Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s) الصقور الخضر
(Green Falcons)
Association Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach Bert van Marwijk
Captain Osama Hawsawi
Most caps Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)[1]
Top scorer Majed Abdullah (71)
FIFA code KSA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 56 Decrease 2 (24 November 2016)
Highest 21 (July 2004)
Lowest 126 (December 2012)
Elo ranking
Current 73 (29 June 2016)
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

 United Arab Republic 13–0 Saudi Arabia 
(Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961

 Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia 
(Japan, Sapporo; 1 June 2002)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (first in 1994)
Best result Round of 16, 1994
Asian Cup
Appearances 9 (first in 1984)
Best result Champions, 1984, 1988 and 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances 4 (first in 1992)
Best result Runner-up, 1992

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم‎‎) represents Saudi Arabia in association football. It is known by its fans as Al-Suqour (The Falcons), Al-Khodor (The Green). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.

In the 1994 World Cup, Saudi Arabia upset seeded Belgium and beat Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments.

The Saudi Arabian football team was once regarded as a powerhouse of Asian football, but since 2010, they have been on the verge of decline.

Honors

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

International

Runner-up (1): 1992
Fourth Place (1): 1999

Continental

Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996
Runner-up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007
Silver Medalists (1): 1986
Bronze Medalists (1): 1982

Regional

Winner (3): 1994, 2002, 2003
Runner-up (6): 1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014
Third Place (7): 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996
Winner (2): 1998, 2002
Runner-up (1): 1992
Third Place (1): 1985

Other

Runner-up (2): 1985, 1997
Silver Medalists (1): 1976
Bronze Medalists (1): 2007
Gold Medalists (1): 2005

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
West Germany 1974		Did Not Enter
Argentina 1978 to
Italy 1990		Did Not Qualify
United States 1994 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 6
France 1998 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
South Korea Japan 2002 Group Stage 32 3 0 0 3 0 12
Germany 2006 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
South Africa 2010 to
Brazil 2014		Did Not Qualify
Russia 2018 TBD
Total Round of 16 4/22 13 2 2 9 9 32

Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand1972Did not enter------
Iran 1976withdrew------
Kuwait 1980withdrew------
Singapore 1984Champions633073
Qatar 1988Champions633051
Japan 1992Second place522183
United Arab Emirates 1996Champions6321116
Lebanon 2000Second place6312118
China 2004Group stage301235
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Second Place6411126
Qatar 2011Group stage300318
Australia 2015Group stage310255
United Arab Emirates 2019Qualified------
Total9/16441913126345

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 3 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 Group Stage 5th 2 0 0 2 0 2 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1997 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 1 8 Squad
Mexico 1999 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 1 3 8 16 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did Not Qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
2021 To Be Determined
Total Runners-up 4/11 12 3 1 8 13 31 -

Gulf Cup of Nations record

Gulf Cup of Nations Record
Year Round
1970Third Place
1972Runners-up
1974Runners-up
1976Fifth Place
1979Third Place
1982Fourth Place
1984Third Place
1986Third Place
1988Third Place
1990Withdrew[2]
1992Third Place
1994Champions
1996Third Place
1998Runners-up
2002Champions
2003Champions
2004Round 1
2007Third Place
2009Runners-up
2010Runners-up
2013Round 1
2014Runners-up

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year Round
Lebanon 1963 – Iraq 1966Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1985Third Place
Jordan 1988Group Stage
Syria 1992Runner Up
Qatar 1998Champion
Kuwait 2002Champion
2009Canceled
Saudi Arabia 20124th Place

West Asian Football Federation Championship record

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Jordan 2000Did not enter
Syria 2002Did not enter
Iran 2004Did not enter
Jordan 2007Did not enter
Iran 2008Did not enter
Jordan 2010Did not enter
Kuwait 2012 Group Stage 311111
Qatar 2014 Group Stage 201114
Total-512225

Recent results and forthcoming matches

2016

2017

Players

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Waleed Abdullah (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 69 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
1GK Mohammed Al-Owais (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
1GK Assaf Al-Qarni (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 8 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
2DF Mohammed Al-Breik (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2DF Mansoor Al-Harbi (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 26 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 21 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2DF Motaz Hawsawi (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 9 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
2DF Omar Hawsawi (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 23 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
2DF Osama Hawsawi (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 120 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2DF Mohammed Jahfali (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
2DF Hassan Muath (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 62 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
3MF Nawaf Al Abed (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 37 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
3MF Salman Al-Faraj (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 28 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
3MF Taisir Al-Jassim (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 114 17 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 23 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
3MF Salman Al-Moasher (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 10 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Housain Al-Mogahwi (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 8 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Fahad Al-Muwallad (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 37 8 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
3MF Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 9 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
3MF Yahya Al-Shehri (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 42 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
3MF Awadh Khamis (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
3MF Shaye Ali Sharahili (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
4FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 26 24 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
4FW Nasser Al-Shamrani (1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 73 16 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
4FW Naif Hazazi (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988 55 14 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr

