2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League

The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League is the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League which replaced the Saudi Women's National League as the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Women's Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates13 October 2022 – 18 February 2023
ChampionsAl Nassr
1st title
RelegatedSama
Matches played56
Goals scored351 (6.27 per match)
Best PlayerSaudi Arabia Mubarkh Alsaiari
Top goalscorerIraq Shokhan Salihi
(43 goals)
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Laila Ali Al-Qahtani
Biggest home winAl Shabab 19–0 Sama
11 February 2023
Biggest away winSama 0–18 Al Nassr
13 October 2022
Highest scoringAl Shabab 19–0 Sama
11 February 2023
All statistics correct as of 31 December 2022.

On 15 September 2022, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the launch of the revamped format for women's football competitions by introducing the Saudi Women's Premier League and Saudi Women's First Division League.[1][2][3]

Initially, all eight teams that qualified for the knockout stage of the 2021–22 Saudi National women's league earned their place in the inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League. Women's football in the kingdom started getting the attention of the Saudis. Professional Saudi clubs bought self-owned teams in order to participate in the league. Al Hilal SFC and Al Nassr FC one of the biggest names in Saudi football were announced as participants in the new women's league. with Al-Nassr taking over 2021–22 women's football league champions Al-Mamlaka FC while Al-Hilal took over the 2021–22 women's football league runners-up Challenge.[4] on 25 September 2022 SAFF announced that Al-Ittihad took over Jeddah Eagles to be the third professional club to do so.[5] Al-Ahli Saudi FC and Al Shabab FC completed the line-up by taking over Miraas Jeddah Club and the Storm club respectively.[6]

Teams

Eight teams contested the 2022–23 Women's Premier League season.[7] the eight teams that qualified for the 2021–22 women's football league knockout stage were confirmed as the participating teams for the first season.

2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-Nassr
Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal
Al-Yamamah
Al-Yamamah
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad
Eastern Flames
Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab
Sama
Sama
Al-Ahli
Al-Ahli
Locations of the 2022–23 Women's Premier League teams
TeamLocationGroundCapacityAppearance
Al Nassr[8]RiyadhMrsool Park25,0001st
Al Hilal[9]RiyadhKing Fahd Stadium68,7521st
Al YamamahRiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium22,1881st
Al-Ittihad[10]JeddahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium62,3451st
Eastern FlamesDammamPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium26,0001st
Al Shabab[11]RiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium22,1881st
SamaRiyadhPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium22,1881st
Al Ahli[12]JeddahKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium62,3451st

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Aziz Al-Alwni Saudi Arabia Munira Al-Hamdan Duneus Shurfah, Harrys Pizza
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Mashael Al-Rashidi Saudi Arabia Ahod Alamari S Team BLU Store, Jahez, Tawuniya, Floward, Shawarmer
Al Yamamah Saudi Arabia Moudi Abdulmehsen Dunkin' Donuts, Comprehensive Sports Medicine, MOVE, Tabz, Deep Art, Biotic
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia Bayan Sadagah Erreà Darco, SAL, Emkan, Tameeni, Yelo, Oud Al-Amoudi
Eastern Flames Saudi Arabia Maram Al-Butairi Saudi Arabia Mariam Al-Tameimi Offside PERPETUAL, CureMed
Al-Shabab Egypt Marwa El-Hawat Saudi Arabia Raghad Mukhayzin Offside Almozaini, Half Million, Mekyal, Azom, Bandar Real Estate
Sama Saudi Arabia Noura Al-Athel MSK Care, Al Madenah Water
Al-Ahli Jordan Manar Fraij Saudi Arabia Taqyah Rashwan Xtep MG Cars, Boga Super Foods, Dorrah for Real Estate, Saudi German Hospital

