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The 2025–26 Saudi Women's Premier League, was the fourth season of the Saudi Women's Premier League, the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia.[3]

Season2025–26
Dates12 September 2025 – 3 April 2026[1]
ChampionsAl-Nassr (4th title)[2]
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Saudi Women's Premier League
Season2025–26
Dates12 September 2025 – 3 April 2026[1]
ChampionsAl-Nassr (4th title)[2]
RelegatedEastern Flames
AFC Women's Champions LeagueAl-Nassr
Matches56
Goals247 (4.41 per match)
Best PlayerFrance Léa Le Garrec
Top goalscorerTanzania Clara Luvanga (24 goals)
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mona Abdulrahman
Biggest home winAl-Qadsiah 8–1 Eastern Flames
(14 November 2025)
Biggest away winEastern Flames 0–9 Al-Qadsiah
(3 April 2026)
Highest scoringAl-Ula 2–9 Al-Qadsiah
(12 February 2026)
Longest winning run10 games
Al-Nassr
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Al-Nassr
Longest winless run11 games
Eastern Flames
Longest losing run11 games
Eastern Flames
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Al-Nassr were the three-time defending champions and successfully defended their title to win a fourth consecutive championship. Like the previous season, Al-Nassr only lost one match during the campaign.[4]

Overview

In September 2025, All Women Sport Network announced an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and SSC to broadcast the season's matches globally.[5]

Following the closure of SSC in October 2025, MBC Group signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to broadcast the Saudi Women's Premier League matches across the Middle East and North Africa for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.[6]

Teams

Initially, ten teams were set to compete in the fourth season, with Abha and NEOM promoted to the Premier League to replace the relegated Al-Amal and Al-Taraji.[7][8] However, by August 2025, Abha and Al-Shabab had disbanded their women's teams.[9] On 15 August 2025, it was confirmed that eight teams would participate this season.

Locations of the 2025–26 Women's Premier League teams
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TeamLocationGroundCapacity2024–25 Season
Al-AhliJeddahAl-Ahli Club Stadium10,0002nd
Al-HilalRiyadhInaya Medical Colleges Stadium2,0006th
Al-IttihadJeddahAl-Ittihad Club Stadium15,0007th
Al-NassrRiyadhAl-Nassr Club Stadium10,0001st
Al-QadsiahKhobarPrince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City11,0003rd
Al-UlaMedinaPrince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Sports City24,0005th
Eastern FlamesDammamPrince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City
Al-Safa Club Stadium
11,000
3,500
8th
NEOMTabukKing Khalid Sport City Stadium12,000D1, 1st
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Ahli Jordan Manar Fraij Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Adidas Red Sea Global
Al-Hilal Portugal Luís Andrade Cameroon Claudia Dabda Puma Jahez, Alwaleed Philanthropies, Nescafé
Al-Ittihad Spain Raúl Pérez Nigeria Ashleigh Plumptre Nike Saudi Arabia Railways
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Alwni[a] Brazil Duda Francelino Adidas KAFD, AviLease, Sephora
Al-Qadsiah Canada Carmelina Moscato Brazil Rayanne Machado Nike Iz (Arabic: عز), Genesis
Al-Ula Malta Ray Farrugia Brazil Tuani Lemos Kappa Alula
Eastern Flames Spain Alfonso Mesa Saudi Arabia Munirah Al-Ali Puma
NEOM France Fabrice Abriel Tunisia Chaima Abbassi Puma
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  1. Although Al-Alwni serves as the de facto coach, official documents and match sheets list assistant Indonesia Rudy Eka Priyambada as head coach. No official explanation has been provided, although it is believed that Al-Alwni does not possess the required licence to coach in the Premier League.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al-NassrCape Verde Sandro MendesEnd of contract9 May 2025Pre-seasonIndonesia Rudy Eka Priyambada[10]6 July 2025
Al-IttihadBrazil Lindsay Camila[11]2 June 2025Spain Raúl Pérez Rodríguez[12]12 July 2025
Eastern FlamesBahrain Isa Al-Ainawy[13]Spain Alfonso Mesa[14]15 July 2025
Al-QadsiahPortugal Luís Andrade[15]4 June 2025Canada Carmelina Moscato[16]21 July 2025
Al-HilalSpain José Ángel Herrera[17]Mutual consent14 December 20252ndSpain Adrián Fumero (caretaker)20 December 2025
Spain Adrián FumeroEnd of caretaker spell29 January 20264th Portugal Luís Andrade4 February 2026
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Foreign players

