The 2024–25 Saudi Second Division League was the fourth season of the Saudi Second Division League after its rebrand, and the 49th season since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 13 September 2024 and concluded with the final on 14 April 2025. The group stage draw was held on 5 June 2024.
The final was played on 14 April 2025 between Al-Diriyah and Al-Ula. Al-Diriyah defeated Al-Ula 1–0 to win their second title and first since 2013.
Team changes A total of 32 teams contested the league, including 25 sides from the 2023–24 season, 3 relegated teams from the FD League, and 4 promoted teams from the Third Division.
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season
To Second Division
Promoted from the Third Division Al-Ula Al-Anwar Al-Sharq Al-Ghottah
Relegated from FD League Hajer Al-Qaisumah Al-Taraji
From Second Division Promoted to FD League Neom Al-Jubail Al-Zulfi
Relegated to the Third Division Al-Shaeib Afif Al-Nairyah Al-Noor
Teams Group A
Club Location Stadium Al-Ansar Medina Al-Ansar Club Stadium Al-Ghottah Mawqaq Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) Al-Houra Umluj Al-Houra Club Stadium Al-Jeel Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Kawkab Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Al-Lewaa Baqaa Al-Lewaa Club Stadium Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Sahel Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Al-Shoulla Al-Kharj Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Al-Taraji Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Al-Ula Al-'Ula Al-Ansar Club Stadium (Medina) Arar Arar Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium Bisha Bisha Bisha University Stadium Hajer Al-Hasa Hajer Club Stadium Mudhar Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium Najran Najran Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium
Group B
Club Location Stadium Al-Anwar Hotat Bani Tamim Al-Anwar Club Stadium Al-Diriyah Diriyah Al-Diriyah Club Stadium Al-Entesar Rabigh Al-Entesar Club Stadium Al-Qaisumah Qaisumah Al-Batin Club Stadium Al-Qous Al Khurmah Al-Qous Club Stadium Al-Rawdhah Al-Hasa Al-Rawdhah Club Stadium Al-Rayyan Haʼil Al-Jabalain Club Stadium Al-Sadd Ad-Dilam Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim) Al-Saqer Buraidah Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Al-Sharq Ad-Dilam Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) Al-Taqadom Al Mithnab Al-Taqadom Club Stadium Al-Washm Shaqra Al-Washm Club Stadium Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) Jerash Ahad Rafidah Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Reserve Stadium (Abha) Tuwaiq Al Zulfi Al-Zulfi Club Stadium Wej Ta'if King Fahd Stadium
Foreign players On 9 March 2024, the Saudi FF announced that the number of foreign players would be decreased from 5 players to 4 players.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Players name in italics indicates the player is out of squad or has left the club during the mid-season transfer window.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Al-Ansar Ahmad Hamdi Al-Anwar Alyson Romeu Guillaume Daho Louis Abrogoua Montasser Toumi Al-Diriyah Arthur Rezende Júlio Tavares Moussa Marega Agi Dambelley Al-Entesar Mohammad Fouad Abdoulaye Katkoré Dennis Sesugh Sameh Bouhajeb Zotsara Randriambololona Al-Ghottah Hamza Banouh Ahmed Amara Omar Lamti Fahmi Maaouani Zied Jebali Al-Houra Abdeldjalil Mancer Mohamad Abdelwahab Emmanuel Mensah Rabii Bouzid Nader Moussa Mostafa Yousri Al-Jeel Edilson Júnior Teco Alain Akono Oussema Ben Ayed Adnane El Ouardy Al-Kawkab Israel Abia Olivier Kwizera Aymen Trabelsi Mehdi Bensib Al-Lewaa Júninho Sofiane Dia Mathew Boniface Raël Lolala Al-Nojoom Foudil Idriss Varel Rozan Abdoulie Kassama Steve Rubanguka Al-Qaisumah Ismail Diakhité Saïd Sidi Baba Houssin Messadi Hakim Teka Amar Djabou Al-Qous Ibrahim Eisa Ahmed Turk Owen Atikor Honoré