The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم) (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green") is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. 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.
Mohamed Al-Deayea, the team's former goalkeeper, is the world recordholder for the most international appearances by a male football player.
World Cup record
| Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
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 |
Round 1 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
| 2002 |
Round 1 |
32 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| 2006 |
Round 1 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
| 2010 |
Did not qualify |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
4/19 |
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13 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
32 |
Asian Cup record
Gulf Cup of Nations Record
3 times Champions (1994, 2002, 2003)
- 1970: Third Place
- 1972: Runner Up
- 1974: Runner Up
- 1976: Fifth Place
- 1979: Third Place
- 1982: Fourth Place
- 1984: Third Place
- 1986: Third Place
- 1988: Third Place
- 1990: Withdrew
- 1992: Third Place
- 1994: Champions
- 1996: Third Place
- 1998: Runner Up
- 2002: Champions
- 2003: Champions
- 2004: Round 1
- 2007: Third Place
- 2009: Runner Up
King Fahd International Stadium
Arab Nations Cup Record
Best result :2times Champions (1998, 2002)
Islamic Solidarity Games Record
Competition history
- DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
- Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Coaches
Current Squad
The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on September 5 and 10 2009
| No. |
Pos. |
Player |
DoB (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
GK |
Waleed Abdullah |
April 19, 1986 |
23 |
0 |
 Al-Shabab |
| 12 |
GK |
Mansour Al-Naje |
July 1, 1978 |
4 |
0 |
Al-Ahli |
| 2 |
DF |
Majed Al-Marshedi |
November 1, 1984 |
9 |
0 |
Al-Hilal |
| 3 |
DF |
Redha Tukar |
November 29, 1975 |
98 |
11 |
Al-Ittihad |
| 4 |
DF |
Osama Hawsawi |
March 31, 1984 |
48 |
1 |
Al-Hilal |
| 5 |
DF |
Hassan Mouath |
November 2, 1983 |
5 |
0 |
Al-Shabab |
| 16 |
DF |
Abdullah Al-Zori |
July 29, 1987 |
22 |
1 |
Al-Hilal |
| 13 |
DF |
Hussein Аbdualghani |
January 21, 1977 |
107 |
3 |
Al-Nassr |
| 15 |
MF |
Abdoh Otaif |
April 2, 1984 |
44 |
4 |
Al-Shabab |
| 10 |
MF |
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub |
December 8, 1980 |
58 |
22 |
Al-Hilal |
| 14 |
MF |
Saheb Al-Abdullah |
July 21, 1977 |
5 |
0 |
Al-Ahli |
| 8 |
MF |
Mohammed Noor |
February 26, 1978 |
74 |
23 |
Al-Ittihad |
| 18 |
MF |
Ahmed Al-Fraidi |
January 29, 1988 |
15 |
5 |
Al-Hilal |
| 6 |
MF |
Ahmed Otaif |
April 14, 1983 |
25 |
1 |
Al-Shabab |
| 17 |
MF |
Taisir Al-Jassim |
July 25, 1984 |
47 |
6 |
Al-Ahli |
| 9 |
FW |
Saleh Bashir |
September 4, 1982 |
14 |
2 |
Al-Ittifaq |
| 11 |
FW |
Naif Hazazi |
January 11, 1989 |
11 |
6 |
Al-Ittihad |
| 7 |
FW |
Nasser Al-Shamrani |
November 23, 1983 |
26 |
2 |
Al-Shabab |
| 18 |
FW |
Yasser Al-Qahtani |
October 10, 1982 |
68 |
50 |
Al Hilal |
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Titles
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Gulf Cup of Nations Winners |
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| 9 titles |
 Kuwait (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998) |
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 Iraq (1979, 1984, 1988)
Saudi Arabia (1994, 2002, 2003) |
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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists |
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