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First Division League
Season	2022–23
Dates	22 August 2022 – 29 May 2023
Champions	Al-Ahli (1st title)
Promoted	Al-Ahli; Al-Okhdood; Al-Hazem; Al-Riyadh
Relegated	Najran; Al-Sahel; Al-Shoulla
Matches played	306
Goals scored	709 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ablaye Mbengue; (29 goals)
Biggest home win	Al-Shoulla 3–0 Al-Orobah; (22 August 2022); Al-Hazem 4–1 Najran; (5 September 2022); Al-Ahli 3–0 Ohod; (16 September 2022); Al-Hazem 3–0 Al-Arabi; (11 January 2023); Al-Ahli 3–0 Al-Jabalain; (24 January 2023); Al-Qadsiah 3–0 Ohod; (16 May 2023); Al-Faisaly 4–1 Al-Ain; (23 May 2023); Al-Okhdood 4–1 Najran; (29 May 2023)
Biggest away win	Al-Shoulla 0–5 Al-Jabalain; (28 December 2022)
Highest scoring	Al-Riyadh 3–3 Al-Arabi; (6 March 2023); Al-Okhdood 4–2 Al-Orobah; (9 April 2023); Jeddah 2–4 Al-Okhdood; (24 April 2023)
Longest winning run	Al-Riyadh; (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Al-Ahli; (16 matches)
Longest winless run	Al-Shoulla; (26 matches)
Longest losing run	Al-Shoulla; (8 matches)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

The 2022–23 First Division League (known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Saudi First Division League after its rebrand, and the 46th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 22 August 2022 and concluded on 29 May 2023.^[1]

On 5 May, Al-Ahli became the first team to be promoted following Al-Faisaly's 2–2 draw with Najran.^[2] They were crowned champions following a 1–0 win against Al-Qadsiah on 23 May.^[3] The second club to be promoted was Al-Okhdood who were promoted after Al-Faisaly's 2–2 draw with Jeddah on 15 May.^[4] The third club to be promoted was Al-Riyadh who were promoted following a 1–0 home win against Al-Orobah.^[5] The fourth and final club to be promoted was Al-Hazem who were promoted following a 3–2 win against Al-Sahel.^[6]

On 1 May, Al-Shoulla became the first team to be relegated following Jeddah's 1–0 win against Al-Orobah.^[7] On 23 May, Al-Sahel became the second team to be relegated despite a 3–2 win against Al-Okhdood.^[8] Najran became the third and final club to be relegated after a 4–1 defeat to derby rivals Al-Okhdood on the final matchday.^[9]

Overview

Changes

On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the league would be decreased to 18 starting from the 2022–23 season. Due to this decision, 5 teams were relegated last season instead of the usual 4 teams. In addition, only 3 teams were promoted from the Second Division instead of 4 teams.^[10]

On 14 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the Pro League would be increased from 16 to 18 teams. To prepare for this change, only 2 teams would be relegated to the First Division League and 4 teams would be promoted to the Pro League.^[11]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.

To the First Division League

Promoted from Second Division

Relegated from Pro League

From the First Division League

Promoted to Pro League

Relegated to Second Division

Teams

A total of 18 teams are contesting the league, including 12 sides from the 2021–22 season, the three promoted teams from the Second Division and the three relegated sides from the Pro League.

The first club to be relegated to the First Division League was Al-Hazem following a 5–2 defeat away to Al-Ettifaq on 21 May.^[12] Al-Hazem were relegated after just one year in the top flight. This was their second relegation in three years. Both Al-Ahli and Al-Faisaly were relegated following on the final day of the season. Al-Ahli were relegated following a 0–0 away draw with Al-Shabab.^[13] Al-Ahli were relegated for the first time in their history while Al-Faisaly were relegated after 12 consecutive seasons in the top flight.

The first club to be promoted was Al-Arabi who were promoted following a 1–0 home win against Al-Rawdhah on 30 March 2022.^[14] On 31 March 2022, Al-Qaisumah became the second side to be promoted following a 2–1 win over Al-Nairyah.^[15] The third and final club to be promoted was Al-Riyadh, who were promoted following a 3–2 aggregate win over Al-Taraji in the promotion play-offs.^[16]

Al-Arabi were crowned champions after defeating Al-Qaisumah 1–0 to win their second title and first since 1986.^[17]

Al-Arabi return to the First Division League after an absence of 27 years. They return to the league for the first time since the 1994–95 season and will play in their 9th overall season. Al-Qaisumah return after an absence of three seasons and will play in their 4th overall season in the First Division League. Al-Riyadh return after an absence of six seasons and will play in their 18th overall season in the First Division League.

