The Saudi Women's First Division League officially the SAFF Women's First Division League () is the second-tier of
women's football in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women’s Football includes several leagues and competitions. At the top is the Premier League, followed by the First Division and Second Division. There are also two major cup competitions, the Super Cup and the Federation Cup. Additional ...
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History and format
In September 2022, The federation approved the establishment of the First Division League, with the participation of 17 teams spread across three regions. The league started on November 11, with teams playing both at home and away. The league started on November 11, with teams playing both at home and away.
The First Division champion was decided through a
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...
system. The winning team got promoted to the Premier League for the next season, taking the place of the last team, which got relegated.
In September 2023, it was announced that 26 teams would participate in the second season of the division, adding 9 more professional teams.
In November 2023, the Saudi Football Federation shared that the format of the 2024–25 edition would change. Instead of having a group stage and knockout stage, there will be a direct 10-team league playing home and away.
On 25 September 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced that the
2024–25 Saudi Women's First Division League matches would be broadcast on television for the first time via the (SAFF+) platform.
Current teams
The following ten teams are competing in the 2024–25 season.
Champions
Total titles won by province
Broadcasters
Since the
2024–25 season
References
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Football competitions in Saudi Arabia
Second-level women's association football leagues in Asia
Sports leagues established in 2022
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Saudi Women's Premier League
The Saudi Women's Premier League officially the SAFF Women's Premier League () is the top flight of women's football in Saudi Arabia.
History
The first Saudi women's club were King's United based in Jeddah, and Eastern Flames in Dhahran. Bot ...
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Saudi Women's Second Division League
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Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament
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Dawri Madaris
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Women's football in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women’s Football includes several leagues and competitions. At the top is the Premier League, followed by the First Division and Second Division. There are also two major cup competitions, the Super Cup and the Federation Cup. Additional ...
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Women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams partic ...
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