# 2020–21 Saudi Second Division

The 2020–21 Saudi Second Division was the 45th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 30 October 2020 as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group stage draw was held on 22 September 2020. The final was played on 19 April 2021 between Al-Akhdoud and Al-Orobah. Al-Akhdoud defeated Al-Orobah 4–2 on penalties (3–3 after extra time) to win their second title and first since 1992.

## Overview
### Changes

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all football competitions in Saudi Arabia were suspended until further notice on 14 March 2020. On 11 June 2020, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the Third Division would be abandoned at the quarter-finals stage and that the remaining 8 teams would be promoted to the Second Division. They also announced that the number of teams in the Second Division would be increased from 24 teams to 28 teams.

## Team changes

A total of 28 teams are contesting the league, including 16 sides from the 2019–20 season, 4 relegated teams from the MS League, and 8 promoted teams from the 2019–20 Third Division.

### To Second Division

Promoted from the Third Division
* Al-Dahab
* Al-Lewa
* Al-Najma
* Al-Selmiyah
* Al-Taraji
* Al-Zulfi
* Bisha
* Kumait
Relegated from MS League
* Al-Mujazzal
* Al-Taqadom
* Al-Ansar
* Hetten

### From Second Division

Promoted to MS League
* Hajer
* Al-Diriyah
* Arar
* Al-Sahel
Relegated to the Third Division
* Al-Anwar
* Al-Jubail
* Al-Suqoor
* Al-Dera'a

## Teams

;Group A
| Club | Location | Stadium |
| Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Al-Ansar Club Stadium |
| Al-Arabi | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
| Al-Entesar | Rabigh | Al-Entesar Club Stadium |
| Al-Hejaz | Baljurashi | King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah) |
| Al-Jandal | Dumat al-Jandal | Al-Oruba Club Stadium (Sakakah) |
| Al-Lewa | Baqaa | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) |
| Al-Qaisumah | Hafar al-Batin | Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium |
| Al-Sadd | Najaan | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
| Al-Safa | Safwa City | Al-Safa Club Stadium |
| Al-Taqadom | Al Mithnab | Al-Najma Club Stadium (Unaizah) |
| Al-Zulfi | Al Zulfi | Al-Zulfi Club Stadium |
| Bisha | Bisha | Bisha Club Stadium |
| Kumait | Marat | Kumait Club Stadium |

### Group B

| Club | Location | Stadium |
| Afif | Afif | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi) |
| Al-Dahab | Mahd adh Dhahab | Ohod Club Stadium (Medina) |
| Al-Kholood | Ar Rass | Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
| Al-Mujazzal | Al Majma'ah | Al Majma'ah Sports City |
| Al-Najma | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
| Al-Orobah | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium |
| Al-Rawdhah | Al-Hasa (Al-Jeshah) | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Al-Selmiyah | Al-Salamiyah | Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim) |
| Al-Sharq | Ad Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
| Al-Taraji | Qatif | Al-Khaleej Club Stadium |
| Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
| Hetten | Samtah | King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) |
| 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 | Petrișor Voinea | Amara Ferjaoui | |
| Al-Akhdoud | Kaká Mendes | Taylon Correa | Alexandre Matão |
| Al-Ansar | Patrick Carvalho | Mohamed Ben Ismail | Latif Amadu |
| Al-Arabi | Ichaka Diarra | Slim Mezlini | Torric Jebrin |
| Al-Dahab | Ayoub Jertila | Khaldoun Mansour | Mahmoud Khaled Djémoussa Traoré |
| Al-Entesar | Patrick Ngoula | Gnamien Gislain Yikpe | Khaldoun Mansour Khalil Bouhalala |
| Al-Hejaz | Autemar | Rabii Hamri | Marouane Ben Amor |
| Al Jandal | Guillaume Daho | Sabri Zaidi | |
| Al-Kholood | Mohamed Salem Dianos | Abdallah Berrabeh | |
| Al-Lewaa | Talal Al-Ajami | Ahmad Boussaid | Manolo Godoy |
| Al-Mujazzal | Léo Pimenta | Paulo Cézar | Alandelon Micheal Azekhumen |
| Al-Najma | Othman Saidi | Oussama Omrani | Lamjed Ameur |
| Al-Orobah | Rayllan Bruno | Mehdi Bensib | |
| Al-Qaisumah | Fody Traoré | Moussa Samba | Aneel Fanset |
| Al-Rawdhah | Koffi Boua | Nidhal Delhoumi | Vandinho Soares |
| Al-Riyadh | Elhadji Malick | Houssem Louati | |
| Al-Sadd | Dawda Ceesay | Mignane Diouf | |
| Al-Safa | Hamza Messaadi | Slim Ben Belgacem | |
| Al-Selmiyah | Emmanuel Gomis | Lamjed Ameur | Oussama Hsini |
| Al-Sharq | Aneel Fanset | Nizar Touil | Houssem Mekhinini |
| Al-Taqadom | Bekaye Wade | Adamou Moussa | Nedo Turković Oumarou Kaina |
| Al-Taraji | Daouda Bangoura | Ismaël Bangoura | |
| Al-Washm | Harmony Ikande | Alaeddine Abbès | Stefano Pinho Hassene Mouelhi |
| Al-Zulfi | Moussa Camara | Chamseddine Samti | Hakeem Alabi Slim Mezlini |
| Bisha | Ahmed Fall | Youssef Trabelsi | Franco Güity |
| Hetten | Douglas Lima | Valu Sar | |
| Kumait | Ely Cheikh Voulany | Oussama Hsini | Abdulrahman Khalil Ramadan Rabie |
| Wej | Koffi Adama | Hassene Mouelhi | Ely Cheikh Voulany Achraf Ben Dhiaf |

