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Saudi women's association football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al-Ula Women's Football Club (Arabic: فريق العلا للسيدات) is a Saudi women's association football club based in Al-Ula, Medina province. that plays in the Saudi Women's First Division League, the second tier women's football league in Saudi Arabia.
Full name | Al-Ula Women's Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Arabian Tigress | ||
Founded | 2022 | ||
Ground | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Medina | ||
Capacity | 24,000 | ||
Owner | Royal Commission for Al-'Ula | ||
Chairman | Amr Al-Madani | ||
Head coach | Mary Kok-Willemsen | ||
League | Saudi Women's First Division League | ||
2022–23 | SWFDL, Final: 1st of 26 | ||
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Al-Ula successfully secured promotion to the premier league in their inaugural season in the first division league.
Founded in 2023, Al-Ula's women's team began its journey in May, holding trials after appointing Jordanian coach Alaa Abu Qasheh to lead. Starting training sessions in mid-July, they aim to shape a team that meets high expectations for their debut in the Women's First Division League in November.[1][2][3] Prior to launching their league campaign, the club secured the signatures of five foreign players, including two European internationals, Bosnian Selma Kapetanović and Croatian Fatjesa Gegollaj, marking the league's first-ever signings of active European internationals.[4] The club made history by winning their inaugural match 14–0 against Ohd, a game that concluded before full time due to a shortage of players on the opposing team.[5]
Following an impressive performance in the group stage, where they won seven matches and drew one, maintaining an unbeaten record, Al-Ula secured qualification for the final stages.[6] Al-Ula outperformed Al-Bayraq with a 5–0 victory and drew 1–1 against Abha, securing their spot in the league's semi-finals.[7] On March 10, 2024, Al-Ula secured promotion to the Saudi Women's Premier League by defeating Al-Amal 3–0 in the semi-final match.[8]
Al-Ula emerged as champions of the First Division, clinching victory in the final by defeating Al-Taraji on penalties, thus becoming the second team ever to claim the title.[9][10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head coach | Mary Kok-Willemsen |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | Yasmin Dahes |
Video analyst | |
Technical director |
Last updated: 10 March 2024
Source: Al-Ula
Al-Ula's performance over their completed seasons:
Season | Div. | pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Season Top Scorer | Saudi Women's Cup pos. |
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2023–24 | 1. D | 1st | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 3 | To be added | N/A |
The 2023–24 season statistics are current as of March 10; the season's final is yet to be played. |
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