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2022–23 First Division League

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Al-Ahli	Jeddah	Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium	27,000
Al-Ain	Al Bahah	King Saud Sport City Stadium	10,000^[18]
Al-Arabi	Unaizah	Department of Education Stadium	10,000^[19]
Al-Faisaly	Harmah	Al Majma'ah Sports City (Al Majma'ah)	7,000
Al-Hazem	Ar Rass	Al-Hazem Club Stadium	8,000^[20]
Al-Jabalain	Ha'il	Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium	12,000^[21]
Al-Kholood	Ar Rass	Al-Hazem Club Stadium	8,000^[20]
Al-Okhdood	Najran	Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium Najran University Stadium	12,000^[22] 10,000^[23]
Al-Orobah	Sakakah	Al-Orobah Club Stadium	6,000^[24]
Al-Qadsiah	Khobar	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium	15,000^[25]
Al-Qaisumah	Hafar al-Batin	Al-Batin Club Stadium	6,000^[26]
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium	15,000^[27]
Al-Sahel	Anak	Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium (Khobar)	15,000^[25]
Al-Shoulla	Al-Kharj	Al-Shoulla Club Stadium	5,200
Hajer	Al-Hasa (Hofuf)	Hajer Club Stadium	12,000^[28]
Jeddah	Jeddah	Reserve Stadium in King Abdullah Sports City	1,000
Najran	Najran	Prince Hathloul bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium Najran University Stadium	12,000^[22] 10,000^[23]
Ohod	Medina	Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium	24,000^[29]

Foreign players

On 15 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of foreign players was increased from 5 players to 6 players.^[30]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Former Players
Al-Ahli	Ryad Boudebouz	Bastos	Marcão	Modou Barrow	Hicham Faik	Nicolás Milesi	Franck Kom Lewis Grabban Youssef Abdelli
Al-Ain	Hicham Belkaroui	Ibrahim Chenihi	Lahouari Touil	Abdallah Al-Fakhouri	Majdi Attar	Mohannad Khairullah	Okiemute Odah Thaer Krouma Alaeddine Marzouki
Al-Arabi	Sandro Manoel	Wellington	Cheick Comara	Mohammed El Fakih	Ablaye Mbengue	Birama Ndoye	Soufyan Ahannach
Al-Faisaly	Mariano Vázquez	Willy Semedo	Josip Vuković	Masoud Juma	Omar Arjoune		Marin Jurina Cassiano Ismael Rossi Reda Hajhouj
Al-Hazem	Paulo Ricardo	Joel Tagueu	Youssef Obama	Francis Cann	Ben Traoré	Ola John	Uilliam Abdelilah Hafidi Nawfel Zerhouni Yousef Omar Luka Stojanović
Al-Jabalain	Rédha Bensayah	Isael	Lázaro	Nailson	Anderson Plata	Yazid Abu Layla	Malik Raiah Carlão Jô
Al-Kholood	Roberto Dias	Jobson	Uilliam	Jiloan Hamad	Ahmed Yasin	Khemais Maaouani	Malik Asselah Jhonnattann Alain Akono Muhadjiri Hakizimana
Al-Okhdood	Kaká Mendes	Maicon Douglas	Reinaldo Dutra	Ousmane Barry	Vladimir Stojković	Borhen Hkimi
Al-Orobah	Tiago Bezerra	Rayllan Bruno	Philipe Maia	Diego Silva	Mostafa Matar		Milan Vušurović
Al-Qadsiah	Karim Aribi	Raïs M'Bolhi	Cédric Amissi	Walter Bwalya	Soualio Ouattara	Saimon Msuva	Bruno Bispo Ibrahim Amada Amadou Moutari
Al-Qaisumah	Achraf Boudrama	Hamid Djaouchi	Khaled Nèche	Souleymane Sakandé	Odeni George	Ward Al Salama
Al-Riyadh	Marcinho	Diego Miranda	Muralha	Emanuel Novo	Miodrag Gemović	Nikola Stojiljković	Jens Cools
Al-Sahel	Rafael Martins	Medwin Biteghé	Ibrahim Diomandé	Zakaria Lahlali	Ricardo Machado	Mourad Hedhli	Lawson Bekui
Al-Shoulla	Sofiane Khedairia	Carlos Henrique	David Molinga	Piqueti	Sylla Daouda	Taoufik Ijrouten	Zoubir Motrani Mirzad Mehanović
Hajer	Fabrício	Adriano Pardal	Tiago Real	Clarence Bitang	Jean-Marc Mundele	Reda Hajhouj	William Henrique Modibo Maïga Souleymane Cissé
Jeddah	Bruno Grassi	Othman Maloum	Mohammad Fouad	Gozie Ugwu	Lamin Samateh	Johnatan Opoku
Najran	Jhonnattann	Alain Akono	Mikael Dyrestam	Carolus Andria	Alassane Diarra	Cristian Martínez	Coutinho Vitor Donald Molls Kwame Opoku Soualio Ouattara
Ohod	Emilio Zelaya	Reagy Ofosu	Badr Boulahroud	Youssef El Jebli	Alexandru Răuță	Gerald Takwara	Adil Djabout Jamal Arago Houssam Amaanan Babacar Guèye

