Saudi Women's Premier League | |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Confed: | AFC |
Teams: | 10 (since 2024–25) |
Relegation: | Saudi Women's First Division League |
Levels: | 1 |
Domest Cup: | SAFF Women's Cup |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Most Successful Club: | Al Nassr |
Tv: | SSC Shahid (Streaming) DAZN (outside MENA)Grass Valley |
Website: | saff.com.sa |
Current: | 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League |
Sponsor: | Lay's & Saudi National Bank |
Organiser: | Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
The Saudi Women's Premier League (Arabic: الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات) is the top flight of women's association football in Saudi Arabia.[1]
The first Saudi women's club were King's United based in Jeddah,[2] and Eastern Flames in Dhahran. Both were formed in 2006. Other women's teams were formed after in Riyadh and Dammam. In 2008, the first Saudi women's tournament was held with the participation of seven teams. In December 2019, the Jeddah Women's Football League was held, which was the first women's competition organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation; it was won by Jeddah Eagles.[3]
In February 2020, Saudi Arabia decided to launch a football league[4] for women throughout the country.[5] On 17 November 2020, the national league was launched with 24 teams; it was divided into three regions, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam which represent the Women's Community Football League, and the four best teams qualified to the WFL Champions Cup.[6] Challenge Sports Club won the first edition.[7]
In October 2023, the Saudi Women's Premier League partnered with DAZN, giving them rights to stream the league's matches worldwide.[8] This move reflects the league's major advancements in recent years.
On 14 December 2023, the match between Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad witnessed the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino at Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.[9]
On 23 December 2023, the match between Al-Ittihad and Al Nassr witnessed the presence of The Best FIFA Women's Player 2021 and 2022, Spain's Alexia Putellas, at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad stadium (Al Ittihad Club) in Jeddah.[10]
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.[11]
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.[12]
The following ten teams are competing in the 2024–25 season:
Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | data-sort-type=number style="background-color:#320061;" | 2023-24 Season |
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10,000 | |||||
To be determined | |||||
To be determined | |||||
62,345 | |||||
25,000 | |||||
15,000 | |||||
15,000 | |||||
To be determined | |||||
To be determined | |||||
To be determined |
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Top goalscorer | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Nassr | Shokhan Salihi (Al Hilal) | 43 | ||||
Al Nassr | Al-Ahli | Ibtissam Jraïdi (Al-Ahli) | ||||
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Position | First goal | Last goal | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shokhan Salihi | 49 | 21 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||
2 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | 34 | 20 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||
3 | Hessa Al-Isa | 15 | 14 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | ||
Noha Tarek | 15 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | ||||
5 | Maysa Jbarah | 14 | 21 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||
6 | Daliah Abu Laban | 11 | 21 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||
Elizabeth Addo | 11 | Forward | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||||
8 | Seba Tawfiq | 9 | 19 | Midfielder | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | ||
Zainab Al-Lami | 9 | Midfielder | 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
The list of champions and runners-up:
Year | Champions | Runners-up | |
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2020–21 | Challenge SC | Jeddah Eagles LFC | |
2021–22 | Al-Nassr | Al-Hilal |