Kpegba Imad Riadi Al-Rawdhah Lawson Bekui Sylla Daouda Carolus Andriamatsinoro Zakaria Lahlali Al-Rayyan Maher Sharoma Mahmoud Ben Salah Sabri Ameri Youssef Trabelsi Al-Sadd Mohammed Hanash Nwangwa Nyima Mondher Guesmi Skander Ben Afia Al-Sahel Khaled Nèche Chidiebere Nwakali Borhane Hakimi Rafik Kamergi Júnior Araújo Al-Saqer Bercy Langa Lesse Éric Kabwe Bassam Deli Omar Smari Al-Sharq Pablo Vinicius Boris Bissemou Duval Wapiwo Houssem Chebli Al-Shoulla Mohamed Aouichi Taylon Correa Coutinho Wael Ben Othmane Aziz Chtioui Al-Taqadom Ahmed Fawzy Gaber Salem Khalid Salah Mahmoud El Ghazaly Al-Taraji Árni Vilhjálmsson Pedro Paz Al-Ula Eduardo Henrique Tiago Bezerra Ismael Mokadem Khaled Narey Allan Sousa Ousmane Barry Al-Washm Stevie Mundele Babou Cham Redouane El Karoui Soufiane Yakhlef Zakaria Maknoun Rafa Miranda Arar Frederick Acheampong Maher Boulabiar Mohamed Saghraoui Dodô Bisha Abdelhakim Amokrane Fabrice Onana Cheikh Saadné Jilani Abdessalam Hajer Isael Ibrahim Diomandé Bakary Coulibaly Alaeddine Marzouki Hetten Ally Niyonzima Mahmoud Al-Youssef Carlos Coppetti Roland Zan Bi Jerash Gabriel Marques Téssio Adnane El Ouardy Gildo Vilanculos Thoni Brandão Sameh Bouhajeb Mudhar Oscar Tahi Achraf Ben Dhiaf Fares Meskini Houssin Messadi Najran Aneel Bakaki Marcellin Koukpo Samuel Sarfo Alfa Diané Tuwaiq Piqueti Mourad Zahou Othman Saidi Gabriel Correia Wej Guilherme Andrade Glody Kilangalanga Hicham Nouali Elyes Brini
Group A League table
Results
Group B League table
Results
Promotion play-offs Both teams that finish second in Groups A and B will face each other in a two-legged match with the winner gaining promotion to the FD League. Al-Jeel, who finished second in Group A, faced Al-Anwar, who finished second in Group B. The first leg was played on 5 April and the second leg on 10 April. Al-Anwar defeated Al-Jeel 3–1 on penalties (after a 1–1 draw on aggregate) to secure promotion to the FD League.
First leg
Second leg
Final The winners of each group played a single-legged final on 14 April to decide the champion of the 2024–25 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Ula faced Al-Diriyah, the winners of Group B. Al-Diriyah defeated Al-Ula 1–0 to win their second title and first since 2013.
Statistics
Scoring Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Hassan Al-SolanAl-Jeel202 Bercy Langa LesseAl-Saqer17 Moussa MaregaAl-Diriyah4 Éric KabweAl-Saqer165 Jilani AbdessalamBisha156 Redouane El KarouiAl-Washm147 Boris BissemouAl-Sharq13 Ibrahim DiomandéHajer9 TéssioJerash12 Tiago BezerraAl-Ula
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Raël Lolala Al-Lewaa Al-Sahel 10–0 (A) Saud Al-Baqawi Al-Lewaa Al-Sahel 10–0 (A) Majed Al-Mutairi6 Al-Shoulla Al-Houra 6–1 (A) Majed Al-Mutairi Al-Shoulla Al-Sahel 5–0 (H) Mohammad Fouad Al-Entesar Tuwaiq 6–1 (A) Téssio Jerash Wej 4–1 (H) Abdullah Al-Sulaiti Al-Ghottah Al-Sahel 4–1 (H) Maher Hawsawi Al-Kawkab Al-Lewaa 4–0 (H) Othman Saidi Tuwaiq Al-Washm 6–2 (A) Árni Vilhjálmsson Al-Taraji Al-Ghottah 3–2 (H) Hassan Al-Solan Al-Jeel Al-Houra 4–0 (H) Alain Akono Al-Jeel Al-Kawkab 4–0 (A) Tiago Bezerra Al-Ula Al-Jeel 3–2 (H) Frederick Acheampong Arar Al-Jeel 3–3 (H) Abdulaziz Al-Hassani Al-Sahel Al-Houra 6–1 (H)
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away6 Player scored 6 goals
Number of teams by province RankProvinceNumberTeams1Eastern Province8Al-Jeel, Al-Nojoom, Al-Qaisumah, Al-Rawdhah, Al-Sahel, Al-Taraji, Hajer and MudharRiyadhAl-Anwar, Al-Diriyah, Al-Kawkab, Al-Sadd, Al-Sharq, Al-Shoulla, Al-Washm, and Tuwaiq3Ha'il3Al-Ghottah, Al-Lewaa and Al-RayyanMeccaAl-Entesar, Al-Qous, and Wej5Al-Qassim2Al-Saqer and Al-TaqadomAsirBisha and JerashMedinaAl-Ansar and Al-Ula8Jazan1HettenNajranNajranNorthern BordersArarTabukAl-Houra
See also 2024–25 Saudi Pro League 2024–25 Saudi First Division League 2024–25 Saudi Third Division
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