Al-Ittihad completes takeover of Nosour Jeddah.. as the Women's First Division League draw will be held on Tuesday

2022-09-25
17:38:09

Al-Ittihad Club has officially completed its takeover of Nosour Jeddah Club, one of the clubs of the Women’s Premier League for the 2022-2023 season, to be the third official sports club to participate in the Women’s Premier League after Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr clubs.

The Saudi Arabian Football Feeration had announced the launch of the first edition of the Women’s Premier League on September 15, with the participation of 8 teams: Al-Nassr (formerly Al-Mamlaka women’s team), Al-Hilal (formerly Al-Tahadi women’s team), Al-Yamama, Nisour Jeddah (currently Al-Ittihad), Al-Sharqiya, Al-Asefa, Sama and Meras, as the new season will start on October 13, with a home and away system, with a total of (56 matches).

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation also approved the establishment of the First Division League, with the participation of 17 teams, namely Riyadh, Al-Himma, Al-Nosour Al-Zahabia, Ittihad Al-Nosour, Al-Taraji (formerly Al-Waha women’s team), Al-Muttahed, Felij, Al-Laith Al-Abyad, Al-Nawras, Sahem Al-Nisa’, Al-Amal, Okaz, Majd Al-Gharbia, Najmat Jeddah, Al-Tohamy, Fakhr Jeddah and Al-Ankaa, which will be distributed over three regions, with the league starting next November 11 with a home and away system (regional) with a total of (51 matches).

The first division champion will be determined through the knockout stages of the quarter-finals, which are held between the qualifiers from the group stage, provided that the first division champion will be promoted to the Premier League in the next edition, to replace the last place holder of the Premier League, which will be relegated to the First Division.

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has approved financial support for the Premier League clubs, as each team will receive 250,000 riyals, while each team in the first division will receive a financial support of 50,000 riyals.