2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League
Appearance
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 9 November 2023 – 13 March 2024 |
Champions | Al-Ula |
Relegated | 14 Teams |
Matches played | 120 |
Goals scored | 983 (8.19 per match) |
Best Player | Selma Kapetanović |
Top goalscorer | Wafe Messaoud (36 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Chandra Morden |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League was the second season of Saudi Women's First Division League, Saudi Arabia's second-tier women's football league. It runs from 9 November 2023 to April 2024.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 26 teams competed in the second edition of the first division. Sama (now known as Al Bayraq) joined the league following their relegation from the premier league. Eleven teams returned from the previous edition, while the other fourteen teams entered the competition for the first time.
Team changes
[edit]Entering league | Exiting league |
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Relegated from 2022–23 Premier League | Promoted to 2023–24 Premier League |
Group stage
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | HMM | SHO | BRQ | GEA | ORB | WAT | |
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1 | Al-Hmmah | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | +87 | 30 | advance to the final stages | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 24–0 | |
2 | Al-Shoulla | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 18 | 1–7 | — | 1–3 | 8–0 | 17–0 | 18–0 | ||
3 | Al Bayraq | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 15 | +53 | 17 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–3 | 7–0 | 26–0 | ||
4 | Golden Eagles | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 17 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League | 0–7 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 6–0 | 22–0 | |
5 | Al-Orobah | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 74 | −65 | 6 | 0–12 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–15 | — | 3–0 | ||
6 | Al-Watani[a] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 171 | −171 | −3 | 0–19 | 0–20 | 0–22 | 0–12 | 0–5 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Notes:
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRJ | UEA | NAH | RTN | FAT | |
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1 | Al-Taraji | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2 | +97 | 24 | advance to the final stages | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 13–0 | 23–0 | |
2 | United Eagles | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 7 | +43 | 18 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 8–0 | 21–0 | ||
3 | Al-Nahda | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League | 0–5 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
4 | Ras Tanura | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 60 | −57 | 6 | 0–23 | 0–10 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | ||
5 | Al Fateh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 87 | −86 | 0 | 0–27 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 0–1 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ULA | TQD | WHD | MNJ | OHD | |
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1 | Al-Ula | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1 | +62 | 22 | advance to the final stages | — | 1–0 | 7–0 | 17–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Al-Taqadom | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 5 | +30 | 17 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 7–2 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Al Wehda | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 13 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 11–0 | 6–0 | |
4 | Manjam Al Mawahib | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 77 | −65 | 4 | 0–15 | 0–14 | 1–8 | — | 5–5 | ||
5 | Ohd | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 52 | −47 | 1 | 0–14 | 0–6 | 0–8 | 0–4 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AML | ABH | PHX | HJZ | AIN | |
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1 | Al-Amal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 21 | advance to the final stages | — | 2–7 | 5–3 | 24–0 | 6–2 | |
2 | Abha | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 16 | +43 | 18 | 3–7 | — | 3–4 | 2–0 | 6–1 | ||
3 | Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 13 | 1–8 | 2–4 | — | 8–1 | 2–2 | ||
4 | Al-Hejaz | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 114 | −110 | 3 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League | 0–10 | 0–26 | 0–27 | — | 3–0 | |
5 | Al-Ain | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 1 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 0–9 | 17–0 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group 5
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | JED | SUQ | NJJ | NRS | SAH | |
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1 | Jeddah | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 21 | advance to the final stages | — | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 | |
2 | Al-Suqoor | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 16 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 8–1 | ||
3 | Najmt Jeddah | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 11 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League | 1–5 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 23–0 | |
4 | Al-Nors | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 10 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 8–0 | ||
5 | Saham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 67 | −65 | −3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 0–4 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]The best third-placed teams from the groups with five teams will qualify for the final tournament, joining the top three teams from Group 1 and the top two from Groups 2 to 5.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | 4 | Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 13 | advance to the final stages |
2 | 3 | Al Wehda | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 13 | Relegation to the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Second Division League |
3 | 2 | Al-Nahda | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | |
4 | 5 | Najmt Jeddah | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 11 |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Final stages
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TRJ | PHX | UEG | |
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1 | Al-Taraji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | advance to the Semi-finals | — | — | 8–2 | |
2 | Phoenix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 2–3 | — | — | ||
3 | United Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | — | 0–5 | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TQD | HMM | SHO | |
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1 | Al-Taqadom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | advance to the Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | — | |
2 | Al-Hmmah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | Al-Shoulla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0–1 | — | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AML | JED | NEO | |
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1 | Al-Amal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | advance to the Semi-finals | — | 7–3 | — | |
2 | Jeddah | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
3 | NEOM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 0–5 | — | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ULA | ABH | BYR | |
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1 | Al-Ula | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | advance to the Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | — | |
2 | Abha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | Al Bayraq | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | −3 | 0–5 | — | — |
Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 March – Jeddah | ||||||
Al-Taraji | 1 | |||||
13 March – Jeddah | ||||||
Al-Taqadom | 0 | |||||
Al-Taraji | 1 (2) | |||||
10 March – Jeddah | ||||||
Al-Ula | 1 (4) | |||||
Al-Amal | 0 | |||||
Al-Ula | 3 | |||||
Third Place match | ||||||
13 March – Jeddah | ||||||
Al-Taqadom | 1 | |||||
Al-Amal | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Third Place match
[edit]Al-Taqadom | 1–3 | Al-Amal |
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Elmitwalli 28' | Report |
Final
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Wafe Messaoud | Al-Taraji | 36 |
2 | Fanta Camara | Abha | 33 |
3 | Mariam Camara | Golden Eagles | 31 |
4 | Aya Jeddi | Al-Shoulla | 29 |
5 | Dhekra Mahfoudh | Al-Taraji | 27 |
6 | Kenza Hadjar | Al Bayraq | 25 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The start of the Saudi Women's First Division League... with 26 teams competing for the title". aawsat.com (in Arabic). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ @SWLeagues (1 December 2023). "جدول ترتيب #دوري_الدرجة_الأولى_للسيدات بعد صدور قرار انضباطي بحق نادي الوطني" [The standings table for the #Women's_First_Division_League after a disciplinary decision was issued against Al-Watani Club] (Tweet) – via Twitter.