Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-20
Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر; (The Green Falcons)
Association	SAFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1973)
Best result	Winners (1986, 1992, 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round of 16 (2011, 2017)

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.

Honours[]

AFC U-19 Championship

Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 2018
Runners-up (2): 1985, 2016

Arab Cup U-20

Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (2): 2011, 2012

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

Winners (1): 1985
Runners-up (1): 1983

GCC U-19 Championship

Winners (1):

Competitions record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	1
1987	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	6
1989	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	4	3
1991	Did Not Qualify
1993	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	1	2
1995	Did Not Qualify
1997	Did Not Qualify
1999	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	2	6
2001	Did Not Qualify
2003	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007
2009
2011	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	8	5
2013	Did Not Qualify
2015	Did Not Qualify
2017	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	4	8
2021	Cancelled
Total	9/23	Best: R16	29	5	7	17	25	39

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-19 Championship[]

AFC U-19 Championship record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1959	Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Semi-finals	4th	6	2	1	3	5	11
1974	Did not enter
1975
1976
1977	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	7	2
1978	Quarter-finals	5th	5	2	2	1	12	5
1980	Did not enter
1982	Did not enter
1985	Round-robin	2nd	3	1	2	0	8	5
1986	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	1
1988	Did not enter
1990	Did not enter
1992	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	13	3
1994	Did not enter
1996	Did not enter
1998	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	6
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	0	2	18	5
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	7	4
2008	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	7	4
2010	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	0	2	5	6
2012	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	6	8
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	16	11
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	4
2020	Cancelled
Total	15/40	Best: 3 titles	69	42	13	14	144	75

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Cup U-20[]

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	1	0	9	4
2012	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	7
2014	Canceled
2020	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	4
2021	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	7
Total	4/4	Best: 1 title	19	12	4	3	40	22

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth[]

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1983	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	9	6
1985	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	11	1
1989	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	7	4
Total	3/3	Best: 1 title	19	13	2	4	27	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Lose

2019[]

26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Tajikistan	Ta'if, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Absi 78'	Report	85'	Stadium: King Fahd Stadium

8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Jordan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Ali 75', 87'	Report	15' 80'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Jordan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Ghamdi 8' 23' 90'	Report	46' 85'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

14 October 2019 (2019-10-14) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	5–1	Kyrgyzstan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Absi 18' 27' Al-Oufi 34' 64' 88'	Report	80'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium

17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 (UTC+3)	Marran 20', 58'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium

6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) 2020 AFC U19 Q	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Afghanistan	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:05 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Ghamdi 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) 2020 AFC U19 Q	India	0–4	Saudi Arabia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:05 (UTC+3)		Report	Marran 2' 10', 17', 28'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 2020 AFC U19 Q	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Uzbekistan	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:05 (UTC+3)	Al-Sayyali 45' (pen.)	Report	Jaloliddinov 88'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

2020[]

10 February 2020 (2020-02-10) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Iraq	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Absi 33' Al-Ali 75'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

13 February 2020 (2020-02-13) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Iraq	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:45 (UTC+3)	Maran 25'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) 2020 AC U20 GS	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Palestine	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
14:45 (UTC+3)	Marran 24', 64', 90+4' Hassan Al-Ali 56'			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 2020 AC U20 GS	Egypt	2–2	Saudi Arabia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
14:45 (UTC+3)	8' Faisal 44'		Marran 54' (pen.) Yahya 90'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

24 February 2020 (2020-02-24) 2020 AC U20 GS	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Algeria	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)	74'		Zerrouki 67' 79'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) Friendly	Croatia	4–3	Saudi Arabia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
20:30 (UTC+2)	Marin 18' (pen.), 71' 60' Brnić 85'	Report	Al-Absi 34' Marran 52' Al-Ghamdi 77'	Stadium:

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Bulgaria	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
16:00 (UTC+2)				Stadium:

11 September 2020 (2020-09-11) Friendly	Indonesia	3–3	Saudi Arabia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
16:30 (UTC+2)	Jauhari 45+1' Saddam 48' Braif 90+2'	Report	Al Absi 27' (pen.) Marran 33' (pen.) Khaleel 37'	Stadium:

