2024–25 Saudi Third Division

Saudi Third Division
Season2024–25
Dates25 October 2024 – 15 March 2025
Top goalscorerRayllan Bruno
Maxwell Quaye
(10 goals each)
Biggest home winAl-Tuhami 7–1 Al-Salam
(2 November 2024)
Al-Qala 7–1 Al-Fao
(6 December 2024)
Biggest away winMunief 0–4 Radwa
(8 November 2024)
Highest scoringAl-Tuhami 7–1 Al-Salam
(2 November 2024)
Al-Qala 7–1 Al-Fao
(6 December 2024)
Longest winning runHaql
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAl-Nahda
Sajer
(8 matches)
Longest winless runAl-Amjad
Al-Hedaya
Al-Salam
(9 matches)
Longest losing runAl-Salam
(7 matches)
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.

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]

Team changes

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

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 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
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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-Qwarah Al Qwarah Al-Qwarah 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
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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
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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-Ghazwa Badr Al-Ghazwa 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

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 Armenia Zaven Badoyan Nigeria Julius Ufuoma Tunisia Ahmad Boussaid
Al-Amjad Egypt Abdallah Khater Sudan Hassan Mutwakil Tunisia Sami Hammami
Al-Asyah Brazil Venâncio Egypt Alaa Anas Egypt Mohamed Nagy
Al-Bateen Egypt Ahmad El Safty Egypt Amr Marey Yemen Ahmed Balkheir
Al-Dahab Egypt Mohamed El Beshbeshi Mauritania Abou Sy Mauritania Mohamed Vall El Kory
Al-Dera'a Senegal Baba Cissé Tunisia Alaa Ben Romdhane Tunisia Belhassen Mejri
Al-Eetemad Mauritania Fody Traoré Tunisia Skander Amor Tunisia Slim Mezlini
Al-Fadhl Chad Taher Mahamat Mauritania Moussa Sidiya
Al-Fao Chad Abdallah Abdelrazakh Chad Faisal Youssef Mauritania Dominique Da Sylva
Al-Ghazwa Egypt Abdallah El Sanghawy Egypt Hesham Shaaban Egypt Mohamed Fawzi Gaber
Al-Hada Algeria Sid Ahmed Aouadj Brazil Vanílson Morocco Mouad Chougag
Al-Hedaya Cameroon Ravel Djoumekou Ghana Prince Owusu Tunisia Houssem Eddine Tabboubi
Al-Hilaliyah Niger Abdullah Barnawi Senegal Mame Balla Diop Yemen Saleh Badhris
Al-Khaldi Ghana Daniel Aryeetey Ghana Robert Saba Yemen Hamad Salmeen
Al-Mehmal Japan Hiroto Kaneka Japan Ryosuke Nakajima Japan Yamato Kline
Al-Muzahimiyyah Mali Adam Dembélé Rwanda Yves Mugunga Tunisia Rayan Fourgi
Al-Nahda Brazil Carlos Henrique Brazil Patrick Carvalho Tunisia Fehmi Kacem
Al-Nairyah Cameroon Wilfried Bisso'o Guinea Mohamed Almamy Camara Tunisia Seifeddine Akremi
Al-Nakhal Tunisia Firas Makni Tunisia Hassan Chelli
Al-Noor Ghana Samuel Ofori Tunisia Houssem Bedbabis Tunisia Mohamed Amine Tayari
Al-Omran Mali Mahamadou Traoré Tunisia Azer Ghali Tunisia Mohamed Jaballah
Al-Qala Brazil Rayllan Bruno Mauritania Mohamed Salem Dianos Tunisia Sabri Zaidi
Al-Qawarah Egypt Mahmoud Bassalah Egypt Mohamed Fathy Saad Mali Yaqoub Alhassan
Al-Salam Ghana Marlle Habila Morocco Abderrahim Makran Nigeria Raphael Osaluwe
Al-Selmiyah Mauritania Mohamed M'Bareck Morocco Anouar El Azizi Tunisia Houssem Lahbibi
Al-Shaeib Colombia Robinson Blandón The Gambia Babou Cham South Africa Bantu Mzwakali
Al-Taraf Cameroon Mamoudou Hassana Ivory Coast Angenor Gnapi Ivory Coast Guessan Bi Germain
Al-Tuhami Ghana Abasa Aremeyaw Ghana Maxwell Abbey Quaye Ghana Rubben Boateng
Al-Watani Libya Akram Zuway Tunisia Alaeddine Bouslimi Tunisia Zied Ben Salem
Al-Yarmouk Cameroon Lavissa Monyuytaah Ivory Coast Konan Ahuie Senegal Moussa Sow
Baish Algeria Mustapha Kheiraoui Egypt Ahmed Afifi Egypt Omar Bassam
Haql Egypt Mahmoud Abd El Azeem Egypt Mohamad Awadh Egypt Mohamad Sameh
Jubbah Brazil Gerônimo Nigeria Bobby Clement Tunisia Maher Labidi
Muhayil Egypt Hassan Trika Egypt Hesham Noah Egypt Karim Samir
Munief Algeria Sofiane Khelili Tunisia Bahaeddine Brahmi Tunisia Louay Ben Dahnous
Qaryat Al-Ulya Brazil Wesley Simeão Nigeria Blessing Henshaw Nigeria Daniel Nosike
Qilwah Ghana Bernard Arthur Ivory Coast Mohamed Vieira Sanogo Tunisia Oussama Omrani
Radwa Brazil Bruno Grassi Yemen Nader Sahal Zambia Saith Sakala
Sajer Egypt Salah Khattab Tunisia Haroun Ayari Tunisia Mouhab Touati
Sharurah Egypt Ahmed Turk Sudan Mohammed Aba Yazid Yemen Abdullah Al-Saadi

