Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

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.

Saudi Arabia Under-23
Nickname(s)الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
AssociationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSaad Al-Shehri
Home stadiumKing Fahd International Stadium
FIFA codeKSA
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1996)
Best resultFirst Round (1996)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultRunners-up (2013, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2014)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014, 2018)

Competitive record

Olympic Games
Summer Olympic record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Squad
1908 to 1988See Saudi Arabia senior team
1992Did Not Qualify
1996 Group Stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad
2000Did Not Qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020Qualified
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
2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 9 7 5 4 1 0 15 2
2016Group 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
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Squad
1951 to 1998See Saudi Arabia senior team
2002Did Not Enter
2006
2010
2014Quarter-finals6th530296Squad
20188th521288Squad
TotalBest: Quarter-finals2/4105141714-
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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
2016 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 1
TotalBest: 4 titles7/72618445522
*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

2019
25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) FriendlySaudi Arabia 2–1 IraqRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+3) Al-Hamdan  15', 33' Report Al-Ammari  81' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium
28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) FriendlySaudi Arabia 1–3 IraqRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3) Al-Hojaili  30' Report Al-Ammari  pen.'
Mezher
Jabbar 		Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2020 AFC U-23 QSaudi Arabia 6–0 MaldivesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3) A. Al-Yami  26'
Al-Hamdan  27', 67', 73'
Ghareeb  49'
Al-Khulaif  78'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 122
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2020 AFC U-23 QLebanon 0–2 Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3) Report A. Al-Yami  30'
S. Al-Selouli  90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 262
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2020 AFC U-23 QSaudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab EmiratesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3) S. Al-Selouli  64' Report Z. Al-Ameri  51' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) FriendlyEgypt 4–1 Saudi ArabiaSuez, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2) Mohamed  3' (pen.)
Sobhi  12' (pen.)
Abou El Fotouh  25'
Mohsen  49'		 Report Al-Amri  29' Stadium: Suez Stadium
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) FriendlyEgypt 1–0 Saudi ArabiaNew Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2) Galal  6' Report Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) FriendlySaudi Arabia 1–0 JordanChongqing, China
15:00 (UTC+8) Ghareeb  51' Report Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center
13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) FriendlyChina PR 0–0 Saudi ArabiaChongqing, China
19:35 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) FriendlySaudi Arabia 1–1 IndonesiaChongqing, China
15:00 (UTC+8) Al-Selouli  10'  15' Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) FriendlySaudi Arabia 0–2 South KoreaDubai, United Arab Emirates
16:15 (UTC+4) Report Lee Dong-jun  55'
Cho Gue-sung  77'		 Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium
15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) FriendlySaudi Arabia 0–2 United Arab EmiratesDubai, United Arab Emirates
18:15 (UTC+4) Report Al-Hammadi  5', 22' Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) FriendlySaudi Arabia 2–1 BahrainDubai, United Arab Emirates
18:15 (UTC+4) Al-Torais  34'
Al-Majhad  75'		 Report  68' Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) FriendlySaudi Arabia 2–2 UzbekistanDubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+4) S. Al-Selouli  3'
Al-Najei  18'		 Report Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) FriendlySaudi Arabia 1–1 JordanShah Alam, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+8) Al-Eisa  9' Report Alwan  41' Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

