Saudi First Division League

First Division League
Founded	1976; 48 years ago
Country	Saudi Arabia
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	16 (from 2010–11)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Professional League
Relegation to	Second Division
Current champions	Al-Mojzel (1st title) ; (2015–16)
Most championships	Hajer; (4 titles)
TV partners	Saudi Sport
	Current: 2015–16 season

The Saudi First Division is the second-level football competition in Saudi Arabia. Al-Mojzel are the most recent champions in 2015–16, winning their first title, while Hajer are the most successful team with 4 titles.

Promotion and relegation

The winner and runner-up are promoted to the Professional League directly, and the third-place will qualify to promotion play-offs against the team which finishes 12th in Professional League. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the Second Division.

List of teams (2015–16 season)

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Saudi First Division

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Batin	Hafar al-Batin	Al-Batin Club Stadium
Al-Diriyah	Diriyah	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Ettifaq	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Feiha	Al Majma'ah	Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al-Hazm	Ar Rass	Al Hazm Club Stadium
Al-Jeel	Al-Hasa	Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Mojzel	Al Majma'ah	Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Sport City Stadium
Al-Nahda	Dammam	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Nojoom	Al-Hasa	Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Al-Orobah	Sakakah	Al-Oruba Club Stadium
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Al-Shoulla	Al Kharj	Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
Al-Tai	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Al-Watani	Tabuk	King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Damac	Khamis Mushait	Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Ohod	Medina	Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Club performances

Promotions by season

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1976–77	Ettifaq	Al-Nahda
1977–78	Al-Riyadh	Al-Tai
1978–79	Al-Shabab	Ohud
1979–80	Al Jabalain	Al-Riyadh
1980–81	Ohud	Al-Rawdhah
1981–82	Not held¹
1982–83	Al-Wehda	Al-Riyadh
1983–84	Ohud	Al Jabalain
1984–85	Al-Tai	Al-Kawkb
1985–86	Al-Ansar	Al-Raed
1986–87	Al-Kawkb	Ohud
1987–88	Hajer	Al-Rawdhah
1988–89	Al-Riyadh	Al-Raed
1989–90	Al-Najma	Al-Arabi
1990–91	Al-Nahda	Ohud
1991–92	Al-Raed	Al-Najma
1992–93	Al-Nahda	Ohud
1993–94	Al-Najma	Al-Rawdhah
1994–95	Al-Tai	Al Taawon
1995–96	Al-Wehda	Al-Ansar

Season	Winners	Runners-up
1996–97	Al Taawon	Al-Shoalah
1997–98	Hajer	Al-Ansar
1998–99	Sdoos	Al-Raed
1999–2000	Al-Ansar	Al-Qadisiyah
2000–01	Al-Tai	Al-Shoalah
2001–02	Al-Qadisiyah	Al-Raed
2002–03	Al-Wehda	Al-Khaleej
2003–04	Ohud	Al-Ansar
2004–05	Al Hazm	Abha
2005–06	Al-Khaleej	Al-Faisaly
2006–07	Al-Watani	Najran
2007–08	Al-Raed	Abha
2008–09	Al-Qadisiyah	Al Fateh
2009–10	Al-Faisaly	Al Taawon
2010–11	Hajer	Al-Ansar
2011–12	Al-Shoalah	Al-Wehda
2012–13	Al-Orubah	Al-Nahda
2013–14	Hajer	Al-Khaleej
2014–15	Al-Qadisiyah	Al-Wehda
2015–16	Al-Mojzel	Al-Ettifaq

Note: ¹First Division and Premier League were merged in 1981–82.

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Winning years
Hajer	4	1988, 1998, 2011, 2014
Al-Tai	3	1985, 1995, 2001
Al-Wehda	3	1983, 1996, 2003
Ohod	3	1981, 1984, 2004
Al-Qadisiyah	3	2002, 2009, 2015
Al-Riyadh	2	1978, 1989
Al-Nahda	2	1991, 1993
Al-Najma	2	1990, 1994
Al-Ansar	2	1986, 2000
Al-Raed	2	1992, 2008
Al-Ettifaq	1	1977
Al-Shabab	1	1979
Al-Jabalin	1	1980
Al-Kawkb	1	1987
Al-Taawoun	1	1997
Sdoos	1	1999
Al-Hazm	1	2005
Al-Khaleej	1	2006
Al-Watani	1	2007
Al-Faisaly	1	2010
Al-Shoulla	1	2012
Al-Orobah	1	2013
Al-Mojzel	1	2016

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