Saudi Arabia national football team | |
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Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر
(Green Falcons) |
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Association | Saudi Arabia Football Federation |
Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | Osama Hawsawi |
Most caps | Mohamed Al-Deayea (178) |
Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (71) |
Home Stadium | King Fahd International Stadium |
FIFA code | KSA |
FIFA ranking | 67 ![]() |
Highest FIFA ranking | 21 (July 2004) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 126 (December 2012) |
Elo ranking | 69 ![]() |
Highest Elo ranking | 27 (November 1998) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 112 (1970, 1972) |
First international | ![]() ![]() (Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (Taif, Saudi Arabia; 14 May 1993) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (Casablanca, Morocco; 9 September 1961) |
World Cup appearances | 5 (First in 1994) |
Best result | Round of 16; 1994 |
Asian Cup appearances | 9 (First in 1984) |
Best result | Winners: 1984, 1988, 1996 |
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The Saudi Arabia National Football Team represents Saudi Arabia in association football. It is known by its fans as Al-Saqour (The Falcons), Al-Akhdar (The Green). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.
In the 1994 World Cup, Saudi Arabia upset seeded Belgium and beat Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments. They failed to qualify for the 2010 and 2014 tournaments, and then returned to 2018 tournament.
Honours[]
International[]
- Runner-up (1): 1992
- Fourth Place (1): 1999
Continental[]
- Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996
- Runner-up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007
- Silver Medalists (1): 1986
Regional[]
- Gulf Cup of Nations:
- Winner (3): 1994, 2002, 2003
- Runner-up (6): 1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014
- Arab Nations Cup:
- Winner (2): 1998, 2002
- Runner-up (1): 1992
Other[]
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations:
- Runner-up (2): 1985, 1997
- Pan Arab Games
- Silver Medalists (1): 1976
- 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Gold Medalists (1): 2005
Competition records[]
- Main article:Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record[]
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Asian Cup record[]
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FIFA Confederations Cup[]
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Gulf Cup of Nations record[]
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Arab Nations Cup[]
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West Asian Football Federation Championship record[]
Recent results and forthcoming matches[]
2017[]
2018 WCQ 8 June 2017 | Australia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Adelaide, Australia | |
19:30 UTC+9:30 | Juric ![]() Rogic ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Dawsari ![]() Al-Sahlawi ![]() |
Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 29,785 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
2018 WCQ 29 August 2017 | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Al Ain, UAE | |
20:30 UTC+4 | Mabkhout ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Al-Abed ![]() |
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
2018 WCQ 5 September 2017 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
20:30 UTC+3 | Al-Muwallad ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
Friendly 7 October 2017 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
20:15 UTC+3 | Al-Dawsari ![]() Al-Hazaa ![]() Al-Faraj ![]() Al-Breik ![]() Al-Jouei ![]() |
Report | Hardware ![]() Morgan Jr. ![]() |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) |
Friendly 10 October 2017 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Nuhu ![]() Hawsawi ![]() Partey ![]() |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) |
Friendly 7 November 2017 | Latvia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Lisbon, Portugal | |
20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Al-Zaqaan ![]() Fallatah ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio Nacional |
Friendly 10 November 2017 | Portugal ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Viseu, Portugal | |
23:45 UTC+3 | Fernandes ![]() Guedes ![]() João Mário ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania) |
Friendly 13 November 2017 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Lisbon, Portugal | |
20:00 UTC+3 | Popov ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 80 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
23rd AGC 22 December 2017 | Kuwait ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
18:30 UTC+3 | Al Buraiki ![]() |
Report | Al-Moasher ![]() Fallatah ![]() |
Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
23rd AGC 25 December 2017 | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 47,556 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
23rd AGC 28 December 2017 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Al-Ruzaiqi ![]() |
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
2018[]
Friendly 26 February 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
20:30 UTC+3 | Hawsawi ![]() Al-Jassim ![]() Assiri ![]() |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
