# Egyptian Third Division

The Egyptian Third Division (Arabic: دوري القسم الثالث المصري) is an Egyptian professional football league that represented the third tier of the Egyptian football league system until 2023. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. It is below the Egyptian Second Division, and above the regional league Egyptian Fourth Division; the lowest football league in the country.
The league was reformed in 1977, and consists of multiple groups covering different parts of Egypt, with the winner of each group either gaining automatic promotion to the next level, or earning a place in the promotion play-offs, depending on the number of groups and teams participating.
Following the creation of the Second Division A and Second Division B, the Third Division will be downgraded to level 4 on the pyramid starting from the 2023–24 season.

## League format

The number of participating teams differs from a season to another, but the format is always the same. Teams are divided into multiple groups, usually from 12 to 14, with each group containing a different number of clubs, according to their geographical location. Teams finishing first in each group either gain automatic promotion, or enter a promotion play-off phase, to determine the promoted teams to the next level; while the lowest or the two lowest-ranked teams in each group relegate to the Egyptian Fourth Division.
For the 2022–23 season, a total of 142 teams participated in the competition, divided into 13 groups, with the first team from all groups (except H2) qualifying for the promotion play-offs
Like other divisions in Egypt, it will take place annually, beginning in September or October, and ending in June of the following year. Teams play each other twice, home and away. All teams are eligible to participate in the Egypt Cup, in case they pay the entrance fee.

## Participating teams

| Club | Home City | First season of current spell |
| Al Badari SC | El Badari | 2009–10 |
| Quos FC | Qus | 2009–10 |
| Beni Suef SC | Beni Suef | 2009–10 |
| Desouk SC | Desouk | 2009–10 |
| Mnouf FC | Menouf | 2009–10 |
| Misr Insurance FC | Cairo | 2009–10 |
| Ghazl El Suez FC | Suez | 2009–10 |
| Talkha Electricity FC | Talkha | 2009–10 |
| El Henawy FC | – | 2009–10 |
| Damietta SC | Damietta | 2009–10 |
| Madina Monowara | Luxor | 2010–11 |
| Wadi El Gedid FC | New Valley Governorate | 2010–11 |
| Shouban Qenah | Qena | 2010–11 |
| Al-Sekka Al-Hadid | Cairo | 2010–11 |
| Gomhoriat Shebin SC | Shibin El Kom | 2010–11 |
| Banha FC | Banha | 2010–11 |
| Senbellawein FC | El Senbellawein | 2010–11 |
| Al Zarka SC | El Zarqa | 2010–11 |
| Kafr El Sheikh SC | Kafr El-Sheikh | 2010–11 |
| Wadi El Gedid FC | New Valley Governorate | 2010–11 |
| El Marg SC | Cairo | 2012–13 |
    This list is not inclusive. Please expand it if you can.

