2017–18 Saudi Second Division
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Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Al-Washm (1st title) |
Promoted | Al-Washm Al-Jabalain Al-Jeel Al-Ansar Al-Ain Al-Adalh Abha |
Relegated | Al-Badaya |
Matches played | 184 |
Goals scored | 465 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hossam Al-Shadhli (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al-Jabalain 6–1 Al-Diriyah (17 November 2017) Hetten 6–1 Al-Adalah (9 February 2018) |
Biggest away win | Al-Jabalain 0–3 Hetten (8 December 2017) Al-Riyadh 0–3 Al-Jubail (19 January 2018) Al-Kholood 0–3 Al-Jabalain (19 January 2018) Al-Sharq 0–3 Al-Taqadom (2 March 2018) |
Highest scoring | Al-Diriyah 4–4 Al-Badaya (2 March 2018) |
Longest winning run | Al-Ansar (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al-Jabalain (9 matches) |
Longest winless run | Al-Sharq (9 matches) |
Longest losing run | Al-Diriyah Wej (5 matches) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Saudi Second Division was the 42nd season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976.
The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2016–17 First Division: Al-Adalh, Al-Jeel and Wej, and four new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Third Division: Al-Kholood as champions, Al-Hejaz as runners-up, Al-Taqadom as third place and Al-Jubail as fourth place. The league began on 19 October 2017 and ended on 17 March 2018.[1]
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.
To Second Division[edit]Promoted from 2016–17 Third Division Relegated from 2016–17 First Division | From Second Division[edit]Promoted to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League Relegated to 2017–18 Third Division
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Teams
[edit]- Group A
- Group B
Group A
[edit]- Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Jabalain (P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 36 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Al-Ansar (P) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
3 | Al-Adalh (P) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
4 | Abha (O, P) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 27 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
5 | Hetten | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 26 | |
6 | Al-Kholood | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
7 | Al-Jubail | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
8 | Al-Riyadh | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | |
9 | Al-Badaya (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Al-Diriyah (O) | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
[edit]- Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Washm (C, P) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
2 | Al-Jeel (P) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31[a] | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
3 | Al-Ain (P) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31[a] | |
4 | Al-Taqadom | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
5 | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | |
6 | Al-Hejaz | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 24 | |
7 | Al-Suqoor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 20 | |
8 | Al-Sharq | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16[b] | |
9 | Al-Thoqbah (O) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 16[b] | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Wej (O) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Head-to-Head points; 4) Head-to-Head goal difference; 5) Head-to-Head goal scored; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Final
[edit]The winners of each group will play a two-legged final to decide the champion of the 2017–18 Second Division. The first leg is scheduled to be played on 9 March and the second leg on 17 March.[3]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Washm | 3–2 | Al-Jabalain | 2–1 | 1–1 |
- First leg
Al-Washm | 2–1 | Al-Jabalain |
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Dagriri ![]() Sufyani ![]() | Report | Al-Ruwaili ![]() |
- Second leg
Al-Jabalain | 1–1 | Al-Washm |
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Al-Sowaidi ![]() | Report | Al-Mogren ![]() |
Third place play-off
[edit]Al-Jeel, who finished 2nd in Group B will face Al-Ansar who finished 2nd in Group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third-placed team.[4] Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar 5–1 on aggregate to finish in third place.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Jeel | 5–1 | Al-Ansar | 2–1 | 3–0 |
- First leg
Al-Jeel | 2–1 | Al-Ansar |
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Al-Khamis ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() | Report | Al-Muwallad ![]() |
- Second leg
Relegation play-offs
[edit]On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Second Division was increased from 20 teams to 24 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 2 teams in each group will face the top 4 teams outside the Quarter-finals in the Saudi Third Division.[5]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Thoqbah | 1–1 (a) | Al-Nakhil | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Badaya | 2–4 | Afif | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Al-Diriyah | 2–1 | Al-Oyoon | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Wej | 5–1 | Al-Tuhami | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Al-Badaya | 2–2 | Afif |
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Al-Shamrani ![]() Al-Muhaimeed ![]() | Saadi ![]() Eid ![]() |
Al-Thoqbah | 0–0 | Al-Nakhil |
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Al-Nakhil | 1–1 | Al-Thoqbah |
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Al-Bishi ![]() | Al-Enezi ![]() |
Al-Diriyah | 2–1 | Al-Oyoon |
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Al-Shwier ![]() Awadh ![]() | Al-Ibrahim ![]() |
Wej | 3–1 | Al-Tuhami |
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Al-Harthi ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Nofeai ![]() | Report | Ghashim ![]() |
Al-Tuhami | 0–2 | Wej |
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Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Malki ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 4 March 2018[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Hetten | 19 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Suqoor | 11 |
3 | ![]() | Al-Hejaz | 10 |
4 | ![]() | Al-Thoqbah | 9 |
![]() | Al-Washm | ||
6 | ![]() | Al-Washm | 8 |
7 | ![]() | Al-Adalh | 7 |
![]() | Al-Taqadom | ||
![]() | Al-Ain | ||
![]() | Hetten |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 4 March 2018[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Al-Jabalain | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Al-Wehda | 9 |
![]() | Al-Ansar | ||
4 | ![]() | Al-Washm | 8 |
5 | ![]() | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 7 |
See also
[edit]- 2017–18 Professional League
- 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
- 2018 King Cup
- 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "صدور جدول دوري الدرجة الثانية" [Fixtures and dates of Second Division League 2017-2018] (in Arabic). SAFF. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ 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 5 March 2018.
- ^ تحديد بطل أندية الدرجة الثانية سيكون يوم السبت ٦/٢٩ ( ٣/١٧) Twitter (in Arabic)
- ^ أعلنت لجنة المسابقات مواعيد مباراتي تحديد المركز الثالث والمركز Twitter (in Arabic)
- ^ "تنفيذاً لقرار مجلس ادارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم بزيادة عدد الأندية في الموسم المقبل" (in Arabic). SAFF. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Twitter message". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Twitter message". Archived from the original on 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-08.