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]
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 |
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Al Nassr | 25,000 | 1st | |||
68,752 | 1st | ||||
22,188 | 1st | ||||
62,345 | 1st | ||||
26,000 | 1st | ||||
Al Shabab | 22,188 | 1st | |||
22,188 | 1st | ||||
Al Ahli | 62,345 | 1st |
The following is a list of the foreign players who participated this season:
On 15 September 2021, SAFF released the match schedule.[9]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Shokhan Salihi | Al Hilal | 43 |
2 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al Ahli | 17 |
3 | Hessa AlIsa | Al Nassr | 15 |
Noha Tarek | Al Shabab | ||
5 | Daliah Abu Laban | Al Shabab | 11 |
6 | Maysa Jbarah | Al Nassr | 10 |
7 | Zainab Abbas | Al-Ittihad | 9 |
Seba Tawfiq | Al-Ittihad | ||
9 | Sara Toro | Eastern Flames | 8 |
Netsanet Muluneh | Al Shabab | ||
Elizabeth Addo | Al Hilal | ||
Lulu Osama | Al Yamamah | ||
Nassima Jawad | Eastern Flames |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sara Khalid | Al Nassr | 5 |
2 | Laila Al-Qahtani | Al Yamamah | 2 |
Hessa Al-Sudairy | Al-Ittihad | ||
Ruth Aturo | Al Shabab |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. | |
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Munira Al-Hamdan | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 | ||
Mubarkh Al-Saiari | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 Oct 2022 | ||
Hessa AlIsa (2) | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 | ||
11–0 (H) | 17 December 2022 | |||||
Ghada Ayadi | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 | ||
Lulu Osama (2) | Al-Yamamah | Eastern Flames | 3–1 (H) | 14 October 2022 | ||
Sama | 13–0 (H) | 24 January 2023 | ||||
Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Al-Shabab | 4–2 (A) | 14 October 2022 | ||
Eastern Flames | 3–1 (H) | 12 November 2022 | ||||
Sama | 18–0 (A) | 19 November 2022 | ||||
Al-Ahli | 6–1 (H) | 2 December 2022 | ||||
Al-Nassr | 6–3 (H) | 30 December 2022 | ||||
Eastern Flames | 5–1 (A) | 24 January 2023 | ||||
Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||||
Nancy Tchaylian | Al-Shabab | Al-Nassr | 3–3 (A) | 21 October 2022 | ||
Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Yamamah | Sama | 10–0 (A) | 12 November 2022 | ||
Hassania Alaidi | Eastern Flames | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 2 December 2022 | ||
Nassima Jawad | Eastern Flames | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 2 December 2022 | ||
Zainab Al-Lami (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 6 December 2022 | ||
14–0 (A) | 30 December 2022 | |||||
Seba Tawfiq (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 6 December 2022 | ||
14–0 (A) | 30 December 2022 | |||||
Noha Tarek | Al-Shabab | Sama | 8–0 (A) | 9 December 2022 | ||
Maysa Jbarah | Al-Nassr | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 17 Dec 2022 | ||
Ibtissam Jraïdi (4) | Al-Ahli | Sama | 9–1 (H) | 23 Dec 2022 | ||
Al-Nassr | 3–4 (A) | 24 January 2023 | ||||
Al-Shabab | 5–1 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||||
Eastern Flames | 5–1 (A) | 11 February 2023 | ||||
Daliah Abu Laban (2) | Al-Shabab | Eastern Flames | 4–3 (A) | 31 December 2022 | ||
Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 | ||||
Ahod Alamari | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||
Elizabeth Addo (2) | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||
Al-Ittihad | 4–4 (H) | 11 February 2023 | ||||
Abeer Nasser | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||
Areej Al-Anizi | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 | ||
Noha Tarek | Al-Shabab | Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 | ||
Netsanet Muluneh | Al-Shabab | Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 |
- | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. | |
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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 | ||
Club | Al-Ahli | 25 | Al Yamamah | 3 |