2024–25 Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament
Arabic: بطولة الإتحاد السعودي للناشئات تحت 17 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 8 November 2024 – 4 February 2025 |
Teams | 17 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Qadsiah (1st title) |
Runner-up | Al-Nassr |
Third place | Al-Shabab |
Fourth place | Al-Ahli |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Goals scored | 390 (6.29 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Khulud Khaled (ULA) (20 goals) |
Awards | |
Best player | Ghadi Al-Otaibi (NSR) |
Best goalkeeper | Joud Al-Saqer (QDS) |
The 2024–25 Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament is the second season of the SAFF Women's U-17 Tournament, a women's youth club football competition organised by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.[1]
Al-Shabab were the title holders, having defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the previous edition's final.[2] However, their title defense came to an end in the semi-finals, where they were defeated by the eventual champions, Al-Qadsiah.[3][4]
Overview
[edit]TThis was the first edition to feature matches played with eleven-a-side. Each team was required to submit a squad of at least 16 and at most 30 players, with those born between 2007 and 2012 eligible to participate.[5][6]
Teams
[edit]A total of 17 teams entered the tournament. They were divided into five groups based on their geographical locations.[7]
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Group phase
[edit]Riyadh
[edit]First round
[edit]- Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHB | NAS | SHO | |
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1 | Al-Shabab | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 12 | Advance to the Second round | — | 4–1 | 13–0 | |
2 | Al-Nassr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | 2–3 | — | 8–0 | ||
3 | Al-Shoulla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–5 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
- Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | HMM | RIY | BYR | |
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1 | Al-Hilal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | +51 | 18 | Advance to the Second round | — | 17–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Al-Hmmah | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 10 | 1–11 | — | 6–0 | 5–1 | ||
3 | Al-Riyadh | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 5 | 0–11 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | Al-Bayraq | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | −8 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Second round
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAS | HIL | SHB | HMM | |
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1 | Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
2 | Al-Hilal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 5 | 1–1 | — | ||||
3 | Al-Shabab | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 5 | 0–0 | — | 9–0 | |||
4 | Al-Hmmah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | 1–12 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Jeddah
[edit]First round
[edit]- Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | ULA | JED | PHX | |
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1 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | +51 | 18 | Advance to the Second round | — | 7–1 | 8–0 | 14–0 | |
2 | Al-Ula | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 12 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | 9–0 | ||
3 | Jeddah | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 6 | 0–12 | 0–5 | — | 6–0 | ||
4 | Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 0 | 0–10 | 1–4 | 1–3 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
- Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITI | AML | ABH | |
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1 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | +46 | 12 | Advance to the Second round | — | 21–1 | 16–0 | |
2 | Al-Amal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | Abha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | −29 | −6 | 0–8 | 0–3 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Second round
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITI | AHL | ULA | AML | |
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1 | Al-Ittihad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 3–4 | |||
2 | Al-Ahli | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | |||
3 | Al-Ula | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | 0–4 | — | 7–0 | |||
4 | Al-Amal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | −32 | −3 | 0–22 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Eastern
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | QDS | EFL | QDS | EFL | QDS | EFL | |
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1 | Al-Qadsiah | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | |
2 | Eastern Flames | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 0–4 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was played).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
28 January – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Al-Qadsiah | 4 | |||||||||
1 February – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Al-Ula | 0 | |||||||||
Al-Qadsiah | 2 | |||||||||
28 January – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||
Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||
Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||
Al-Qadsiah | 3 | |||||||||
29 January – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||
Al-Ahli | 4 | |||||||||
1 February – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Eastern Flames | 2 | |||||||||
Al-Ahli | 1 (1) | |||||||||
29 January – Riyadh | ||||||||||
Al-Nassr | 1 (3) | Third place match | ||||||||
Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||
Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||
Al-Shabab | 4 | |||||||||
Al-Ahli | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]Al-Qadsiah | 4–0 | Al-Ula |
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Al-Ittihad | 1–2 | Al-Shabab |
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Al-Omaisi ![]() |
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Al-Ahli | 4–2 | Eastern Flames |
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Al-Nassr | 2–1 | Al-Hilal |
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Remas El Banawany ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]Al-Qadsiah | 2–0 | Al-Shabab |
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Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Al-Qadsiah | 3–0 | Al-Nassr |
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Top scorers
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Al-Ula | 20 |
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Al-Shabab | 16 |
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Al-Ittihad | ||
4 | ![]() |
Al-Shabab | 15 |
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Al-Ittihad | 14 |
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Al-Ittihad | 13 |
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Al-Hilal | ||
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Al-Ahli | 11 |
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Al-Ahli | 10 |
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Al Hilal |
References
[edit]- ^ "انطلاق النسخة الثانية من بطولة السعودية للناشئات" [The second edition of the Saudi Women's Youth Championship has commenced.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ ""أضواء" تتوج الشباب بكأس الاتحاد السعودي للناشئات" [Adwaa' crowns Al-Shabab with the Saudi Federation Cup for Women's Under-17]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Al-Jidani, Riyan (1 February 2025). "Al-Qadsiah and Al-Nassr advance to the final of the Saudi U-17 Championship". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ Al-Ajmi, Shouq (4 February 2025). "Al-Qadsiah U-17 team crowned SAFF Championship winners". arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "تحديثات المسابقات النسائية لموسم 24 / 25" [Women's competition updates for the 24/25 season.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
In the Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament, launched at the start of the 2023-2024 season, teams are now allowed to register 30 players, and the format has shifted to an 11-a-side league, up from 9-a-side last season.
- ^ "مرحلة جديدة تنتظر بطولة السعودية للناشئات" [A new phase awaits the Saudi Women's Youth Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يعلن عن انطلاق النسخة الثانية من بطولة الاتحاد السعودي للناشئات تحت 17 عام" [The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announces the launch of the second edition of the Saudi Federation Championship for Girls Under-17.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.