Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah, women)
Appearance
Full name | Al-Ittihad Saudi Women Club | |||
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Founded | 2014 | |||
Ground | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah | |||
Capacity | 62,345 | |||
Owner | Public Investment Fund (75%) Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%) | |||
Manager | Kelly Lindsey | |||
League | Saudi Women's Premier League | |||
2023–24 | SWPL, 6th of 8 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Al-Ittihad active departments | ||
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Football (men's) |
Football (women's) |
Basketball (men's) |
Al-Ittihad Women Football Club is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 2014 as an independent club, Jeddah Eagles FC at the time were acquired in 2022 by Al-Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid.[1][2]
History
[edit]Founded in 2014, Jeddah Eagles Ladies Football Club participated in the first Women's Community Football League 2020–21 season after they won the regional Jeddah tournament.[3]
On 25 September 2022, the club was bought by men's club Al-Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process.[4]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 26 April 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
[edit]Staff Name | Role | Nationality |
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Haya Al-Jamal | General Manager | Jordan |
Abdulaziz Al-Ghosabi | Operations Manager | Saudi Arabia |
Kelly Lindsey | Head Coach | United States |
Myles Smith | Assistant Coach | England |
Dan Smtih | First Team Goalkeeper Coach | England |
Simone Conley | Strength and Conditioning Coach | South Africa |
Maria Stergiou | Lead Physiotherapist | Greece |
Nawaf Khalifa | Physiotherapist | Saudi Arabia |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Al-Ittihad Jeddah Women's Football – Live Scores & Results". scorebar.com.
- ^ "Al Ittihad – Team Profile". saff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
- ^ "Jeddah Eagles Champions of Jeddah women's league". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
- ^ "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.