the 2024–25 SAFF Women's Cup is the second season of the annual Saudi women's football cup competition. Sixteen teams participated in the competition. Al-Ahli are the defending champions, having beaten Al-Shabab 3–2 in the 2024 final on 28 March 2024.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 17 October – TBC[1] |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 56 (8 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Ibtissam Jraïdi(6 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 19 October 2024.Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
Participating clubs
editThe following clubs qualified for the competition:[2]
| Saudi Women's Premier League the 8 clubs of the 2023–24 |
Saudi Women's First Division League the best 8 clubs of the 2023–24 |
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- Notes
- † Despite originally qualifying for the cup, Al-Taqadom did not confirm its participation in the cup within the specified timeframe set by the Competitions Committee. Therefore they were replaced by Al-Shoulla.[3]
Seeding
editClubs were seeded first based on their current league tier (Premier and First Division), and subsequently based on their positions in their respective leagues from the 2023–24 season.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
Knockout stage
editBracket
editThe tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 October – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab (w/o) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab | ||||||||||||||
| 18 October – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Al Hilal | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Abha | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 October – Jeddah | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Hmmah | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||
| 18 October – Medina | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ula | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ula | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Riyadh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Khobar | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Amal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | ||||||||||||||
| 19 October – Al Kharj | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Flames | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Shoulla | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Flames | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Jeddah | ||||||||||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Jeddah | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad | ||||||||||||||
| 19 October – Qatif | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Nassr | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Taraji | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Nassr | 8 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
edit| 18 October 2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 4–1 | Al-Amal | khobar |
| 17:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Qadsiah Club Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Zahrani |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Hilal | 7–0 | Abha | Riyadh |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Ula | 2–1 | Al-Riyadh | Medina |
| 20:00 | Kapetanović  25', 63' |
Report | Jerry 90' |
Stadium: Al-Ula Club Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Rashidi |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Ittihad | 13–1 | Jeddah | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Report | Bensenouci 65' |
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium Referee: Suleiman Al-Shehri |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Shabab | 3–0 (w/o) | Phoenix | Riyadh |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Referee: Reem Al-Dossary |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Shoulla | 2–5 | Eastern Flames | Al Kharj |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Waleed Al-Merdasi |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Ahli | 12–0 | Al-Hmmah | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Ahli Club Stadium Referee: Hussain Abu Shaheen |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Taraji | 0–8 | Al-Nassr | Qatif |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Taraji Club Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hiqwi |
Quarter-finals
edit| TBC 2024 | Al-Qadsiah | Match 11 | Eastern Flames | Dammam |
| Stadium: Al-Nahda Club Stadium |
| TBC 2024 | Al-Ittihad | Match 12 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium |
Semi-finals
edit| TBC 2025 | Winner 9 | Match 13 | Winner 10 | Abha or Riyadh or Taif |
| TBC 2025 | Winner 11 | Match 14 | Winner 12 | Jeddah or Qatif or Riyadh |
Third place play-off
edit| TBC 2025 | v |
Final
edit| TBC 2025 | v |
Top scorers
edit- As of 19 October 2024
Prize money
editThe Saudi Football Federation has raised the prize for the winner from 750,000 to 1 million Saudi Riyals, while maintaining the second-place prize at 500,000 Saudi Riyals and the third-place prize at 200,000 Saudi Riyals.
| Place | Teams | Amount (in riyal) |
|---|---|---|
| Champions | 1 | 1,000,000 SAR |
| Runners-up | 1 | 500,000 SAR |
| Third place | 1 | 200,000 SAR |
| Total | 3 | 1,700,000 SAR |
References
edit- ^ "الكشف عن موعد انطلاق الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Revealing the start date of the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
SAFF has set the start date for the second edition of the SAFF Women's Cup 2024/2025, which will be on October 17th, but the end date has not been determined.
- ^ "تحديد الأندية المشاركة في الدرجة الأولى وكأس السعودية للسيدات" [Determining the clubs participating in the Women's First Division and the Saudi Women's Cup]. 12 July 2024 (in Arabic). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "اعتماد مشاركة الوحدة والشعلة في دوري الدرجة الأولى وكأس الاتحاد للسيدات" [Approval of Al Wehda and Al-Shoulla participation in the Women's First Division League and SAFF Women's Cup]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.