Saudi First Division League
FM24 Release
Competition
- Code
- D1
- Nation
- Saudi Arabia
- Confederation
- Asia
- Type
- Standard division
- Level
- 1
- Reputation
- 88 / 200
- Status
- Active
- Season
- 2023-08-14 – 2024-05-15
- Colours
#FFFFFF#418B41- Short name
- First Division
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- 0
Format
- Teams
- 18
- League games
- 34
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- 34
- Joined since 2022–23
- Al-Adalah Football Club from Saudi Professional League, Al-Batin Football Club from Saudi Professional League, Al-Bukiryah Football Club from Saudi Second Division Group A, Al-Jandal Sport Club from Saudi Second Division Group A, Al-Najmah Football Club from Saudi Second Division Group B, Al-Safa Football Club from Saudi Second Division Group B, Al-Taraji Club from Saudi Second Division Group A
- Left since 2022–23
- Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club now in Saudi Professional League, Al-Hazem Sport Club now in Saudi Professional League, Al-Okhdood Club now in Saudi Professional League, Al-Riyadh Saudi Club now in Saudi Professional League, Al-Sahel Football Club now in Saudi Second Division Group B, Al-Shoulla Football Club now in Saudi Second Division Group A, Najran Saudi Football Club now in Saudi Second Division Group A
Squad rules
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
- —
- Club-trained
- —
- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
- —
- Loans
- —
Most titles
Season table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
| 2 | Al-Hazem Sport Club | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 68 |
| 3 | Al-Okhdood Club | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | 29 | 68 |
| 4 | Al-Riyadh Saudi Club | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 63 |
| 5 | Al-Faisaly Football Club | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 58 |
| 6 | Al-Arabi Saudi Sports Club | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 49 |
| 7 | Al-Kholood Club | 34 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 43 |
| 8 | Hajer Football Club | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 43 |
| 9 | Ohod Club | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 42 |
| 10 | Al-Jabalin Club | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 41 |
| 11 | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Al-Orobah Football Club | 34 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 40 |
| 13 | Al-Qaisumah Football Club | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | Al-Ain Saudi Football Club | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Jeddah Club | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 | Najran Saudi Football Club | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Al-Sahel Football Club | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 32 |
| 18 | Al-Shoulla Football Club | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 23 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2022–23 — full season table. Showing 18 of 18 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
Columns
| Al-Adalah Football Club | 5000 | 85 | 92 | 105 | 26.6 | £4,519,500 | £0 | £7,288,449 | 19550 | 10728 |
| Al-Ain Saudi Football Club | 5000 | 82 | 87 | 101 | 27.0 | £2,973,000 | £0 | £12,861,969 | 10000 | 2189 |
| Al-Arabi Saudi Sports Club | 4750 | 87 | 97 | 108 | 27.7 | £6,275,500 | £0 | £85,412 | 10000 | 500 |
| Al-Batin Football Club | 5350 | 88 | 97 | 108 | 25.7 | £5,441,250 | £8,574 | £10,718,308 | 6000 | 3165 |
| Al-Bukiryah Football Club | 4250 | 85 | 90 | 98 | 27.3 | £3,671,750 | £0 | £0 | 3000 | — |
| Al-Faisaly Football Club | 5250 | 85 | 94 | 108 | 25.6 | £5,744,500 | £0 | £10,289,575 | 8000 | 4401 |
| Al-Jabalin Club | 4750 | 88 | 93 | 103 | 26.7 | £4,705,000 | £2,358 | £213,532 | 22000 | 1000 |
| Al-Jandal Sport Club | 4000 | 82 | 86 | 97 | 27.0 | £3,066,250 | £1,243 | £0 | 15000 | — |
| Al-Kholood Club | 4500 | 88 | 95 | 105 | 28.7 | £7,099,250 | £0 | £0 | 8000 | — |
| Al-Najmah Football Club | 4500 | 87 | 98 | 108 | 26.8 | £5,741,250 | £0 | £533,831 | 10000 | 1000 |
| Al-Orobah Football Club | 4750 | 84 | 90 | 103 | 27.2 | £3,632,000 | £1,286 | £7,288,449 | 8000 | 3657 |
| Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 5750 | 94 | 112 | 128 | 25.7 | £18,046,250 | £218,111 | £42,873,232 | 15000 | 3200 |
| Al-Qaisumah Football Club | 4500 | 80 | 82 | 94 | 27.5 | £2,506,250 | £0 | £491,124 | 2000 | 300 |
| Al-Safa Football Club | 4250 | 81 | 88 | 101 | 28.8 | £3,330,500 | £0 | £427,064 | 3000 | 300 |
| Al-Taraji Club | 4250 | 81 | 85 | 96 | 27.7 | £3,320,000 | £857 | £106,766 | 12000 | 200 |
| Hajer Football Club | 4750 | 81 | 88 | 101 | 25.8 | £4,198,500 | £1,128 | £1,452,020 | 19550 | 1622 |
| Jeddah Club | 4500 | 80 | 83 | 99 | 24.5 | £2,515,500 | £0 | £277,592 | 5000 | 200 |
| Ohod Club | 4750 | 85 | 98 | 109 | 25.5 | £10,670,000 | £0 | £1,430,667 | 24000 | 1000 |
Best in the league
Under-21s at 1 July 2023, the start of the 2023–24 season, ranked on recorded potential. Players without a full birth date, and coded potential bands, which cannot be ranked, are left out.
