Saudi Arabia national football team
Nickname(s) | الأخضر (al-‘Akhḍar, "The Green One") الصقور الخضر (aṣ-Ṣuqūr al-‘Akhḍar, "The Green Falcons") صقور نجد والحجاز (Falcons of Najd and Hejaz) | ||
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Association | Saudi Arabian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Juan Antonio Pizzi | ||
Captain | Osama Hawsawi | ||
Most caps | Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (71) | ||
FIFA code | KSA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 69 (20 December 2018)[2] | ||
Highest | 21 (July 2004) | ||
Lowest | 126 (December 2012) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 62 5 (18 January 2019)[3] | ||
Highest | 27 (November 1998) | ||
Lowest | 112 (1970, 1972) | ||
First international | |||
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon (Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Timor-Leste 0–10 Saudi Arabia (Dili, East Timor; 17 November 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Egypt 13–0 Saudi Arabia (Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961[4][5]) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1994) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (1994) | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Champions (1984, 1988, 1996) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1992) |
The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) represents Saudi Arabia in international football. The team's colours are green and white. Saudi Arabia are known as Al-Suqour (The Falcons) and Al-Akhdhar (The Green).
Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the World Cup on five occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament.
In the 1994 World Cup under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Thus Saudi Arabia became the second Arab national football team in history to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup, after Morocco's Round of 16 elimination in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and one of the few Asian national football teams to accomplish such a feat to date.
Contents
1 History
2 Honors
2.1 International
2.2 Continental
2.3 Regional
2.4 Other
3 Kits and crests
3.1 Kit suppliers
4 Competitive record
4.1 FIFA World Cup
4.2 AFC Asian Cup
4.3 FIFA Confederations Cup
4.4 Persian Gulf Cup record
4.5 Asian Games
4.6 Arab Nations Cup
4.7 Pan Arab Games
4.8 West Asian Football Federation Championship record
5 All Time Results
6 Recent results and forthcoming matches
6.1 2017
6.2 2018
6.3 2019
7 Players
7.1 Current squad
7.2 Recent call-ups
8 Managerial history
9 Records
10 References
11 Titles
12 External links
History
Though their football federation was established in 1956, the Saudi Arabia national team did not participate in a tournament until they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984, which they won. They subsequently became one of Asia's most successful national teams, reaching the next four consecutive Asian Cup finals and winning two of them (1988 and 1996). They have qualified for every Asian Cup since, but their best performance in that period was reaching the final in 2007.
Saudi Arabia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1994. Under the leadership of Jorge Solari and with talents like Saeed Al-Owairan and Sami Al-Jaber, reinforced by national veteran Majed Abdullah as team captain, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia qualified for the next three World Cups, but did not win a group stage match in any of them. They failed to qualify for the 2010 and 2014 tournaments.
Saudi Arabia secured qualification for the 2018 tournament,[6] ahead of Australia. However, they started on a sour note by letting host Russia rout them 0–5 on the opening match,[7] making this the second largest victory of any host nation at the FIFA World Cup.[8] The record of the host's largest opening victory is still by Italy, beating the United States 7–1, in 1934.[9] Once again, Saudi Arabia failed to reach the next round, after suffering another defeat, this time, losing 0–1 to Uruguay.[10] Saudi Arabia's performance in the tournament was deemed to be their worst performance since 2002 World Cup, where they were beaten 8-0 by Germany in their opening game and finished 32nd and bottom in the final rankings. Although they were eliminated,[11] they managed to salvage some pride by winning their final group stage match (and their first win at a World Cup since 1994) against Red Sea neighbours Egypt.[12]
Honors
International
FIFA Confederations Cup:
Runner-up: 1992
Fourth Place: 1999
Continental
AFC Asian Cup:
Winner: 1984, 1988, 1996
Runner-up: 1992, 2000, 2007
- Asian Games
Silver Medalists: 1986
Bronze Medalists: 1982
Regional
Arabian Gulf Cup:
Winner: 1994, 2002, 2003
Runner-up: 1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014
Third Place: 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996
Arab Nations Cup:
Winner: 1998, 2002
Runner-up: 1992
Third Place: 1985
- Pan Arab Games
Silver Medalists: 1976
Bronze Medalists: 2007
Other
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations:
Runner-up: 1985, 1997
- 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold Medalists: 2005
Kits and crests
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The Saudi Arabia national football team's first kit are traditionally white and the second kit are green (flag colors).[13]
Kit suppliers
Kit supplier | Period |
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Admiral | 1976–1980 |
Puma | 1980–1984 |
Faison | 1984–1990 |
Adidas | 1990–1993 |
Shammel | 1994–2001 |
Adidas | 2001–2003 |
Le Coq Sportif | 2004–2005 |
Puma | 2005–2010 |
Nike | 2011–present |
Competitive record
- *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
FIFA World Cup
