# 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League

The 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League was the second season of the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully retained their title.

## Overview

President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al Misehal, stated that this season would be the first to broadcast women's football in the country. Starting this season, Lay's will sponsor the league for three years.

## Teams

Eight teams will contest the 2023–24 Women's Premier League season. Al-Riyadh were confirmed as Division 1 champions on 9 February 2023, ensuring their debut in the Premier League. They replaced Sama, who were relegated last season. Al-Qadsiah (ex. Al Mutahed) also got promoted to the premier league after Al-Shabab acquired Al-Yamamah FC who finished 4th last season.
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2022-23 Season |
| Al-Ahli | Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 62,345 | 6th |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium | 15,000 | 2nd |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Al-Ittihad Club Stadium | 15,000 | 4th |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Mrsool Park | 25,000 | 1st |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium | 15,000 | D1, 2nd |
| Al-Riyadh | Riyadh | Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | 15,000 | D1, 1st |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium | 22,188 | 3rd |
| Eastern Flames | Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 26,000 | 7th |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Ahli | Manar Fraij | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Adidas | MG Cars, Boga Super Foods, Dorrah for Real Estate, Saudi German Hospital |
| Al-Hilal | Darko Stojanović | Claudia Dabda | Puma | BLU Store, Jahez, Tawuniya, Floward, Shawarmer |
| Al-Ittihad | Kelly Lindsey | Shahnaz Jebreen | Nike | Darco, SAL, Emkan, Tameeni, Yelo, Oud Al-Amoudi |
| Al-Nassr | Abdulaziz Al-Alwni | Samia Aouni | Nike | KAFD, AROYA Cruises, Noug |
| Al-Qadsiah | Luís Andrade | Rayanne Machado | Erreà | Switch, Masafi, United Facilities Management |
| Al-Riyadh | Claudio Vieira | Dina Huwaydi | Zeus | Yelo, Direct, Al Saif, Shumou Investment, AlDakheel Oud, Wataniya Finance |
| Al-Shabab | Miguel Morales | Al Bandari Mobarak | Offside | Almozaini, Half Million, Mekyal, Azom, Bandar Real Estate, MOVE |
| Eastern Flames | David Cabildo | Sara Al-Khater | Offside | Perpetual |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Al-Shabab | Hussain Marzouq | Sacked | 31 January 2024 | 6th | Miguel Morales | 31 January 2024 |
| Al-Riyadh | Ana Junyent | Sacked | 17–21 March 2024 | 8th | Claudio Vieira | 17–21 March 2024 |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 |
| Al-Ahli | Abla Bensenouci | Naomie Kabakaba | Cecilia Hagan | Alice Kusi | Ayah Al-Majali | Rawand Kassab | Ibtissam Jraïdi | |
| Al-Hilal | Anastasiya Linnik | Claudia Dabda | Eman Hassan | Elizabeth Addo | Cynthia Konlan | Mavis Owusu | Shokhan Salihi | Lineth Cedeño |
| Al-Nassr | Lina Boussaha | Izabela Stahelin | Aminata Diallo | Maysa Jbarah | Clara Luvanga | Samia Aouni | Ghada Ayadi | |
| Al-Qadsiah | Rayanne Machado | Ajara Nchout | Elizabeth Carabalí | Jessica Aby | Verónica Pérez | Lindsey Harris | Zaneta Wyne | |
| Al-Riyadh | Rafa Travalão | Omnia Mahmoud | Míriam Diéguez | Carla Gómez | Aroa León | Soulaima Jabrani | | |
| Al-Shabab | Lana Feras | Mai Sweilem | Corina Luijks | Chinaza Agoh | Rita Chikwelu | Chaima Abbassi | Ella Kaabachi | Oriana Altuve |
| Al-Ittihad | Leighanne Robe | Shahnaz Jebreen | Malak Shannak | Lili Iskandar | Salma Amani | Ashleigh Plumptre | Nor Mustafa | |
| Eastern Flames | Sevinj Jafarzade | Ximena Mideros | Sofía Ochoa | Tochukwu Oluehi | Maria Khan | Enekia Kasonga | Erica Cunningham | |
Notes

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Nassr (C) | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 37 | Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League and 2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 27 | Qualification for the 2024 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship |
| 3 | Al-Shabab | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 25 | |
| 4 | Al-Qadsiah | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Al-Hilal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 21 | |
| 6 | Al-Ittihad | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 20 | |
| 7 | Eastern Flames | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 4 | |
| 8 | Al-Riyadh (R) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 79 | −71 | 1 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's First Division League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | NAS | HIL | ASB | ITH | AHL | EFL | RIY | QDS |
| Al-Nassr | | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Hilal | 3–4 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 |
| Al-Shabab | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 9–2 | 2–0 |
| Al-Ittihad | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Ahli | 5–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–6 | | 8–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 |
| Eastern Flames | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Al-Riyadh | 0–6 | 0–4 | 1–10 | 2–13 | 0–4 | 1–6 | | 0–2 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |

