Saudi football league system
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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| Sport | Association football |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
| Confederation | AFC |
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| Association football in Saudi Arabia | |
The tables below show the current makeup of the Saudi Arabian Football League system. The Saudi Professional League sits at the top of the pyramid and currently two teams get promoted/relegated between the Professional League and the First Division League.
There is also a Second Division League which currently features two groups of sixteen teams were clubs are promoted between this level and the First Division.
SAFF announcement a newly created fourth division officially named is Third Division League from 2021, the league features four groups of eight teams were clubs are promoted between this level and the Second Division.
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the launch of new versions of women's football competitions by introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and Saudi Women's First Division League.
Current system[edit]
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||
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| 1 | Saudi Professional League 18 clubs | |||||||||||
| 2 | First Division League | |||||||||||
| 3 | Second Division League | |||||||||||
| Group A 16 clubs | Group B 16 clubs | |||||||||||
| 4 | Saudi Third Division | |||||||||||
| Group A 10 clubs | Group B 10 clubs | Group C 10 clubs | Group D 10 clubs | |||||||||
| 5 | Saudi Fourth Division | |||||||||||
Locations of the teams[edit]
Current Professional League Teams[edit]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Current First Division Teams[edit]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Current Second Division Teams[edit]
- Group A
- Group B
References[edit]
- ^ "Prince Sultan Sport City Stadium (Mahalah)".
- ^ a b "Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium".
- ^ "Al batin Club Stadiuem".
- ^ "Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium".
- ^ "استاد الأمير عبدالعزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
External links[edit]
- Saudi Arabia Football Federation at FIFA.com Arabic – English Site
- Saudi Arabia Professional League on Super.com Arabic Site
- Saudi Professional League Commission Archived 2020-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Arabic Site
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