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Saudi Women's Cup
The Saudi Women's Cup, officially the SAFF Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس الإتحاد السعودي للسيدات) is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in Saudi Women’s Football. History The Director of Women's Football highlighted that hosting the Saudi Women's Cup represents a significant step in the development plans for women's football. Increasing the number of matches during the season is one of the strategic objectives aimed at enhancing the players' technical skills and fostering competitiveness among teams. On 31 May 2024, the Saudi Football Federation renewed the exclusive partnership agreement with Saudi National Bank for a period of 3 years to sponsor the Saudi Women's Premier League and also the SAFF Women's Cup. Format Participation In accordance with official regulations, the SAFF has determined the allocation of the 16 available spots. Direct qualification is granted to all clubs from the Saudi Women's Premier League. Seeding In the draw, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF; ) is the association football, football Sport governing body, governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, It's responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams. The founder of the federation is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Abdullah bin Faisal. History The SAFF was formally established in 1956 and the same year it joined the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation in 1974, to begin the process of organizing his local championships in addition to his external contributions during which he achieved many great achievements. The SAFF organizes local football competitions, in addition to organizing the participation of Saudi national teams and clubs internationally, as it effectively supervises 153 clubs participating in football competitions. Premier, First, Second, and Third) – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Champions – U-23 Championship (for the First and First Class) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Arena
Kingdom Arena (), formerly known as Boulevard Hall () during construction, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Hittin neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The stadium seats roughly 27,000 spectators in its football configuration. History The stadium was built in 180 days and accommodates 30,000 spectators, including 20 luxury boxes. It has a retractable roof and a four-sided video screen suspended over the center. In September 2023, the Kingdom Holding Company obtained the management rights to operate the stadium as the home of Al-Hilal. As part of the agreement, it also received the naming rights to the stadium. The first football match to be played at the stadium was a friendly match on 29 January 2024 (corresponding to the 2024 Riyadh Season Cup) between Al-Hilal and Inter Miami, which ended in Al Hilal winning 4–3. On 8 February 2024, the stadium received two Guinness World Records for the largest covered football stadium and the highest capacity for an indoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawri Madaris
The Dawri Madaris () It is a women's football Tournament in schools that is held annually in all regions of Saudi Arabia, organized by the Ministry of Sports in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The first edition in 2022 witnessed the participation of 4,768 teams from 1,906 schools, the participation of 48,324 female players with 3,793 female coaches, and the participation of 413 referees. In the second edition in 2023, more than 5,700 teams were allowed to participate, bringing the number of female players to more than 70,000. The Dawri Madaris contributed to the discovery of many talented Saudi players who now play for clubs in the Saudi Women's Premier League and the Saudi Women's First Division League. Winners Individual awards Selection of players for the camp At each end of the Dawri Madaris Edition, the league administration selects the best female players to participate in a camp in Europe in order to develop their performance after their brilliance in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament
The SAFF Women's U-17 Tournament () is the primary competition for girls under 17 in Women's Football in Saudi Arabia. History Director of the Women's Football Department, Alia Al-Rasheed, said that this step represents a qualitative shift in women's football plans in the Kingdom, noting that the focus in the current period is on building a distinguished generation of young women and increasing the number of official matches for them, which contributes to raising the technical quality of female players. Format Participating teams In the inaugural edition, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation extended participation rights to all teams with women's Under-17 teams, including three Regional Training Centers (). Teams were required to register a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 40 players, with eligible player ages ranging from 12 to 17 years. For the second edition, participation was restricted to clubs from the Saudi Premier League and First Division only, with a minimum of 16 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Women's Second Division League
The Saudi Women's Second Division League officially the SAFF Women's Second Division League (Arabic: دوري الدرجة الثانية للسيدات السعودي) is the third-tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia. History & format In November 2023, the board of directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation approved the establishment of the Women's Second Division League, in light of the continued growth of women's football in the country. In January 2024, the federation finalized the format of the Women's Second Division League. The competition consists of two phases, a regional group stage with home-and-away fixtures, followed by a centralized final stage. The top teams from each group will progress, with the champion and runner-up earning promotion to the First Division, while two teams will be relegated from the same. In October 2024, it was announced that 25 teams will take part in the inaugural edition. The teams will compete in the group stage in a regionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Nassr FC (women)
