| Competition: | Saudi Third Division |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 3 November 2023 – 23 March 2024 |
| Promoted: | Al-Ula Al-Anwar Al-Sharq Al-Ghottah |
| Relegated: | Al-Mujazzal Al-Tasamoh Al-Thoqbah Khaybar |
| Matches: | 363 |
| Total Goals: | 893 |
| League Topscorer: | Slim Mezlini (14 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Longest Wins: | Al-Fao Al-Tuhami (6 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Al-Tuhami (18 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Al-Mujazzal (15 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Al-Amjad (6 matches) |
| Updated: | 23 March 2024 |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Saudi Third Division was the third season of the Saudi Third Division since its inception in 2021. The season started on 3 November 2023 and concluded with the final on 23 March 2024.[1] The group stage draw was held on 29 May 2023.[2]
The final was played on 23 March 2024 between Al-Anwar and Al-Ula. Al-Ula defeated Al-Anwar 8–7 on penalties (2–2 after extra time) to win their first title.[3]
On 14 April 2022, the Saudi FF announced that the number of teams in the Third Division would increase from 32 to 40 teams starting from the 2023–24 season. To prepare for this change, 14 teams were promoted from the Fourth Division to the Third Division instead of four teams.[4] It was also announced that the numbers of teams promoted from the Third Division to the Second Division would be decreased to four instead of six.
A total of 40 teams are contesting the league, including 22 sides from the 2022–23 season, 4 relegated teams from the Second Division, and 14 promoted teams from the Fourth Division.
Promoted from the Fourth Division
Relegated from Second Division
Promoted to Second Division
Relegated to the Fourth Division
;Group A
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Amjad | Sabya | King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan) |
| Al-Asyah | Asyah | Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium (Al Bukayriyah) |
| Al-Dera'a | Dawadmi | Al-Dera'a Club Stadium |
| Al-Ghottah | Mawqaq | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) |
| Al-Mehmal | Thadig | Al-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat) |
| Al-Tuhami | Jizan | King Faisal Sport City Stadium |
| Khaybar | Khaybar | Ohod Club Stadium (Medina) |
| Muhayil | Muhayil | Muhayil Club Stadium |
| Munief | Turubah | Okaz Club Stadium (Ta'if) |
| Sajer | Sajir | Al-Washm Club Stadium (Shaqraa) |
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Anwar | Hotat Bani Tamim | Al-Anwar Club Stadium |
| Al-Bateen | Dhurma | Al-Bateen Club Stadium |
| Al-Eetemad | Raudat Sudair | Najd Club Stadium (H̨awţah Sudayr) |
| Al-Ghazwah | Badr | Al-Ghazwah Club Stadium |
| Al-Mujazzal | Al Majma'ah | Al-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat) |
| Al-Nahda | Dammam | Prince Fahd bin Salman Stadium |
| Al-Omran | Hajer Club Stadium | |
| Al-Qala | Sakakah | Al-Qala Club Stadium |
| Al-Qawarah | Al Quwarah | Al-Qawarah Club Stadium |
| Jubbah | Jubbah | Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il) |
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dahab | Mahd adh Dhahab | Ohod Club Stadium (Medina) |
| Al-Fao | Wadi ad-Dawasir | Prince Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Sports City |
| Al-Hilaliyah | Al Bukayriyah | Department of Education Stadium (Unaizah) |
| Al-Muzahimiyyah | Al-Muzahmiyya | Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh) |
| Al-Selmiyah | Al-Salamiyah | Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim) |
| Al-Tasamoh | Al Qunfudhah | Department of Education Stadium |
| Al-Ula | Al-'Ula | Al-Ansar Club Stadium (Medina) |
| Al-Watani | Tabuk | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
| Qilwah | Qilwah | Qilwah Club Stadium |
| Radwa | Yanbu | Al-Majd Club Stadium |
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hada | Tarout Island | Al-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City) |
| Al-Khaldi | Al Wajh | Al-Khaldi Club Stadium |
| Al-Salam | Al-Awamiyah | Al-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City) |
| Al-Sharq | Ad-Dilam | Al-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj) |
| Al-Taraf | Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Reserve Stadium | |
| Al-Thoqbah | Khobar | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif) |
| Baish | Baish | Baish Club Stadium |
| Haql | Haql | Haql Club Stadium |
