The First Division League (FDL^[1] for short), also called the 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. All of the FDL clubs qualify for the King Cup, the annual Saudi Cup competition. Al-Ahli are the most recent champions, winning their first title during the 2022–23 season.

The number of clubs in the league has changed throughout history, most recently in the 2018–19 season, when the number of clubs increased from 16 to 20. Since the 2019–20 season, three clubs from the First Division are directly promoted to the Pro League; on the other hand, four clubs are directly relegated to the Second Division.^[3]

Hajer and Al-Wehda 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.^[4]

The top three teams are promoted to the Professional League directly, while the bottom three teams are relegated to the Second Division.

For details on the MS League 2022–23 season, see here.

Al-Ahli
Jeddah

Al-Ain

Al-Arabi

Al-Faisaly

Al-Hazem
Al-Kholood

Al-Jabalain

Al-Okhdood
Najran

Al-Orobah

Al-Qadsiah

Al-Qaisumah

Al-Riyadh

Al-Sahel

Al-Shoulla

Hajer

Ohod

Locations of teams in the 2022–23 First Division League

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Since the 2018–19 season the number of foreign players in the league was increased from 3 to 7.^[19] Seven substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which three can be used in the duration of the game.

• Saudi Arabia Football Federation