Saudi Women's First Division League

Saudi Women's First Division League
Organising body	Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded	2022; 3 years ago
Country	Saudi Arabia
Number of clubs	10 (since 2024–25)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Saudi Women's Premier League
Relegation to	Saudi Women's Second Division League
Domestic cup(s)	SAFF Women's Cup
Current champions	Al-Ula (1st title) ; (2023–24)
Most championships	Al-Riyadh; Al-Ula; (1 title each)
TV partners	SAFF+
Website	saff.com.sa/en/championship.php
	Current: 2024–25 Saudi Women's First Division League

The Saudi Women's First Division League (Arabic: دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات السعودي) is the second-tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia.

History and format

In September 2022, The federation approved the establishment of the First Division League, with the participation of 17 teams spread across three regions. The league started on November 11, with teams playing both at home and away. The league started on November 11, with teams playing both at home and away.

The First Division champion was decided through a knockout system. The winning team got promoted to the Premier League for the next season, taking the place of the last team, which got relegated.^[1]

In September 2023, it was announced that 26 teams would participate in the second season of the division, adding 9 more professional teams.^[2]

In November 2023, the Saudi Football Federation shared that the format of the 2024–25 edition would change. Instead of having a group stage and knockout stage, there will be a direct 10-team league playing home and away.^[3]

On 25 September 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced that the 2024–25 Saudi Women's First Division League matches would be broadcast on television for the first time via the (SAFF+) platform.^[4]

Current teams

The following ten teams are competing in the 2024–25 season.^[5]

Team	Location	Ground	Capacity	2023-24 Season
Abha	Abha	Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Reserve Stadium	15,000	5th
Al-Bayraq	Riyadh	Al Yamamah University Stadium	5,000	12th
Al-Hmmah	Riyadh	Al Yamamah University Stadium	5,000	7th
Al-Riyadh	Riyadh	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium	15,000	PL, 8th
Al-Shoulla	Al Kharj	Al-Shoulla Club Stadium	8,000	10th
Jeddah	Jeddah	King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium (A)	10,000	8th
Neom	Tabuk	King Khalid Sport City Stadium	12,000	9th
Phoenix	Taif	King Fahd Sports City Reserve Stadium A	10,000	6th
United Eagles	Khobar	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium	26,000	11th

Champions

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Best player	Top goalscorer		Best goalkeeper	Ref
Season	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Best player	Player(s)	Goals	Best goalkeeper	Ref
2022–23	Al-Riyadh	Al-Mutahed	Jeddah Pride	Ibtissem Ben Mohamed (Jeddah Pride)	Rahma Ghars (Saham)		Khulood Saleh (Al-Mutahed)	^[6]
2023–24	Al-Ula	Al-Taraji	Al-Amal	Selma Kapetanović (Al-Ula)	Wafe Messaoud (Al-Taraji)	36	Chandra Morden (Al-Ula)	^[7]
2024–25