| SAFF Women's Cup | |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates: | 23 November 2023 – 28 March 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Al-Ahli |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Al-Shabab |
| Third: | Al Qadsiah |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 108 |
| Scoring Leader: |  Ibtissam Jraïdi (AHL)(14 goals) |
| Extra Information: | Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. |
| Award Title: | Best player |
| Award: |  Alice Kusi (AHL) |
| Goalkeeper: |  Lindsey Harris (QDS) |
| Next Season: | 2024–25 |
the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup was the inaugural season of the annual Saudi women's football cup competition. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the current year's Women's Premier League. The competition began on 23 November 2023 with a round of 16.[1] [2]
The final was won by Al-Ahli, who beat Al-Shabab 3–2 at Kingdom Arena.[3]
The tournament features the participation of the following 16 teams: all teams from the 2023–24 Premier League season, with the remaining 8 spots determined by the results of the previous year's Saudi Women's First Division League results.[4]
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
There will be eight matches in the Round of 16, split over two days on November 23 and 24, 2023. The draw took place on September 6, 2023.
In the quarter-finals, four matches were played as follows: the winner of match 1 hosted the winner of match 2, the winner of match 3 hosted the winner of match 4, the winner of match 5 hosted the winner of match 6, and the winner of match 8 hosted the winner of match 7.
Two matches were played in the semi-finals on 9 February 2024, made up of the four winning teams from the quarter-finals.
Third-place match play-off was played on 27 March 2024 in Riyadh.
The final was played at Kingdom Arena on 28 March 2024. This was the stadium's first-ever women's football game.[5]
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Ekaterina Chernova (Russia)
Irina Chechenina (Russia)
Fourth official
Heba Al-Owedi
The Saudi Football Federation has approved the financial prizes for the Saudi Women's Cup. The champion received 750,000 Saudi Riyals, the second-place holder 500,000 Saudi Riyals, and the third-place holder 200,000 Saudi Riyals.[6]
| Place | Teams | Amount (in riyal) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 1 | 750,000 ر.س | |
| Runners-up | 1 | 500,000 ر.س | |
| Third place | 1 | 200,000 ر.س | |
| Total | 3 | 1,450,000 ر.س |
Miguel Morales
