Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)	الأخضر (al-‘Akhḍar, "The Green One") الصقور الخضر (aṣ-Ṣuqūr al-‘Akhḍar, "The Green Falcons")
Association	Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Juan Antonio Pizzi
Captain	Osama Hawsawi
Most caps	Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)[1]
Top scorer	Majed Abdullah (71)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	71 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest	21 (July 2004)
Lowest	126 (December 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	63 (29 July 2018)[2]
Highest	27 (November 1998)
Lowest	112 (1970, 1972)
First international
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon  (Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957)
Biggest win
Timor-Leste 0–10 Saudi Arabia  (Dili, East Timor; 17 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 13–0 Saudi Arabia  (Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961[3][4])
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1994)
Best result	Round of 16 (1994)
Asian Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1984)
Best result	Champions (1984, 1988, 1996)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Runners-up (1992)

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم‎) represents Saudi Arabia in international football. The team's colours are green and white. Saudi Arabia are known as Al-Suqour (The Falcons) and Al-Akhdhar (The Green).

Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the World Cup on five occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament.

In the 1994 World Cup under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Thus Saudi Arabia became the second Arab national football team in history to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup, after Morocco's Round of 16 elimination in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and one of the few Asian national football teams to accomplish such a feat to date.

History

Though their football federation was established in 1956, the Saudi Arabia national team did not participate in a tournament until they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984, which they won. They subsequently became one of Asia's most successful national teams, reaching the next four consecutive Asian Cup finals and winning two of them (1988 and 1996). They have qualified for every Asian Cup since, but their best performance in that period was reaching the final in 2007.

Saudi Arabia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1994. Under the leadership of Jorge Solari and with talents like Saeed Al-Owairan and Sami Al-Jaber, reinforced by national veteran Majed Abdullah as team captain, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia qualified for the next three World Cups, but did not win a group stage match in any of them. They failed to qualify for the 2010 and 2014 tournaments.

Saudi Arabia secured qualification for the 2018 tournament,^[5] ahead of Australia. However, they started on a sour note by letting host Russia rout them 0–5 on the opening match,^[6] making this the second largest victory of any host nation at the FIFA World Cup.^[7] The record of the host's largest opening victory is still by Italy, beating the United States 7–1, in 1934.^[8] Once again, Saudi Arabia failed to reach the next round, after suffering another defeat, this time, losing 0–1 to Uruguay.^[9] Saudi Arabia's performance in the tournament was deemed to be their worst performance since 2002 World Cup, where they were beaten 8-0 by Germany in their opening game and finished 32nd and bottom in the final rankings. Although they were eliminated,^[10] they managed to salvage some pride by winning their final group stage match (and their first win at a World Cup since 1994) against Red Sea neighbours Egypt.^[11]

Honors

Kits and crests

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The Saudi Arabia national football team's first kit are traditionally white and the second kit are green (flag colors).^[12]

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period
Admiral	1976–1980
Puma	1980–1984
Faison	1984–1990
Adidas	1990–1993
Shammel	1994–2001
Adidas	2001–2003
Le Coq Sportif	2004–2005
Puma	2005–2010
Nike	2011–present

Competitive record

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup

Saudi players warm-up before their match against Ukraine during the 2006 FIFA World Cup (19 June 2006)

Saudi Arabia players before the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening fixture, against hosts Russia in Group A.

FIFA World Cup Finals record										World Cup Qualification record
Hosts / year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member									-	-	-	-	-	-
1934										-	-	-	-	-	-
1938										-	-	-	-	-	-
1950										-	-	-	-	-	-
1954										-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not enter									-	-	-	-	-	-
1962										-	-	-	-	-	-
1966										-	-	-	-	-	-
1970										-	-	-	-	-	-
1974										-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	7
1982										10	4	1	5	9	16
1986										2	0	1	1	0	1
1990										9	4	3	2	11	9
1994	Round of 16	12th	4	2	0	2	5	6		11	6	5	0	28	7
1998	Group stage	28th	3	0	1	2	2	7		14	9	3	2	26	7
2002		32nd	3	0	0	3	0	12		14	11	2	1	47	8
2006		28th	3	0	1	2	2	7		12	10	2	0	24	2
2010	Did not qualify									15	8	4	3	25	15
2014										8	3	3	2	14	7
2018	Group stage	26th	3	1	0	2	2	7		18	12	3	3	45	14
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total	Round of 16	5/23	16	3	2	11	11	39		117	68	27	22	232	93

