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Saudi First Division
The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Football in Saudi Arabia, professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the Saudi football league system, Saudi Arabian football league system. History The league was founded in 1976 alongside the Saudi Pro League, Premier League which is now known as the Saudi Pro League. Being the second-tier league it allows the first tier league clubs to either discover talents or send players on loan so they can develop. Hajer Club, Hajer, Al-Wehda Club (Mecca), Al-Wehda and Al Qadsiah FC, Al-Qadsiah hold the record number of championships in the league with four. While Ohod Club, Ohod holds the record for number of promotions from the First Division to the top Division with nine. Competition format Since 2024, there are 18 clubs in the Saudi First Division League. During the course of a season (usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Saudi Arabia
Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) (). It was founded in 1956. It administers both the club competitions and the national football teams of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation founder is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud. History National football team The Saudi Arabia national football team (), is nicknamed as Al-Saqour, which means The Falcons. They are one of the most successful football teams in Asia, winning the Asian Championship three times and qualified to the World Cup six times (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, and 2022). Rivalries Saudi Arabia has a major rivalry with Iran. League The Saudi Pro League is the highest level of competition in the country. until the 1970s, football was organized on a regional basis across Saudi Arabia. In the 1976 Saudi Professional League season, with the improvement of transportation links and local footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bukiryah FC
Al-Bukiryah Football Club () is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Al Bukayriyah, Qassim. Founded in 1962, the club competes in the Saudi First Division The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of Football in Saudi Arabia, professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second ..., the second tier of Saudi football. History The club was founded in 1962. The club was formerly known as Al-Amal Football Club (), however, on the 28th of August, 2018, the club name was changed to Al-Bukiryah FC () that we currently know. Stadium Albukayriyah Stadium () is used as club's home ground. Coaching staff Current squad ''As of Saudi First Division League :'' See also * List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia References Bukayriyah Football clubs in Al-Qassim Province Association football clubs established in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Batin FC
Al-Batin F.C. () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Hafar al-Batin, Eastern Province, that competes in the Saudi First Division League. History Al-Batin's colours are sky blue and black. At the end of the 2007–08 season, they won their first promotion to Saudi Second Division. On 25 March 2011, Al-Batin won their first promotion to Saudi First Division. They play their home matches at the Al-Batin Club Stadium. Honours *Saudi First Division League (tier 2) **Winners (1): 2019–20 **Runners-up (1): 2015–16 *Saudi Second Division League (tier 3) **Runners-up (1): 2010–11 * Saudi Third Division League (tier 5) **Runners-up (1): 2007–08 Coaching Staff Managerial history * Rachid Mezghiche (2002 – 2003) * Jamal El Khodary (August 1, 2005 – April 1, 2007) * Hassan Abdelfattah (August 13, 2007 – May 1, 2008) * Abdelhamid Salmi (July 1, 2009 – September 16, 2009) * Rachid Mezghiche (September 16, 2009 – May 1, 2010) * Emad Al-Qase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Najma Sport Club () is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Unaizah that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division League, the team plays in white and black color and green colours. Al-Najma has a fierce rivalry with local club Al-Arabi, which is usually manifested in the Unaizah Derby. History The best achievement by the team, is finished third for the Saudi Premier League 1997–98 And entering the semi-finals. Honours Saudi First Division League *Winners (2): 1989–90, 1993–94 *Runners-up (1): 1991–92 Presidents * Abdulrahman Al-Mashari * Muhammed Salih Al-Subaie * Ibrahim Mansour Al-Maiman * Ibrahim Ali Al-Nhabiy * Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Wassel * Saleh Al-Sowyan * Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Wassel (Return) * Ibrahim Al-Sufi (Currently) Current staff Coaches history * Rabah Saâdane 1991–1992 * Youssef Zouaoui * Christov Andenov (1997–99) * Dudu Georgescu (2001) * Dobromir Zhechev (2001–02) Current squad ''As of Saudi First Division League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Arabi (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Arabi Sports Club (), also known as Al-Arabi Al-Saudi, is a professional multi-sports club based in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. The football team competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. History Establishment Al Arabi Sporting Club was formed in Unaizah in 1958, by a group of young people in the city. The club operated unofficially as an amateur club until 1967 and was registered officially in the same year when General Presidency of Youth Welfare Abdulrahman Al-N'aim officially took over. The club has