Saudi Women's Second Division League

Saudi Women's Second Division League

Organising body	Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded	2024; 1 year ago (2024)
Country	Saudi Arabia
Number of clubs	25
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Saudi Women's First Division League
Current: 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League

The Saudi Women's Second Division League (Arabic: دوري الدرجة الثانية للسيدات السعودي) is the third-tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia.

History & format

In November 2023, the board of directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation approved the establishment of the Women's Second Division League,[1] in light of the continued growth of women's football in the country.[2] In January 2024, the federation finalized the format of the Women's Second Division League. The competition consists of two phases, a regional group stage with home-and-away fixtures, followed by a centralized final stage. The top teams from each group will progress, with the champion and runner-up earning promotion to the First Division, while two teams will be relegated from the same.[3] In October 2024, it was announced that 25 teams will take part in the inaugural edition. The teams will compete in the group stage in a regionally centralized format, with matches played in a double round-robin system (home and away). Eight teams will qualify for the final stage, which includes the top five teams and the three best second-placed teams.[4] The final rounds will be held in a centralized format, starting with the quarter-finals in a single-elimination format, where the first and second-placed teams in the final stages will be promoted to the First Division for the next season.[4]

Current teams

The following 25 teams participate in the inaugural edition.

Qasim group Team Location Al-Raed Buraidah Al-Mahmal Thadig Golden Eagles Riyadh Arar Arar Artawi Riyadh Al-Qwarah Riyadh

Jeddah group Team Location Saham Jeddah Mawahib Jeddah Jeddah Najmt Jeddah Jeddah Al-Nors Jeddah Al-Jawad Jeddah Manjam Al-Mawahib Jeddah

Al-Ahsa group Team Location Al-Fateh Al-Mubarraz Flaij Hafar Al Batin Al-Khobar Khobar Al-Adalah Al-Ahsa Al-Nahda Dammam

Medina group Team Location Al-Orobah Sakakah Khaybar Khaybar Al-Watani Tabuk Shabab Taibah Medina

Al-Bahah group Team Location Hetten Samtah Al-Hejaz Baljurashi Al-Ain Al-Bahah Al-armouk Jazan

Champions

Season	Champion	Runners-up	Third	Best player	Top scorer	Best Goalkeeper	Ref
2024–25

References

1. "اتحاد كرة القدم السعودي يعتمد إقامة دوري درجة ثانية للسيدات" [The Saudi Football Federation approves the establishment of a Women's Second Division League.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. "استحداث دوري الدرجة الثانية للسيدات.. وتعديل دوري الأولى" [The establishment of a Women's Second Division League and the restructuring of the First Division League.]. alyaum.com (in Arabic). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. "رسميا.. إعلان تفاصيل دوري الدرجة الثانية السعودي للسيدات" [Officially... Announcement of the details of the Saudi Women's Second Division League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
4. "انطلاق أول نسخة لدوري الدرجة الثانية للسيدات بمشاركة 25 فريقاً" [The inaugural edition of the Women's Second Division League kicks off with the participation of 25 teams.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

See also

• Saudi Women's Premier League
• Saudi Women's First Division League
• Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament
• Dawri Madaris

External links

• Saudi Women's Second Division League on Twitter
• Saudi Women's Second Division League on Instagram