| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October 2021 – 19 March 2022 |
| Champions | Al-Suqoor(1st title) |
| Promoted | Al-Suqoor Al-Qous Jerash Sajer Qilwah Al-Shaeib |
| Relegated | Al-Fursan Kumait Al-Entelaq Al-Fao |
| Matches | 231 |
| Goals | 563 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hamed Al-Shammeri (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Radwa 7–0Al-Fao (5 March 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Mujazzal 0–4Radwa (30 October 2021) Al-Fao 0–4Radwa (12 December 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Entelaq 4–4Al-Selmiyah (21 November 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Suqoor Qilwah Sajer (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Qous (15 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Kumait (11 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Al-Ula Kumait (6 matches) |
2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 19 March 2022. | |
The2021–22 Saudi Third Division was the inaugural season of theSaudi Third Division, the newly introduced fourth tier ofSaudi football. The season started on 28 October 2021 and concluded with the final on 19 March 2022. The group stage draw was held on 7 June 2021.[1] The league was made up of 32 teams, 4 relegated teams from the2020–21 Saudi Second Division and the 28 teams that qualified for the Round of 32 of the 2020–21 Saudi Third Division.
The final was played on 19 March 2022 betweenAl-Qous andAl-Suqoor. Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 to become the inaugural champions.[2]
On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced the introduction of theSaudi Third Division starting from the 2021–22 season. The newly introduced league would replace theRegional Leagues as the fourth tier of theSaudi football league system. They announced that the league would comprise 32 teams, the 28 teams that had qualified to the round of 32 of the Regional Leagues and did not achieve promotion to the2021–22 Saudi Second Division and the 4 relegated teams from the2020–21 Saudi Second Division.[3]
The 32 teams would be split into 4 groups of 8 teams, with the winners of each group qualifying for the championship play-offs. In addition, the 4 group runners-up would also qualify for the promotion play-offs. The best runner-up would face the worst runner-up and the second best would face the third best. The winners from both matches would also earn promotion to the Second Division. The last-placed team of each group would be the one to get relegated.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerash(P) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 30[a] | Promotion to theSecond Division and qualification to theSemi-finals |
| 2 | Qilwah(P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 30[a] | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Mudhar | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 30[a] | |
| 4 | Al-Ghottah | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 18 | |
| 5 | Al-Bateen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Al-Ula | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al-Houra | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Kumait(R) | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| Home \ Away | BAT | GHO | HOU | ULA | JER | KUM | MUD | QIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Bateen | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Ghottah | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Houra | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Al-Ula | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Jerash | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Kumait | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Mudhar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Qilwah | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Suqoor(C, P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | Promotion to theSecond Division and qualification to theSemi-finals |
| 2 | Al-Jubail | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 24 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Baish | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 23 | |
| 4 | Al-Anwar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Al-Shaheed | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 16 | |
| 6 | Al-Dera'a | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 14[a] | |
| 7 | Al-Hejaz | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 14[a] | |
| 8 | Al-Fursan(R) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14[a] | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| Home \ Away | ANW | DER | FUR | HEJ | JUB | SHA | SUQ | BAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Anwar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Dera'a | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Fursan | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Hejaz | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Al-Jubail | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Shaheed | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Suqoor | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Baish | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajer(P) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 29 | Promotion to theSecond Division and qualification to theSemi-finals |
| 2 | Al-Qala | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 28 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Qaryah Al-Ulya | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Radwa | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sharurah | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Al-Noor | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Al-Mujazzal | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 10 | |
| 8 | Al-Fao(R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 29 | −25 | 5 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| Home \ Away | FAO | MUJ | NOR | QAL | QAR | RAD | SAJ | SHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Fao | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Al-Mujazzal | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Noor | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Qala | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Qaryah Al-Ulya | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Radwa | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sajer | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Sharurah | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Qous(P) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 30 | Promotion to theSecond Division and qualification to theSemi-finals |
| 2 | Al-Shaeib(P) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24[a] | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Al-Qawarah | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 24[a] | |
| 4 | Al-Watani | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 23 | |
| 5 | Al-Amjad | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Al-Selmiyah | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al-Omran | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 12 | |
| 8 | Al-Entelaq(R) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 7 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| Home \ Away | AMJ | ENT | OMR | QAW | QOU | SEL | SHA | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Amjad | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Entelaq | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Omran | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Qawarah | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Qous | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Selmiyah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | |
| Al-Shaeib | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | |
| Al-Watani | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Suqoor | 2–1 | Jerash |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Blwi Al-Qahtani | M. Al-Qahtani |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jubail | 0–0 (7–8p) | Qilwah | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Al-Shaeib | 3–1 | Al-Qala | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Qilwah | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Jubail |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
I. Jamaan Al-Amri Al-Zahrani Al Ghanem Al-Mandeli Al-Hayli Al-Ghamdi | 8–7 | |
0–0 on aggregate. Qilwah won 8–7 on penalties.
Al-Shaeib won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qaryah Al-Ulya | 12 | |
| 2 | Al-Suqoor | 9 | |
| 3 | Baish | 8 | |
| 4 | Al-Shaeib | 7 | |
| Al-Watani | |||
| Mudhar | |||
| 7 | Al-Jubail | 6 | |
| Al-Selmiyah | |||
| Al-Suqoor | |||
| Mudhar | |||
| Qilwah | |||
| Al-Houra | |||
| Al-Noor |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Selmiyah | Al-Entelaq | 4–4 (A) | 21 November 2021 | ||
| Baish | Al-Hejaz | 3–0 (A) | 3 December 2021 | ||
| Al-Suqoor | Al-Anwar | 5–1 (H) | 3 December 2021 | ||
| Qaryah Al-Ulya | Al-Noor | 4–2 (H) | 11 December 2021 | ||
| Radwa | Al-Fao | 4–0 (A) | 12 December 2021 | ||
| Al-Selmiyah | Al-Omran | 3–1 (H) | 30 January 2022 | ||
| Al-Hejaz | Baish | 3–3 (A) | 25 February 2022 | ||
| Sharurah | Radwa | 3–1 (H) | 26 February 2022 | ||
| Qaryah Al-Ulya | Al-Noor | 4–2 (A) | 5 March 2022 | ||
| Al-Watani | Al-Selmiyah | 4–1 (A) | 6 March 2022 |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away