Bahraini Second Division
{{Short description|Second-tier football league in Bahrain}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = Bahraini Second Division
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| country = Bahrain
| confed = AFC
| founded = {{Start date and age|2002}}
| teams = 12
| promotion = Bahraini Premier League
| relegation =
| levels = 2
| domest_cup = King's Cup
| league_cup = FA Cup
| confed_cup = AFC Champions League Two (via King's Cup)
| most successful club = Al-Hidd
Al-Shabab
(3 titles)
| champions = Budaiya (2nd title)
(2024–25)
| top goalscorer =
| tv = Bahrain Sports TV
| website =
| current = 2025–26 Bahraini Second Division
}}
The Bahraini Second Division is the second-tier domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. The first season was held in 2002 for the 2002–03 season,{{cite web|title=Bahrain 2002|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bah02.html|publisher=RSSSF|date=16 January 2003|access-date=20 September 2024}}{{cite web|title=Bahrain 2003|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bah03.html|publisher=RSSSF|date=17 January 2004|access-date=20 September 2024}} however it was rebranded to the modern-day Second Division for the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|title=Bahrain 2010|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bah2010.html|publisher=RSSSF|date=31 August 2012|access-date=20 September 2024}} The champion and the second-placed team of the domestic league are directly promoted to the Bahraini Premier League, and promotion play-offs are held between the teams of both leagues to decide the two other promoted teams. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs.
Structure
=Current structure=
Twelve clubs currently play two round robin set of fixtures totaling twenty-two home and away games in order to determine the league champions. The first and second-placed clubs are promoted with the third and fourth entering the promotion play-offs.{{cite web|first=Soham|last=Mukherjee|title=What does the domestic structure of India's next opponents - Bahrain & Belarus - look like?|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/domestic-league-structure-of-bahrain-and-belarus-india-football-friendlies/bltc71e3ba41686e0ca|publisher=GOAL|date=15 March 2022|access-date=20 September 2024}}
Clubs (2024–25)
List of champions
Champions are:{{cite web|title=Bahrain - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bahchamp.html |access-date=3 March 2012 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218032839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bahchamp.html |archive-date=18 February 2012 }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| Years | Champions |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |
| 2002–03
|Al-Sahel (now Al-Hidd) (1) |
| 2003–04
|Manama (1) |
| 2004–05
|Sitra (1) |
| 2005–06
|Al-Hala (1) |
| 2006–07
|Al-Hidd (2) |
| 2007–08
|Malkiya (1) |
| 2008–09
|Not held (expansion) |
| 2009–10
|Al-Hidd (3) |
| 2010–11
|East Riffa (1) |
| 2011–12
|Al-Shabab (1) |
| 2012–13
|Sitra (2) |
| 2013–14
|East Riffa (2) |
| 2014–15
|Al-Ahli (1) |
| 2015–16
|Bahrain SC (1) |
| 2016–17
|Al-Shabab (2) |
| 2017–18
|Budaiya (1) |
| 2018–19
|Al-Ahli (2) |
| 2019–20
|Malkiya (2) |
| 2020–21
|Al-Hala (2) |
| 2021–22
|Al-Shabab (3) |
| 2022–23
|Al-Najma (1) |
| 2023–24
|Bahrain SC (2) |
Total championships
The number of Second Division championships that clubs in Bahrain have attained.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
| Club !Number of Championships | |
|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;"|Al-Hidd (includes Al-Sahel) | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Al-Shabab | 3 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Al-Ahli | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Al-Hala | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Bahrain SC | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|East Riffa | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Malkiya | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Sitra | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Al-Najma | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Budaiya | 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"|Manama | 1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Football in Bahrain}}
{{Bahraini Second Division}}
{{Bahraini Second Division seasons}}
{{AFC second leagues}}
Category:Football competitions in Bahrain