Friendly 28 February 2018 | Iraq ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
Basra, Iraq | |
19:00 UTC+3 | Al-Robeai ![]() Mohsin ![]() Ali ![]() |
Report | Muath ![]() |
Stadium: Basra Sports City Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
Friendly 23 March 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Marbella, Spain | |
18:00 UTC+1 | Al-Muwallad ![]() |
Report | Kravets ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella Attendance: 450 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
Friendly 27 March 2018 | Belgium ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Brussels, Belgium | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Lukaku ![]() Batshuayi ![]() De Bruyne ![]() |
Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 22,578 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Friendly 9 May 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Cádiz, Spain | |
19:30 UTC+2 | Al-Faraj ![]() Al-Shehri ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 175 Referee: Juan Martínez (Spain) |
Friendly 15 May 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Seville, Spain | |
19:30 UTC+2 | Al-Dawsari ![]() Kanno ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 100 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro (Spain) |
Friendly 28 May 2018 | Italy ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Balotelli ![]() Belotti ![]() |
Report | Al-Shehri ![]() |
Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
Friendly 3 June 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
St. Gallen, Switzerland | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Carrillo ![]() Guerrero ![]() |
Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 18,053 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
Friendly 8 June 2018 | Germany ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Leverkusen, Germany | |
19:30 UTC+2 | Werner ![]() Hawsawi ![]() |
Report | Al-Jassim ![]() |
Stadium: BayArena Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
2018 FWC GS 14 June 2018 | Russia ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Gazinsky ![]() Cheryshev ![]() Dzyuba ![]() Golovin ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) |
2018 FWC GS 20 June 2018 | Uruguay ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Suárez ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (BBC) |
Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 42,678 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
2018 FWC GS 25 June 2018 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
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Volgograd, Russia | |
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Stadium: Volgograd Arena |
2019[]
2019 Asian Cup GS 8 January 2019 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
2019 Asian Cup GS 12 January 2019 | Lebanon ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium |
2019 Asian Cup GS 17 January 2019 | Saudi Arabia ![]() |
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium |
Players[]
Current squad[]
- The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup:
- Match date: 14 – 25 June 2018
- Opposition:
Russia,
Uruguay, and
Egypt
Caps and goals updated as of 14 June 2018 after the game against Russia.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | 23 January 1987 | 9 | 0 | ![]() | ||
21 | GK | Yasser Al-Mosailem | 27 February 1984 | 31 | 0 | ![]() | ||
22 | GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | 10 October 1991 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 19 October 1987 | 36 | 1 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Osama Hawsawi (captain) | 31 March 1984 | 124 | 6 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Ali Al-Bulaihi | 21 November 1989 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Omar Hawsawi | 27 September 1985 | 43 | 3 | ![]() | ||
6 | DF | Mohammed Al-Breik | 15 September 1992 | 10 | 0 | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 25 May 1992 | 37 | 0 | ![]() | ||
23 | DF | Motaz Hawsawi | 17 February 1992 | 15 | 0 | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Salman Al-Faraj | 1 August 1989 | 39 | 2 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Yahya Al-Shehri | 26 June 1990 | 52 | 7 | ![]() | ||
9 | MF | Hattan Bahebri | 16 July 1992 | 7 | 0 | ![]() | ||
11 | MF | Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri | 13 March 1986 | 31 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | MF | Mohamed Kanno | 22 September 1994 | 7 | 1 | ![]() | ||
14 | MF | Abdullah Otayf | 3 August 1992 | 15 | 1 | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Abdullah Al-Khaibari | 16 August 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | ||
16 | MF | Housain Al-Mogahwi | 28 January 1988 | 16 | 0 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | 25 July 1984 | 128 | 18 | ![]() | ||
18 | MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | 19 August 1991 | 34 | 4 | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 14 September 1994 | 45 | 10 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | 10 January 1987 | 42 | 27 | ![]() | ||
20 | FW | Muhannad Assiri | 14 October 1986 | 17 | 4 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
Managerial history[]Updated 22 November 2018.
Records[]
Kit Providers[]
External links[]
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