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 Frank Rijkaard
Captain Yasser Al-Qahtani
Most caps Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)[1]
Top scorer Majed Abdullah (67)
Home stadium King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code KSA
FIFA ranking 89
Highest FIFA ranking 21 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 98 (October 2011)
Elo ranking 70
Highest Elo ranking 27 (November 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 112 (1970, 1972)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–0 Lebanon 
(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 United Arab Republic 
(Casablanca, Morocco; September 09, 1961)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1994)
Best result Round of 16; 1994
Asian Cup
Appearances 12 (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 The Eagles" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green", or "The 8-0ers" referring to their 2002 World Cup result) is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian 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.

Contents

[edit] World Cup record

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 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Round of 16 4/19 13 2 2 9 9 32

[edit] Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Round
1956 to 1972 Did not enter
1976 withdrew
1980 Did not qualify
1984 Champions
1988 Champions
1992 Second place
1996 Champions
2000 Second place
2004 Group stage
2007 Second Place
2011 Group stage

[edit] FIFA Confederations Cup

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 -

[edit] Gulf Cup of Nations

King Fahd International Stadium

3 times Champions (1994, 2002, 2003)

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[2]
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

[edit] Arab Nations Cup

2 times Champions (1998, 2002)

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year Round
Lebanon 1963 – Iraq 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

[edit] Islamic Solidarity Games Record

[edit] Coaches

Frank Rijkaard the current coach of Saudi Arabia national football team
Manager From To
Egypt Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1962
Tunisia Ali Chaouach 1962 1970
England Siktir Baba 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 Wallit 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
Spain Hansel Waldem/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 Aug 2011 Present

[edit] Current squad

The following players were named by Frank Rijkaard for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Australia on 29 February.

Caps and goals updated as November 15, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Waleed Abdullah April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 25) 30 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
21 GK Yasser Al Mosailem February 27, 1984 (1984-02-27) (age 27) 13 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
22 GK Hassan Al-Otaibi October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) (age 34) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
GK Ahmed Al-Kassar August 1, 1990 (1990-08-01) (age 21) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Raed
3 DF Osama Hawsawi March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 27) 54 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
7 DF Kamel Al-Mousa August 29, 1982 (1982-08-29) (age 29) 22 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
12 DF Hassan Mouath November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02) (age 28) 20 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
23 DF Abdullah Al-Zori August 12, 1987 (1987-08-12) (age 24) 21 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
DF Sayyaf Al-Beeshi June 19, 1980 (1980-06-19) (age 31) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
DF Mohamed Eed May 3, 1987 (1987-05-03) (age 24) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
DF Yasser Al-Shahrani May 26, 1992 (1992-05-26) (age 19) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiyah
DF Kamel Al-Mor July 18, 1986 (1986-07-18) (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
6 MF Ahmed Otaif April 14, 1983 (1983-04-14) (age 28) 33 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub December 8, 1980 (1980-12-08) (age 31) 79 18 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
14 MF Saud Kariri June 8, 1980 (1980-06-08) (age 31) 77 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
15 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi January 29, 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 24) 15 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
17 MF Taisir Al-Jassim(C) July 25, 1984 (1984-07-25) (age 27) 45 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
18 MF Abdullaziz Al-Dosari October 11, 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 22) 11 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
19 MF Nawaf Al-Abed January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) (age 22) 10 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
MF Yahya Al-Shehri May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) (age 20) 3 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
MF Salem Al-Dossari August 19, 1991 (1991-08-19) (age 20) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
MF Moataz Al-Musa April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07) (age 24) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
9 FW Naif Hazazi January 11, 1989 (1989-01-11) (age 23) 20 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
11 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani November 23, 1983 (1983-11-23) (age 28) 34 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
16 FW Yousef Al-Salem May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04) (age 26) 3 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
20 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani October 10, 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 29) 75 28 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain

[edit] Recent callups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Hussain Shae'an January 1, 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 24) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
GK Mabrouk Zaid November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 32) 36 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
DF Abdullah Shuhail January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22) (age 27) 29 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Majed Al-Marshedi January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 28) 8 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mohamed Al-Bishi May 3, 1987 (1987-05-03) (age 24) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mishaal Al-Saeed July 18, 1983 (1983-07-18) (age 28) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad v.  Australia, September 6, 2011
MF Moataz Al-Musa February 17, 1985 (1985-02-17) (age 27) 6 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
MF Saud Hamood July 1, 1990 (1990-07-01) (age 21) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
MF Abdoh Otaif April 2, 1984 (1984-04-02) (age 27) 50 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Manaf Abushgeer February 5, 1980 (1980-02-05) (age 32) 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Mohammad Massad February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) (age 29) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi March 1, 1987 (1987-03-01) (age 24) 5 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
FW Mohannad Asseri January 8, 1989 (1989-01-08) (age 23) 16 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011

[edit] Kit Providers

  • 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)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html. Retrieved 11 February 2011. "Al-Deayea was earlier listed with 181 caps, but 3 matches at the Asian Games 1990 were played by his namesake Abdullah Al-Deayea." 
  2. ^ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times

[edit] 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 

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