Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah, women)

Al-Ittihad Women Football Club is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 2014 as an independent club, Jeddah Eagles FC at the time were acquired in 2022 by Al-Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid.[1][2]

Al-Ittihad Women
Full nameAl-Ittihad Saudi Women Club
Nickname(s)
  • (Al-Numoor) "The Tigers"
  • (Amid Al-Andiyah) "The Chief of Clubs"
Founded2014
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Capacity62,345
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 6th of 8
WebsiteClub website
Al-Ittihad active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

Basketball
(men's)

History

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Founded in 2014, Jeddah Eagles Ladies Football Club participated in the first Women's Community Football League 2020–21 season after they won the regional Jeddah tournament.[3]

On 25 September 2022, the club was bought by men's club Al-Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 3 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
2 MF   KSA Bayan Sadagah
4 DF   KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF   ENG Leighanne Robe
6   
7 DF   KSA Raneem Al-Shareef
8 MF   KSA Farah Jefry
9   
10 MF   KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 FW   KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW   LBN Lili Iskandar
14 MF   KSA Joury Tarek
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   KSA Lana Abdulrazak
16 MF   JOR Shahnaz Jebreen (captain)
17   
18 MF   KSA Layan Jouhari
20 MF   KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21   
22 DF   NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
26   
27   
81   
90 MF   KSA Layan Al-Yafei
  

Staff

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Staff Name Role Nationality
Haya Al-Jamal General Manager   Jordan
Abdulaziz Al-Ghosabi Operations Manager   Saudi Arabia
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
First Team Goalkeeper Coach
Simone Conley Strength and Conditioning Coach   South Africa
Maria Stergiou Lead Physiotherapist   Greece
Nawaf Khalifa Physiotherapist   Saudi Arabia


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Ittihad Jeddah Women's Football – Live Scores & Results". scorebar.com.
  2. ^ "Al Ittihad – Team Profile". saff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
  3. ^ "Jeddah Eagles Champions of Jeddah women's league". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Al-Ittihad completes its acquisition of Jeddah Eagles, and the first-division women's league draw is on Tuesday". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 25 September 2022.