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.
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.
The season started on 7 October 2023, and concluded on 11 May 2024.
A total of 15 teams earned promotion to Second Division B, while 20 teams were relegated to Fourth Division, including teams that withdrawn or were disqualified after the season began.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 Team name followed with ↓ indicates the team was relegated from the 2022–23 Egyptian Second Division. Team name followed with ↑ indicates the team was promoted from the 2022–23 Egyptian Fourth Division.
6th of October Abou Kasah Abou El Reesh Abou Sakal Abou Tig Al Ahly (El Gharaq)↑ Almaza Ashmoun Asyut Aviation Club↑ Al Badari Badr Bahtim Baltim Belbeis Benha Belqas City Beni Suef Bir Al Abd Biyala Borussia Egypt BWADC Cascada Damietta Desouk Diamond↑ DKWASC↑ Esco Faqous Fayed↑ Al Fayrouz El Gamarek Girga↑ Al Hamoul↑ Heliopolis↑ Helwan El Aam Helwan Cement↑ Al Hilal (Tahta)↑ Horse Owners' Club Ittihad Basyoun↑ Al Jazeera Kafr Bulin↑ Kapci↑ Al Maadi & Al Yacht Al Madina Al Monawara↓ Manshiyat El Shohada Manshiyat Naser Al Maragha El Marg Al Masry (El Salloum)↓ Matar Taris El Matareya↑ Matruh Media↓ Menouf Minyat El Nasr Mit Khalaf El Montaza MS Abou Homos↑ MS Abou El Matamir MS Abou El Namras MS Abou El Saoud↑ MS Abou Tisht MS Abou Zenima MS Abshish↑ MS Aga MS Amer Village↑ MS El Amreya↑ MS Atfih↑ MS Atsa MS Baloza↑ MS Bashtil↑ MS Basyoun↑ MS Batta MS El Dabaa MS Damietta City↑ MS El Delengat MS Diarb Negm↑ MS Edfu MS Esna MS Faiyum MS Faqous↑ MS Faraskur↑ MS El Hasaya↑ MS Ibshaway MS Itay El Baroud MS El Kherba MS El Maamora↑ MS Martyr Ahmed El Mansi MS MasrClub withdrew from the league after the start of the season. MS Matai↑ MS Minyat Samanoud MS Naser Mallawi MS Qalyub↑ MS Qutur MS Salem El Hersh MS Sumusta↑ MS El Serw MS Sinnuris MS Siwa↑Club withdrew from the league before the start of the season. MS Sohag MS Sol MS Toukh MS El Tour MS El Wadi Nahdat El Amreya↑ Naser El Fekreia Al Nasr (Arish) Al Nasr (Sidi Barrani)↑ New Valley↑ El Nuba Orange↑ Othmason Tanta Plastic Shubra El Kheima Pyramids Gardens Qallin↑ El Qanater El Khairiya↑ Qeft Qena El Qusiya El Raja Ras El Bar Al Rebat & Al Anwar Sahel Selim↑ El Said (Giza) Sakha Al Salam (Esna)↑ El Salloum Samanoud El Senbellawein↑ Sers Al Layanah Al Shanwani↑ El Sharkia Sharm El Sheikh Sherbeen Shoban Badaway Shoban Al Maragha Sidi Salem Sohag Sokar Qus↑ Sporting Castle El Tahrir (Aswan) El Teram↑ Tutankhamun↑ Workers (Ras Gharib)↑ Wydad Matruh↑Club disqualified from the league after the start of the season. Al Zarka El Zohour
Format The league consists of 148 teams divided geographically into 13 groups, with each group containing a different number of teams, depending on clubs' hometowns: Group A, B, C and D for teams from Upper Egypt. Group E and F for teams from Greater Cairo. Group G for teams from north-eastern governorates and South Sinai. Group H, I and J for teams from central and northern governorates. Group K for teams from Alexandria and Beheira. Group L for teams from North Sinai. Group M for teams from Matruh.
The number of promoted and relegated teams differs from a group to another, according to the competition's regulation for the 2023–24 season.
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 Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G Group G1
Group G2
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Group M
Play-offs 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. 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.
Standings
Matches All times are CAT (UTC+2).
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