The 2019–20 Saudi Second Division was the 44th season of the

Saudi Second Division The Saudi Second Division , 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 and was founded in 1996. ...

since its establishment in 1976. Fixtures were released on 5 August 2019 and the opening round of matches was played on 11 October 2019. The league season was scheduled to conclude on 10 April 2020 with the final but was postponed due to the

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. On 7 March 2020, the

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announced that all matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice. On 14 March 2020, the Ministry suspended all sports competitions indefinitely due to the

. On 11 June 2020, the Ministry of Sports announced the resumption of sports activities with training starting on 21 June and games starting after 4 August 2020 and played behind closed doors. On 1 July 2020, the schedule for the remaining matches was released. It was announced that the league would resume on 13 August 2020 and end on 12 September 2020. On 12 September 2020, Hajer defeated Al-Diriyah 1–0 in the final to win their second title.

Team changes

A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2018–19 season, 4 relegated teams from the MS League, and 4 promoted teams from the 2018–19 Third Division.

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season

To Second Division

Promoted from the Third Division * Al-Safa * Al-Rawdhah * Al-Entesar * Al-Anwar Relegated from MS League * Al-Qaisumah * Hajer * Al-Washm * Al-Orobah

From Second Division

Promoted to MS League * Hetten * Al-Bukayriyah * Al-Thoqbah * Al-Taqadom Relegated to the Third Division * Al-Hait * Al-Muzahimiyyah * Al-Watani * Al-Ghazwah

Teams

;Group A ;Group B

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is limited to 2 per team. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Group A

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Group B

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Third place play-off

Al-Sahel, who finished 2nd in Group A faced Arar who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.

Final

The winners of each group played a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2019–20 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Hajer will face Al-Diriyah, the winners of Group B. Hajer defeated Al-Diriyah to win their second title.

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

References

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