Saudi Women's Premier League
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| Founded | 17 November 2020 |
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions | Al-Nassr WFC (1st title) (2021–22) |
| Most championships | Al-Nassr WFC (1st title) Al-Hilal WFC (1st title) |
| Website | www |
| Current: 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League | |
The Saudi Women's Premier League (Arabic: الدوري الممتاز للسيدات) is the top flight of women's association football in Saudi Arabia. The competition is run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
History
The first Saudi women's club were King's United based in Jeddah,[1] 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.[2]
In February 2020, Saudi Arabia decided to launch a football league for women in the whole country.[3] On 17 November 2020, the national league with 24 teams was launched; 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.[4] Challenge Sports Club won the first edition.[5]
Champions
The list of champions and runners-up:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Challenge SC | Jeddah Eagles LFC |
| 2021–22 | Al Nassr WFC | Al Hilal WFC |
| 2022–23 |
- Al Hilal WFC (ex. Challenge SC)
- Al-Ittihad Jeddah (ex. Jeddah Eagles LFC)
Most successful clubs
| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-Up | Winning Seasons | Runners-Up Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hilal WFC | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 2 | Al Nassr WFC | 1 | 0 | 2022 | |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 0 | 1 | 2021 |
Clubs
- Al-Hilal WFC (formerly Challenge)
- Al-Nassr WFC (formerly Al Mamlaka)
- Al-Ittihad WFC (formerly Jeddah Eagles)
- Al-Shabab WFC (formerly Storm)
- Al-Ahli WFC (formerly Mrass)
- Sama FC
- Al-Yamamah FC
- Eastern Flames FC
References
- ^ "Saudi female athletes challenge Muslim norms". espn. Barbara Surk. 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Jeddah Eagles flying high with women's football win". Arab News. 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia launches a soccer league for women". CNN. Ivana Kottasová & Chandler Thornton. 27 February 2020.
- ^ "الدوري السعودي النسائي". saudileague.com. Muhammad Aamer. 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Challenge Team First Winner Of The Saudi WFL". sportsforall.com. 18 December 2020.
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