Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر ; (Green Falcons)
Association	Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Saud Kariri
Most caps	Mohamed Al-Deayea (172)
Top scorer	Majed Abdullah (71)
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	102 (8 January 2015)
Highest	21 (July 2004)
Lowest	126 (December 2012)
First international
	Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon ; (Beirut, Lebanon; January 18, 1957)
Biggest win
	Saudi Arabia 8–0 Macau ; (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Biggest defeat
	UAR 13–0 Saudi Arabia ; (Casablanca, Morocco; September 9, 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1994)
Best result	Round of 16; 1994
Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1984)
Best result	Winners: 1984, 1988, 1996
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Runner-up: 1992

The Saudi Arabia National Football Team (Arabic: منتخب المملكة العربية السعودية لكرة القدم) 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.

Honors

International

FIFA Confederations Cup:

Runner-up (1): 1992

Fourth Place (1): 1999

Continental

AFC Asian Cup:

Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996

Runner-up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007

Asian Games

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

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Did Not Enter
1978 to 1990	Did Not Qualify
1994	Round of 16	12	4	2	0	2	5	6
1998	Group Stage	28	3	0	1	2	2	7
2002	Group Stage	32	3	0	0	3	0	12
2006	Group Stage	28	3	0	1	2	2	7
2010 to 2014	Did Not Qualify
Total	Round of 16	4/20	13	2	2	9	9	32

Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1972	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Champions	6	3	3	0	7	3
1988	Champions	6	3	3	0	5	1
1992	Second place	5	2	2	1	8	3
1996	Champions	6	3	2	1	11	6
2000	Second place	6	3	1	2	11	8
2004	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2007	Second Place	6	4	1	1	12	6
2011	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
2015	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	5
Total	9/16	44	19	13	12	63	45

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
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	2	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	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	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	Runners-up
2002	Champions
2003	Champions
2004	Round 1
2007	Third Place
2009	Runners-up
2010	Runners-up
2013	Round 1
2014	Runners-up

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year	Round
1963 – 1966	Did not qualify
1985	Third Place
1988	Group Stage
1992	Runner Up
1998	Champion
2002	Champion
2009	Canceled
2012	4th Place

West Asian Football Federation Championship record

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

Recent results and Forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2014
5 March 2014	2015 ACQ	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Indonesia	1–0	Al-Muwallad 87'
24 May 2014	International friendly	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Xerez	Moldova	0–4
29 May 2014	International friendly	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Xerez	Georgia	0–2
8 September 2014	International friendly	Craven Cottage, London	Australia	2–3	Fallatah 71' Al-Jassim 84'
10 October 2014	International friendly	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah	Uruguay	1–1	Hazazi 90'
14 October 2014	International friendly	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah	Lebanon	1–1	Hawsawi 15'
6 November 2014	International friendly	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Palestine	2–0	Hazazi 34' Al-Muwallad 55'
13 November 2014	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Qatar	1–1	Al-Muwallad 37'
16 November 2014	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Bahrain	3–0	Al-Shamrani 26' Al-Haza'a 54' (o.g.) Husain 70' (o.g.)
19 November 2014	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Yemen	1–0	Al Abed 28'
23 November 2014	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	United Arab Emirates	3–2	Al-Shamrani 19' Al Abed 22' Al-Dawsari 86'
26 November 2014	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Qatar	1–2	Kariri 16'
30 December 2014	International friendly	Simonds Stadium, Victoria	Bahrain	1–4	Hazazi 47'
4 January 2015	International friendly	Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	South Korea	0–2
10 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane	China	0–1
14 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	North Korea	4–1	Hazazi 37' Al-Sahlawi 52', 54' Al Abed 76'
18 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne	Uzbekistan	1–3	Al-Sahlawi 55'

Players

Current squad

Match date: January 9 to 18, 2015
Opposition: China, North Korea and Uzbekistan
Competition: 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Caps and goals updated as of January 18, 2015 after the game against Uzbekistan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Waleed Abdullah	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38)	69	0	Al-Shabab
21	1GK	Abdullah Al-Sudairy	(1992-02-02) 2 February 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Al-Hilal
22	1GK	Abdullah Al-Enezi	(1990-09-20) 20 September 1990 (age 33)	3	0	Al-Nassr

