| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bahrain SC |
| Promoted | Bahrain SC A'Ali Malkiya |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 352 (2.67 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Malkiya 8–0 Etehad Al-Reef (25 April 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Etehad Al-Reef 0–6 Al-Ittifaq Maqaba (5 April 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Malkiya 8–0 Etehad Al-Reef (25 April 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Al-Ittihad |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches A'Ali |
| Longest winless run | 22 matches Al-Tadamun |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Al-Tadamun |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Bahraini Second Division was the 21st edition of the second and lowest level football league in Bahrain. The season started on 20 September 2023 and ended on 2 May 2024.
Team location
A'AliBudaiyaAl-Tadamun, BuriAl-Ittifaq MaqabaIsa TownMalkiyaAl-Ittihad, Qalali, Umm Al-HassamBahrain SCEtehad Al-Reefclass=notpageimage| Locations of the football clubs of the Bahraini Second Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain SC (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 49 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 2 | A'Ali (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 46 | |
| 3 | Malkiya (O, P) | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 45 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 43 | |
| 5 | Budaiya | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 41 | |
| 6 | Al-Ittifaq Maqaba | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 32 | |
| 7 | Isa Town | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 27 | |
| 8 | Buri | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Umm Al-Hassam | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 18 | |
| 10 | Qalali | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 18 | |
| 11 | Etehad Al-Reef | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 17 | |
| 12 | Al-Tadamun | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 55 | −47 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Points, Goal difference, Goals scored, Head-to-head points, Head-to-head goal difference, Head-to-head goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results
| Home \ Away | ALI | ITM | ITT | TMN | BHR | BUD | BUR | REF | ISA | MAL | QAL | HSM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'Ali | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ittifaq Maqaba | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Ittihad | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| Al-Tadamun | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Bahrain SC | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Budaiya | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Buri | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Etehad Al-Reef | 1–6 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Isa Town | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Malkiya | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Qalali | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Umm Al-Hassam | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'Ali | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Al-Ittifaq Maqaba | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D |
| Al-Ittihad | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Al-Tadamun | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Bahrain SC | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Budaiya | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | W |
| Buri | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | D |
| Etehad Al-Reef | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Isa Town | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Malkiya | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Qalali | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Umm Al-Hassam | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L |
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Promotion play-offs
In this edition of the promotion play-offs, the eighth and ninth-placed teams of the 2023–24 Bahraini Premier League were joined by the third and fourth-placed teams of the Bahraini Second Division in a four-team group where each team played each other once. The top two teams of the group qualified for the 2024–25 edition of the Bahraini Premier League and the bottom two teams qualified for the 2024–25 edition of the Bahraini Second Division. The promotion play-offs started on 23 May and ended on 31 May 2024.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malkiya (P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 2 | East Riffa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Al-Hidd (R) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | HID | ITT | EAS | MAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hidd | 2–1 | 1–3 | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 0–2 | |||
| East Riffa | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| Malkiya | 3–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- "Bahraini Second Division". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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