Al-Nassr Women's Football Club, commonly known as Al-Nassr Ladies (), is a professional women's football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia. Established as the women's section of Al-Nassr in 2022, the club has become the most successful in the history of women's football in Saudi Arabia. They have won three Premier League titles (under the name Al-Nassr) and the inaugural SAFF Women's Football Championship title (under the name Al-Mamlaka). History Al-Mamlaka era (2018–2022) In 2018, the club was founded as Al-Mamlaka Women's Football Club () by Munira Al-Hamdan and was based in Dammam. In 2019, the club participated in the first Gulf women's club Championship hosted in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever. With the rise of women's football, more competitions were played as the team participated in the Women's Community Football League, the first national competition for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Luvanga
Clara Cleitus Luvanga (born 25 February 2005) is a Tanzanian women's international footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Tanzania national football team Early life Luvanga is a member of the Hehe people. Club Career Dux Logroño In August 2023, Luvanga signed with the Spanish Second division side Dux Logroño. She made her official debut under a DUX Logroño shirt on August 30 against UDL and helped them with a 7-0 victory. She went on to play a total of six games and score two goals before leaving the club to join Al Nassr. Al-Nassr In October 2023, Luvanga joined Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Nassr. On 13 October 2023, she debuted for Al-Nassr in a 6–0 win over Al-Riyadh. On 3 November 2023, she scored her first goal, scoring a brace against Eastern Flames. International Career Luvanga was the top scorer of 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification with ten goals. Honours Al-Nassr *Saudi Women's Premier League: 2023-24 Individual *Saudi W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Flames FC
Eastern Flames Football Club () is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Dammam. The club established in 2006 is the kingdom's first women's football club. Eastern Flames currently competes in the country's top-tier women's domestic competition, the Saudi Women's Premier League. Domestically, Eastern Flames won the first SAFF Women's Regional League; East Region. History In 2006, Kaye Smith founded the Eastern Flames, the first women's football club in the country, at a time when women's sports in Saudi Arabia were very limited. Over 14 years, the team transformed from a recreational activity within Aramco’s community into a full-fledged squad competing in regional tournaments. Since 2021, the Eastern Flames have also participated in national tournaments, reflecting the Saudi government's support for women's sports under the Quality of Life Program, a key initiative of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. The Beginning Eastern Flames began with a small group of members, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enekia Kasonga
Enekia Kasonga Lunyamila (born 20 April 2002) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club FC Juárez and the Tanzania women's national team. International career Kasonga played for the Tanzania national U-20 team in 2019 and 2020. She played a key role and scored 4 goals en route to the team winning the 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship. At the end of the competition she was adjudged player of the tournament. Kasonga capped for the Tanzania women's national team during the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship and 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship. She scored the lone goal, the winning goal in the 2021 final against Malawi to help Tanzania win the tournament for the first time in its history. Honours Tanzania * COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship: 2019 * COSAFA Women's Championship: 2021 Individual * COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship Player of the Tournament: 2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriana Altuve
Oriana Yoselyn Altuve Mancilla (born 3 October 1992) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ankara BB Fomget in the Turkish Super League and the Venezuela women's national team. Club career Altuve started her career at Caracas, before moving abroad to join Colón Montevideo and Independiente Santa Fe. She later played in Spain for Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Valencia. In August 2023, she joined Saudi club Al Shabab. In January 2025, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the second half of the 2024–25 Super League season. She won the champions tittle in that season. International career Altuve represented Venezuela at two editions of Central American and Caribbean Games (2010 and 2018) and two Copa América Femenina editions (2010 and 2018). International goals ''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first'' Honours and achievements Clubs ;Caracas *Venezuelan women's football champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomie Kabakaba
Naomie Kabakaba Nsiala (born 4 February 1998) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Ahli and the DR Congo national team. Club career Kabakaba has played for FCF Bafana Bafana and OCL City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Galatasaray On 4 February 2023, she transferred to the Turkish Women's Football Super League team Galatasaray. Al-Ahli On 26 January 2024, she signed with Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Ahli to be the first Congolese to play in the league. International career Kabakaba capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round). International goals ''Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first'' Honours Al-Ahli * SAFF Women's Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25 See also * List of Democratic Republic of the Congo women's international footballers This is a non-exhaustive list of Democratic Republic of the Congo women's international footballers – associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibtissam Jraïdi
Ibtissam Jraïdi (; born 9 December 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Ahli, which she captains, and the Morocco women's national team. She was the first Moroccan and Arab player to score at the FIFA Women's World Cup. Early life Jraïdi began playing football at the age of 7 on neighborhood teams. She then played in her school tournament. She received support from her family to play football. Club career Jraïdi played for Nassim Sidi Moumen before joining AS FAR in 2012. With AS FAR, she won the Moroccan Championship nine times, and the Throne Cup eight times. She was the top scorer in the league four times: 2017-18, 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021-22. In 2022, she won the CAF Champions League with AS FAR after finishing third in 2021. She was the top scorer in the tournament, scoring six goals including a hat trick in the final. In 2023, Jraïdi joined Al Ahli SFC on a two-year deal for the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
