2023–24 Egyptian Third Division

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Egyptian Third Division
Season2023–24
Dates7 October 2023 – 11 May 2024
PromotedAl Madina Al Monawara
MS Sohag
Al Badari
Tutankhamun
Diamond
Plastic Shubra El Kheima
Damietta
El Sharkia
Belqas City
Biyala
Horse Owners' Club
6th of October
El Zohour
RelegatedSokar Qus
Girga
Abou Tig
MS Atsa
MS Sol
Helwan Cement
Almaza
MS Abou El Saoud
Fayed
Ashmoun
MS Abshish
MS Damietta City
MS Faraskur
Desouk
MS Qutur
MS El Maamora
Disqualfied or withdrawnNahdat El Amreya
MS Masr
Wydad Matruh
MS Siwa
Matches played1,498
Goals scored3,727 (2.49 per match)

The 2023–24 Egyptian Third Division season was the 44th edition of the Egyptian Third Division, the second semi-professional level for football clubs in Egypt, and the fourth-tier league in the Egyptian football league system. Fixtures for the 2023–24 season were announced on 19 September 2023.[1]

This was the league's first season after it became the fourth level of the Egyptian football league system, following the implementation of the new Second Division A and Second Division B leagues; the new second and third levels, respectively.[2]

The season started on 7 October 2023, and concluded on 11 May 2024.

A total of 13 teams earned promotion to Second Division B, while 20 teams were relegated to Fourth Division, including teams that withdrawn or were disqualified after the season began.

Teams[edit]

Format[edit]

The league consists of 148 teams divided geographically into 13 groups, with each group containing a different number of teams, depending on clubs' hometowns:[3]

The number of promoted and relegated teams differs from a group to another, according to the competition's regulation for the 2023–24 season.[4]

The top team from each 13 group earns direct promotion to the Egyptian Second Division B. In group E, F, H, I, J and K, the bottom two teams are relegated to the Egyptian Fourth Division, while in group A, B, C, D, G, L and M, only the last-placed team face relegation, for a total of 19 teams.

Group G is split into two groups, G2 for teams from South Sinai, and G1 for the remainder teams. The top two teams from G1 advance to the promotion play-offs, alongside the first-placed team from G2, to decide the promoted team to Second Division B. Only the team finishing last in G1 are relegated, with no teams from G2 facing relegation.

