2021–22 Saudi Third Division
Season | 2021–22 |
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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 played | 231 |
Goals scored | 563 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hamed Al-Shammeri (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Radwa 7–0 Al-Fao (5 March 2022) |
Biggest away win | Al-Mujazzal 0–4 Radwa (30 October 2021) Al-Fao 0–4 Radwa (12 December 2021) |
Highest scoring | Al-Entelaq 4–4 Al-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. |
The 2021–22 Saudi Third Division was the inaugural season of the Saudi Third Division, 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.[1] The league was made up of 32 teams, 4 relegated teams from the 2020–21 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 between Al-Qous and Al-Suqoor. Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 to become the inaugural champions.[2]
Overview
[edit]Background
[edit]On 9 October 2020, the Saudi FF announced the introduction of the Saudi Third Division 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.[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. As for which teams would get relegated, the last-placed team of each group would be the one to get relegated.[4]
Teams
[edit]- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Group D
Group A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jerash (P) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 30[a] | Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals |
2 | Qilwah (P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 30[a] | Qualification for the promotion 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 the Fourth Division |
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
Notes:
Results
[edit]Group B
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Suqoor (C, P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 30 | Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals |
2 | Al-Jubail | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 24 | Qualification for the promotion 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 the Fourth Division |
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
Notes:
Results
[edit]Group C
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sajer (P) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 29 | Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals |
2 | Al-Qala | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 28 | Qualification for the promotion 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 the Fourth Division |
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
[edit]Group D
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Qous (P) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 30 | Promotion to the Second Division and qualification to the Semi-finals |
2 | Al-Shaeib (P) | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24[a] | Qualification for the promotion 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 the Fourth Division |
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
Notes:
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Championship play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Al-Suqoor | 2–1 | Jerash |
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Al-Blwi ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() |
M. Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Al-Qous | 2–0 | Sajer |
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Al-Shanqiti ![]() Rawas ![]() |
Final
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Jubail | 0–0 (7–8 p) | 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 |
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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.
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 19 March 2022[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Qaryah Al-Ulya | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Al-Suqoor | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
Baish | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Al-Shaeib | 7 |
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Al-Watani | ||
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Mudhar | ||
7 | ![]() |
Al-Jubail | 6 |
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Al-Selmiyah | ||
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Al-Suqoor | ||
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Mudhar | ||
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Qilwah | ||
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Al-Houra | ||
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Al-Noor |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Al-Selmiyah | Al-Entelaq | 4–4 (A) | 21 November 2021 | |
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Baish | Al-Hejaz | 3–0 (A) | 3 December 2021 | |
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Al-Suqoor | Al-Anwar | 5–1 (H) | 3 December 2021 | |
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Qaryah Al-Ulya | Al-Noor | 4–2 (H) | 11 December 2021 | |
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Radwa | Al-Fao | 4–0 (A) | 12 December 2021 | |
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Al-Selmiyah | Al-Omran | 3–1 (H) | 30 January 2022 | |
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Al-Hejaz | Baish | 3–3 (A) | 25 February 2022 | |
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Sharurah | Radwa | 3–1 (H) | 26 February 2022 | |
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Qaryah Al-Ulya | Al-Noor | 4–2 (A) | 5 March 2022 | |
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Al-Watani | Al-Selmiyah | 4–1 (A) | 6 March 2022 |
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
Number of teams by province
[edit]Rank | Province | Number | Teams |
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1 | Riyadh | 9 | Al-Anwar, Al-Bateen, Al-Dera'a, Al-Fao, Al-Mujazzal, Al-Selmiyah, Al-Shaeib, Kumait and Sajer |
2 | Eastern Province | 5 | Al-Jubail, Al-Noor, Al-Omran, Mudhar and Qaryah Al-Ulya |
3 | Asir | 3 | Al-Fursan, Al-Shaheed and Jerash |
Tabuk | Al-Houra, Al-Suqoor and Al-Watani | ||
5 | Al-Bahah | 2 | Al-Hejaz and Qilwah |
Al Jawf | Al-Entelaq and Al-Qala | ||
Jazan | Al-Amjad and Baish | ||
Medina | Al-Ula and Radwa | ||
9 | Al-Qassim | 1 | Al-Qawarah |
Ha'il | Al-Ghottah | ||
Mecca | Al-Qous | ||
Najran | Sharurah |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "نتائج قرعة دوري الدرجة الثالثة".
- ^ "الصقور.. بطلا لـ «دوري الثالثة»".
- ^ "تقليص أندية دوري الأولى إلى 18 نادٍ ..و استحداث دوري الثالثة..و استبدال دوري المناطق بالدرجة الرابعة".
- ^ "اتحاد الكرة يقلص «أندية الأولى» ويستحدث دورياً لـ«الثالثة»".
- ^ 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 2 April 2022.
- ^ "هدافين دوري الدرجة الثالثة".