## Group A
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Akhdoud (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 53 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Bisha (P) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 49 | Promotion to MS League |
| 3 | Al-Jandal | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Al-Qaisumah | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 45 | |
| 5 | Al-Safa | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Al-Entesar | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 33 | |
| 7 | Al-Sadd | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Al-Ansar | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Al-Zulfi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 31 | |
| 10 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Al-Lewa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Al-Taqadom | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 25 | |
| 13 | Al-Hejaz (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Kumait (R) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 20 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Al-Entesar finished ahead of Al-Sadd on head-to-head points: Al-Entesar 0–0 Al-Sadd, Al-Sadd 0–1 Al-Entesar.
* 1 2 Al-Ansar finished ahead of Al-Zulfi on overall goal difference: Al-Ansar −3, Al-Zulfi −6 (Al-Ansar 1–0 Al-Zulfi, Al-Zulfi 1–0 Al-Ansar).
* 1 2 Al-Arabi finished ahead of Al-Lewa on head-to-head points: Al-Arabi 0–0 Al-Lewa, Al-Lewa 1–3 Al-Arabi.
* 1 2 Al-Taqadom finished ahead of Al-Hejaz on overall goal difference: Al-Taqadom −7, Al-Hejaz −16 (Al-Taqadom 1–3 Al-Hejaz, Al-Hejaz 1–3 Al-Taqadom).

### Results

| Home \ Away | AKH | ANS | ARB | ENT | HEJ | JAN | LEW | QAI | SAD | SAF | TAQ | ZUL | BIS | KUM |
| Al-Akhdoud | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ansar | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Al-Arabi | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Al-Entesar | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Hejaz | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Al-Jandal | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Al-Lewa | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Qaisumah | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Al-Sadd | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Al-Safa | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Taqadom | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Al-Zulfi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Bisha | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 |
| Kumait | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |

## Group B
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Orobah (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 54 | Promotion to the MS League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Al-Kholood (P) | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Promotion to MS League |
| 3 | Al-Washm | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 45 | |
| 4 | Al-Riyadh | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 44 | |
| 5 | Al-Rawdhah | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | Al-Najma | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Al-Taraji | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Sharq | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wej | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 | |
| 10 | Hetten | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | Afif | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 31 | |
| 12 | Al-Dahab | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 25 | |
| 13 | Al-Mujazzal (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 14 | Al-Selmiyah (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 22 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* 1 2 Al-Najma finished ahead of Al-Taraji on head-to-head points: Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Taraji, Al-Taraji 0–1 Al-Najma.
* 1 2 Al-Sharq finished ahead of Wej on head-to-head points: Al-Sharq 1–0 Wej, Wej 1–2 Al-Sharq.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFI | DAH | KHO | MUJ | NAJ | ORO | RAW | RIY | SEL | SHR | TAR | WAS | HET | WEJ |
| Afif | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Dahab | 1–0 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Kholood | 4–2 | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Mujazzal | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Najma | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Orobah | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Rawdhah | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Riyadh | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Selmiyah | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Al-Sharq | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Al-Taraji | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Al-Washm | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Hetten | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | | 4–0 |
| Wej | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | |

## Third place play-off

Bisha, who finished 2nd in Group A will face Al-Kholood who finished 2nd in Group B to decide the third-placed team.

## Final

The winners of each group will play a one-legged final to decide the champion of the 2020–21 Second Division. As winners of Group A, Al-Akhdoud will face Al-Orobah, the winners of Group B. Al-Akhdoud defeated Al-Orobah 4–2 on penalties to win their second title.

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 19 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Elhadji Malick | Al-Riyadh | 22 |
| 1 | Mohammed Salem | Al-Kholood | 22 |
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Shammeri | Al-Qaisumah | 18 |
| 4 | Rayllan Bruno | Al-Orobah | 16 |
| 5 | Ismaël Bangoura | Al-Taraji | 15 |
| 5 | Slim Mezlini | Al-Zulfi / Al-Arabi | 15 |
| 5 | Mohammed Alhaj | Al-Washm | 15 |
| 8 | Hamza Messaadi | Al-Safa | 13 |
| 9 | Meqren Eid | Afif | 12 |
| 10 | Ahmad Boussaid | Al-Lewa | 11 |
| 10 | Koffi Boua | Al-Rawdhah | 11 |
| 10 | Guillaume Daho | Al-Jandal | 11 |
| 10 | Taylon Correa | Al-Akhdoud | 11 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Elhadji Malick Tall | Al-Riyadh | Al-Taraji | 4–3 (A) | 19 December 2020 |
| Ely Cheikh Voulany | Wej | Al-Selmiyah | 6–2 (H) | 14 January 2021 |
| Ismaël Bangoura | Al-Taraji | Al-Mujazzal | 3–1 (A) | 26 January 2021 |
| Khaled Al-Najrani | Al-Safa | Al-Lewaa | 4–0 (H) | 26 February 2021 |
| Sabri Zaidi | Al-Jandal | Al-Safa | 4–0 (A) | 4 March 2021 |
| Gnamien Yikpe | Al-Entesar | Al-Ansar | 3–1 (H) | 4 March 2021 |
| Guillaume Daho | Al-Jandal | Kumait | 4–1 (H) | 9 April 2021 |
| Taylon Correa | Al-Akhdoud | Al-Orobah | 3–3 (A) | 19 April 2021 |

#### Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away