2024–25 Saudi Third Division

The 2024–25 Saudi Third Division will be the fourth season of the Saudi Third Division since its inception in 2021. The season is scheduled to start on 25 October 2024 and conclude with the final on 15 March 2025.[1] The group stage draw was held on 21 May 2024.[2]

Saudi Third Division
Season2024–25
Dates25 October 2024 – 15 March 2025
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2024.

Team changes

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A total of 40 teams are contesting the league, including 32 sides from the 2023–24 season, 4 relegated teams from the Second Division, and 4 promoted teams from the Fourth Division.[3]

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season

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To Third Division

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Promoted from the Fourth Division

Relegated from Second Division

From Third Division

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Promoted to Second Division

Relegated to the Fourth Division

Teams

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Group A
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Saudi Third Division Group A
Club Location Stadium
Al-Hada Tarout Island Al-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City)
Al-Hedaya Aljish Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Al-Hilaliyah Al Bukayriyah Department of Education Stadium (Unaizah)
Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Muzahmiyya Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh)
Al-Nahda Dammam Prince Fahd bin Salman Stadium
Al-Shaeib Huraymila Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh)
Jubbah Jubbah Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Muhayil Muhayil Muhayil Club Stadium
Munief Turubah Okaz Club Stadium (Ta'if)
Radwa Yanbu Al-Majd Club Stadium
Group B
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Saudi Third Division Group B
Club Location Stadium
Afif Afif Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi)
Al-Amjad Sabya King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Al-Asyah Asyah Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium (Al Bukayriyah)
Al-Bateen Dhurma Al-Bateen Club Stadium
Al-Fadhl Al-Hasa (Al Fodhool) Al-Rawdhah Club Stadium
Al-Qawarah Al Quwarah Al-Qawarah Club Stadium
Al-Selmiyah Al-Salamiyah Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Baish Baish Baish Club Stadium
Qaryah Al-Ulya Qaryat al-Ulya Qaryah Al-Ulya Club Stadium
Sajer Sajir Al-Washm Club Stadium (Shaqraa)
Group C
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Saudi Third Division Group C
Club Location Stadium
Al-Dahab Mahd adh Dhahab Ohod Club Stadium (Medina)
Al-Dera'a Dawadmi Al-Dera'a Club Stadium
Al-Fao Wadi ad-Dawasir Prince Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Sports City
Al-Noor Sanabes Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif)
Al-Qala Sakakah Al-Qala Club Stadium
Al-Salam Al-Awamiyah Al-Safa Club Stadium (Safwa City)
Al-Tuhami Jizan King Faisal Sport City Stadium
Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Al-Yarmouk Abu ʽArish King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Qilwah Qilwah Qilwah Club Stadium
Group D
Locations of teams in the 2024–25 Saudi Third Division Group D
Club Location Stadium
Al-Eetemad Raudat Sudair Najd Club Stadium (H̨awţah Sudayr)
Al-Ghazwah Badr Al-Ghazwah Club Stadium
Al-Khaldi Al Wajh Al-Khaldi Club Stadium
Al-Mehmal Thadig Al-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat)
Al-Nairyah Al Nairyah Al-Nairyah Club Stadium
Al-Nakhal Yanbu Al-Majd Club Stadium
Al-Omran Al-Hasa (Al-Omran) Hajer Club Stadium
Al-Taraf Al-Hasa (Al-Taraf) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Reserve Stadium
Haql Haql Haql Club Stadium
Sharurah Sharurah Sharurah Club Stadium

Foreign players

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On 9 March 2024, the Saudi FF announced that the number of foreign players would be increased from 2 players to 3 players.[4]

Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Afif   Zaven Badoyan   Julius Ufuoma   Ahmad Boussaid
Al-Amjad   Abdallah Khater   Hassan Mutwakil
Al-Asyah   Venâncio   Alaa Anas   Mohamed Nagy
Al-Bateen   Ahmad El Safty   Amr Marey   Ahmed Balkheir
Al-Dahab   Mohamed El Beshbishy   Abou Sy
Al-Dera'a   Belhassen Mejri
Al-Eetemad   Fody Traoré   Skander Amor   Slim Mezlini
Al-Fadhl   Taher Zene   Moussa Sidiya
Al-Fao
Al-Ghazwah   Mohamed Fawzi Gaber   Abdallah El Sanghawy   Hesham Shaaban
Al-Hada   Sid Ahmed Aouadj   Vanílson   Mouad Chougag
Al-Hedaya   Ravel Djoumekou   Prince Owusu   Houssem Eddine Tabboubi
Al-Hilaliyah   Abdullah Barnawi   Mame Balla Diop   Saleh Badhris
Al-Khaldi   Daniel Aryeetey   Robert Saba
Al-Mehmal
Al-Muzahimiyyah   Adam Dembélé   Yves Mugunga   Rayan Fourgi
Al-Nahda   Patrick Carvalho   Carlos Henrique   Fehmi Kacem
Al-Nairyah   Wilfried Bisso'o   Mohamed Camara   Seifeddine Akremi
Al-Nakhal
Al-Noor   Samuel Ofori   Houssem Bedbabis   Mohamed Amine Tayari
Al-Omran   Mahamadou Traoré   Azer Ghali   Mohamed Jaballah
Al-Qala   Rayllan Bruno   Mohamed Salem Dianos   Sabri Zaidi
Al-Qawarah   Mahmoud Bassalah   Mohamed Fathy   Yaqoub Alhassan
Al-Salam   Marlle Habila   Abderrahim Makran   Raphael Osaluwe
Al-Selmiyah   Mohamed M'Bareck   Anouar El Azizi   Houssem Lahbibi
Al-Shaeib   Robinson Blandón   Babou Cham   Bantu Mzwakali
Al-Taraf
Al-Tuhami
Al-Watani   Akram Zuway   Zied Ben Salem   Alaeddine Bouslimi
Al-Yarmouk
Baish   Mustapha Kheiraoui   Ahmed Afifi   Omar Bassam
Haql   Mohamed Sameh
Jubbah
Muhayil
Munief   Sofiane Khelili   Louay Ben Dahnous   Bahaeddine Brahmi
Qaryat Al-Ulya   Wesley Simeão   Blessing Henshaw   Daniel Nosike
Qilwah   Mohamed Vieira Sanogo   Bernard Arthur   Oussama Omrani
Radwa   Bruno Grassi   Nader Sahal   Saith Sakala
Sajer   Salah Khattab   Haroun Ayari   Mouhab Touati
Sharurah

Group A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Hada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Hedaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Hilaliyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Muzahimiyyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Nahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Shaeib 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jubbah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Muhayil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Munief 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Radwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

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Home \ Away HAD HED HIL MUZ NAH SHA JUB MUH MUN RAD
Al-Hada
Al-Hedaya
Al-Hilaliyah
Al-Muzahimiyyah
Al-Nahda
Al-Shaeib
Jubbah
Muhayil
Munief
Radwa
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: kooora.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Afif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Amjad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Asyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Bateen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Fadhl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Qawarah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Selmiyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Baish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Qaryah Al-Ulya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sajer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

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Home \ Away AFI AMJ ASY BAT FAD QAW SEL BAI QAR SAJ
Afif
Al-Amjad
Al-Asyah
Al-Bateen
Al-Fadhl
Al-Qawarah
Al-Selmiyah
Baish
Qaryah Al-Ulya
Sajer
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: kooora.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group C

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Dahab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Dera'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Fao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Noor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Qala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Salam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Tuhami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Watani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al-Yarmouk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Qilwah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

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Home \ Away DAH DER FAO NOR QAL SAL TUH WAT YAR QIL
Al-Dahab
Al-Dera'a
Al-Fao
Al-Noor
Al-Qala
Al-Salam
Al-Tuhami
Al-Watani
Al-Yarmouk
Qilwah
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: kooora.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group D

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Eetemad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Ghazwah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al-Khaldi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Al-Mehmal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al-Nairyah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Nakhal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Omran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Taraf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Haql 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sharurah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Play-off (only for deciding champion, promotion and relegation).[5]

Results

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Home \ Away EET GHA KHA MEH NAI NAK OMR TAR HAQ SHA
Al-Eetemad
Al-Ghazwah
Al-Khaldi
Al-Mehmal
Al-Nairyah
Al-Nakhal
Al-Omran
Al-Taraf
Haql
Sharurah
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: kooora.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Championship play-offs

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Number of teams by province

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Rank Province Number Teams
1 Eastern Province 10 Al-Fadhl, Al-Hada, Al-Hedaya, Al-Nahda, Al-Nairyah, Al-Noor, Al-Omran, Al-Salam, Al-Taraf and Qaryah Al-Ulya
Riyadh Afif, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Eetemad, Al-Fao, Al-Mehmal, Al-Muzahimiyyah, Al-Selmiyah, Al-Shaeib and Sajer
3 Jazan 4 Al-Amjad, Al-Tuhami, Al-Yarmouk and Baish
Medina Al-Dahab, Al-Ghazwah, Al-Nakhal and Radwa
5 Al-Qassim 3 Al-Asyah, Al-Hilaliyah and Al-Qawarah
Tabuk Al-Khaldi, Al-Watani and Haql
7 Al-Bahah 1 Qilwah
Al-Jawf Al-Qala
Asir Muhayil
Ha'il Jubbah
Mecca Munief
Najran Sharurah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "المسابقات تصدر روزنامة المسابقات الكروية للموسم القادم 2024-2025".
  2. ^ "إجراء قرعة دوري الدرجة الثالثة للموسم الرياضي 2024-2025".
  3. ^ "40 فــريـــق 10 مستويات".
  4. ^ "أعداد اللاعبين في بطولات الفريق الأول للموسم الرياضي المقبل 2024-2025".
  5. ^ a b c d "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2023.