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nassr (C) 14 13 0 1 55 12 +43 39 2026–27 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Al-Ahli 14 8 3 3 46 27 +19 27
3 Al-Ittihad 14 8 2 4 24 21 +3 26
4 Al-Qadsiah 14 7 2 5 55 25 +30 23
5 Al-Hilal 14 7 2 5 31 27 +4 23
6 Al-Ula 14 4 2 8 16 41 25 14
7 NEOM 14 1 3 10 9 35 26 6
8 Eastern Flames (R) 14 1 0 13 11 59 48 3 Relegation to the 2026–27 First Division League
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Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The season's match schedule was announced on 15 August 2025.[18]

More information Home \ Away, NAS ...
Home \ Away NAS AHL QDS ULA HIL ITH EFL NEO
Al-Nassr 1–2 3–1 5–1 3–1 4–1 5–0 3–0
Al-Ahli 1–5 2–3 3–2 2–3 1–0 6–1 5–2
Al-Qadsiah 1–4 2–2 5–0 4–1 2–3 8–1 1–1
Al-Ula 2–5 1–8 2–9 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Al-Hilal 1–4 3–3 4–3 1–1 1–3 5–0 3–0
Al-Ittihad 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 3–2 0–0
Eastern Flames 1–7 3–5 0–9 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3
NEOM 0–2 0–5 0–6 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–2
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Source: SAFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.

More information Team ╲ Round, Al-Nassr ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Al-Nassr11111111111111
Al-Ahli24343355553322
Al-Ittihad42454432232233
Al-Qadsiah57535543444444
Al-Hilal33222224325555
Al-Ula65766666666666
NEOM76677777777777
Eastern Flames88888888888888
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Leader and AFC Women's Champions League
Relegation to Saudi Women's First Division League
Source: SAFF

Season statistics

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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Slovenia Zala Meršnik Al-Ittihad 3
Brazil Aline Al-Ula
Saudi Arabia Sara Khalid Al-Qadsiah
Spain Noelia Gil Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia Mona Abdulrahman Al-Nassr
6 United States Lindsey Harris Al-Ahli 2
7 France Manon Heil NEOM 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Hanouf Al-Fulayj Al-Ula
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Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate Ref.
Venezuela Oriana Altuve Eastern Flames Al-Ahli 3–5 (H) 26 September 2025 [19]
Brazil Adriana Al-Qadsiah NEOM 6–0 (A) 3 October 2025 [disputed]
Eastern Flames 8–1 (H) 14 November 2025 [20]
Al-Ula9–2 (A)12 February 2026[21]
Eastern Flames9–0 (A)3 April 2026
Ghana Abi Kim NEOM Eastern Flames 3–1 (A) 7 November 2025 [22]
Tanzania Clara Luvanga Al-Nassr NEOM 3–0 (H) 13 November 2025 [23]
Eastern Flames 7–1 (A) 30 January 2026 [24]
Al-Hilal 4–1 (A) 26 March 2026 [25]
France Léa Le Garrec Al-QadsiahAl-Ula9–2 (A)12 February 2026[21]
Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-AhliEastern Flames6–1 (H)13 February 2026
Al-Ula8–1 (A)27 March 2026
Democratic Republic of the Congo Naomie Kabakaba Al-AhliAl-Ula8–1 (A)27 March 2026
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Notes
  1. ^
    Adriana's hat-trick against NEOM on 3 October 2025 was reported by Sofascore, and Al-Qadsiah themselves,[26] while the Saudi Arabian Football Federation credited the third goal as an own goal by Al-Juwayer.

Individual awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
1 Spain José Herrera Al-Hilal Nigeria Asisat Oshoala[27] Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia Laila Al-Qahtani Al-Hilal
2 Jordan Manar Fraij Al-Ahli Brazil Adriana[28] Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia Mona Abdulrahman Al-Nassr
3 Canada Carmelina MoscatoAl-Qadsiah Brazil KathellenAl-Nassr Slovenia Zala MeršnikAl-Ittihad
4 Jordan Manar Fraij Al-Ahli Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli United States Lindsey Harris Al-Ahli
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Weekly awards

Goal of the Week

Team of the Week

More information Week, Goalkeeper ...
Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
1 Brazil Keikei, EFL
[42]
2 France Manon Heil, NEO [43]
3 Saudi Arabia Sara Khalid, QDS [44]
4 Brazil Keikei, EFL [45]
5 France Manon Heil, NEO [46]
6 Brazil Aline, ULA [47]
7 Spain Noelia Gil, HIL [48]
8 Brazil Aline, ULA [49]
9 Brazil Aline, ULA [50]
10 Saudi Arabia Mona Abdulrahman, NSR [51]
11 Brazil Keikei, EFL [52]
12 United States Lindsey Harris, AHL [53]
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Team of the Season

Announced 25 April 2026

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