Saudi Arabia national football team

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Saudi Arabia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
Association Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Juan Ramón López Caro
Captain Saud Kariri
Most caps Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)
Top scorer Majed Abdullah (67)
Home stadium King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code KSA
FIFA ranking 108
Highest FIFA ranking 21 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 126 (December 2012)
Elo ranking 87
Highest Elo ranking 27 (November 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 112 (1970, 1972)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon 
(Beirut, Lebanon; January 18, 1957)
Biggest win
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 8–0 Macau 
(Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 0–13 UAR 
(Casablanca, Morocco; September 9, 1961)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1994)
Best result Round of 16; 1994
Asian Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1984)
Best result Winners; 1984, 1988, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1992)
Best result Runner-up; 1992

Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم‎) known by its fans as Al-Saqour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "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. On 12 January 2013 Saudi Arabia got eliminated for the GCC cup by Kuwait.

Contents

Honors [edit]

International [edit]

Runner-Up (1): 1992
Fourth Place (1): 1999

Continental [edit]

Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996.
Runner-Up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007.
Silver Medalists (1): 1986

Regional [edit]

Winner (3):1994, 2002, 2003.
Runner-Up (5):1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010.
Winner (2):1998, 2002.
Runner-Up (1): 1992.

Other [edit]

Runner-up (2):1985, 1997.
Silver Medalists (1): 1976
Gold Medalists (1): 2005

Competition records [edit]

FIFA World Cup record [edit]

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
West Germany 1974
Did Not Enter
Argentina 1978 to
Italy 1990
Did Not Qualify
United States 1994 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 6
France 1998 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
South Korea Japan 2002 Group Stage 32 3 0 0 3 0 12
Germany 2006 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
South Africa 2010 to
Brazil 2014
Did Not Qualify
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total Round of 16 4/19 13 2 2 9 9 32

Asian Cup record [edit]

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand1972 Did not enter - - - - - -
Iran 1976 withdrew - - - - - -
Kuwait 1980 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Singapore 1984 Champions 5 3 3 0 7 3
Qatar 1988 Champions 5 3 3 0 5 1
Japan 1992 Second place 5 2 2 1 8 3
United Arab Emirates 1996 Champions 6 3 2 1 11 6
Lebanon 2000 Second place 6 3 1 2 11 8
China 2004 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Second Place 6 4 1 1 12 6
Qatar 2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Australia 2015 TBD
Total 8/15 39 18 13 10 58 40

FIFA Confederations Cup [edit]

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

Gulf Cup of Nations record [edit]

Gulf Cup of Nations Record
Year Round
1970 Third Place
1972 Runner-Up
1974 Runner-Up
1976 Fifth Place
1979 Third Place
1982 Fourth Place
1984 Third Place
1986 Third Place
1988 Third Place
1990 Withdrew[1]
1992 Third Place
1994 Champions
1996 Third Place
1998 Runner Up
2002 Champions
2003 Champions
2004 Round 1
2007 Third Place
2009 Runner Up
2010 Runner Up
2013 Round 1

Arab Nations Cup [edit]

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

West Asian Football Federation Championship record [edit]

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Jordan 2000 Did not enter
Syria 2002 Did not enter
Iran 2004 Did not enter
Jordan 2007 Did not enter
Iran 2008 Did not enter
Jordan 2010 Did not enter
Kuwait 2012 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 1 1
Total - 3 1 1 1 1 1

Coaches [edit]

Manager From To
Egypt Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1962
Tunisia Ali Chaouach 1962 1970
Egypt Mohammed Sheita 1970 1972
Egypt Taha Ismail 1972 1974
Egypt Abdo Saleh Washash 1974 1974
Hungary Ferenc Puskás 1975 1975
England Bill McGarry 1976 1977
England Danny Allison 1978 1978
England David Woodfield 1979 1979
Brazil Rubens Minelli 1980 1980
Brazil Mario Zagallo 1981 1984
Saudi Arabia Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani 1984 1986
Uruguay Kosia Tastilo 1986 1986
Brazil Osvaldo 1987 1987
Brazil Carlos Galletti 1988 1988
Uruguay Omar Borras 1988 1988
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1988 1990
Turkey Metin Türel 1990 1990
Brazil Caldinho Garcia 1992 1992
Brazil Veloso 1992 1992
Brazil Candinho 1993 1993
Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 1993 1994
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1994 1994
Brazil Ivo Wortmann 1994 1994
Argentina Jorge Solari 1994 1994
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1995 1995
Brazil Ze Mario 1995 1996
Portugal Eduardo Vingada/Nelo Vingada 1996 1997
Austria Hansel Waldem 1996 1997
Germany Otto Pfister 1998 1998
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 1998
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy June 1998 June 1998
Germany Otto Pfister 1999 Feb 1999
Czech Republic Milan Máčala May 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar 2000 2000
Serbia and Montenegro Slobodan Santrac Aug 2001 Aug 2001
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Aug 2001 July 2002
Netherlands Gerard van der Lem Aug 2002 Aug 2004
Netherlands Martin Koopman 2002 2002
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Sep 2004 Nov 2004
Argentina Gabriel Calderon Nov 2004 Dec 2005
Brazil Marcos Paqueta 2006 2007
Brazil Helio dos Anjos March 2007 June 2008
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar June 2008 February 2009
Portugal José Peseiro February 2009 January 2011
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar January 2011 February 2011
Brazil Rogério Lourenço June 2011 July 2011
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard August 2011 January 2013
Spain Juan Ramón López Caro January 2013 present

