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Ittihad Club (women)

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Ittihad Women
Full nameAl-Ittihad Saudi Women Club
Nickname(s)
  • (Al-Numoor) "The Tigers"
  • (Amid Al-Andiyah) "The Chief of Clubs"
Founded2014
GroundAl-Ittihad Club Stadium, Jeddah
Capacity15,000
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
ManagerBrazil Lindsay Camila
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 6th of 8
Websitehttps://www.lcfc.com/women
Al-Ittihad active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

Basketball
(men's)

Ittihad Women Football Club is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 2014 as an independent club, Jeddah Eagles FC at the time were acquired in 2022 by Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid.[1][2]

History

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Founded in 2014, Jeddah Eagles Ladies Football Club participated in the first Women's Community Football League 2020–21 season after they won the regional Jeddah tournament.[3]

On 25 September 2022, the club was bought by men's club Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 13 October 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Slovenia SVN Zala Meršnik
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bayan Sadagah
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rahaf Tariq
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF England ENG Leighanne Robe
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Lana Abdulrazak
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Raneem Al-Sharif
8 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Farah Jefry
9 FW Brazil BRA Letícia Nunes
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW Lebanon LBN Lili Iskandar
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Joury Tarek
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nadeen Kaaki
16 MF Jordan JOR Shahnaz Jebreen
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Lamar Mohammad
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Layan Jouhari
19 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Fatimah Mansour
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
22 DF Nigeria NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
90 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Layan Al-Yafei
GK Saudi Arabia KSA Louloua Moussa

Staff

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Staff Name Role Nationality
Haya Al-Jamal General Manager  Jordan
Operations Manager
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
First Team Goalkeeper Coach
Simone Conley Strength and Conditioning Coach  South Africa
Maria Stergiou Lead Physiotherapist  Greece
Physiotherapist


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Ittihad Jeddah Women's Football – Live Scores & Results". scorebar.com.
  2. ^ "Al Ittihad – Team Profile". saff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
  3. ^ "Jeddah Eagles Champions of Jeddah women's league". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Al-Ittihad completes its acquisition of Jeddah Eagles, and the first-division women's league draw is on Tuesday". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Al Ittihad vs. Al Ula 1 - 0 match report". soccerway.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.