Competition: | Saudi Women's Premier League |
Season: | 2024–25 |
Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
Nextseason: | 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 aretwo times defending champions
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]
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | data-sort-type=number style="background-color:#320061;" | 2023-24 Season |
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63,000 | |||||
20,000 | |||||
Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium | 10,000 | ||||
62,345 | |||||
25,000 | |||||
15,000 | |||||
15,000 | |||||
12,000 | |||||
Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City | 20,000 | ||||
26,000 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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Al-Ahli | Adidas | ||||
Al-Amal | |||||
Al-Hilal | Puma | ||||
Al-Ittihad | Nike | ||||
Al-Nassr | Adidas | ||||
Al-Qadsiah | Nike | ||||
Al-Shabab | |||||
Al-Taraji | |||||
Al-Ula | |||||
Eastern Flames | Puma |
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.[8]
Club | Foreign players | ||||||||
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Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | ||
Al-Ahli | Abla Bensenouci | Alice Kusi | Cecilia Hagan | Ayah Al-Majali | Rawand Kassab | Ibtissam Jraïdi | |||
Al-Amal | Noura Bouaita | Ferial Daoui | Imène Merrouche | Stéphanie Gbogou | Mariam Sidibé | ||||
Al-Hilal | Aline | Claudia Dabda | Shokhan Salihi | Aldrith Quintero | Jessica Martínez | ||||
Al-Ittihad | Leighanne Robe | Shahnaz Jebreen | Lili Iskandar | Zala Meršnik | |||||
Al-Nassr | Lina Boussaha | Kathellen | Clara Luvanga | Etaf Al-Sawi | |||||
Al-Qadsiah | Rayanne Machado | Ajara Nchout | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | Jessica Aby | Lindsey Harris | ||||
Al-Shabab | Lana Feras | ||||||||
Al-Taraji | |||||||||
Al-Ula | |||||||||
Eastern Flames |