World Cup record | World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts / year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1930 | Not a FIFA member | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1934 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1938 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1950 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1954 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1958 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1962 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1966 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1970 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1974 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
1978 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
1982 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
1986 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
1990 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
1994 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
1998 | Group stage | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 7 | |
2002 | 32nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 | ||
2006 | 28th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2010 | Did not qualify | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | ||||||||
2014 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||
2018 | Group stage | 26th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 14 | |
2022 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2026 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 5/23 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 117 | 68 | 27 | 22 | 232 | 93 |
AFC Asian Cup
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FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
1995 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Squad |
1997 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
1999 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | Squad |
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
2021 | |||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 4/11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | - |
Persian Gulf Cup record
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Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1951 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1954 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1962 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1966 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1970 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1982 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
1986 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
1990 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1994 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
1998 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002–present | See Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 5/13 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 24 |
Arab Nations Cup
Arab Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1963 – 1966 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1985 | Third Place | |||||||
1988 | Group Stage | |||||||
1992 | Runners-up | |||||||
1998 | Champions | |||||||
2002 | Champions | |||||||
2009 | Canceled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | Fourth Place | |||||||
Total | 6/9 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 23 |
Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1953 | Did not enter | |||||||
1957 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
1961 | Round Robin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | |
1965 | Did not enter | |||||||
1976 | ||||||||
1985 | ||||||||
1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
Total | 7/10 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 58 |
West Asian Football Federation Championship record
Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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2000 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | Did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2014 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 2/8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
All Time Results
The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time international record, correct as of 25 June 2018.
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
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Total | 631 | 303 | 140 | 179 | 978 | 671 |
- http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/saudi-arabien-team/21/
- https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=ksa/Men/matches/index.html#yearnull
Recent results and forthcoming matches
2017
United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia
29 August 2017 2018 WCQ | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Al Ain, UAE |
20:30 UTC+4 | Mabkhout 21' Khalil 60' | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Al-Abed 20' (pen.) | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
Saudi Arabia v Japan
5 September 2017 2018 WCQ | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Japan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
20:30 UTC+3 | Al-Muwallad 63' | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
Saudi Arabia v Jamaica
7 October 2017 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 5–2 | Jamaica | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
20:15 UTC+3 | Al-Dawsari 22' Al-Hazaa 37' Al-Faraj 44' (pen.) Al-Breik 47' Al-Jouei 90+1' | Report | Hardware 34' Morgan Jr. 67' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) |
Saudi Arabia v Ghana
10 October 2017 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Ghana | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Nuhu 44' Hawsawi 68' (o.g.) Partey 89' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) |
Latvia v Saudi Arabia
7 November 2017 Friendly | Latvia | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Al-Zaqaan 38' Fallatah 44' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional |
Portugal v Saudi Arabia
10 November 2017 Friendly | Portugal | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | Viseu, Portugal[14] |
