The 2018–19 Saudi Second Division was the 43rd season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996. Fixtures were released on 4 September 2018 and the opening round of matches was played on 19 October 2018. The league season ended on 13 April 2019 with the final.
On 13 April 2019, Hetten defeated Al-Bukayriyah 1–0 in the final to win their first title.
Overview Changes On 7 March 2018, the Saudi FF announced that the league would be increased from 20 teams to 24 teams, divided into 2 groups of 12 teams.
Team changes A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 9 sides from the 2017–18 season, 1 relegated team from the MS League, 10 promoted teams from the 2017–18 Third Division, and four winners from the 2017–18 relegation playoffs.
The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season
To Second Division
Promoted from the Third Division
Al-Akhdoud Al-Dera'a Al-Jandal Al-Arabi Al-Sahel Al-Bukayriyah Al-Hait Arar Al-Ghazwah Al-Sadd Afif
Relegated from MS League Al-Watani
From Second Division Promoted to MS League Al-Washm Al-Jabalain Al-Jeel Al-Ansar Al-Ain Al-Adalh Abha
Relegated to the Third Division Al-Badaya
Teams ;Group A
Club Location Stadium Al-Akhdoud Najran Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Al-Bukayriyah Al Bukayriyah Al-Bukayriyah Club Stadium Al-Diriyah Diriyah Reserve Stadium in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Riyadh) Al-Ghazwah Badr Al-Majd Club Stadium (Yanbu) Al-Hejaz Baljurashi King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) Al-Jandal Dumat al-Jandal Al-Oruba Club Stadium (Sakakah) Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Muzahmiyya Ergah Stadium Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium Al-Sadd Najaan Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) Al-Sahel Qatif Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar) Al-Suqoor Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium Al-Taqadom Al Mithnab Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) 1: Al-Akhdoud will play at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium due to the ongoing war in Yemen
Group B
Club Location Stadium Afif Afif Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi) Al-Arabi Unaizah Al-Najma Club Stadium Al-Dera'a Dawadmi Al-Dera'a Club Stadium Al-Hait Ha'il Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Al-Jubail Jubail Al-Jubail Club Stadium Al-Kholood Ar Rass Al-Hazem Club Stadium Al-Sharq Ad Dilam Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) Al-Thoqbah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium Arar Arar Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sport City Stadium Hetten Samtah King Faisal Sport City Stadium Wej Ta'if King Fahd Stadium
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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players Afif Moatazbellah Hassan Aboubakar Mahadi — Al Akhdoud Patrick Carvalho Lecão Aymen Souayah Haythem Ben Youssef Al-Arabi Emmanuel Okoye Ahmed Hosni Mostafa Galal Udoh Joshua Al-Bukayriyah Shehab El-Din Ahmed — Al-Dera'a Musab Lukaku Naoufel Youssefi Sultan Azaz Al-Diriyah Oumar Toure Khaldoun Mansour Mohammed Camara Al-Ghazwah Mohamed Abo Sheashaa — Al-Hait Camara Mohamed Sghaier Nasri Marouane Tritar Al-Hejaz Mostafa Kahraba Prince Nnake — Al-Jandal Samba Diallo Islam Adel Al-Jubail Koffi Adama Yaya Traoré — Al-Kholood Venancio Silvs Aboubacar Camara Luiz Claudio Al-Muzahimiyyah Luiz Claudio Mohamed Osama Hany El Agazy Al-Riyadh Kazim Balimo — Cedric Fein Camar Jebril Al-Sadd Mohamed Mohsen Amir Omrani Abdelhamid Sami Al-Sahel Geraldo Marcos Al-Sharq Mohamed Shika Mohamed Abo Sheashaa Wael Farrag Al-Suqoor Cedric Fein Moussa Euller Ahmed Jamal Al-Taqadom Hamada El Ghannam Ragab El Arabi Douglas da Silva Francesco da Silva Al-Thoqbah Kaba Mohamad Frederick Ogangan Bassem Elmaneaai Al-Watani Youssef Hassan Wael Chehaibi Jean Bapidi Barga Anael Alaa Maher Arar Fernando dos Santos Brian Amidu — Hetten Aymen Kthiri Mohamed Kasdoghli Oussama Ben Maammar Wej Issouf Ouattara Jean Bapidi
Group A Table
Group B Table
Third place play-off Al-Taqadom, who finished 2nd in Group A faced Al-Thoqbah who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team. Al-Thoqbah defeated Al-Taqadom 3–1 after extra time to finish in third place.
Final The winners of each group will play a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2018–19 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Bukayriyah faced Hetten, the winners of Group B. The match was scheduled to be played on 12 April 2019, but was abandoned after 32 minutes due to heavy snowfall. Hetten won the match 1–0 and won their first ever Second Division title.
The match was abandoned after 32 minutes due to heavy snowfall, and was resumed on 13 April 2019, 16:00, from the point of abandonment.
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abdullah Al Yahya Al-Sadd162 Abdullah Hadhereti Al-Taqadom143 Amir Omrani Al-Sadd13 Patrick Carvalho Al-Akhdoud5 Prince Nnake Al-Hejaz11 Sajar Al-Shammeri Al-Jandal Ali Al-Enezi Al-Suqoor8 Geraldo Al-Sahel10 Mohamed Kassola Al-Jandal Koffi Adama Al-Jubail
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Mohammed Al-Harbi Al-Taqadom Al-Ghazwah 4–1 (A) Geraldo Al-Sahel Al-Hejaz 4–2 (H) Abdullah Al Huwail Al-Arabi Afif 4–1 (H) Saud Salawati Wej Al-Watani 4–3 (H) Saud Salawati Wej Arar 3–1 (A) Abdullah Al-Yahya4 Al-Sadd Al-Diriyah 4–1 (A) Amir Omrani Al-Sadd Al-Suqoor 5–1 (H) Ammar Belal Al-Kholood Afif 3–0 (A) Koffi Adama4 Al-Jubail Al-Hait 4–0 (H) Abdullah Al-Yahya Al-Sadd Al-Taqadom 3–1 (A) Patrick Carvalho Al-Akhdoud Al-Suqoor 5–0 (H) Hani Al-Ghamdi Al-Hejaz Al-Diriyah 5–3 (H) Mohamed Shika Al-Sharq Al-Dera'a 4–0 (H) Patrick Carvalho Al-Akhdoud Al-Muzahimiyyah 5–1 (H) Mohamed Kassory Al-Jandal Al-Sahel 5–0 (H) Abdullah Al-Yahya Al-Sadd Al-Akhdoud 4–1 (H)
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away4 Player scored 4 goals
See also 2018–19 Professional League 2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League 2019 King Cup 2018 Super Cup
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