Al-Taqadom Football Club Women shortly known as Al-Taqadom's ladies is a Saudi women's football club that plays in the Saudi Women's First Division League.
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| Full name | Al-Taqadom Football Club Women | |||
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| Nickname(s) | (Al Bortoqali) "the Orange" | |||
| Founded | 2023 | |||
| Ground | Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Stadium | |||
| League | Saudi Women's First Division League | |||
| 2023–24 | SWFDL,4th of 26 | |||
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History
editFounded in July 2023 in Al-Qassim Province by Anan Al-Mehana as an independent club, the club encountered challenges obtaining a team license after the legal registration period for the league set by the Saudi Football Federation had ended. Consequently, they sought collaboration with Al-Taqadom FC, a team registered in the Saudi First Division League. Al-Taqadom agreed to acquire the team, permitting their participation under the name of Al-Taqadom Club in the inaugural season of the Saudi Women's First Division League.[1] Immediately upon its official establishment, the club commenced the process of signing foreign players, as they signed Lebanese Nancy Tchaylian and Jordanian Haya Khalil.[2][3][4]
On 9 February 2024, The club secured a spot in the knockout stage of the Saudi Women's First Division League by finishing second in their group. which confirmed that they won't face relegation in the 24/25 season.[5] The team advanced to the semi-finals after topping Group B with two wins. However, in the semi-final match against Al-Taraji, they fell short with a 1–0 defeat.[6] In the subsequent match for third place, they lost 1–3 to Al-Amal, resulting in them remaining in the first division.[7]
Current squad
edit- As of 10 February 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ ""نادي التقدم"... باكورة "الكرة النسائية" في القصيم يسجل إطلالته الأولى" [“Al-Taqadom Club”... the first “women’s football” in Al-Qassim records its first appearance]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "نادي التقدم السعودي للسيدات يضم نانسي تشايليان" [The Saudi Al-Taqadom Women's Club signs Nancy Tchaylian.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "نادي "التقدم" يتعاقد مع 6 لاعبات... ويؤكد: "اللي شرانا نشريه"" [Al-Taqadom Club signs 6 players... and confirms: “Whoever buys us, we will buy it.”]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "التقدم يتسلح بـ19 صفقة قبل دوري "الأولى للسيدات"" [Al-Taqadom arms itself with 19 deals ahead of the Women's First Division League.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "التقدم السعودي يقترب من التأهل إلى الدوري الممتاز للسيدات" [Saudi Al-Taqadom is close to qualifying for the Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "الترجي يتأهل إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Taraji promoted to the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "فريق الأمل يتأهل بفوزه على التقدم إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [Al-Amal qualifies by defeating Al-Taqadom for the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Al-Taqadom [@Altaqadum_es] (9 February 2024). "تــــشــــكــــيــــلة الــــبــرتـــقالـــــي لمواجهة العلا" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Al-Taqadom FC on Instagram
- Al-Taqadom FC on X