2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League

Football league season
Saudi Women's Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates27 September 2024 – 25 April 2025
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

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]

2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Al-Nassr
Al-Nassr
Al Hilal
Al Hilal
Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab
Eastern Flames
Eastern Flames
Al Qadsiah
Al Qadsiah
Al-Ula
Al-Ula
Al-Taraji
Al-Taraji
Al-Amal
Al-Amal
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Locations of the 2024–25 Women's Premier League teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2023-24 Season
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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Jordan Manar Fraij Adidas
Al-Amal Algeria Ibrahim Adjou
Al-Hilal Spain José Herrera Puma
Al-Ittihad Brazil Lindsay Camila Nike
Al-Nassr Cape Verde Sandro Mendes[8] Adidas KAFD
Al-Qadsiah Portugal Luís Andrade Nike
Al-Shabab
Al-Taraji
Al-Ula
Eastern Flames Puma

Foreign players

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.[9]

Club Foreign players Saudi-born players
Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8
Al-Ahli Algeria Abla Bensenouci Ghana Cecilia Hagan Ghana Alice Kusi Jordan Ayah Al-Majali Jordan Rawand Kassab Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi
Al-Amal Algeria Noura Bouaita Algeria Ferial Daoui Algeria Imène Merrouche Ivory Coast Stéphanie Gbogou Ivory Coast Mariam Sidibé
Al-Hilal Brazil Aline Cameroon Claudia Dabda Iraq Shokhan Salihi Panama Aldrith Quintero Paraguay Jessica Martínez
Al-Ittihad Brazil Letícia Nunes England Leighanne Robe Jordan Shahnaz Jebreen Lebanon Lili Iskandar Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Slovenia Zala Meršnik
Al-Nassr Algeria Lina Boussaha Brazil Kathellen Democratic Republic of the Congo Ruth Kipoyi Tanzania Clara Luvanga
Al-Qadsiah Brazil Rayanne Machado Cameroon Ajara Nchout Iceland Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Ivory Coast Jessica Aby United States Lindsey Harris
Al-Shabab France Kheira Hamraoui Jordan Lana Feras North Macedonia Nataša Andonova
Al-Taraji
Al-Ula
Eastern Flames

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2024. Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Qualification and relegation column definitions

Results

Home \ Away NAS AHL ASB QDS HIL ITH EFL ULA TRJ AML
Al Nassr 14 Mar 25' 16 Nov 17 Jan 25' 21 Dec 8 Mar 25' 31 Jan 25' 27 Sep 25 Apr 25' 11 Oct
Al-Ahli 13 Dec 25 Jan 25' 28 Dec 15 Nov 5 Oct 18 Apr 25' 7 Mar 25' 9 Nov 10 Jan 25'
Al-Shabab 8 Feb 25' 11 Oct 14 Mar 25' 4 Oct 20 Dec 23 Nov 1 Feb 25' 10 Jan 25' 25 Apr 25'
Al Qadsiah 4 Oct 25 Apr 25' 14 Dec 7 Mar 25' 11 Jan 25' 12 Oct 15 Nov 21 Dec 31 Jan 25'
Al Hilal 18 Apr 25' 7 Feb 25' 18 Jan 25' 22 Nov 8 Nov 28 Sep 28 Dec 25 Jan 25' 15 Mar 25'
Al-Ittihad 22 Nov 18 Jan 25' 18 Apr 25' 28 Sep 1 Feb 25' 27 Dec 11 Oct 15 Mar 25' 7 Feb 25'
Eastern Flames 9 Nov 20 Dec 7 Mar 25' 24 Jan 25' 10 Jan 25' 25 Apr 25' 13 Dec 16 Nov 4 Oct
Al-Ula 11 Jan 25' 23 Nov 8 Nov 7 Feb 25' 25 Apr 25' 24 Jan 25' 14 Mar 25' 5 Oct 20 Dec
Al-Taraji 27 Dec 31 Jan 25' 27 Sep 18 Apr 25' 12 Oct 14 Dec 8 Feb 25' 17 Jan 25' 22 Nov
Al-Amal 24 Jan 25' 27 Sep 27 Dec 8 Nov 13 Dec 15 Nov 17 Jan 25' 18 Apr 25' 8 Mar 25'
First match(es) will be played: 27 September 2024. Source: SAFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ "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...'
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Although Mendes is the acting coach, the de facto head coach is Saudi Arabia Aziz Al-Alwani.
  9. ^ "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.
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