The 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League, was the 3rd season of the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia. It's the first season featuring an expanded 10 teams, up from the 8 teams that competed in the previous two seasons. '..It has been decided to increase the number of teams in the Saudi Women's Premier League next season to 10 teams instead of 8, as in the past two seasons, adding two more teams...'
Al-Nassr, the two-time defending champions, retained their title to become the first team to win three consecutive championships. They were dominant throughout the season, suffering only a single defeat in the entire campaign.
Overview League Developments and Strategic Growth In May 2024, Grass Valley announced a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabian Football Federation to distribute the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League matches through its digital platform.
On 3 November 2024, the Saudi Arabian Federation announced the establishment of the Saudi Women's Super Cup, with this season's champions and runners-up set to qualify for its inaugural edition.
Teams 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. Four days later, Al-Amal also booked their place for the first time by virtue of finishing third in the first division. These three newcomers replaced Al-Riyadh, who were relegated after a winless season.
Team Location Ground Capacity 2023-24 Season Al-Ahli Jeddah Al-Ahli Club Stadium 14,000 Al-Amal Taif Okaz Sport Club Stadium 1,500 Al-Hilal Riyadh Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium2,000 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Al-Ittihad Club Stadium 15,000 Al-Nassr Riyadh Al Nassr Club Stadium 10,000 Al-Qadsiah Khobar Al Qadsiah Club Stadium 11,000 Al-Shabab Riyadh Al-Shabab Club Stadium 28,000 Al-Taraji Qatif Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium 12,000 Al-Ula Medina Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City 24,000 Eastern Flames Dammam Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium 15,000
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAl-Ahli Ibtissam Jraïdi Adidas Red Sea Global, urpayAl-Amal Imène Merrouche Offside The SpecialistsAl-Hilal Claudia Dabda Puma Jahez, Alwaleed PhilanthropiesAl-Ittihad Bayan Sadagah Nike Roshn, SURJ Sports Investment Al-Nassr Kathellen Adidas Al-Qadsiah Rayanne Machado Nike IzAl-Shabab Leen Mohammed Offside YeloAl-Taraji Fatimah Al-Sadah HattrickAl-Ula Tuani Lemos Skillano AlUlaEastern Flames Sara Al-Khatar Puma Calo
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentAl-Ula Mary Kok-Willemsen Sacked12 October 20247th Dona Rajab (interim)17 October 2024 Dona Rajab (interim)End of interim period4 November 2024 Ray Farrugia4 November 2024Al-Taraji David Pérez Sacked December 202410th Mohamad Al Kadadi December 2024
Foreign players 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 one out of 6 meeting specific criteria), the on-field limit has been increased from 4 to 5. ClubForeign playersPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Al-Ahli Naomie Kabakaba Alice Kusi Ayah Al-Majali Rawand Kassab Ibtissam Jraïdi Élodie NakkachAl-Amal Noura Bouaita Ferial Daoui Imène Merrouche Milagros Menéndez Brigitte Omboudou Irene TobarAl-Hilal Aline Claudia Dabda Mavis Owusu Shokhan Salihi Aldrith Quintero Jessica MartínezAl-Ittihad Letícia Nunes Leighanne Robe Lili Iskandar Francisca Ordega Ashleigh Plumptre Zala MeršnikAl-Nassr Lina Boussaha Duda Francelino Kathellen Ruth Kipoyi Nesrine Bahlouli Clara LuvangaAl-Qadsiah Adriana Rayanne Machado Ajara Nchout Léa Le Garrec Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Lindsey HarrisAl-Shabab Falonne Pambani Kheira Hamraoui Sherifatu Sumaila Lana Feras María Díaz Cirauqui Patricia PadillaAl-Taraji Hajar Al-Ansari Mayara Gonçalves Grâce Mfwamba Wafe MessaoudAl-Ula Melisa Hasanbegović Selma Kapetanović Jaine Lemke Tuani Lemos Sarah Bouhaddi Ange N'GuessanEastern Flames Keikei Jolina Amani Maria Khan Noxolo Cesane Nor Mustafa Samia Aouni Former players ClubForeign playersPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Al-Amal Stéphanie Gbogou Mariam Sidibé Dominique RandleAl-Ittihad Shahnaz JebreenAl-Qadsiah Jessica AbyAl-Shabab Chinonyerem Macleans Nataša AndonovaAl-Taraji Dhekra MahfoudhAl-Ula Fatjesa Gegollaj
Domestic Status of Foreign Players The following foreign players are considered domestic due to one or more of the following: being Saudi-born (Al-Mawaleed) or having a residency permit, while they continue to represent other countries in international competitions. The foreign player restrictions do not apply to them. On the other hand, teams are allowed to register only two Saudi-born players (Al-Mawaleed; players born in 2004 or later), with only one permitted to play on the field. ClubForeign playersPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Al-Ahli Farida HanafiAl-Hilal Maryam Benkirane Lamar Abousamra Joury HashemAl-Nassr Etaf Al-SawiAl-Ula Safa Zedadka Tasnim Ahmed Hadeel Jehran
League table
Results
Positions by round 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.
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli262 Ajara NchoutAl-Qadsiah243 Naomie KabakabaAl-Ahli214 Clara LuvangaAl-Nassr195 Duda FrancelinoAl-Nassr166 Jessica MartínezAl-Hilal14 Letícia NunesAl-Ittihad8 Imène MerroucheAl-Amal11 Lina BoussahaAl-Nassr10 Sara GunnarsdóttirAl-Qadsiah9 Ruth KipoyiAl-Nassr Jaine LemkeAl-Ula
Top assists Rank Player Club Assists1 Léa Le GarrecAl-Qadsiah232 Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli123 Alice KusiAl-Ahli114 Nesrine BahlouliAl-Nassr105 Ruth KipoyiAl-Nassr7 Clara LuvangaAl-Nassr Mavis OwusuAl-Hilal8 Lina BoussahaAl-Nassr6 Selma KapetanovićAl-Ula Ange N'GuessanAl-Ula Ajara NchoutAl-Qadsiah Ashleigh PlumptreAl-Ittihad
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Sarah BouhaddiAl-Ula6 Lindsey HarrisAl-Qadsiah Sara KhalidAl-Nassr Zala MeršnikAl-Ittihad5 Laila Al-QahtaniAl-Shabab56 AlineAl-Hilal4 KeikeiEastern Flames Mona AbdulrahmanAl-Shabab9 Rawand KassabAl-Ahli3 Ghaliah EmamAl-Ahli
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateRef. Naomie KabakabaAl-AhliAl-Amal6–2 (A)27 September 2024Al-Hilal4–1 (A)7 February 2025 Mavis OwusuAl-HilalEastern Flames4–0 (H)28 September 2024Al-Taraji9–1 (A)12 October 2024 Ibtissam JraïdiAl-AhliAl-Shabab6–2 (A)11 October 2024Al-Amal8–2 (H)10 January 2025Al-Taraji8–0 (A)31 January 2025 Jessica MartínezAl-HilalAl-Taraji9–1 (A)12 October 2024 Ajara NchoutAl-QadsiahAl-Amal6–1 (A)8 November 2024Al-Ula5–1 (H)15 November 2024Al-Taraji9–2 (H)21 December 2024Al-Ittihad4–1 (H)11 January 2025Al-Amal9–0 (H)31 January 2025 Lina BoussahaAl-NassrAl-Shabab4–3 (H)16 November 2024 Chinonyerem MacleansAl-ShababEastern Flames6–0 (H)21 November 2024 Imène MerroucheAl-AmalAl-Taraji6–1 (A)22 November 20245–0 (A)8 March 2025 Letícia NunesAl-IttihadAl-Taraji3–0 (A)14 December 2024Eastern Flames4–0 (H)27 December 2024 Duda FrancelinoAl-NassrAl-Taraji11–0 (A)27 December 2024Al-Ula4–0 (A)11 January 2025Al-Taraji6–0 (H)23 April 2025 Kheira HamraouiAl-ShababAl-Taraji7–0 (H)12 January 2025 Clara LuvangaAl-NassrEastern Flames7–0 (H)31 January 2025Al-Taraji6–0 (H)23 April 2025 Sulaf AsiriAl-QadsiahAl-Taraji8–0 (A)18 April 2025
Discipline Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.Player Dhekra Mahfoudh (Al-Taraji)6 Mayara (Al-Taraji)2ClubAl-ShababAl-TarajiAl-Ula18Al-Taraji4
Individual awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClubPlayer ClubSeptember/October José HerreraAl-Hilal Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli AlineAl-HilalNovember Manar FraijAl-Ahli Al-Bandary MobarakAl-Shabab Ghaliah EmamAl-AhliDecember Ray FarrugiaAl-Ula Léa Le GarrecAl-Qadsiah AlineAl-HilalJanuary Manar FraijAl-Ahli Ibtissam JraïdiAl-Ahli Sara KhalidAl-NassrFebruary/March Luís AndradeAl-Qadsiah Francisca OrdegaAl-Ittihad Irene TobarAl-Amal
Weekly awards Goal of the Week Week Goal of the Week Player Club 1 Nataša Andonova Al-Shabab 2 Nadiyah Al-Dhidan Al-Ula 3 Imène Merrouche Al-Amal 4 Basmah Al-Shnaifi Al-Nassr 5 Jessica Martínez Al-Hilal 6 Letícia Nunes Al-Ittihad 7 Basmah Al-Shnaifi Al-Nassr 8 Fadwa Khaled Al-Ahli 9 Léa Le Garrec Al-Qadsiah 10 Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli 11 12 Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr 13 Léa Le Garrec Al-Qadsiah 14 Al-Bandary Mobarak Al-Shabab 15 Léa Le Garrec Al-Qadsiah 16 Farah Jefry Al-Ittihad 17 Léa Le Garrec Al-Qadsiah
Team of the Week Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1 Zala Meršnik, ITI 2 Zala Meršnik, ITI 3 Zala Meršnik, ITI 4 Mayara, TRJ 5 Zala Meršnik, ITI 6 Keikei, EFL 7 Lindsey Harris, QDS 8 Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA 9 Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA 10 Zala Meršnik, ITI 11 Aline, HIL 12 Mayara, TRJ 13 Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA 14 Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA 15 Keikei, EFL 16 Lindsey Harris, QDS 17 Laila Al-Qahtani, SHB
Team of the Season
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