2022–23_Saudi_Women's_Premier_League

2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League

2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League

Football league season


The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League was 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.

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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 secured their spots in the inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League. This marked a significant moment for women's football in the kingdom, gaining increasing attention from Saudis. Leading professional Saudi clubs to acquire self-owned teams to compete in the league. Al Hilal SFC and Al Nassr FC, two of the most prominent names in Saudi football, were confirmed as participants in the new women's league. Al-Nassr FC took over the 2021–22 women's football league champions, Al-Mamlaka FC (Arabic: فريق المملكة النسائي), while Al-Hilal FC acquired the 2021–22 women's football league runners-up, Challenge (Arabic: فريق التحدي).[4] Before the league kicked off in October, more professional clubs followed suit. Al-Ittihad took over Jeddah Eagles.[5] while Al-Ahli and Al Shabab completed the lineup by acquiring Miraas Jeddah Club and Storm Club, respectively.[6]

Al Nassr was crowned the inaugural champions of the league after defeating Al Yamamah on the final matchday.[7]

Teams

Eight teams contested the 2022–23 Women's Premier League season.[8] The eight teams that advanced to the knockout stage of the 2021–22 women's football league were confirmed as the participants for the inaugural season.

2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League is located in Saudi Arabia
Al-NassrAl HilalAl YamamahAl ShababSama
Locations of the 2022–23 Women's Premier League teams

Personnel and kits

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Foreign players

The following is a list of the foreign players who participated this season:

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League table

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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

On 15 September 2021, SAFF released the match schedule.[9]

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Source: SAFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 18 February 2023

Top scorers

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Clean sheets

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Hat-tricks

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Discipline

As of 18 February 2023
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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". NewsTime. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. "الهلال والنصر يشاركان في الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Al Hilal and Al Nassr participate in the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. "الاتحاد يكمل استحواذه على نسور جدة، وقرعة دوري الدرجة الاولى للسيدات يوم الثلاثاء" [Al-Ittihad completes its acquisition of Jeddah Eagles, and the draw for the Women’s First Division League will be held on Tuesday.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. "الأهلي والشباب يكملان استحواذهما للمشاركة في الدوري الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Ahli and Al-Shabab complete their acquisitions to participate in the Women's Premier League.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Football Federation. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. "Al-Nassr crowned champions of inaugural Saudi Women's Premier League". arabnews.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. "الدوري النسائي ينطلق بـ8 فرق" [Women's League kicks off with 8 teams]. alyaum.com (in Arabic). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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