## Groups Season 2018–19

| Group 1 – Aswan | Group 2 – Sohag | Group 3 – Asyut | Group 4 – Fayoum | Group 5 – Giza |
| KIMA Aswan | Qena (Qena) | Petrol Asyut | MS Maghagha (El Minya) | Al Seid |
| Wadi El Nile | Shouban Qena (Qena) | Al Badari | Al Wasta (Beni Suef) | Goldi |
| Al Hilal Aswan | Qeft (Qena) | Abo Teej | MS Bebba (Beni Suef) | MS Abo Al Namras |
| Al Gomhouria Club Draw | MS Al Minaa (Red Sea) | Manflot | MS Nasser Beni Suef (Beni Suef) | Al Ayat |
| Abo Al Reesh | El Maragha | Asyut Young Muslims | Abo Kassah | MS Al Saff |
| MS Edfu | Akhmim | Asyut Cement | Matar Tares | Genius |
| Luxor (Luxor) | El Maragha Young Muslims | Al Quseyya | MS Nasser Fayoum | El Sharqya Lel Dokhan |
| Al Madina Al Monawara (Luxor) | Mecca | Nasser El Fekreia (El Minya) | MS Tameia | MS Kerdasa |
| Al Salam Esna (Luxor) | Ahli Al Monshaa | Mallawi (El Minya) | MS Sanorres | 6 October |
| Esna Young Muslims (Luxor) | Gerga | MS Smalut (El Minya) | MS Ibsheway | Ahli Bank |
| MS Al Rdwanya (Luxor) | MS El Belina | Beni Mazar (El Minya) | MS Etssa | Maadi Sports and Yacht Club (Cairo) |
| Quos (Qena) | MS Naga Mazen | MS Al Qess (El Minya) | Ghareb Employees (Red Sea) | Planes (Cairo) |
| | | MS El Khargah (New Valley) | | General Helwan (Cairo) |
| Group 6 – Cairo | Group 7 – Ismailia | Group 8 – Gharbia | Group 9 – North Sinai | Group 10 – Port Said |
| Ittihad El Shorta | Kahrabaa Ismailia | Benha (Qalyubia) | Nejmet Sinai | Port Fouad |
| Telecom Egypt | Baladeyet Ismailia | Shabab Tokh (Qalyubia) | Nasr El Arish | Al Rebat & Al Anwar |
| El Sekka El Hadid | Manshiyat El Shohada | MS Batta (Qalyubia) | MS Rabea | Al Fanar |
| El Marg | West Qantara | Sirs Al Layyanah (Monufia) | MS EL Kherba | Ghazl Damietta (Damietta) |
| Almaza | MS Abo Suweir | Arab Al Raml (Monufia) | Ittihad North Sinai | MS Faraskur (Damietta) |
| Egypt Petrol | MS Abo Shehata | Meet Khakan (Monufia) | 6 October Arish | MS Mit El Khouly (Damietta) |
| El Ghaba | Ghazl Suez (Suez) | Ghazel Shebin Al Kom (Monufia) | | Sherbeen (Dakahlia) |
| Misr Insurance | El Nobba (Suez) | Nogoom Saddat (Monufia) | | El Matareya (Dakahlia) |
| Essco | South Sinai (South Sinai) | Maleyat Kafr El Zayat | | Ittihad Al Manzalah (Dakahlia) |
| Al Qawmy | El Sharkia (Sharqia) | Othmanon | | Belkas (Dakahlia) |
| Manshiyat Nasser | Faqous (Sharqia) | MS Zefta | | Beni Ebeid (Dakahlia) |
| El Obour (Qalyubia) | Bilbeis (Sharqia) | Sporting Castle | | Dekrnes (Dakahlia) |
| El Belastik (Qalyubia) | MS Abo Hammad (Sharqia) | Samanoud | | Dakahlia Water (Dakahlia) |
| Bahttim (Qalyubia) | | Seid Al Mahala | | |
| Group 11 – Dakahlia | Group 12 – Kafr El Sheikh | Group 13 – Alexandria | Group 14 – Matrouh |
| Ittihad Nabarouh | El Hamool | Alexandria Sporting Club | El Tregi |
| Ettihad El Snblawen | Biyala | El Terram | Shabab El Dabaa |
| Shoban Bedwai | Baltim | Alexandria Petroleum | El Horreya |
| Kahraba Talkha | El Zafaran | Nahdet El Amereya | Matrouh |
| Shiko | Sakha | Montaza | MS El Hammam |
| Mansoura Employees | Metoubes | MS Obour | Al Masry Matrouh |
| Mega Sport | Basyoun | MS El Qabary | Al Shorta |
| El Snblawen | MS Qallin | MS Maamoura | Hilal El Dabaa |
| MS El Snblawen | MS El Hanafy | Badr (Beheira) | |
| MS Al Amir | Ittihad Basyoun (Gharbia) | Rasheed (Beheira) | |
| MS Samanoud | MS Kom Hamada (Beheira) | Ghazl Kafr El Dawwar (Beheira) | |
| Abo Kbeer (Sharqia) | MS Kafr Bulin (Beheira) | Beheira Water (Beheira) | |
| MS Nejm (Sharqia) | MS Itay Al Baroud (Beheira) | MS Rasheed (Beheira) | |
| | MS Hosh Issa (Beheira) | | |