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 26 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
GK Abdullah Al-Owaishir (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh v.  Iraq, 6 September 2016
GK Khalid Sharhili (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 10 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  United Arab Emirates, 29 March 2016
DF Mohammed Al FatilINJ (1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
DF Saeed Al Mowalad (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 7 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Raed v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
DF Abdurahman Al-Obaid (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiyah v.  Iraq, 6 September 2016
DF Abdullah Al-ZoriINJ (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 55 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  United Arab Emirates, 29 March 2016
DF Yassin Hamzah (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 5 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad v.  United Arab Emirates, 29 March 2016
DF Hassan Kadesh (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
MF Ali Awagi (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 1 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
MF Abdulaziz Al-JebreenINJ (1990-04-19) 19 April 1990 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2016
FW Muhannad Assiri (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 13 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  Iraq, 6 September 2016

Notes:

Managerial history

Updated 10 August 2015.[4][5]

Manager From To
Egypt Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1961
Tunisia Ali Chaouach 1967 1969
England George Skinner 1970 1970
Egypt Mohammed Sheita 1970 1972
Egypt Taha Ismail 1972 1974
Egypt Abdo Saleh El Wahsh 1974 1974
Hungary Ferenc Puskás 1975 1975
England Bill McGarry 1976 1977
England Danny Allison 1978 1978
England David Woodfield 1979 1979
Brazil Rubens Minelli 1980 1980
Brazil Mario Zagallo 1981 1984
Saudi Arabia Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani 1984 1986
Brazil Castilho 1986 1986
Brazil Osvaldo 1987 1987
England Ronnie Allen 1988 1988
Brazil Carlos Galletti 1988 1988
Uruguay Omar Borras 1988 1988
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1988 1990
Turkey Metin Türel 1990 1990
Brazil Claudinho Garcia 1990 1992
Brazil Veloso 1992 1992
Brazil Nelsinho 1992 1992
Brazil Candinho 1993 1993
Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 1993 1994
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1994 1994
Brazil Ivo Wortmann 1994 1994
Argentina Jorge Solari 1994 1994
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1995 1995
Brazil Ze Mario 1995 1996
Portugal Nelo Vingada 1996 1997
Austria Hansel Waldem 1996 1997
Germany Otto Pfister 1998 1998
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 1998
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kharashy June 1998 June 1998
Germany Otto Pfister 1999 Feb 1999
Czech Republic Milan Máčala May 1999 2000
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar 2000 2000
Serbia and Montenegro Slobodan Santrac Aug 2001 Aug 2001
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Aug 2001 July 2002
Netherlands Gerard van der Lem Aug 2002 Aug 2004
Netherlands Martin Koopman 2002 2002
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar Sep 2004 Nov 2004
Argentina Gabriel Calderon Nov 2004 Dec 2005
Brazil Marcos Paqueta 2006 2007
Brazil Helio dos Anjos March 2007 June 2008
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar June 2008 February 2009
Portugal José Peseiro February 2009 January 2011
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al Johar January 2011 February 2011
Brazil Rogério Lourenço June 2011 July 2011
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard August 2011 January 2013
Spain Juan Ramón López Caro January 2013 December 2014
Romania Cosmin Olăroiu December 2014 January 2015
Saudi Arabia Faisal Al Baden March 2015 August 2015
Netherlands Bert van Marwijk August 2015 Present

Records

As of 29 November 2015

Most Caps[6]
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Mohamed Al-Deayea 178[1] 0 1993–2006
2 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 163 3 1992–2001
3 Sami Al-Jaber 156 46 1992–2006
4 Abdullah Zubromawi 142 3 1993–2002
5 Saud Kariri 134 7 2001–2015
6 Hussein Sulaimani 132 5 1992–2009
7 Mohamed Al-Jawad 121 7 1981–1994
8 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 117 19 2000–2012
9 Majed Abdullah 116 71 1978–1994
Ahmad Jamil Madani 116 5 1986–1998
Top Goalscorers[6]
# 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
7 Fahad Al-Mehallel 25 87 1992–1999
8 Saeed Al-Owairan 24 75 1992–1998
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani 24 86 1997–2005
Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 24 27 2009–

Kit providers

Kit provider Period
United Kingdom Admiral 1970–early 80
Germany Adidas 1984
France Michel Platini 1988
Germany Adidas 1992
Saudi Arabia Shammel 1993–2000
Germany Adidas 2001–2005
Germany Puma 2005–2011
United States Nike 2011–present

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Fifa.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ↑ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times
  3. ↑ "اعلان قائمة المنتخب السعودي لمباراة اليابان". thesaff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Overview of coaches". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 Naeim Albakr. "Saudi Arabia – Record International Players". RSSSF. 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 

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