2020
3 January 2020 (2020-01-03) FriendlyThailand 0–1 Saudi ArabiaNonthaburi, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+7) Report Al-Hamdan  43' Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium
9 January 2020 (2020-01-09) 2020 AFC U-23 GSJapan 1–2 Saudi ArabiaRangsit, Thailand
20:15 (UTC+7) Meshino  56' Report Al-Khulaif  48'
Ghareeb  88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 2020 AFC U-23 GSSaudi Arabia 0–0 QatarRangsit, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7) Report Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 2020 AFC U-23 GSSaudi Arabia 1–0 SyriaRangsit, Thailand
20:15 (UTC+7)
Report Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 2020 AFC U-23 QFSaudi Arabia 1–0 ThailandRangsit, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7) Al-Hamdan  78' (pen.) Report Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 14,958
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 2020 AFC U-23 SFSaudi Arabia 1–0 UzbekistanBangkok, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7) Al-Hamdan  87' Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 2020 AFC U-23 FinalSouth Korea 1–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi ArabiaBangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+7) Jeong Tae-wook  114' Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Amin Al-Bukhari (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 Al-Ittihad
21 1GK Saleh Al Ohaymid (1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 Al-Nassr
22 1GK Mohammed Al-Rubaie (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 Al-Ahli
2 2DF Abdullah Hassoun (1997-03-19) 19 March 1997 Al-Ahli
3 2DF Abdulbasit Hindi (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 Al-Ahli
4 2DF Hassan Tambakti (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 Al-Wehda
5 2DF Abdulelah Al-Amri (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 Al-Nassr
13 2DF Khalid Al-Dubaysh (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 Al-Adalah
23 2DF Saud Abdulhamid (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 Al-Ittihad
6 3MF Sami Al-Najei (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 Damac
7 3MF Abdulrahman Ghareeb (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 Al-Ahli
8 3MF Nasser Al Omran (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 Al-Shabab
10 3MF Ayman Al-Khulaif (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 Al-Wehda
12 3MF Ayman Yahya (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 Al-Nassr
14 3MF Ali Al-Hassan (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 Al-Fateh
15 3MF Hussain Al-Eisa (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 Al-Adalah
16 3MF Yousef Al-Harbi (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 Al-Ahli
17 3MF Saad Al-Selouli (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 Al-Ettifaq
18 3MF Khalid Al-Ghannam (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 Al-Qadsiah
20 3MF Mukhtar Ali (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 Al-Nassr
9 4FW Abdullah Al-Hamdan (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 Al-Shabab
11 4FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 Al-Hazem
19 4FW Firas Al-Buraikan (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 Al-Nassr

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
GK Zaid Al-Bawardi (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 Al-Nassr v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
DF Khalifah Al-Dawsari (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 Al-Qadsiah 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
DF Mohammed Al-Shanqiti (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 Al-Taawoun 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
DF Abdullah Al-Yousef (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997 Al-Fateh 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
DF Omar Al-Owdah (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 Al-Batin v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
DF Awn Al-Saluli (1998-09-02) 2 September 1998 Al-Fayha v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
DF Fahad Al-Harbi (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 Al-Bukayriyah v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2019
DF Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 Al-Ittihad v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
DF Hussain Qasim (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 Al-Ettifaq v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
DF Abdullah Al-Khaibari Al-Suqoor v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF Muteb Al-Mutlaq (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 Al-Raed v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF Abdullah Al-Shenqeeti Al-Ansar v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF Faisal Darisi (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 Al-Raed v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF Munif Doshi Hetten v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF Mohammad Al-Majhad (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 Al-Ahli 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
MF Fawaz Al-Torais (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 Al-Ettifaq 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
MF Turki Al-Ammar (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 Al-Shabab v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
MF Ali Al-Asmari (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 Al-Ahli v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
MF Hamed Al-Ghamdi (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 Al-Ettifaq v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF Faraj Al-Ghashayan (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 Al-Nassr v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 Al-Qadsiah v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF Rakan Al-Shamlan (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 Al-Wehda v.  Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF Hassan Al-Qeed (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 Al-Shabab v.  Egypt, 10 September 2019
MF Hussain Al Hajoj (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 Al-Adalah v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF Ayman Al-Hujaili (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 Damac v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF Khaled Al-Sumairi (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 Al-Ittihad v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF Hassan Abo Shararah (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 Al-Qadsiah v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF Abdulrahman Al-Dhefiri (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 Al-Khaleej v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF Haitham Al-Khulaif (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Hajer v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF Abdullah Majrashi (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 Al-Raed v.  Iraq, 28 January 2019
FW Haroune Camara (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Al-Ittihad 2020 AFC U-23 Championship PRE
FW Ramzi Solan (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 Al-Faisaly v.  Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
FW Mansour Al-Muwallad (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 Al-Taawoun v.  Egypt, 10 September 2019
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

See also

References
  1. "هذه القائمة مستدعاة ل(كأس آسيا تحت23 - تايلاند)".
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