Al-Nassr Women's Football Club, commonly known as Al-Nassr Ladies (), is a professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the

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, the top tier of

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. Established as the women's section of Al-Nassr in 2022, the club has become the most successful in the history of women's football in Saudi Arabia. They have won three Premier League titles (under the name Al-Nassr) and the inaugural SAFF Women's Football Championship title (under the name Al-Mamlaka).

History

Al-Mamlaka era (2018–2022)

In 2018, the club was founded as Al-Mamlaka Women's Football Club () by Munira Al-Hamdan and was based in

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. In 2019, the club participated in the first

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women's club Championship hosted in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever. With the rise of women's football, more competitions were played as the team participated in the Women's Community Football League, the first national competition for women in Saudi Arabia. Drawn into Group A (Dammam), the club finished as runners-up to Eastern Flames and were eliminated in the group stage. In 2021, the club participated in the inaugural women's championship organized by the

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. Once again, runners-up to Eastern Flames after being tied on points but losing on goal difference, which qualified them for the final stage of the SAFF National Women's League. In the final stages, the team emerged victorious, winning the first official Saudi women's competition.

Al-Nassr era (2022–present)

In September 2022,

Al-Nassr Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is one of only three clubs to have participated ...

acquired the team to be its women's section to participate in the inaugural

2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League The 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League was the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's Premier League which replaced the Saudi Women's National League as the top-level women's football league in Saudi Arabia. Al Nassr FC (women), Al-Nassr was ...

. On 13 October 2022, the team played its first-ever match in the 2022–23 Women's Premier League, achieving a resounding 18–0 victory over Sama to kick off their competitive record. The club won the inaugural edition, becoming the first-ever champions of the competition. In the following season, Al-Nassr won its second consecutive title, qualifying them for the inaugural

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, becoming the first Saudi team to participate in the competition.

Rivalries

Like their men section, Al-Nassr has rivalry with Al-Hilal, with matches between the two teams sometimes referred as the Riyadh Derby, gaining increased attention, they also face Al-Ahli and

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in the classico, Al-Shabab is also a second rivaly that exists in the other part of the capital which has proven to be the main women rivalry in the capital.

Crest and colours

Just like the men section the team main colours are Yellow and Blue

Ground

Since 2022, the club has played its home games at the 15,000-seat Prince Abdulrahman Stadium, with larger or high-profile matches being held at Al-Awwal Park.

Players

Current squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Board members

Honours

Official

Record in Asian Football

As of 31 August 2024 ''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Al Nassr's goal tally first.''

Season-by-season records

Players records

Al-Nassr era only (As of 16 September 2024)

Top scorers in the
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Top scorers in Women's Champions League

Top scorers in SAFF Women's Cup

Managers

Notable players

External links

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References

{{Saudi Women's Premier League Football clubs in Riyadh Women's football clubs in Saudi Arabia Association football clubs established in 2022 Saudi Women's Premier League clubs