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]

Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully retained their title.

Overview

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]

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Locations of the 2023–24 Women's Premier League teams
Team Location Ground Capacity 2022-23 Season
Al-Ahli Jeddah King Abdullah Sports City Stadium 62,345 6th
Al-Hilal Riyadh Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium 15,000 2nd
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Al-Ittihad Club Stadium 15,000 4th
Al-Nassr Riyadh Mrsool Park 25,000 1st
Al-Qadsiah Khobar Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium 15,000 D1, 2nd
Al-Riyadh Riyadh Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium 15,000 D1, 1st
Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium 22,188 3rd
Eastern Flames Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 26,000 7th

Personnel and kits

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Hussain Marzouq Sacked 31 January 2024[6] 6th Spain Miguel Morales 31 January 2024[6]
Al-Riyadh Spain Ana Junyent 17–21 March 2024 8th Brazil 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 Algeria Abla Bensenouci Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Ghana Cecilia Hagan Ghana Alice Kusi Jordan Ayah Al-Majali Jordan Rawand Kassab Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi
Al-Hilal Belarus Anastasiya Linnik Cameroon Claudia Dabda Egypt Eman Hassan Ghana Elizabeth Addo Ghana Cynthia Konlan Ghana Mavis Owusu Iraq Shokhan Salihi Panama Lineth Cedeño
Al-Nassr Algeria Lina Boussaha Brazil Izabela Stahelin France Aminata Diallo Jordan Maysa Jbarah Tanzania Clara Luvanga Tunisia Samia Aouni Tunisia Ghada Ayadi
Al-Qadsiah Brazil Rayanne Machado Cameroon Ajara Nchout Colombia Elizabeth Carabalí Ivory Coast Jessica Aby Mexico Verónica Pérez United States Lindsey Harris United States Zaneta Wyne
Al-Riyadh Brazil Rafa Travalão Egypt Omnia Mahmoud Spain Míriam Diéguez Spain Carla Gómez Spain Aroa León Tunisia Soulaima Jabrani
Al-Shabab Jordan Lana Feras Jordan Mai Sweilem Netherlands Corina Luijks Nigeria Chinaza Agoh Nigeria Rita Chikwelu Tunisia Chaima Abbassi Tunisia Ella Kaabachi Venezuela Oriana Altuve
Al-Ittihad England Leighanne Robe Jordan Shahnaz Jebreen Jordan Malak Shannak Lebanon Lili Iskandar Morocco Salma Amani Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Syria Nor Mustafa
Eastern Flames Azerbaijan Sevinj Jafarzade Colombia Ximena Mideros Mexico Sofía Ochoa Nigeria Tochukwu Oluehi Pakistan Maria Khan Tanzania Enekia Kasonga United States Erica Cunningham

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 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[a] 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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli 17
2 Venezuela Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab 14
3 Algeria Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr 12
4 Iraq Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal 11
Tanzania Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli 10
7 Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad 8
8 Ghana Mavis Owusu Al-Hilal 7
Tanzania Enekia Kasonga Eastern Flames
10 Ghana Alice Kusi Al-Ahli 6
Tunisia Ella Kaabachi Al-Shabab
12 Syria Nor Mustafa Al-Ittihad 5
United States Zaneta Wyne Al-Qadsiah

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Tanzania Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr 7
2 Saudi Arabia Al Bandari Mobarak Al-Shabab 6
3 Ghana Elizabeth Addo Al-Hilal 5
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli 4
Ghana Alice Kusi Al-Ahli
Jordan Shahnaz Jebreen Al-Ittihad
Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia Sara Al-Hamad Al-Nassr
Saudi Arabia Moluk Al-Hawsawi Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Fatimah Mansour Al-Shabab
Venezuela Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab

Clean sheets

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

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Algeria Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr Al-Riyadh 6–0 (H) 13 October 2023 [8]
Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad Eastern Flames 3–0 (A) 14 October 2023 [9]
Al-Ahli 6–2 (A) 15 December 2023
Tanzania Enekia Kasonga Eastern Flames Al-Riyadh 6–1 (A) 20 October 2023 [10]
Iraq Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal Al-Riyadh 4–0 (A) 4 November 2023
7–1 (H) 4 February 2024
Venezuela Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab Al-Riyadh 9–2 (H) 16 December 2023
10–1 (A) 19 April 2024
Morocco 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli Eastern Flames 8–0 (H) 15 March 2024
Lebanon Lili Iskandar Al-Ittihad Al-Riyadh 13–2 (A) 16 March 2024
Tunisia Ella Kaabachi Al-Shabab Eastern Flames 4–2 (A) 23 March 2024

Discipline

Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player Jordan Lana Feras (Al-Shabab)
Saudi Arabia Joury Tarek (Al-Ittihad) 		5 Saudi Arabia 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 United States Kelly Lindsey Al-Ittihad Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad Jordan Rawand Kassab Al-Ahli Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre (vs. Eastern Flames) Al-Ittihad
December Serbia Darko Stojanović Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Sara Al-Hamad Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Sara Khalid Al-Nassr Tanzania Clara Luvanga (vs. Al-Ittihad) Al-Nassr
January Jordan Manar Fraij Al-Ahli Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli Jordan Rawand Kassab Al-Ahli Ghana Mavis Owusu (vs. Al-Ahli) Al-Hilal
February
March Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Nawal Al-Gelaish Al-Hilal England Leighanne Robe (vs. Al-Ahli) Al-Ittihad
April

Team of the Season

Position Player Club
GK United States Lindsey Harris Al-Qadsiah
DF Brazil Rayanne Machado Al-Qadsiah
DF Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Al-Ittihad
DF Saudi Arabia Danya Al-Sharif Al-Qadsiah
DF Saudi Arabia Tahani Al-Zahrani Al-Shabab
MF Algeria Lina Boussaha Al-Nassr
MF Ghana Elizabeth Addo Al-Hilal
MF Ghana Alice Kusi Al-Ahli
MF Iraq Shokhan Salihi Al-Hilal
FW Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli
FW Venezuela 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. ^ a b @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.
  8. ^ @SWLeagues (13 October 2023). "لـيـنـا بوساحه صاحبة أول هاتريك في #الدوري_الممتاز_للسيدات 24/23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @SWLeagues (14 October 2023). "آشـلـي بالمتر هـاتريك في المشاركة الأولى في #الدوري_الممتاز_للسيدات 24/23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @SWLeagues (20 October 2023). "إنكــيا كاسـونجـا - شعلة الشرقية صاحبـة السوبر هاترك الأول في الموسم" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Saudi_Women%27s_Premier_League
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