23:45 UTC+3 | Fernandes 33' Guedes 52' João Mário 90' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania) |
Bulgaria v Saudi Arabia
13 November 2017 Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Lisbon, Portugal[15] |
20:00 UTC+3 | Popov 81' | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 80 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
Kuwait v Saudi Arabia
22 December 2017 23rd AGC | Kuwait | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
18:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) |
United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia
25 December 2017 23rd AGC | United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 47,556 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) |
Saudi Arabia v Oman
28 December 2017 23rd AGC | Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Oman | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
2018
Saudi Arabia v Moldova
26 February 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Moldova | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
20:30 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) |
Iraq v Saudi Arabia
28 February 2018 Friendly | Iraq | 4–1 | Saudi Arabia | Basra, Iraq |
19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Basra Sports City Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
Saudi Arabia v Ukraine
23 March 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Ukraine | Marbella, Spain |
18:00 UTC+1 | Al-Muwallad 38' | Report | Kravets 32' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella Attendance: 450 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
Belgium v Saudi Arabia
27 March 2018 Friendly | Belgium | 4–0 | Saudi Arabia | Brussels, Belgium |
20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 22,578 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Saudi Arabia v Algeria
9 May 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Algeria | Cádiz, Spain |
19:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 175 Referee: Juan Martínez (Spain) |
Saudi Arabia v Greece
15 May 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Greece | Seville, Spain |
19:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 100 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro (Spain) |
Italy v Saudi Arabia
28 May 2018 Friendly | Italy | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
20:45 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
Saudi Arabia v Peru
3 June 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Peru | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
20:45 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 18,053 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
Germany v Saudi Arabia
8 June 2018 Friendly | Germany | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Leverkusen, Germany |
19:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Russia v Saudi Arabia
14 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS | Russia | 5–0 | Saudi Arabia | Moscow, Russia |
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) |
| Report (FIFA) Report | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) |
Uruguay v Saudi Arabia
20 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS | Uruguay | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
18:00 MSK (UTC+3) | Suárez 23' | Report (FIFA) Report | Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 42,678 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Saudi Arabia v Egypt
25 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Egypt | Volgograd, Russia |
17:00 MSK (UTC+3) |
| Report (FIFA) Report |
| Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 36,823 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
Saudi Arabia v Bolivia
10 September 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Bolivia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
20:15 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,117 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
Saudi Arabia v Brazil
12 October 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Brazil | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
21:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Saudi Arabia v Iraq
15 October 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Iraq | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
20:45 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
Saudi Arabia v Yemen
16 November 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Yemen | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 9,228 Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan) |
Jordan v Saudi Arabia
20 November 2018 Friendly | Jordan | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia | Amman, Jordan |
19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
South Korea v Saudi Arabia
31 December 2018 Friendly | South Korea | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium |
2019
Saudi Arabia v North Korea
8 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | North Korea | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) |
| Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
Lebanon v Saudi Arabia
12 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS | Lebanon | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) | Report |
| Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 13,792 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq) |
Saudi Arabia v Qatar
17 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Qatar | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 GST (UTC+4) | Report |
| Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 16,067 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
Japan v Saudi Arabia
21 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup R16 | Japan | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
15:00 GST (UTC+4) |
| Report | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 6,832 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup:[16][17][18]
Match date: 8 – 17 January 2019
