2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League

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 and for 3 years lay's will sponsor the league

Saudi Women's Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates13 October 2023 – 26 April 2024
ChampionsAl-Nassr (2nd title)
Matches played56
Goals scored224 (4 per match)
Best Player Lina Boussaha
Top goalscorer Ibtissam Jraïdi
(17 goals)
Best goalkeeper Lindsey Harris
Biggest home winAl-Ahli 8–0 Eastern Flames
15 March 2024
Al-Ahli 8–0 Al-Riyadh
26 April 2024
Biggest away winAl-Riyadh 2–13 Al-Ittihad
16 March 2024
Highest scoringAl-Riyadh 2–13 Al-Ittihad
16 March 2024
Longest winning run8 games
Al-Nassr
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Al-Nassr
Longest winless run14 games
Al-Riyadh
Longest losing run8 games
Al-Riyadh

Teams

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

Al-Ahli
Al-Ittihad
Al Hilal
Al Shabab
Al-Riyadh
Al Qadsiah
Locations of the 2023–24 Women's Premier League teams
TeamLocationGroundCapacity2022-23 Season
Al-AhliJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium62,3456th
Al-HilalRiyadhInaya Medical Colleges Stadium15,0002nd
Al-NassrRiyadhMrsool Park25,0001st
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium15,000D1, 2nd
Al-RiyadhRiyadhPrince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium15,000D1, 1st
Al-ShababRiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium22,1883rd
Al-IttihadJeddahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium62,3454th
Eastern FlamesDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium26,0007th

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Nassr Abdulaziz Al-Alwani Samia Aouni Nike KAFD, AROYA Cruises, Noug
Al-Hilal Darko Stojanović Claudia Dabda Puma BLU Store, Jahez, Tawuniya, Floward, Shawarmer
Al-Qadsiah Luís Andrade Rayanne Machado Erreà Switch, Masafi, United Facilities Management
Al-Ittihad Kelly Lindsey Shahnaz Jebreen Nike Darco, SAL, Emkan, Tameeni, Yelo, Oud Al-Amoudi
Eastern Flames David Cabildo Sara Al-Khater Offside Perpetual
Al-Shabab Miguel Morales Al Bandari Mobarak Offside Almozaini, Half Million, Mekyal, Azom, Bandar Real Estate, MOVE
Al-Riyadh Claudio Vieira Dina Huwaydi Zeus Yelo, Direct, Al Saif, Shumou Investment, AlDakheel Oud, Wataniya Finance
Al-Ahli Manar Fraij Ibtissam Jraïdi Adidas MG Cars, Boga Super Foods, Dorrah for Real Estate, Saudi German Hospital

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Shabab Hussain Marzouq Sacked 31 January 2024[6] 6th Miguel Morales 31 January 2024[6]
Al-Riyadh Ana Junyent 17–21 March 2024 8th Claudio Vieira 17–21 March 2024

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

Notes

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Al-Nassr (C) 14 12 1 1 43 12 +31 37 Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League and 2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
    2 Al-Ahli 14 8 3 3 42 17 +25 27 Possible Qualification for the 2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
    3 Al-Shabab 14 7 4 3 35 17 +18 25
    4 Al-Qadsiah 14 6 5 3 13 9 +4 23
    5 Al-Hilal 14 6 3 5 34 23 +11 21
    6 Al-Ittihad 14 6 2 6 37 22 +15 20
    7 Eastern Flames 14 1 1 12 12 45 −33 4
    8 Al-Riyadh (R) 14 0 1 13 8 79 −71 1 Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's First Division League
    Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2024. Source: SAFF
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Qualification and relegation column definitions
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

    Results
    Home \ Away NAS HIL ASB ITH AHL EFL RIY QDS
    Al-Nassr 4–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 1–0
    Al-Hilal 3–4 2–0 3–2 0–1 5–0 7–1 0–1
    Al-Shabab 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 9–2 2–0
    Al-Ittihad 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–4 3–0 2–0 2–2
    Al-Ahli 5–3 5–1 0–1 2–6 8–0 8–0 0–0
    Eastern Flames 0–2 2–4 2–4 0–3 0–4 1–1 0–2
    Al-Riyadh 0–6 0–4 1–10 2–13 0–4 1–6 0–2
    Al-Qadsiah 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0
    First match(es) will be played: 13 October 2023. Source: SAFF
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    Notes
    1. The result (3–0) was awarded in favor of Al-Nassr by the disciplinary committee due to Al-Shabab fielding an ineligible player, Al Bandari Mobarak, who had received a red card with her former club Al Yamamah in the previous season. The actual result of the match ended (2–0) in favor of Al-Shabab.[7]

    Season statistics
    As of 28 April 2024

    Top scorers
    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli 17
    2 Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab 14
    3 Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr 12
    4 Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr 11
    Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal
    6 Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli 10
    7 Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad 8
    8 Mavis Owusu Al-Hilal 7
    Enekia Kasonga Eastern Flames
    10 Alice Kusi Al-Ahli 6
    Ella Kaabachi Al-Shabab
    12 Nor Mustafa Al-Ittihad 5
    Zaneta Wyne Al-Qadsiah
    14 Salma Amani Al-Ittihad 4
    Maysa Jbarah Al-Nassr
    Lili Iskandar Al-Ittihad
    Samia Aouni Al-Nassr
    Claudia Dabda Al-Hilal
    Elizabeth Addo Al-Hilal
    Leighanne Robe Al-Ittihad
    Rafa Travalão Al-Riyadh
    22 4 players 3
    26 15 players 2
    41 25 players 1

