Al-Shoulla FC (women)

Not to be confused with Eastern Flames FC.

Al-Shoulla Women's Football Club or simply known as Al-Shoulla Ladies (Arabic: سيدات الشعلة) is a professional women's football team based in Al Kharj that currently plays in Saudi Women's First Division League, the second tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia.^[1]

Al-Shoulla

Full name	Al-Shoulla Football Club
Founded	2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Ground	Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Capacity	8,000
League	Saudi Women's First Division League
2023–2024	SWD1L, 10th of 26 Regular season: 2nd of 6 Final stages: 3rd of 3
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Established in 2023, the club went on to sign a Jordanian-Tunisian staff to lead their team in the first season in the first division league.^[2] Infused with a Tunisian flavor, the club signed four Tunisian players and one Egyptian to finalize their foreign player list.^[3] Placed in the central region group.^[4] the team secured second place out of six, winning six of their matches. Their victories included impressive results of 17–0 against Al-Orobah and 18–0 and 20–0 against Al-Watani, which qualified them for the final stages.^[5][6] In the final stages, the team suffered two losses, which confirmed their retention in the league.^[7]

In 2024, the team introduced a futsal second that competed in the Women's Futsal Championship, finishing 5th overall.^[8]

Players and Staff

As of March 3, 2024

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  TUN Oumayma Charfi —  KSA Abeer —  KSA Lamya — DF  TUN Abir Sassi — MF  EGY Sherouk Sayed — MF  TUN Chaima El Ayeb — FW  KSA Manar — FW  TUN Aya Jeddi —  KSA Nouf Abdullah

No. Pos. Nation Player —  KSA Moudhi —  KSA — GK  KSA —  KSA —  KSA —  KSA —  KSA —  KSA —  KSA

Staff

As of 8 March 2024

Coaching staff

Job title	Name
Head Coach	Enshirah Al-Hyasat[9]
Assistant coach	Salwa Touati[10]
Head of Sports Science
Head of Physiotherapy
Sports Therapists
Doctor

References

1. "الجمعة… انتهاء تجارب أداء السيدات في الشعلة" [Friday... Conclusion of women's tryouts at Al-Shoulla.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
2. "حياصات ترفع عدد المدربات الأردنيات في السعودية" [Hayasat increases the number of Jordanian female coaches in Saudi Arabia.]. khaberni.com (in Arabic). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. "أولى السيدات... إعلان 9 صفقات جديدة بعد جولة الافتتاح" [Women's First Division... Announcing 9 new deals after the opening round]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
4. "أولى السيدات.. 11 مباراة و5 مناطق في الجولة 2" [women's first division league league: 11 matches across 5 regions in round 2.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024. At Arqah Stadium in Riyadh, three matches are scheduled, with the first featuring the teams Al-Shoulla and Al-Orobah.
5. "أولى السيدات.. الشعلة يسحق العروبة بـ17 هدفا" [women's first division .. Al-Shoulla crushes Al-Orobah with 17 goals.]. alweeam.com.sa (in Arabic). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
6. ""دوري الدرجة الأولى السعودي للسيدات": الاثنين... انطلاق الجولة الثانية للأدوار النهائية" [Saudi Women's First Division League: The second round of the final stages kicks off on Monday.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 3 March 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
7. "التقدم السعودي يقترب من التأهل إلى الدوري الممتاز للسيدات" [Saudi Al-Taqadom nears qualification for the Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Al-Taqadom succeeded in defeating Al-Shoulla with a score of 1-0.
8. "الشعلة يحصد المركز الخامس في صالات السعودية للسيدات" [Al-Shoulla secures fifth place in the Saudi Women's Futsal Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
9. "حياصات ترفع عدد المدربات الأردنيات في السعودية" [Hayasat increases the number of Jordanian female coaches in Saudi Arabia.]. alghad.com (in Arabic). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
10. "إدارة نادي الشعلة تعلن التعاقد مع التونسية سلوى تواتي مساعدًا للمدير الفني لفريق السيدات" [The management of Al-Shoulla Club announces the signing of Tunisian Salwa Touati as assistant coach for the women's team] (in Arabic). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Instagram.

External links

• Al-Shoulla FC at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
• Al-Shoulla FC on Twitter
• Al-Shoulla at Saudi Arabian Football Federation website
• Al-Shoulla at ScoreBar