Saudi Fourth Division

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Saudi Fourth Division
Organising body Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded2021;4 years ago (2021)
CountrySaudi Arabia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs32 (final stage)
74 (total)
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to Saudi Third Division
Current champions Blue Star (1st title)
(2024–25)
Broadcaster(s) SAFF+
Website saff.com.sa/en/
Current: 2025–26 Saudi Fourth Division

The Saudi Fourth Division, also known as The Kingdom Championship for Fourth Division Clubs, is a football league, the fifth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The competition starts as a regional tournament in each of the Provinces of Saudi Arabia, a total of 74 teams compete in group stages to decide the 32 places in the final stage.

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History

The league was inaugurated in 2021 after the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced changes to the Saudi Third Division format. With the newly created Fourth Division taking up the old format of the Third Division. [1]

The competition starts with regional groups based on their geographical locations, with the group winners and some runners-up qualifying directly to the Round of 32. While other runners-up qualify for the preliminary round to determine the rest of the Round of 32 participants.

In the first season of the Fourth Divison, 6 teams were promoted to the Third Division. The four semi-finalists and two play-off spots played between the two losing quarter-finalists. After the Third Division was expanded to 40 teams, 14 teams were promoted to the Third Division.

Ever since the 2023–24 season, 4 teams are promoted to the Third Division each season, the four semi-finalists.

Performance by season

SeasonChampionsRunners-upLosing semi-finalists
2021–22 Al-Khaldi Al-Tasamoh Al-Sawari and Al-Waseel
2022–23 Al-Hada Muneef Al-Ghazwa and Al-Hilalea
2023–24 Al-Nakhal Al-Hedaya Al-Yarmouk and Al-Fadhal
2024–25 Blue Star Al-Qarah Al-Almin and Al Maseef
2025–26 – – – and –

Performance by club

ClubTitlesWinning years
Al-Khaldi 12021–22
Al-Hada 12022–23 [2]
Al-Nakhal 12023–24
Blue Star 12024–25

Broadcasters

Since the 2024–25 season

CountryBroadcasterRef.
Worldwide

References

  1. ↑ "اتحاد الكرة يقلص «أندية الأولى» ويستحدث دورياً لـالثالثة". aawsat. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "الهدى بطلاً لأندية الدرجة الرابعة" (in Arabic). Al-Riyadh. 9 April 2023.
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