Al Hilal SFC (women)
| Full name | Al Hilal Saudi Women Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Al-Za'eem (The Boss) The Blue Waves | |||
| Founded | 2007 (as Challenge SC) 2022 (as Al Hilal) | |||
| Ground | Inaya Medical Colleges Stadium, Riyadh | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Owner(s) | Public Investment Fund (75%) Al Hilal Non-Profit Foundation (25%) | |||
| President | Fahad bin Nafel | |||
| Head coach | Luís Andrade | |||
| League | Saudi Women's Premier League | |||
| 2024–25 | SWPL, 6th of 8 | |||
| Website | alhilal | |||
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Al Hilal Saudi Women Football Club, commonly known as Al Hilal Ladies (Arabic: سيدات الهلال), is a Saudi professional women's football club based in the capital Riyadh. The club is currently playing in the top division of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Women's Premier League. The club won the first women's football competition, the Kingdom Women's Community Football League in 2020.[1]
History
Founded in 2007 as Challenge Women's Football Club. The team was the second-ever women's team in the country after Eastern Flames FC. In 2022 the team joined Al Hilal SFC.[2]
The first season under the new name was in 2022–23 which ended with Al Hilal finishing second to Al Nassr, scoring 76 goals the most goals in the season, with Al Hilal's Iraqi Shokhan Salihi finishing as the top scores with 42 goals in total.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 October 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Former players
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Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Luís Andrade |
| Assistant coach | Massimiliano Farris Ferruccio Cerasaro |
| Fitness coach | Fabio Ripert Claudio Spicciariello |
| Technical coach | Sebastiano Siviglia |
| Rehab coach | Nuno Romano |
| Match analyst | Enrico Allavena Abdulaziz Al-Dawsari |
| Interpreter | Mohamed Madani |
| B team coach | Rodolfo Miguens |
| Director of football | Saud Kariri |
Honours
Official
- Women's Community Football League
- Winners (1): 2020–21
- SAFF Women's National Football Championship:
- Runners-up: 2021–22
- Saudi Women's Premier League:
- Runners-up: 2022–23
Youth
- Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament:
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
See also
References
- ^ "The Saudi Women's Football League Crowns Challenge Riyadh As The First-Ever Winners". abouther.com. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "The Saudi Women's League kicks off in October with the participation of A-Hilal and Al-Nassr for the first time in history". koraplus.com (in Arabic). 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Al-Nassr Saudi Women's Premier League Champions". saudigazette.com.sa. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Al Taraji vs. Al Hilal 1 - 9 match report". soccerway.com. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.