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ahli (C, P)	34	21	9	4	48	24	+24	72	Promotion to the Pro League
2	Al-Hazem (P)	34	20	8	6	55	29	+26	68^[a]
3	Al-Okhdood (P)	34	21	5	8	64	35	+29	68^[a]
4	Al-Riyadh (P)	34	19	6	9	52	37	+15	63
5	Al-Faisaly	34	16	10	8	45	32	+13	58
6	Al-Arabi	34	13	10	11	43	43	0	49
7	Al-Kholood	34	12	7	15	33	31	+2	43^[b]
8	Hajer	34	11	10	13	36	41	−5	43^[b]
9	Ohod	34	10	12	12	29	38	−9	42
10	Al-Jabalain	34	9	14	11	42	43	−1	41
11	Al-Qadsiah	34	10	10	14	29	34	−5	40^[c]
12	Al-Orobah	34	11	7	16	35	41	−6	40^[c]^[d]
13	Al-Qaisumah	34	8	16	10	35	44	−9	40^[c]
14	Al-Ain	34	11	6	17	34	46	−12	39
15	Jeddah	34	10	8	16	34	40	−6	38
16	Najran (R)	34	9	9	16	36	54	−18	36	Relegation to the Second Division
17	Al-Sahel (R)	34	7	11	16	36	51	−15	32
18	Al-Shoulla (R)	34	5	8	21	23	46	−23	23^[d]