    Top assists
    RankPlayerClubAssists
    1 Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr 7
    2 Al Bandari Mobarak Al-Shabab 6
    3 Elizabeth Addo Al-Hilal 5
    4 Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad 4
    Alice Kusi Al-Ahli
    Shahnaz Jebreen Al-Ittihad
    Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli
    Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab
    Sara Al-Hamad Al-Nassr
    Moluk Al-Hawsawi Al-Ahli
    Fatimah Mansour Al-Shabab
    12 Noura Ibrahim Al-Shabab 3
    Salma Amani Al-Ittihad
    Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr
    Ghada Ayadi Al-Nassr
    Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ittihad
    Aminata Diallo Al-Nassr
    Maria Khan Eastern Flames
    Leighanne Robe Al-Ittihad
    Nor Mustafa Al-Ittihad
    Anastasia Linnik Al-Hilal
    Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal
    23 6 players 2
    29 38 players 1

    Clean sheets
    Rank Player Club Clean
    sheets
    1 Lindsey Harris Al-Qadsiah 8
    Sara Khalid Al-Nassr
    2 Mona Abdulrahman Al-Shabab 6
    3 Rawand Kassab Al-Ahli 5
    5 Malak Shannak Al-Ittihad 3
    Hessa Al-Sudairy Al-Ittihad
    7 Reem Al-Beloshi Al-Nassr 2
    Cynthia Konlan Al-Hilal
    Nawal Al-Gelaish Al-Hilal
    Ghaliah Bakr Emam Al-Ahli

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDate Ref.
    Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr Al-Riyadh 6–0 (H) 13 October 2023 [8]
    Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad Eastern Flames 3–0 (A) 14 October 2023 [9]
    Al-Ahli 6–2 (A) 15 December 2023
    Enekia Kasonga Eastern Flames Al-Riyadh 6–1 (A) 20 October 2023 [10]
    Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal Al-Riyadh 4–0 (A) 4 November 2023
    7–1 (H) 4 February 2024
    Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab Al-Riyadh 9–2 (H) 16 December 2023
    10–1 (A) 19 April 2024
    Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli Al-Riyadh 4–0 (A) 23 December 2023
    Al-Ittihad 4–2 (A) 19 April 2024
    Al-Riyadh 8–0 (H) 26 April 2024
    Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli Eastern Flames 8–0 (H) 15 March 2024
    Lili Iskandar Al-Ittihad Al-Riyadh 13–2 (A) 16 March 2024
    Ella Kaabachi Al-Shabab Eastern Flames 4–2 (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
    Club Al-Hilal 21 Al-Shabab
    Al-Hilal
    Al-Nassr    		 1

    Awards

    Monthly awards
    Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Goal of the Month Reference
    Manager Club Player Club Player Club Player Club
    November Kelly Lindsey Al-Ittihad Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad Rawand Kassab Al-Ahli Ashleigh Plumptre (Vs. Eastern Flames) Al-Ittihad
    December Darko Stojanović Al-Hilal Sara Al-Hamad Al-Nassr Sara Khalid Al-Nassr Clara Luvanga (Vs. Al-Ittihad) Al-Nassr
    January Manar Fraij Al-Ahli Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli Rawand Kassab Al-Ahli Mavis Owusu (Vs. Al-Ahli) Al-Hilal
    February
    March Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli Nawal Al-Gelaish Al-Hilal Leighanne Robe (Vs. Al-Ahli) Al-Ittihad
    April

    Team of the Season
    Position Player Club
    GK Lindsey Harris Al-Qadsiah
    DF Tahani Al-Zahrani Al-Shabab
    DF Rayanne Machado Al-Qadsiah
    DF Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad
    DF Danya Al-Sharif Al-Qadsiah
    MF Elizabeth Addo Al-Hilal
    MF Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr
    MF Alice Kusi Al-Ahli
    MF Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal
    FW Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli
    FW Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab

    References
    1. "رياضي / انطلاق النسخة الثانية من الدوري الممتاز للسيدات يوم 13 أكتوبر" [Sports / The second edition of the Women's Premier League will start on October 13]. spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    2. "أكتوبر المقبل.. انطلاق النسخة الثانية من الدوري الممتاز للسيدات" [Next October .. the second edition of the Premier League kicks off]. al-hadath.com (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    3. "المسحل: الدوري السعودي للسيدات "سينقل تلفزيونياً"" (in Arabic). akhbaar24.com. 13 September 2023.
    4. "سيدات الرياض يخطفن لقب دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات السعودي" [Al Riyadh Women's team steal Saudi Division 1 title]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    5. "رئيسة المتحد: سنكون الرقم الصعب في الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Al Mutahed's President: We will be the difficult number in the Saudi League]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    6. @alshababfcwomen (31 January 2024). "الأسباني "ميغيل موراليس" مديرًا فنياً لسيدات_الشباب" [Spanish Miguel Morales appointed Coach for Al-Shabab's women team] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
    7. "Al-Shabab is planning to appeal against the decision to deduct points for its women's team against Al-Nassr". alweeam.com.sa. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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