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Saudi Third Division

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Saudi Third Division
Founded2021
CountrySaudi Arabia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams32 (40 in 2023–24)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toSaudi Second Division
Relegation toSaudi Fourth Division
Current championsAl-Suqoor (1st title)
(2021–22)
TV partnersKSA Sports
Current: 2022–23 Saudi Third Division

The Saudi Third Division , also known as the Saudi League 3rd Division,[1] is a football league, the fourth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 to become the inaugural champions and are the current holders.[2]

Creation of the competition

The Saudi FF created a new league called the Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four regional groups, starting from the 2021–22 season. Finally, at the level of local competitions affiliated with the Saudi Football Association, the federation announced the change of the third division to the fourth division league.[3]

Promotion and relegation

The 4 group winners would get promoted to the Saudi Second Division. In addition, the 4 best runners-up would face each other in the promotion play-offs to earn promotion to the Second Division. The bottom 4 teams are relegated to the Fourth Division.

Club performances

Season Winners Runners-up
2021–22 Al-Suqoor Al-Qous
2022–23 Mudhar Al-Noor

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2021–22 Saudi Third Division

2021–22 Saudi Third Division

The 2021–22 Saudi Third Division was the inaugural season of the Saudi Third Division, the newly introduced fourth tier of Saudi football. The season started on 28 October 2021 and concluded with the final on 19 March 2022. The group stage draw was held on 7 June 2021. The league was made up of 32 teams, 4 relegated teams from the 2020–21 Saudi Second Division and the 28 teams that qualified for the Round of 32 of the 2020–21 Saudi Third Division.

Al-Suqoor FC

Al-Suqoor FC

Al-Suqoor FC is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) team in Tabuk playing at the Saudi Third Division.

Al-Qous FC

Al-Qous FC

Al Qous Club is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Al Khurmah, Mecca and competes in the Saudi Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football. The club was founded in 1984 and consists of various other departments including table tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting.

2022–23 Saudi Third Division

2022–23 Saudi Third Division

The 2022–23 Saudi Third Division was the second season of the Saudi Third Division since its inception in 2021. The season started on 3 November 2022 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2023. The group stage draw was held on 8 June 2022.

Al-Noor FC

Al-Noor FC

Al-Noor FC is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) team in Sanabes, Qatif City playing at the Saudi Third Division.

The teams participating in the first edition

Teams City Region
Al-Amjad Sabya Jazan
Al-Anwar Hotat Bani Tamim Riyadh
Al-Bateen Dhurma Riyadh
Al-Dera'a Dawadmi Riyadh
Al-Entelaq Sakakah Al-Jawf
Al-Fao As Sulayyil Riyadh
Al-Fursan Sarat Ubaida Asir
Al-Hejaz Baljurashi Al Bahah
Al-Houra Umluj Tabuk
Al-Jubail Jubail Eastern Province
Al-Mujazzal Al Majma'ah Riyadh
Al-Noor Qatif Eastern Province
Al-Omran Al-Ahsa Eastern Province
Al-Qala Sakakah Al-Jawf
Al-Qawarah Buraidah Al-Qassim
Al-Qotah Mawqaq Ha'il
Al-Qous Al-Khurmah Mecca
Al-Selmiyah Al-Kharj Riyadh
Al-Shaeib Huraymila Riyadh
Al-Shaheed Muhayil Asir
Al-Suqoor Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Tabuk
Al-Ula Al-'Ula Medina
Al-Watani Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Tabuk
Baish Baish Jazan
Jerash Ahad Rafidah Asir
Kumait Marat Al-Riyadh
Mudhar Qatif Eastern Province
Qaryat Al-Ulya Qaryat al-Ulya Eastern Province
Qilwah Qilwah Al-Bahah
Radwa Yanbu Medina
Sajir Sajir Riyadh
Sharurah Sharurah Najran

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Jazan Province

Jazan Province

Jizan Region also spelled Jazan is the second smallest region of Saudi Arabia. It stretches 300 km (190 mi) along the southern Red Sea coast, just north of Yemen. It covers an area of 11,671 km2 and has a population of 1,567,547 at the 2017 census. The region has the highest population density in the Kingdom. The capital is the city of Jazan; Prince Muhammad bin Nasser has been the Governor since April 2001.

