# 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League

The 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League, is 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.
Al-Nassr are two times defending champions

## 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 | 2nd |
| Al-Amal | Taif | Okaz Sport Club Stadium | 1,500 | D1, 3rd |
| Al-Hilal | Riyadh | Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium | 2,000 | 5th |
| Al-Ittihad | Jeddah | Al-Ittihad Club Stadium | 15,000 | 6th |
| Al-Nassr | Riyadh | Al Nassr Club Stadium | 10,000 | 1st |
| Al-Qadsiah | Khobar | Al Qadsiah Club Stadium | 11,000 | 4th |
| Al-Shabab | Riyadh | Al-Shabab Club Stadium | 28,000 | 3rd |
| Al-Taraji | Qatif | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium | 12,000 | D1, 2nd |
| Al-Ula | Medina | Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City | 24,000 | D1, 1st |
| Eastern Flames | Dammam | Prince Fahad bin Salman Stadium | 15,000 | 7th |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Ahli | Manar Fraij | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Adidas | Red Sea Global, urpay |
| Al-Amal | Ibrahim Adjou | Imène Merrouche | Offside | The Specialists |
| Al-Hilal | José Herrera | Claudia Dabda | Puma | Jahez, Alwaleed Philanthropies |
| Al-Ittihad | Lindsay Camila | Bayan Sadagah | Nike | Roshn, SURJ Sports Investment |
| Al-Nassr | Sandro Mendes | Kathellen | Adidas | KAFD |
| Al-Qadsiah | Luís Andrade | Rayanne Machado | Nike | Iz |
| Al-Shabab | Raúl Pérez | Leen Mohammed | Offside | Yelo |
| Al-Taraji | Mohamad Al Kadadi | Fatimah Al-Sadah | Hattrick | |
| Al-Ula | Ray Farrugia | Tuani Lemos | Skillano | AlUla |
| Eastern Flames | Isa Al-Ainawy | Sara Al-Khatar | Puma | Calo |
* ↑ Although Adjou is the acting coach, the de facto head coach is Radia Fertoul.
* ↑ Although Mendes is the acting coach, the de facto head coach is Abdulaziz Al-Alwni.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Al-Ula | Mary Kok-Willemsen | Sacked | 12 October 2024 | 7th | Dona Rajab (interim) | 17 October 2024 |
| Al-Ula | Dona Rajab (interim) | End of interim period | 4 November 2024 | 7th | Ray Farrugia | 4 November 2024 |
| Al-Taraji | David Pérez | Sacked | December 2024 | 10th | 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.
| Club | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players |
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
| Al-Ahli | Naomie Kabakaba | Alice Kusi | Ayah Al-Majali | Rawand Kassab | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Élodie Nakkach |
| Al-Amal | Noura Bouaita | Ferial Daoui | Imène Merrouche | Milagros Menéndez | Brigitte Omboudou | Irene Tobar |
| Al-Hilal | Aline | Claudia Dabda | Mavis Owusu | Shokhan Salihi | Aldrith Quintero | Jessica Martínez |
| Al-Ittihad | Letícia Nunes | Leighanne Robe | Lili Iskandar | Francisca Ordega | Ashleigh Plumptre | Zala Meršnik |
| Al-Nassr | Nesrine Bahlouli | Lina Boussaha | Duda Francelino | Kathellen | Ruth Kipoyi | Clara Luvanga |
| Al-Qadsiah | Adriana | Rayanne Machado | Ajara Nchout | Léa Le Garrec | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir | Lindsey Harris |
| Al-Shabab | Falonne Pambani | Kheira Hamraoui | Sherifatu Sumaila | Lana Feras | María Díaz Cirauqui | Patricia Padilla |
| Al-Taraji | Hajar Al-Ansari | Mayara Gonçalves | Grâce Mfwamba | Dhekra Mahfoudh | Wafe Messaoud | |
| Al-Ula | Melisa Hasanbegović | Selma Kapetanović | Jaine Lemke | Tuani Lemos | Sarah Bouhaddi | Ange N'Guessan |
| Eastern Flames | Keikei | Jolina Amani | Maria Khan | Noxolo Cesane | Nor Mustafa | Samia Aouni |

