Saudi Arabia national football team

Down with Saudi Arabia
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر ; (Green Falcons)
Association	Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (wc)
Head coach	Juan Antonio Pizzi
Captain	Osama Hawsawi
Most caps	Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)
Top scorer	Majed Abdullah (71)
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	63 (21 December 2017)
Highest	21 (July 2004)
Lowest	126 (December 2012)
First international
	Saudi Arabia 1–1 Lebanon ; (Beirut, Lebanon; 18 January 1957)
Biggest win
	East Timor 0–10 Saudi Arabia ; (Dili, East Timor; 17 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Morocco 13–1 Saudi Arabia ; (Casablanca, Morocco; 3 September 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (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 ({{lang-ar|المنتخب

History

Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the Asian Cup three times on (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 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. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments.

Honors

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

Bronze Medalists (1): 1982

Regional

Gulf Cup of Nations:

Winner (3): 1994, 2002, 2003

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

Third Place (7): 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996

Arab Nations Cup:

Winner (2): 1998, 2002

Runner-up (1): 1992

Third Place (1): 1985

Pan Arab Games

Silver Medalists (1): 1976

Bronze Medalists (1): 2007

Other

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations:

Runner-up (2): 1985, 1997

2005 Islamic Solidarity Games

Gold Medalists (1): 2005

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1954	Not a FIFA member
1958 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	Qualified
2022	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	5/22	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	4	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 ^[5]
1992	Third Place
1994	Champions
1996	Third Place
1998	Runners-up
2002	Champions
2003	Champions
2004	Group Stage
2007	Third Place
2009	Runners-up
2010	Runners-up
2013	Group Stage
2014	Runners-up
2017	Group Stage

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

2017

10 January 2017 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Slovenia B	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

14 January 2017 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	7–2	Cambodia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+3	Al-Shamrani 23' (pen.), 28', 37' Al-Sahlawi 49' (pen.), 79' (pen.) Al-Mogahwi 63' Al-Ruwaili 80'	Report	Khoun 19' Keo 38'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Hamad Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

23 March 2017 2018 WCQ	Thailand	0–3	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sahlawi 25' Tanaboon 84' (o.g.) Al-Moasher 90+2'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 41,613 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

28 March 2017 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3	Al-Shehri 53'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 60,153 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

8 June 2017^{[note 1]} 2018 WCQ	Australia	3–2	Saudi Arabia	Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+9:30	Juric 7', 36' Rogic 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Dawsari 23' Al-Sahlawi 45+2'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 29,785 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

29 August 2017 2018 WCQ	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Al Ain, UAE
20:30 UTC+4	Mabkhout 21' Khalil 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Abed 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,221 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

5 September 2017 2018 WCQ	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Muwallad 63'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

7 October 2017 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	5–2	Jamaica	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Al-Dawsari 22' Al-Hazaa 37' Al-Faraj 44' (pen.) Al-Breik 47' Al-Jouei 90+1'	Report	Hardware 34' Morgan Jr. 67'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE)

10 October 2017 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–3	Ghana	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3		Report	Nuhu 44' Hawsawi 68' (o.g.) Partey 89'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi (UAE)

7 November 2017 Friendly	Latvia	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Al-Zaqaan 38' Fallatah 44'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional

10 November 2017 Friendly	Portugal	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Viseu, Portugal^[7]
23:45 UTC+3	Fernandes 33' Guedes 52' João Mário 90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

13 November 2017 Friendly	Bulgaria	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Lisbon, Portugal^[8]
20:00 UTC+3	Popov 81'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

22 December 2017 23rd AGC	Kuwait	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3	Al Buraiki 60'	Report	Al-Moasher 13' Fallatah 52'	Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

25 December 2017 23rd AGC	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jaber International Stadium Attendance: 47,556 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

28 December 2017 23rd AGC	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3		Report 1 Report 2	Al-Ruzaiqi 58', 77'	Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

2018

14 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Russia	v	Saudi Arabia	Moscow, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium

20 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Uruguay	v	Saudi Arabia	Rostov-on-Don, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Rostov Arena

25 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Saudi Arabia	v	Egypt	Volgograd, Russia
17:00 MSK (UTC+3)				Stadium: Volgograd Arena

