2015–16 Saudi First Division was the 39th season of the

Saudi First Division The First Division League (FDL for short), also called the Yelo league for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The First Division League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Sa ...

since its establishment in 1976. The season featured 11 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Professional League: Al-Shoulla and Al-Orobah, and three new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Saudi Second Division: Damac as champions and group B winners, Al-Nojoom as runners-up and group A winners and Ohod as Third-place play-off winners. The league began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 23 April 2016. On 23 April 2016, Al-Mojzel won the league title and promoted to 2016–17 Professional League along with

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

, while Al-Batin qualified to the

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Al-Riyadh Al-Riyadh Saudi Club () is a football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division (third level). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh. ...

and Al-Diriyah were relegated to the 2016–17

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. On 21 July 2016, the

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announced the relegation of Al-Mojzel to Saudi Second Division due to

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. Few days later, on 3 August 2016, they announced that Al-Ettifaq are the champions and the promotion of Al-Batin to the 2016–17 Professional League instead of Al-Mojzel, and revoked the relegation of Al-Nahda.

Teams

;Teams relegated from the 2014–15 Professional League: * Al-Shoulla * Al-Orobah ;Teams promoted from the 2014–15

: * Damac * Al-Nojoom * Ohod

League table

Results

References

External links

Saudi Arabia Football Federation

Saudi League Statistics

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