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 Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid.[1][2]

Ittihad Women
Full nameAl-Ittihad Saudi Women Club
Nickname(s)
  • (Al-Numoor) "The Tigers"
  • (Amid Al-Andiyah) "The Chief of Clubs"
Founded2014
GroundAl-Ittihad Club Stadium, Jeddah
Capacity15,000
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
ManagerLindsay Camila
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 6th of 8
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 Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 13 October 2024[5]

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   SVN Zala Meršnik
2 DF   KSA Bayan Sadagah
3 DF   KSA Rahaf Tariq
4 DF   KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF   ENG Leighanne Robe
6 MF   KSA Lana Abdulrazak
7 MF   KSA Raneem Al-Sharif
8 FW   KSA Farah Jefry
9 FW   BRA Letícia Nunes
10 MF   KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 DF   KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW   LBN Lili Iskandar
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   KSA Joury Tarek
15 DF   KSA Nadeen Kaaki
16 MF   JOR Shahnaz Jebreen
17 MF   KSA Lamar Mohammad
18 MF   KSA Layan Jouhari
19 FW   KSA Fatimah Mansour
20 DF   KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21 GK   KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
22 DF   NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
90 MF   KSA Layan Al-Yafei
GK   KSA Louloua Moussa

Staff

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Staff Name Role Nationality
Haya Al-Jamal General Manager   Jordan
Operations Manager
Lindsay Camila Head Coach Brazil
Conrad Pianche Assistant Coach Brazil
Feernanod Resende First Team Goalkeeper Coach Brazil
Simone Conley Strength and Conditioning Coach   South Africa
Maria Stergiou Lead Physiotherapist   Greece
Physiotherapist


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.
  5. ^ "Al Ittihad vs. Al Ula 1 - 0 match report". soccerway.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.