The First Division League (FDL;[1] Arabic: دوري الدرجة الأولى), known as Yelo league for sponsorship reasons,[2] is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. The First Division League is ranked below the Saudi Professional League and above the Saudi Second Division in the Saudi Arabian football league system.
Hajer, Al-Wehda and Al-Qadsiah hold the record number of championships in the league with four. While Ohod holds the record for number of promotions from the First Division to the Pro League, nine.[3]
And the teams to get to the Saudi Professional League Are Al-Orobah FC, Al-Kholood Club And Al-Qadsiah. While the teams To get To the Saudi Second Division League Are Al-Hazem F.C., Al-Tai FC, And Abha.
The top two teams are promoted to the Saudi Pro League directly, a play-off system to determine the third team to be promoted along side the two. Teams placed between third and sixth position took part in the promotion play-offs. The fifth-placed would face the fourth, while the sixth-placed team would face the third. The final would be single-legged, hosted by the higher-placed team, while the bottom three teams are relegated to the Second Division.
For details on the FDL League 2024–25 season, see here.
Since the 2018–19 season the number of foreign players in the league was increased from 3 to 7.[20] Seven substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which three can be used in the duration of the game.