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2023. Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[32]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Al-Hazem finished ahead of Al-Okhdood on head-to-head points: Al-Hazem: 6 pts, Al-Okhdood: 0 pts (Al-Hazem 1–0 Al-Okhdood, Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Hazem).
^ ^a ^b Al-Kholood finished ahead of Hajer on overall goal difference: Al-Kholood +2, Hajer −5 (Hajer 1–0 Al-Kholood, Al-Kholood 1–0 Hajer).
^ ^a ^b ^c Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Qadsiah: 9 pts; Al-Orobah: 7 pts; Al-Qaisumah: 1 pts.
^ ^a ^b Al-Shoulla were awarded a 3–0 win over Al-Orobah due to Al-Orobah's inability to hold the fixture.^[31]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Team ╲ Round
Al-Ahli	8	15	11	12	7	7	4	3	5	5	7	9	5	6	6	6	4	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Al-Hazem	5	5	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2
Al-Okhdood	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Al-Riyadh	15	16	18	14	12	12	10	12	14	14	12	8	7	5	5	4	5	4	5	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Al-Faisaly	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Al-Arabi	7	7	6	4	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Al-Kholood	1	2	5	8	9	11	9	10	12	9	9	13	10	11	11	11	10	8	7	10	8	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Hajer	6	11	15	16	15	14	12	14	9	10	11	7	11	12	12	12	12	14	10	9	9	7	9	11	9	9	8	8	11	11	9	9	10	8
Ohod	10	10	13	10	13	13	15	11	13	13	15	14	14	14	15	14	15	11	9	8	10	12	11	12	13	13	11	9	8	8	10	10	8	9
Al-Jabalain	9	13	9	6	4	4	5	9	8	8	10	11	12	10	7	9	9	10	13	12	12	13	12	10	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	10
Al-Qadsiah	16	14	16	17	16	16	17	16	15	16	13	10	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	12	12	11
Al-Orobah	17	18	12	13	14	15	13	15	11	12	8	12	9	9	10	10	11	9	11	13	14	10	10	9	11	10	9	11	10	10	11	11	13	12
Al-Qaisumah	13	8	7	9	6	6	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	12	12	11	13	11	13	13	12	11	13	13	13	15	12	13	11	13
Al-Ain	18	17	17	18	18	18	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	14	15	13	13	14	14	11	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14
Jeddah	14	12	8	7	8	9	11	6	6	7	5	5	8	8	9	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	15
Najran	11	9	14	15	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16
Al-Sahel	12	6	10	11	11	8	7	7	10	11	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Al-Shoulla	2	3	4	5	10	10	14	13	16	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Leader
	Promotion to the Pro League
	Relegation to the Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Home \ Away	AHL	AIN	ARB	FSY	HAZ	JAB	KHO	OKH	ORO	QAD	QAI	RIY	SAH	SHO	HJR	JED	NAJ	OHD
Al-Ahli		1–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	3–0	1–0	1–4	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–0	2–1	3–0
Al-Ain	0–0		2–0	0–1	0–1	2–0	0–3	1–2	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–2	1–2	3–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	4–1
Al-Arabi	0–0	3–1		0–2	0–1	0–0	2–2	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	2–1	0–2
Al-Faisaly	1–2	4–1	2–3		3–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–2	2–0
Al-Hazem	0–0	2–0	3–0	0–1		2–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	3–0	2–1	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	4–1	2–1
Al-Jabalain	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	3–1		1–0	2–0	1–3	2–1	3–1	1–4	1–1	0–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–0
Al-Kholood	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–1		2–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–2	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0
Al-Okhdood	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–1		4–2	0–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	4–1	1–0
Al-Orobah	0–0	2–1	1–3	0–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	1–0		0–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–0
Al-Qadsiah	1–1	0–1	3–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–3	1–2		1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–2	3–0
Al-Qaisumah	0–2	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	0–1		1–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	2–0
Al-Riyadh	0–2	3–0	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–3	1–0	1–2	2–1		1–2	1–3	2–1	2–1	3–2	2–1
Al-Sahel	1–3	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–3	0–0	0–3	3–2	0–2	1–2	1–2	1–3		1–1	1–2	0–1	3–2	1–1
Al-Shoulla	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–5	0–1	1–2	3–0^[33]	0–2	0–1	0–3	0–1		1–2	1–2	1–3	1–2
Hajer	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–1	1–1	0–1		1–0	1–1	1–0
Jeddah	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–1	2–4	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–0	2–1		2–0	0–0
Najran	0–2	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–3	1–3	2–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–0		0–2
Ohod	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–3	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–1	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2023. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

As of 29 May 2023

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[34]
1	Ablaye Mbengue	Al-Arabi	29
2	Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood	22
3	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	21
4	Ola John	Al-Hazem	18
4	Nikola Stojiljković	Al-Riyadh	18
6	Lahouari Touil	Al-Ain	13
7	Adriano Pardal	Hajer	12
8	Ibrahim Diomandé	Al-Sahel	11
8	Alain Akono	Al-Kholood/Najran	11
10	Muralha	Al-Riyadh	10
	Haitham Asiri	Al-Ahli
	Borhen Hkimi	Al-Okhdood

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood	Al-Qadsiah	3–1 (A)	23 August 2022	^[35]
Ablaye Mbengue	Al-Arabi	Al-Orobah	3–1 (A)	18 October 2022	^[36]
Muralha	Al-Riyadh	Al-Jabalain	4–1 (A)	7 November 2022	^[37]
Nikola Stojiljković	Al-Riyadh	Al-Sahel	3–1 (A)	20 December 2022	^[38]
Rédha Bensayah	Al-Jabalain	Al-Shoulla	5–0 (A)	28 December 2022	^[39]
Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	Al-Qaisumah	4–1 (A)	3 April 2023	^[40]

Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Mohammed Al-Rubaie	Al-Ahli	14
2	Ahmed Al-Kassar	Al-Faisaly	13
2	Ibrahim Zaid	Al-Hazem	13
4	Emanuel Novo	Al-Riyadh	10
	Raïs M'Bolhi	Al-Qadsiah
	Salem Qabbos	Ohod
7	Jassem Al-Ashban	Al-Kholood	9
7	Bruno Grassi	Jeddah	9
9	Vladimir Stojković	Al-Okhdood	8
9	Abdulraouf Al-Daqeel	Hajer	8

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Reference
Month	Manager	Club	Reference
August & September	Jorge Mendonça	Al-Okhdood	^[41]
October	Ante Miše	Al-Faisaly	^[42]
November	Habib Ben Romdhane	Al-Qadsiah	^[43]
December	Damir Burić	Al-Riyadh	^[44]
January	Damir Burić	Al-Riyadh	^[45]
February	Pitso Mosimane	Al-Ahli	^[46]
April	Gjoko Hadžievski	Najran	^[47]
May	Pitso Mosimane	Al-Ahli	^[48]

Round awards

Round	Player of the Round		Reference
Round	Player	Club	Reference
Round 1	Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood	^[49]
Round 2	Abdullah Al-Dawsari	Al-Sahel	^[50]
Round 3	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	^[51]
Round 4	Nailson	Al-Jabalain	^[52]
Round 5	Carlão	Al-Jabalain	^[53]
Round 6	Adriano Pardal	Hajer	^[54]
Round 7	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	^[55]
Round 8	Ablaye Mbengue	Al-Arabi	^[56]
Round 9	Adriano Pardal	Hajer	^[57]
Round 10	Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood	^[58]
Round 11	Muralha	Al-Riyadh	^[59]
Round 12	Salem Qabbos	Ohod	^[60]
Round 13	Nikola Stojiljković	Al-Riyadh	^[61]
Round 14	Rédha Bensayah	Al-Jabalain	^[62]
Round 15	Ola John	Al-Hazem	^[63]
Round 16	Diego Miranda	Al-Riyadh	^[64]
Round 17	Saleh Al-Harthi	Al-Okhdood	^[65]
Round 18	Youssef Obama	Al-Hazem	^[66]
Round 19	Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood	^[67]
Round 20	Joel Tagueu	Al-Hazem	^[68]
Round 21	Lahouari Touil	Al-Ain	^[69]
Round 22	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	^[70]
Round 23	Walter Bwalya	Al-Qadsiah	^[71]
Round 24	Uilliam	Al-Kholood	^[72]
Round 25	Mohammed Al-Harthi	Al-Qaisumah	^[73]
Round 26	Lahouari Touil	Al-Ain	^[74]
Round 27	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	^[75]
Round 28	Masoud Juma	Al-Faisaly	^[76]
Round 29	Reinaldo Dutra	Al-Okhdood	^[77]
Round 30	Karim Aribi	Al-Qadsiah	^[78]
Round 31	Miodrag Gemović	Al-Riyadh	^[79]
Round 32	Ola John	Al-Hazem	^[80]
Round 33	Alain Akono	Najran	^[81]
Round 34	Tiago Bezerra	Al-Orobah	^[82]

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Manager of the Season^[83]	Filipe Gouveia	Al-Hazem
Player of the Season^[83]	Ousmane Barry	Al-Okhdood
Young Player of the Season^[83]	Eid Al-Muwallad	Al-Okhdood
Top Scorer^[83]	Ablaye Mbengue	Al-Arabi
Best Goalkeeper^[83]	Salem Qabbos	Ohod

References

[table_hth_HAZ0.45239423376154-31] Al-Hazem finished ahead of Al-Okhdood on head-to-head points: Al-Hazem: 6 pts, Al-Okhdood: 0 pts (Al-Hazem 1–0 Al-Okhdood, Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Hazem).

[table_hth_KHO0.45239423376154-32] Al-Kholood finished ahead of Hajer on overall goal difference: Al-Kholood +2, Hajer −5 (Hajer 1–0 Al-Kholood, Al-Kholood 1–0 Hajer).

[table_hth_QAD0.45239423376154-33] Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Qadsiah: 9 pts; Al-Orobah: 7 pts; Al-Qaisumah: 1 pts.

[table_hth_SHO0.45239423376154-35] Al-Shoulla were awarded a 3–0 win over Al-Orobah due to Al-Orobah's inability to hold the fixture.^[31]

[1] "رسميًا.. تحديد موعد انطلاق "دوري يلو" لموسم "2022-2023"".

