Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
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Association | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri | ||
Home stadium | King Fahd International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | KSA | ||
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Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | First Round (1984, 1996, 2020) | ||
AFC U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2013, 2020) | ||
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.
Results and fixtures[]
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2020[]
13 October 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Ivory Coast | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
18:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
14 November 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | South Africa | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Najei 45+1' Al-Omran 88' (pen.) Solan 90+2' |
Report | Lepasa 42' Lakay 89' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium |
17 November 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | South Africa | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
(UTC+3) | Ghareeb 77' (pen.) | Report | Skelem 56' | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium |
2021[]
27 March 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Liberia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
17:30 (UTC+3) | Maran 55' Al-Ghamdi 84' Al-Eisa 90+6' |
Report | Macauley 72' 90+2' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
30 March 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Liberia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
17:05 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
8 June 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Mexico | Marbella, Spain |
20:00 (UTC+2) | Yahya 90+2' (pen.) | Report | Zendejas 69' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
11 June 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | Argentina | Marbella, Spain |
17:00 (UTC+2) | Report | De la Vega 58' Gaich 76' |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
2 July 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Uganda | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
19:15 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
5 July 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Uganda | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
19:10 (UTC+3) | Al-Hamdan 40' Al-Yami 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
10 July 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Romania | Bucharest, Romania |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Dawsari 33' | Report | Ganea 16' | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
13 July 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Romania | Bucharest, Romania |
19:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia |
22 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Yokohama, Japan |
20:30 UTC+9 | Al-Amri 39' (o.g) Kessié 66' |
Report | Al-Dawsari 44' | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
25 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 | Germany | Yokohama, Japan |
20:30 UTC+9 | Al-Najei 30', 50' | Report | Amiri 11' Ache 43' Uduokhai 75' |
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
28 July 2021 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Brazil | Saitama, Japan |
17:00 UTC+9 | Al-Amri 27' | Report | Cunha 14' Richarlison 76', 90+3' |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethoipia) |
4 September 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Oman | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
(UTC+3) | Al-Buraikan 6' F. Al-Ghamdi 29' Maran 90' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
7 September 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Oman | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
(UTC+3) | Al-Buraikan 73' | Report | 61' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
6 October 2021 2021 WAFF Championship GS | Syria | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
17:45 (UTC+3) | Report | Al-Hamdan 11' (pen.) Radif 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
8 October 2021 2021 WAFF Championship GS | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Bahrain | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
18:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Yami 48' Radif 54' Maran 73' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Yahya Al Mulla (United Arab Emirates) |
10 October 2021 2021 WAFF Championship SF | Iraq | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Al-Ghannam 49' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammad Issa (Lebanon) |
12 October 2021 2021 WAFF Championship Final | Jordan | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
17:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Naimat 29' 76' 90+4' |
Report | Al-Ghannam 20' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
27 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q | Uzbekistan | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 (UTC+5) | 45' Jaloliddinov 80' (pen.) |
Report | Al-Ghamdi 40' Al-Qahtani 47' |
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Attendance: 571 Referee: Yūsuke Araki (Japan) |
30 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Kuwait | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 (UTC+5) | Al-Buraikan 26' | Report | Munshi 52' (o.g.) 56' |
Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Omar Mohammed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
2 November 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Bangladesh | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 (UTC+5) | Saud Abdulhamid 16' Ziyad Al-Johani 19' Ayman Yahya 70' |
Stadium: JAR Stadium |
2022[]
30 January 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar | Al Khor, Qatar |
17:00 (UTC+3) | Yahya 31' Balobaid 51' |
Report | 13' | Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium |
1 February 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Qatar | Al Khor, Qatar |
17:00 (UTC+3) | M. Al-Shammari 25' A. Al-Shammeri 73' |
Report | 82' 88' |
Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium |
Coaching staff[]
- As of 29 July 2019
