UAE Third Division League explained

Country:United Arab Emirates
Confed:AFC
Teams:18
Level:4
Champions:Arabian Falcons FC
Most Successful Club:Gulf United, Royal, Arabian Falcons FC (1 title each)
Organiser:UAE Football Association
Season:2023–24
Promotion:UAE Second Division League[1]
Current:2024–25 season

UAE Third Division League is the fourth tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs. The league was established for the 2021–22 season. 12 teams participated in the first edition, divided in two groups of six. On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase from 12 to 16 teams for the 2022–23 season, an increase of 4 teams from the 2021–22 season.

Current teams

As of 2024–25 UAE Third Division League

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order

!Club!City!Stadium
Al EthihadAbu DhabiZayed Sports city
Gulf United BDubai(Al Jaddaf)Dubai British School
United SportAl AinAs-hab Al-Himam Stadium
Al QabilaDubaiAl Qabila Academy Stadium
EmeraldUnknownUnknown
Falcon[2] [3] Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi University
Dubai IrishDubaiDubai Irish Sports Ground- Dubai Sports City
MadenatSharjahVarious grounds
PE SportsUnknownUnknown
Al HilalAl LisailiAl Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Sport SupportAbu Dhabi
Sporting DubaiDubai
TFA DubaiAl Lisaili
SportyAbu Dhabi
AFC Athletic Football ClubDubaiBrighton Collage Dubai
Dubai City BDubai (Al Barsha)King School Al Barsha
Liver SportAl AinAl Ain Amblers Rugby Club
Dibba Club BDibba Al FujairahDibba New Stadium

Competition format

The 2021–22 edition featured 12 teams in two groups that competed in a round robin league format of home and away game. The top two teams from each group would then qualify into a semi-final, in which the winner of group Group A would face the runner-up of group B, and vice versa. The semi-finals would take place over two legs (home and away). The winners of the semi-finals would secure promotion to the UAE Second Division and a place in the UAE Third Division final. As of the 2023-24 season, the competition is organised in a standard round-robin format, with each team competing against each other twice.

List of champions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-09-30 . Ravel Morrison: Ex-Man Utd and Derby midfielder moves to UAE . 2024-12-04 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Release . Press . Nando's sponsors Arabian Falcons FC . 2024-12-04 . www.zawya.com . en.
  3. Web site: Jacques . John . 2024-03-04 . 3 Former CPL Players Who Just Landed Elsewhere . 2024-12-04 . Northern Tribune . en-US.