Al-Anwar Club

Al-Anwar Club

Al-Anwar Club is a Saudi Arabian football team in Hotat Bani Tamim City playing at the Saudi Second Division.

Hotat Bani Tamim

Hotat Bani Tamim

Hotat Bani Tamim is a Saudi Arabian town, adjacent to Riyadh. Its population is about 40,000. Most of the residents are from the Tamimi tribe. Hotat Bani Tamim is located 135 km south of Riyadh's southern ring road, and slightly northeast of the Ibex Reserve Protected Area.

Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh, formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate.

Dhurma

Dhurma

Dhurma or Darma is a small town located 73.4 kilometres (45.6 mi) by road northwest of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the center of the small Dhruma Governorate of Riyadh Province, and had a population of 10,267 people according to the 2004 census. It lies in the wide Al-Batin valley, which it shares with its larger twin, Muzahmiyya.

Al-Dera'a FC

Al-Dera'a FC

Al Dera'a FC is a Saudi Arabian football team in Dawadmi City playing at the Saudi Second Division.

Dawadmi

Dawadmi

Dawadmi or Ad Dawadimi is a town in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Google Maps spells the name as Al Duwadimi. As of the 2004 census it had a population of 53,071 people. The town is mostly inhabited by the tribe of Banu 'Utaybah.

Al-Jawf Province

Al-Jawf Province

Al-Jawf Province, also spelled Al-Jouf, is one of the provinces of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, containing its only international border with Jordan to the west. It is one of the earliest inhabited regions of Arabian Peninsula, with evidence of human habitation dating back to the Stone Age and the Acheulean tool culture. Human settlement continued unbroken throughout the Copper Age, a period that saw the kingdom of Qidar fight against the Assyrian state for its independence. It is also in this period that references to Arabs first appear in historical texts. A Christian kingdom later emerged under the rule of the Bani Kalb tribe and survived until the arrival of Islam and the Islamic conquest of Al-Jawf. Following the region's Islamization it fell under the control of the Tayy tribe. Al-Jawf was incorporated into the third Saudi state at the time of its formation in 1932. In the 20th century the region was a site of conflict between the Al-Rashid family and the Al-Shaalan family, though it eventually came under the rule of King Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.

As Sulayyil

As Sulayyil

Al Sulayyil or As Sulayyil is a village in Ar Riyad Province, Saudi Arabia. The city is located about 575 km South of Riyadh city proper and 80 km North-East of Wadi ad-Dawasir, another relatively larger city. It has a size of about 25 square kilometers and a population of nearly 26,000. The landscape is that of typical desert and climate is extremely arid. The summer temperature between mid-June to mid-August may reach up to 50 degrees Celsius.

'Asir Province

'Asir Province

The ʿAsir Region is a region of Saudi Arabia located in the southwest of the country that is named after the ʿAsīr tribe. It has an area of 76,693 square kilometres (29,611 sq mi) and an estimated population of 2,211,875 (2017). It is surrounded by Mecca Province to the north and west, Al-Bahah Province to the northwest, Riyadh Province to the northeast, Jazan Province to the south, and Najran Province to the southeast. ʿAsir also shares a short border with the Saada Governorate of Yemen to the south.

Al-Hejaz Club

Al-Hejaz Club

Al-Hejaz Club is a Saudi Arabian football team in Baljurashi City playing at the Saudi Third Division.

Baljurashi

Baljurashi

Baljurashi or Biljurashi is a city in Al Bahah Region, south-western Saudi Arabia. It is located at around 19°51′40″N 41°33′40″E in the elevation of cca 2,000 metres. It was the capital of the region which includes the tribes of Ghamid and Zahran. It is a medium-sized city in Al Bahah Region. The temperature usually varies between 2 °C (36 °F) in winter and 30 °C (86 °F) in summer. The best time for a visit is from mid-August till the end of September. Most of the native people of Baljurashi live outside it; however, a great number of them spend their summer vacations in the city, which explains the massive increase in population number during summer.

Source: "Saudi Third Division", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 11th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Third_Division.

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Further Reading

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Saudi Professional League

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Football in Saudi Arabia

Al-Mujazzal Club
References
  1. ^ Official SAFF site in English
  2. ^ "الصقور.. بطلا لـ «دوري الثالثة»".
  3. ^ "The Football Association creates a "third" league and changes the name of the third division to the fourth division league". aawsat. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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