Group A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Radwa 9 5 3 1 13 3 +10 18 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Jubbah 9 5 3 1 16 8 +8 18
3 Al-Nahda 8 5 3 0 10 4 +6 18
4 Munief 9 4 3 2 13 10 +3 15
5 Al-Hada 9 4 2 3 12 10 +2 14
6 Al-Hilaliyah 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 14
7 Muhayil 8 2 5 1 11 9 +2 11
8 Al-Muzahimiyyah 9 2 1 6 3 12 −9 7
9 Al-Shaeib 9 1 0 8 8 20 −12 3
10 Al-Hedaya 9 0 2 7 3 14 −11 2 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 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

Home \ Away HAD HED HIL MUZ NAH SHA JUB MUH MUN RAD
Al-Hada 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Al-Hedaya 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3
Al-Hilaliyah 4–3 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–2
Al-Muzahimiyyah 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1
Al-Nahda 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Al-Shaeib 0–3 2–0 2–4 0–2
Jubbah 4–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 0–0
Muhayil 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–2
Munief 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–4
Radwa 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Selmiyah 9 5 2 2 11 5 +6 17 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Afif 9 5 2 2 12 9 +3 17
3 Sajer 9 4 4 1 9 7 +2 16
4 Baish 9 3 5 1 6 4 +2 14
5 Al-Qwarah 9 4 2 3 7 6 +1 14
6 Al-Asyah 9 4 1 4 12 11 +1 13
7 Al-Fadhl 9 3 3 3 8 7 +1 12
8 Al-Bateen 9 3 1 5 10 13 −3 10
9 Qaryah Al-Ulya 9 2 2 5 8 13 −5 8
10 Al-Amjad 9 0 2 7 9 17 −8 2 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 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

