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Phoenix

Full name	Phoenix Saudi Club
Founded	2022; 3 years ago (2022)
League	Saudi Women's First Division League
2023–24	SW1DL, 6th of 26 Regular season: 3rd of 5 Final stage: 2nd of 3
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Phoenix Saudi Club, also known as Al-Anka Saudi Club (Arabic: نادي العنقاء السعودي) or simply Phoenix Ladies, (Arabic: سيدات العنقاء) is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Taif. The club currently plays in the Saudi Women's First Division League.

History

Football

Established in 2022, amid the growing popularity of women's football in Saudi Arabia, the team joined the women's first division league in its inaugural season. Placed in Group 3 with Okaz and rivals Al-Amal, the team finished last, earning 4 points from 4 matches played.

In the 2022–23 season, the team entered with great determination and was placed in Group 4. Phoenix secured third place out of five teams, achieving their biggest win in history with a 27–0 triumph over Al-Hejaz in the first round. This result allowed them to qualify for the final stages as the best third-placed team. In the final stages, they won one match and lost another, which meant they did not achieve promotion but remained in the first-division.

Futsal

In 2023, The club expanded to include a futsal section and participated in the inaugural edition of the Saudi women's futsal championship. Drawn into the West Second Group, the team finished last, scoring 8 goals and conceding 44. In the 2024 edition, Phoenix returned undefeated, topping their group with 25 goals. They reached the semi-finals for the first time but lost both the semi-final and the third-place match, finishing fourth.

Players

Current squad

As of 20 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 4 DF  ALG Wahiba Kadri 5 DF  ALG Fouzia Bakli 6 DF  KSA Sawsan Al-Fahmi 7 FW  KSA Rahaf Al-Mutairi 8 FW  KSA Raghad Bajafar 9 FW  KSA Rahmah Al-Sufyani 10 MF  KSA Haneen Mohammed 11 MF  MAR Soumia Saber 13 FW  GEO Ana Kirvalidze 15 DF  ALG Zeyneb Kandouci 16 FW  ALG Houria Affak 18 DF  KSA Saja Al-Manjoumi 17 FW  ALG Rahma Benaichouche

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK  KSA Layan Al-Thaqafi 22 MF  KSA Amjad Al-Sufyani 77 DF  KSA Nujud Al-Rabie — MF  KSA Nouf Al-Zahrani — MF  KSA Rimas Al-Malki — DF  KSA Yusra Torkey — DF  KSA Reem Al-Zahrani — DF  KSA Alaa Al-Zahrani — DF  KSA Shouq Al-Harthi — GK  KSA Sadeem Al-Zhrani — GK  KSA Amirah Al-Humaidi — MF  KSA Wajd Al-Amri — MF  KSA Jawharah Al-Thobaiti

Records

Season-by-season

As of October 23, 2023

References

1. "العنقاء يكمل سلسلة ازدهار الكرة النسائية في الطائف" [Al-Anka completes the series of flourishing women's football in Taif.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
2. "اتحاد القدم يطلق الدوري الممتاز ودوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات" [The Football Federation launches the Premier League and the Women's First Division League.]. sabq.org (in Arabic). September 15, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2024. With the participation of 17 teams, including: ... and Al-Anka....
3. "فريق عنقاء الطائف يتعادل مع فريق الأمل لكره القدم للسيدات" [The Al-Anka team from Taif draws with the Al-Amal women's football team.]. nabd.com (in Arabic). November 11, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
4. "تحركات مبكرة تجدد نشاط الكرة النسائية بالسعودية" [Early initiatives renew activity in women's football in Saudi Arabia.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). April 13, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024. Al-Anka Club from the First Division League announced the establishment of a board of directors chaired by Amira Al-Harthy, with Amani Al-Sufiani as her deputy, and Raghad Al-Harthy as the CEO, along with members Mohsen Al-Ghalbi and Rowan Shabraq.
5. "أولى السيدات.. 142 هدفا تهز الشباك في الجولة الرابعة" [Women's First Division: 142 goals scored in the fourth round.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). December 24, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024. And Phoenix's team inflicted a heavy defeat on their counterpart Al-Hejaz with a score of (27-0) in the match held at the secondary stadium in King Fahd Sports City in Taif on Thursday, marking the highest result in the league since its inception.
6. "دوري الدرجة الأولى للسيدات السعودي يدخل مرحلة الحسم" [The Saudi Women's First Division League enters the decisive stage.]. gate.ahram.org.eg (in Arabic). February 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024. And tomorrow, Friday, the teams of Al-Anka from Taif and Al-Taraji from the Eastern Region will kick off the final rounds of competition
7. "اكتمال مربع حلم التأهل إلى الدوري السعودي الممتاز للسيدات" [The completion of the dream square of qualifying for the Saudi Women's Premier League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). March 7, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024. Al-Taraji achieved a significant victory over Al-Nasr with a score of (8-2), topping Group 1 with 6 points, compared to 3 points for the second-placed Al-Anka, and no points for the third-placed United Eagles
8. "22 نادياً تتنافس للفوز بالبطولة الرمضانية لكرة الصالات للسيدات" [22 clubs compete to win the Ramadan Futsal Championship for women]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
9. "في بطولة الصالات للسيدات الرمضانية..أحرز النورس 8 أهداف في مرمى نظيره العنقاء الذي سجل 5 أهداف" [In the Ramadan Women's Futsal Championship, Al-Nors scored 8 goals against their counterpart Al-Anka, who scored 5 goals.]. albiladdaily.com (in Arabic). March 27, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
10. "الترجي والعنقاء ينتصران في بطولة الصالات السعودية للسيدات" [Al-Taraji and Al-Anka emerge victorious in the Saudi Women's Futsal Championship.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
11. "«سيدات العنقاء» والقادسية إلى نصف نهائي «كرة الصالات»" [Al-Anka Ladies and Al-Qadsiah advance to the futsal semi-finals.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
12. "نجمة جدة تتغلب على العنقاء وتتأهل للنهائي أمام الشباب" [Najmat Jeddah defeats Al-Anka and advances to the final against Al-Shabab.]. forsansports.com (in Arabic). May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

External links

• Phoenix Saudi Club on Twitter
• Phoenix Saudi Club on Instagram
• Al-Anka Club at Saudi Arabian Football Federation

• Women's football clubs in Saudi Arabia
• Association football clubs established in 2022
• Saudi Women's First Division League clubs