The first edition of the reserve league starts on Thursday

2022-09-14
21:51:10

Tomorrow, Thursday, the first edition of the reserve league for the 2022/2023 season will start with the participation of 7 teams from Roshn Professional League: Al-Shabab, Ettifaq, Abha, Al-Fateh, Al-Fayha, Al-Tai and Al-Wahda.

The competition will be held in the full league system “home and away”, provided that its matches will be with the professional league matches for the participating teams with a total of 42 matches per season, provided that each club is allowed to register 20 players in the list of matches according to several requirements, represented in that the player is registered in the first team list, the players who are registered in the club's list in the lowest rank are also entitled to participate in the reserve league matches.

Al-Tai and Al-Fateh teams will start the first edition of the reserve league when they meet on Thursday evening at Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Ahsa, while this month will witness 3 other matches, as Abha faces Al-Fayha on Saturday 17 September, Ettifaq faces Al-Tai on Thursday 22 September, Abha will face Al-Shabab on Sunday 25 September.

The clubs participating in the league will receive a financial support of two million riyals, in addition to the league prizes totaling 2,825,000 riyals, in addition to increasing the number of players registered in the first team list from 30 to 35 players.

The adoption of the reserve league aims to increase the actual minutes playing of players, and to help increase the minutes of playing for reserve players in highly competitive matches, the participation of young players in stronger matches, and also in the gradual return of injured players.

A number of 5 substitutions will be allowed per match, while the disciplinary penalties for matches in the reserve league will be applied to the same league and will not be transferred to other tournaments unless the Disciplinary Committee decides otherwise, which is the case for colored cards that do not transfer to and from the league.

The reserve league gives the opportunity for non-key players to increase the number of minutes of play, which contributes to raising their level. It also gives players under 23 years and youth groups an opportunity to develop their level to serve the national teams.

The reserve league represents an opportunity for players returning from injury to regain their level before returning to the first team, as well as increasing the number of minutes of play for international players who do not participate regularly with the first team.

It is expected that the reserve league will witness the emergence of many young talents who do not find a chance with the first team, which is one of the goals of this league, which will benefit the national teams of all categories, and will give the opportunity for national coaches to show their technical abilities and develop their level.