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup:^[9]
Match date: 22 December 2017, 25 December 2017 and 28 December 2017
Opposition: Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Oman
Caps and goals are correct as of 28 December 2017, after the match against Oman.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Moslem Al-Furayj	(1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Al-Fayha
21	1GK	Abdulquddus Atiah	(1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Unattached
22	1GK	Assaf Al-Qarni	(1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)	11	0	Al-Ittihad

3	2DF	Abdullah Al-Shameri	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Al-Taawoun
4	2DF	Mohammed Al-Khabrani	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Al-Qadsiah
5	2DF	Omar Hawsawi	(1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 39)	35	2	Al-Nassr
12	2DF	Abdurahman Al-Obaid	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 31)	5	0	Al-Qadsiah
13	2DF	Sultan Al-Ghanam	(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Al-Faisaly
23	2DF	Hammam Ajaj	(1995-02-24) February 24, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Unattached
24	2DF	Abdullah Al-Ammar	(1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Al-Fateh

2	3MF	Salem Saeed	(1999-03-01) March 1, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Unattached
6	3MF	Nooh Al-Mousa	(1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)	6	0	Al-Fateh
7	3MF	Salman Al-Moasher	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)	21	2	Al-Ahli
9	3MF	Naif Hazazi	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Al-Qadsiah
10	3MF	Hattan Bahebri	(1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Al-Shabab
11	3MF	Maan Khodari	(1991-12-13) December 13, 1991 (age 32)	1	0	Al-Batin
14	3MF	Mohamed Kanno	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Al-Hilal
15	3MF	Ahmed Al-Fraidi	(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988 (age 36)	36	6	Al-Nassr
16	3MF	Ahmed Al-Fiqi	(1992-12-31) December 31, 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Unattached
17	3MF	Jaber Mustafa	(1997-06-07) June 7, 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Unattached
18	3MF	Khalid Kaabi	(1992-05-24) May 24, 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Al-Shabab
19	3MF	Saleh Al-Amri	(1993-10-14) October 14, 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Al-Ahli

8	4FW	Ali Al-Nemer	(1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33)	2	0	Unattached
20	4FW	Mukhtar Fallatah	(1987-10-15) 15 October 1987 (age 37)	12	2	Al-Hilal

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	Waleed Abdullah	(1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38)	71	0	Al-Nassr	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
GK	Abdullah Al-Mayouf	(1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 37)	8	0	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
GK	Mohammed Al-Owais	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33)	3	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
GK	Yasser Al Mosailem	(1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 (age 40)	30	0	Al-Ahli	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017 ^INJ
GK	Abdullah Al-Owaishir	(1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33)	0	0	Al-Fateh	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017

DF	Osama Hawsawi	(1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 40)	129	7	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Hassan Muath	(1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38)	65	3	Al-Fayha	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Mansoor Al-Harbi	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 (age 37)	34	1	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Yasser Al-Shahrani	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)	29	0	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Motaz Hawsawi	(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 (age 32)	12	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Saeed Al Mowalad	(1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)	10	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Mohammed Al-Fatil	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32)	8	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Mohammed Al-Breik	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 32)	7	1	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
DF	Abdullah Al-Hafith	(1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v. Portugal, 10 November 2017 ^INJ
DF	Abdullah Al-Zori	(1987-08-13) 13 August 1987 (age 37)	57	1	Al-Hilal	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
DF	Hassan Kadesh	(1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Al-Hilal	v. Iraq, 28 March 2017
DF	Ahmed Assiri	(1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 33)	10	0	Al-Ittihad	v. Cambodia, 14 January 2017

MF	Taisir Al-Jassim	(1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 (age 40)	124	17	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Yahya Al-Shehri	(1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34)	51	5	Al-Nassr	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Salman Al-Faraj	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 35)	36	2	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri	(1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38)	32	0	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Salem Al-Dawsari	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 33)	26	4	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Waleed Bakshween	(1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 35)	16	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Housain Al-Mogahwi	(1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)	12	2	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Abdulfattah Asiri	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)	10	0	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Abdullah Otayf	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32)	9	1	Al-Hilal	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Ali Al-Zaqaan	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)	2	1	Al-Fateh	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Al-Shabab	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
MF	Nawaf Al-Abed	(1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)	43	8	Al-Hilal	v. Portugal, 10 November 2017 ^INJ
MF	Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili	(1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 38)	11	2	Al-Fayha	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017 ^INJ
MF	Mukhtar Ali	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Vitesse	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF	Abdullah Al-Jouei	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)	1	1	Al-Batin	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF	Faris Abdi	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Virginia Cavaliers	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF	Mohammed Al-Kwikbi	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Al-Ettifaq	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF	Abdullah Al-Mutairi	(1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38)	0	0	Al-Fayha	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
MF	Fahad Al-Muwallad	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)	39	9	Al-Ittihad	v. Japan, 5 September 2017 ^INJ
MF	Abdurahman Al-Dossari	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Al-Taawoun	v. Cambodia, 14 January 2017
MF	Sami Al-Najei	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Al-Nassr	v. Cambodia, 14 January 2017