League tables[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al Madina Al Monawara (P) 18 11 5 2 22 9 +13 38 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Qena 18 10 6 2 20 8 +12 36
3 Al Salam (Esna) 18 6 6 6 19 20 −1 24[a]
4 MS Edfu 18 7 3 8 22 23 −1 24[a]
5 Abou El Reesh 18 5 7 6 23 24 −1 22
6 Qeft 18 4 9 5 18 20 −2 21
7 El Tahrir (Aswan) 18 4 8 6 23 21 +2 20[b]
8 MS Esna 18 5 5 8 11 17 −6 20[b]
9 MS El Hasaya 18 3 8 7 18 26 −8 17
10 Sokar Qus (R) 18 3 7 8 12 20 −8 16 Relegation to Fourth Division
Source: EFA - Luxor branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 MS Sohag (P) 14 10 2 2 19 10 +9 32 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Sohag 14 9 3 2 20 5 +15 30
3 Al Hilal (Tahta) 14 7 5 2 21 10 +11 26
4 MS Abou Tisht 14 5 4 5 18 20 −2 19
5 Shoban Al Maragha 14 3 5 6 14 15 −1 14
6 Al Maragha 14 3 4 7 11 21 −10 13
7 Workers (Ras Gharib) 14 2 4 8 18 21 −3 10
8 Girga (R) 14 1 5 8 9 28 −19 8 Relegation to Fourth Division
Source: Hesham Mokhtar Karim
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Al Badari (P) 16 7 6 3 17 14 +3 27 Promotion to Second Division B
2 New Valley 16 7 5 4 27 20 +7 26[a]
3 MS Naser Mallawi 16 8 2 6 23 17 +6 26[a]
4 MS Matai 16 6 5 5 25 19 +6 23
5 El Qusiya 16 5 6 5 19 18 +1 21
6 Naser El Fekreia 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 Sahel Selim 16 3 9 4 24 29 −5 18
8 Asyut 16 3 7 6 14 18 −4 16
9 Abou Tig (R) 16 3 6 7 14 28 −14 15 Relegation to Fourth Division
Source: EFA - Asyut branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tutankhamun (P) 18 16 1 1 52 10 +42 49 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Beni Suef 18 13 3 2 38 10 +28 42
3 MS Sinnuris 18 12 2 4 48 30 +18 38
4 Al Ahly (El Gharaq) 18 7 3 8 23 22 +1 24
5 MS Faiyum 18 5 5 8 21 24 −3 20[a]
6 MS Ibshaway 18 5 5 8 23 33 −10 20[a]
7 MS Sumusta 18 5 4 9 29 44 −15 19
8 Abou Kasah 18 3 6 9 25 35 −10 15
9 Matar Taris 18 3 4 11 19 51 −32 13
10 MS Atsa (R) 18 3 3 12 15 34 −19 12 Relegation to Fourth Division
Source: EFA - Faiyum branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Diamond (P) 26 21 2 3 63 13 +50 65 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Media 26 16 6 4 53 16 +37 54
3 MS Bashtil 26 13 7 6 44 28 +16 46[a]
4 Al Maadi & Al Yacht 26 13 7 6 44 27 +17 46[a]
5 Orange 26 12 7 7 31 17 +14 43
6 Helwan El Aam 26 11 6 9 42 30 +12 39
7 El Said (Giza) 26 10 7 9 35 28 +7 37
8 Pyramids Gardens 26 8 10 8 35 21 +14 34
9 Manshiyat Naser 26 9 5 12 48 47 +1 32
10 MS Abou El Namras 26 9 4 13 28 40 −12 31
11 MS Atfih 26 8 3 15 28 37 −9 27[b]
12 Cascada 26 6 9 11 25 40 −15 27[b]
13 MS Sol (R) 26 4 9 13 32 48 −16 21 Relegation to Fourth Division
14 Helwan Cement (R) 26 1 0 25 17 133 −116 3
Source: EFA - Giza branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Plastic Shubra El Kheima (P) 26 18 7 1 56 24 +32 61[a] Promotion to Second Division B
2 Benha 26 18 7 1 38 12 +26 61[a]
3 MS Toukh 26 15 7 4 46 19 +27 52
4 El Marg 26 9 13 4 33 22 +11 40
5 Aviation Club 26 11 5 10 31 25 +6 38
6 Heliopolis 26 9 7 10 35 30 +5 34[b]
7 MS Qalyub 26 7 13 6 17 16 +1 34[b]
8 Esco 26 7 10 9 24 28 −4 31
9 El Matareya 26 7 8 11 23 25 −2 29
10 El Qanater El Khairiya 26 6 10 10 20 30 −10 28
11 Bahtim 26 6 9 11 23 24 −1 27
12 MS Batta 26 6 7 13 24 43 −19 25
13 Almaza (R) 26 5 6 15 21 40 −19 21 Relegation to Fourth Division
14 MS Abou El Saoud (R) 26 3 1 22 23 76 −53 10
Source: Mohamed Talaat
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group G[edit]

