UAE Third Division League is the fourth tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs. The league was established for the 2021–22 season. 12 teams participated in the first edition, divided in two groups of six. On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase from 12 to 16 teams for the 2022–23 season, an increase of 4 teams from the 2021–22 season.The current champions as of the 2023–24 season are the Arabian Falcons FC .
Current teams As of 2025–26 UAE Third Division League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order
+ClubCityStadium Al Arabi II Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain Stadium Al Shahama Abu Dhabi AlShahama Equestrian Football Club Stadium Athletic Dubai (Al Barsha) Brighton Collage Dubai Dragon City Dubai Unknown Dubai City II Dubai (Al Barsha) Kings School Al Barsha Emerald Dubai Unknown Falcon Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi University Forte Virtus B Dubai (Mirdif) UIS International School G-Reds Sharjah Unknown Irish Dubai (Al Wasl) Dubai Irish Sports Ground- Dubai Sports City Liver Sport Al Ain Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club Modern Sport Dubai Unknown Nova Star Dubai Unknown Olympic Dubai Unknown Rimal Al Sahra Dubai (Al Quoz) Unknown The Circle Dubai (Al Kheeran) The Football Circle United Sport Al Ain As-hab Al-Himam Stadium
Competition format The 2021–22 edition featured 12 teams in two groups that competed in a round robin league format of home and away game. The top two teams from each group would then qualify into a semi-final, in which the winner of group Group A would face the runner-up of group B, and vice versa. The semi-finals would take place over two legs (home and away). The winners of the semi-finals would secure promotion to the UAE Second Division and a place in the UAE Third Division final. As of the 2023–24 season, the competition is organised in a standard round-robin format, with each team competing against each other twice.
List of champions
2021–22: Gulf United 2022–23: Royal 2023–24: Arabian Falcons FC 2024-25: United FC II
References
External links UAE FA Official website