2020–21 Saudi Second Division
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 30 October 2020 – 19 April 2021 |
Champions | Al-Akhdoud (2nd title) |
Promoted | Al-Akhdoud Al-Orobah Al-Kholood Bisha |
Relegated | Al-Hejaz Al-Mujazzal Al-Selmiyah Kumait |
Matches played | 366 |
Goals scored | 947 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Elhadji Malick Mohammed Salem (22 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Al-Dahab 5–0 Al-Najma (12 February 2021) Al-Jandal 5–0 Al-Hejaz (26 February 2021) |
Biggest away win | Hetten 0–5 Al-Washm (11 December 2020) |
Highest scoring | Afif 3–5 Al-Washm (31 October 2020) Wej 6–2 Al-Selmiyah (14 January 2021) |
Longest winning run | Al-Washm (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al-Sadd (14 matches) |
Longest winless run | Al-Arabi Al-Hejaz (11 matches) |
Longest losing run | Al-Hejaz Al-Mujazzal (6 matches) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 19 April 2021. |
The 2020–21 Saudi Second Division was the 45th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 30 October 2020 as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The group stage draw was held on 22 September 2020.[2] The final was played on 19 April 2021 between Al-Akhdoud and Al-Orobah. Al-Akhdoud defeated Al-Orobah 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) to win their second title and first since 1992.[3]
Overview
Changes
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all football competitions in Saudi Arabia were suspended until further notice on 14 March 2020.[4] On 11 June 2020, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the Third Division would be abandoned at the quarter-finals stage and that the remaining 8 teams would be promoted to the Second Division. They also announced that the number of teams in the Second Division would be increased from 24 teams to 28 teams.[5]
Team changes
A total of 28 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2019–20 season, 4 relegated teams from the MS League, and 8 promoted teams from the 2019–20 Third Division.[6]
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season
To Second Division
Promoted from the Third Division
Relegated from MS League
- Al-Mujazzal
- Al-Taqadom
- Al-Ansar
- Hetten
From Second Division
Promoted to MS League
Relegated to the Third Division
Teams
- Group A
Club | Location | Stadium |
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Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium |
Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
Al-Arabi | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
Al-Entesar | Rabigh | Al-Entesar Club Stadium |
Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Oruba Club Stadium (Sakakah) |
Al-Lewa | Baqaa | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) |
Al-Qaisumah | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium |
Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Safa | Safwa City | Al-Safa Club Stadium |
Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
Al-Zulfi | Al Zulfi | Al-Zulfi Club Stadium |
Bisha | Bisha | Bisha Club Stadium |
Kumait | Marat | Kumait Club Stadium |
- Group B
Club | Location | Stadium |
---|---|---|
Afif | Afif | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi) |
Al-Dahab | Mahd adh Dhahab | Ohod Club Stadium (Medina) |
Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
Al-Mujazzal | Al Majma'ah | Al Majma'ah Sports City |
Al-Najma | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium |
Al-Rawdhah | Al-Hasa (Al-Jeshah) | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
Al-Selmiyah | Al-Salamiyah | Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim) |
Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
