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%)
ManagerUnited States Kelly Lindsey
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 2nd of 8
WebsiteClub website
Al-Ittihad active departments

Football
(men's)
Football
(women's)

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]

History

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

Current squad

As of 17 November 2023

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 Saudi Arabia KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
2 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Bayan Sadagah
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF England ENG Leighanne Robe
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mariam Al-Tamimi
7 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Raneem Al-Shareef
9 FW Sweden SWE Nor Mustafa
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW Lebanon LBN Lili Iskandar
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Joury Tarek
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Lana Abdulrazak
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Jordan JOR Shahnaz Jebreen (captain)
17 MF Morocco MAR Salma Amani
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Layan Jouhari
20 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Raghad Ghandoura
22 DF Nigeria NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
26 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Wojoud Al-Harthi
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Rahaf Al-Hazmi
81 GK Jordan JOR Malak Shannak
90 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Layan Al-Yafei
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Farah Jefry
— MF Saudi Arabia KSA Haifa Al-Safyani

Staff

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


See also

References

  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.
  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.
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