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
United Kingdom 1908 to South Korea 1988See Saudi Arabia senior team
Spain 1992Did Not Qualify
United States 1996 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad
Australia 2000Did Not Qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020To Be Determined
TotalBest: Group stage1/7300325-
*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
Oman 2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 9 7 5 4 1 0 15 2
Qatar 2016Group Stage 12th 3 0 2 1 5 6 4 3 1 0 9 1
China 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
India 1951 to Thailand 1998See Saudi Arabia senior team
South Korea 2002Did Not Enter
Qatar 2006
China 2010
South Korea 2014Quarter-finals6th530296Squad
Indonesia 20188th521288Squad
TotalBest: Quarter-finals2/4105141714-
*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
Saudi Arabia 2008 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 7 2
Qatar 2010 Group Stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 2
Qatar 2011 Third Place 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 5
Qatar 2012 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1
Bahrain 2013 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 3
Bahrain 2015 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 11 8
TotalBest: 3 titles6/62214444521
*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

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were selected to compete in the friendly in Kuwait.[1]
  • Match date: 8 – 16 October 2018
  • Opposition:  Kuwait &  Bahrain
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Zaid Al-Bawardi (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
1GK Saleh Al-Ohaymid (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
1GK Emad Fedaa (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah
2DF Abdulelah Al-Amri (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
2DF Omar Al-Owdah (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha
2DF Awn Al-Saluli (captain) (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
2DF Mohammed Al-Zubaidi (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2DF Hussain Hawsawi (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
2DF Abdulbassit Hindi (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2DF Hussein Salem (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
2DF Abdullah Tarmin (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Ali Al-Asmari (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 Saudi Arabia Ohod
3MF Nawaf Al-Habashi (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
3MF Yousef Al-Harbi (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Nasser Al-Omran (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
3MF Hassan Al-Qeed (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej
3MF Fahad Al-Rashidi (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
3MF Saad Al-Selouli (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
3MF Mukhtar Ali (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 Netherlands Vitesse
3MF Abdullah Majrashi (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
4FW Hussain Al-Hajoj Saudi Arabia Al-Ansar
4FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha
4FW Nawaf Bo Amer (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej

* Over-aged player.

Previous squads

See also

References

  1. ↑ "منتخبنا الوطني تحت 21 عاما يقيم معسكرا إعداديا في الكويت الإثنين". saff. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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