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. The group stage draw was held on 29 May 2023.
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.
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. 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.
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season
To Third Division
Promoted from the Fourth Division
Al-Hada Munief Al-Ghazwah Al-Hilaliyah Al-Salam Al-Eetemad Al-Muzahimiyyah Al-Mehmal Jubbah Al-Taraf Al-Asyah Haql Al-Fao Khaybar
Relegated from Second Division Qilwah Al-Sharq Al-Nahda Sajer
From Third Division Promoted to Second Division Mudhar Al-Noor Al-Jubail Afif Al-Houra Al-Nojoom
Relegated to the Fourth Division Ras Tanura Al-Hejaz Al-Waseel Al-Sawari
Teams ;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)
Group B
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 Al-Hasa 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)
Group C
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
Group D
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 Al-Hasa 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
Foreign players On 30 June 2023, the SAFF announced that clubs are allowed to register 2 foreign players for each team.
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 Al-Ghazwah 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 League table
Results
Group B League table
Results
Group C League table
Results
Group D League table
Results
Play-offs Championship play-offs Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Slim Mezlini Al-Eetemad142 Hamza Banouh Al-Watani11 Salah Khattab Munief4 Hassan Chelly Al-Omran10 Guillaume Daho Al-Anwar Fody Traoré Al-Eetemad7 Anouar El Azizi Al-Qala9 Mashl Noman Al-Ghottah Naif Abdali Baish10 Allan Sousa Al-Ula8 Qassem Messawa Radwa Yahya Al-Absi Al-Ghazwah Oussama Ben Maammar Al-Tuhami/Jubbah
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Saleh Mabrook Al-Mehmal Al-Amjad 3–2 (A) Fody Traoré4 Al-Eetemad Al-Bateen 4–1 (A) Slim Mezlini Al-Eetemad Jubbah 4–2 (H) Abdullah Abdulrazzaq Al-Fao Radwa 3–2 (H) Guillaume Daho Al-Anwar Al-Eetemad 4–0 (H) Yahya Al-Absi Al-Ghazwah Al-Eetemad 3–2 (A) Naif Abdali Baish Sharurah 4–1 (H) Ousmane Barry Al-Ula Al-Watani 3–2 (A) Slim Mezlini Al-Eetemad Al-Bateen 6–0 (H) Oussama Ben Maammar4 Jubbah Al-Qawarah 4–2 (A) Zamil Al-Sulim Al-Hilaliyah Al-Dahab 4–2 (H) Anouar El Azizi4 Al-Qala Al-Mujazzal 5–0 (A) Faisal Ghadrah Al-Mujazzal Al-Ghazwah 5–2 (A) Mohanad Al-Shudukhi Al-Asyah Sajer 4–0 (A)
Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away4 Player scored 4 goals
Number of teams by province RankProvinceNumber Teams1Riyadh11Al-Anwar, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Eetemad, Al-Fao, Al-Mehmal, Al-Mujazzal, Al-Muzahimiyyah, Al-Selmiyah, Al-Sharq and Sajer2Eastern Province7Al-Hada, Al-Nahda, Al-Omran, Al-Salam, Al-Taraf, Al-Thoqbah and Qaryah Al-Ulya3Medina5Al-Dahab, Al-Ghazwah, Al-Ula, Khaybar and Radwa4Al-Qassim3Al-Asyah, Al-Hilaliyah and Al-QawarahJazanAl-Amjad, Al-Tuhami and BaishTabukAl-Khaldi, Al-Watani and Haql7Ha'il2Al-Ghottah and JubbahMeccaAl-Tasamoh and Munief9Al-Bahah1QilwahAl-JawfAl-QalaAsirMuhayilNajranSharurah
See also 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 2023–24 Saudi First Division League 2023–24 Saudi Second Division
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