# 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League

The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League was the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League which replaced the Saudi Women's National League as the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr was 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 the revamped format for women's football competitions by introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and Saudi Women's First Division League.
Initially, all eight teams that qualified for the knockout stage of the 2021–22 Saudi National Women's League secured their spots in the inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League. This marked a significant moment for women's football in the kingdom, gaining increasing attention from Saudis. Leading professional Saudi clubs to acquire self-owned teams to compete in the league. Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr, two of the most prominent names in Saudi football, were confirmed as participants in the new women's league. Al-Nassr took over the 2021–22 women's football league champions, Al-Mamlaka FC (Arabic: فريق المملكة النسائي), while Al-Hilal acquired the 2021–22 women's football league runners-up, Challenge (Arabic: فريق التحدي). Before the league kicked off in October, more professional clubs followed suit. Al-Ittihad took over Jeddah Eagles. while Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab completed the lineup by acquiring Miraas Jeddah Club and Storm Club, 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.
* Al-Nassr
* Al-Hilal
* Al-Yamamah
* Al-Shabab
* Sama
* Al-Ittihad
* Al-Ahli
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | Appearance |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Mrsool Park | 25,000 | 1st |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | King Fahd Stadium | 68,752 | 1st |
| Al-Yamamah | Riyadh | Prince Faisal bin Fahd 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 bin Fahd Stadium | 22,188 | 1st |
| Sama | Riyadh | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 22,188 | 1st |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 62,345 | 1st |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Nassr | Abdulaziz Al-Alwni | Munira Al-Hamdan | Duneus | Shurfah, Harrys Pizza |
| Al-Hilal | Mashael Al-Rashidi | Ahod Alamari | S Team | BLU Store, Jahez, Tawuniya, Floward, Shawarmer |
| Al-Yamamah | | Moudi Abdulmehsen | | Dunkin' Donuts, Comprehensive Sports Medicine, MOVE, Tabz, Deep Art, Biotic |
| Al-Ittihad | | Bayan Sadagah | Erreà | Darco, SAL, Emkan, Tameeni, Yelo, Oud Al-Amoudi |
| Eastern Flames | Maram Al-Butairi | Mariam Al-Tamimi | Offside | PERPETUAL, CureMed |
| Al-Shabab | Marwa El-Hawat | Raghad Mukhayzin | Offside | Almozaini, Half Million, Mekyal, Azom, Bandar Real Estate |
| Sama | | Noura Al-Athel | | MSK Care, Al Madenah Water |
| Al-Ahli | Manar Fraij | Taqyah Rashwan | Xtep | MG Cars, Boga Super Foods, Dorrah for Real Estate, Saudi German Hospital |

## Foreign players

The following is a list of the foreign players who participated this season:
| Al-Nassr | Al-Hilal | Al-Yamamah | Al-Ittihad |
| Hessa Al-Isa Yasmeen Fayez Izabela Stahelin Marina Höher Lina Boussaha Maysa Jbarah Samia Aouni Ghada Ayadi | Mayara Gonçalves Jéssica Graziela Eman Hassan Fadwa Essameddine Elizabeth Addo Shokhan Salihi Direen Mulla Bakr Dima Al Kasti | Besma Benlakhlef Kenza Hadjar Anja Wilfling Omnia Mahmoud Tbarek Al-Ghazawi Mai Sweilem Chaima Abbassi Gabriela Pelogi | Deki Lhazom Norhan Taqsera Sara Abdallah Zainab Al-Lami Ayah Al-Majali Malak Shannak Shahnaz Jebreen |
| Eastern Flames | Al-Shabab | Sama | Al-Ahli |
| Aïcha Aguichari Ximena Mideros Sara Toro Ana Cheminava Hassania Alaidi Nassima Jawad Meriem Sassi | Hayam Abdellatif Noha Tarek Netsanet Muluneh Nancy Tchaylian Ruth Aturo | Salma Steteen Nourimane Oddah | Abla Bensenouci Cecilia Hagan Ibtissam Jraïdi Salima Jobrani Sana Yaakoubi Yasmine Jemai Aya Jeddi |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Al-Nassr (C) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 35 | Champions |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 32 | |
| 3 | Al-Shabab | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 26 | |
| 4 | Al-Yamamah | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 21 | |
| 5 | Al-Ittihad | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 21 | |
| 6 | Al-Ahli | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Eastern Flames | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 8 | |
| 8 | Sama (R) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 173 | −172 | 0 | Relegation to the 2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League |

