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Saudi Arabia national football team information


Saudi Arabia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)الأخضر (al-'Akhḍar, "The Green")
الصقور الخضر (as-Suqūr al-Khoḍur, "Green Falcons")
الصقور العربية (as-Suqūr Al-‘Arabiyyah, "Arabian Falcons")
AssociationSaudi Arabian Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachRoberto Mancini
CaptainSalman Al-Faraj
Most capsMohamed Al-Deayea (173)[1]
Top scorerMajed Abdullah (72)[2]
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeKSA
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First colours
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Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 53 Steady (4 April 2024)[3]
Highest21 (July 2004)
Lowest126 (December 2012)
First international
Saudi Arabia national football team Lebanon 1–1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia national football team
(Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957)
Biggest win
Saudi Arabia national football team East Timor 0–10 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia national football team
(Dili, Timor-Leste; 17 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
Saudi Arabia national football team Egypt 13–0 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia national football team
(Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1994)
Best resultRound of 16 (1994)
Asian Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (1984, 1988, 1996)
Arab Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2002)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances24 (first in 1970)
Best resultChampions (1994, 2002, 2003–04)
WAFF Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage (2012, 2014, 2019)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1992)
Best resultRunners-up (1992)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place Saudi Arabia 1992 Squad
FIFA Arab Cup
Gold medal – first place Qatar 1998 Squad
Gold medal – first place Kuwait 2002 Squad
Silver medal – second place Syria 1992 Squad
Bronze medal – third place Saudi Arabia 1985 Squad
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place Singapore 1984 Squad
Gold medal – first place Qatar 1988 Squad
Gold medal – first place UAE 1996 Squad
Silver medal – second place Japan 1992 Squad
Silver medal – second place Lebanon 2000 Squad
Silver medal – second place Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand-Vietnam 2007 Squad
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place Seoul 1986 Squad
Bronze medal – third place New Delhi 1982 Squad
Arab Games
Silver medal – second place Damascus 1976 Squad
Bronze medal – third place Cairo 2007 Squad
Websitesaff.sa

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السُّعُودِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur (The Green Falcons), a reference to their traditional colours of green and white, and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC.

At 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, they became the second Arab team in history to reach the round of 16 of a World Cup after Morocco at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and one of the few Asian national football teams (others being Australia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea) to accomplish such a feat to date.

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia caused a large upset when they beat eventual champions Argentina 2–1, the first time Argentina lost to an Asian representative in a FIFA World Cup. However, Saudi Arabia then lost the following matches against Poland and Mexico, and were knocked out 4th in the group stage of the World Cup.

In 2027, Saudi Arabia will host the AFC Asian Cup. It will be the first time that the nation has ever hosted an Asian Cup.[5] They will also host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Majed Abdullah". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts of the AFC Asian Cup 2027". the-AFC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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