Al-Ula team topped the list of clubs receiving the most yellow cards in the Saudi Women’s Premier League, after its players received 13 warnings during the first seven rounds of the fifth edition of the tournament, which also witnessed the first expulsion case for the team’s player, Israa Muhammad.
According to Asharq Al-Awsat’s monitoring of card statistics published on the official website of the Saudi Football Federation, the first round witnessed two expulsions, while the total number of yellow cards reached 84 cards according to the numbers registered for the eight clubs, while the total tally was 86 cards, which is a disparity that requires review.
Al-Ahly, Al-Qadisiyah and Al-Ittihad clubs came in second place on the list of those receiving the most warnings, after each of them recorded 12 yellow cards, one card behind Al-Ula, while Al-Hilal came behind them with 10 cards.
Al-Nasr and Esperance were equal in the number of warnings, with 9 yellow cards each, while NEOM was the team that received the least yellow cards during the first round, after its players were satisfied with 7 warnings.
The third round witnessed the first expulsion in the tournament, after Israa Muhammad, the Al-Ula player, received the second yellow card, while the other expulsion was recorded against Fatima Al-Shamrani, the Esperance player.
At the level of female players, Maha Al-Sherif, Al-Ahly player, and Hala Khashoggi, Al-Ittihad player, shared the top spot on the list of those receiving the most yellow cards, with 4 warnings each during the seven rounds.
Behind them were Kholoud Al-Harithi, Al-Nasr player, and Israa Muhammad, Al-Ula player, after each of them received 3 yellow cards, thus completing the list of players most exposed to warnings in the first half of the competitions.
Firas Al-Braikan, the Saudi national team striker, missed Al-Akhdar’s group training on Monday evening, after suffering from a cold, at the start of the preparatory camp in the Qatari capital, Doha, in preparation for two friendly matches against South Korea and Uzbekistan during the international break for the month of November.
The beginning of the camp witnessed the joining of the full-back Saud Abdul Hamid to the Saudi national team mission on Monday evening, while the player Hammam Al-Hammami began his special rehabilitation program under the supervision of the medical staff.
On the field, the Saudi national team players conducted their first training session on the Ersal Stadium, under the supervision of Greek coach Georgios Donis. The training began with warm-up exercises and getting used to the ball, followed by tactical exercises and possession exercises, before concluding with a technical maneuver during which the players were divided into three groups.
Al-Akhdar continues its preparations on Tuesday evening, holding a training session at six-thirty at the Ersal Stadium, with the media being allowed to follow the first quarter-hour of it.
During the Doha camp, the Saudi national team will play two friendly matches at Khalifa bin Hamad Stadium, the stadium of Al Sadd Club, as it faces the South Korean national team on November 13th, before meeting the Uzbekistan national team on the 17th of the same month.
Al-Qadisiyah Saudi Club announced, on Monday, its nomination for the “Best Team for Attracting Players of the Year” award, within the “Transfer Room” Awards for the year 2026, becoming the first Saudi club to enter the list of competitors for the award, which includes 10 clubs from different leagues around the world.
According to a statement issued by the club, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, the list of candidates included, in addition to Al-Qadisiyah, Atletico Madrid of Spain, Stuttgart of Germany, PSV Eindhoven of Netherlands, Club Brugge of Belgium, Sunderland of England, Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia, Flamengo of Brazil, Orlando City of America, and Viking of Norway.
Al-Qadisiyah’s nomination comes within the first edition of the “Transfer Room” Awards, which were launched to honor distinguished clubs, agencies and leaders in the player transfer market, after the candidates were selected through a direct vote from their counterparts working in the football sector.
The “Best Player Recruitment Team of the Year” award is given to the work teams responsible for contracts within clubs, according to criteria related to discovering talent, evaluating players, planning recruitment operations, and the extent to which deals are compatible with the technical and strategic needs of the clubs.
Al-Qadisiyah’s nomination reflects the club’s trend during the recent period towards building a team capable of competing, by attracting players in advanced stages of their artistic career, investing in young talent, in addition to giving Saudi players greater opportunities, and linking contracts to the team’s needs and long-term goals.
This approach is based on coordination between the technical, administrative and financial aspects, in order to achieve a balance between enhancing the team’s competitiveness, maintaining technical stability, and raising the investment value of the players, while taking into account financial sustainability.
The Transfer Room Awards include five categories: Best Player Recruitment Team, Best Loan Management Team, Best Agency, Intelligence and Innovation Award, and Best Leadership.
The launch of the awards coincided with the number of transactions completed through the platform’s digital market reaching 10,000 transactions, as part of events held in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, on Monday, November 9.
