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Saudi Arabia national football team
Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s) الصقور الخضر

(Green Falcons)

Association Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of France Herve Renard
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 Steady (7 June 2018)
Highest FIFA ranking 21 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 126 (December 2012)
Elo ranking 69 Decrease 1 (19 June 2018)
Highest Elo ranking 27 (November 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 112 (1970, 1972)
First international Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon Flag of Lebanon
(Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957)
Biggest win Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 8–0 Macau Flag of Portugal
(Taif, Saudi Arabia; 14 May 1993)
Biggest defeat Flag of Egypt UAR 13–0 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia
(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
Saudi Arabia 2018 HomeSaudi Arabia 2018 Away

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[]

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Flag of Uruguay 1930 to
Flag of West Germany 1974
Did Not Enter
Flag of Argentina 1978 to
Flag of Italy 1990
Did Not Qualify
Flag of United States 1994 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 6
Flag of France 1998 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan 2002 Group Stage 32 3 0 0 3 0 12
Flag of Germany 2006 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
Flag of South Africa 2010 to
Flag of Brazil 2014
Did Not Qualify
Flag of Russia 2018 Group Stage TBD 2 0 0 2 0 6
Total Round of 16 5/22 15 2 2 11 9 38

Asian Cup record[]

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
Flag of Hong Kong 1956 to Flag of Thailand1972 Did not enter - - - - - -
Flag of Iran 1976 withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of Kuwait 1980 withdrew - - - - - -
Flag of Singapore 1984 Champions 6 3 3 0 7 3
Flag of Qatar 1988 Champions 6 3 3 0 5 1
Flag of Japan 1992 Second place 5 2 2 1 8 3
Flag of United Arab Emirates 1996 Champions 6 3 2 1 11 6
Flag of Lebanon 2000 Second place 6 3 1 2 11 8
Flag of China 2004 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
Flag of IndonesiaFlag of MalaysiaFlag of ThailandFlag of Vietnam 2007 Second Place 6 4 1 1 12 6
Flag of Qatar 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Flag of Australia 2015 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 5
Flag of United Arab Emirates 2019 Qualified
Total 10/19 44 19 13 12 63 45

FIFA Confederations Cup[]

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1992 Runners-up 1st 2 1 0 1 4 3 Squad
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1995 Group Stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1997 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 1 8 Squad
Flag of Mexico 1999 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 1 3 8 16 Squad
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
Flag of France 2003
Flag of Germany 2005
Flag of South Africa 2009
Flag of Brazil 2013
Flag of Russia 2017
Flag of Qatar 2021 To Be Determined
Total Runners-up 4/9 12 3 1 8 13 31 -

Gulf Cup of Nations record[]

Gulf Cup of Nations Record
Year Round
1970 Third Place
1972 Runners-up
1974 Runners-up
1976 Group Stage
1979 Third Place
1982 Group Stage
1984 Third Place
1986 Third Place
1988 Third Place
1990 Withdrew
1992 Third Place
1994 Champions
1996 Third Place
1998 Runners-up
2002 Champions
2003–04 Champions
2004 Group Stage
2007 Third Place
2009 Runners-up
2010 Runners-up
2013 Group Stage
2014 Runners-up
2017–18 Group Stage

Arab Nations Cup[]

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year Round
Flag of Lebanon 1963Flag of Iraq 1966 Did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia 1985 Third Place
Flag of Jordan 1988 Group Stage
Flag of Syria 1992 Runner Up
Flag of Qatar 1998 Champion
Flag of Kuwait 2002 Champion
2009 Canceled
Flag of Saudi Arabia 2012 4th Place


West Asian Football Federation Championship record[]

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Flag of Jordan 2000 Did not enter
Flag of Syria 2002 Did not enter
Flag of Iran 2004 Did not enter
Flag of Jordan 2007 Did not enter
Flag of Iran 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Jordan 2010 Did not enter
Flag of Kuwait 2012 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 1 1
Flag of Qatar 2014 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 1 4
Total - 5 1 2 2 2 5

Recent results and forthcoming matches[]

2017[]

