# 2017–18 Saudi Second Division

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

## Teams

;Group A
| Club | Location | Stadium |
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Al-Adalh | Al-Hasa | Reserve Stadium in Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
| Al-Badaya | Al Bukayriyah | Al-Amal Club Stadium |
| Al-Diriyah | Diriyah | Reserve Stadium in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (Riyadh) |
| Al-Jabalain | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium |
| Al-Jubail | Jubail | Al-Jubail Club Stadium |
| Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al Hazm Club Stadium |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium |
| Hetten | Samtah | Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah) |

### Group B

| Club | Location | Stadium |
| Al-Ain | Al Atawilah | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
| Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
| Al-Jeel | Al-Hasa | Reserve Stadium in Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| Al-Muzahimiyyah | Al-Muzahmiyya | Ergah Stadium |
| Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
| Al-Suqoor | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
| Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
| Al-Thoqbah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
| Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |

## Group A
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Jabalain (P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 36 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Al-Ansar (P) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 3 | Al-Adalh (P) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 4 | Abha (O, P) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 27 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hetten | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Al-Kholood | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | Al-Jubail | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Al-Riyadh | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 17 | |
| 9 | Al-Badaya (R) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Al-Diriyah (O) | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 15 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |

## Group B
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Washm (C, P) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 35 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Al-Jeel (P) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 31 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 3 | Al-Ain (P) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 | Promotion to Prince Mohammad bin Salman League |
| 4 | Al-Taqadom | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 28 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 27 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Al-Hejaz | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 24 | |
| 7 | Al-Suqoor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Al-Sharq | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Thoqbah (O) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 16 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Wej (O) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 13 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
* 1 2 Al-Jeel finished ahead of Al-Ain on overall goal difference: Al-Jeel +8, Al-Ain +6 (Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Jeel, Al-Jeel 1–1 Al-Ain).
* 1 2 Al-Sharq finished ahead of Al-Thoqbah on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 2–0 Al-Thoqbah, Al-Thoqbah 1–1 Al-Sharq.

## 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Washm | 3–2 | Al-Jabalain | 2–1 | 1–1 |

### 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Jeel | 5–1 | Al-Ansar | 2–1 | 3–0 |

### 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 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Thoqbah | 1–1 (a) | Al-Nakhil | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Badaya | 2–4 | Afif | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Al-Diriyah | 2–1 | Al-Oyoon | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Wej | 5–1 | Al-Tuhami | 3–1 | 2–0 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 4 March 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hossam Al-Shadhli | Hetten | 19 |
| 2 | Abdullah Al-Khethiri | Al-Suqoor | 11 |
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Shammari | Al-Hejaz | 10 |
| 4 | Sami Al-Enezi | Al-Thoqbah | 9 |
| 4 | Abdullah Al-Mogren | Al-Washm | 9 |
| 6 | Turki Sufyani | Al-Washm | 8 |
| 7 | Hussain Al-Khalifah | Al-Adalh | 7 |
| 7 | Sajer Al-Shammeri | Al-Taqadom | 7 |
| 7 | Ammar Bilal | Al-Ain | 7 |
| 7 | Sami Matri | Hetten | 7 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 4 March 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Mohammed Al-Bokhaitan | Al-Jabalain | 10 |
| 2 | Mohammed Al Qassem | Al-Wehda | 9 |
| 2 | Fayez Al-Khaibari | Al-Ansar | 9 |
| 4 | Hamzah Al-Khalaf | Al-Washm | 8 |
| 5 | Saad Al-Saleh | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 7 |