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Abha Club

Full name	Abha Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	Zaeemat Al-Janoub (The Women Leaders of the South)
Founded	2023; 2 years ago (2023)
Ground	Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
League	Saudi Women's First Division League
2023–24	SWFDL, 2nd in group B Overall: 5th of 26
Home colours Away colours

Abha Women Football Club shortly known as Abha's ladies (Arabic: سيدات أبها) is a is Saudi professional women's football club affiliated with Abha Club. The club currently competes in the Saudi Women's First Division League.

History

Founded in 2023, The team joined the Saudi Women's First Division League, the second tier of women's football in Saudi Arabia, for the 2023–24 season. The team was placed in the Western Region Group alongside Al-Amal, Phoenix, Al-Ain, and Al-Hejaz. Al-zaeemat kicked off the season with a resounding win. The team finished 2nd in their group, which qualified them for the final stages and ensured that, at worst, they would remain in the first division. Abha, scheduled to play against Al Bayraq in the final stage. had their match cancelled when Al Bayraq failed to field enough players, resulting in a 3–0 win for Abha by default. In their second match, Abha faced the eventual champions and ended in a 1–1 draw, which led to their elimination. Al-Ula advanced due to their superior goal difference, as they played Al Bayraq unlike Abha.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 21 December 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KSA Samar Abdulaziz 3 MF  GUI Damaye Camara 4 DF  EGY Eman Hassan 5 DF  KSA Laren Sarhan 7 MF  KSA Amirah Hazazi 8 DF  KSA Hanan Aziz 10 FW  TUN Mariem Houij 11 MF  KSA Ghala Al-Qahtani 12 DF  KSA Ghala Al-Shahrani

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  KSA Shrooq Futaini 14 FW  GUI Fanta Camara 18 MF  KSA Samaher Al Salahi 19 DF  KSA Lujain Al-Bishri 22 GK  KSA Afrah Al-Rashidi 25 GK  KSA Ghala Saad 27 DF  GUI Mawa Traoré 29 MF  KSA Sabah Al-Fayi 30 DF  KSA Danah Al-Tali

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Faiza Haider
Assistant coaches
Goalkeeping coach
Managing director
Recruitment manager
Physiotherapist
Lead analyst
Club doctor
Kit manager

References

1. "الخميس: انطلاق النسخة الثانية من دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات" [Thursday: The launch of the second edition of the Women's First Division League.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
2. "الاتحاد السعودي يعلن أندية دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات" [The Saudi Federation announces the clubs of the Women's First Division League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
3. "دوري الأولى للسيدات.. أبها يكتسح الحجاز بـ24 هدفا" [Women's First Division League: Abha overwhelms Al-Hejaz with 24 goals]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
4. "دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات بالسعودية يدخل مرحلة الحسم" [The Saudi Women's First Division League enters the decisive stage]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024. '..Friday's matches conclude with an anticipated clash between Al-Bayraq and Al-Ula in Group D, which also includes the Abha team..'
5. ""دوري الدرجة الأولى السعودي للسيدات": الاثنين... انطلاق الجولة الثانية للأدوار النهائية بمواجهة أبها مع البيرق" [«Saudi Women's First Division League»: Monday... The start of the second round of the final stages with the match between Abha and Al-Bayraq.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 3 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
6. "قرارات لجنة الإنضباط: أبها - البيرق (2024-03-04)" [Disciplinary Committee Decisions: Abha - Al-Bayraq (2024-03-04)]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. "أولى السيدات... العلا يحجز مقعده بعد التعادل مع أبها، وتنطلق مباريات النصف النهائي الأحد" [The Women's First Division... Al-Ula secures its spot after drawing with Abha, with the semi-final matches kicking off on Sunday]. /arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. Abha Club (21 December 2024). "تــشــكــيــلــة الفــريــق" [Starting XI Abha v Al-Shoulla] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
9. "المصرية فايزة حيدر تتولى قيادة فريق سيدات أبها السعودي" [Egyptian Faiza Haidar takes charge of the Abha Saudi Women's team]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

External links

• Abha Club on Twitter

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