## Results

On 15 September 2021, SAFF released the match schedule.
| Home \ Away | NAS | HIL | YAM | ITH | EFL | ASB | SAM | AHI |
| Al-Nassr | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 11–0 | 4–3 |
| Al-Hilal | 6–3 | — | 0–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 18–0 | 6–1 |
| Al-Yamamah | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 13–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 11–0 | 3–1 |
| Eastern Flames | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–2 | — | 3–4 | 11–0 | 1–5 |
| Al-Shabab | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | — | 19–0 | 2–1 |
| Sama | 0–18 | 0–18 | 0–10 | 0–14 | 0–8 | 0–8 | — | 1–9 |
| Al-Ahli | 0–4 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | — |

## Season statistics

    As of 18 February 2023

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal | 43 |
| 2 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | 17 |
| 3 | Hessa AlIsa | Al-Nassr | 15 |
| 3 | Noha Tarek | Al-Shabab | 15 |
| 5 | Daliah Abu Laban | Al-Shabab | 11 |
| 6 | Maysa Jbarah | Al-Nassr | 10 |
| 7 | Zainab Abbas | Al-Ittihad | 9 |
| 7 | Seba Tawfiq | Al-Ittihad | 9 |
| 9 | Sara Toro | Eastern Flames | 8 |
| 9 | Netsanet Muluneh | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Addo | Al-Hilal | 8 |
| 9 | Lulu Osama | Al-Yamamah | 8 |
| 9 | Nassima Jawad | Eastern Flames | 8 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Sara Khalid | Al-Nassr | 5 |
| 2 | Laila Al-Qahtani | Al-Yamamah | 2 |
| 2 | Hessa Al-Sudairy | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 2 | Ruth Aturo | Al-Shabab | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Munira Al-Hamdan | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 |
| Mubarkh Al-Saiari | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 Oct 2022 |
| Hessa AlIsa (2) | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 |
| Hessa AlIsa (2) | Al-Nassr | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 17 December 2022 |
| Ghada Ayadi | Al-Nassr | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 13 October 2022 |
| Lulu Osama (2) | Al-Yamamah | Eastern Flames | 3–1 (H) | 14 October 2022 |
| Lulu Osama (2) | Al-Yamamah | Sama | 13–0 (H) | 24 January 2023 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Al-Shabab | 4–2 (A) | 14 October 2022 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Eastern Flames | 3–1 (H) | 12 November 2022 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (A) | 19 November 2022 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Al-Ahli | 6–1 (H) | 2 December 2022 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Al-Nassr | 6–3 (H) | 30 December 2022 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Eastern Flames | 5–1 (A) | 24 January 2023 |
| Shokhan Salihi (7) | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Nancy Tchaylian | Al-Shabab | Al-Nassr | 3–3 (A) | 21 October 2022 |
| Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Yamamah | Sama | 10–0 (A) | 12 November 2022 |
| Hassania Alaidi | Eastern Flames | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 2 December 2022 |
| Nassima Jawad | Eastern Flames | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 2 December 2022 |
| Zainab Al-Lami (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 6 December 2022 |
| Zainab Al-Lami (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 14–0 (A) | 30 December 2022 |
| Seba Tawfiq (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 6 December 2022 |
| Seba Tawfiq (2) | Al-Ittihad | Sama | 14–0 (A) | 30 December 2022 |
| Noha Tarek | Al-Shabab | Sama | 8–0 (A) | 9 December 2022 |
| Maysa Jbarah | Al-Nassr | Sama | 11–0 (H) | 17 Dec 2022 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi (4) | Al-Ahli | Sama | 9–1 (H) | 23 Dec 2022 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi (4) | Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 3–4 (A) | 24 January 2023 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi (4) | Al-Ahli | Al-Shabab | 5–1 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi (4) | Al-Ahli | Eastern Flames | 5–1 (A) | 11 February 2023 |
| Daliah Abu Laban (2) | Al-Shabab | Eastern Flames | 4–3 (A) | 31 December 2022 |
| Daliah Abu Laban (2) | Al-Shabab | Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 |
| Ahod Alamari | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Elizabeth Addo (2) | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Elizabeth Addo (2) | Al-Hilal | Al-Ittihad | 4–4 (H) | 11 February 2023 |
| Abeer Nasser | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Areej Al-Anizi | Al-Hilal | Sama | 18–0 (H) | 31 January 2023 |
| Noha Tarek | Al-Shabab | Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 |
| Netsanet Muluneh | Al-Shabab | Sama | 19–0 (H) | 11 February 2023 |

### Discipline

    As of 18 February 2023
| | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. |
| 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) | 1 | |
| Club | Al-Ahli | 25 | Al-Yamamah | 3 | |