This article details the development and current status of girls' youth football competitions in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Girls' U-17 Premier League
The Saudi Girls' U-17 Premier League (), founded as the Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament before changing to its current name after the 2024–25 season. It is the main competition for girls under-17 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History
Following the growing interest and participation in women's football in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) announced the establishment of the Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament as part of its efforts to develop the women's game in the Kingdom. The competition was created to nurture a new generation of female footballers and to increase the number of official matches available to them, thereby enhancing the technical standards of players.
The inaugural edition included clubs with Under-17 teams as well as three Regional Training Centers (Arabic: مراكز التدريب الإقليمية). Teams were required to register between 14 and 40 players, with eligible ages ranging from 12 to 17 years. Matches were played in a nine-a-side (9v9) format, consisting of two halves of 35 minutes each. Teams were divided into regional groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout stage, which included the quarter-finals, semi-finals, final, and a third-place playoff.
In the second edition, participation was limited to clubs from the Saudi Premier League and First Division. The format was expanded to five groups, and the knockout phase featured 14 qualified teams. Matches were also played under the standard eleven-a-side format, marking a further step toward aligning with international competition standards.
In 2025, the competition was renamed the Saudi Girls' U-17 Premier League and adopted a season-long home-and-away format, featuring seven of the 8 clubs from the 2025–26 Saudi Women's Premier League. Champions Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament Ed. SeasonFinalThird place match Venue Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place 1 2023–24Al-Shabab (1)1–0Al-HilalEastern Flames0–0 Al-QadsiahNoon Academy Stadium, Jeddah 2 2024–25Al-Qadsiah (1)3–0Al-NassrAl-Shabab4–0Al-AhliIrqah Sports Stadium, Riyadh Saudi Girls' U-17 Premier League Ed. Season Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place 1 2025–26 Al-HilalAl-IttihadAl-QadsiahAl-Nassr 2 2026–27 Individual awards The following awards are presented at the end of each season: Season Best Player Top scorers Best Goalkeeper2023–24Lulu Al-Jawini (SHB) Basmah Al-Shnaifi (NSR) Fajar Sakkaf (HIL)2024–25Ghaday Al-Otaibi (NSR)Khulud Khaled (Al-Ula) Jood Al-Saqer (Al-Qadsiah)2025–26Dima Hijazi (ITI)Danah Al-Dhuhiyan (HIL) Dana Al-Binali (HIL) Saudi Girls' Cup
The Saudi Girls' U-17 Cup, officially the SAFF Girls' Cup () is a cup tournament for Girls' youth teams aged 17 and under. History The inaugural edition of the cup competition was announced by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation on 2 May 2026, following the successful launch of the Saudi Women's U-17 Premier League. The new competition features the top four teams from the 2025–26 league season. The competition was played in a knockout format, with the semi-finals contested over two legs, pairing the league champions against the fourth-placed side and the runners-up against the third-placed team. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to a single-match final to determine the champions.
Champions YearChampionsResultRunners-up2026Al-Ittihad3–2Al-Hilal Individual awards The following awards are presented at the end of each season: Season Best PlayerTop scorers Best Goalkeeper2026 Hiba Ouhachi (ITI) Lamar Balkhudher (ITI)5 goals Dana Abdulrahman (ITI)
Saudi Girls' U-15 Tournament
The Saudi Girls' U-15 Tournament (), is the premier competition for girls aged 15 and under, organized as a regional tournament with each region crowning its own champion. History In late March 2025, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation established the U-15 Girls' Tournament. The competition aims to provide a platform for identifying and developing young talent for national teams, while improving players' technical abilities and skills in a competitive yet supportive environment.
To support player development, the tournament was open to all clubs, academies, and Regional Training Centers across the Kingdom. Teams were required to register between 16 and 30 players, with eligible players aged 11 to 15.
The emergence of the Saudi girl's U-15 Tournament contributed to the establishment of the Saudi Arabia girl's national under-15 football team for the first time on 25 September 2025, under the leadership of Lebanese coach Sahar Dbouk.
Champions Ed. Year Riyadh Region Jeddah Region Eastern RegionChampionScoreRunner-upChampionScoreRunner-upChampionScoreRunner-up1 2025Al-Nassr (1)3–0Al-HilalAl-Ittihad (1) 2–2 Al-UlaAl Qadsiah (1) 1–0Eastern Flames2 2025–26Al-Nassr (2)5–0Al-HilalAl-Ittihad (2) 3–1RTC MedinaAl Qadsiah (2) 9–1RTC Dammam
Individual awards Season Top scorers Best Goalkeeper Best PlayerJeddah Region2025 Hiba Ouhachi (ITI) Ranse Al-Hejaili (ULA) Khulud Binkhutheila (ULA)2025–26 Joud Salem (ITI) Norah Al-Malki (ITI) Aref Al-Kareem ()Eastern Region2025 Ciline Kachkach (EFL) Sara Al-Karri (EFL) Shakari Owens (QAD)2025–26 Talia Mahmoud () Al-Jouri Al-Dossary (QAD) Hour Al-fared (QAD)Riyadh Region2025 Ghaday Al-Otaibi (NSR) Aljoharah Al-Tamimi (NSR) Lamar Abousamra (HIL)2025–26 Sadeyah Hassan (NSR) Dana Al-Binali (HIL) Ghaday Al-Otaibi (NSR)
See also Dawri Madaris Saudi Women's Cup Saudi Women's Super Cup Women's football in Saudi Arabia Saudi Women's Premier League Saudi Women's First Division League Saudi Women's Second Division League
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