2015–16_Saudi_Second_Division
2015–16 Saudi Second Division
Football league season
The 2015–16 Saudi Second Division was the 20th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1996.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Qaisumah (1st title) |
| Promoted | Al-Qaisumah Al-Adalh Wej |
| Relegated | Al-Oyoon Al-Akhdoud Al-Tuhami Al-Qala |
| Matches played | 184 |
| Goals scored | 500 (2.72 per match) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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The season featured 13 teams from the 2014–15 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2014–15 First Division League: Al-Safa, Abha and Hetten, and four new teams promoted from the 2014–15 Saudi Third Division: Al Jabalain as champion and group A winner, Al-Qaisumah as runner-up and group B winner, Al-Washm as group B runner-up and Al-Qala as group A runner-up. The league began on 8 October 2015 and ended on 27 February 2016.[1]
Al-Qaisumah won the league title after beating Al-Adalh 2–1 on aggregate in the final, both teams promoted to the 2016–17 Saudi First Division, also Wej promoted after defeating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the third place play-off. While Al-Oyoon, Al-Akhdoud, Al-Tuhami and Al-Qala were relegated.[2]
- Teams relegated from the 2014–15 Saudi First Division
- Teams promoted from the 2014–15 Saudi Third Division
;Group A
More information Club, Location ...
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Adalh | Al-Hasa | Department for Education Stadium |
| Al Jabalain | Ha'il | Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium |
| Al-Najma | Unaizah | Al-Najma Club Stadium |
| Al-Oyoon | Al-Oyoon | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium (Al-Hasa) |
| Al-Safa | Safwa | Al-Safa Club Stadium |
| Al-Taraji | Qatif | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium |
| Al-Tuhami | Jizan | King Faisal Sport City Stadium |
| Al-Washm | Shaqra | Al-Washm Club Stadium |
| Hetten | Samtah | King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) |
| Wej | Ta'if | King Fahd Stadium |
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- Group B
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Saudi Second Division Group B
More information Club, Location ...
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Abha | Abha | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Al-Akhdoud | Najran | Al Akhdoud Club Stadium |
| Al-Ansar | Medina | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Al-Badaya | Al-Badaya | Al-Amal Club Stadium (Al-Bukairiyah) |
| Al-Kawkb | Al-Kharj | Al-Shoalah Club Stadium |
| Al-Muzahimiyyah | Al-Muzahmiyya | Leadership Development Institute Stadium (Riyadh) |
| Al-Qaisumah | Qaisumah | Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium |
| Al-Qala | Sakakah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium |
| Al-Sharq | Dilam | Al-Shoalah Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
| Sdoos | Diriyah | Leadership Development Institute Stadium (Riyadh) |
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- Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Adalh (P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 42 | Promotion to 1st Division League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Wej (O, P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 34 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Al Jabalain | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 29 | |
| 4 | Hetten | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Al-Washm | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Al-Taraji | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Al-Najma | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 23 | |
| 8 | Al-Safa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 | Al-Oyoon (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 12 | Relegation to 2016–17 3rd Division League |
| 10 | Al-Tuhami (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 8 |
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Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
- Results
More information Home \ Away, ADA ...
| Home \ Away | ADA | JAB | NJM | OYO | SAF | TAR | TUH | WAS | HET | WEJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Adalh | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al Jabalain | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Najma | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Al-Oyoon | 0–4 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–5 | |
| Al-Safa | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Taraji | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Tuhami | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Al-Washm | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Hetten | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Wej | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
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- Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Qaisumah (C, P) | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 40 | Promotion to 1st Division League and Qualification to the Final |
| 2 | Al-Badaya | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 31 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Al-Muzahimiyyah | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Sdoos | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Kawkb | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | Al-Sharq | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Abha | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 20 | |
| 8 | Al-Ansar | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 | |
| 9 | Al-Akhdoud (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 17 | Relegation to 2016–17 3rd Division League |
| 10 | Al-Qala (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 7 |
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Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goal scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
- Results
More information Home \ Away, ABH ...
| Home \ Away | ABH | AKH | ANS | BAD | KAW | MUZ | QAI | QLA | SHA | SDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | |
| Al-Akhdoud | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Ansar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Badaya | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Kawkb | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Muzahimiyyah | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Qaisumah | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Qala | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Sharq | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Sdoos | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
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Al-Badaya, who finished 2nd in group B faced Wej the 2nd of group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third promotion team with Al-Adalh and Al-Qaisumah. Wej won 1–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2016–17 Saudi First Division.[4]
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
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- First leg
Al-Amal Club Stadium, Al-Bukairiyah
- Second leg
King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if
Wej won 1–0 on aggregate.
The winners of each group played two-legged matches to decide champions of the 2015–16 Saudi Second Division. Al-Qaisumah won 2–1 on aggregate against Al-Adalh.[2]
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Qaisumah | 2–1 | Al-Adalh | 1–0 | 1–1 |
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- First leg
Al-Qaisumah Club Stadium, Qaisumah
- Second leg
More information Al-Adalh, 1–1 ...
| Al-Adalh | 1–1 | Al-Qaisumah |
|---|---|---|
Al-Khamis  63' (pen.) |
Report (in Arabic) | Al-Shaali 58' |
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Al-Qaisumah won 2–1 on aggregate.
- Champions
More information Saudi Second Division ...
| Saudi Second Division 2015–16 winners |
|---|
| Al-Qaisumah 1st title |
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- صدور جدول دوري الدرجة الثانية 2015-2016 [Fixtures and dates of Second Division League 2015-2016] (in Arabic). SAFF. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- نادي القيصومة يتوج بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية [Al-Qaisumah champions of Second Division League] (in Arabic). SAFF. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- نادي وج يتأهل إلى مصاف أندية الدرجة الأولى [Weg Club qualified to the First Division League] (in Arabic). SAFF. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.