Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	First Round (1996)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2013)
Best result	Runners-up (2013)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014, 2018)

Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1908 to 1988	See Saudi Arabia senior team
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996	Group Stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
2000	Did Not Qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020	To Be Determined
Total	Best: Group stage	1/7	3	0	0	3	2	5	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC Under-23 Asian Cup record										AFC Under-23 Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	9	7		5	4	1	0	15	2
2016	Group Stage	12th	3	0	2	1	5	6		4	3	1	0	9	1
2018		13th	3	0	2	1	2	3		3	2	0	1	11	3
Total	Best: Runners-up	3/3	12	4	4	4	16	16		12	9	2	1	35	6

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
1951 to 1998	See Saudi Arabia senior team
2002	Did Not Enter
2006
2010
2014	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad
2018		8th	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	2/4	10	5	1	4	17	14	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabian Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2008	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	2
2010	Group Stage	5th	2	0	1	1	1	2
2011	Third Place	3rd	4	3	0	1	11	5
2012	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	9	1
2013	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	6	3
2015	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	11	8
Total	Best: 3 titles	6/6	22	14	4	4	45	21

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2018

Jordan v Saudi Arabia

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Jordan	2–2	Saudi Arabia	Changsu, China
19:30 (UTC+8)	Faisal  12', 78'	Live Report Report	Al-Amri  85' Al-Anaze  90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Changshu Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Saudi Arabia v Iraq

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Iraq	Changsu, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Live Report Report		Stadium: Changshu Stadium Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Saudi Arabia v Malaysia

16 January 2018 (2018-01-16) 2018 AFC U-23 GS	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Malaysia	Kunshan, China
19:30 (UTC+8)		Live Report Report	Danial  28'	Stadium: Kunshan Stadium Attendance: 482 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Saudi Arabia v Iran

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 AG GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Iran	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)		Report		Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

Myanmar v Saudi Arabia

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 AG GS	Myanmar	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Cikarang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Gharib  15' (pen.), 59' (pen.) Al-Banaqi  89'	Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan)

North Korea v Saudi Arabia

20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) 2018 AG GS	North Korea	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Kim Yong-il  2' Kim Yu-song  25', 51'	Report		Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

China PR v Saudi Arabia

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 2018 AG R16	China PR	3–4	Saudi Arabia	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Yao Junsheng  80' Huang Zichang  88' Wei Shihao  90+5'	Report	Camara  16', 33', 60' Al-Selouli  29'	Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Saudi Arabia v Japan

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2018 AG QF	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Japan	Cibinong, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Tatsuta  39' (o.g.)	Report	Iwasaki  31', 73'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were selected for the AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.
• Match date: 22 – 26 March 2019
• Opposition: Maldives, Lebanon, & United Arab Emirates

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Zaid Al-Bawardi	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997			Al-Nassr
	1GK	Saleh Al-Ohaymid	(1998-05-21) 21 May 1998			Al-Nassr
	1GK	Mohammed Al-Yami	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997			Al-Batin
	2DF	Abdulelah Al-Amri	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997			Al-Wehda
	2DF	Awn Al-Selouli (captain)	(1998-09-02) 2 September 1998			Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999			Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Abdullah Al-Yousef	(1996-10-29) 29 October 1996			Al-Fateh
	2DF	Abdulbassit Hindi	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997			Al-Ahli
	2DF	Hussein Qassem	(1997-09-21) 21 September 1997			Al-Ettifaq
	2DF	Abdulla Tarmin	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997			Al-Ahli
	2DF	Hassan Tombakti	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999			Al-Shabab
	3MF	Hussain Al-Hajoj	(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997			Al-Fayha
	3MF	Ayman Al-Hojaili	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997			Al-Ansar
	3MF	Ayman Al-Khulaif	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997			Al-Ahli
	3MF	Mohammad Al-Majhed	(1996-07-16) 16 July 1996			Al-Fateh
	3MF	Nasser Al-Omran	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997			Al-Shabab
	3MF	Hassan Al-Qeed	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998			Al-Khaleej
	3MF	Saad Al-Selouli	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998			Al-Ettifaq
	3MF	Khaled Al-Sumairi	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997			Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Abdulrahman Ghareeb	(1997-03-31) 31 March 1997			Al-Ahli
	4FW	Abdullah Al-Hamdan	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998			Al-Shabab
	4FW	Abdulrahman Al-Yami	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997			Al-Fayha
	4FW	Haroune Camara	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998			Al-Qadsiah

Previous squads

Olympic Games

• 1996 Summer Olympics squads

Asian Games

• Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads

AFC U-23 Championship

• 2013 AFC U-22 Championship squads
• 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads
• 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads

See also

• Saudi Arabia national football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team