Al Hilal SFC (women)
Football club
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Al Hilal Saudi Women Football Club, commonly known as Al Hilal Ladies (Arabic: سيدات الهلال), is a Saudi professional women's football club based in the capital Riyadh.[citation needed] The club is currently playing in the top division of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Women's Premier League. The club won the first women's football competition, the Kingdom Women's Community Football League in 2020.[1]
The Blue Waves
(as Challenge SC)
2022 (as Al Hilal)
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| Full name | Al Hilal Saudi Women Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Al-Za'eem (The Boss) The Blue Waves | |||
| Founded | 2007 (as Challenge SC) 2022 (as Al Hilal) | |||
| Ground | Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium, Riyadh | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Owner(s) | Public Investment Fund (75%) Al Hilal Non-Profit Foundation (25%) | |||
| President | Fahad bin Nafel | |||
| Head coach | Luís Andrade | |||
| League | Saudi Women's Premier League | |||
| 2024–25 | SWPL, 6th of 8 | |||
| Website | alhilal | |||
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History
Founded in 2007 as Challenge Women's Football Club. The team was the second-ever women's team in the country after Eastern Flames FC. In 2022 the team joined Al Hilal SFC.[2]
The first season under the new name was in 2022–23 which ended with Al Hilal finishing second to Al Nassr, scoring 76 goals the most goals in the season, with Al Hilal's Iraqi Shokhan Salihi finishing as the top scores with 42 goals in total.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 October 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Former players
Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Luís Andrade |
| Assistant coach |  Massimiliano Farris Ferruccio Cerasaro |
| Fitness coach | Fabio Ripert Claudio Spicciariello |
| Technical coach | Sebastiano Siviglia |
| Rehab coach | Nuno Romano |
| Match analyst | Enrico Allavena  Abdulaziz Al-Dawsari |
| Interpreter |  Mohamed Madani |
| B team coach | Rodolfo Miguens |
| Director of football | Saud Kariri |
Honours
Official
- Women's Community Football League
- Winners (1): 2020–21
- SAFF Women's National Football Championship:
- Runners-up: 2021–22
- Saudi Women's Premier League:
- Runners-up: 2022–23
Youth
- Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament:
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24