Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)

الصقور الخضر
(Green Falcons)

Association

Saudi Arabian Football Federation

Sub-confederation

WAFF (West Asia)

Confederation

AFC (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

(5 May 2016)

Highest

21 (July 2004)

Lowest

126 (December 2012)

Elo ranking

Current

86 (June 2015)

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)

World Cup

Appearances

4 (First in 1994)

Best result

Round of 16; 1994

Asian Cup

Appearances

9 (First in 1984)

Best result

Winners: 1984, 1988, 1996

Confederations Cup

Appearances

4 (First in 1992)

Best result

Runner-up: 1992

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية 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.

Honors

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

International

FIFA Confederations Cup:

Runner-up (1): 1992

Fourth Place (1): 1999

Continental

AFC Asian Cup:

Winner (3): 1984, 1988, 1996

Runner-up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007

Asian Games

Silver Medalists (1): 1986

Regional

Gulf Cup of Nations:

Winner (3): 1994, 2002, 2003

Runner-up (6): 1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014

Arab Nations Cup:

Winner (2): 1998, 2002

Runner-up (1): 1992

Other

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations:

Runner-up (2): 1985, 1997

Pan Arab Games

Silver Medalists (1): 1976

2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

Gold Medalists (1): 2005

Competition records

Main article: Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Did Not Enter
1978 to 1990	Did Not Qualify
1994	Round of 16	12	4	2	0	2	5	6
1998	Group Stage	28	3	0	1	2	2	7
2002	Group Stage	32	3	0	0	3	0	12
2006	Group Stage	28	3	0	1	2	2	7
2010 to 2014	Did Not Qualify
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
1956 to 1972	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Champions	6	3	3	0	7	3
1988	Champions	6	3	3	0	5	1
1992	Second place	5	2	2	1	8	3
1996	Champions	6	3	2	1	11	6
2000	Second place	6	3	1	2	11	8
2004	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2007	Second Place	6	4	1	1	12	6
2011	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8
2015	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	5
2019	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	9/16	44	19	13	12	63	45

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	2	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	-

Gulf Cup of Nations record

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

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year	Round
1963 – 1966	Did not qualify
1985	Third Place
1988	Group Stage
1992	Runner Up
1998	Champion
2002	Champion
2009	Canceled
2012	4th Place

West Asian Football Federation Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2000	Did not enter
2002	Did not enter
2004	Did not enter
2007	Did not enter
2008	Did not enter
2010	Did not enter
2012	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	1	1
2014	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	1	4
Total	-	5	1	2	2	2	5

Recent results and forthcoming matches

2015

3 September 2015 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Saudi Arabia	7–0	Timor-Leste	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:40 (UTC+3)	Al-Shehri 2' Al-Sahlawi 23' (pen.), 26', 71' Al-Faraj 30' Al-Jassim 32' Al-Muwallad 73'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: The Jewel Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

8 September 2015 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Malaysia	0–3 (awarded)	Saudi Arabia	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Rahim 70'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	72' Al-Jassim 76' Al-Sahlawi	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

8 October 2015 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Saudi Arabia	2–1	United Arab Emirates	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 (UTC+3)	Al-Sahlawi 45', 90' (pen.)	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	18' Khalil	Stadium: The Jewel Stadium Attendance: 32,482 Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

9 November 2015 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Palestine	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Amman, Jordan
17:00 (UTC+3)		Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

17 November 2015 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Timor-Leste	0–10	Saudi Arabia	Dili, East Timor
16:00 (UTC+9)		Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	29' (pen.), 42', 55' (pen.), 70', 89' Al-Sahlawi 34' Hawsawi 35' Al-Shehri 85' Al-Jassim 90' Hazazi 90+2' Al-Muwallad	Stadium: Dili Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alan Milliner (Australia)

2016

24 March 2016 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Malaysia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Al-Sahlawi 50' Al-Jassim 74'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: The Jewel Stadium Attendance: 34,839 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

29 March 2016 2018 WCQ 2019 ACQ	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Abu Dhabi, UAE
	Abdulrahman 52'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	24' Al-Jassim	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 32,325 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

1 September 2016 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Thailand

6 September 2016 2018 WCQ	Iraq	v	Saudi Arabia

6 October 2016 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Australia

11 October 2016 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	v	United Arab Emirates

15 November 2016 2018 WCQ	Japan	v	Saudi Arabia

2017

23 March 2017 2018 WCQ	Thailand	v	Saudi Arabia

28 March 2017 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Iraq

8 June 2017 2018 WCQ	Australia	v	Saudi Arabia

31 August 2017 2018 WCQ	United Arab Emirates	v	Saudi Arabia

5 September 2017 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Japan

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Malaysia on 24 March, and United Arab Emirates on 29 March 2016.^[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Yasser Al Mosailem	(1984-02-27) 27 February 1984	21	0	Al-Ahli
1GK	Assaf Al-Qarni	(1984-04-02) 2 April 1984	8	0	Al-Ittihad
1GK	Khalid Sharhili	(1987-02-03) 3 February 1987	10	0	Al-Hilal

