2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League Explained

Competition:Saudi Women's Premier League
Season:2022–23
Winners:Al Nassr
1st title
Relegated:Sama
League Topscorer: Shokhan Salihi
(43 goals)
Best Player: Mubarkh Al-Saiari
Best Goalkeeper: Laila Al-Qahtani
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:
Matches:56
Total Goals:351
Longest Wins:6 Games
Al Hilal
Longest Unbeaten:8 Games
Al Nassr
Longest Winless:14 Games
Sama
Longest Losses:14 Games
Sama
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:31 December 2022

The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League was the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League which replaced the Saudi Women's National League as the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.

On 15 September 2022, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the launch of the revamped format for women's football competitions by introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and Saudi Women's First Division League.[1] [2] [3]

Initially, all eight teams that qualified for the knockout stage of the 2021–22 Saudi National Women's League secured their spots in the inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League. This marked a significant moment for women's football in the kingdom, gaining increasing attention from Saudis. Leading professional Saudi clubs to acquire self-owned teams to compete in the league. Al Hilal SFC and Al Nassr FC, two of the most prominent names in Saudi football, were confirmed as participants in the new women's league. Al-Nassr FC took over the 2021–22 women's football league champions, Al-Mamlaka FC (Arabic: فريق المملكة النسائي), while Al-Hilal FC acquired the 2021–22 women's football league runners-up, Challenge (Arabic: فريق التحدي).[4] Before the league kicked off in October, more professional clubs followed suit. Al-Ittihad took over Jeddah Eagles.[5] while Al-Ahli and Al Shabab completed the lineup by acquiring Miraas Jeddah Club and Storm Club, respectively.[6]

Al Nassr was crowned the inaugural champions of the league after defeating Al Yamamah on the final matchday.[7]

Teams

Eight teams contested the 2022–23 Women's Premier League season.[8] The eight teams that advanced to the knockout stage of the 2021–22 women's football league were confirmed as the participants for the inaugural season.

Team Location Ground Capacity data-sort-type=number style="background-color:#1A1033;"Appearance
Al Nassr25,000 1st
68,752 1st
22,188 1st
62,345 1st
26,000 1st
Al Shabab22,188 1st
22,188 1st
Al Ahli62,345 1st

Personnel and kits

Foreign players

The following is a list of the foreign players who participated this season:

League table

Results

On 15 September 2021, SAFF released the match schedule.[9]

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Shokhan SalihiAl Hilal43
2 Ibtissam JraïdiAl Ahli17
3 Hessa AlIsaAl Nassr15
Noha TarekAl Shabab
5 Daliah Abu LabanAl Shabab11
6 Maysa JbarahAl Nassr10
7 Zainab AbbasAl-Ittihad9
Seba TawfiqAl-Ittihad
9 Sara ToroEastern Flames8
Netsanet MulunehAl Shabab
Elizabeth AddoAl Hilal
Lulu OsamaAl Yamamah
Nassima JawadEastern Flames

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Sara KhalidAl Nassr5
2 Laila Al-QahtaniAl Yamamah2
Hessa Al-SudairyAl-Ittihad
Ruth AturoAl Shabab

