2022–23 Saudi Third Division

Saudi Third Division
Season2022–23
Dates3 November 2022 – 10 March 2023
ChampionsMudhar (1st title)
PromotedMudhar
Al-Noor
Al-Jubail
Afif
Al-Houra
Al-Nojoom
RelegatedRas Tanura
Al-Hejaz
Al-Waseel
Al-Sawari
Matches played231
Goals scored572 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerAbdulaziz Al-Merdasi
(12 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Qala 7–0 Al-Sawari
(20 January 2023)
Biggest away winAl-Sawari 1–9 Al-Nojoom
(10 February 2023)
Highest scoringAl-Sawari 1–9 Al-Nojoom
(10 February 2023)
Longest winning runAl-Noor
Al-Watani
Mudhar
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMudhar
(16 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Sawari
(14 matches)
Longest losing runAl-Waseel
(7 matches)
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2023.

The 2022–23 Saudi Third Division was the second season of the Saudi Third Division since its inception in 2021. The season started on 3 November 2022 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2023. The group stage draw was held on 8 June 2022.[1]

The final was played on 10 March 2023 between Al-Noor and Mudhar. Mudhar defeated Al-Noor 1–0 to win their first title.[2]

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. To prepare for this change, only 4 teams would be relegated to the Fourth Division and 14 teams would be promoted to the Third Division.[3] In addition, 6 teams would be promoted to the Second Division and only 4 would be relegated from the Second Division.

Team changes

A total of 32 teams are contesting the league, including 22 sides from the 2021–22 season, 4 relegated teams from the Second Division, and 6 promoted teams from the Fourth Division.[4]

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season

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
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Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Saudi Third Division Group A
Club Location Stadium
Al-Bateen Dhurma Al-Bateen Club Stadium
Al-Dahab Mahd adh Dhahab Ohod Club Stadium (Medina)
Al-Jubail Jubail Al-Jubail Club Stadium
Al-Omran Al-Hasa (Al-Omran) Hajer Club Stadium
Al-Selmiyah Al-Salamiyah Al-Anwar Club Stadium (Hotat Bani Tamim)
Al-Ula Al-'Ula Al-Ansar Club Stadium (Medina)
Al-Waseel Al-Uyayna Irqah Sports Stadium (Riyadh)
Al-Watani Tabuk King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Group B
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Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Saudi Third Division Group B
Club Location Stadium
Al-Anwar Hotat Bani Tamim Al-Anwar Club Stadium
Al-Dera'a Dawadmi Al-Dera'a Club Stadium
Al-Mujazzal Al Majma'ah Al-Hamadah Club Stadium (Al-Ghat)
Al-Nojoom Al-Hasa (Al-Shuqaiq) Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Reserve Stadium
Al-Noor Sanabes Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif)
Al-Qala Sakakah Al-Qala Club Stadium
Al-Sawari Farasan Island King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Baish Baish Baish Club Stadium
Group C
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Locations of teams in the 2022–23 Saudi Third Division Group C
Club Location Stadium
Al-Houra Umluj Al-Houra Club Stadium
Al-Khaldi Al Wajh Al-Khaldi Club Stadium
Al-Qawarah Al Quwarah Al-Qawarah Club Stadium
Muhayil Muhayil Muhayil Club Stadium
Al-Thoqbah Khobar Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium (Qatif)
Mudhar Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Ras Tanura Ras Tanura Ras Tanura Club Stadium
Sharurah Sharurah Sharurah Club Stadium
Group D
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Locations of teams in the 2021–22 Saudi Third Division Group D
Club Location Stadium
Afif Afif Al-Dera'a Club Stadium (Dawadmi)
Al-Amjad Sabya King Faisal Sport City Stadium (Jizan)
Al-Ghottah Mawqaq Al-Jabalain Club Stadium (Ha'il)
Al-Hejaz Baljurashi King Saud Sport City Stadium (Al Bahah)
Al-Tasamoh Al Qunfudhah Department of Education Stadium
Al-Tuhami Jizan King Faisal Sport City Stadium
Qaryah Al-Ulya Qaryat al-Ulya Qaryah Al-Ulya Club Stadium
Radwa Yanbu Al-Majd Club Stadium

Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Jubail (P) 14 9 3 2 24 10 +14 30 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Al-Watani 14 8 3 3 22 11 +11 27 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Bateen 14 6 7 1 20 15 +5 25
4 Al-Ula 14 6 3 5 17 18 −1 21
5 Al-Dahab 14 6 2 6 22 22 0 20
6 Al-Omran 14 4 4 6 13 16 −3 16
7 Al-Selmiyah 14 3 3 8 11 21 −10 12
8 Al-Waseel (R) 14 1 1 12 12 28 −16 4 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2023. Source: [1]
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]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BAT DAH JUB OMR SEL ULA WAS WAT
Al-Bateen 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0
Al-Dahab 1–3 5–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–1
Al-Jubail 0–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0
Al-Omran 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Al-Selmiyah 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
Al-Ula 4–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–2
Al-Waseel 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–1 1–2
Al-Watani 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2023. 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Noor (P) 14 9 3 2 19 5 +14 30 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Al-Nojoom (P) 14 8 2 4 23 9 +14 26 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Baish 14 7 4 3 18 14 +4 25
4 Al-Qala 14 7 3 4 23 12 +11 24
5 Al-Anwar 14 3 8 3 8 8 0 17
6 Al-Dera'a 14 4 4 6 19 16 +3 16
7 Al-Mujazzal 14 3 4 7 12 20 −8 13
8 Al-Sawari (R) 14 0 2 12 8 46 −38 2 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2023. Source: [2]
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]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ANW DER MUJ NOJ NOR QAL SAW BAI
Al-Anwar 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Al-Dera'a 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 4–1 2–2
Al-Mujazzal 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–0 2–2
Al-Nojoom 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Al-Noor 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2
Al-Qala 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 7–0 2–0
Al-Sawari 2–2 0–3 2–3 1–9 1–4 1–3 0–1
Baish 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2023. 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mudhar (C, P) 14 8 6 0 23 5 +18 30 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Al-Houra (P) 14 8 5 1 22 10 +12 29 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Sharurah 14 4 6 4 20 22 −2 18
4 Muhayil 14 3 6 5 18 20 −2 15
5 Al-Khaldi 14 4 3 7 19 25 −6 15
6 Al-Qawarah 14 2 8 4 14 18 −4 14
7 Al-Thoqbah 14 2 7 5 13 13 0 13
8 Ras Tanura (R) 14 3 3 8 12 28 −16 12 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2023. Source: [3]
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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away HOU KHA QAW THO MUD MUH RAS SHR
Al-Houra 3–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–0
Al-Khaldi 0–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–3
Al-Qawarah 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2
Al-Thoqbah 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–0
Mudhar 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–0
Muhayil 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–5
Ras Tanura 3–1 1–0 2–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–2
Sharurah 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2023. 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Afif (P) 14 7 4 3 27 14 +13 25 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals
2 Al-Ghottah 14 6 6 2 27 15 +12 24 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Al-Tuhami 14 5 7 2 23 21 +2 22
4 Qaryah Al-Ulya 14 5 5 4 11 12 −1 20
5 Radwa 14 4 4 6 18 21 −3 16
6 Al-Tasamoh 14 4 3 7 17 29 −12 15
7 Al-Amjad 14 2 8 4 11 15 −4 14
8 Al-Hejaz (R) 14 2 5 7 11 18 −7 11 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2023. Source: [4]
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]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AFI AMJ GHO HEJ TAS TUH QAR RAD
Afif 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 6–1 1–0 2–2
Al-Amjad 0–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Ghottah 2–1 5–0 1–1 7–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Al-Hejaz 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
Al-Tasamoh 3–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0
Al-Tuhami 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Qaryah Al-Ulya 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0
Radwa 2–5 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2023. 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

