Competition: | Saudi Women's Premier League |
Season: | 2024–25 |
League Topscorer: | Ajara Nchout Naomie Kabakaba (10 goals each) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Matches: | 30 |
Total Goals: | 125 |
Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
Updated: | 23 November 2024 |
The 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League is the 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 are two 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14,000 | |||||
1,500 | |||||
Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium | 2,000 | ||||
15,000 | |||||
Al Nassr Club Stadium | 10,000 | ||||
11,000 | |||||
28,000 | |||||
12,000 | |||||
Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City | 24,000 | ||||
Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium | 15,000 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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Al-Ahli | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Adidas | Red Sea Global, urpay | ||
Al-Amal | Imène Merrouche | Offside | The Specialists | ||
Al-Hilal | Claudia Dabda | Puma | Jahez, Alwaleed Philanthropies | ||
Al-Ittihad | Bayan Sadagah | Nike | |||
Al-Nassr | Kathellen | Adidas | |||
Al-Qadsiah | Rayanne Machado | Nike | Iz | ||
Al-Shabab | Leen Mohammed | Offside | Yelo | ||
Al-Taraji | Fatimah Al-Sadah | Hattrick | |||
Al-Ula | Tuani Lemos | Skillano | AlUla | ||
Eastern Flames | Sara Al-Khatar | Puma |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Ula | Mary Kok-Willemsen | Sacked | 12 October 2024 | 7th | Dona Rajab (interim) | 17 October 2024[8] |
Dona Rajab (interim) | End of interim period | 4 November 2024 | Ray Farrugia | 4 November 2024[9] |
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 an extra 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.[10]
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ajara Nchout | Al Qadsiah | 10 |
Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | ||
3 | Lina Boussaha | Al Nassr | 9 |
4 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | 8 |
5 | Mavis Owusu | Al Hilal | 7 |
6 | Jessica Martínez | Al Hilal | 6 |
Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Shabab | ||
8 | Jaine Lemke | Al-Ula | 4 |
Chinonyerem Macleans | Al-Shabab | ||
Imène Merrouche | Al-Amal | ||
Letícia Nunes | Al-Ittihad |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Léa Le Garrec | Al Qadsiah | 5 |
2 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | 4 |
3 | Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Shabab | 3 |
Alice Kusi | Al-Ahli | ||
Clara Luvanga | Al Nassr | ||
Imène Merrouche | Al-Amal | ||
Mavis Owusu | Al Hilal | ||
8 | Noura Ibrahim | Al-Shabab | 2 |
Majd Al-Otaibi | Al Hilal | ||
Jolina Amani | Eastern Flames | ||
Nataša Andonova | Al-Shabab | ||
Lina Boussaha | Al Nassr | ||
María Díaz Cirauqui | Al-Shabab | ||
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | Al Qadsiah | ||
Selma Kapetanović | Al-Ula | ||
Ruth Kipoyi | Al Nassr | ||
Jessica Martínez | Al Hilal | ||
Élodie Nakkach | Al-Ahli |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keikei | Eastern Flames | 3 |
2 | Mona Abdulrahman | Al-Shabab | 2 |
Aline | Al Hilal | ||
Zala Meršnik | Al-Ittihad | ||
Ghaliah Bakr Emam | Al-Ahli | ||
5 | Lindsey Harris | Al Qadsiah | 1 |
Laila Al-Qahtani | Al-Shabab |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. | |
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Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | Al-Amal | 6–2 (A) | 27 September 2024 | [11] | |
Mavis Owusu | Al Hilal | Eastern Flames | 4–0 (H) | 28 September 2024 | [12] | |
Al-Taraji | 9–1 (A) | 12 October 2024 | [13] | |||
Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Al-Shabab | 6–2 (A) | 11 October 2024 | [14] | |
Jessica Martínez | Al Hilal | Al-Taraji | 9–1 (A) | 12 October 2024 | ||
Ajara Nchout | Al Qadsiah | Al-Amal | 6–1 (A) | 8 November 2024 | [15] | |
Al-Ula | 5–1 (H) | 15 November 2024 | [16] | |||
Lina Boussaha | Al Nassr | Al-Shabab | 4–3 (H) | 16 November 2024 | [17] | |
Chinonyerem Macleans | Al-Shabab | Eastern Flames | 6–0 (H) | 21 November 2024 | [18] | |
Imène Merrouche | Al-Amal | Al-Taraji | 6–1 (A) | 22 November 2024 |
- | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. | |
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Player | Dhekra Mahfoudh (Al-Taraji) | 4 | Yasmeen Al-Juraifani (Al Qadsiah) Al Sadof Suhail (Al-Taraji) Tahani Al-Zahrani (Al-Shabab) Hajar Al-Ansari (Al-Taraji) Noxolo Cesane (Eastern Flames) Mayara (Al-Taraji) Rahaf Abbas (Eastern Flames) Rania Al-Ghamdi (Al-Taraji) | 1 | ||
Club | Al-Amal | 14 | Al-Taraji | 4 |
Week | Goal of the Week | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Club | |||
1 | Al-Shabab | |||
2 | Al-Ula | |||
3 | Al-Amal | |||
4 | Al-Nassr | |||
5 | Al-Hilal | |||
6 | Al-Ittihad |
Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | [19] | ||||
2 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | [20] | ||||
3 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | [21] | ||||
4 | Mayara, TRJ | [22] | ||||
5 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | |||||
6 | Keikei, EFL |