2018 WCQ 8 June 2017 Australia Flag of Australia 3–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Adelaide, Australia  
19:30 UTC+9:30 Juric Goal 7'36'
Rogic Goal 64'
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al-Dawsari Goal 23'
Al-Sahlawi Goal 45+2'
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 29,785
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
2018 WCQ 29 August 2017 United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al Ain, UAE  
20:30 UTC+4 Mabkhout Goal 21'
Khalil Goal 60'
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Al-Abed Goal 20' (pen.) Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
2018 WCQ 5 September 2017 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 1–0 Flag of Japan Japan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
20:30 UTC+3 Al-Muwallad Goal 63' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 62,165
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Friendly 7 October 2017 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 5–2 Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
20:15 UTC+3 Al-Dawsari Goal 22'
Al-Hazaa Goal 37'
Al-Faraj Goal 44' (pen.)
Al-Breik Goal 47'
Al-Jouei Goal 90+1'
Report Hardware Goal 34'
Morgan Jr. Goal 67'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,226
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Friendly 10 October 2017 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 0–3 Flag of Ghana Ghana Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
20:15 UTC+3 Report Nuhu Goal 44'
Hawsawi Goal 68' (o.g.)
Partey Goal 89'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 13,707
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Friendly 7 November 2017 Latvia Latvia 0–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Lisbon, Portugal  
20:00 UTC+3 Report Al-Zaqaan Goal 38'
Fallatah Goal 44'
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
Friendly 10 November 2017 Portugal Flag of Portugal 3–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Viseu, Portugal  
23:45 UTC+3 Fernandes Goal 33'
Guedes Goal 52'
João Mário Goal 90'
Report Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)
Friendly 13 November 2017 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Lisbon, Portugal  
20:00 UTC+3 Popov Goal 81' Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Attendance: 80
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
23rd AGC 22 December 2017 Kuwait Flag of Kuwait 1–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait  
18:30 UTC+3 Al Buraiki Goal 60' Report Al-Moasher Goal 13'
Fallatah Goal 52'
Stadium: Jaber International Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
23rd AGC 25 December 2017 United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates 0–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 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 Flag of Saudi Arabia 0–2 Flag of Oman Oman Kuwait City, Kuwait  
18:30 UTC+3 Report Al-Ruzaiqi Goal 58'77' Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

2018[]

Friendly 26 February 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 3–0 Flag of Moldova Moldova Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
20:30 UTC+3 Hawsawi Goal 10'
Al-Jassim Goal 57'
Assiri Goal 88'
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
Friendly 28 February 2018 Iraq Flag of Iraq 4–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Basra, Iraq  
19:00 UTC+3 Al-Robeai Goal 21' (o.g.)
Mohsin Goal 47'
Ali Goal 51'73'
Report Muath Goal 57' Stadium: Basra Sports City
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Friendly 23 March 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 1–1 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Marbella, Spain  
18:00 UTC+1 Al-Muwallad Goal 38' Report Kravets Goal 32' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Attendance: 450
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Friendly 27 March 2018 Belgium Belgium 4–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Brussels, Belgium  
20:45 UTC+2 Lukaku Goal 13'39'
Batshuayi Goal 77'
De Bruyne Goal 78'
Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 22,578
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Friendly 9 May 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 2–0 Flag of Algeria Algeria Cádiz, Spain  
19:30 UTC+2 Al-Faraj Goal 24'
Al-Shehri Goal 81'
Report Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 175
Referee: Juan Martínez (Spain)
Friendly 15 May 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 2–0 Flag of Greece.svg Greece Seville, Spain  
19:30 UTC+2 Al-Dawsari Goal 19'
Kanno Goal 79'
Report Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja
Attendance: 100
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro (Spain)
Friendly 28 May 2018 Italy Flag of Italy 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia St. Gallen, Switzerland  
20:45 UTC+2 Balotelli Goal 21'
Belotti Goal 68'
Report Al-Shehri Goal 72' Stadium: kybunpark
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Friendly 3 June 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia 0–3 Flag of Peru Peru St. Gallen, Switzerland  
20:45 UTC+2 Report Carrillo Goal 20'
Guerrero Goal 41'64'
Stadium: kybunpark
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Friendly 8 June 2018 Germany Germany 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Leverkusen, Germany  
19:30 UTC+2 Werner Goal 8'
Hawsawi Goal 43' (o.g.)
Report Al-Jassim Goal 84' Stadium: BayArena
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
2018 FWC GS 14 June 2018 Russia Flag of Russia Good One 5–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Moscow, Russia  
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gazinsky Goal 12'
Cheryshev Goal 43'90+1'
Dzyuba Goal 71'
Golovin Goal 90+4'
Report (FIFA)
Report (BBC)
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 78,011
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
2018 FWC GS 20 June 2018 Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Rostov-on-Don, Russia  
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Suárez Goal 23' Report (FIFA)
Report (BBC)
Stadium: Rostov Arena
Attendance: 42,678
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
2018 FWC GS 25 June 2018 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia v Flag of Egypt Egypt Volgograd, Russia  
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Stadium: Volgograd Arena