[2] "بعد 312 يوما.. الأهلي يعود".

[3] "بعد صعوده لدوري روشن.. الأهلي بطلاً لدوري يلو لأندية الدرجة الأولى".

[4] "نادي الأخدود يصعد لأول مرة في تاريخه لدوري روشن للمحترفين".

[5] "بعد 18 عاما.. «مدرسة الوسطى» بين الكبار".

[6] "الحزم يخطف بطاقة الصعود الأخيرة".

[7] "العين يفوز والشعلة يهبط".

[8] "رغم فوزه على الأخدود … الساحل يودع منافسات "يلو"".

[9] "نجران يرافق الساحل والشعلة في الهبوط من دوري يلو".

[10] "تقليص أندية دوري الأولى إلى 18 نادٍ ..و استحداث دوري الثالثة..و استبدال دوري المناطق بالدرجة الرابعة". 9 October 2020.

[11] "رسمياً.. زيادة عدد أندية الدوري السعودي والأجانب".

[12] "الاتفاق يتنفس الصعداء ويؤكد هبوط الحزم". 21 May 2022.

[13] "الأهلي.. صدمة الهبوط".

[14] "بعد 28 عاما العربي يعود إلى الأولى".

[15] "القيصومة ثاني الصاعدين لدوري «يلو»".

[16] "بعد 6 أعوام.. الرياض يعود إلى «الأولى»".

[17] "رسمياً .. العربي بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية".

[18] "استاد مدينة الملك سعود الرياضية". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[19] "Department of Education Stadium in Unaizah".

[hazemstad-20] "Alhazm Club Stadium".

[kooora4-21] "استاد الأمير عبدالعزيز بن مساعد بن جلوي". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[NajStad-22] "افتتاح مدينة الأمير هذلول بن عبدالعزيز الرياضية في نجران". 31 August 2020.

[NUStad-23] "استاد جامعة نجران".

[24] "ملعب نادي العروبة - AlOrubah Club Stadium".

[rakkah-25] "استاد مدينة الأمير سعود بن جلوي الرياضية (الراكة)".

[BatStad-26] "Al batin Club Stadiuem".

[27] "Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium".

[28] "نادي هجر النموذجي".

[29] "Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium".

[30] "نتائج اجتماع مجلس إدارة الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم".

[34] "المسابقات تقرّر خسارة العروبة مباراته مع الشعلة في دوري "يلو"".

[regulations-36] "اللائحة التنظيمية لدوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان لأندية الأولى" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman League for Division One Teams] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[37] "المسابقات تقرّر خسارة العروبة مباراته مع الشعلة في دوري "يلو"".

[38] "First Division League 2022/2023 Scorers".

[39] "الهاتريك الأول في الموسم ⚽️⚽️⚽️ بـاري يبدأ رحلته الخاصة".

[40] "بهاتريك أبلاي.. العربي يظفر بالنقاط الثلاث من أمام العروبة".

[41] "مورالها بالهاتريك".

[42] "هاتريـــك وبالوقت بدل الضائع. نجم @AlRiyadhFC نيكولا ستيكوفيتش".

[43] "رضــا بن ســايح نجم @aljabalainFC هـاتريك في 19 دقيقة".

[44] "رجل الهاتريـــك.. بـيـزيـرا".

[45] "البرتغالي جورجي مندوسا يحصل على جائزة أفضل مدرب في الشهر".

[46] "قائد كتيبة المتصدر، الكرواتي أنتي ميشا يحصل على جائزة مدرب الشهر".

[47] "التونسي الحبيب بن رمضان مدرب @qadisiyah1967 يحصل على جائزة أفضل مدرب في الشهر".

[48] "الـكـرواتـي دامـيـر بـوريـتـش مدرب @AlRiyadhFC يحصل على جائزة #مدرب_الشهر".

[49] "الـكـرواتـي دامـيـر بـوريـتـش مدرب @AlRiyadhFC يحصل على جائزة #مدرب_الشهر للمرة الثانية على التوالي".

[50] "رسميًا..موسيماني مدرب الشهر في دوري يلو".

[51] "جـوكـيـكا هـادجـفـسـكـي مدرب @MC_NajranFC يحصل على جائزة #مدرب_الشهر".