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup The Final of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, against China. Saudi Arabia won their first AFC Asian Cup in their first entry to the competition. AFC Asian Cup Finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification Hosts / year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA 1956 to 1972 Did not enter - - - - - - 1976 Withdrew 6 3 1 2 12 5 1980 - - - - - - 1984 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 7 3 4 4 0 0 19 0 1988 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 5 1 - - - - - - 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 8 3 - - - - - - 1996 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 11 6 4 4 0 0 10 0 2000 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 11 8 - - - - - - 2004 Group Stage 13th 3 0 1 2 3 5 6 6 0 0 31 1 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 6 6 5 0 1 21 4 2011 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 8 - - - - - - 2015 Group Stage 10th 3 1 0 2 5 5 6 5 1 0 9 3 2019 Qualified 8 6 2 0 28 4 Total 3 Titles 10/17 44 19 13 12 63 45 40 33 4 3 130 17 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 4 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 4/11 12 3 1 8 13 31 - Arabian Gulf Cup record Arabian Gulf Cup record Hosts / year Result Position GP W D L GS GA 1970 Third Place 3rd 3 0 2 1 2 4 1972 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 1 0 10 2 1974 Runners-up 2nd 3 3 0 1 9 6 1976 Group Stage 5th 6 2 0 4 8 14 1979 Third Place 3rd 6 3 2 1 14 4 1982 Group Stage 4th 5 2 1 2 6 4 1984 Third Place 3rd 6 3 1 2 9 8 1986 Third Place 3rd 6 3 0 3 9 9 1988 Third Place 3rd 6 2 3 1 5 4 1990 Withdrew 1992 Third Place 3rd 5 3 0 2 6 4 1994 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 4 1996 Third Place 3rd 5 2 2 1 8 6 1998 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 5 2 2002 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 3 2003–04 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 8 2 2004 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 5 2007 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 4 3 2009 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 10 0 2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 6 2 2013 Group Stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 3 2014 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 5 2017–18 Group Stage 6th 3 1 1 1 2 3 2019–20 TBD Total 3 Titles 22/23 104 53 25 26 156 97 Asian Games Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002. See also: Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team Asian Games record Year Result GP W D L GS GA 1951 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1954 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1958 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1962 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1966 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1970 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1974 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1978 10th 3 0 2 1 3 4 1982 Third Place 6 3 2 1 7 4 1986 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 9 6 1990 5th 3 2 1 0 6 0 1994 5th 5 3 0 2 9 10 1998 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002–present See Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team Total 5/13 23 11 7 5 34 24 Arab Nations Cup Arab Nations Cup record Year Result GP W D L GS GA 1963 – 1966 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1985 Third Place 1988 Group Stage 1992 Runners-up 1998 Champions 2002 Champions 2009 Canceled 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Fourth Place Total 6/9 26 13 7 6 43 23 Pan Arab Games Pan Arab Games record Year Result GP W D L GS GA 1953 Did not enter 1957 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 3 1961 Round Robin 5 1 0 4 4 38 1965 Did not enter 1976 1985 1997 Did not enter 1999 2007 2011 Total 7/10 26 9 5 12 31 58 West Asian Football Federation Championship record Year Round Pld W D L GS GA 2000 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 1 1 2014 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 1 4 Total 2/8 5 1 2 2 2 5 All Time Results Main article: Saudi Arabia national football team results The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time international record, correct as of 25 June 2018. Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Template:Country data - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 631 303 140 179 978 671 http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/saudi-arabien-team/21/ https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=ksa/Men/matches/index.html#yearnull Recent results and forthcoming matches Main article: Saudi Arabia national football team results 2017 United Arab Emirates  v  Saudi Arabia 29 August 2017 2018 WCQ United Arab Emirates  2–1  Saudi Arabia Al Ain, UAE 20:30 UTC+4 Mabkhout  21' Khalil  60' Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Al-Abed  20' (pen.) Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) Saudi Arabia  v  Japan 5 September 2017 2018 WCQ Saudi Arabia  1–0  Japan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 20:30 UTC+3 Al-Muwallad  63' Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Saudi Arabia  v  Jamaica 7 October 2017 Friendly Saudi Arabia  5–2  Jamaica Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 20:15 UTC+3 Al-Dawsari  22' Al-Hazaa  37' Al-Faraj  44' (pen.) Al-Breik  47' Al-Jouei  90+1' Report Hardware  34' Morgan Jr.  67' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) Saudi Arabia  v  Ghana 10 October 2017 Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–3  Ghana Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 20:15 UTC+3 Report Nuhu  44' Hawsawi  68' (o.g.) Partey  89' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE) Latvia  v  Saudi Arabia 7 November 2017 Friendly Latvia  0–2  Saudi Arabia Lisbon, Portugal 20:00 UTC+3 Report Al-Zaqaan  