26 October 2020 (2020-10-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:00 (UTC+3)	33', 63'	Report		Stadium:

29 October 2020 (2020-10-29) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Bahrain	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
17:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Anazi 34' Maran 77'	Report	22'	Stadium:

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Tanzania	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
15:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

14 December 2020 (2020-12-14) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Tanzania	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
15:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Absi 58'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

2021[]

March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Laos	Namangan, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS	Vietnam	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Namangan, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

2 June 2021 (2021-06-02) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Croatia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium:

5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Slovenia	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2)	Radif 30'	Report		Stadium:

8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
11:00 (UTC+2)	Radif 45+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:

21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) 2021 AC U20 GS	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Uzbekistan	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	4' Radif 36'	Report		Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

24 June 2021 (2021-06-24) 2021 AC U20 GS	Yemen	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	29' (o.g.)	Report	Radif 28' 60'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

27 June 2021 (2021-06-27) 2021 AC U20 GS	Tunisia	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	14', 27'	Report	47'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

30 June 2021 (2021-06-30) 2021 AC U20 QF	Senegal	1–1 (2–3 p)	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	62'	Report	Radif 43'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amir Loussaief (Tunisia)
	Penalties
			Radif

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) 2021 AC U20 SF	Egypt	2–3	Saudi Arabia	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	Sherif 45+2' 51'	Report	Radif 26' 28' 69'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) 2021 AC U20 Final	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 (UTC+2)	Al-Juwayr 3' 77'	Report	54'	Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Slovakia	Ljubljana, Slovenia
16:30 (UTC+2)	57' (pen.)	Report	Hollý 10' Jambor 75'	Stadium: Športni park Ljubljana

4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	North Macedonia	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
17:30 (UTC+2)	33' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Kranjska Gora Stadium

6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Russia	Brežice, Slovenia
12:00 (UTC+2)	40'	Report	Kovalenko 52' Shitov 80'	Stadium: Brežice Stadium

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players are called up for the 2020 Arab Cup U-20.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Raed Azyabi	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
2	2DF	Khaled Daghriri	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 20)	Al-Faisaly
3	2DF	Ali Al-Absi	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 19)	Al-Faisaly
4	2DF	Basil Al-Hudhaif	(2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 20)	Al-Ittihad
5	2DF	Saad Al-Mousa	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 19)	Al-Ettifaq
6	2DF	Basil Al-Sayyali	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
7	3MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 20)	Al-Ahli
8	3MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 20)	Al-Ettifaq
9	4FW	Mohammed Maran	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
10	3MF	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi	(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 21)	Al-Wehda
11	3MF	Haitham Asiri	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 21)	Al-Ahli
12	2DF	Fahad Al-Dossari	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 21)	Al-Ettifaq
13	2DF	Mohammed Al-Oufi	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 19)	Al-Ittihad
14	3MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 19)	Al-Ittihad
15	3MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
16	3MF	Ahmed Bassas	(2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 20)	Al-Ahli
17	4FW	Sultan Al-Soraihi	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 21)	Al-Ahli
18	3MF	Sultan Al-Anazi	(2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
19	4FW	Hassan Al-Ali	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 19)	Al-Ahli
20	2DF	Nawaf Al-Mutairi	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 20)	Al-Nassr
21	1GK		(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 20)	Al-Raed
22	1GK	Sultan Al-Qahtani	(2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 20)	Al-Faisaly
23	3MF	Mohammed Mahrazi		Al-Ettifaq

Previous squads[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads[]

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

References[]

^ "إليكم قائمة 23 لاعبًا تم استدعاؤهم لتمثيل "الأخضر"".

[1] "إليكم قائمة 23 لاعبًا تم استدعاؤهم لتمثيل "الأخضر"".

[1]

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Contents

Honours[]

Competitions record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

AFC U-19 Championship[]

Arab Cup U-20[]

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth[]

Recent results and fixtures[]

2019[]

2020[]

2021[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Previous squads[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads[]

See also[]

References[]

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