Group G1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Damietta (O, P) 14 7 4 3 16 9 +7 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Al Rebat & Al Anwar 14 7 3 4 9 7 +2 24
3 El Gamarek 14 6 5 3 12 8 +4 23
4 Kapci 14 5 6 3 12 7 +5 21
5 El Nuba 14 4 4 6 12 16 −4 16[a]
6 MS Amer Village 14 4 4 6 21 19 +2 16[a]
7 Manshiyat El Shohada 14 4 4 6 14 21 −7 16[a]
8 Fayed (R) 14 2 4 8 6 15 −9 10 Relegation to Fourth Division
Source: Second Division B Media
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group G2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sharm El Sheikh 6 4 2 0 19 7 +12 14 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 MS El Wadi 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7[a]
3 MS El Tour 6 1 4 1 6 9 −3 7[a]
4 MS Abou Zenima 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source: EFA - Port Said branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 El Sharkia (P) 22 15 4 3 43 15 +28 49 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Al Shanwani 22 12 10 0 32 9 +23 46
3 Sers Al Layanah 22 10 9 3 24 14 +10 39
4 MS Faqous 22 10 6 6 35 23 +12 36
5 Borussia Egypt 22 10 4 8 27 28 −1 34
6 Belbeis 22 8 9 5 28 21 +7 33
7 Menouf 22 6 8 8 20 20 0 26
8 MS Diarb Negm 22 5 8 9 17 28 −11 23
9 Mit Khalaf 22 5 7 10 29 29 0 22[a]
10 Faqous 22 5 7 10 23 40 −17 22[a]
11 Ashmoun (R) 22 4 7 11 32 36 −4 19 Relegation to Fourth Division
12 MS Abshish (R) 22 2 1 19 11 58 −47 7
Source: EFA - Sharkia branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group I[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Belqas City (P) 24 17 4 3 44 19 +25 55 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Ras El Bar 24 16 6 2 42 19 +23 54
3 Al Zarka 24 12 8 4 38 21 +17 44
4 Minyat El Nasr 24 12 6 6 34 19 +15 42
5 Sherbeen 24 12 5 7 41 24 +17 41
6 Shoban Badaway 24 10 5 9 31 35 −4 35
7 DKWASC 24 8 10 6 24 20 +4 34
8 El Senbellawein 24 6 8 10 19 30 −11 26
9 MS Minyat Samanoud 24 7 4 13 25 38 −13 25[a]
10 MS El Serw 24 6 7 11 21 28 −7 25[a]
11 MS Aga 24 5 7 12 17 26 −9 22
12 MS Damietta City (R) 24 5 3 16 19 45 −26 18 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 MS Faraskur (R) 24 3 1 20 13 44 −31 10
Source: EFA - Dakahlia branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group J[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Biyala (P) 24 15 5 4 32 18 +14 50 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Baltim 24 13 7 4 33 12 +21 46
3 Samanoud 24 12 9 3 30 15 +15 45
4 MS Basyoun 24 11 7 6 28 17 +11 40
5 Ittihad Basyoun 24 11 4 9 29 28 +1 37
6 Othmason Tanta 24 9 5 10 36 31 +5 32
7 Al Hamoul 24 7 8 9 23 26 −3 29
8 Sakha 24 6 10 8 16 17 −1 28[a]
9 Sporting Castle 24 7 7 10 21 27 −6 28[a]
10 Qallin 24 8 3 13 20 32 −12 27
11 Sidi Salem 24 6 6 12 24 26 −2 24[b]
12 Desouk (R) 24 6 6 12 24 38 −14 24[b] Relegation to Fourth Division
13 MS Qutur (R) 24 4 5 15 19 48 −29 17
Source: EFA - Gharbia branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.

Group K[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Horse Owners' Club (P) 23 12 8 3 34 18 +16 44 Promotion to Second Division B
2 MS Itay El Baroud 23 11 9 3 32 16 +16 42
3 MS El Delengat 23 11 8 4 24 16 +8 41
4 MS Abou El Matamir 23 11 6 6 38 25 +13 39
5 El Teram 23 9 11 3 24 15 +9 38
6 MS El Amreya 23 7 12 4 31 23 +8 33
7 Kafr Bulin 23 8 7 8 25 27 −2 31
8 MS Abou Homos 23 7 7 9 25 29 −4 28[a]
9 El Montaza 23 8 4 11 20 28 −8 28[a]
10 Badr 23 5 8 10 28 33 −5 23
11 BWADC 23 4 8 11 25 32 −7 20
12 MS El Maamora (R) 23 3 6 14 21 36 −15 15 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Nahdat El Amreya (R) 12 0 2 10 0 29 −29 2 Withdrawal[b]
Source: EFA - Alexandria branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ On 4 January 2024, Nahdat El Amreya submitted a request to withdraw from the league after the first half of the season due to financial issues.[5] The Egyptian Football Association confirmed the club's withdrawal on the next day, and that the club would be relegated to Fourth Division, per the competition's regulations.[6]

Group L[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 6th of October (P) 17 12 3 2 33 14 +19 39 Promotion to Second Division B
2 MS Salem El Hersh 17 12 1 4 39 18 +21 37
3 Al Nasr (Arish) 17 10 4 3 48 15 +33 34
4 Abou Sakal 17 6 8 3 35 18 +17 26
5 MS Martyr Ahmed El Mansi 17 7 1 9 29 31 −2 22
6 MS El Kherba 17 5 6 6 27 35 −8 21
7 MS Baloza 17 5 3 9 31 43 −12 18
8 Al Fayrouz 17 3 7 7 23 29 −6 16
9 Bir Al Abd 17 1 6 10 25 44 −19 9
10 MS Masr (R) 9 0 1 8 7 50 −43 1 Withdrawal[a]
Source: EFA - North Sinai branch
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 December 2023, the Egyptian Football Association announced that MS Masr withdrew from the league due to financial issues, and that the club would be relegated to Fourth Division, per the competition's regulations.[7]