had fourteen presidents from its establishment until 2010, Currently, Adeeb Al-Kwiter is the president. Football Al-Arabi played for the first time in the Saudi First Division in the 1986–87 season. However, It played for four seasons until it won the Saudi First Division in 1989–90 season and was promoted to the Saudi Premier League. The club played one season in the Saudi Premier League and then was relegated to the Saudi First Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ain Saudi Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Atawlah, Al-Qara, Al-Bahah, The club play their home matches at the King Saud Sport City Stadium. the club competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. History The club's name is inspired by UAE team Al Ain The club was founded in 1978 under the name of Zahran Football Club. The club was named after the Zahran tribe who are one of the largest tribes in Al-Bahah Province. In 2001, the club changed their name to Al-Ameed Football Club before changing their name to Al-Ain in 2013. Al-Ain have won the Saudi Third Division title once in 2015–16, and finished as runners-up once in 2010–11. The club have won the Al-Bahah Regional League ten times. The club spent four non-consecutive seasons in the Saudi Second Division before gaining to the MS League in the 2017–18 season. They spent two consecutive seasons in the MS League before gaining promotion to the top ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Adalah FC
Al-Adalah Football Club (, "Justice F.C.") is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Al-Hulaylah, Al-Ahsa, that plays in the Saudi First Division League. History Al-Adalah have finished as Second Division runners-up twice, first in the 2008–09 season and then in the 2015–16 season. The club have spent only four seasons in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of Saudi football, before achieving promotion to the Pro League. On 15 May 2019, the club made history by achieving promotion to the Pro League for the first time. The club play their home games at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sport City in Al-Ahsa, sharing the stadium with two other City based clubs, Hajer and Al-Jeel. Honours * Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abha Club
Abha Football Club () is a professional Saudi football club based in Abha that is currently playing in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. They were first promoted to the top flight in 2005 when they finished as runners up in the First Division. However, they were relegated after just one season. They achieved their second promotion in 2008 when they also finished as runners up. During the 2018–19 season Abha won their first First Division title as well as promotion to the Pro League for the third in the club's history. Abha have won the Saudi Third Division League once, during the 1998–99 season and the Saudi Second Division League once, during the 1999–2000 season. The club play their home games at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City (also known as Al-Mahalah) in Abha. They share the stadium with rivals Damac, with whom they contest the Asir derby. History The idea of establishing a sports club in Abha started with the personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play-off
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. In team sports in the U.S. and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league's best teams might not play against each other in the regular season. Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, and as playoffs became more popular they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Professional League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as the premier football league in Asia, having the highest ranking among AFC club competitions. The origins of the Saudi top division league trace back to the establishment of the His Majesty's League in 1956, which lasted until 1974. It was succeeded by a single transitional season known as the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League. Following that, the first official season of the Saudi Premier League the 1976–77 season. The league operated as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season. After that, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to merge the football league with the King's Cup into one tournament, adding the Golden Box. The Golden Box was an end-of-season knockout competition played be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohod Club
Ohod Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Medina, which competes in the Saudi First Division League. History Ohod was named after Mount Uhud, hence the nickname "Al-Jabal". Ohod have won the Saudi First Division three times and have been runners-up five times. They play their home games at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium. During the 1994 FIFA World Cup, two players from Ohod, Hamzah Idris and Thomas Libiih, were selected for the Saudi Arabia national team and Cameroon national team, respectively. Other famous players are Redha Tukar (1995–2001) and Mohammad Khouja (2003–2005). Honours *Saudi First Division League **Winners (3): 1980–81, 1983–84, 2003–04 **Runners-up (5): 1978–79, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2016–17 *Saudi Second Division League **Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2006–07 *Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup for Division 1 and 2 Teams **Winners (1): 1994–95 **Runners-up (4): 1992–93, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
