Al-Taqadom FC (women)

Al-Taqadom Football Club Women shortly known as Al-Taqadom's ladies is a Saudi women's football club that plays in the Saudi Women's First Division League.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Al-Taqadom FC.

Al-Taqadom FC Women
Full nameAl-Taqadom Football Club Women
Nickname(s)(Al Bortoqali) "the Orange"
Founded2023 (2023)
GroundPrince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Stadium
LeagueSaudi Women's First Division League
2023–24SWFDL,4th of 26

History

Founded in July 2023 in Al-Qassim Province by Anan Al-Mehana as an independent club, the club encountered challenges obtaining a team license after the legal registration period for the league set by the Saudi Football Federation had ended. Consequently, they sought collaboration with Al-Taqadom FC, a team registered in the Saudi First Division League. Al-Taqadom agreed to acquire the team, permitting their participation under the name of Al-Taqadom Club in the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's First Division League.[1] Immediately upon its official establishment, the club commenced the process of signing foreign players, as they signed Lebanese Nancy Tchaylian and Jordanian Haya Khalil.[2][3][4]

On 9 February 2024, The club secured a spot in the knockout stage of the Saudi Women's First Division League by finishing second in their group. which confirmed that they won't face relegation in the 24/25 season.[5] The team advanced to the semi-finals after topping Group B with two wins. However, in the semi-final match against Al-Taraji, they fell short with a 1–0 defeat.[6] In the subsequent match for third place, they lost 1–3 to Al-Amal, resulting in them remaining in the first division.[7]

Current squad
As of 10 February 2024[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UGA Ruth Aturo
2  KSA Lama Amine
4 DF  JOR Haya Khalil
6  KSA Taghrid Mubarak
9  KSA Sheikha Al-Qaisi
12  KSA Anan Al-Mehana
13  KSA Yasmeen Al-Alfi
14  EGY Salwa Elmitwalli
No. Pos. Nation Player
17  KSA Zahra Al-Qadi
20  KSA Najlaa Jahlan
21  TUN Ashwak Farhat
27  KSA Shahad Mohammed
30  KSA Teaf Fawaz
80  LBN Lina Iskandar
99 FW  EGY Menna Tarek

References
  1. ""نادي التقدم"... باكورة "الكرة النسائية" في القصيم يسجل إطلالته الأولى" [“Al-Taqadom Club”... the first “women’s football” in Al-Qassim records its first appearance]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. "نادي التقدم السعودي للسيدات يضم نانسي تشايليان" [The Saudi Al-Taqadom Women's Club signs Nancy Tchaylian.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. "نادي "التقدم" يتعاقد مع 6 لاعبات... ويؤكد: "اللي شرانا نشريه"" [Al-Taqadom Club signs 6 players... and confirms: “Whoever buys us, we will buy it.”]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. "التقدم يتسلح بـ19 صفقة قبل دوري "الأولى للسيدات"" [Al-Taqadom arms itself with 19 deals ahead of the Women's First Division League.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. "التقدم السعودي يقترب من التأهل إلى الدوري الممتاز للسيدات" [Saudi Al-Taqadom is close to qualifying for the Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. "الترجي يتأهل إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Taraji promoted to the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  7. "فريق الأمل يتأهل بفوزه على التقدم إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Amal qualifies by defeating Al-Taqadom for the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. Al-Taqadom [@Altaqadum_es] (9 February 2024). "تــــشــــكــــيــــلة الــــبــرتـــقالـــــي لمواجهة العلا" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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