The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League was the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League, established as the top-tier women's football league in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr were crowned the inaugural champions of the league after defeating Al-Yamamah on the final matchday.
Overview On 15 September 2022, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the launch of a revamped women's football pyramid, introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and the Saudi Women's First Division League.
The eight teams that reached the knockout stage of the 2021–22 Saudi National Women's League qualified for the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League. Ahead of the league's launch, several professional Saudi clubs acquired existing women's teams in order to participate in the competition. Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr were confirmed as participants after acquiring Challenge WFC and Al-Mamlaka WFC, the runners-up and champions of the 2021–22 Saudi National Women's League, respectively.
Prior to the start of the league in October 2022, additional professional clubs followed suit. Al-Ittihad acquired Jeddah Eagles, while Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab acquired Miraas Jeddah WFC and Storm WFC, respectively.
Teams Eight teams contested the 2022–23 Women's Premier League season. The eight teams that advanced to the knockout stage of the 2021–22 women's football league were confirmed as the participants for the inaugural season.
Team Location Ground Capacity Appearance Al-Nassr Riyadh King Saud University Stadium 26,000 1st Al-Hilal Riyadh Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium 68,752 1st Al-Yamamah Riyadh Prince Faisal Sports City Stadium 22,188 1st Al-Ittihad Jeddah Al-Ittihad Club Stadium 15,000 1st Eastern Flames Dammam Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium 26,000 1st Al-Shabab Riyadh Prince Faisal Sports City Stadium 22,188 1st Sama Riyadh Prince Faisal Sports City Stadium 22,188 1st Al-Ahli Jeddah Prince Mohammed Al-Faisal Stadium 10,000 1st
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Foreign players The following is a list of the foreign players who participated this season: Al-NassrAl-HilalAl-YamamahAl-IttihadEastern FlamesAl-ShababSamaAl-Ahli
League table
Results On 15 September 2021, SAFF released the match schedule.
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Shokhan SalihiAl-Hilal432 Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli173 Hessa AlIsaAl-Nassr15 Noha TarekAl-Shabab5 Daliah Abu LabanAl-Shabab116 Maysa JbarahAl-Nassr107 Zainab AbbasAl-Ittihad9 Seba TawfiqAl-Ittihad9 Sara ToroEastern Flames8 Netsanet MulunehAl-Shabab Elizabeth AddoAl-Hilal Lulu OsamaAl-Yamamah Nassima JawadEastern Flames
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Sara KhalidAl-Nassr52 Laila Al-QahtaniAl-Yamamah2 Hessa Al-SudairyAl-Ittihad Ruth AturoAl-Shabab
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateRef. Munira Al-HamdanAl-NassrSama13 October 2022 Mubarkh Al-SaiariAl-NassrSama13 Oct 2022 Hessa AlIsa (2)Al-NassrSama13 October 202217 December 2022 Ghada AyadiAl-NassrSama13 October 2022 Lulu Osama (2)Al-YamamahEastern Flames14 October 2022Sama24 January 2023 Shokhan Salihi (7)Al-HilalAl-Shabab14 October 2022Eastern Flames12 November 2022Sama19 November 2022Al-Ahli2 December 2022Al-Nassr30 December 2022Eastern Flames24 January 2023Sama31 January 2023 Nancy TchaylianAl-ShababAl-Nassr21 October 2022 Al Bandari MobarakAl-YamamahSama12 November 2022 Hassania AlaidiEastern FlamesSama2 December 2022 Nassima JawadEastern FlamesSama2 December 2022 Zainab Al-Lami (2)Al-IttihadSama6 December 202230 December 2022 Seba Tawfiq (2)Al-IttihadSama6 December 202230 December 2022 Noha TarekAl-ShababSama9 December 2022 Maysa JbarahAl-NassrSama17 Dec 2022 Ibtissam Jraïdi (4)Al-AhliSama23 Dec 2022Al-Nassr24 January 2023Al-Shabab31 January 2023Eastern Flames11 February 2023 Daliah Abu Laban (2)Al-ShababEastern Flames31 December 2022Sama11 February 2023 Ahod AlamariAl-HilalSama31 January 2023 Elizabeth Addo (2)Al-HilalSama31 January 2023Al-Ittihad11 February 2023 Abeer NasserAl-HilalSama31 January 2023 Areej Al-AniziAl-HilalSama31 January 2023 Noha TarekAl-ShababSama11 February 2023 Netsanet MulunehAl-ShababSama11 February 2023
Discipline
Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.Player Shaima Al-Tabei (Sama) Tahani Al-Zahrani (Al-Shabab) Chaima Abassi (Al-Yamamah)5 Ayah Al-Majali (Al-Ittihad) Munira Al-Hamdan (Al-Nassr) Raghad Mukhayzin (Al-Shabab) Ghada Malhan (Al-Shabab) Aseel Ahmed (Al-Nassr) Noura Ibrahim (Al Yamamah) Laila Al-Qahtani (Al-Yamamah) Al Bandari Mobarak (Al-Yamamah)1Club Al-Ahli25 Al-Yamamah3
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