2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 27 September 2024 – 25 April 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League is the upcoming 3rd edition of the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia. It is set to be the first season featuring an expanded 10 teams, up from the 8 teams that competed in the previous two seasons, This will be the second season of the league under the lay's sponsorship .[1]
In May 2024, Grass Valley announced a cooperation agreement with Saudi Pro League to distribute the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League matches through its digital platform.[2]
On 31 May 2024, the Saudi Football Federation renewed the exclusive partnership agreement with Saudi National Bank for a period of 3 years to sponsor the Saudi Women's Premier League and also the SAFF Women's Cup.[3]
Al Nassr are two times defending champions
Teams
[edit]Ten teams are set to compete in the 2024–25 Women's Premier League season, the highest number since the league's establishment in 2022. On 10 March 2024, Al-Ula and Al-Taraji secured their spots in the Saudi Women's Premier League for the first time by reaching the final of the 2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League.[4][5] Four days later, Al Amal also booked their place for the first time by virtue of finishing third in the first division.[6] These three newcomers replaced Al-Riyadh, who were relegated after a winless season.[7]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2023-24 Season |
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Al-Ahli | Jeddah | Al-Ahli Club Stadium | 63,000 | 2nd |
Al-Amal | Taif | King Fahd Sports City | 20,000 | D1, 3rd |
Al-Hilal | Riyadh | Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium | 10,000 | 5th |
Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 62,345 | 6th |
Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Al-Awwal Park | 25,000 | 1st |
Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | 15,000 | 4th |
Al-Shabab | Riyadh | Al-Shabab Club Stadium | 15,000 | 3rd |
Al-Taraji | Qatif | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium | 12,000 | D1, 2nd |
Al-Ula | Al-'Ula | Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City | 20,000 | D1, 1st |
Eastern Flames | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 26,000 | 7th |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Al-Ahli | Manar Fraij | Adidas | ||
Al-Amal | Ibrahim Adjou | Offside | ||
Al-Hilal | José Herrera | Puma | ||
Al-Ittihad | Lindsay Camila | Nike | ||
Al-Nassr | Sandro Mendes[a] | Adidas | KAFD | |
Al-Qadsiah | Luís Andrade | Nike | ||
Al-Shabab | Offside | |||
Al-Taraji | ||||
Al-Ula | Mary Kok-Willemsen | Skillano | ||
Eastern Flames | Isa Al-Ainawy | Puma |
- ^ Although Mendes is the acting coach, the de facto head coach is Aziz Al-Alwani.
Foreign players
[edit]On 12 June 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation implemented detailed changes regarding foreign players and Saudi-born (Al-Mawalled) players in women's competitions for the 2024-2025 season. The number of non-Saudi players in the main roster has been reduced from 7 to 6 (with one meeting specific criteria), the on-field limit has been increased from 4 to 5, and teams can register 2 Saudi-born (Al-Mawalled) players born in 2004 or later, with one allowed to play on the field.[8]
Club | Foreign players | Saudi-born players | ||||||
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Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | |
Al-Ahli | Naomie Kabakaba | Alice Kusi | Ayah Al-Majali | Rawand Kassab | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Rania Salmi | Farida Hanafi | |
Al-Amal | Noura Bouaita | Ferial Daoui | Imène Merrouche | Stéphanie Gbogou | Mariam Sidibé | |||
Al-Hilal | Aline | Claudia Dabda | Mavis Owusu | Shokhan Salihi | Aldrith Quintero | Jessica Martínez | Maryam Benkirane | |
Al-Ittihad | Letícia Nunes | Leighanne Robe | Shahnaz Jebreen | Lili Iskandar | Ashleigh Plumptre | Zala Meršnik | ||
Al-Nassr | Lina Boussaha | Kathellen | Ruth Kipoyi | Clara Luvanga | Etaf Al-Sawi | |||
Al-Qadsiah | Rayanne Machado | Ajara Nchout | Léa Le Garrec | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | Jessica Aby | Lindsey Harris | ||
Al-Shabab | Kheira Hamraoui | Lana Feras | Nataša Andonova | María Díaz Cirauqui | Patricia Padilla | |||
Al-Taraji | Hajar Al-Ansari | Mayara Gonçalves | Dhekra Mahfoudh | Wafe Messaoud | ||||
Al-Ula | Melisa Hasanbegović | Selma Kapetanović | Jaine Lemke | Tuani Lemos | Fatjesa Gegollaj | |||
Eastern Flames | Jolina Amani | Maria Khan | Nor Mustafa |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Nassr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League |
2 | Al-Ahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Al-Shabab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Al-Qadsiah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Eastern Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Al-Ula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Al-Taraji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2025–26 Saudi Women's First Division League |
10 | Al-Amal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Qualification and relegation column definitions
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "العُلا بطلاً لـ«دوري الدرجة الأولى السعودي للسيدات»" [Al-Ula is the champion of the Saudi Women's First Division League]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024. '..It has been decided to increase the number of teams in the Saudi Women's Premier League next season to 10 teams instead of 8, as in the past two seasons, adding two more teams...'
- ^ "الدوري السعودي للسيدات يدخل مرحلة جديدة في البث التلفزيوني" [The Saudi Women's League enters a new phase in television broadcasting.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "كرة القدم النسائية في السعودية تواصل الازدهار" [The Women's football in Saudi Arabia continues to flourish.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "العلا يبلغ الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Ula Reaches the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "الترجي يتأهل إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Taraji qualifies for the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "الأمل يتأهل إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Amal qualifies for the Saudi Women’s Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "الرياض يهبط من الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Riyadh is relegated from the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "تحديثات المسابقات النسائية لموسم 24 / 25" [Updates to Women's Competitions for the 24/25 Season]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.