Saudi Women's Premier League
| File:SAFF W-PL (logo).png The official logo | |
| Founded | 17 November 2020 |
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Saudi Women's First Division League |
| Current champions | Al-Nassr (2nd titles) (2022–23) |
| Most championships | Al Nassr (2nd titles) |
| TV partners | DAZN |
| Website | www |
| Current: 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League | |
The Saudi Women's Premier League (Template:Lang-ar) is the top flight of women's association football in Saudi Arabia.[1] The competition is run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
History
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The first Saudi women's club were King's United based in Jeddah,[2] and Eastern Flames in Dhahran. Both were formed in 2006. Other women's teams were formed after in Riyadh and Dammam. In 2008, the first Saudi women's tournament was held with the participation of seven teams. In December 2019, the Jeddah Women's Football League was held, which was the first women competition organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation; it was won by Jeddah Eagles.[3]
In February 2020, Saudi Arabia decided to launch a football league[4] for women throughout the country.[5] On 17 November 2020, the national league was launched with 24 teams; it was divided into three regions, Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam which represent the Women's Community Football League, and the four best teams qualified to the WFL Champions Cup.[6] Challenge Sports Club won the first edition.[7]
Champions
The list of champions and runners-up:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
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Women's community football League
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| 2020–21 | Al Hilal | Al-Ittihad |
SAFF Women's National Football Championship
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| 2021–22 | Al Nassr | Al Hilal |
Saudi Women's Premier League
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| 2022–23 | Al Nassr | Al Hilal |
| 2023–24 | ||
- Al Hilal (ex. Challenge SC)
- Al-Ittihad Jeddah (ex. Jeddah Eagles LFC)
Most successful clubs
| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
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| 1 | Al Nassr | 2 | 0 | 2021–22, 2022–23 | |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 1 | 2 | 2020–21 | 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 1 | 2020–21 |
Clubs
- Al-Ahli (formerly Mrass)
- Al-Hilal (formerly Challenge)
- Al-Ittihad (formerly Jeddah Eagles)
- Al-Nassr (formerly Al Mamlaka)
- Al-Shabab (formerly Storm)
- Al-Yamamah FC
- Eastern Flames FC
- Sama FC
References
- ^ Diamond, Drew (29 February 2020). "Saudi Arabia form Women's Football League". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Saudi female athletes challenge Muslim norms". espn. Barbara Surk. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Jeddah Eagles flying high with women's football win". Arab News. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Naidu, Dr Unnati (3 January 2022). "Saudi Arabia: First women's football league from fan's perspective". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia launches a soccer league for women". CNN. Ivana Kottasová & Chandler Thornton. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "الدوري السعودي النسائي". saudileague.com. Muhammad Aamer. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Challenge Team First Winner Of The Saudi WFL". sportsforall.com. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
External links
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