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Al-Jubail0–1Al-Noor
Al-Shehri 60'
Mudhar3–3Afif
Dagriri 25'
Al-Jassem 68'
Al-Sultan 90+8'		 Eid 11', 20'
Al-Suwait 45'
Penalties
Al-Jassem soccer ball with check mark
Al-Sultan soccer ball with check mark
Abdullatif soccer ball with check mark
Al-Shuhaib soccer ball with check mark
Boeissa soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Hawsawi
soccer ball with check mark Al-Qurashi
soccer ball with check mark Al-Amri
soccer ball with red X Monaja

Final

Mudhar1–0Al-Noor
Abdullatif 40' Report
Referee: Yousef Al-Ahmari

Promotion play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nojoom 2–1 Al-Watani 1–0 1–1
Al-Ghottah 2–2 (2–4 p) Al-Houra 2–1 0–1
Al-Nojoom1–0Al-Watani
Al-Nakhli 72'
Al-Watani1–1Al-Nojoom
Al-Enezi 40' Al-Shehri 30'

Al-Nojoom won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ghottah2–1Al-Houra
Hawsawi 27', 83' Al-Goufi 88'

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Houra won 4–2 on penalties.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 10 March 2023[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Merdasi Afif 12
2 Saudi Arabia Saud Fallatah Al-Dera'a 10
Saudi Arabia Emad Al-Kanani Al-Ula
4 Saudi Arabia Meshal Nowman Al-Ghotah 9
5 Saudi Arabia Naif Abdali Baish 8
6 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ghamdi Muhayil 7
Saudi Arabia Mabrook Al-Najrani Sharurah
Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Muslamani Al-Khaldi
Saudi Arabia Basem Al-Enezi Al-Watani
Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Goufi Al-Houra

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Salem Al-Jubail Al-Omran 5–0 (H) 4 November 2022
Saudi Arabia Saud Fallatah Al-Dera'a Al-Sawari 4–1 (H) 18 November 2022
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ghamdi Muhayil Ras Tanura 3–0 (H) 19 November 2022
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Merdasi Afif Al-Tuhami 6–1 (H) 9 December 2022
Saudi Arabia Yahya Asiri Sharurah Muhayil 5–2 (A) 9 December 2022
Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Shammari Al-Ghottah Al-Tasamoh 3–2 (A) 16 December 2022
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Merdasi Afif Al-Tasamoh 4–0 (H) 21 January 2023
Saudi Arabia Basem Al-Enezi Al-Watani Al-Ula 3–1 (H) 4 February 2023
Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Shammari Al-Qawarah Al-Khaldi 4–2 (A) 10 February 2023
Saudi Arabia Musaab Al-Rashdan Al-Ghottah Al-Tasamoh 7–1 (H) 17 February 2023
Saudi Arabia Salamah Al-Omrani Al-Watani Al-Waseel 4–1 (H) 23 February 2023
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Number of teams by province

Rank Province Number Teams
1 Eastern Province 8 Al-Jubail, Al-Nojoom, Al-Noor, Al-Omran, Al-Thoqbah, Mudhar, Qaryah Al-Ulya and Ras Tanura
2 Riyadh 7 Afif, Al-Anwar, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Mujazzal, Al-Selmiyah and Al-Waseel
3 Jazan 4 Al-Amjad, Al-Sawari, Al-Tuhami and Baish
4 Medina 3 Al-Dahab, Al-Ula and Radwa
Tabuk Al-Houra, Al-Khaldi and Al-Watani
6 Al-Bahah 1 Al-Hejaz
Al Jawf Al-Qala
Al-Qassim Al-Qawarah
Asir Muhayil
Ha'il Al-Ghottah
Mecca Al-Tasamoh
Najran Sharurah

See also

References

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  2. ^ "مضر يتوج بطلاً لكأس الدوري السعودي لأندية الدرجة الثالثة 2022-2023".
  3. ^ "رسمياً.. زيادة عدد أندية الدوري السعودي والأجانب".
  4. ^ "فريقا "رأس تنورة" و"التهامي" يكملان الصاعدين إلى دوري الدرجة الثالثة".
  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 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "هدافين دوري الدرجة الثالثة".