2DF	Abdullah Al-Zori	(1987-08-13) 13 August 1987	55	1	Al-Hilal
2DF	Hassan Muath	(1986-01-27) 27 January 1986	56	3	Al-Shabab
2DF	Mohammed Al-Breik	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992	0	0	Al-Hilal
2DF	Mohammed Al Fatil	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992	3	0	Al-Ahli
2DF	Omar Hawsawi	(1985-09-27) 27 September 1985	17	1	Al-Nassr
2DF	Osama Hawsawi (c)	(1984-03-31) 31 March 1984	114	7	Al-Ahli
2DF	Yasser Al-Shahrani	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992	20	0	Al-Hilal
2DF	Yassin Hamzah	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990	5	0	Al-Ittihad

3MF	Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen	(1990-04-19) 19 April 1990	2	0	Al-Nassr
3MF	Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri	(1986-03-13) 13 March 1986	17	0	Al-Shabab
3MF	Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili	(1986-08-28) 28 August 1986	6	1	Al-Taawoun
3MF	Housain Al-Mogahwi	(1988-01-28) 28 January 1988	7	0	Al-Ahli
3MF	Salman Al-Moasher	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988	8	0	Al-Ahli
3MF	Salman Al-Faraj	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989	22	1	Al-Hilal
3MF	Taisir Al-Jassim	(1984-07-25) 25 July 1984	108	15	Al-Ahli
3MF	Yahya Al-Shehri	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990	37	3	Al-Nassr

4FW	Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994	0	0	Al-Ittihad
4FW	Fahad Al-Muwallad	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	31	7	Al-Ittihad
4FW	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	(1987-01-10) 10 January 1987	24	23	Al-Nassr
4FW	Mukhtar Fallatah	(1987-10-15) 15 October 1987	8	0	Al-Ittihad

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 7 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Abdullah Al-Owaishir	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991	0	0	Al-Fateh	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015
GK	Mohammed Al-Owais	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991	0	0	Al-Shabab	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015

DF	Bader Al-Nakhli	(1988-05-20) 20 May 1988	2	0	Al-Fateh	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015
DF	Khalid Al-Ghamdi	(1988-03-28) 28 March 1988	3	0	Al-Nassr	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015
DF	Motaz Hawsawi	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992	6	0	Al-Ahli	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015
DF	Mohamed Eid	(1987-05-03) 3 May 1987	11	0	Al-Nassr	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015
DF	Mohammed Jahfali	(1990-10-24) 24 October 1990	0	0	Al-Hilal	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015

MF	Abdulfattah Asiri	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994	4	0	Al-Ittihad	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015
MF	Awadh Khamis	(1988-07-15) 15 July 1988	1	0	Al-Nassr	v. United Arab Emirates, 8 October 2015
MF	Mustafa Bassas	(1993-06-02) 2 June 1993	15	0	Al-Ahli	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015
MF	Nawaf Al-Abed	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990	31	3	Al-Hilal	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015
MF	Salem Al-Dawsari	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991	21	2	Al-Hilal	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015
MF	Shaye Sharahili	(1990-05-30) 30 May 1990	4	0	Al-Nassr	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015
MF	Waleed Bakshween	(1989-12-12) 12 December 1989	13	0	Al-Ahli	v. Malaysia, 8 September 2015

FW	Naif Hazazi	(1988-07-27) 27 July 1988	50	14	Al-Nassr	v. Timor-Leste, 17 November 2015

Managerial history

Updated 10 August 2015.^[4]^[5]

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
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
Ronnie Allen	1988	1988
Carlos Galletti	1988	1988
Omar Borras	1988	1988
Carlos Alberto Parreira	1988	1990
Metin Türel	1990	1990
Claudinho Garcia	1990	1992
Veloso	1992	1992
Nelsinho	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	August 2015

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
9	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
8	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani	24	86	1997–2005
10	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	22	22	2009–

Kit Providers

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Adidas (1992)
Shammel (1993–2000)
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Puma (2005–2011)
Nike (2011–present)

References

1 2 http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf
↑ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times
↑ "مارفيك يستدعي 25 لاعبا للقائين ماليزيا والامارات". thesaff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
↑ "Overview of coaches". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
↑ "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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

External links

AFC Asian Cup
Champions

1956: South Korea
1960: South Korea
1964: Israel
1968: Iran

1972: Iran
1976: Iran
1980: Kuwait
1984: Saudi Arabia

1988: Saudi Arabia
1992: Japan
1996: Saudi Arabia
2000: Japan

2004: Japan
2007: Iraq
2011: Japan
2015: Australia

Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup finalists

1988 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Saudi Arabia

Runners-Up	South Korea

Third Place	Iran

Fourth Place	China PR

Eliminated in Group Stage	Bahrain Japan Kuwait Qatar Syria United Arab Emirates

1992 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Japan

Runners-Up	Saudi Arabia

Third Place	China PR

Fourth Place	United Arab Emirates

Eliminated in Group Stage	Iran North Korea Qatar Thailand

1996 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Saudi Arabia

Runners-Up	United Arab Emirates

Third Place	Iran

Fourth Place	Kuwait

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	China PR Iraq Japan South Korea