Forthcoming matches [edit]

Date Competition Location Opponent
2013
15 October 2013 Australia 2015 ACQ Stadium TBC, TBC  Iraq
15 November 2013 Australia 2015 ACQ Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  Iraq
19 November 2013 Australia 2015 ACQ China Stadium TBC, TBC  China PR
2014
5 March 2014 Australia 2015 ACQ Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh  Indonesia

Players [edit]

Current squad [edit]

The following 25 players were called up for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against  China PR. Caps and goals updated as February 6, 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Waleed Abdullah (1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 (age 27) 45 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
22 1GK Abdullah Al-Sudairy (1992-02-02) February 2, 1992 (age 21) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
24 1GK Fahad Al-Thunayyan (1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 28) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawon
5 2DF Omar Hawsawi (1986-09-27) September 27, 1986 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
12 2DF Hassan Mouath (1986-02-27) February 27, 1986 (age 27) 22 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
20 2DF Ali Al-Zubaidi (1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 (age 20) 3 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittifaq
4 2DF Ahmed Assiri (1991-11-14) November 14, 1991 (age 21) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
3 2DF Osama Hawsawi (1984-03-31) March 31, 1984 (age 29) 57 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
7 2DF Kamel Al-Mousa (1982-08-29) August 29, 1982 (age 30) 27 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2 2DF Mansoor Al-Harbi (1987-04-07) April 7, 1987 (age 26) 10 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
19 2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 20) 3 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 2DF Sultan Al-Bishi (1990-01-28) January 28, 1990 (age 23) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
6 3MF Abdullah Otayf (1992-08-03) August 3, 1992 (age 20) 3 1 Portugal Louletano
14 3MF Saud Kariri (C) (1980-06-08) June 8, 1980 (age 32) 77 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
8 3MF Yahya Al-Shehri (1991-05-08) May 8, 1991 (age 22) 12 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
17 3MF Taisir Al-Jassim (1984-07-25) July 25, 1984 (age 28) 61 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
18 3MF Mustafa Al-Bassas (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 19) 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
23 3MF Housain Al-Mogahwi (1988-01-29) January 29, 1988 (age 25) 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh
15 3MF Salman Al-Faraj (1989-08-01) August 1, 1989 (age 23) 2 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
9 4FW Naif Hazazi (1989-01-11) January 11, 1989 (age 24) 26 8 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
10 4FW Fahad Al-Muwallad (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 (age 18) 3 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
11 4FW Nasser Al-Shamrani (1983-11-23) November 23, 1983 (age 29) 40 13 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
16 4FW Yousef Al-Salem (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 28) 6 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq

Recent call-ups [edit]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Hussain Shae'an (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
GK Mabrouk Zaid (1979-02-11) February 11, 1979 (age 34) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
GK Khaled Sharaheli (1987-02-03) February 3, 1987 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal {{{latest}}}
GK Ahmed Al-Kassar (1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 22) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Raed {{{latest}}}
DF Ageel Balghath (1987-03-15) March 15, 1987 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli {{{latest}}}
DF Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-12) August 12, 1987 (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal {{{latest}}}
DF Kamel Al-Mor (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli {{{latest}}}
DF Abdullah Shuhail (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 28) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Majed Al-Marshedi (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 29) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mohamed Al-Bishi (1987-05-03) May 3, 1987 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mishaal Al-Saeed (1983-07-18) July 18, 1983 (age 29) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad v.  Australia, September 6, 2011
MF Salem Al-Dossari (1991-08-19) August 19, 1991 (age 21) 5 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Training
MF Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990 (age 23) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal {{{latest}}}
MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29) January 29, 1988 (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal {{{latest}}}
MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08) December 8, 1980 (age 32) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal {{{latest}}}
MF Ahmed Abdulla (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 (age 21) 0 0 England Barnet Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
MF Manaf Abushgeer (1980-02-05) February 5, 1980 (age 33) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Mohammad Massad (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983 (age 30) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
FW Hamed Al-Hamed (1989-08-26) August 26, 1989 (age 23) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq {{{latest}}}
FW Mohannad Asseri (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 24) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda {{{latest}}}
FW Salman Al-Moasher (1988-05-10) May 10, 1988 (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda {{{latest}}}
FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 26) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr {{{latest}}}

Records [edit]

Most Caps[2]
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
178
0
1993–2006
2 Sami Al-Jaber
158
44
1992–2006
3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
143
1
1990–2001
4 Majed Abdullah
139
67
1978–1994
5 Abdullah Zubromawi
122
4
1993–2002
6 Yasser Al-Qahtani
114
42
2002–2013
7 Hussein Sulaimani
108
3
1996–2009

Kit Providers [edit]

  • Admiral (1970's-early 80's)
  • Adidas (1984)
  • Michel Platini 1988
  • Adidas (1992)
  • Shammel (1993–2000)
  • Adidas (2001–2003)
  • Puma (2003–2011)
  • Nike (2011–present)

References [edit]

Titles [edit]

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 [edit]