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Al Nassr (C) 14 11 2 1 67 19 +48 35 Champions
2 Al Hilal 14 10 2 2 76 23 +53 32
3 Al Shabab 14 8 2 4 53 25 +28 26
4 Al Yamamah 14 6 3 5 40 15 +25 21
5 Al-Ittihad 14 5 6 3 46 19 +27 21
6 Al Ahli 14 5 1 8 35 33 +2 16
7 Eastern Flames 14 2 2 10 33 44 −11 8
8 Sama (R) 14 0 0 14 1 173 −172 0 Relegation to the 2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League
First match(es) will be played: 13 October 2022. Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored. Qualification and relegation column definitions
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The schedule was published by SAFF on the 15th of September.[13]

Home \ Away NAS HIL YAM AIH EFL ASB SAM AHI
Al-Nassr — 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–3 11–0 4–3
Al Hilal 6–3 — 0–0 4–4 3–1 3–2 18–0 6–1
Al Yamamah 0–3 1–2 — 4–1 3–1 0–1 13–0 1–0
Al-Ittihad 1–2 3–1 0–0 — 1–1 2–2 11–0 3–1
Eastern Flames 1–4 1–5 1–6 2–2 — 3–4 11–0 1–5
Al Shabab 1–4 2–4 3–0 1–0 4–0 — 19–0 2–1
Sama 0–18 0–18 0–10 0–14 0–8 0–8 — 1–9
Al Ahli 0–4 3–6 0–0 0–3 2–1 5–1 5–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2022. Source: SAFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Iraq Shokhan Salihi Al Hilal 43
2 Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al Ahli 17
3 Bahrain Hessa AlIsa Al Nassr 15
Egypt Noha Tarek Al Shabab
5 Saudi Arabia Dalia Abu Laban Al Shabab 11
6 Jordan Maysa Jbarah Al Nassr 10
7 Iraq Zainab Al-Lami Al-Ittihad 9
Saudi Arabia Seba Tawfiq Al-Ittihad
9 Colombia Sara Toro Eastern Flames 8
Ethiopia Nazanit Muluna Al Shabab
Ghana Elizabeth Addo Al Hilal
Saudi Arabia Lulwah Osama Al Yamamah
Morocco Nassima Jawad Eastern Flames

Clean sheets
As of 31 December 2022
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Saudi Arabia Sarah Khaled Al Dossary Al Nassr 5
2 Saudi Arabia Laila Ali Al-Qahtani Al Yamamah 2
Saudi Arabia Hessa Al Sudairi Al-Ittihad
Uganda Ruth Aturo Al Shabab

Hat-tricks
As of 31 December 2022
PlayerForAgainstResultDate Ref.
Saudi Arabia Munira Al-Hamdan Al-Nassr Sama 18–0 (A) 13 Oct 2022
Saudi Arabia Mubarkh Al-Saiari Al-Nassr Sama 18–0 (A) 13 Oct 2022
Bahrain Hessa AlIsa (2) Al-Nassr Sama 18–0 (A)
11–0 (H)		 13 Oct 2022
17 Dec 2022
Tunisia Ghada Ayadi Al-Nassr Sama 18–0 (A) 13 Oct 2022
Saudi Arabia Lulwah Osama Al-Yamamah Eastern Flames 3–1 (H) 14 Oct 2022
Iraq Shokhan Salihi (5) Al-Hilal Al-Shabab
Eastern Flames
Sama
Al-Ahli
Al-Nassr		 4–2 (A)
3–1 (H)
18–0 (A)
6–1 (H)
6–3 (H)		 14 Oct 2022
12 Nov 2022
19 Nov 2022
2 Dec 2022
30 Dec 2022
Lebanon Nancy Tchaylian Al-Shabab Al-Nassr 3–3 (A) 21 Oct 2022
Saudi Arabia Al Bandari Mobarak Al-Yamamah Sama 10–0 (A) 12 Nov 2022
Morocco Hassania Alaidi Eastern Flames Sama 11–0 (H) 2 Dec 2022
Morocco Nassima Jawad Eastern Flames Sama 11–0 (H) 2 Dec 2022
Iraq Zainab Al-Lami (2) Al-Ittihad Sama 11–0 (H)
0–14 (A)		 6 Dec 2022
30 Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia Seba Tawfiq (2) Al-Ittihad Sama 11–0 (H)
0–14 (A)		 6 Dec 2022
30 Dec 2022
Egypt Noha Tarek Al-Shabab Sama 0–8 (A) 9 Dec 2022
Jordan Maysa Jbarah Al-Nassr Sama 11–0 (H) 17 Dec 2022
Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli Sama 9–1 (H) 23 Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia Dalia Abu Laban Al-Shabab Eastern Flames 4–3 (A) 31 Dec 2022