2019[]

2019 Asian Cup GS 8 January 2019 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia v Flag of North Korea North Korea 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 Lebanon v Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
20:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
2019 Asian Cup GS 17 January 2019 Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia v Flag of Qatar Qatar Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  
20:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

Players[]

Current squad[]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 June 2018 after the game against Russia.

# Pos Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdullah Al-Mayouf 23 January 1987 (1987-01-23) (age 38) 9 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
21 1GK Yasser Al-Mosailem 27 February 1984 (1984-02-27) (age 40) 31 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
22 1GK Mohammed Al-Owais 10 October 1991 (1991-10-10) (age 33) 7 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2 2DF Mansoor Al-Harbi 19 October 1987 (1987-10-19) (age 37) 36 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3 2DF Osama Hawsawi (captain) 31 March 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 40) 124 6 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
4 2DF Ali Al-Bulaihi 21 November 1989 (1989-11-21) (age 35) 5 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 2DF Omar Hawsawi 27 September 1985 (1985-09-27) (age 39) 43 3 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
6 2DF Mohammed Al-Breik 15 September 1992 (1992-09-15) (age 32) 10 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani 25 May 1992 (1992-05-25) (age 32) 37 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
23 2DF Motaz Hawsawi 17 February 1992 (1992-02-17) (age 32) 15 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
7 3MF Salman Al-Faraj 1 August 1989 (1989-08-01) (age 35) 39 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
8 3MF Yahya Al-Shehri 26 June 1990 (1990-06-26) (age 34) 52 7 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
9 3MF Hattan Bahebri 16 July 1992 (1992-07-16) (age 32) 7 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
11 3MF Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri 13 March 1986 (1986-03-13) (age 38) 31 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
12 3MF Mohamed Kanno 22 September 1994 (1994-09-22) (age 30) 7 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
14 3MF Abdullah Otayf 3 August 1992 (1992-08-03) (age 32) 15 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
15 3MF Abdullah Al-Khaibari 16 August 1996 (1996-08-16) (age 28) 6 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
16 3MF Housain Al-Mogahwi 28 January 1988 (1988-01-28) (age 37) 16 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
17 3MF Taisir Al-Jassim 25 July 1984 (1984-07-25) (age 40) 128 18 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
18 3MF Salem Al-Dawsari 19 August 1991 (1991-08-19) (age 33) 34 4 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
19 3MF Fahad Al-Muwallad 14 September 1994 (1994-09-14) (age 30) 45 10 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
10 4FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 10 January 1987 (1987-01-10) (age 38) 42 27 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
20 4FW Muhannad Assiri 14 October 1986 (1986-10-14) (age 38) 17 4 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Assaf Al-Qarni 2 April 1984 (1984-04-02) (age 40) 11 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
GK Fawaz Al-Qarni 2 April 1992 (1992-04-02) (age 32) 3 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad v. Flag of Greece.svg Greece, 15 May 2018 INJ
GK Waleed Abdullah 19 April 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 38) 72 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v. Belgium Belgium, 27 March 2018
GK Abdulquddus Atiah 1 March 1997 (1997-03-01) (age 27) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
GK Moslem Al-Furayj 8 April 1988 (1988-04-08) (age 36) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
GK Abdullah Al-Owaishir 13 May 1991 (1991-05-13) (age 33) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
DF Saeed Al Mowalad 9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) (age 33) 13 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Mohammed Jahfali 24 October 1990 (1990-10-24) (age 34) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Hassan Muath 27 January 1986 (1986-01-27) (age 39) 68 4 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v. Belgium Belgium, 27 March 2018
DF Abdullah Al-Zori 13 August 1987 (1987-08-13) (age 37) 58 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
DF Ahmed Assiri 14 November 1991 (1991-11-14) (age 33) 11 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
DF Saeed Al-Robeai 4 June 1994 (1994-06-04) (age 30) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
