A disposable absorbent article, in particular a disposable diaper or disposable diaper panty, comprising: a base body which has a substantially liquid-permeable upper layer which, in use, comes into contact with the body skin of a wearer, and a lower layer on an opposite side remote from the body; an absorbent core disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer of the base body and having a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer for absorbing a liquid received by the absorbent article, wherein the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44) are superposed in the thickness direction between the upper and the lower layer (28, 32); wherein the first absorbent layer comprises a particulate superabsorbent polymer material with a first particle diameter and the second absorbent layer comprises a particulate superabsorbent polymer material having a second particle diameter which is smaller than the first particle diameter, and wherein an intermediate layer is interposed between the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44), the intermediate layer separating the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44) from each other and arranged to convey liquid from the first to the second absorbent layer (42, 44) and to distribute it over the surface of the second absorbent layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a non-woven material of cotton or a synthetic cotton-like material, wherein the fiber thickness, fiber length and preferred orientation of the fibers of the non-woven material are selected such that a liquid distribution of the absorbed liquid in a plane direction, in the surface is promoted and the liquid transport in the plane direction is higher or stronger than that in the thickness direction. a base body which has a substantially liquid-permeable upper layer which, in use, comes into contact with the body skin of a wearer, and a lower layer on an opposite side remote from the body; an absorbent core disposed between the upper layer and the lower layer of the base body and having a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer for absorbing a liquid received by the absorbent article, wherein the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44) are superposed in the thickness direction between the upper and the lower layer (28, 32); wherein the first absorbent layer comprises a particulate superabsorbent polymer material with a first particle diameter and the second absorbent layer comprises a particulate superabsorbent polymer material having a second particle diameter which is smaller than the first particle diameter, and wherein an intermediate layer is interposed between the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44), the intermediate layer separating the first and the second absorbent layer (42, 44) from each other and arranged to convey liquid from the first to the second absorbent layer (42, 44) and to distribute it over the surface of the second absorbent layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a non-woven material of cotton or a synthetic cotton-like material, wherein the fiber thickness, fiber length and preferred orientation of the fibers of the non-woven material are selected such that a liquid distribution of the absorbed liquid in a plane direction, in the surface is promoted and the liquid transport in the plane direction is higher or stronger than that in the thickness direction.