FW	Hazaa Al-Hazaa	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 33)	3	1	Al-Ettifaq	v. Kuwait, 22 December 2017 ^INJ
FW	Muhannad Assiri	(1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 38)	16	3	Al-Ahli	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2017
FW	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	(1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 37)	33	28	Al-Nassr	v. Ghana, 10 October 2017
FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	(1983-11-23) 23 November 1983 (age 41)	77	19	Al-Shabab	v. Japan, 5 September 2017
FW	Naif Hazazi	(1988-07-27) 27 July 1988 (age 36)	56	14	Al-Taawoun	v. Iraq, 28 March 2017

Notes:

^SUS Player suspended
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
^RET Retired from the national team

Managerial history

Updated 22 November 2017.^[10]^[11]

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
Ronnie Allen	1978	1978
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
Carlos Galletti	1988	1988
Omar Borras	1988	1988
Carlos Alberto Parreira	1988	1990
Metin Türel	1990	1990
Claudinho Garcia	1990	1992
Veloso	1992	1992
Nélson Rosa	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	September 2015	September 2017
Edgardo Bauza	September 2017	November 2017
Juan Antonio Pizzi	November 2017	Present

Records

As of 10 October 2017

Most Caps^[12]
#	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Mohamed Al-Deayea	178^[1]	0	1993–2006
2	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	163	3	1990–2001
3	Sami Al-Jaber	156	46	1992–2006
4	Abdullah Zubromawi	142	3	1993–2002
5	Hussein Sulaimani	134	5	1992–2009
6	Saud Kariri	133	7	2001–2015
7	Osama Hawsawi	127	7	2006–
8	Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad	121	7	1981–1994
8	Taisir Al-Jassim	121	17	2004–
10	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	117	19	2000–2012

Top Goalscorers^[12]
#	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
6	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	28	33	2009–
8	Fahad Al-Mehallel	26	87	1992–1999
9	Saeed Al-Owairan	24	75	1992–1998
9	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani	24	86	1997–2005

Kit providers

Kit provider	Period
Admiral	1970–early 80
Adidas	1984–1992
Shammel	1993–2000
Adidas	2001–2005
Puma	2005–2011
Nike	2011–present

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Fifa.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabgam61.html
^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-saudi-arabia-03-september-1961-227975/
^ "World Football Elo Ratings". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times
^ "Australia, Japan to go head-to-head following Asian draw". FIFA.com. 12 April 2016.
^ http://www.fpf.pt/Portals/0/Documentos/Noticias/FAQS/FAQs_POR%20x%20Arabia%20Saudita_v2.pdf?ver=2017-10-21-093721-457&timestamp=1508575113852
^ https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-saudiarabia-bulgaria/saudi-arabia-to-play-bulgaria-in-world-cup-warm-up-match-idUKKBN1CZ1OB
^ "24 لاعباً يمثلون "الأخضر" في "خليجي 23" بقيادة يورسيتش". thesaff. SAFF.
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^ "Saudi Arabia National Team Coaches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Naeim Albakr. "Saudi Arabia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

^ The Australia v Saudi Arabia match was brought forward from 13 June 2017 due to Australia's participation in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[6]

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

[fifa.com-1] "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). Fifa.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

[2] ttp://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arabgam61.html

[3] ttps://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-saudi-arabia-03-september-1961-227975/

[4] "World Football Elo Ratings". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[5] Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times

[6] "Australia, Japan to go head-to-head following Asian draw". FIFA.com. 12 April 2016.

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v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	Malaya Manchukuo 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 Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

v t e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Portugal
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine
Round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland
Group stage	Angola Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Iran Ivory Coast Japan Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro South Korea Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States