammad Al-Kloub | Achraf Ben Dhiaf | Ahmad Boussaid Omar Lamti |
Al-Najma | Hichem Mokhtar | Rafa Miranda | Abdoulaye Dieng | Seifeddine Akremi | |
Al-Qous | Ahmad Hamdy | Johann Lengoualama | Jamaa Marzougi | Houssem Eddine Lahbibi | Ibrahim Eisa Pape Camara |
Al-Rawdhah | Soufyan Ahannach | Israel Abia | Amine Mhadhebi | Selim Rebai | Didier Pepe Houssem Tabboubi |
Al-Rayyan | Mohamed Abu Arqoub | Abdallah Berrabeh | Semah Bouhajeb | Alaeddine Sekrani | Junior Lokosa |
Al-Sadd | Abdessamed Bounoua | Abdelhak Sailaa | Aneel Bkaki | Mohamed Salem | Akrem Demane Kaddour Beldjilali |
Al-Safa | Adnane El Ouardy | Jilani Abdessalam | Mohamed Aouichi | Malek Miladi | |
Al-Saqer | Franco Romero | Alaa Anas | Lassina Diaby | Pape Babacar | Mame Balla Diop Abdou Samb |
Al-Shaeib | Araújo | Jeferson | Stanley Ohawuchi | Ali Yahya | Jordan Nkololo |
Al-Sharq | Oussama Aggar | Billel Bensaha | Sofiane Khelili | Harouna Samake | Mohamed Salem Wajdi Mejri Edem Rjaïbi |
Al-Suqoor | Mohamed Benyahia | Adil Djabout | Hamed Touré | Mohamed M'Bareck | Mehdi Benaldjia Grace Tanda |
Al-Taqadom | Mahmoud El Ghazaly | Benjamin Afutu | Bernard Arthur | Kwabena Nyanteh | |
Al-Taraji | Abdou Aziz Ndiaye | Mohammed Ben Abdessalem | Mahmoud Ben Salah | Houssine Messadi | |
Al-Washm | Amir Karaoui | Mohammed Alhaj | Yousef Omar | Alaeddine Bouslimi | Stanley Ohawuchi |
Al-Zulfi | Sid Ahmed Aouadj | Skander Ben Afia | Ahmad Boussaid | Fehmi Kacem | Emmanuel Banahene Amir Omrani |
Arar | Guillaume Daho | Salaheddine Bahi | Khaled Gharsellaoui | Oussama Omrani | Adel Hmani Chiheb Jbeli Othman Saidi |
Bisha | Samuel Nlend | Oscar Tahi | Pape Camara | Sabri Ameri | Tarik Kada Rabii Bouzid |
Hetten | Carlos Coppetti | Patrick Ngoula | Kerfala Kouyaté | Mahmoud Al-Youssef | Raël Lolala |
Jerash | Anderson Paraíba | Vanílson | Cheikh Saadné | Sami Hammami | Haythem Mhamdi |
Qilwah | Blaise Ngoh | Charles Ikechukwu | Daniel Nosike | Maher Labidi | Harrison Cardoso Robert Odu Khaled Haj Othman Anis Khedher |
Sajer | Cléber Prado | Ahmed Amri | Lassaad Jaziri | Nizar Touil | Riad Gharrich Wesley Simeão Valdo Bacabal |
Tuwaiq | Anouar El Azizi | Chidiebere Nwakali | Wajdi Mejri | Omar Smari | Mohamed Said Karchoud |
Wej | Islam Bouloudene | Akrem Demane | Chamseddine Harrag | Hazem Mbarek | Thales Lima Josue Mohy Patrick Gbala |
Both teams that finish third in Groups A and B will face each other in a two-legged match with the winner gaining promotion to the FD League. Al-Jandal, who finished third in Group A, faced Bisha, who finished third in Group B.[8] The first leg was played on 24 April and the second leg on 29 April.[9] Al-Jandal defeated Bisha 4–2 on aggregate to secure promotion to the FD League.[10]
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The winners of each group will play a single-legged final on 30 April to decide the champion of the 2022–23 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Taraji will face Al-Najma, the winners of Group B. The match was held at Al-Najma's home stadium due to them finishing with more points.[11] Al-Najma defeated Al-Taraji 2–1 to win their third title and first since 2010.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[12] |
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1 | Aniekpeno Udo | Al-Jandal | 23 |
2 | Adnane El Ouardy | Al-Safa | 19 |
3 | Abdou Aziz Ndiaye | Al-Taraji | 17 |
4 | Vanílson | Jerash | 15 |
Israel Abia | Al-Rawdhah | ||
6 | Jassem Al-Hamdan | Al-Nairyah | 12 |
Mohamed Abbas | Al-Ansar | ||
Mohammed Ben Abdessalem | Al-Taraji | ||
Njiva Rakotoharimalala | Al-Jandal | ||
10 | Aneel Bkaki | Al-Sadd | 11 |
Maher Sharoma | Al-Entesar | ||
Sabri Zaidi | Al-Jandal | ||
Oscar Tahi | Bisha | ||
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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5–1 (H) | [13] | ||||
3–3 (A) | [14] | ||||
Bubacarr Sumareh4 | 4–1 (H) | [15] | |||
3–2 (H) | [16] | ||||
3–1 (H) | [17] | ||||
5–1 (H) | [18] | ||||
4–2 (A) | [19] | ||||
3–2 (H) | [20] | ||||
3–3 (H) | [21] | ||||
4–3 (H) | [22] | ||||
3–1 (A) | [23] | ||||