Country Saudi Arabia Relegation to Second Division TV partners Saudi Sport Current champion Ettifaq FC (2nd title) Promotion to Saudi Professional League TV partner Al Riyadiah | Level on pyramid 2 Most championships Hajer
(6 titles) Number of teams 16 (from 2010–11) Date founded 1976 Levels on pyramid 2 | |
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Current champions Al-Ettifaq (2nd title)
(2015–16) Confederation Asian Football Confederation | ||
The Saudi First Division is the second-level football competition in Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq are the most recent champions in 2015–16, winning their first title, while Hajer are the most successful team with 4 titles.
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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.
Promotions by season
References
Saudi First Division Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA