# 2023–24 Saudi Women's Cup

the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup was the inaugural season of the annual Saudi women's football cup competition. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the current year's Women's Premier League. The competition began on 23 November 2023 with a round of 16.
The final was won by Al-Ahli, who beat Al-Shabab 3–2 at Kingdom Arena.

## Participating teams

The tournament features the participation of the following 16 teams: all teams from the 2023–24 Premier League season, with the remaining 8 spots determined by the results of the previous year's Saudi Women's First Division League results.
| Saudi Women's Premier League the 7 clubs of the 2022–23 season | Saudi Women's First Division League the best 9 clubs of the 2022–23 season |
| Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Al-Shabab Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli Eastern Flames Al-Bayraq | Al-Riyadh Al-Qadsiah Jeddah Najmat Jeddah United Eagles Neom Saham Al-Hmmah Al-Amal |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 November – Qatif | 23 November – Qatif | | | | | | |
| Eastern Flames | 18 | | | | | | |
| Eastern Flames | 18 | 29 December – Qatif | 29 December – Qatif | | | | | |
| Saham | 0 | 29 December – Qatif | 29 December – Qatif | | | | |
| Saham | 0 | Eastern Flames | 0 | | | | |
| 24 November – Khobar | 24 November – Khobar | | Eastern Flames | 0 | | | | |
| 24 November – Khobar | 24 November – Khobar | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | | | | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 7 | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | | | | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 7 | | | | 9 February – Khobar | 9 February – Khobar | | |
| Najmat Jeddah | 0 | | | | 9 February – Khobar | 9 February – Khobar | |
| Najmat Jeddah | 0 | | | | Al-Qadsiah | 2 | |
| 23 November – Taif | 23 November – Taif | | | | | Al-Qadsiah | 2 | |
| 23 November – Taif | 23 November – Taif | | | | Al-Ahli | 3 | |
| Al-Amal | 0 | | | | Al-Ahli | 3 | |
| Al-Amal | 0 | 30 December – Riyadh | 30 December – Riyadh | | | | | |
| Al-Nassr | 9 | 30 December – Riyadh | 30 December – Riyadh | | | | |
| Al-Nassr | 9 | Al-Nassr | 3 | | | | |
| 23 November – Riyadh | 23 November – Riyadh | | Al-Nassr | 3 | | | | |
| 23 November – Riyadh | 23 November – Riyadh | Al-Ahli (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | |
| Al-Bayraq | 1 | Al-Ahli (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | |
| Al-Bayraq | 1 | | | | | | | 28 March – Riyadh | 28 March – Riyadh |
| Al-Ahli | 17 | | | | | | | 28 March – Riyadh | 28 March – Riyadh |
| Al-Ahli | 17 | | | | | | | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| 24 November – Riyadh | 24 November – Riyadh | | | | | | | | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| 24 November – Riyadh | 24 November – Riyadh | | | | | | | Al-Shabab | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 4 | | | | | | | Al-Shabab | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 4 | 30 December – Riyadh | 30 December – Riyadh | | | | | | |
| NEOM | 0 | 30 December – Riyadh | 30 December – Riyadh | | | | | | |
| NEOM | 0 | Al-Hilal | 0 | | | | | | |
| 23 November – Jeddah | 23 November – Jeddah | | Al-Hilal | 0 | | | | | | |
| 23 November – Jeddah | 23 November – Jeddah | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jeddah Club | 0 | Al-Shabab | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jeddah Club | 0 | | | | 9 February – Riyadh | 9 February – Riyadh | | | | |
| Al-Shabab | 8 | | | | 9 February – Riyadh | 9 February – Riyadh | | | |
| Al-Shabab | 8 | | | | Al-Shabab | 5 | | | |
| 24 November – Riyadh | 24 November – Riyadh | | | | | Al-Shabab | 5 | | | |
| 24 November – Riyadh | 24 November – Riyadh | | | | Al-Ittihad | 4 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Al-Hmmah | 0 | | | | Al-Ittihad | 4 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Al-Hmmah | 0 | 30 December – Jeddah | 30 December – Jeddah | | | | | 27 March – Riyadh | 27 March – Riyadh |
| Al-Riyadh | 5 | 30 December – Jeddah | 30 December – Jeddah | | | | | 27 March – Riyadh | 27 March – Riyadh |
| Al-Riyadh | 5 | Al-Riyadh | 0 | | | | | Al-Qadsiah | 0 (5) |
| 24 November – Jeddah | 24 November – Jeddah | | Al-Riyadh | 0 | | | | | Al-Qadsiah | 0 (5) |
| 24 November – Jeddah | 24 November – Jeddah | Al-Ittihad | 5 | | | | | Al-Ittihad | 0 (4) |
| Al-Ittihad | w/o | Al-Ittihad | 5 | | | | | Al-Ittihad | 0 (4) |
| United Eagles | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

There will be eight matches in the Round of 16, split over two days on November 23 and 24, 2023. The draw took place on September 6, 2023.

### Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, four matches were played as follows: the winner of match 1 hosted the winner of match 2, the winner of match 3 hosted the winner of match 4, the winner of match 5 hosted the winner of match 6, and the winner of match 8 hosted the winner of match 7.

### Semi-finals

Two matches were played in the semi-finals on 9 February 2024, made up of the four winning teams from the quarter-finals.

### Third place play-off

Third-place match play-off was played on 27 March 2024 in Riyadh.

### Final

The final was played at Kingdom Arena on 28 March 2024. This was the stadium's first-ever women's football game.
| Al-Ahli | Al-Shabab |
| GK | 34 | Ghaliah Emam |
| DF | 19 | Ayah Al-Majali |
| DF | 8 | Rahaf Al-Mansouri |
| DF | 16 | Huriyyah Al-Shamrani | 38' | 88' |
| MF | 23 | Raghad Mukhayzin |
| FW | 9 | Ibtissam Jraïdi (c) |
| FW | 10 | Alice Kusi | | 87' |
| FW | 11 | Daliah Abu Laban | 65' | 65' |
| FW | 27 | Naomie Kabakaba |
| MF | 22 | Sawaher Asiri |
| MF | 99 | Rana Abdullah |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 3 | Ghada Malhan |
| DF | 55 | Azah Joudah |
| FW | 6 | Abla Bensenouci |
| GK | 1 | Rawand Kassab |
| MF | 15 | Ahod Al-Amari |
| FW | 17 | Fadwa Khaled | | 88' |
| FW | 75 | Cecilia Hagan | | 87' |
| MF | 24 | Moluk Al-Hawsawi | 85' | 65' |
| MF | 77 | Roaa Al-Sulaimani |
| Manager: ||
| Manar Fraij ||
| GK | 21 | Mona Abdulrahman |
| DF | 13 | Tahani Al-Zahrani | | 46' |
| DF | 98 | Lana Feras | 69' 90+3' |
| MF | 18 | Rita Chikwelu | | 61' |
| MF | 3 | Leen Mohammed (c) |
| FW | 28 | Ella Kaabachi | | 55' |
| MF | 47 | Moudi Abdulmohsen |
| MF | 8 | Adda Al-Fahad |
| FW | 66 | Al Bandari Mobarak | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Noura Ibrahim |
| FW | 9 | Oriana Altuve |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Laila Al-Qahtani |
| DF | 2 | Dalal Abdullatif |
| DF | 5 | Muneerah Ahmed |
| DF | 4 | Chaima Abbassi | 75' | 61' |
| MF | 17 | Deem Saud |
| DF | 29 | Sarah Majed |
| FW | 77 | Chinaza Agoh | | 55' |
| FW | 11 | Fatimah Mansour | | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Abeer Nasser | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Morales ||
Assistant referees: Ekaterina Chernova (Russia) Irina Chechenina (Russia) Fourth official: Heba Al-Owedi

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | 14 |
| 2 | Enekia Kasonga | Eastern Flames | 8 |
| 2 | Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 4 | Alice Kusi | Al-Ahli | 6 |
| 5 | Verónica Pérez | Al-Qadsiah | 5 |
| 6 | Shaikha Al-Asiri | Eastern Flames | 4 |
| 6 | Jessica Aby | Al-Qadsiah | 4 |
| 8 | Mavis Owusu | Al-Hilal | 3 |
| 8 | Sofía Ochoa | Eastern Flames | 3 |
| 8 | Samia Aouni | Al-Nassr | 3 |
| 8 | Clara Luvanga | Al-Nassr | 3 |
| 8 | Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Shabab | 3 |
| 8 | Lili Iskandar | Al-Ittihad | 3 |
| 14 | Abla Bensenouci | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 14 | Rafa Travalão | Al-Riyadh | 2 |
| 14 | Lina Boussaha | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| 14 | Cecilia Hagan | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| 14 | Maysa Jbarah | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| 14 | Ximena Mideros | Eastern Flames | 2 |
| 14 | Fatimah Mansour | Al-Shabab | 2 |
| 14 | Salma Amani | Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| 22 | Ghada Ayadi | Al-Nassr | 1 |
| 22 | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal | 1 |
| 22 | Carla Gómez | Al-Riyadh | 1 |
| 22 | Kholoud Al Harthi | Al-Riyadh | 1 |
| 22 | Sara Hamad | Al-Nassr | 1 |
| 22 | Moluk Al-Hawsawi | Al-Ahli | 1 |
| 22 | Maria Khan | Eastern Flames | 1 |
| 22 | Besma Benlakhlef | Al-Bayraq | 1 |
| 22 | Zaneta Wyne | Al-Qadsiah | 1 |
| 22 | Rita Chikwelu | Al-Shabab | 1 |
| 22 | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 22 | Seba Tawfiq | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 22 | Talah Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 22 | Leighanne Robe | Al-Ittihad | 1 |
| 22 | Huriyyah Al-Shamrani | Al-Ahli | 1 |
| 22 | Ajara Nchout | Al-Qadsiah | 1 |
| 22 | Noura Ibrahim | Al-Shabab | 1 |
| 22 | Mai Sweilem | Al-Shabab | 1 |
| 22 | Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | 1 |
| 22 | Chaima Abbassi | Al-Shabab | 1 |

## Prize money

The Saudi Football Federation has approved the financial prizes for the Saudi Women's Cup. The champion received 750,000 Saudi Riyals, the second-place holder 500,000 Saudi Riyals, and the third-place holder 200,000 Saudi Riyals.
| Place | Teams | Amount (in riyal) |
| Champions | 1 | 750,000 SAR |
| Runners-up | 1 | 500,000 SAR |
| Third place | 1 | 200,000 SAR |
| Total | 3 | 1,450,000 SAR |