| # | Player | Club | Age | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saleh Waheeb Saeed Aboulshamat | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 20 | 110 |
| 2 | Taher Mohammed Wadi | Al-Qadsiah Football Club | 20 | 100 |
| 3 | Turki Mohammed Al-Dhafeeri | Al-Batin Football Club | 20 | 90 |
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Across versions
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| CM0304 Release | 6 |
| CM0304 Update | 6 |
| FM05 Release | 65 |
| FM05 Update | 65 |
| FM06 Release | 65 |
| FM07 Release | 65 |
| FM07 Update | 65 |
| FM08 Release | 65 |
| FM09 Release | 65 |
| FM09 Update | 65 |
| FM10 Release | 65 |
| FM10 Update | 65 |
| FM11 Release | 65 |
| FM11 Update | 65 |
| FM12 Release | 65 |
| FM12 Update | 65 |
| FM13 Release | 69 |
| FM13 Update | 69 |
| FM14 Release | 69 |
| FM14 Update | 69 |
| FM15 Release | 69 |
| FM15 Update | 69 |
| FM16 Release | 69 |
| FM16 Update | 69 |
| FM17 Release | 72 |
| FM17 Update | 72 |
| FM18 Release | 72 |
| FM18 Update | 72 |
| FM19 Release | 72 |
| FM19 Update | 72 |
| FM20 Release | 72 |
| FM20 Update | 72 |
| FM21 Release | 72 |
| FM21 Update | 72 |
| FM22 Release | 72 |
| FM23 Release | 72 |
| FM24 Release | 88 |
| FM26 Release | 88 |
| FM26 Update | 88 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| CM0304 Release | Saudi First Division |
| CM0304 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM05 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM05 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM06 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM07 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM07 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM08 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM09 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM09 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM10 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM10 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM11 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM11 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM12 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM12 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM13 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM13 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM14 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM14 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM15 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM15 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM16 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM16 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM17 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM17 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM18 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM18 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM19 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM19 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM20 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM20 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM21 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM21 Update | Saudi First Division |
| FM22 Release | Saudi First Division |
| FM23 Release | Saudi First Division League |
| FM24 Release | Saudi First Division League |
| FM26 Release | Saudi First Division League |
| FM26 Update | Saudi First Division League |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
| Award | Type | Editions | Latest | Latest winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi First Division Top Goalscorer | Most goals scored | 3 | 2017 | Abdulfattah Mohammed AdamAl-Jeel Club Al-Hasa | 20 |
| Saudi First Division Goal of the Month | Best goal | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Goal of the Year | Best goal | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Manager of the Year | Best manager | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Player of the Year | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Team of the Month | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Team of the Year | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
| Saudi First Division Young Player of the Year | Highest average rating | 0 | — | — | — |
Media prediction
| Predicted | Club | Last position |
|---|---|---|
| — | No member club carries a recorded prediction. | — |
Derbies in this division
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| No derby in this version is between two of this competition's clubs. | |||
All-time records
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
| Team | Membership | Last position | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club | Previous season | 1 | Matthias Jaissle |
| Al-Riyadh Saudi Club | Previous season | 4 | Odair Hellman |
| Al-Jabalin Club | Previous season | 10 | Jean Denis Lavagne |
| Al-Kholood Club | Previous season | 7 | Fabiano José Costa Flora |
| Al-Qadsiah Football Club | Previous season | 11 | Míchel |
| Al-Shoulla Football Club | Previous season | 16 | Ameur Derbal |
| Hajer Football Club | Previous season | 8 | Gjoko Hadžievski |
| Ohod Club | Previous season | 9 | Damir Burić |
| Al-Hazem Sport Club | Previous season | 2 | José Daniel Carreño Izquierdo |
| Al-Orobah Football Club | Previous season | 12 | Rusmir Cviko |
| Najran Saudi Football Club | Previous season | 16 | Moncef Ben Mosharek |
| Al-Arabi Saudi Sports Club | Previous season | 6 | Aleksandar Ilić |
| Al-Okhdood Club | Previous season | 3 | Martin Ševela |
| Al-Qaisumah Football Club | Previous season | 13 | Abderrazek Chebbi |
| Al-Sahel Football Club | Previous season | 17 | Mohamed Saeedi |
| Al-Ain Saudi Football Club | Previous season | 14 | Valeriu Tiţa |
| Jeddah Club | Previous season | 15 | Maher Daif Al-Shammari |
Data wishlist for this page
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.