Al-Amal SC

Al-Amal Sports Club, (Arabic: نادي الأمل الرياضي لكرة القدم) also known as Al-Amal Football Club, is a Saudi professional women's football club from Taif established in 2018.

Al-Amal

Full name	Al-Amal Sports Club
Founded	2018; 7 years ago (2018)
President	Amal Al-Toum
Head coach	Radia Fertoul
League	Saudi Women's Premier League
2023–24	Division 1, 3rd of 26
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded in 2018, Al-Amal was the first women's club established in Taif.

In 2020, as the team prepared for its participation in the inaugural community competition, trials and registration were announced to offer an opportunity for talent discovery, open to all from this point onward. This initiative comes after the team's prior participation in the Taif University League, where they proudly secured the silver medal.^[1]

Al-Amal participated in the first Saudi Women's First Division League, placed in the third group. Despite earning four points from four matches, their performance did not qualify them for the final rounds, resulting in their elimination.^[2] Ranked among the top 8 eligible teams in the first division, the team secured qualification for the inaugural SAFF Women's Cup. In this tournament, they faced the tough Saudi powerhouse Al Nassr, who defeated them convincingly with a score of 9–0.^[3]

In the 2023–24 season, the team made their second appearance in the First Division League. In anticipation of new challenges, They appointed Algerian Coach Radia Fertoul to lead the team. Additionally, they secured the signings of five Algerian Internationals to strengthen their squad and enhance their chances of securing promotion.^[4] Placed in the 5th group, the team secured the top spot by winning 7 out of 8 matches and scoring a total of 73 goals. This triumph earned them qualification for the final stages of the league. Remaining undefeated in the final round's group stage, they progressed to the semi-finals.^[5] After a 0–3 defeat against Al-Ula, the team participated in the third-place playoff, emerging victorious and thereby securing their first promotion to the Premier League, to be the first club from Taif to do so.^[6]

Players

Current squad

As of 13 October 2024^[7]

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 2 DF  KSA Rula Khabrani 4 DF  ALG Noura Bouaita 5 DF  KSA Rahaf Al-Barakati 6 MF  KSA Tayah Qaisi 7 FW  ALG Ferial Daoui 8 FW  KSA Halah Tawfiq 9 MF  KSA Sarah Al-Malki 10 FW  ALG Imène Merrouche 13 FW  CIV Stéphanie Gbogou 14 MF  CIV Mariam Sidibé 15 MF  KSA Bahiya Eid 16 DF  KSA Malak Al-Zahrani 18 DF  KSA Remas Al-Thobaiti

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 GK  KSA Badriya Al-Judaie 20 DF  PHI Dominique Randle 24 DF  KSA Taif Al-Sharif 26 MF  KSA Fatima Al-Nafie 28 DF  KSA Raneem Khabarani 29 DF  KSA Imtenan Al-Ghamdi 30 GK  KSA Basmah Hasan 47 MF  KSA Retaj Al-Thobaiti 77 MF  KSA Renad Al-Sofyani — DF  KSA Raghad Al-Otaibi — DF  KSA Amani Al-Shehri — GK  ECU Irene Tobar

Current staff

As of 13 March 2024.

Position	Name
Head coach	Radia Fertoul
Assistant coach	Hakima Boussetta
Goalkeeper coach	Benaouda Benkherfia