DF Mohammed Al-Khabrani 14 October 1993 (1993-10-14) (age 31) 5 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Abdurahman Al-Obaid 30 April 1993 (1993-04-30) (age 31) 5 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Salem Ali Saeed 1 March 1999 (1999-03-01) (age 25) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Sultan Al-Ghanam 6 May 1994 (1994-05-06) (age 30) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Abdullah Al-Shammari 17 September 1993 (1993-09-17) (age 31) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Abdullah Al-Ammar 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01) (age 30) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Hammam Ajaj 24 February 1995 (1995-02-24) (age 29) 0 0 Unattached 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Mohammed Al-Fatil 4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) (age 33) 8 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF Abdullah Al-Hafith 25 December 1992 (1992-12-25) (age 32) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v. Flag of Portugal Portugal, 10 November 2017
MF Nawaf Al-Abed 26 January 1990 (1990-01-26) (age 35) 44 8 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Mohammed Al-Kwikbi 8 August 1994 (1994-08-08) (age 30) 5 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Ibrahim Ghaleb 28 September 1990 (1990-09-28) (age 34) 20 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v. Flag of Greece.svg Greece, 15 May 2018
MF Salman Al-Moasher 5 October 1988 (1988-10-05) (age 36) 24 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v. Belgium Belgium, 27 March 2018
MF Abdulfattah Asiri 26 February 1994 (1994-02-26) (age 30) 11 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v. Belgium Belgium, 27 March 2018
MF Ahmed Al-Fiqi 31 December 1992 (1992-12-31) (age 32) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v. Belgium Belgium, 27 March 2018
MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 8 December 1980 (1980-12-08) (age 44) 118 19 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi 29 January 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 37) 37 6 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
MF Waleed Bakshween 12 November 1989 (1989-11-12) (age 35) 16 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
MF Mohammed Abousaban 20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) (age 35) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
MF Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen 19 April 1990 (1990-04-19) (age 34) 4 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v. Flag of Moldova Moldova, 26 February 2018
MF Abdulwahab Jaafer 15 September 1993 (1993-09-15) (age 31) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v. Flag of Moldova Moldova, 26 February 2018
MF Nooh Al-Mousa 23 February 1991 (1991-02-23) (age 33) 6 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Saleh Al-Amri 14 October 1993 (1993-10-14) (age 31) 3 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Ali Al-Nemer 25 August 1991 (1991-08-25) (age 33) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Naif Hazazi 30 September 1992 (1992-09-30) (age 32) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Khalid Kaabi 24 May 1992 (1992-05-24) (age 32) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Maan Khodari 13 December 1991 (1991-12-13) (age 33) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Batin 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Jaber Mustafa 7 June 1997 (1997-06-07) (age 27) 1 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Ali Al-Zaqaan 1 November 1991 (1991-11-01) (age 33) 2 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh v. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem 15 May 1994 (1994-05-15) (age 30) 2 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v. Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili 28 August 1986 (1986-08-28) (age 38) 11 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF Mukhtar Ali 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30) (age 27) 2 0 Flag of Netherlands Vitesse v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF Abdullah Al-Jouei 2 March 1995 (1995-03-02) (age 29) 1 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Batin v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF Faris Abdi 19 May 1999 (1999-05-19) (age 25) 1 0 Flag of Switzerland Team Vaud M-21 v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF Abdullah Al-Mutairi 1 July 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 38) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha v. Flag of Ghana Ghana, 10 October 2017
FW Haroune Camara 1 January 1998 (1998-01-01) (age 27) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah v. Flag of Greece.svg Greece, 15 May 2018
FW Nasser Al-Shamrani 23 November 1983 (1983-11-23) (age 41) 78 19 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
FW Hassan Al-Raheb 7 April 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 41) 8 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
FW Abdulfattah Adam 1 January 1995 (1995-01-01) (age 30) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun v. Flag of Iraq Iraq, 28 February 2018
FW Mojahed Al-Munee 15 January 1996 (1996-01-15) (age 29) 0 0 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v. Flag of Moldova Moldova, 26 February 2018
FW Mukhtar Fallatah 15 October 1987 (1987-10-15) (age 37) 12 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
FW Hazaa Al-Hazaa 8 August 1991 (1991-08-08) (age 33) 3 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup INJ
  • SUS Player suspended
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • RET Retired from the national team

Managerial history[]

Updated 22 November 2018.