Al-Taraji | Qatif | Al-Khaleej Club Stadium |
Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
Hetten | Samtah | King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) |
Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 2 per team.[7]
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 | Petrișor Voinea | Amara Ferjaoui | |
Al-Akhdoud | Kaká Mendes | Taylon Correa | Alexandre Matão |
Al-Ansar | Patrick Carvalho | Mohamed Ben Ismail | Latif Amadu |
Al-Arabi | Ichaka Diarra | Slim Mezlini | Torric Jebrin |
Al-Dahab | Ayoub Jertila | Khaldoun Mansour | Mahmoud Khaled [ar] Djémoussa Traoré |
Al-Entesar | Patrick Ngoula | Gnamien Gislain Yikpe | Khaldoun Mansour Khalil Bouhalala |
Al-Hejaz | Autemar | Rabii Hamri | Marouane Ben Amor |
Al Jandal | Guillaume Daho | Sabri Zaidi | |
Al-Kholood | Mohamed Salem Dianos | Abdallah Berrabeh | |
Al-Lewaa | Talal Al-Ajami [ar] | Ahmad Boussaid | Manolo Godoy |
Al-Mujazzal | Léo Pimenta | Paulo Cézar | Alandelon Micheal Azekhumen |
Al-Najma | Othman Saidi | Oussama Omrani | Lamjed Ameur |
Al-Orobah | Rayllan Bruno | Mehdi Bensib | |
Al-Qaisumah | Fody Traoré [ar] | Moussa Samba | Aneel Fanset |
Al-Rawdhah | Koffi Boua | Nidhal Delhoumi | Vandinho Soares |
Al-Riyadh | Elhadji Malick | Houssem Louati | |
Al-Sadd | Dawda Ceesay | Mignane Diouf | |
Al-Safa | Hamza Messaadi | Slim Ben Belgacem | |
Al-Selmiyah | Emmanuel Gomis | Lamjed Ameur | Oussama Hsini |
Al-Sharq | Aneel Fanset | Nizar Touil | Houssem Mekhinini [ar] |
Al-Taqadom | Bekaye Wade | Adamou Moussa | Nedo Turković Oumarou Kaina |
Al-Taraji | Daouda Bangoura | Ismaël Bangoura | |
Al-Washm | Harmony Ikande | Alaeddine Abbès | Stefano Pinho Hassene Mouelhi [ar] |
Al-Zulfi | Moussa Camara | Chamseddine Samti | Hakeem Alabi Slim Mezlini |
Bisha | Ahmed Fall | Youssef Trabelsi | Franco Güity |
Hetten | Douglas Lima | Valu Sar | |
Kumait | Ely Cheikh Voulany | Oussama Hsini | Abdulrahman Khalil [ar] Ramadan Rabie |
Wej | Koffi Adama | Hassene Mouelhi [ar] | Ely Cheikh Voulany Achraf Ben Dhiaf |
Group A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Akhdoud (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 53 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Bisha (P) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 49 | Promotion to MS League |
3 | Al-Jandal | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 48 | |
4 | Al-Qaisumah | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 45 | |
5 | Al-Safa | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 34 | |
6 | Al-Entesar | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 33[a] | |
7 | Al-Sadd | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33[a] | |
8 | Al-Ansar | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 31[b] | |
9 | Al-Zulfi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 31[b] | |
10 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 27[c] | |
11 | Al-Lewa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 27[c] | |
12 | Al-Taqadom | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25[d] | |
13 | Al-Hejaz (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 25[d] | Relegation to the Third Division |
14 | Kumait (R) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Al-Entesar finished ahead of Al-Sadd on head-to-head points: Al-Entesar 0–0 Al-Sadd, Al-Sadd 0–1 Al-Entesar.
- ^ a b Al-Ansar finished ahead of Al-Zulfi on overall goal difference: Al-Ansar −3, Al-Zulfi −6 (Al-Ansar 1–0 Al-Zulfi, Al-Zulfi 1–0 Al-Ansar).
- ^ a b Al-Arabi finished ahead of Al-Lewa on head-to-head points: Al-Arabi 0–0 Al-Lewa, Al-Lewa 1–3 Al-Arabi.
- ^ a b Al-Taqadom finished ahead of Al-Hejaz on overall goal difference: Al-Taqadom −7, Al-Hejaz −16 (Al-Taqadom 1–3 Al-Hejaz, Al-Hejaz 1–3 Al-Taqadom).
