Al Nassr FC (women)

Al Nassr Women
Full nameAl Nassr Football Club Women
Nickname(s)Sayidat Al-Aalami (The Global Ladies)
Fatayat Al-Shams (Sun Girls)
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
(as Al-Mamlaka)
2022; 2 years ago (2022)
(as Al-Nassr)
GroundPrince AbdulRahman bin Saud Stadium
Al-Awwal Park (selected matches)
Capacity15,000
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%), Al-Nassr Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
PresidentAbdullah Al-Majid
ManagerAbdulaziz Al-Aouni
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 1st of 8 (Champions)
Websitealnassr.sa
Al Nassr active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

Basketball
(men's)

Al Nassr Football Club Women, commonly known as Al Nassr Ladies (Arabic: سيدات النصر), 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, and plays its home games at the Prince AbdulRahman bin Saud Stadium. It also uses Al-Awwal Park for selected matches, Established as the women's section of Al Nassr FC in 2022. the club has become the most successful in the history of Women's football in Saudi Arabia. They have won two 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 (Arabic: فريق المملكة النسائي) by Munira Al-Hamdan and was based in Dammam.[1] In 2019, the club participated in the first Gulf women's club Championship hosted in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever.[2] 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 women in Saudi Arabia. Drawn into Group A (Dammam), the club finished as runners-up to Eastern Flames and were eliminated in the group stage.[3] In 2021, the club participated in the inaugural women's championship organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.[citation needed] Once again, runners-up to Eastern Flames after being tied on points but losing on goal difference, which qualified them for the final stage of the SAFF National Women's League.[4] In the final stages, the team emerged victorious, winning the first official Saudi women's competition.[5][6]

Al Nassr era (2022–present)

In September 2022, Al Nassr acquired the team to be its women's section to participate in the inaugural 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League.[7][8] On 13 October 2022, the team played its first-ever match in the 2022–23 Women's Premier League, achieving a resounding 18–0 victory over Sama to kick off their competitive record.[9][10] The club won the inaugural edition, becoming the first-ever champions of the competition.[11][12] In the following season, Al-Nassr won its second consecutive title,[13] qualifying them for the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, becoming the first Saudi team to participate in the competition.[14][15]

Rivalries

Like their men section, Al Nassr has rivalry with Al-Hilal, with matches between the two teams sometimes referred as the Riyadh Derby, gaining increased attention.[16][17][18] They also face Al Ahli and Al-ittihad in the classico, Al-shabab is also a second rivaly that exsit in the other part of the capital which has proven to be the main women rivalry in the capital.

Crest and colours

Just like the men section the team main colours are Yellow and Blue
   

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2022–2023 Duneus.[19] None
2023–2024 Nike.[20] None
2024– Adidas.[21] KAFD

Players

Current squad

As of 27 Sept 2024[22]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Sara Khalid
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Reema Al-Malki
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Wade Al-Masari
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fay Al-Harbi
5 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Layan Al-Fathi
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Aseel Ahmed
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Basmah Al-Shnaifi
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sara Al-Hamad
9 FW Tanzania TAN Clara Luvanga
10 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mubarkh Al-Saiari
11 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Ruth Kipoyi
12 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Dalal Abdulwasi
14 DF Brazil BRA Kathellen (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Ghader Abdulwahed
15 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Rinas Saleh
20 MF Brazil BRA Duda Francelino
22 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Tahani Al-Yanbaawi
25 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Samira Faisal
66 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Reem Al-Beloshi
69 MF France FRA Nesrine Bahlouli
71 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bayan Eisa
72 MF State of Palestine PLE Etaf Al-Sawi
93 FW Algeria ALG Lina Boussaha
DF Saudi Arabia KSA Al-Anood Ahmed
MF Saudi Arabia KSA Aida Adel

Honours

Official

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Saudi Women's Premier League 2 2022–23, 2023–24
SAFF Women's Football Championship 1 2021–22
  •   record

Record in Asian Football

As of 31 August 2024

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Al Nassr's goal tally first.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
AFC Women's Champions League 2 2 0 1 6 1 ±5
Total 2 2 0 1 6 1 ±5
Season Round Opponents Score
2024–25 Preliminary stage Myanmar Myawady 3–0
Laos Young Elephants 3–0
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country 0–1

Season-by-season records

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Season League Cup Asia Top goalscorer(s)
League Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Name(s) Goals
2022–23 PL 1st 14 11 2 1 67 19 +48 35 15
2023–24 PL 1st 14 12 1 1 43 12 +31 37 QF
14
2024–25 PL To be determined Champions League PS 3

Players records

Al-Nassr era only (As of 16 September 2024)

Top scorers in the Premier League

Player Country Goals
1 Hessa Al-Isa  Bahrain 15
2 Lina Boussaha  Algeria 14
Maysa Jbarah  Jordan
4 Clara Luvanga  Tanzania 11
Samia Aouni  Tunisia
6 Mubarkh Al-Saiari  Saudi Arabia 9
7 Izabela Stahelin  Brazil 8
8 Ghada Ayadi  Tunisia 7
9 Munira Al-Hamdan  Saudi Arabia 5
10 Sara Al-Hamad  Saudi Arabia 2
Yasmeen Fayez  Bahrain
Marina Höher  Brazil
Ghadeer Salem  Saudi Arabia
Player Country Goals
1 Clara Luvanga  Tanzania 3
2 Mubarkh Al-Saiari  Saudi Arabia 1
Lina Boussaha  Algeria
Ruth Kipoyi  DR Congo

Top scorers in Women's Federation Cup

Player Country Goals
1 Samia Aouni  Tunisia 3
Clara Luvanga  Tanzania
3 Lina Boussaha  Algeria 2
Maysa Jbarah  Jordan
5 Ghada Ayadi  Tunisia 1
Sara Al-Hamad  Saudi Arabia

Managers

No. Head coach Nationality From Until Trophies won
1 Abdulaziz Al-Aouni  Saudi Arabia 2022 present 2 Saudi Women's Premier League
1 SAFF Women's Football Championship

Youth Sector

See also

References

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