[52] "بـيـتـسـو مـوسـيـمـانـي مدرب @ALAHLI_FC يحصل على جائزة #مدرب_الشهر".

[53] "الحاج عثمان باري لاعب @ALAKHDOUD الفائز بنجومية الجولة الأولى".

[54] "عبدالله الدوسري لاعب @clubsahel الفائز بنجومية الجولة الثانية".

[55] "ياغو بيزيرا لاعب @ALOROBAH_FC الفائز بنجومية الجولة الثالثة".

[56] "نيلسون ميديروس لاعب @aljabalainFC الفائز بنجومية الجولة الرابعة".

[57] "لاعب @aljabalainFC كارلوس دي مورا نجم الجولة الخامسة من دوري يلـو".

[58] "هدفي أنطونيو أدريانو تمنحه نجومية الجولة السادسة من دوري يلـو".

[59] "تياغو بيزيرا يحصد نجومية الجولة للمرة الثانية".

[60] "لاعب @Al_ArabiSC فيوكس أبلاي نجم الجولة الثامنة من دوري يلـو".

[61] "أنطونيو أدريانو للمرة الثانية يحصل على نجومية الجولة".

[62] "عثمان باري لاعب @ALAKHDOUD نجم الجولة العاشرة من دوري يلـو".

[63] "لاعب @AlRiyadhFC لويز مورالها نجم الجولة الحادية عشر من دوري يلـو".

[64] "حارس مرمى @OHOD1936 سالم قبوس نجم الجولة الثانية عشر من دوري يلـو".

[65] "نيكولا ستيكوفيتش لاعب @AlRiyadhFC نجم الجولة الثالثة عشر من دوري يلـو".

[66] "رضا بن سايح لاعب @aljabalainFC نجم الجولة الرابعة عشر من دوري يلـو".

[67] "أولاجون لاعب @alhazem_fc نجم الجولة الخامسة عشر من دوري يلـو".

[68] "دييغو ميراندا لاعب @AlRiyadhFC #نجم_الجولة 16 من دوري يلـو".

[69] "صالح الحارثي لاعب @ALAKHDOUD #لاعب_الجولة 17 من دوري يلـو".

[70] "يوسف إبراهيم لاعب @alhazem_fc #نجم_الجولة الثـامـنـة عـشـر".

[71] "لاعب @ALAKHDOUD عثمان بـاري #نجم_الجولة 19 من دوري يلـو".

[72] "لاعب @alhazem_fc جويل تاجو #نجم_الجولة 20 من دوري يلـو".

[73] "لاعب @alain_ksa طويل الهواري #نجم_الجولة 21 من دوري يلـو".

[74] "تياغو بيزيرا لاعب @ALOROBAH_FC نجم #جولة_يوم_التأسيس".

[75] "لاعب @qadisiyah1967 والتر بواليا #نجم_الجولة 23 من دوري يلـو".

[76] "اعب @AlkholoodClub أوليم باروس #نجم_الجولة 24 من دوري يلـو".

[77] "لاعب @qaisumahfc_1970 محمد الحارثي #نجم_الجولة".

[78] "لاعب @alain_ksa طويل الهواري #نجم_الجولة 26 من دوري يلـو".

[79] "تياغو بيزيرا لاعب @ALOROBAH_FC الفائز بنجومية الجولة الـ27".

[80] "جمعة مسعود لاعب @AlFaisaly الفائز بنجومية الجولة الـ28".

[81] "لاعب @ALAKHDOUD رينالدو داسيلفا #نجم_الجولة 29 من دوري يلـو".

[82] "لاعب @qadisiyah1967 كريم عريبي #نجم_الجولة 30 من دوري يلـو".

[83] "لاعب @AlRiyadhFC ميودراج جيموفيتش #نجم_الجولة 31 من دوري يلـو".

[84] "لاعب @alhazem_fc أولا جون #نجم_الجولة 32 من دوري يلـو".

[85] "لاعب @MC_NajranFC ألان أكونو #نجم_الجولة 33 من دوري يلـو".

[86] "لاعب @ALOROBAH_FC تياغو بيزيرا #نجم_الجولة 34 من دوري يلـو".

[awards-87] "الأفضـل خلال الموسـم الرياضـي 2022-2023 في #دوري_يلو".

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