Manager From To
Flag of EgyptFlag of United Arab Republic Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1961
Flag of Tunisia Ali Chaouach 1967 1969
Flag of England George Skinner 1970 1970
Flag of United Arab RepublicFlag of Egypt Mohammed Sheita 1970 1972
Flag of Egypt Taha Ismail 1972 1974
Flag of Egypt Abdo Saleh El Wahsh 1974 1974
Flag of Hungary Ferenc Puskás 1975 1975
Flag of England Bill McGarry 1976 1977
Flag of England Danny Allison 1978 1978
Flag of England David Woodfield 1979 1979
Flag of Brazil Rubens Minelli 1980 1980
Flag of Brazil Mario Zagallo 1981 1984
Flag of Saudi Arabia Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani 1984 1986
Flag of Brazil Castilho 1986 1986
Flag of Brazil Osvaldo 1987 1987
Flag of England Ronnie Allen 1988 1988
Flag of Brazil Carlos Galletti 1988 1988
Flag of Uruguay Omar Borras 1988 1988
Flag of Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1988 1990
Flag of Turkey Metin Türel 1990 1990
Flag of Brazil Claudinho Garcia 1990 1992
Flag of Brazil Veloso 1992 1992
Flag of Brazil Nelsinho 1992 1992
Flag of Brazil Candinho 1993 1993
Template:Country data The Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 1993 1994
Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1994 1994
Flag of Brazil Ivo Wortmann 1994 1994
Flag of Argentina Jorge Solari 1994 1994
Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1995 1995
Flag of Brazil Ze Mario 1995 1996
Flag of Portugal Nelo Vingada 1996 1997
Flag of Austria Hansel Waldem 1996 1997
Flag of Germany Otto Pfister 1998 1998
Flag of Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 1998
Flag of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy June 1998 June 1998
Flag of Germany Otto Pfister 1999 Feb 1999
Flag of Czech Republic Milan Máčala May 1999 2000
Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar 2000 2000
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Slobodan Santrac Aug 2001 Aug 2001
Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Aug 2001 July 2002
Flag of Netherlands Gerard van der Lem Aug 2002 Aug 2004
Flag of Netherlands Martin Koopman 2002 2002
Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Sep 2004 Nov 2004
Flag of Argentina Gabriel Calderon Nov 2004 Dec 2005
Flag of Brazil Marcos Paqueta 2006 2007
Flag of Brazil Helio dos Anjos March 2007 June 2008
Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar June 2008 February 2009
Flag of Portugal José Peseiro February 2009 January 2011
Flag of Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar January 2011 February 2011
Flag of Brazil Rogério Lourenço June 2011 July 2011
Flag of Netherlands Frank Rijkaard August 2011 January 2013
Flag of Spain Juan Ramón López Caro January 2013 December 2014
Flag of Romania Cosmin Olăroiu December 2014 January 2015
Flag of Saudi Arabia Faisal Al Baden March 2015 August 2015
Flag of Netherlands Bert van Marwijk September 2015 September 2017
Flag of Argentina Edgardo Bauza September 2017 November 2017
Flag of Argentina Flag of Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi November 2017 Present

Records[]