Home \ Away AFI AMJ ASY BAT FAD QAW SEL BAI QAR SAJ
Afif 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Amjad 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–3 1–2
Al-Asyah 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
Al-Bateen 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–2
Al-Fadhl 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
Al-Qwarah 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Al-Selmiyah 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0
Baish 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Qaryah Al-Ulya 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1
Sajer 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Qala 9 6 1 2 21 9 +12 19 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Tuhami 9 5 3 1 22 9 +13 18
3 Al-Yarmouk 9 5 2 2 14 12 +2 17
4 Al-Watani 9 5 0 4 15 9 +6 15
5 Al-Fao 9 4 3 2 12 15 −3 15
6 Qilwah 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 12
7 Al-Noor 9 3 2 4 10 11 −1 11
8 Al-Dera'a 9 2 3 4 11 14 −3 9
9 Al-Dahab 9 2 1 6 12 21 −9 7
10 Al-Salam 9 0 2 7 6 23 −17 2 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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

Home \ Away DAH DER FAO NOR QAL SAL TUH WAT YAR QIL
Al-Dahab 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–1
Al-Dera'a 3–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1
Al-Fao 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0
Al-Noor 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Al-Qala 4–1 3–1 7–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Salam 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–4
Al-Tuhami 1–0 1–1 3–0 7–1 1–1
Al-Watani 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–2
Al-Yarmouk 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–4 2–2
Qilwah 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nakhal 9 6 1 2 23 13 +10 19 Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the semi-finals
2 Al-Nairyah 9 6 1 2 15 9 +6 19
3 Haql 9 6 1 2 15 10 +5 19
4 Al-Omran 9 4 3 2 12 8 +4 15
5 Sharurah 9 4 2 3 14 11 +3 14
6 Al-Khaldi 9 2 4 3 7 10 −3 10
7 Al-Mehmal 9 2 2 5 7 14 −7 8
8 Al-Ghazwa 9 1 4 4 11 13 −2 7
9 Al-Eetemad 9 1 3 5 11 16 −5 6
10 Al-Taraf 9 1 3 5 8 19 −11 6 Relegation to the Fourth Division
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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

Home \ Away EET GHA KHA MEH NAI NAK OMR TAR HAQ SHA
Al-Eetemad 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–2
Al-Ghazwa 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–3
Al-Khaldi 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0
Al-Mehmal 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–1
Al-Nairyah 2–1 3–0 0–3 4–1
Al-Nakhal 2–1 3–2 3–4 4–2 4–0
Al-Omran 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1
Al-Taraf 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–3
Haql 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1
Sharurah 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–3 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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

Championship play-offs

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 21 December 2024[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Rayllan Bruno Al-Qala 10
Ghana Maxwell Quaye Al-Tuhami
3 Egypt Mohamad Awadh Haql 8
4 Guinea Mohamed Camara Al-Nairyah 7
Egypt Ahmed Turk Sharurah
Saudi Arabia Radwan Hawsawi Al-Fao
7 Nigeria Bobby Clement Jubbah 6
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Abalkhail Al-Hilaliyah
Egypt Salah Khattab Sajer
Saudi Arabia Habib Hawsawi Al-Nakhal
Tunisia Louay Ben Dahnous Munief

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Ghana Maxwell Quaye Al-Tuhami Al-Salam 7–1 (H) 2 November 2024
Saudi Arabia Ahmed Qohmi Al-Tuhami Al-Salam 7–1 (H) 2 November 2024
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Abalkhail Al-Hilaliyah Al-Hada 4–3 (H) 21 November 2024
Tunisia Louay Ben Dahnous Munief Al-Muzahimiyyah 4–0 (H) 14 December 2024
Brazil Vanílson Al-Hada Al-Hedaya 3–1 (H) 15 December 2024
Ghana Maxwell Quaye Al-Tuhami Al-Qala 3–0 (H) 20 December 2024
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Number of teams by province

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-Ghazwa, Al-Nakhal and Radwa
5 Al-Qassim 3 Al-Asyah, Al-Hilaliyah and Al-Qwarah
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

References

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  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.
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