2024–25 Saudi Women's Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 17 October 2024–19 March 2025[1] |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ahli (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Qadsiah |
| Third place | Al Nassr |
| Fourth place | Al-Shabab |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 91 (5.69 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Ibtissam Jraïdi (AHL)(9 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player |  Naomie Kabakaba (AHL) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Lindsey Harris (QDS) |
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Cup, officially the 2024–25 SAFF Women's Cup was the second season of the annual Saudi women's football cup competition. Sixteen teams participated in the competition. Al-Ahli were the defending champions, having beaten Al-Shabab 3–2 in the 2024 final on 28 March 2024. and they successfully retained their title by overcoming Al-Qadsiah 2–1 in the final.[2]
Overview
[edit]Following the announcement of the Saudi Women's Super Cup, this season's champions and runners-up will qualify for its inaugural edition.[3]
Participating clubs
[edit]The following clubs qualified for the competition:[4]
| Saudi Women's Premier League the 8 clubs of the 2023–24 |
Saudi Women's First Division League the best 8 clubs of the 2023–24 |
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- Notes
- † Despite originally qualifying for the cup, Al-Taqadom did not confirm its participation in the cup within the specified timeframe set by the Competitions Committee. Therefore they were replaced by Al-Shoulla.[5]
Seeding
[edit]Clubs were seeded first based on their current league tier (Premier and First Division), and subsequently based on their positions in their respective leagues from the 2023–24 season.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 October – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab (w/o) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 January – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 15 February – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Abha | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 19 October – Jeddah | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 January – Medina | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Hmmah | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Medina | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ula | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ula | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 19 March – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Riyadh | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Khobar | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 5 January – Khobar | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Amal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 19 October – Al Kharj | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Flames | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Shoulla | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 14 February – Riyadh | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Flames | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Qadsiah (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 18 October – Jeddah | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Nassr | 1 (2) | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 5 January – Jeddah | 18 March – Riyadh | |||||||||||||
| Jeddah | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad | 2 | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||
| 19 October – Qatif | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Nassr | 3 | Al-Nassr (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||
| Al-Taraji | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Nassr | 8 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
[edit]| 18 October 2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 4–1 | Al-Amal | khobar |
| 17:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Qadsiah Club Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Zahrani |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Hilal | 7–0 | Abha | Riyadh |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Ula | 2–1 | Al-Riyadh | Medina |
| 20:00 | Kapetanović  25', 63' |
Report | Jerry 90' |
Stadium: Al-Ula Club Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Rashidi |
| 18 October 2024 | Al-Ittihad | 13–1 | Jeddah | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Report | Bensenouci 65' |
Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium Referee: Suleiman Al-Shehri |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Shabab | 3–0 (w/o) | Phoenix | Riyadh |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Referee: Reem Al-Dossary |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Shoulla | 2–5 | Eastern Flames | Al Kharj |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Waleed Al-Merdasi |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Ahli | 12–0 | Al-Hmmah | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Ahli Club Stadium Referee: Hussain Abu Shaheen |
| 19 October 2024 | Al-Taraji | 0–8 | Al-Nassr | Qatif |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Al-Taraji Club Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Hiqwi |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 4 January 2025 | Al-Shabab | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hilal | Riyadh |
| 17:55 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani |
| 4 January 2025 | Al-Ula | 1–3 | Al-Ahli | Medina |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Reem Al-Dossary |
| 5 January 2025 | Eastern Flames | 1–8 | Al-Qadsiah | Khobar |
| 17:40 | Mustafa 10' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Zahrania |
| 5 January 2025 | Al-Ittihad | 2–3 | Al-Nassr | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Otaibi |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 14 February 2024 | Al-Qadsiah | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Al-Nassr | Riyadh |
| 18:20 | Gunnarsdóttir 105' (pen.) |
Report | Al-Harbi 100' |
Stadium: Al-Nassr Club Stadium Referee: Mosad Al Meshari |
| Penalties | ||||
| 15 February 2024 | Al-Shabab | 2–3 | Al-Ahli | Riyadh |
| 18:20 | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Jurays |
Third place play-off
[edit]| 18 March 2025 | Al-Nassr | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 22:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
Final
[edit]      Al-Qadsiah
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     Al-Ahli
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Assistant referees:
Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
Veronica Martinelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Reem Al-Dosari
Top scorers
[edit]
Prize money
[edit]The Saudi Football Federation has raised the prize for the winner from 750,000 to 1 million Saudi Riyals, while maintaining the second-place prize at 500,000 Saudi Riyals and the third-place prize at 200,000 Saudi Riyals.
| Place | Teams | Amount (in riyal) |
|---|---|---|
| Champions | 1 | 1,000,000 SAR |
| Runners-up | 1 | 500,000 SAR |
| Third place | 1 | 200,000 SAR |
| Total | 3 | 1,700,000 SAR |
References
[edit]- ^ "الكشف عن موعد انطلاق الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Revealing the start date of the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
SAFF has set the start date for the second edition of the SAFF Women's Cup 2024/2025, which will be on October 17th, but the end date has not been determined.
- ^ Al-Khunaizi, Sulafa (March 20, 2025). "Al-Ahli crowned SAFF Women's Cup champions in thriller at Kingdom Arena". arabnews.com. Arab News. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Saudi Arabian Football Federation (2024-12-22). "Saudi Women's Super Cup to be launched this season". Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
- ^ "تحديد الأندية المشاركة في الدرجة الأولى وكأس السعودية للسيدات" [Determining the clubs participating in the Women's First Division and the Saudi Women's Cup]. 12 July 2024 (in Arabic). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "اعتماد مشاركة الوحدة والشعلة في دوري الدرجة الأولى وكأس الاتحاد للسيدات" [Approval of Al Wehda and Al-Shoulla participation in the Women's First Division League and SAFF Women's Cup]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Al-Jidani, Riyan (18 March 2025). "An Italian referee will officiate the Saudi Women's Cup final". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 March 2025.