2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup
Country Saudi Arabia
Dates23 November 2023 – TBC 2024
Teams16
Matches played7
Goals scored69 (9.86 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi
Tanzania Enekia Kasonga
(8 goals each)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2023.
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup is the inaugural season of the annual Saudi women's football cup competition. Sixteen teams will participate in the competition, including all teams from the current year's Women's Premier League. The competition will begin on 23 November 2023 with a round of 16.[1][2]

Participating teams

The tournament features the participation of the following 16 teams: all teams from the 2023–24 Premier League season, with the remaining 8 spots determined by the results of the previous year's Saudi Women's First Division League results.[3]

Saudi Women's Premier League
the 8 clubs of the 2023–24		 Saudi Women's First Division League
the best 8 clubs of the 2022–23
  1. Al Nassr
  2. Al Hilal
  3. Al-Shabab
  4. Al-Ittihad
  5. Al-Ahli
  6. Eastern Flames
  7. Al-Riyadh Rise
  8. Al Qadsiah Rise
  1. Al Bayraq Fall
  2. Jeddah Club
  3. Najmt Jeddah
  4. United Eagles
  5. Al-Suqoor
  6. Saham
  7. Al Hamma
  8. Al-Amal

Knockout stage

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
23 November – Qatif
 
 
Eastern Flames18
 
TBC –
 
Saham0
 
Eastern Flames
 
24 November – Khobar
 
Al Qadsiah
 
Al Qadsiah7
 
TBC –
 
Najmt Jeddah0
 
Winner 9
 
23 November – Taif
 
Winner 10
 
Al-Amal0
 
TBC –
 
Al Nassr9
 
Al Nassr
 
23 November – Riyadh
 
Al-Ahli
 
Al Bayraq1
 
TBC –
 
Al-Ahli17
 
Winner 13
 
24 November – Riyadh
 
Winner 14
 
Al Hilal4
 
TBC –
 
Al-Suqoor0
 
Al Hilal
 
23 November – Jeddah
 
Al-Shabab
 
Jeddah Club0
 
TBC –
 
Al-Shabab8
 
Winner 11
 
24 November – Riyadh
 
Winner 12Third place play-off
 
Al Hamma0
 
TBC – TBC –
 
Al-Riyadh5
 
Al-RiyadhLoser 13
 
24 November – Jeddah
 
Al-IttihadLoser 14
 
Al-Ittihad w/o
 
 
United Eagles
 

Round of 16

There will be eight matches in the Round of 16, split over two days on November 23 and 24, 2023. The draw took place on September 6, 2023.

23 November 2023 Eastern Flames 18–0 Saham Qatif
16:00
  • Kasonga ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??'
  • Unknown x10
Stadium: Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Stadium
Referee: Ahassan Al-Shbeeb
23 November 2023 Al Amal 0–9 Al Nassr Taif
16:00
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
23 November 2023 Jeddah Club 0–8 Al-Shabab Jeddah
19:00
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Anoud Alasmari
23 November 2023 Al Bayraq 1–17 Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:00
  • Jraïdi ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??', ??'
  • Kusi ??', ??', ??', ??'
  • Al-Hawsawi ??'
  • Bensenouci ??', ??'
  • Hagan ??', ??'
 Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium
Referee: Reem Aldawsari
24 November 2023 Al Qadsiah 7–0 Najmt Jeddah Khobar
16:00
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Alhamdi
24 November 2023 Al Hilal 4–0 Al-Suqoor Riyadh
16:00
  • Owusu ??', ??', ??'
  • Salihi ??'
 Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nssar
24 November 2023 Al-Ittihad Cancelled United Eagles Jeddah
19:00 Stadium: Al-Ittihad Club Stadium
Referee: Hibbah Alowedi
Note: United Eagles withdrew from the matchday one day earlier, citing unforeseen circumstances.
24 November 2023 Al Hamma 0–5 Al-Riyadh Riyadh
20:00
  • Rafinha 6', 19', 47'
  • Gómez 77'
  • Al Harthi 81'
 Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium
Referee: Reem Albishi

Quarter-finals

In the semi-finals, four matches will be played as follows: the winner of match 1 will host the winner of match 2, the winner of match 3 will host the winner of match 4, the winner of match 5 will host the winner of match 6, and the winner of match 8 will host the winner of match 7.

29 December 2023 Al Nassr v Al-Ahli Riyadh
19:00 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
30 December 2023 Al Hilal v Al-Shabab Riyadh
16:00 Stadium: Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium

Semi-finals

The dates will be revealed at a later time.

Final

The dates will be revealed at a later time.

Third place play-off

The dates will be revealed at a later time.

Top scorers

As of 24 November 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi Al-Ahli 8
Tanzania Enekia Kasonga Eastern Flames
2 Venezuela Oriana Altuve Al-Shabab 6
3 Ivory Coast Jessica Aby Al Qadsiah 5
4 Ghana Alice Kusi Al-Ahli 4
Saudi Arabia Shikaha Alasiri Eastern Flames
5 Brazil Rafa Travalão Al-Riyadh 3
Ghana Mavis Owusu Al Hilal
6 Algeria Abla Bensenouci Al-Ahli 2
Algeria Lina Boussaha Al Nassr
Ghana Cecilia Hagan Al-Ahli
Jordan Maysa Jbarah Al Nassr
Tanzania Clara Luvanga Al Nassr
Mexico Verónica Pérez Al Qadsiah
6 Tunisia Samia Aouni Al Nassr 1
Tunisia Ghada Ayadi Al Nassr
Iraq Shokhan Salihi Al Hilal
Spain Carla Gómez Al-Riyadh
Saudi Arabia Kholoud Al Harthi Al-Riyadh
Saudi Arabia Sara Alhamad Al Nassr
Saudi Arabia Al Bandari Mobarak Al-Shabab
Saudi Arabia Fatimah Mansour Al-Shabab
Saudi Arabia Moluk Al-Hawsawi Al-Ahli

Prize money

The Saudi Football Federation has approved the financial prizes for the Saudi Women's Cup. The champion will receive 750,000 Saudi Riyals, the second-place holder 500,000 Saudi Riyals, and the third-place holder 200,000 Saudi Riyals.[4]

Place Teams Amount (in riyal)
Champions 1 750,000 ر.س
Runners-up 1 500,000 ر.س
Third place 1 200,000 ر.س
Total 3 1,450,000 ر.س

References

  1. ↑ "Next November marks the kickoff of the inaugural edition of the Saudi Women's Cup". sabq.org (in Arabic). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "The inaugural edition of the Saudi Women's Cup kicks off". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sports / The inaugural edition of the Saudi Women's Cup kicks off". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "The SAFF Women's Cup kicks off today". alwatan.com.sa (in Arabic). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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