2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League Explained

Competition:Saudi Women's Premier League
Season:2023–24
Winners:Al-Nassr (2nd title)
League Topscorer: Ibtissam Jraïdi
(17 goals)
Best Player: Lina Boussaha
Best Goalkeeper: Lindsey Harris
Biggest Home Win:


Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:
Matches:56
Total Goals:224
Longest Wins:8 games
Al-Nassr
Longest Unbeaten:11 games
Al-Nassr
Longest Winless:14 games
Al-Riyadh
Longest Losses:8 games
Al-Riyadh
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League was the second season of the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.[1] [2] President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al Misehal, stated that this season would be the first to broadcast women's football in the country.[3] Starting this season, Lay's will sponsor the league for three years.

Teams

Eight teams will contest the 2023–24 Women's Premier League season. Al-Riyadh were confirmed as Division 1 champions on 9 February 2023, ensuring their debut in the Premier League.[4] They replaced Sama, who were relegated last season. Al-Qadsiah (ex. Al Mutahed) also got promoted to the premier league after Al-Shabab acquired Al-Yamamah FC who finished 4th last season.[5]

Team Location Ground Capacity data-sort-type=number style="background-color:#1A1033;"2022-23 Season
62,345 6th
Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium 15,000 2nd
15,000 4th
25,000 1st
15,000 D1, 2nd
15,000 D1, 1st
22,188 3rd
26,000 7th

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Al-Shabab Hussain MarzouqSacked31 January 20246th Miguel Morales31 January 2024[6]
Al-Riyadh Ana Junyent17–21 March 20248th Claudio Vieira17–21 March 2024

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8
Abla Bensenouci Naomie Kabakaba Cecilia Hagan Alice Kusi Ayah Al-Majali Rawand Kassab Ibtissam Jraïdi
Anastasiya Linnik Claudia Dabda Eman Hassan Elizabeth Addo Cynthia Konlan Mavis Owusu Shokhan Salihi Lineth Cedeño
Lina Boussaha Izabela Stahelin Aminata Diallo Maysa Jbarah Clara Luvanga Samia Aouni Ghada Ayadi
Al-Qadsiah Rayanne Machado Ajara Nchout Elizabeth Carabalí Jessica Aby Verónica Pérez Lindsey Harris Zaneta Wyne
Al-Riyadh Rafa Travalão Omnia Mahmoud Míriam Diéguez Carla Gómez Aroa León Soulaima Jabrani
Al-Shabab Lana Feras Mai Sweilem Corina Luijks Chinaza Agoh Rita Chikwelu Chaima Abbassi Ella Kaabachi Oriana Altuve
Al-Ittihad Leighanne Robe Shahnaz Jebreen Malak Shannak Lili Iskandar Salma Amani Ashleigh Plumptre Nor Mustafa
Sevinj Jafarzade Ximena Mideros Sofía Ochoa Tochukwu Oluehi Maria Khan Enekia Kasonga Erica Cunningham
Notes

League table

Results

Notes

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli17
2 Oriana AltuveAl-Shabab14
3 Lina BoussahaAl-Nassr12
4 Shokhan SalihiAl-Hilal11
Clara LuvangaAl-Nassr
6 Naomie KabakabaAl-Ahli10
7 Ashleigh PlumptreAl-Ittihad8
8 Mavis OwusuAl-Hilal7
Enekia KasongaEastern Flames
10 Alice KusiAl-Ahli6
Ella KaabachiAl-Shabab
12 Nor MustafaAl-Ittihad5
Zaneta WyneAl-Qadsiah

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Clara LuvangaAl-Nassr7
2 Al Bandari MobarakAl-Shabab6
3 Elizabeth AddoAl-Hilal5
4 Naomie KabakabaAl-Ahli4
Alice KusiAl-Ahli
Shahnaz JebreenAl-Ittihad
Ashleigh PlumptreAl-Ittihad
Sara Al-HamadAl-Nassr
Moluk Al-HawsawiAl-Ahli
Fatimah MansourAl-Shabab
Oriana AltuveAl-Shabab

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Sara KhalidAl-Nassr8
Lindsey HarrisAl-Qadsiah
3 Mona AbdulrahmanAl-Shabab6
4 Rawand KassabAl-Ahli5
5 Malak ShannakAl-Ittihad3
Hessa Al-SudairyAl-Ittihad
7 Cynthia KonlanAl-Hilal2
Reem Al-BeloshiAl-Nassr
Nawal Al-GelaishAl-Hilal
Ghaliah Bakr EmamAl-Ahli

