2023–24 Saudi Third Division Explained

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]

Overview

Changes

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.

Team changes

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.

To Third Division

Promoted from the Fourth Division

Relegated from Second Division

From Third Division

Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to the Fourth Division

Teams

;Group A

ClubLocationStadium
Al-AmjadSabyaKing Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Al-AsyahAsyahAl-Bukiryah Club Stadium (Al Bukayriyah)
Al-Dera'aDawadmiAl-Dera'a Club Stadium
Al-GhottahMawqaqAl-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Al-MehmalThadigAl-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat)
Al-TuhamiJizanKing Faisal Sport City Stadium
KhaybarKhaybarOhod Club Stadium (Medina)
MuhayilMuhayilMuhayil Club Stadium
MuniefTurubahOkaz Club Stadium (Ta'if)
SajerSajirAl-Washm Club Stadium (Shaqraa)
Group B
ClubLocationStadium
Al-AnwarHotat Bani TamimAl-Anwar Club Stadium
Al-BateenDhurmaAl-Bateen Club Stadium
Al-EetemadRaudat SudairNajd Club Stadium (H̨awţah Sudayr)
Al-GhazwahBadrAl-Ghazwah Club Stadium
Al-MujazzalAl Majma'ahAl-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat)
Al-NahdaDammamPrince Fahd bin Salman Stadium
Al-OmranHajer Club Stadium
Al-QalaSakakahAl-Qala Club Stadium
Al-QawarahAl QuwarahAl-Qawarah Club Stadium
JubbahJubbahAl-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Group C
ClubLocationStadium
Al-DahabMahd adh DhahabOhod Club Stadium (Medina)
Al-FaoWadi ad-DawasirPrince Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Al-HilaliyahAl BukayriyahDepartment of Education Stadium (Unaizah)
Al-MuzahimiyyahAl-MuzahmiyyaIrqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh)
Al-SelmiyahAl-SalamiyahAl-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Al-TasamohAl QunfudhahDepartment of Education Stadium
Al-UlaAl-'UlaAl-Ansar Club Stadium (Medina)
Al-WataniTabukKing Khalid Sport City Stadium
QilwahQilwahQilwah Club Stadium
RadwaYanbuAl-Majd Club Stadium
Group D
ClubLocationStadium
Al-HadaTarout IslandAl-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City)
Al-KhaldiAl WajhAl-Khaldi Club Stadium
Al-SalamAl-AwamiyahAl-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City)
Al-SharqAd-DilamAl-Shoulla Club Stadium (Al-Kharj)
Al-TarafPrince Abdullah bin Jalawi Reserve Stadium
Al-ThoqbahKhobarPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif)
BaishBaishBaish Club Stadium
HaqlHaqlHaql Club Stadium
Qaryah Al-UlyaQaryat al-UlyaQaryah Al-Ulya Club Stadium
SharurahSharurahSharurah Club Stadium

Foreign players

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Former 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

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group C

Results

Group D

Results

Play-offs

Championship play-offs

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

[6]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Slim MezliniAl-Eetemad14
2 Hamza BanouhAl-Watanialign=center rowspan=211
Salah KhattabMunief
4 Hassan ChellyAl-Omranalign=center rowspan=310
Guillaume DahoAl-Anwar
Fody TraoréAl-Eetemad
7 Anouar El AziziAl-Qalaalign=center rowspan=39
Mashl NomanAl-Ghottah
Naif AbdaliBaish
10 Allan SousaAl-Ulaalign=center rowspan=48
Qassem MessawaRadwa
Yahya Al-AbsiAl-Ghazwah
Oussama Ben MaammarAl-Tuhami/Jubbah

Hat-tricks

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)
Note(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 Player scored 4 goals

Number of teams by province

RankProvinceNumber Teams
1Riyadh11Al-Anwar, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Eetemad, Al-Fao, Al-Mehmal, Al-Mujazzal, Al-Muzahimiyyah, Al-Selmiyah, Al-Sharq and Sajer
2Eastern Province7Al-Hada, Al-Nahda, Al-Omran, Al-Salam, Al-Taraf, Al-Thoqbah and Qaryah Al-Ulya
3Medina5Al-Dahab, Al-Ghazwah, Al-Ula, Khaybar and Radwa
4Al-Qassim3Al-Asyah, Al-Hilaliyah and Al-Qawarah
JazanAl-Amjad, Al-Tuhami and Baish
TabukAl-Khaldi, Al-Watani and Haql
7Ha'il2Al-Ghottah and Jubbah
MeccaAl-Tasamoh and Munief
9Al-Bahah1Qilwah
Al-JawfAl-Qala
AsirMuhayil
NajranSharurah

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: «اتحاد القدم» يحدد مواعيد مسابقاته 2023-2024.
  2. Web site: نتيجة قرعة دوري الدرجة الثالثة 2023-2024 .
  3. Web site: العلا يتوج أفراح الصعود بذهب «دوري الثالثة السعودي» .
  4. Web site: رسمياً.. زيادة عدد أندية الدوري السعودي والأجانب .
  5. Web site: الاتحاد السعودي يعتمد اللاعبين المحترفين لأندية دوري الدرجة الثالثة.
  6. Web site: هدافين دوري الدرجة الثالثة .