38' Fallatah  44' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Portugal  v  Saudi Arabia 10 November 2017 Friendly Portugal  3–0  Saudi Arabia Viseu, Portugal[13] 23:45 UTC+3 Fernandes  33' Guedes  52' João Mário  90' Report Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania) Bulgaria  v  Saudi Arabia 13 November 2017 Friendly Bulgaria  1–0  Saudi Arabia Lisbon, Portugal[14] 20:00 UTC+3 Popov  81' Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 80 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) Kuwait  v  Saudi Arabia 22 December 2017 23rd AGC Kuwait  1–2  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait 18:30 UTC+3 Al Buraiki  60' Report Al-Moasher  13' Fallatah  52' Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) United Arab Emirates  v  Saudi Arabia 25 December 2017 23rd AGC United Arab Emirates  0–0  Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait 17:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 47,556 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) Saudi Arabia  v  Oman 28 December 2017 23rd AGC Saudi Arabia  0–2  Oman Kuwait City, Kuwait 18:30 UTC+3 Report Al-Ruzaiqi  58', 77' Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) 2018 Saudi Arabia  v  Moldova 26 February 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  3–0  Moldova Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 20:30 UTC+3 Hawsawi  10' Al-Jassim  57' Assiri  88' Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 6,914 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland) Iraq  v  Saudi Arabia 28 February 2018 Friendly Iraq  4–1  Saudi Arabia Basra, Iraq 19:00 UTC+3 Al-Robeai  21' (o.g.) Mohsin  47' Ali  51', 73' Report Muath  57' Stadium: Basra Sports City Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) Saudi Arabia  v  Ukraine 23 March 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–1  Ukraine Marbella, Spain 18:00 UTC+1 Al-Muwallad  38' Report Kravets  32' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella Attendance: 450 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Belgium  v  Saudi Arabia 27 March 2018 Friendly Belgium  4–0  Saudi Arabia Brussels, Belgium 20:45 UTC+2 Lukaku  13', 39' Batshuayi  77' De Bruyne  78' Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 22,578 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) Saudi Arabia  v  Algeria 9 May 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–0  Algeria Cádiz, Spain 19:30 UTC+2 Al-Faraj  24' Al-Shehri  81' Report Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 175 Referee: Juan Martínez (Spain) Saudi Arabia  v  Greece 15 May 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–0  Greece Seville, Spain 19:30 UTC+2 Al-Dawsari  19' Kanno  79' Report Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 100 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro (Spain) Italy  v  Saudi Arabia 28 May 2018 Friendly Italy  2–1  Saudi Arabia St. Gallen, Switzerland 20:45 UTC+2 Balotelli  21' Belotti  68' Report Al-Shehri  72' Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) Saudi Arabia  v  Peru 3 June 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–3  Peru St. Gallen, Switzerland 20:45 UTC+2 Report Carrillo  20' Guerrero  41', 64' Stadium: kybunpark Attendance: 18,053 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) Germany  v  Saudi Arabia 8 June 2018 Friendly Germany  2–1  Saudi Arabia Leverkusen, Germany 19:30 UTC+2 Werner  8' Hawsawi  43' (o.g.) Report Al-Jassim  84' Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) Russia  v  Saudi Arabia 14 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Russia  5–0  Saudi Arabia Moscow, Russia 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Gazinsky  12' Cheryshev  43', 90+1' Dzyuba  71' Golovin  90+4' Report (FIFA) Report Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Uruguay  v  Saudi Arabia 20 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Uruguay  1–0  Saudi Arabia Rostov-on-Don, Russia 18:00 MSK (UTC+3) Suárez  23' Report (FIFA) Report Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 42,678 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) Saudi Arabia  v  Egypt 25 June 2018 2018 World Cup GS Saudi Arabia  2–1  Egypt Volgograd, Russia 17:00 MSK (UTC+3) Al-Faraj  45+6' (pen.) Al-Dawsari  90+5' Report (FIFA) Report M. Salah  22' Stadium: Volgograd Arena Attendance: 36,823 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Saudi Arabia  v  Bolivia 10 September 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–2  Bolivia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 20:15 UTC+3 Al-Shehri  7' Al-Dawsari  12' Report Campos  35' Martins  82' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,117 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) Saudi Arabia  v  Brazil 12 October 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  0–2  Brazil Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 20:45 UTC+3 Report Gabriel Jesus  43' Alex Sandro  90+6' Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Attendance: 23,401 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Saudi Arabia  v  Iraq 15 October 2018 Friendly Saudi Arabia  v  Iraq Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 20:45 UTC+3 Stadium: King Fahd Stadium 2019 Saudi Arabia  v  North Korea 8 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia  v  North Korea Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Lebanon  v  Saudi Arabia 12 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS Lebanon  v  Saudi Arabia Dubai, United Arab Emirates 20:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Saudi Arabia  v  Qatar 17 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia  v  Qatar Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 20:00 GST (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Players Current squad The following 27 players were called up for the friendly match against Bolivia:[15] Match date: 12 and 16 October 2018 Opposition:  Brazil &  Iraq Caps and