The 2021–22 Saudi Third Division was the inaugural season of the
Saudi Third Division
The Saudi Third Division league (TDL), is a football league, the fourth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system.
History
The Saudi FF created a new league called the Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four r ...
, 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
Saudi Third Division
The Saudi Third Division league (TDL), is a football league, the fourth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system.
History
The Saudi FF created a new league called the Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four r ...
starting from the 2021–22 season. The newly introduced league would replace the
Regional Leagues 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 and the 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- ...
.
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
''0–0 on aggregate. Qilwah won 8–7 on penalties.''
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''Al-Shaeib won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
;Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Number of teams by province
See also
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2021–22 Saudi Professional League
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2021–22 Saudi First Division League
The 2021–22 First Division League (known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the Saudi First Division League after its rebrand, and the 45th season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The ...
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2021–22 Saudi Second Division
References
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Saudi Third Division seasons