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result DateRef.
Munira Al-HamdanAl-NassrSama18–0 (A)13 October 2022
Mubarkh Al-SaiariAl-NassrSama18–0 (A)13 Oct 2022
Hessa AlIsa (2)Al-NassrSama18–0 (A)13 October 2022
11–0 (H)17 December 2022
Ghada AyadiAl-NassrSama18–0 (A)13 October 2022
Lulu Osama (2)Al-YamamahEastern Flames3–1 (H)14 October 2022
Sama13–0 (H)24 January 2023
Shokhan Salihi (7)Al-HilalAl-Shabab4–2 (A)14 October 2022
Eastern Flames3–1 (H)12 November 2022
Sama18–0 (A)19 November 2022
Al-Ahli6–1 (H)2 December 2022
Al-Nassr6–3 (H)30 December 2022
Eastern Flames5–1 (A)24 January 2023
Sama18–0 (H)31 January 2023
Nancy TchaylianAl-ShababAl-Nassr3–3 (A)21 October 2022
Al Bandari MobarakAl-YamamahSama10–0 (A)12 November 2022
Hassania AlaidiEastern FlamesSama11–0 (H)2 December 2022
Nassima JawadEastern FlamesSama11–0 (H)2 December 2022
Zainab Al-Lami (2)Al-IttihadSama11–0 (H)6 December 2022
14–0 (A)30 December 2022
Seba Tawfiq (2)Al-IttihadSama11–0 (H)6 December 2022
14–0 (A)30 December 2022
Noha TarekAl-ShababSama8–0 (A)9 December 2022
Maysa JbarahAl-NassrSama11–0 (H)17 Dec 2022
Ibtissam Jraïdi (4)Al-AhliSama9–1 (H)23 Dec 2022
Al-Nassr3–4 (A)24 January 2023
Al-Shabab5–1 (H)31 January 2023
Eastern Flames5–1 (A)11 February 2023
Daliah Abu Laban (2)Al-ShababEastern Flames4–3 (A)31 December 2022
Sama19–0 (H)11 February 2023
Ahod AlamariAl-HilalSama18–0 (H)31 January 2023
Elizabeth Addo (2)Al-HilalSama18–0 (H)31 January 2023
Al-Ittihad4–4 (H)11 February 2023
Abeer NasserAl-HilalSama18–0 (H)31 January 2023
Areej Al-AniziAl-HilalSama18–0 (H)31 January 2023
Noha TarekAl-ShababSama19–0 (H)11 February 2023
Netsanet MulunehAl-ShababSama19–0 (H)11 February 2023

Discipline

-Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.
Player Shaima Al-Tabei (Sama)
Tahani Al-Zahrani (Al-Shabab)
Chaima Abassi (Al Yamamah)
5 Ayah Al-Majali (Al-Ittihad)
Munira Al-Hamdan (Al Nassr)
Raghad Mukhayzin (Al-Shabab)
Ghada Malhan (Al-Shabab)
Aseel Ahmed (Al Nassr)
Noura Ibrahim (Al Yamamah)
Laila Al-Qahtani (Al Yamamah)
Al Bandari Mobarak (Al Yamamah)
1
ClubAl-Ahli25Al Yamamah3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Saudi Football federation launches the women's Premier League and the first division for women. 15 September 2022. sayidaty.net. ar.
  2. Web site: Saudi FA launches Women's Premier League, Division One. 15 September 2022. Arab News.
  3. Web site: Saudi FA launches Women's Premier League, Division One. 16 September 2022. NewsTime. 15 September 2022. 11 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221211111955/https://www.arabdown.org/en/saudi-fa-launches-womens-premier-league-division-one. dead.
  4. Web site: الهلال والنصر يشاركان في الدوري السعودي للسيدات. ar. Al Hilal and Al Nassr participate in the Saudi Women's League.. 15 September 2022. kooora.com. Riyan Al-Jidani. 11 June 2024.
  5. Web site: الاتحاد يكمل استحواذه على نسور جدة، وقرعة دوري الدرجة الاولى للسيدات يوم الثلاثاء. ar. Al-Ittihad completes its acquisition of Jeddah Eagles, and the draw for the Women’s First Division League will be held on Tuesday.. 25 September 2022. saff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 November 2022.
  6. Web site: الأهلي والشباب يكملان استحواذهما للمشاركة في الدوري الممتاز للسيدات. ar. Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab complete their acquisitions to participate in the Women's Premier League.. 6 October 2022. saff.com.sa. Saudi Football Federation. 11 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women’s Premier League. 12 February 2022. arabnews.com. 11 June 2024.
  8. Web site: الدوري النسائي ينطلق بـ8 فرق. ar. Women's League kicks off with 8 teams. 15 September 2022. alyaum.com. 13 October 2022.
  9. Web site: تعرف على جدول مباريات الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات 2022-2023. ar. 15 September 2022. akhbaar24.com. 13 October 2022.