Saudi Women's Football League
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| Founded | 17 November 2020 |
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| Current champions | Al-Mamlaka (1st title) (2021–22) |
| Most championships | Challenge (1 title) |
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The Saudi Women's Football League (Arabic: دوري كرة القدم السعودي للسيدات) is the top flight of women's association football in Saudi Arabia. The competition is run by the Saudi Sports for All Federation of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. The first championship started in 2020.
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 | Jeddah Eagles |
| 2021–22 | Al-Mamlaka | Challenge |
Most successful clubs[]
| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenge | 1 | 1 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
| 2 | Al-Mamlaka | 1 | 0 | 2021–22 | |
| 3 | Jeddah Eagles | 0 | 1 | 2020–21 |
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.
External links[]
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- Saudi Women's Football League
- Top level women's association football leagues in Asia
- Football competitions in Saudi Arabia
- Football leagues in Saudi Arabia
- 2020 establishments in Saudi Arabia
- Sports leagues established in 2020