Eliminated in Group Stage	Indonesia Syria Thailand Uzbekistan

2000 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Japan

Runners-Up	Saudi Arabia

Third Place	South Korea

Fourth Place	China PR

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Iran Iraq Kuwait Qatar

Eliminated in Group Stage	Indonesia Lebanon Thailand Uzbekistan

2004 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Japan

Runners-Up	China PR

Third Place	Iran

Fourth Place	Bahrain

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Iraq Jordan South Korea Uzbekistan

Eliminated in Group Stage	Indonesia Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates

2007 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Iraq

Runners-Up	Saudi Arabia

Third Place	South Korea

Fourth Place	Japan

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Australia Iran Uzbekistan Vietnam

Eliminated in Group Stage	Bahrain China PR Indonesia Malaysia Oman Qatar Thailand United Arab Emirates

2011 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions	Japan

Runners-Up	Australia

Third Place	South Korea

Fourth Place	Uzbekistan

Eliminated in Quarterfinals	Iran Iraq Jordan Qatar

Eliminated in Group Stage	Bahrain China PR India Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates

2015 AFC Asian Cup finalists

Champions

Australia

Runners-Up

South Korea

Third Place

United Arab Emirates

Fourth Place

Iraq

Eliminated in Quarter-finals

Eliminated in Group stage

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Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup squads

Saudi Arabia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Al-Deayea 2 Al-Dosari 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Zubromawi 5 Madani 6 Anwar 7 Al-Ghesheyan 8 Al-Bishi 9 Abdullah (c) 10 Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Al-Jaber 13 Abd Al-Jawad 14 Al-Muwallid 15 Al-Dawod 16 Jebreen 17 Al-Taifi 18 Al-Anazi 19 Saleh 20 Idris 21 Al-Sadiq 22 Al-Helwah Coach: Solari

Saudi Arabia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Al-Deayea 2 Al-Jahani 3 Al-Khilaiwi 4 Zubromawi 5 Madani 6 Anwar (c) 7 Al-Shahrani 8 Al-Dosari 9 Al-Jaber 10 S. Al-Owairan 11 Al-Mehallel 12 Al-Harbi 13 Abdulghani 14 Al-Muwallid 15 Al-Thunayan 16 K. Al-Dosari 17 Dokhi 18 Al-Temyat 19 Al-Janoubi 20 Saleh 21 Al-Sadiq 22 Al-Antaif Coach: Parreira & Al-Kharashy

Saudi Arabia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Al-Deayea 2 Al-Jahani 3 Tukar 4 Zubromawi 5 Harthi 6 Al-Shehri 7 Suwayed 8 Noor 9 Al-Jaber (c) 10 Al-Shalhoub 11 O. Al-Dosari 12 Dokhi 13 Abdulghani 14 Khathran 15 A. Al-Dosari 16 K. Al-Dosari 17 Al-Waked 18 Al-Temyat 19 Al-Ghamdi 20 Al-Yami 21 Zaid 22 Al-Khojali 23 Al-Thagafi Coach: Al-Johar

Saudi Arabia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Al-Deayea 2 Dokhi 3 Tukar 4 Al-Montashari 5 Al-Qadi 6 Al-Ghamdi 7 Ameen 8 Noor 9 Al‑Jaber (c) 10 Al-Shalhoub 11 Al-Harthi 12 Khathran 13 Abdulghani 14 Kariri 15 Al-Bahri 16 Aziz 17 Al-Bishi 18 Al-Temyat 19 Massad 20 Al-Qahtani 21 Zaid 22 Khouja 23 Mouath Coach: Paquetá

Football in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Football Federation

National teams	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's

League System	Professional League First Division Second Division Third Division

Cup competitions	King Cup Crown Prince Cup Super Cup Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (Defunct)

Other	Venues Clubs Clubs in Champions League

List of clubs and league structure List of venues

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam

Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands¹

South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka

West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen

Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen

Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)

¹ Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

Union of Arab Football Associations

International competitions

Club competitions

Youth competitions

Arab Cup U-20
Arab Cup U-17
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (defunct)

Women's competitions

Arab Women's Championship

Women's youth competitions

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Sub-competitions

Gulf	Gulf Cup U-23 Gulf Cup U-19 Gulf Cup U-17 Gulf Cup GCC Champions League

Related competitions

UNAF	U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-17 Tournament Women's Tournament UNAF Club Cup Women's Club Tournament

CECAFA	CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup

WAGF / WAFF	WAFF Championship West Asian Games

ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Club Championship

ISSF	Islamic Solidarity Games

IMGC	Mediterranean Games

National Teams

Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Arabic teams not part of the UAFA (Chad)

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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	Italy

Runners-up	France

Third place	Germany

Fourth place	Portugal

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine

Eliminated in the round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland

Eliminated in the group stage	Angola Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Iran Japan South Korea Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States

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