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri |
Assistant coach | Ahmed Al-Rowaie |
Assistant coach | Ali Omair |
Goalkeeper coach | Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan |
Video Analyst | Jibril Al-Omairi |
Physiotherapist | Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani |
Players[]
Current squad[]
- The following 25 players were called up for the friendlies against Qatar.[1]
- Match date: 23 January – 2 February 2022
- Opposition: Qatar.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 10 May 2000 | Al-Nassr | |||
GK | 9 September 1999 | Al-Ansar | ||||
GK | 3 February 2001 | Al-Ahli | ||||
DF | Waleed Al-Ahmed | 3 May 1999 | Al-Faisaly | |||
DF | Mukhair Al-Rashidi | 20 May 1999 | Al-Fayha | |||
DF | Mansour Al-Shammari | 21 August 2000 | Al-Nassr | |||
DF | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 12 March 1999 | Al-Ittihad | |||
DF | Naif Almas | 18 January 2000 | Al-Fayha | |||
DF | Al-Ittihad | |||||
DF | Saad Balobaid | 27 January 2000 | Al-Taawoun | |||
DF | Nawaf Boushal | 16 September 1999 | Al-Fateh | |||
DF | Hassan Tambakti | 9 February 1999 | Al-Shabab | |||
MF | Turki Al-Ammar | 24 September 1999 | Al-Shabab | |||
MF | Mansor Al-Beshe | 24 April 2000 | Al-Raed | |||
MF | 4 August 1999 | Al-Qadsiah | ||||
MF | Hussain Al-Eisa | 29 December 2000 | Al-Batin | |||
MF | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 2 April 1999 | Al-Ettifaq | |||
MF | Ziyad Al-Johani | 11 November 2001 | Al-Ahli | |||
MF | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 14 August 1999 | Al-Hazem | |||
MF | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 5 June 1999 | Al-Raed | |||
MF | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | 24 January 1999 | Al-Hazem | |||
MF | Ibrahim Mahnashi | 18 November 1999 | Al-Ettifaq | |||
MF | Bader Munshi | 20 June 1999 | Damac | |||
MF | Ayman Yahya | 14 May 2001 | Al-Ahli | |||
FW | Mohammed Maran | 15 February 2001 | Al-Tai |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have previously been called up to the Saudi Arabia under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | 9 July 2000 | Najran | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | |||
GK | 22 September 2001 | Al-Nassr | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | |||
DF | Saud Abdulhamid | 18 July 1999 | Al-Ittihad | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
DF | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 2 January 1999 | Al-Hilal | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
DF | Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri | 11 October 2000 | Abha | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
DF | Hamad Al-Yami | 17 May 1999 | Al-Hilal | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
DF | Jehad Thakri | 21 July 2001 | Al-Qadsiah | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
DF | Moteb Al-Harbi | 19 February 2000 | Al-Shabab | 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
DF | Hazim Al-Zahrani | 23 April 1999 | Al-Ittihad | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | ||
DF | Ali Majrashi | 1 October 1999 | Al-Shabab | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | ||
DF | Hani Al-Sebyani | 21 July 1999 | Al-Ahli | v. Liberia, 30 March 2021 | ||
MF | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 7 November 2000 | Al-Nassr | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
MF | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 11 April 2001 | Al-Faisaly | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
MF | Firas Al-Ghamdi | 3 December 1999 | Al-Ahli | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | ||
MF | Awad Al-Nashri | 15 March 2002 | Al-Ittihad | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | ||
MF | Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi | 11 January 2001 | Al-Wehda | v. Liberia, 30 March 2021 | ||
FW | Haitham Asiri | 23 January 2000 | Al-Ahli | v. Qatar, 30 January 2022 | ||
FW | Firas Al-Buraikan | 14 May 2000 | Al-Fateh | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
FW | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 12 September 1999 | Al-Hilal | v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021 | ||
FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 | Al-Hilal | 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship | ||
FW | Hassan Al Salis | 5 July 2000 | Al-Ettifaq | v. Oman, 7 September 2021 | ||
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Previous squads[]
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Competitive record[]
Olympic Games[]
Summer Olympic record | ||||||||||
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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 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
Total | Best: Group stage | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | - |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup[]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Total | Best: Runners-up | 4/4 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 7 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games[]
Asian Games Record | ||||||||||
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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.
Gulf Cup under-23[]
GCC U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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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 | |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | Best: 4 titles | 7/7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 22 |
- *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.
WAFF U-23 Championship[]
WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2015 | Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
2021 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
Total | Best: Runners-up | 2/2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also[]
- Sport in Saudi Arabia
- Football in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia national football team
- Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
- Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team
- Saudi Arabia women's national football team
References[]
External links[]
- Official website (in Arabic)
Categories:
- Asian national under-23 association football teams
- Saudi Arabia national football team