The 2021–22 Saudi Third Division was the inaugural season of the

Saudi Third Division The Saudi Third Division , also known as the Saudi League 3rd Division, is a football league, the fourth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 to become the inaugural champions and are the current hold ...

, the newly introduced fourth tier of Saudi 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. The league was made up of 32 teams, 4 relegated teams from the

2020–21 Saudi Second Division The 2020–21 Saudi Second Division was the 45th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 30 October 2020 as a consequence of the postponement of the previous season's conclusion due to the COVID- ...

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 between Al-Qous and Al-Suqoor. Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 to become the inaugural champions.

Overview

Background

On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced the introduction of the

starting from the 2021–22 season. The newly introduced league would replace the

Regional Leagues In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

as the fourth tier of the Saudi 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 the

2021–22 Saudi Second Division The 2021–22 Saudi Second Division was the 46th season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976. The season began on 29 September 2021 and concluded on 20 April 2022 with the final. The group stage draw was held on 8 June 202 ...

and the 4 relegated teams from the

. 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. As for which teams would get relegated, the last-placed team of each group would be the one to get relegated.

Teams

;Group A ;Group B ;Group C ;Group D

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

Promotion play-offs

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Overview

Background

Teams

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

Promotion play-offs

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Number of teams by province

See also

References