Group M[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 El Zohour (P) 15 9 4 2 35 13 +22 31 Promotion to Second Division B
2 El Raja 15 9 3 3 29 14 +15 30[a]
3 Al Jazeera 15 9 3 3 20 12 +8 30[a]
4 MS El Dabaa 15 8 3 4 27 18 +9 27
5 El Salloum 15 5 4 6 30 29 +1 19
6 Al Masry (El Salloum) 15 4 2 9 23 31 −8 14
7 Matruh 15 2 7 6 20 26 −6 12[b]
8 Al Nasr (Sidi Barrani) 15 3 4 8 14 29 −15 12[b]
9 Wydad Matruh (D, R) 8 0 0 8 4 30 −26 0 Disqualified[c]
10 MS Siwa (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawal[d]
Source: El Zohour SC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record.
  2. ^ a b Teams are ranked on head-to-head record. The second match involving Matruh and Al Nasr (Sidi Barrani) was abandoned after a riot broke out between the players and technical staff of both teams, while the result of the match was 0–0. The Egyptian Football Association announced on 2 January 2024 that the match would be not replayed, and that the match points would be withheld from both teams; deducting one point from each team as a result.[8]
  3. ^ On 28 December 2023, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Wydad Matruh were disqualified from the league due to failing to attend their fixtures, and that the club would be relegated to Fourth Division.[9]
  4. ^ On 7 November 2023, the Egyptian Football Association announced that MS Siwa withdrew from the league, and that the club would be relegated to Fourth Division, per the competition's regulations.[10]

Play-offs[edit]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 February 2024, 13:00 local time (UTC+2), at the Egyptian Football Association headquarters, to decide the order of the fixtures.[11] All matches were played at a neutral venue; specifically at Suez Petroleum Club Stadium in Suez.

Damietta won the play-offs and earned promotion to Second Division B.[12]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Damietta (P) 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Promotion to Second Division B
2 Al Rebat & Al Anwar 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Sharm El Sheikh 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-off tie.
(P) Promoted

Matches[edit]

All times are CAT (UTC+2).

Al Rebat & Al Anwar0–1Damietta
Suez Petroleum Club Stadium, Suez

Damietta1–1Sharm El Sheikh
Suez Petroleum Club Stadium, Suez

Sharm El Sheikh0–2Al Rebat & Al Anwar
Suez Petroleum Club Stadium, Suez

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Club withdrew from the league after the start of the season.
  2. ^ Club withdrew from the league before the start of the season.
  3. ^ Club disqualified from the league after the start of the season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "اتحاد الكرة ينهى التنسيق على انطلاق دورى القسم الثالث 7 أكتوبر المقبل" [EFA finalizes coordination for the start of the Third Division, set to begin on 7 October]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "EFA announce major changes to Second Division & Third Division Leagues". KingFut. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "تعرف على مجموعات دوري القسم الثالث موسم 2023-2024" [Groups and teams for the 2023–24 Third Division season confirmed]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "نظام وشروط دوري القسم الثالث موسم 2023-2024" [Regulations of the 2023–24 season of Third Division unveiled]. Veto Gate. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "القسم الثالث - نهضة العامرية ينسحب من المسابقة" [Third Division: Nahdat El Amreya withdraw from the competition]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "انسحاب نهضة العامرية من دوري القسم الثالث بالإسكندرية" [Alexandria's Nahdat El Amreya confirmed to withdraw from the Third Division]. El Watan News (in Arabic). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ "جدول مباريات مسابقة القسم الثالث (الدور الثاني) المعدل بعد اعتذار نادي شباب مصر" [Updated Third Division fixtures list for the second half of the season following MS Masr withdrawal]. EFA - North Sinai branch on Facebook (in Arabic). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ "قرارات اللجنة الرئيسية بشأن مباراة النصر براني ونادي مطروح" [Committee decisions regarding the match between Al Nasr Barrani and Matruh]. EFA - Matruh branch on Facebook (in Arabic). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يقرر هبوط نادي الوداد للدرجة الرابعة وتغريمه 50 ألف جنيه" [EFA relegates Wydad to Fourth Division and fines it 50k pounds]. One3 Sports (in Arabic). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يخطر مركز شباب سيوة بالهبوط للقسم الرابع رسميا" [EFA officially notifies MS Siwa of relegation to Fourth Division]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ "تصفيات الصعود للدرجة الثانيه تنطلق السبت القادم على ملعب بترول السويس" [Second Division B play-offs to begin next Saturday at Suez Petroleum Stadium]. Canal News (in Arabic). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ "الدرجة الثانية ب - صعود دمياط بعد الانتصار على الرباط والأنوار" [Second Division B: Damietta seal promotion after a gift from Al Rebat & Al Anwar]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.