Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.
Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
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Association | SAFF | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Marcos Soares | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | KSA | ||
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AFC U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Winners (1986, 1992, 2018) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2011, 2017) |
Honours
edit- Winners (1): 2016
Competitions record
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
editFIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||||||||
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Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 9/24 | Best: R16 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-19 Championship
editAFC U-19 Championship record | ||||||||||||||
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Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Round-robin | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | |||||||
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
Total | 15/41 | Best: 3 titles | 72 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 146 | 79 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Cup U-20
editArab Cup U-20 record | ||||||||||||||
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Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||||||
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||||||
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||||||
Canceled | ||||||||||||||
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||
Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |||||||
Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||||||
Total | Best: 2 titles | 5 / 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 24 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
editPalestine Cup of Nations for Youth record | ||||||||
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Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Total | 3/3 | Best: 1 title | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results and fixtures
editWin Draw Lose
2023
edit26 January 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–2 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |
30 January 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
16:00 (UTC+3) | Joshan |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |
18 February 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
15:45 (UTC+3) | Al-Zaid |
Report | Khuất Văn Khang Nguyễn Quốc Việt |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
23 February 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
17:00 (UTC+4) | Al-Zubaidi |
Report | Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
26 February 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
17:20 (UTC+4) | Report | Al Kas |
Stadium: Dhiyab Awanah Stadium |
3 March 2023 2023 Asian Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 (UTC+5) | Radif |
Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 587 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
6 March 2023 2023 Asian Cup GS | China | 2–0 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 (UTC+5) | Iminqari Xu Bin |
Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates) |
9 March 2023 2023 Asian Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 (UTC+5) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
2 July 2023 2023 Arab Games GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | | Constantine, Algeria |
17:30 (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
5 July 2023 2023 Arab Games GS | Mauritania | 1–1 | | Constantine, Algeria |
21:00 (UTC+1) | Baye |
Report | Al-Zaid |
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq) |
8 July 2023 2023 Arab Games GS | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | | Constantine, Algeria |
17:30 (UTC+1) | Al-Abdulwahed Al-Hassan |
Report | Bani Odeh |
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria) |
11 July 2023 2023 Arab Games SF | Algeria | 1–2 | | Annaba, Algeria |
17:30 (UTC+1) | Temine |
Report |
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Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) |
14 July 2023 2023 Arab Games Final | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (5–4 p) | | Annaba, Algeria |
21:00 (UTC+1) | S. Al-Zaid |
Report | Mardikian |
Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) |
Penalties | ||||
S. Al-Zaid Al-Jelidan A. Al-Zaid Khalifa Ayash Al-Khaibari |
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 Arab Games.[1]
- Match dates: 2 – 14 July 2023
- Opposition:
Syria,
Mauritania,
Palestine, &
Algeria
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Bilal Al-Dawaa | 12 June 2004 | |||
21 | GK | Muhannad Al-Yahya | 19 September 2004 | |||
22 | GK | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | 26 April 2005 | |||
2 | DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 8 March 2004 | |||
3 | DF | Saleh Barnawi | 8 February 2007 | |||
4 | DF | Mohammed Sulaiman | 8 April 2004 | |||
5 | DF | Mohammed Barnawi | 7 August 2005 | |||
6 | DF | Waleed Ayash | 22 April 2004 | |||
14 | DF | Meshal Al-Alaeli | 17 June 2004 | |||
DF | Khaled Asiri | 27 November 2004 | ||||
7 | MF | Ziyad Al-Ghamdi | 16 February 2005 | |||
8 | MF | Abdullah Al-Zaid | 8 January 2004 | |||
10 | MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | 12 August 2004 | |||
15 | MF | Ahmed Al-Baddah | 3 June 2004 | |||
16 | MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 | |||
17 | MF | Ammar Al-Khaibari | 3 September 2004 | |||
18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Zaid | 8 January 2004 | |||
19 | MF | Younes Al-Shanqiti | 6 January 2004 | |||
20 | MF | Faisal Al-Abdulwahed | 29 December 2004 | |||
23 | MF | Marwan Al-Sahafi | 17 February 2004 | |||
26 | MF | Abdullah Al-Dawsari | 12 April 2004 | |||
9 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | 3 January 2004 | |||
24 | FW | Majed Khalifa | 2 June 2004 |
Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | 6 July 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
GK | Turki Baljoush | 24 November 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
GK | Moayed Al-Karneeb | - | - | v. | ||
GK | Mohammed Al-Otaibi | - | - | v. | ||
DF | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 31 March 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
DF | Salem Al-Najdi | 27 January 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | 1 August 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
DF | Ahmed Al-Omaisi | - | - | v. | ||
DF | Khaled Al-Tomaihi | - | - | v. | ||
DF | Suwailem Al-Manhali | 17 April 2004 | - | - | v. | |
DF | Sulaiman Hazazi | 1 February 2003 | - | - | v. | |
DF | Hassan Rabee | 22 June 2003 | - | - | v. | |
DF | Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi | 6 February 2004 | - | - | v. | |
DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 | |
DF | Ali Al-Nakhli | - | - | v. | ||
MF | Badr Al-Omair | - | - | 2023 Arab GamesPRE | ||
MF | Abdulaziz Al-Elewai | 11 February 2004 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
MF | Faisal Al-Sibyani | 7 July 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
MF | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi | 26 April 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | 14 July 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian CupINJ | |
MF | Abdullah Al-Anazi | 19 January 2003 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Muhannad Al Saeed | - | - | v. | ||
MF | Hassan Al-Shamrani | - | - | v. | ||
MF | Thamer Al-Shahrani | 23 March 2003 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 December 2003 | - | - | v. | |
MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | - | - | Maurice Revello Tournament | ||
MF | Othman Al-Othman | 15 April 2003 | - | - | Maurice Revello Tournament | |
MF | Khaled Majrashi | 18 January 2004 | - | - | Maurice Revello Tournament | |
MF | Hassan Sufyani | 14 January 2004 | - | - | Maurice Revello Tournament | |
MF | Zaid Al-Enezi | - | - | v. | ||
MF | Yazeed Al-Ghamdi | - | - | v. | ||
MF | Baraa Softah | - | - | v. | ||
FW | Ali Al-Masoud | 3 January 2004 | - | - | 2023 Arab GamesPRE | |
FW | Mohammed Sahlouli | 21 November 2004 | - | - | 2023 Arab GamesPRE | |
FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | 5 August 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
FW | Yazeed Joshan | 4 May 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 | - | - | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |
FW | Saleh Al-Rahmani | 3 April 2003 | - | - | v. |