2016–17 Saudi First Division was the 40th season of the

Saudi First Division The First Division League (FDL for short), also called the Yelo league for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The First Division League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the S ...

since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 11 August 2016 and concluded on 5 May 2017.

Teams

A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 season, two relegated from the

2015–16 Saudi Professional League The 2015–16 Saudi Professional League (known as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its ...

and three promoted from the

2015–16 Saudi Second Division The 2015–16 Saudi Second Division was the 20th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996. The season featured 13 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2014–15 First Division League: ...

. Al-Qaisumah were promoted as champions, while Al-Adalh were promoted as Group B winners. Wej secured the final berth by winning the play-offs.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To the First Division

Promoted from

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

* Al-Qaisumah * Al-Adalh * Wej Relegated from

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* Najran * Hajer

From the First Division

Relegated to

* Al-Mujazzal *

Al-Riyadh Al-Riyadh Saudi Club () is a football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division (third level). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyad ...

* Al-Diriyah Promoted to

Al-Ettifaq Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq ...

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Stadia and locations

Results

League table

Results table

Season progress

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away
⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

References

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Saudi Saudi may refer to: * Saudi Arabia * Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia * Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia * House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is ...