The 2023–24 Saudi Second Division League was the third season of the

Saudi Second Division League The Saudi Second Division League, also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), ...

after its rebrand, and the 48th season since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 15 September 2023 and concluded on 18 April 2024 with the final. The group stage draw was held on 12 June 2023. The final was played on 18 April 2024 between

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and Al-Jubail. Neom defeated Al-Jubail 3–2 to win their first title.

Team changes

A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 23 sides from the 2022–23 season, 3 relegated teams from the FD League, and 6 promoted teams from the Third Division.

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season

To Second Division

Promoted from the Third Division *

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* Al-Noor * Al-Jubail *

Afif Afif ( ) is a city in central Saudi Arabia, in the Najd region. It is situated approximately halfway between Riyadh and Mecca. The modern town was established in the 1910s as a ''hijra'', or "settlement", for the nomadic tribes of the area, part ...

* Al-Houra * Al-Nojoom Relegated from FD League *

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* Al-Shoulla

From Second Division

Promoted to FD League * Al-Najma * Al-Taraji * Al-Bukiryah * Al-Safa * Al-Jandal Relegated to the Third Division *

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* Al-Sharq *

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* Sajer

Teams

;Group A ;Group B

Foreign players

On 1 June 2023, the SAFF announced that the number of foreign players was increased from 4 per team to 5 per team. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

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-Zulfi, who finished second in Group A, will face Al-Diriyah, who finished second in Group B. The first leg will be played on 6 April and the second leg on 17 April. Al-Zulfi defeated Al-Diriyah 3–0 on aggregate to secure promotion to the FD League. ;First leg ;Second leg

Final

The winners of each group will play a single-legged final on 18 April to decide the champion of the 2023–24 Second Division. As winners of Group A,

will face Al-Jubail, the winners of Group B. The match will be held at Neom's home stadium because they finished with more points. Neom defeated Al-Jubail 3–2 to win their first title.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season

To Second Division

From Second Division

Teams

Foreign players

Group A

League table

Results

Group B

League table

Results

Promotion play-offs

Final

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Number of teams by province

See also

References