Saudi football league system
The tables below show the current makeup of the Saudi Arabian Football League system. The Saudi Professional League sits at the top of the pyramid and currently two teams get promoted/relegated between the Professional League and the First Division League.
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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| Sport | Association football |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Top division |
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| Second division |
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| Association football in Saudi Arabia | |
There is also a Second Division League which currently features two groups of sixteen teams were clubs are promoted between this level and the First Division.
SAFF announcement a newly created fourth division officially named is Third Division League from 2021, the league features four groups of eight teams were clubs are promoted between this level and the Second Division.
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the launch of new versions of women's football competitions by introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and Saudi Women's First Division League.
Current system
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1 |
Saudi Professional League 18 clubs | |||||||||||
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2 |
First Division League | |||||||||||
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3 |
Second Division League | |||||||||||
| Group A 16 clubs |
Group B 16 clubs | |||||||||||
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4 |
Saudi Third Division | |||||||||||
| Group A 10 clubs |
Group B 10 clubs |
Group C 10 clubs |
Group D 10 clubs | |||||||||
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5 |
Saudi Fourth Division | |||||||||||
Locations of the teams
Current Professional League Teams
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | 20,000[1] |
| Al-Adalah | Al-Hasa (Al-Hulaylah) | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 26,000[2] |
| Al-Batin | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Batin Club Stadium | 6,000[3] |
| Al-Ettifaq | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 35,000[4] |
| Al-Fateh | Al-Hasa (Hofuf) | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | 26,000[2] |
| Al-Fayha | Al Majma'ah | Al Majma'ah Sports City | 7,000 |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd International Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
62,685 22,500 |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City | 62,345 |
| Al-Khaleej | Saihat | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium (Dammam) | 35,000 |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Al-Awwal Park | 25,000 |
| Al-Raed | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 22,500 |
| Al-Taawoun | Buraidah | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Al-Taawoun Club Stadium |
25,000 5,961 |
| Al-Tai | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | 12,000[5] |
| Al-Wehda | Mecca | King Abdul Aziz Stadium | 38,000 |
| Damac | Khamis Mushait | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium (Abha) Damac Club Stadium |
20,000 4,500 |
Current First Division Teams
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium | |
| Al-Ain | Al Bahah | King Saud Sport City Stadium | |
| Al-Arabi | Unaizah | Department of Education Stadium | |
| Al-Faisaly | Harmah | Al Majma'ah Sports City (Al Majma'ah) | |
| Al-Hazem | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | |
| Al-Jabalain | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium | |
| Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium | |
| Al-Okhdood | Najran | Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium Najran University Stadium |
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| Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Orobah Club Stadium | |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | |
| Al-Qaisumah | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Batin Club Stadium | |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | |
| Al-Sahel | Anak | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) | |
| Al-Shoulla | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium | |
| Hajer | Al-Hasa | Hajer Club Stadium | |
| Jeddah | Jeddah | Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City | |
| Najran | Najran | Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium Najran University Stadium |
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| Ohod | Medina | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Current Second Division Teams
- Group A
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Buraidah | 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 |
- Group B
Al-Rawdhah
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
| Al-Jeel | Al-Hasa | 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 |
References
- "Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Mahalah)".
- "Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium".
- "Al batin Club Stadiuem".
- "Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium".
- "استاد الأمير عبدالعزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links
- Saudi Arabia Football Federation at FIFA.com Arabic – English Site
- Saudi Arabia Professional League on Super.com Arabic Site
- Saudi Professional League Commission Archived 2020-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Arabic Site
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