As of 8 June 2018
Most Caps
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Mohamed Al-Deayea 178 0 1993–2006
2 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 163 3 1990–2001
3 Sami Al-Jaber 156 46 1992–2006
4 Abdullah Zubromawi 142 3 1993–2002
5 Osama Hawsawi 135 7 2006–
6 Hussein Sulaimani 134 5 1996–2014
7 Saud Kariri 133 7 2001–2015
8 Taisir Al-Jassim 132 19 2004–
9 Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad 121 7 1981–1994
10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 118 19 2000–2018
Top Goalscorers
# Player Goals Caps Career
1 Majed Abdullah 71 116 1978–1994
2 Sami Al-Jaber 46 156 1992–2006
3 Yasser Al-Qahtani 42 112 2002–2013
4 Obeid Al-Dosari 41 94 1994–2002
5 Talal Al-Meshal 32 60 1998–2006
6 Khaled Al-Muwallid 28 114 1988–1998
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 28 40 2010–
8 Fahad Al-Mehallel 26 87 1992–1999
9 Saeed Al-Owairan 24 75 1992–1998
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 24 86 1997–2005

Kit Providers[]

  • Admiral (1970's-early 80's)
  • Adidas (1984–1992)
  • Shammel (1993–2000)
  • Adidas (2001–2005)
  • Puma (2005–2011)
  • Nike (2011–present)

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Saudi Arabia – 2018 FIFA World Cup Matches

Group Stage
Russia vUruguayEgypt

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1. Al-Deayea 2. Al-Dosari 3. Al-Khilaiwi 4. Zubromawi 5. Madani 6. Anwar 7. Al-Ghesheyan 8. Al-Bishi 9. Abdullah 10. Al-Owairan 11. Al-Mehallel 12. Al-Jaber 13. Abd Al-Jawad 14. Al-Muwallid 15. Al-Dawod 16. Jebreen 17. Al-Taifi 18. Al-Anazi 19. Saleh 20. Idris 21. Al-Sadiq 22. Al-Helwah Manager:  Flag of Argentina Jorge Solari

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – 2015 AFC Asian Cup

1. Abdullah 2. Al-Mowalad 3. Os. Hawsawi 4. Al-Zori 5.  Om. Hawsawi 6. Al-Bassas 7. Al-Faraj 8. Al-Shehri 9. Hazazi 10. Al-Sahlawi 11. Bakshween 12. Fallatah 13. Al-Shahrani 14. Kariri (c) 15. Ghaleb 16. M. Hawsawi 17. Al-Jassim 18. Al-Dawsari 19. Al-Muwallad 20. Al-Abed 21. Al-Sudairy 22. Al-Enezi 23. Al-Marshedi Manager:  Flag of Romania Cosmin Olăroiu

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Al-Mayouf 2. Al-Harbi 3. Os. Hawsawi (c) 4. Al-Bulaihi 5. Om. Hawsawi 6. Al-Breik 7. Al-Faraj 8. Al-Shehri 9. Bahebri 10. Al-Sahlawi 11. Al-Khaibri 12. Kanno 13. Al-Shahrani 14. Otayf 15. Al-Khaibari 16. Al-Mogahwi 17. Al-Jassim 18. Al-Dawsari 19. Al-Muwallad 20. Assiri 21. Al-Mosailem 22. Al-Owais 23. M. Hawsawi Manager:  Flag of Argentina Juan Antonio Pizzi

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

1. Abdullah 2. Al-Breik 3. Al-Amri 4. Al-Bulaihi 5. Hawsawi (c) 6. Al-Khulaif 7. Al-Mousa 8. Al-Shehri 9. Al-Saiari 10. Al-Dawsari 11. Bahebri 12. Al-Shamrani 13. Al-Shahrani 14. Otayf 15. Ghaleb 16. Al-Mogahwi 17. Al-Ghanam 18. Ghareeb 19. Al-Muwallad 20. Al-Bishi 21. Al-Owais 22. Al-Yami 23. Al-Fatil Manager:  Flag of Argentina Juan Antonio Pizzi

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage

1. Al-Rubaie 2. Al-Ghannam 3. Madu 4. Al-Amri 5. Al-Bulaihi 6. Al-Breik 7. Al-Faraj (c) 8. Al-Malki 9. Al-Buraikan 10. S. Al-Dawsari 11. Al-Shehri 12. Abdulhamid 13. Al-Shahrani 14. Otayf 15. Al-Hassan 16. Al-Najei 17. Al-Tambakti 18. Al-Abed 19. Bahebri 20. Al-Aboud 21. Al-Owais 22. Al-Aqidi 23. Kanno 24. N. Al-Dawsari 25. Asiri 26. Sharahili Manager:  Flag of France Hervé Renard

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