Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah, women)

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Al-Ittihad Women
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) logo.svg
Full nameAl-Ittihad Saudi Women Club
Nickname(s)
  • (Al-Numoor) "The Tigers"
  • (Amid Al-Andiyah) "The Chief of Clubs"
Founded2014
Ground King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Capacity62,345
Owner Public Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
Manager Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Lindsey
League Saudi Women's Premier League
2023–24 SWPL, 6th of 8
Website Club website
Al-Ittihad active departments
Football pictogram.svg
Football
(men's)
Women's football pictogram.svg
Football
(women's)
Basketball pictogram.svg
Basketball
(men's)

Al-Ittihad Women Football Club is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 2014 as an independent club, Jeddah Eagles FC at the time were acquired in 2022 by Al-Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid. [1] [2]

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History

Founded in 2014, Jeddah Eagles Ladies Football Club participated in the first Women's Community Football League 2020–21 season after they won the regional Jeddah tournament. [3]

On 25 September 2022, the club was bought by men's club Al-Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process. [4]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
2 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Bayan Sadagah
4 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leighanne Robe
6 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Mariam Al-Tamimi
7 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Raneem Al-Shareef
8 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Farah Jefry
9 FW Flag of Syria.svg  SYR Nor Mustafa
10 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 FW Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Lili Iskandar
14 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Joury Tarek
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Lana Abdulrazak
16 MF Flag of Jordan.svg  JOR Shahnaz Jebreen (captain)
17 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Salma Amani
18 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Layan Jouhari
20 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21 DF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Raghad Ghandoura
22 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
26 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Wojoud Al-Harthi
27 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Rahaf Al-Hazmi
81 GK Flag of Jordan.svg  JOR Malak Shannak
90 MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Layan Al-Yafei
MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  KSA Haifa Al-Safyani

Staff

Staff NameRoleNationality
Haya Al-JamalGeneral ManagerFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Abdulaziz Al-GhosabiOperations ManagerFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Kelly Lindsey Head CoachFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Myles SmithAssistant CoachFlag of England.svg  England
Dan SmtihFirst Team Goalkeeper CoachFlag of England.svg  England
Simone ConleyStrength and Conditioning CoachFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Maria StergiouLead PhysiotherapistFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Nawaf KhalifaPhysiotherapistFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia


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References

  1. "Al-Ittihad Jeddah Women's Football – Live Scores & Results". scorebar.com.
  2. "Al Ittihad – Team Profile". saff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
  3. "Jeddah Eagles Champions of Jeddah women's league". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019.
  4. "Al-Ittihad completes its acquisition of Jeddah Eagles, and the first-division women's league draw is on Tuesday". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 25 September 2022.