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 2021âÂÂ22 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 2022âÂÂ23 season, an increase of 4 teams from the 2021âÂÂ22 season.The current champions as of the 2023âÂÂ24 season are the Arabian Falcons FC .
As of 2025âÂÂ26 UAE Third Division League
The 2021âÂÂ22 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 2023âÂÂ24 season, the competition is organised in a standard round-robin format, with each team competing against each other twice.