Full name | United Eagles Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2016 | ||
Manager | Rosen Ilkov | ||
League | Saudi Women's First Division League | ||
2023–24 | SW1DL, 11th of 26 Regular season: 2nd of 5 Final rounds: 3rd of 3 | ||
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United Eagles Football Club (Arabic: نادي إتحاد النسور لكرة القدم) is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Khobar, Eastern Province, currently playing in the Saudi Women's First Division League.[1][2]
Founded in 2016, Impact Women's Football Club started with college girls and their teachers, facing challenges like limited training and sponsorship due to the state of women's sports. Yet, they participated in different tournaments and played friendly matches with Bahraini teams, becoming one of the kingdom's early teams.[3][4]
The team joined the inaugural Women's community football league.[5] and also competed in the first tournament organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, the regional women's football championship.[6][7]
United Eagles competed in the first division league's debut season, placed in the east group alongside Al-Mutahed, Al-Taraji, and Flaij.[8] They secured a second-place finish, earning them a spot in the quarter-finals. However, they lost 1–2 to the eventual champions, Al-Riyadh, resulting in their elimination from the competition.[9][10]
The club was slated to take part in the first SAFF Women's Cup, scheduled to face Al-Ittihad in the round of 16. However, the team later withdrew from the tournament due to unforeseen circumstances.[11]
In the 2023–24 season, the club finished second in Group 2 with 6 wins out of 8 matches. This secured their spot in the finals and kept them safe from relegation.[12] In the final rounds, the club faced two heavy defeats, losing 5–0 and 8–2, which dashed their hopes of promotion.
As of 24 March 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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also included in the list are clubs: ... United Eagles from Al-Khobar ... which succeeded in qualifying for the final stages of the 2024/2023 Women's First Division League.
The Bahraini team managed to secure a victory over Saudi United Eagles with two goals.
while Dammam United will play against United Eagles at 8:00 PM.
It is noted that the 16 clubs participating in the tournament are:... Eastern Flames, Al-Mamlaka, Al-Waha, and United Eagles (from Eastern Province).
Eastern Flames defeated United Eagles with a score of 11-0.
The Saudi Federation has also approved the establishment of the First Division League with the participation of 17 teams, including Riyadh, Golden Eagles, United Eagles, Al-Taraji (formerly Al-Waha), Al-Mutahed, and Flaij.
On January 21, Riyadh (the leader of the Central Group) will face United Eagles (the runner-up of the Eastern Group).
Riyadh's team managed to turn around their first-half deficit, coming from behind with a single goal to secure victory over United Eagles with a score of (2-1).
...Where they play in Group A alongside the United Eagles team.