goals are correct as of 12 October 2018, after the match against Brazil. Caps and goals including all matches officially recognized by SAFF (also those not recognized by FIFA). No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 21 1GK Mohammed Al-Owais (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 11 0 Al-Ahli 22 1GK Mustafa Malayekah (1986-05-21) 21 May 1986 1 0 Al-Faisaly 23 1GK Mohammed Al-Rubeai (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 0 0 Al-Batin 1GK Amin Al-Bukhari (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 0 0 Al-Ittihad 2 2DF Saeed Al Mowalad (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 15 0 Al-Ahli 4 2DF Ali Al-Bulaihi (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 7 0 Al-Hilal 5 2DF Omar Hawsawi (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 49 3 Al-Nassr 6 2DF Mohammed Al-Breik (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 15 1 Al-Hilal 12 2DF Hussein Abdulghani (1977-01-21) 21 January 1977 135 5 Ohod 13 2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 43 0 Al-Hilal 25 2DF Mohammed Al-Fatil (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 8 0 Al-Ahli 2DF Mohammed Al-Khabrani (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 5 0 Al-Qadsiah 3 3MF Hassan Al-Habib (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 0 0 Al-Ettifaq 7 3MF Salman Al-Faraj (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 48 4 Al-Hilal 8 3MF Yahya Al-Shehri (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 63 8 Al-Nassr 10 3MF Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 40 7 Al-Hilal 11 3MF Hattan Bahebri (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 11 0 Al-Shabab 14 3MF Abdullah Otayf (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 22 1 Al-Hilal 15 3MF Abdullah Al-Khaibari (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 6 0 Al-Shabab 16 3MF Housain Al-Mogahwi (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 22 1 Al-Ahli 19 3MF Abdulrahman Gharib (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 1 0 Al-Ahli 20 3MF Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (1994-03-11) 11 March 1994 1 0 Al-Faisaly 27 3MF Mohamed Kanno (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 8 1 Al-Hilal 3MF Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 4 0 Al-Nassr 3MF Ayman Al-Khulaif (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 0 0 Al-Ahli 9 4FW Haroune Camara (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 1 0 Al-Qadsiah 26 4FW Abdulfattah Adam (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 0 0 Al-Taawoun Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Yasser Al-Mosailem (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 33 0 Al-Ahli v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 GK Abdullah Al-Saleh (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988 0 0 Al-Ettifaq v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 GK Abdullah Al-Mayouf (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 12 0 Al-Hilal 2018 FIFA World Cup GK Assaf Al-Qarni (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 11 0 Al-Ittihad 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE GK Fawaz Al-Qarni (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 3 0 Al-Ittihad v.  Greece, 15 May 2018 INJ GK Waleed Abdullah (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 72 0 Al-Nassr v.  Belgium, 27 March 2018 GK Abdulquddus Atiah (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 1 0 Al-Fayha v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 GK Moslem Al-Furayj (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 0 0 Al-Fayha 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Motaz Hawsawi (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 19 0 Al-Ahli v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 DF Mohammed Jahfali (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 2 0 Al-Hilal v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 DF Sultan Al-Ghanam (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 1 0 Al-Nassr v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 DF Hamad Al Mansor (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 0 0 Al-Nassr v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 DF Abdulaziz Haroon (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 0 0 Al-Shabab v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 DF Osama Hawsawi (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 138 7 Al-Wehda 2018 FIFA World Cup RET DF Mansoor Al-Harbi (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 40 1 Al-Ittihad 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Hassan Muath (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 68 4 Al-Ittihad v.  Belgium, 27 March 2018 DF Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 58 1 Al-Wehda v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 DF Ahmed Assiri (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 11 0 Al-Ittihad v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 DF Saeed Al-Robeai (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994 1 0 Al-Ettifaq v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 DF Abdurahman Al-Obaid (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 5 0 Al-Nassr 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Salem Ali Saeed (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 2 0 Al-Hazem 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Abdullah Al-Shammari (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 1 0 Al-Ittihad 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Abdullah Al-Ammar (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 0 0 Al-Fateh 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Hammam Ajaj (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 0 0 Unattached 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup DF Abdullah Al-Hafith (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 0 0 Al-Hilal v.  