### Notes

* ↑ The result (3–0) was awarded in favor of Al-Nassr by the disciplinary committee due to Al-Shabab fielding an ineligible player, Al Bandari Mobarak, who had received a red card with her former club Al Yamamah in the previous season. The actual result of the match ended (2–0) in favor of Al-Shabab.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | 17 |
| 2 | Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab | 14 |
| 3 | Lina Boussaha | Al-Nassr | 12 |
| 4 | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal | 11 |
| 4 | Clara Luvanga | Al-Nassr | 11 |
| 6 | Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | 10 |
| 7 | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | 8 |
| 8 | Mavis Owusu | Al-Hilal | 7 |
| 8 | Enekia Kasonga | Eastern Flames | 7 |
| 10 | Alice Kusi | Al-Ahli | 6 |
| 10 | Ella Kaabachi | Al-Shabab | 6 |
| 12 | Nor Mustafa | Al-Ittihad | 5 |
| 12 | Zaneta Wyne | Al-Qadsiah | 5 |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Clara Luvanga | Al-Nassr | 7 |
| 2 | Al Bandari Mobarak | Al-Shabab | 6 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Addo | Al-Hilal | 5 |
| 4 | Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | 4 |
| 4 | Alice Kusi | Al-Ahli | 4 |
| 4 | Shahnaz Jebreen | Al-Ittihad | 4 |
| 4 | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | 4 |
| 4 | Sara Al-Hamad | Al-Nassr | 4 |
| 4 | Moluk Al-Hawsawi | Al-Ahli | 4 |
| 4 | Fatimah Mansour | Al-Shabab | 4 |
| 4 | Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab | 4 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Sara Khalid | Al-Nassr | 8 |
| 1 | Lindsey Harris | Al-Qadsiah | 8 |
| 3 | Mona Abdulrahman | Al-Shabab | 6 |
| 4 | Rawand Kassab | Al-Ahli | 5 |
| 5 | Malak Shannak | Al-Ittihad | 3 |
| 5 | Hessa Al-Sudairy | Al-Ittihad | 3 |
| 7 | Cynthia Konlan | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| 7 | Reem Al-Beloshi | Al-Nassr | 2 |
| 7 | Nawal Al-Gelaish | Al-Hilal | 2 |
| 7 | Ghaliah Emam | Al-Ahli | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Lina Boussaha | Al-Nassr | Al-Riyadh | 6–0 (H) | 13 October 2023 |
| Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | Eastern Flames | 3–0 (A) | 14 October 2023 |
| Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | Al-Ahli | 6–2 (A) | 15 December 2023 |
| Enekia Kasonga | Eastern Flames | Al-Riyadh | 6–1 (A) | 20 October 2023 |
| Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal | Al-Riyadh | 4–0 (A) | 4 November 2023 |
| Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal | Al-Riyadh | 7–1 (H) | 4 February 2024 |
| Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab | Al-Riyadh | 9–2 (H) | 16 December 2023 |
| Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab | Al-Riyadh | 10–1 (A) | 19 April 2024 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Al-Riyadh | 4–0 (A) | 23 December 2023 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Al-Ittihad | 4–2 (A) | 19 April 2024 |
| Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Al-Riyadh | 8–0 (H) | 26 April 2024 |
| Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | Eastern Flames | 8–0 (H) | 15 March 2024 |
| Lili Iskandar | Al-Ittihad | Al-Riyadh | 13–2 (A) | 16 March 2024 |
| Ella Kaabachi | Al-Shabab | Eastern Flames | 4–2 (A) | 23 March 2024 |

### Discipline

| | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. |
| Player | Lana Feras (Al-Shabab) Joury Tarek (Al-Ittihad) | 5 | Al-Jawahara Saud (Al-Hilal) | 2 | |
| Club | Al-Hilal | 21 | Al-Shabab Al-Hilal Al-Nassr | 1 | |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| November | Kelly Lindsey | Al-Ittihad | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad | Rawand Kassab | Al-Ahli | Ashleigh Plumptre (vs. Eastern Flames) | Al-Ittihad | |
| December | Darko Stojanović | Al-Hilal | Sara Al-Hamad | Al-Nassr | Sara Khalid | Al-Nassr | Clara Luvanga (vs. Al-Ittihad) | Al-Nassr | |
| January | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Rawand Kassab | Al-Ahli | Mavis Owusu (vs. Al-Ahli) | Al-Hilal | |
| February | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Rawand Kassab | Al-Ahli | Mavis Owusu (vs. Al-Ahli) | Al-Hilal | |
| March | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | Nawal Al-Gelaish | Al-Hilal | Leighanne Robe (vs. Al-Ahli) | Al-Ittihad | |
| April | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Naomie Kabakaba | Al-Ahli | Nawal Al-Gelaish | Al-Hilal | Leighanne Robe (vs. Al-Ahli) | Al-Ittihad | |

## Team of the Season

| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Lindsey Harris | Al-Qadsiah |
| DF | Rayanne Machado | Al-Qadsiah |
| DF | Ashleigh Plumptre | Al-Ittihad |
| DF | Danya Al-Sharif | Al-Qadsiah |
| DF | Tahani Al-Zahrani | Al-Shabab |
| MF | Lina Boussaha | Al-Nassr |
| MF | Elizabeth Addo | Al-Hilal |
| MF | Alice Kusi | Al-Ahli |
| MF | Shokhan Salihi | Al-Hilal |
| FW | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli |
| FW | Oriana Altuve | Al-Shabab |