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Saudi Women's First Division League

Organising body	Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
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.

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

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.

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.

Current teams

The following ten teams are competing in the 2024–25 season.

Champions

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

Broadcasters

As of 22 December 2024

References

1. "Saudi FA launches Women's Premier League, Division One". arabnews.com. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
2. "The launch of the Saudi Women's First Division League... with 26 teams competing for the title". aawsat.com (in Arabic). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
3. "Saudi Arabia introduces the Second Division Women's League". kooora.com (in Arabic). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
4. "لأول مرة.. بث مباريات دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات" [For the first time.. broadcasting the matches of the Women's First Division League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
5. "The start of the Saudi Women's First Division League... with 26 teams competing for the title". nabd.com (in Arabic). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
6. "Al-Riyadh was crowned as the champion of the Women's First Division League". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
7. "Al-Ula beat Al-Taraji to be crowned champions of SAFF Women's First Division League". Arab News. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
8. "لأول مرة.. بث مباريات دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات" [For the first time.. broadcasting the matches of the Women's First Division League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

v t e Football in Saudi Arabia
SAFF
National teams	Men Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women Women's U-20 U-17
International competitions	Women SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament
League competitions	Men Pro League First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division Women Premier League First Division Second Division
Cup competitions	Men King Cup Super Cup Crown Prince Cup (defunct) Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21 (defunct) Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (defunct) Women SAFF Cup
Other	Women's football Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21 Venues Clubs Clubs in Champions League
Clubs Players Foreign Pro League players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records

See also

• Saudi Women's Premier League
• Saudi Women's Second Division League
• Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament
• Dawri Madaris

External links

• Saudi Women's First Division League on Twitter

• Saudi Women's First Division League on Instagram

• Women's football leagues in Saudi Arabia
• Football competitions in Saudi Arabia
• Second level women's association football leagues in Asia
• Sports leagues established in 2022