UAE Third Division League

UAE Third Division League
Organising body	UAE Football Association
Founded	2021; 3 years ago
Country	United Arab Emirates
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	UAE Second Division League
Current champions	Arabian Falcons FC ; (2023–24)
Most championships	Gulf United, Royal, Arabian Falcons FC (1 title each)
Website	uaefa.ae
	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 Ethihad	Abu Dhabi	Zayed Sports city
Gulf United B	Dubai(Al Jaddaf)	Dubai British School
United Sport	Al Ain	As-hab Al-Himam Stadium
Al Qabila	Dubai	Al Qabila Academy Stadium
Emerald	Unknown	Unknown
Falcon	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi University
Dubai Irish	Dubai	Dubai Irish Sports Ground- Dubai Sports City
Madenat	Sharjah	Various grounds
PE Sports	Unknown	Unknown
Al Hilal	Al Lisaili	Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Sport Support	Abu Dhabi	Armed Forces Officers Club
Sporting Dubai	Dubai	Armed Forces Officers Club
TFA Dubai	Al Lisaili	The Sevens Stadium
Sporty	Abu Dhabi	Armed Forces Officers Club
AFC Athletic Football Club	Dubai	Brighton Collage Dubai
Dubai City B	Dubai (Al Barsha)	King School Al Barsha
Liver Sport	Al Ain	Al Ain Amblers Rugby Club
Dibba Club B	Dibba Al Fujairah	Dibba 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

2021–22: Gulf United
2022–23: Royal
2023-24: Arabian Falcons FC

References

External links

UAE FA Official website (in English and Arabic)

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