Discipline
As of 31 December 2022
Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.
Player Saudi Arabia Shaima Al-Tabei (Sama)
Saudi Arabia Tahani Al Zahrani (Al-Shabab)		 5 Jordan Ayah Al-Majali (Al-Ittihad)
Saudi Arabia Munira Al-Hamdan (Al-Nassr)
Saudi Arabia Raghad Mukhaizin (Al-Shabab)
Saudi Arabia Ghada Malhan (Al-Shabab)
Saudi Arabia Aseel Ahmed (Al-Nassr)
Saudi Arabia Noura Al-Brahim (Al-Yamamah)
Saudi Arabia Laila Al-Qahtani (Al-Yamamah)		 1
Club Sama 18 Al-Yamamah
Al Nassr
Al-Shabab		 2

Foreign players
Al Nassr Al Hilal Al Yamamah Al-Ittihad Eastern Flames Al Shabab Sama Al Ahli
Bahrain Hessa AlIsa Brazil Mayara Gonçalves Algeria Besma Benlakhlef Bhutan Deki Lhazom Algeria Aïcha Aguichari Egypt Hayam Abdelhafez Algeria Abla Bensenouci
Bahrain Yasmeen Fayez Brazil Jéssica Graziela Algeria Kenza Hadjar Egypt Norhan Taqsera Colombia Sara Toro Egypt Noha Tarek Ghana Cecilia Hagan
Brazil Izabela de Aguiar Egypt Imen Hassan Iraq Tbarek Al-Ghazawi Egypt Sara Abdellah Georgia (country) Ana Cheminava Ethiopia Nazanit Muluna Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi
Brazil Marina Höher Ghana Elizabeth Addo Jordan Mai Sweilem Iraq Zainab Al-Lami Morocco Hassania Alaidi Lebanon Nancy Tchaylian Tunisia Salima Jobrani
France Lina Boussaha Iraq Shokhan Salihi Tunisia Chaima Abbassi Jordan Ayah Al-Majali Morocco Nassima Jawad Uganda Ruth Aturo Tunisia Sana Yaakoubi
Jordan Maysa Jbarah Iraq Direen Mulla Bakr Egypt Omnia Mahmoud Jordan Malak Shannak Tunisia Meriem Sassi Tunisia Yasmine Jemai
Tunisia Samia Aouni Morocco Mariam Bnkeran Jordan Shahnaz Jebreen Tunisia Aya Jeddi
Tunisia Ghada Ayadi Lebanon Dima Al Kasti
Former Players

References
  1. "The Saudi Football federation launches the women's Premier League and the first division for women". sayidaty.net (in Arabic). 15 September 2022.
  2. "Saudi FA launches Women's Premier League, Division One". Arab News. 15 September 2022.
  3. "Saudi FA launches Women's Premier League, Division One". NewsTime. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. "The Saudi Women's League kicks off in October with the participation of A-Hilal and Al-Nassr for the first time in history". koraplus.com (in Arabic). 16 September 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. "Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab complete their acquisition to participate in the Women's Premier League". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 6 October 2022.
  7. "Women's League kicks off with 8 teams" (in Arabic). 16 September 2022.
  8. previously known as Al Mamlaka WFC
  9. previously known as Challenge WFC
  10. previously known as Jeddah Eagles WFC
  11. previously known as The Storm WFC
  12. previously known as Miraas WFC
  13. @saff_wfd (15 September 2022). "8 فرق 🔢56 مباراة ⚽️بطل واحد 🏆جدول مباريات الدوري السعودي الممتاز لكرة قدم السيدات 2022-2023 🏃🏻♀️⚽️…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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