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result DateRef.
Lina BoussahaAl-NassrAl-Riyadh6–0 (H)13 October 2023[7]
Ashleigh PlumptreAl-IttihadEastern Flames3–0 (A)14 October 2023[8]
Al-Ahli6–2 (A)15 December 2023
Enekia KasongaEastern FlamesAl-Riyadh6–1 (A)20 October 2023[9]
Shokhan SalihiAl-HilalAl-Riyadh4–0 (A)4 November 2023
7–1 (H)4 February 2024
Oriana AltuveAl-ShababAl-Riyadh9–2 (H)16 December 2023
10–1 (A)19 April 2024
Ibtissam JraïdiAl-AhliAl-Riyadh4–0 (A)23 December 2023
Al-Ittihad4–2 (A)19 April 2024
Al-Riyadh8–0 (H)26 April 2024
Naomie KabakabaAl-AhliEastern Flames8–0 (H)15 March 2024
Lili IskandarAl-IttihadAl-Riyadh13–2 (A)16 March 2024
Ella KaabachiAl-ShababEastern Flames4–2 (A)23 March 2024

Discipline

-Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.
Player Lana Feras (Al-Shabab)
Joury Tarek (Al-Ittihad)
5 Al Jawahara Saud (Al Hilal)2
ClubAl-Hilal21Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
1

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthGoal of the MonthReference
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayer ClubPlayer Club
November Kelly LindseyAl-Ittihad Ashleigh PlumptreAl-Ittihad Rawand KassabAl-Ahli Ashleigh Plumptre (vs. Eastern Flames)Al-Ittihad
December Darko StojanovićAl-Hilal Sara Al-HamadAl-Nassr Sara KhalidAl-Nassr Clara Luvanga (vs. Al-Ittihad)Al-Nassr
January Manar FraijAl-Ahli Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli Rawand KassabAl-Ahli Mavis Owusu (vs. Al-Ahli)Al-Hilal
February
March Naomie KabakabaAl-Ahli Nawal Al-GelaishAl-Hilal Leighanne Robe (vs. Al-Ahli)Al-Ittihad
April

Team of the Season

PositionPlayerClub
GK Lindsey HarrisAl-Qadsiah
DF Rayanne MachadoAl-Qadsiah
DF Ashleigh PlumptreAl-Ittihad
DF Danya Al-SharifAl-Qadsiah
DF Tahani Al-ZahraniAl-Shabab
MF Lina BoussahaAl-Nassr
MF Elizabeth AddoAl-Hilal
MF Alice KusiAl-Ahli
MF Shokhan SalihiAl-Hilal
FW Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli
FW Oriana AltuveAl-Shabab

Notes and References

  1. Web site: رياضي / انطلاق النسخة الثانية من الدوري الممتاز للسيدات يوم 13 أكتوبر. ar. Sports / The second edition of the Women's Premier League will start on October 13. 17 August 2023. spa.gov.sa. 27 August 2023.
  2. Web site: أكتوبر المقبل.. انطلاق النسخة الثانية من الدوري الممتاز للسيدات. ar. Next October .. the second edition of the Premier League kicks off. 16 August 2023. al-hadath.com. 27 August 2023.
  3. Web site: المسحل: الدوري السعودي للسيدات "سينقل تلفزيونياً" . akhbaar24.com . ar . 13 September 2023 .
  4. Web site: سيدات الرياض يخطفن لقب دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات السعودي. ar . Al Riyadh Women's team steal Saudi Division 1 title. 9 February 2023. aawsat.com. 27 August 2023.
  5. Web site: رئيسة المتحد: سنكون الرقم الصعب في الدوري السعودي للسيدات. ar . Al Mutahed's President: We will be the difficult number in the Saudi League. 15 April 2023. kooora.com. 27 August 2023.
  6. alshababfcwomen. 1752802480994316786. الأسباني "ميغيل موراليس" مديرًا فنياً لسيدات_الشباب. ar. Spanish Miguel Morales appointed Coach for Al-Shabab's women team.
  7. SWLeagues. 1712890434526068996. لـيـنـا بوساحه صاحبة أول هاتريك في #الدوري_الممتاز_للسيدات 24/23.
  8. SWLeagues. 1713233372867133784. آشـلـي بالمتر هـاتريك في المشاركة الأولى في #الدوري_الممتاز_للسيدات 24/23.
  9. SWLeagues. 1715423690295316534. إنكــيا كاسـونجـا - شعلة الشرقية صاحبـة السوبر هاترك الأول في الموسم.