The 2017–18 Saudi Second Division was the 42nd season of the

Saudi Second Division The Saudi Second Division League, also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups. Competition forma ...

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.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To Second Division

Promoted from 2016–17 Third Division * Al-Kholood * Al-Hejaz * Al-Taqadom * Al-Jubail Relegated from 2016–17 First Division * Al-Adalh * Al-Jeel * Wej

From Second Division

Promoted to

Prince Mohammad bin Salman League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Football in Saudi Arabia, professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second ...

* Al-Kawkab *

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...

* Al-Mujazzal Relegated to 2017–18 Third Division * Sdoos * Al-Najma * Al-Safa * Al-Taraji

Teams

;Group A ;Group B

Group A

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Group B

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Final

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. ;First leg ;Second leg

Third place play-off

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. Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar 5–1 on aggregate to finish in third place. ;First leg ;Second leg

Relegation play-offs

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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Team changes

To Second Division

From Second Division

Teams

Group A

Group B

Final

Third place play-off

Relegation play-offs

Statistics

Top scorers

Clean sheets

See also

References