The Bahraini Second Division is the second-tier domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. The first season was held in 2002 for the 2002–03 season, however it was rebranded to the modern-day Second Division for the 2009–10 season. The champion and the second-placed team of the domestic league are directly promoted to the Bahraini Premier League, and promotion play-offs are held between the teams of both leagues to decide the two other promoted teams. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
Structure Current structure Twelve clubs currently play two round robin set of fixtures totaling twenty-two home and away games in order to determine the league champions. The first and second-placed clubs are promoted with the third and fourth entering the promotion play-offs.
Clubs (2024–25) Al-Hala Al-Hidd Al-Ittifaq Maqaba Al-Ittihad Al-Tadamun Budaiya Buri Busaiteen Etehad Al-Reef Isa Town Qalali Umm Al-Hassam
List of champions Champions are:
Years Champions2002–03Al-Sahel (now Al-Hidd) (1)2003–04Manama (1)2004–05Sitra (1)2005–06Al-Hala (1)2006–07Al-Hidd (2)2007–08Malkiya (1)2008–09Not held (expansion)2009–10Al-Hidd (3)2010–11East Riffa (1)2011–12Al-Shabab (1)2012–13Sitra (2)2013–14East Riffa (2)2014–15Al-Ahli (1)2015–16Bahrain SC (1)2016–17Al-Shabab (2)2017–18Budaiya (1)2018–19Al-Ahli (2)2019–20Malkiya (2)2020–21Al-Hala (2)2021–22Al-Shabab (3)2022–23Al-Najma (1)2023–24Bahrain SC (2)
Total championships The number of Second Division championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained. ClubNumber of ChampionshipsAl-Hidd (includes Al-Sahel)3Al-Shabab3Al-Ahli2Al-Hala2Bahrain SC2East Riffa2Malkiya2Sitra2Al-Najma1Budaiya1Manama1
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