Portugal, 10 November 2017 MF Fahad Al-Muwallad (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 49 10 Al-Ittihad v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 INJ MF Ibrahim Ghaleb (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 21 0 Al-Nassr v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 MF Waleed Bakshween (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 16 0 Al-Wehda v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 MF Mohammed Al-Kwikbi (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 5 0 Al-Ettifaq v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 INJ MF Mohammed Abousaban (1990-01-20) 20 January 1990 2 0 Al-Faisaly v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 MF Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 1 0 Al-Ettifaq v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 MF Osama Al-Khalaf (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 0 0 Al-Ettifaq v.  Bolivia, 10 September 2018 MF Taisir Al-Jassim (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 134 19 Al-Wehda 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 35 0 Al-Hilal 2018 FIFA World Cup INJ MF Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 44 8 Al-Hilal 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE MF Salman Al-Moasher (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 24 2 Al-Ahli v.  Belgium, 27 March 2018 MF Abdulfattah Asiri (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 11 0 Al-Ahli v.  Belgium, 27 March 2018 MF Ahmed Al-Fiqi (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 1 0 Al-Hilal v.  Belgium, 27 March 2018 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 118 19 Al-Hilal v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi (1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 37 6 Al-Nassr v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 MF Abdulwahab Jaafer (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 1 0 Al-Hazem v.  Moldova, 26 February 2018 MF Nooh Al-Mousa (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 6 0 Al-Ahli 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Saleh Al-Amri (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 3 0 Al-Wehda 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Ali Al-Nemer (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991 2 0 Al-Wehda 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Naif Hazazi (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 2 0 Al-Qadsiah 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Khalid Kaabi (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 1 0 Al-Shabab 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Maan Khodari (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 1 0 Al-Kawkab 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Jaber Mustafa (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 1 0 Al-Ittihad 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup MF Ali Al-Zaqaan (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 2 1 Al-Ittihad v.  Bulgaria, 13 November 2017 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 2 0 Al-Shabab v.  Bulgaria, 13 November 2017 FW Muhannad Assiri (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 18 4 Al-Ahli v.  Brazil, 12 October 2018 INJ FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 42 28 Al-Nassr 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Nasser Al-Shamrani (1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 78 19 Al-Shabab v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 FW Hassan Al-Raheb (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 8 0 Al-Nassr v.  Iraq, 28 February 2018 FW Mojahed Al-Munee (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 0 0 Al-Hazem v.  Moldova, 26 February 2018 FW Mukhtar Fallatah (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 12 2 Al-Hilal 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup FW Hazaa Al-Hazaa (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 3 1 Al-Ettifaq 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup INJ SUS Player suspended INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury RET Retired from the national team Managerial history Updated 10 September 2018.[16][17] 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 Ronnie Allen 1978 1978 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 Carlos Galletti 1988 1988 Omar Borras 1988 1988 Carlos Alberto Parreira 1988 1990 Metin Türel 1990 1990 Claudinho Garcia 1990 1992 Veloso 1992 1992 Nélson Rosa 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 Faisal Al Baden March 2015 August 2015 Bert van Marwijk September 2015 September 2017 Edgardo Bauza September 2017 November 2017 Juan Antonio Pizzi November 2017 Present Records As of 10 September 2018 Most Caps[18] # Player Caps Goals Career 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea 178[1] 0 1993–2006 2 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 163 3 1990–2001 3 Sami Al-Jaber 156 46 1992–2006 4 Abdullah Zubromawi 142 3 1993–2002 5 Osama Hawsawi 138 7 2006–2018 6 Hussein Sulaimani 135 5 1996– 7 Taisir Al-Jassim 134 19 2004– 8 Saud Kariri 133 7 2001–2015 9 Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad 121 7 1981–1994 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 118 19 2000–2018 Top Goalscorers[18] # 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 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 28 44 2010– 8 Fahad Al-Mehallel 26 87 1992–1999 9 Saeed Al-Owairan 24 75 1992–1998 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 24 86 1997–2005 References 1 2 "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). 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Retrieved 14 September 2013. 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 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saudi Arabia national football team. Saudi Arabia FA official website FIFA profile Saudi Arabia national football team website Saudi Arabia in fifaworldcup.com