Opposition: North Korea, Lebanon & Qatar
- Caps and goals are correct as of 21 January 2019, after the match against Japan.
- Caps and goals including all matches officially recognized by SAFF (also those not recognized by FIFA).
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Waleed Abdullah | (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 | 72 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
21 | 1GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 | 18 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
22 | 1GK | Mohammed Al-Rubeai | (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | Al-Batin |
2 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Breik | (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 | 22 | 1 | Al-Hilal |
3 | 2DF | Abdulelah Al-Amri | (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Al-Wehda |
4 | 2DF | Ali Al-Bulaihi | (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 | 15 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
5 | 2DF | Omar Hawsawi | (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 | 51 | 3 | Al-Nassr |
12 | 2DF | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 | 4 | 0 | Al-Faisaly |
13 | 2DF | Yasser Al-Shahrani | (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 | 48 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
17 | 2DF | Sultan Al-Ghanam | (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
23 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Fatil | (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 | 15 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
6 | 3MF | Ayman Al-Khulaif | (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 | 2 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
7 | 3MF | Nooh Al-Mousa | (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 | 7 | 0 | Al-Ahli |
8 | 3MF | Yahya Al-Shehri | (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 | 70 | 8 | Al-Nassr |
10 | 3MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 | 45 | 8 | Al-Hilal |
11 | 3MF | Hattan Bahebri | (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 | 19 | 1 | Al-Shabab |
14 | 3MF | Abdullah Otayf | (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 | 30 | 1 | Al-Hilal |
15 | 3MF | Ibrahim Ghaleb | (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 | 22 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
16 | 3MF | Housain Al-Mogahwi | (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 | 30 | 2 | Al-Ahli |
18 | 3MF | Abdulrahman Ghareeb | (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 | 9 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
20 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 | 8 | 1 | Al-Faisaly |
9 | 4FW | Mohammed Al-Saiari | (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 | 4 | 0 | Al-Hazem |
19 | 4FW | Fahad Al-Muwallad | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 | 56 | 13 | Al-Ittihad |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Mustafa Malayekah | (1986-05-21) 21 May 1986 | 2 | 0 | Al-Faisaly | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
GK | Amin Al-Bukhari | (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
GK | Yasser Al-Mosailem | (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 | 33 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
GK | Abdullah Al-Saleh | (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
GK | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 | 12 | 0 | Al-Hilal | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
GK | Assaf Al-Qarni | (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 | 11 | 0 | Al-Ittihad | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
GK | Fawaz Al-Qarni | (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 | 3 | 0 | Al-Ittihad | v. Greece, 15 May 2018 INJ |
GK | Abdulquddus Atiah | (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 | 1 | 0 | Al-Wehda | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
DF | Hussein Abdulghani | (1977-01-21) 21 January 1977 | 138 | 5 | Ohod | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
DF | Hassan Tombakti | (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
DF | Saeed Al Mowalad | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 | 16 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Mohammed Al-Khabrani | (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 | 5 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
DF | Motaz Hawsawi | (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 | 19 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
DF | Mohammed Jahfali | (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
DF | Hamad Al Mansor | (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
DF | Abdulaziz Haroon | (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
DF | Osama Hawsawi | (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 | 138 | 7 | Al-Wehda | 2018 FIFA World Cup RET |
DF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 | 40 | 1 | Al-Ittihad | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
DF | Hassan Muath | (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 | 68 | 4 | Al-Ittihad | v. Belgium, 27 March 2018 |
DF | Abdullah Al-Zori | (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 | 58 | 1 | Al-Wehda | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
DF | Ahmed Assiri | (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 | 11 | 0 | Al-Ittihad | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
DF | Saeed Al-Robeai | (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 | 1 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
MF | Salman Al-Faraj | (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 | 50 | 4 | Al-Hilal | 2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ |
MF | Abdullah Al-Khaibari | (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 | 8 | 0 | Al-Shabab | 2019 AFC Asian Cup INJ |
MF | Mohamed Kanno | (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 | 9 | 1 | Al-Hilal | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