Results
Home \ Away | AKH | ANS | ARB | ENT | HEJ | JAN | LEW | QAI | SAD | SAF | TAQ | ZUL | BIS | KUM |
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Al-Akhdoud | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Al-Ansar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Al-Arabi | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
Al-Entesar | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Al-Hejaz | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
Al-Jandal | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
Al-Lewa | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Al-Qaisumah | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
Al-Sadd | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Al-Safa | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Al-Taqadom | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
Al-Zulfi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
Bisha | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Kumait | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Group B
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Orobah (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 54 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Al-Kholood (P) | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Promotion to MS League |
3 | Al-Washm | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 45 | |
4 | Al-Riyadh | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 44 | |
5 | Al-Rawdhah | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | |
6 | Al-Najma | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 35[a] | |
7 | Al-Taraji | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 35[a] | |
8 | Al-Sharq | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34[b] | |
9 | Wej | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34[b] | |
10 | Hetten | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 33 | |
11 | Afif | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 31 | |
12 | Al-Dahab | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 25 | |
13 | Al-Mujazzal (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to the Third Division |
14 | Al-Selmiyah (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[8]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Al-Najma finished ahead of Al-Taraji on head-to-head points: Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Taraji, Al-Taraji 0–1 Al-Najma.
- ^ a b Al-Sharq finished ahead of Wej on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 1–0 Wej, Wej 1–2 Al-Sharq.
Results
Home \ Away | AFI | DAH | KHO | MUJ | NAJ | ORO | RAW | RIY | SEL | SHR | TAR | WAS | HET | WEJ |
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Afif | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Al-Dahab | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Al-Kholood | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Al-Mujazzal | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
Al-Najma | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Al-Orobah | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Al-Rawdhah | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Al-Riyadh | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Al-Selmiyah | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
Al-Sharq | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
Al-Taraji | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
Al-Washm | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Hetten | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | |
Wej | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Third place play-off
Bisha, who finished 2nd in Group A will face Al-Kholood who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.[9]
Bisha | 1–4 | Al-Kholood |
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Al-Bishi 3' | Report | Al-Ruwailli 18' Kharmi 35' Salem 45+1' Al-Khaibari 79' |
Final
The winners of each group will play a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2020–21 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Akhdoud will face Al-Orobah, the winners of Group B.[10] Al-Akhdoud defeated Al-Orobah 4–2 on penalties to win their second title.[11]
Al-Orobah | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Akhdoud |
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Rayllan 35' Al-Enezi 76' M. Al-Shammari 78' | Report | Taylon 8', 19', 45+2' |
Penalties | ||
M. Al-Shammari Rayllan Bensib Mansour | 2–4 | Mendes Al-Harthi Al-Shehri Al-Zubaidi |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 19 April 2021[12]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Elhadji Malick | Al-Riyadh | 22 |
Mohammed Salem | Al-Kholood | ||
3 | Mohammed Al-Shammeri | Al-Qaisumah | 18 |
4 | Rayllan Bruno | Al-Orobah | 16 |
5 | Ismaël Bangoura | Al-Taraji | 15 |
Slim Mezlini | Al-Zulfi / Al-Arabi | ||
Mohammed Alhaj | Al-Washm | ||
8 | Hamza Messaadi | Al-Safa | 13 |
9 | Meqren Eid | Afif | 12 |
10 | Ahmad Boussaid | Al-Lewa | 11 |
Koffi Boua | Al-Rawdhah | ||
Guillaume Daho | Al-Jandal | ||
Taylon Correa | Al-Akhdoud |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elhadji Malick Tall | Al-Riyadh | Al-Taraji | 4–3 (A) | 19 December 2020 | |
Ely Cheikh Voulany | Wej | Al-Selmiyah | 6–2 (H) | 14 January 2021 | |
Ismaël Bangoura | Al-Taraji | Al-Mujazzal | 3–1 (A) | 26 January 2021 | |
Khaled Al-Najrani | Al-Safa | Al-Lewaa | 4–0 (H) | 26 February 2021 | |
Sabri Zaidi | Al-Jandal | Al-Safa | 4–0 (A) | 4 March 2021 | |
Gnamien Yikpe | Al-Entesar | Al-Ansar | 3–1 (H) | 4 March 2021 | |
Guillaume Daho | Al-Jandal | Kumait | 4–1 (H) | 9 April 2021 | |
Taylon Correa | Al-Akhdoud | Al-Orobah | 3–3 (A) | 19 April 2021 |
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
See also
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- ^ 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 23 September 2020.
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