Al-Nors FC

Al-Nors FC

Full name	Al-Nors Club
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Owner	Zahir Assiri
League	Saudi Women's First Division League
2023–24	SWFDL, 17th of 26 League phase Group 5: 4th of 5

Al-Nors Club (Arabic: نادي النورس) is a women's football club based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The team currently competes in the Saudi Women's First Division League, the second tier of Women's football in Saudi Arabia, since 2022 having been awarded a licence in its inaugural season.

History

Al-Nors Club was established in February 2022 as a private sector club, after obtaining a (NAFES) license from the Ministry of Sports, which allows investors and companies to establish sports clubs and participate in official competitions in Saudi Arabia.[1]

While owning a women's football team, Al-Nors Club established women's teams in basketball and volleyball in 2023.[2]

In the 2022–23 season of the Saudi Women's First Division League, Al-Nors relied on 15 players under the age of 20 with the aim of giving the team experience in its first participation.[3]

In the following season 2023–24 of the Saudi Women's First Division League, Al-Nors relied on Reem Qabbani from the Schools League known as Dawri Madaris[4] and Elham Bakhsh from Pakistan.[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 14 December 2023[6]

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 97 GK  GAM Aminata Gaye 5 DF  GAM Adel Mendy 33 DF  KSA Shorouq Al-Lahiani 7 MF  KSA Ghader Al-Shaikhi 98 DF  KEN Myline Awuor 29 FW  NGA Yetunde Balogun 15 DF  KSA Sama Al-Sobiani 22 FW  KSA Sarah Bakari 9 FW  KSA Rama Al-Juhani

No. Pos. Nation Player 50 DF  PAK Elham Bakhsh 77 FW  KSA Rania Farhan 12 DF  KSA Nowaer Al-Muwalid 99 FW  KSA Noreena Bin Madi 3 DF  KSA Zain Marhomi 20 DF  KSA Asma Hakami 24 FW  KSA Dunia Khayat 6 DF  TUN Oumayma Ghedamsi — FW  KSA Reem Qabbani

External links

• Al-Nors FC on Twitter
• Al-Nors FC on Instagram
• Al-Nors on Saudi Arabian Football Federation Website

References

1. "الأندية النسائية في السعودية تبدأ تنويع مصادر الدخل" [Women's clubs in Saudi Arabia begin diversifying their sources of income.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "النورس السعودي يتوسع في الرياضات النسائية" [The Saudi Al-Nors is expanding into women's sports.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. "النورس يعتمد على الناشئات في دوري الدرجة الأولى السعودي" [Al-Nors relies on young women in the Saudi First Division League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. "نجمات دوري المدارس للبنات تواصلن التألق في السعودية" [Girls' School League stars continue to shine in Saudi Arabia.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. "لاعبات باكستان يتألقن في الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Pakistani players shine in the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
6. "Players lineup for the 2023–24 Saudi Women's First Division League". Al Nors FC. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Instagram.