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Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF; ) is the association football, football Sport governing body, governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, It's responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams. The founder of the federation is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud (1923–2007), Abdullah bin Faisal. History The SAFF was formally established in 1956 and the same year it joined the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation in 1974, to begin the process of organizing his local championships in addition to his external contributions during which he achieved many great achievements. The SAFF organizes local football competitions, in addition to organizing the participation of Saudi national teams and clubs internationally, as it effectively supervises 153 clubs participating in football competitions. Premier, First, Second, and Third) – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Champions – U-23 Championship (for the First and First Class) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century Walled town of Riyadh, walled town following the dismantling of its Riyadh city fortifications, defensive fortifications. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the List of cities in Saudi Arabia, most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisal Bin Fahd
Faisal bin Fahd Al Saud (; 26 December 1946 – 21 August 1999) was the president of Youth Welfare in Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the House of Saud, a son of King Fahd, and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz. Early life and education Faisal bin Fahd was born in 1945 as the eldest son of King Fahd. His mother, Al Anoud bint Abdulaziz bin Musaid, was from the Al Jiluwi branch of the Al Saud whose members intermarried with the members of the House of Saud. She was the younger sister of one of Prince Sultan's spouses. Al Anoud died, at the age of 76, of kidney failure in Santa Barbara in March 1999 after a long period of treatment in Los Angeles. His full brothers are Mohammed bin Fahd, Saud bin Fahd, Khaled bin Fahd and Sultan bin Fahd. His full sister was Latifa bint Fahd who died in December 2013. Faisal bin Fahd studied political science and economics at the University of California at Santa Barbara, graduating in 1971. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Premier League U–19
Saudi or Saudi Arabian may refer to: * Saudi Arabia * Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia * Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia * House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi State, (1727–1818), and his brothers, though the ruling ..., the ruling family of Saudi Arabia See also * Saud (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Fourth Division
The Saudi Fourth Division League (FDL), is a football league, the fifth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The competition starts in each Provinces of Saudi Arabia The provinces of Saudi Arabia, also known as regions (), are the 13 first-level administrative divisions of the Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. History After the unification of Saudi Arabia, the kingdom was divided into four provinces: ..., a total of 74 teams compete to decide the 32 places in the final stage. History The Football Association Board of Directors created a new league called the Saudi Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four regional groups, starting from the 2021–22 season. Finally, at the level of local competitions affiliated with the Saudi Football Association, the federation announced the change of the third division to the fourth division league. Performance by season Saudi Third Division (1997–2021) Saudi Fourth Division (2021– pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Third Division
The Saudi Third Division league (TDL), is a football league, the fourth tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. History The Saudi FF created a new league called the Third Division League, consisting of 32 teams, and divided into four regional groups, starting from the 2021–22 season. Finally, at the level of local competitions affiliated with the Saudi Football Association, the federation announced the change of the third division to the fourth division league. Al-Suqoor, now known as Neom Neom (styled NEOM; , ) is an arcology and planned city being built by Saudi Arabia in Tabuk Province. Launched in 2017 by crown prince Mohammad bin Salman, the site is at the northern tip of the Red Sea, due east of Egypt across the Gulf of A ..., were the first champions. Teams that took part in the first edition Competition format The 4 group winners would get promoted to the Saudi Second Division. In addition, the 4 best runners-up would face each other in the promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Second Division League
The Saudi Second Division League, also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups. Competition format Season The top 3 teams are promoted to the First Division League. The first two teams of each group will advance directly to the First Division League, and the second two teams of each group will compete in two round-trip matches, and the winning team will advance to the First Division League as the third team. The bottom two clubs of each group are relegated to the Third Division League. The first two teams of each group will compete in a game (hosted by the team with the highest sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi First Division League
The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the Saudi Arabian football league system. History The league was founded in 1976 alongside the Premier League which is now known as the Saudi Pro League. Being the second-tier league it allows the first tier league clubs to either discover talents or send players on loan so they can develop. Hajer, Al-Wehda and Al-Qadsiah hold the record number of championships in the league with four. While Ohod holds the record for number of promotions from the First Division to the top Division with nine. Competition format Since 2024, there are 18 clubs in the Saudi First Division League. During the course of a season (usually from August to May) each club plays the other clubs twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Pro League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as the premier football league in Asia, having the highest ranking among AFC club competitions. The origins of the Saudi top division league trace back to the establishment of the His Majesty's League in 1956, which lasted until 1974. It was succeeded by a single transitional season known as the 1974–75 Saudi Categorization League. Following that, the first official season of the Saudi Premier League the 1976–77 season. The league operated as a round-robin tournament from its inaugural season until the 1989–90 season. After that, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation decided to merge the football league with the King's Cup into one tournament, adding the Golden Box. The Golden Box was an end-of-season knockout competition played betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lluís Cortés
Lluís Cortés (born 10 August 1986) is a Spanish football coach who is the current manager of Saudi Arabia women's national football team. His treble-winning 2020/21 season with Barcelona Femení is widely regarded as one of the greatest season's in women's club football history. Before becoming a coach, he played briefly for UE Lleida in the Spanish Segunda División in 2004-05. Coaching career Cortés has extensive experience in the women's game, having managed Catalan U12, U16, and U18 teams, and the senior side from 2014 to 2018. Cortés joined Barcelona as an analyst in the summer of 2017, and until 2019 he was part of the assistant coaching team. On 8 January 2019, he replaced Fran Sánchez as new head coach. With Cortés as manager, the club reached its first Women's Champions League final in 2019, but failed to win it, losing to Lyon. A year later in 2020, Barcelona won the Spanish Primera División and Supercopa de España. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Staab
Monika Staab (born 9 January 1959) is a former German football player and currently the technical director of Saudi Arabia. Career From 2012 until 2014, Staab was 15 months in charge of Qatar women's national football team. She was the manager of the women’s Bundesliga side 1. FFC Frankfurt from 1993 to 2004. She was also the chairman of the club. She won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2002, the German championship in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003 and the German cup in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. As a player, she represented the senior team of SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach already at the age of 11, furthermore Kickers Offenbach and NSG Oberst Schiel in Germany and played for clubs abroad such as Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ... and Queens Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervé Renard
Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Saudi Arabia. Renard has previously been the manager of Zambia national team, with whom he won the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations; he also won the competition in 2015 with the Ivory Coast, becoming the first coach to win two Africa Cup of Nations with different teams. In addition, he coached Morocco at the 2018 World Cup. From 2019 to 2023, he was the manager of Saudi Arabia before he became manager of the France women's team ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In October 2024, he returned to Saudi Arabia for the second time. Early life Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard was born on 30 September 1968 in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Playing career Renard played as a defender for French clubs Cannes, Stade de Vallauris and Draguignan in a playing career which lasted from 1983 to 1998. After retiring as a professional player, he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
