Saudi Fourth Division Explained

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Country:Saudi Arabia
Teams:32 (final stage)
74 (total)
Levels:4 (1997–2021)
5 (2021–)
Promotion:Saudi Second Division (1997–2021)
Saudi Third Division (2021–)
Champions:Al-Hada (1st title)
Season:2022–23
Tv:KSA Sports
Current:2024–25 Saudi Fourth Division
Organiser:Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)

The Saudi Fourth Division League (FDL), is a football league, the fifth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The competition starts in each Regions of Saudi Arabia, a total of 74 teams compete to decide the 32 places in the final stage.[1]

Change the name of the competition

The Football Association Board of Directors created a new league called the Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four regional groups, starting from the next season 2021–2022.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.[2]

Performance by season

Saudi Third Division (1997–2021)

Seasonwidth=170Championswidth=170Runners-upwidth=1703rd Placewidth=1704th Place
1997–98Al-HazemAl-QarahAl-OkhdoodAl-Ta'alof
1998–99AbhaAl-KholoodAl-JubailAl-Oyoon
1999–2000Al-OyoonAl-JabalainAl-Rabe'eAl-Sadd
2000–01Al-AdalahAl-FaisalyAl-OkhdoodAl-Arabi
2001–02Al-ArabiAl-TuhamiAl-FayhaAl-Noor
2002–03Al-WataniDamacNajdAl-Rawdhah
2003–04Al-OkhdoodAl-TuhamiAl-KhuwaildiyahAl-Taqadom
2004–05Al-Rabe'eAl-QotahAl-KawkabAl-Nakhil
2005–06Al-NoorAl-OyoonHeraaNeom SC
2006–07HettenAl-DiriyahAl-RawdhahAl-Nakhil
2007–08Al-QaisumahAl-BatinAl-MujazzalAl-Jeel
2008–09NajdAl-ArabiAl-AinAl-Nakhil
2009–10Al-TaqadomAl-OyoonAl-KawkabAl-Badaya
2010–11Al-SafaAl-AinAl-TarajiAl-Salam
2011–12Al-TuhamiAl-MujazzalAl-QalaWej
2012–13Al-NojoomAl-ZulfiAl-OkhdoodAl-Sharq
2013–14Al-MuzahimiyyahAl-SahelWejAl-Adalah
2014–15Al-JabalainAl-QaisumahAl-WashmAl-Qala
2015–16Al-AinNeom SCAl-Rabe'eAl-Thoqbah
2016–17Al-KholoodAl-HejazAl-TaqadomAl Jubail
2017–18Al-OkhdoodAl-Dera'aAl-Jandal and Al-Sahel
2018–19Al SafaAl-RawdhahAl-EntesarAl-Anwar
2019–20
2020–21Al-SaqerAl-NairyahAl-Rayyan and Tuwaiq

Saudi Fourth Division (2021–present)

Seasonwidth=170Championswidth=170Runners-upwidth=340Losing semi-finalists
2021–22Al-KhaldiAl-Tasamohalign=middle Al-Sawari and Al-Waseel
2022–23Al-HadaMuneefalign=middle Al-Ghazwa and Al-Hilalea
2023–24Al-Nakhalalign=middle

List of champions

ClubWinnersWinning years
Al-Okhdood22003–04, 2017–18
Al-Safa22010–11, 2018–19
Al-Hazem11997–98
Abha11998–99
Al-Oyoon11999–2000
Al-Adalah12000–01
Al-Arabi12001–02
Al-Watani12002–03
Al-Rabe'e/Jeddah12004–05
Al-Noor12005–06
Hetten12006–07
Al-Qaisumah12007–08
Najd12008–09
Al-Taqadom12009–10
Al-Tuhami12011–12
Al-Nojoom12012–13
Al-Muzahimiyyah12013–14
Al-Jabalain12014–15
Al-Ain12015–16
Al-Kholood12016–17
Al-Saqer12020–21
Al-Khaldi12021–22
Al-Hada12022–23

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الهدى بطلاً لأندية الدرجة الرابعة. Al-Riyadh. 9 April 2023. ar.
  2. Web site: The Football Association creates a "third" league and changes the name of the third division to the fourth division league. aawsat. 10 October 2020.