UAE Third Division League


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.The current champions as of the 2023–24 season are the Arabian Falcons FC.

Current teams

As of 2025–26 UAE Third Division League
ClubCityStadium
Al Arabi IIUmm Al QuwainUmm Al Quwain Stadium
Al ShahamaAbu DhabiUnknown
AthleticDubai Brighton Collage Dubai
Dragon CityDubaiUnknown
Dubai City IIDubai Kings School Al Barsha
EmeraldDubaiUnknown
FalconAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi University
Forte Virtus BDubai UIS International School
G-RedsSharjahUnknown
IrishDubai Dubai Irish Sports Ground- Dubai Sports City
Liver SportAl AinAl Ain Amblers Rugby Club
Modern SportDubaiUnknown
Nova StarDubaiUnknown
OlympicDubaiUnknown
Rimal Al SahraDubai Unknown
The CircleDubai The Football Circle
United SportAl AinAs-hab Al-Himam 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. 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