2	2DF	Saeed Al Mowalad	(1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)	8	0	Al-Ahli
3	2DF	Osama Hawsawi	(1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40)	107	6	Al-Ahli
4	2DF	Abdullah Al-Zori	(1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 36)	46	1	Al-Hilal
5	2DF	Omar Hawsawi	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 37)	14	1	Al-Nassr
12	2DF	Hassan Muath Fallatah	(1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38)	53	3	Al-Shabab
13	2DF	Yasser Al-Shahrani	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)	15	0	Al-Hilal
16	2DF	Motaz Hawsawi	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)	5	0	Al-Ahli
23	2DF	Majed Al-Marshedi	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 40)	20	0	Al-Shabab

6	3MF	Mustafa Al-Bassas	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)	16	0	Al-Ahli
7	3MF	Salman Al-Faraj	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 34)	15	0	Al-Hilal
8	3MF	Yahya Al-Shehri	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33)	29	0	Al-Nassr
11	3MF	Waleed Bakshween	(1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 34)	13	0	Al-Ahli
14	3MF	Saud Kariri (c)	(1980-06-08) 8 June 1980 (age 44)	134	7	Al-Hilal
15	3MF	Ibrahim Ghaleb	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 33)	17	0	Al-Nassr
17	3MF	Taisir Al-Jassim	(1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 (age 40)	99	10	Al-Ahli
18	3MF	Salem Al-Dawsari	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 32)	22	2	Al-Hilal
19	3MF	Fahad Al-Muwallad	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 29)	26	5	Al-Ittihad
20	3MF	Nawaf Al Abed	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)	28	3	Al-Hilal

9	4FW	Naif Hazazi	(1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 35)	48	13	Al-Shabab
10	4FW	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	(1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 37)	15	7	Al-Nassr

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	Ahmed Al-Kassar	(1991-05-08) May 8, 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Al-Ra'ed	v. Georgia, May 29, 2014
GK	Fahad Al-Thunayyan	(1986-08-30) August 30, 1986 (age 37)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v. Georgia, May 29, 2014

DF	Mohamed Al-Bishi	(1987-05-03) May 3, 1987 (age 37)	11	0	Al-Nassr	v. Georgia, May 29, 2014
DF	Ali Al-Zubaidi	(1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Al-Ettifaq	v. Georgia, May 29, 2014

MF	Awad Khamees	(1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36)	1	0	Al-Nassr	2015 AFC Asian Cup (preliminary)
MF	Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri	(1986-05-13) May 13, 1986 (age 38)	9	0	Al-Shabab	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
MF	Abdulfattah Asiri	(1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Al-Ittihad	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
MF	Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen	(1990-04-19) April 19, 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Al-Nassr	v. Indonesia, March 5, 2014

FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	(1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 (age 40)	71	15	Al-Hilal	2015 AFC Asian Cup (preliminary)
FW	Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi	(1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Al-Ittihad	2015 AFC Asian Cup (preliminary)
FW	Mukhtar Fallatah	(1987-10-15) October 15, 1987 (age 36)	5	0	Al-Ittihad	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
FW	Hamdan Al-Hamdan	(1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 39)	2	0	Al-Fateh	v. Indonesia, March 5, 2014

Managerial history

Updated 10 January 2014.^[2]^[3]

Manager	From	To
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
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
Ronnie Allen	1988	1988
Carlos Galletti	1988	1988
Omar Borras	1988	1988
Carlos Alberto Parreira	1988	1990
Metin Türel	1990	1990
Claudinho Garcia	1990	1992
Veloso	1992	1992
Nelsinho	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

Records

As of January 18, 2015

Most Caps^[4]
#	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Mohamed Al-Deayea	172	0	1993–2006
2	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	163	3	1992–2001
3	Sami Al-Jaber	156	46	1992–2006
4	Abdullah Zubromawi	142	3	1993–2002
5	Saud Kariri	134	7	2001–
6	Hussein Sulaimani	132	5	1992–2009
7	Mohamed Al-Jawad	121	7	1981–1994
8	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	117	19	2000–2012
9	Majed Abdullah	116	71	1978–1994
9	Ahmad Jamil Madani	116	5	1986–1998

Top Goalscorers^[4]
#	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
7	Fahad Al-Mehallel	25	87	1992–1999
8	Saeed Al-Owairan	24	75	1992–1998
8	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani	24	86	1997–2005
10	Yousuf Al-Thunayan	20	81	1986–1998

Kit Providers

Admiral (1970's-early 80's)
Adidas (1984)
Michel Platini 1988
Adidas (1992)
Shammel (1993–2000)
Adidas (2001–2005)
Puma (2005–2011)
Nike (2011–present)

References

^ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times
^ "Overview of coaches". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Naeim Albakr. "Saudi Arabia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

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

[1] Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times

[2] "Overview of coaches". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[3] "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[saudi_player_stats-4] Naeim Albakr. "Saudi Arabia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

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