| Qaryah Al-Ulya | Qaryat al-Ulya | Qaryah Al-Ulya Club Stadium |
| Sharurah | Sharurah | Sharurah Club Stadium |
On 30 June 2023, the SAFF announced that clubs are allowed to register 2 foreign players for each team.[5]
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Amjad |  Dennis Oliveira |  Nader Moosa |  Hekel Hadi | |
| Al-Anwar |  Guillaume Daho | Murilo Souza | ||
| Al-Asyah | Yousef Fawzi |  Baba Cissé |  Mohamed Khelij Wassim Sioud | |
| Al-Bateen | Adel Fitouri | Aymen Ezzine | ||
| Al-Dahab | Aboubacar Camara | Adramé Diallo | Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed Shika | |
| Al-Dera'a | Belhassen Mejri | Hosni Abidi | ||
| Al-Eetemad |  Fody Traoré | Slim Mezlini | ||
| Al-Fao | Abdallah Abdelrazakh |  Hassani Essam |  Mohamed El Hami | |
| Taher Mahamat | Ammar Babaeir | |||
| Al-Ghottah | Ali Khalil | Omar Lamti | Omar Youssef Rami Tahi | |
| Al-Hada | Ahmed Fazani | Mohamed Amine Khaloui | ||
| Al-Helaliah | Ayoub Nahar | Jasser Hamed | ||
| Al-Khaldi |  Daniel Aryeetey | Kwame Yeboah | ||
| Al-Mehmal |  Yamato Kline | Ryosuke Nakajima | Ali Aboul Ela Mohamed Awad | |
| Al-Mujazzal | Mohamed Atef | Mostafa El Sanfawy | Ahmed Ayhab Kelvin Fous | |
| Al-Muzahimiyyah | Mohamed Awad | Lamine Touré | ||
| Al-Nahda | Waleed Al-Shoala | Adel Hamani | ||
| Al-Omran | Firas Makni | Hassan Chelly | ||
| Al-Qala |  Anouar El Azizi | Daniel Nosike | Hamek Abbes Kheireddine Haddam | |
| Al-Qawarah | Mohamed Fathi | Sokrat | ||
| Al-Salam |  Arnold Lemb | Karim Rashed | Ahmed El Shaarawy | |
| Al-Selmiyah | Shadi Ahmed | Ahmed Belkheir | Mohamed El Amine Hammouche | |
| Al-Sharq | Boris Bissemou | Petrișor Voinea | Mohamed Amine Hamia Ahmed Trabelsi | |
| Al-Taraf | Imran Ilyas | Gbolahan Salami | Noor Bayoumi | |
| Al-Tasamoh |  Alaa Al-Fayadh | Yousef Al-Dulaim | ||
| Al-Thoqbah | Youssef Messaoudi | Victory Omodiagbe |  Dauda Bortu | |
| Al-Tuhami | Maxwell Abbey Quaye | Nader Sahal | Oussama Ben Maammar | |
| Al-Ula | Allan Sousa | Ousmane Barry | Christian Irobiso | |
| Al-Watani | Hamza Banouh | Montasser Ferchichi | ||
| Baish | Ahmed Hamdi | Sami Hammami | ||
| Haql | Mohamed Sameh | Mahmoud El Halawani | ||
| Jubbah | Charles Oliveira | Oussama Ben Maammar |  Muath Afaneh | |
| Khaybar | Mihoub Hirech | Shuaibu Ibrahim | Mustapha Adam Abdulelah Sali | |
| Muhayil | Rayed Derbali | Bakri Mohammed | Ahmed Hamza | |
| Munief | Salah Khattab | Malek Landoulsi | Ahmed El Aash | |
| Qaryat Al-Ulya | Ahmed El Shaarawy | Hisham Roshdi | Sayed Salah | |
| Qilwah | Charles Ikechukwu | Yassine Boufalgha | Riadh Souilmi | |
| Radwa | Dominique Da Sylva | Abou Sy | Shuaibu Ibrahim | |
| Sajer | Muath Afaneh | Lassaad Jaziri | Bernard Arthur | |
| Sharurah | Blessing Henshaw | Oussama Hsini | Mohamed Amine Ben Romdhane |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slim Mezlini | Al-Eetemad | 14 | |
| 2 | Hamza Banouh | Al-Watani | align=center rowspan=2 | 11 |
| Salah Khattab | Munief | |||
| 4 | Hassan Chelly | Al-Omran | align=center rowspan=3 | 10 |
| Guillaume Daho | Al-Anwar | |||
| Fody Traoré | Al-Eetemad | |||
| 7 | Anouar El Azizi | Al-Qala | align=center rowspan=3 | 9 |
| Mashl Noman | Al-Ghottah | |||
| Naif Abdali | Baish | |||
| 10 | Allan Sousa | Al-Ula | align=center rowspan=4 | 8 |
| Qassem Messawa | Radwa | |||
| Yahya Al-Absi | Al-Ghazwah | |||
| Oussama Ben Maammar | Al-Tuhami/Jubbah | |||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleh Mabrook | 3–2 (A) | ||||
| Fody Traoré4 | 4–1 (A) | ||||
| 4–2 (H) | |||||
| Abdullah Abdulrazzaq | 3–2 (H) | ||||
| 4–0 (H) | |||||
| Yahya Al-Absi | 3–2 (A) | ||||
| 4–1 (H) | |||||
| 3–2 (A) | |||||
| 6–0 (H) | |||||
| Oussama Ben Maammar4 | 4–2 (A) | ||||
| 4–2 (H) | |||||
| Anouar El Azizi4 | 5–0 (A) | ||||
| 5–2 (A) | |||||
| 4–0 (A) | |||||
| Rank | Province | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riyadh | 11 | Al-Anwar, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Eetemad, Al-Fao, Al-Mehmal, Al-Mujazzal, Al-Muzahimiyyah, Al-Selmiyah, Al-Sharq and Sajer |
| 2 | Eastern Province | 7 | Al-Hada, Al-Nahda, Al-Omran, Al-Salam, Al-Taraf, Al-Thoqbah and Qaryah Al-Ulya |
| 3 | Medina | 5 | Al-Dahab, Al-Ghazwah, Al-Ula, Khaybar and Radwa |
| 4 | Al-Qassim | 3 | Al-Asyah, Al-Hilaliyah and Al-Qawarah |
| Jazan | Al-Amjad, Al-Tuhami and Baish | ||
| Tabuk | Al-Khaldi, Al-Watani and Haql | ||
| 7 | Ha'il | 2 | Al-Ghottah and Jubbah |
| Mecca | Al-Tasamoh and Munief | ||
| 9 | Al-Bahah | 1 | Qilwah |
| Al-Jawf | Al-Qala | ||
| Asir | Muhayil | ||
| Najran | Sharurah | ||