MF | Turki Al-Ammar | (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
MF | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen | (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 | 4 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Hassan Al-Habib | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
MF | Waleed Bakshween | (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 | 16 | 0 | Al-Wehda | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Mohammed Al-Kwikbi | (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 | 5 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 INJ |
MF | Mohammed Abousaban | (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 | 2 | 0 | Al-Faisaly | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 | 1 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Osama Al-Khalaf | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Bolivia, 10 September 2018 |
MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 | 134 | 19 | Al-Wehda | 2018 FIFA World Cup RET |
MF | Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri | (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 | 35 | 0 | Al-Hilal | 2018 FIFA World Cup INJ |
MF | Nawaf Al-Abed | (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 | 44 | 8 | Al-Hilal | 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE |
MF | Salman Al-Moasher | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 | 24 | 2 | Al-Ahli | v. Belgium, 27 March 2018 |
MF | Abdulfattah Asiri | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 | 11 | 0 | Al-Ahli | v. Belgium, 27 March 2018 |
MF | Ahmed Al-Fiqi | (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 | 1 | 0 | Al-Hilal | v. Belgium, 27 March 2018 |
MF | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 | 118 | 19 | Al-Hilal | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
MF | Ahmed Al-Fraidi | (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 | 37 | 6 | Al-Nassr | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
MF | Abdulwahab Jaafer | (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 | 1 | 0 | Al-Hazem | v. Moldova, 26 February 2018 |
FW | Haroune Camara | (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 | 4 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
FW | Firas Al-Buraikan | (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Jordan, 20 November 2018 |
FW | Abdulfattah Adam | (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 | 1 | 0 | Al-Taawoun | v. Iraq, 16 October 2018 |
FW | Muhannad Assiri | (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 | 18 | 4 | Al-Ahli | v. Brazil, 12 October 2018 INJ |
FW | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 | 42 | 28 | Al-Nassr | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
FW | Nasser Al-Shamrani | (1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 | 78 | 19 | Al-Shabab | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
FW | Hassan Al-Raheb | (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 | 8 | 0 | Al-Nassr | v. Iraq, 28 February 2018 |
FW | Mojahed Al-Munee | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hazem | v. Moldova, 26 February 2018 |
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Managerial history
Updated 10 September 2018.[19][20]
Manager | From | To |
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Abdul-Rahman Fawzi | 1957 | 1961 |
Ali Chaouach | 1967 | 1969 |
George Skinner | 1970 | 1970 |
Mohammed Sheita | 1970 | 1972 |
Taha Ismail | 1972 | 1974 |
Abdo Saleh El Wahsh | 1974 | 1974 |
Ferenc Puskás | 1975 | 1975 |
Bill McGarry | 1976 | 1977 |
Ronnie Allen | 1978 | 1978 |
Danny Allison | 1978 | 1978 |
David Woodfield | 1979 | 1979 |
Rubens Minelli | 1980 | 1980 |
Mario Zagallo | 1981 | 1984 |
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani | 1984 | 1986 |
Castilho | 1986 | 1986 |
Osvaldo | 1987 | 1987 |
Carlos Galletti | 1988 | 1988 |
Omar Borras | 1988 | 1988 |
Carlos Alberto Parreira | 1988 | 1990 |
Metin Türel | 1990 | 1990 |
Claudinho Garcia | 1990 | 1992 |
Veloso | 1992 | 1992 |
Nélson Rosa | 1992 | 1992 |
Candinho | 1993 | 1993 |
Leo Beenhakker | 1993 | 1994 |
Mohammed Al-Kharashy | 1994 | 1994 |
Ivo Wortmann | 1994 | 1994 |
Jorge Solari | 1994 | 1994 |
Mohammed Al-Kharashy | 1995 | 1995 |
Ze Mario | 1995 | 1996 |
Nelo Vingada | 1996 | 1997 |
Hansel Waldem | 1996 | 1997 |
Otto Pfister | 1998 | 1998 |
Carlos Alberto Parreira | 1998 | 1998 |
Mohammed Al-Kharashy | June 1998 | June 1998 |
Otto Pfister | 1999 | Feb 1999 |
Milan Máčala | May 1999 | 2000 |
Nasser Al Johar | 2000 | 2000 |
Slobodan Santrac | Aug 2001 | Aug 2001 |
Nasser Al Johar | Aug 2001 | July 2002 |
Gerard van der Lem | Aug 2002 | Aug 2004 |
Martin Koopman | 2002 | 2002 |
Nasser Al Johar | Sep 2004 | Nov 2004 |
Gabriel Calderon | Nov 2004 | Dec 2005 |
Marcos Paqueta | 2006 | 2007 |
Helio dos Anjos | March 2007 | June 2008 |
Nasser Al Johar | June 2008 | February 2009 |
José Peseiro | February 2009 | January 2011 |
Nasser Al Johar | January 2011 | February 2011 |
Rogério Lourenço | June 2011 | July 2011 |
Frank Rijkaard | August 2011 | January 2013 |
Juan Ramón López Caro | January 2013 | December 2014 |
Cosmin Olăroiu | December 2014 | January 2015 |
Faisal Al Baden | March 2015 | August 2015 |
Bert van Marwijk | September 2015 | September 2017 |
Edgardo Bauza | September 2017 | November 2017 |
Juan Antonio Pizzi | November 2017 | Present |
Records
- As of 20 November 2018
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References
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Titles
Preceded by 1980 Kuwait | Asian Champions 1984 (First title) 1988 (Second title) | Succeeded by 1992 Japan |
Preceded by 1992 Japan | Asian Champions 1996 (Third title) | Succeeded by 2000 Japan |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saudi Arabia national football team. |
- Saudi Arabia FA official website
- FIFA profile
- Saudi Arabia national football team website
- Saudi Arabia in fifaworldcup.com