### Former players

| Club | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players |
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Al-Amal | Stéphanie Gbogou | Mariam Sidibé | Dominique Randle |
| Al-Ittihad | Shahnaz Jebreen | | |
| Al-Qadsiah | Jessica Aby | | |
| Al-Shabab | Chinonyerem Macleans | Nataša Andonova | |
| Al-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.
| Club | Foreign players | Foreign players | Foreign players |
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| Al-Ahli | Farida Hanafi | | |
| Al-Hilal | Maryam Benkirane | Lamar Abousamra | Joury Hashem |
| Al-Nassr | Etaf Al-Sawi | | |
| Al-Ula | Safa Zedadka | Tasnim Ahmed | Hadeel Jehran |
* ^ players born in 2004 or later, with only one per team allowed to play on the field.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Nassr (C) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 48 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 37 | |
| 3 | Al-Qadsiah | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 29 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Hilal | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 25 | |
| 6 | Al-Ula | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Al-Ittihad | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 21 | |
| 8 | Eastern Flames | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 49 | −40 | 12 | |
| 9 | Al-Amal | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 10 | Relegation to the 2025–26 Saudi Women's First Division League |
| 10 | Al-Taraji (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 94 | −86 | 0 | Relegation to the 2025–26 Saudi Women's First Division League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | NAS | AHL | QDS | SHB | HIL | ULA | ITH | EFL | AML | TRJ |
| Al-Nassr | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 25 Apr |
| Al-Ahli | 2–4 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 18 Apr | 8–2 | 5–0 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 1–2 | 25 Apr | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 9–0 | 9–2 |
| Al-Shabab | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–4 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 25 Apr | 7–0 |
| Al-Hilal | 18 Apr | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Al-Ula | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 25 Apr | | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 |
| Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 |
| Eastern Flames | 1–5 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 25 Apr | | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Al-Amal | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–6 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 18 Apr | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 5–0 |
| Al-Taraji | 0–11 | 0–8 | 18 Apr | 0–4 | 1–9 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |

## 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Al-Nassr | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Ahli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | |
| Al-Shabab | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | |
| Al-Hilal | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | |
| Al-Ula | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| Al-Ittihad | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | |
| Eastern Flames | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | |
| Al-Amal | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | |
| Al-Taraji | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
* Leader and AFC Women's Champions League
* Relegation to Saudi Women's First Division League
* Relegation to Saudi Women's First Division League

## Season statistics

    As of 15 March 2025

### Discipline

| | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. |
| Player | Dhekra Mahfoudh (Al-Taraji) | 6 | Mayara (Al-Taraji) | 2 | |
| Club | Al-Shabab Al-Taraji Al-Ula | 18 | Al-Taraji | 4 | |

## Individual 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 | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| September/October | José Herrera | Al-Hilal | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Aline | Al-Hilal | |
| November | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Al-Bandary Mobarak | Al-Shabab | Ghaliah Emam | Al-Ahli | |
| December | Ray Farrugia | Al-Ula | Léa Le Garrec | Al-Qadsiah | Aline | Al-Hilal | |
| January | Manar Fraij | Al-Ahli | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | Sara Khalid | Al-Nassr | |

### Weekly awards
#### Goal of the Week

| Week | Goal of the Week | Goal of the Week | Ref. |
| Week | Player | Club | Ref. |
| 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 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | Al-Ahli | |
| 12 | Clara Luvanga | Al-Nassr | |
| 13 | Léa Le Garrec | Al-Qadsiah | |
| 14 | Al-Bandary Mobarak | Al-Shabab | |
| 15 | Léa Le Garrec | Al-Qadsiah | |

#### Team of the Week

| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| 1 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | Tahani Al-Zahrani, SHB Ayah Al-Majali, AHL Rayanne Machado, QDS Leen Mohammed, SHB | Kheira Hamraoui, SHB Ruth Kipoyi, NSR Élodie Nakkach, AHL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Nataša Andonova, SHB Mavis Owusu, HIL |
| 2 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | Leen Mohammed, SHB Lana Feras, SHB Tuani Lemos, ULA Shuruq Al-Hwsawi, HIL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Lina Boussaha, NSR Selma Kapetanović, ULA Noxolo Cesane, EFL | Jaine Lemke, ULA Daliah Abu Laban, AHL |
| 3 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | Shuruq Al-Hwsawi, HIL Kathellen, NSR Rayanne Machado, QDS Dalal Abdullatif, QDS | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Jessica Martínez, HIL Alice Kusi, AHL Mavis Owusu, HIL | Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL Al-Bandari Al-Hwsawi, HIL |
| 4 | Mayara, TRJ | Aseel Ahmed, NSR Kathellen, NSR Ayah Al-Majali, AHL Sara Al-Hamad, NSR | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Lina Boussaha, NSR Alice Kusi, AHL Ruth Kipoyi, NSR | Ajara Nchout, QDS Al-Bandari Mobarak, SHB |
| 5 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | Sawaher Al-Asiri, AHL Rayanne Machado, QDS Maria Khan, EFL Sadaa Ibrahim, EFL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Lina Boussaha, NSR Léa Le Garrec, QDS Lili Iskandar, ITI | Ajara Nchout, QDS Nor Mustafa, EFL |
| 6 | Keikei, EFL | Aseel Ahmed, NSR Patricia Padilla, SHB Lana Feras, SHB Noura Ibrahim, SHB | Imène Merrouche, AML Lina Boussaha, NSR Nataša Andonova, SHB Ferial Daoui, AML | Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL Chinonyerem Macleans, SHB |
| 7 | Lindsey Harris, QDS | Asrar Al-Shaibani, ITI Rayanne Machado, QDS Melisa Hasanbegović, ULA Bayan Sadagah, ITI | Selma Kapetanović, ULA Léa Le Garrec, QDS Basmah Al-Shnaifi, NSR Ruth Kipoyi, NSR | Letícia Nunes, ITI Jaine Lemke, ULA |
| 8 | Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA | Aseel Ahmed, NSR Ayah Al-Majali, AHL Melisa Hasanbegović, ULA Farida Hanafi, AHL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Léa Le Garrec, QDS Alice Kusi, AHL Patricia Padilla, SHB | Ajara Nchout, QDS Moluk Al-Hawsawi, AHL |
| 9 | Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA | Aseel Ahmed, NSR Ashleigh Plumptre, ITI Lana Feras, SHB Sara Al-Hamad,NSR | Shahnaz Jebreen, ITI Duda Francelino, NSR Nataša Andonova, SHB Ruth Kipoyi, NSR | Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL Letícia Nunes, ITI |
| 10 | Zala Meršnik, ITI | Shuruq Al-Hwsawi, HIL Rayanne Machado, QDS Lana Feras, SHB Sara Al-Hamad, NSR | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Ruth Kipoyi, NSR Kheira Hamraoui, SHB Ajara Nchout, QDS | Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL María Díaz Cirauqui, SHB |
| 11 | Aline, HIL | Shuruq Al-Hwsawi, HIL Kathellen, NSR Tuani Lemos, ULA Mariam Al-Tamimi, ULA | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Jaine Lemke, ULA Alice Kusi, AHL Fadwa Khaled, AHL | Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL Nawras Al-Khaldi, ULA |
| 12 | Mayara, TRJ | Dalal Abdullatif, QDS Kathellen, NSR Munirah Al-Ghanam, QDS Sara Al-Hamad, NSR | Abeer Nasser, SHB Ruth Kipoyi, NSR Ange N'Guessan, ULA Jessica Martínez, HIL | Clara Luvanga, NSR Al-Bandari Al-Hwsawi, HIL |
| 13 | Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA | Huriyyah Al-Shamrani, AHL Kathellen, NSR Rayanne Machado, QDS Leen Mohammed, SHB | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Léa Le Garrec, QDS Nesrine Bahlouli, NSR Noura Ibrahim, QDS | Ajara Nchout, QDS Ibtissam Jraïdi, AHL |
| 14 | Sarah Bouhaddi, ULA | Jana Al-Habib, TRJ Melisa Hasanbegović, ULA Ashleigh Plumptre, QDS Sawaher Al-Asiri, AHL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Lana Abdulrazak, ITI Noxolo Cesane, EFL Fatimah Mansour, ITI | Nor Mustafa, EFL Daliah Abu Laban, AHL |
| 15 | Keikei, EFL | Huriyyah Al-Shamrani, AHL Ayah Al-Majali, AHL Farida Hanafi, AHL Sawaher Al-Asiri, AHL | Naomie Kabakaba, AHL Imène Merrouche, AML Élodie Nakkach, AHL Moluk Al-Hawsawi, AHL | Francisca Ordega, ITI Shokhan Salihi, HIL |
| 16 | Lindsey Harris, QDS | Raneem Al-Sharif, ITI Leighanne Robe, ITI Melisa Hasanbegović, ULA Ghadeer Al-Balawi, ULA | Francisca Ordega, ITI Imène Merrouche, AML Ashleigh Plumptre, AHL Fatimah Mansour, ITI | Ajara Nchout, QDS Shaima Belal, ULA |