Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team
Nickname(s)الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
AssociationAFC (Asia)
Head coachLuigi Di Biagio
Home stadiumKing Fahd International Stadium
FIFA codeKSA
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1984)
Best resultFirst Round (1984, 1996, 2020)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2022)
Asian Games
Appearances3 (first in 2014)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Asian Cup, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Coaching staff

As of
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coaches Ahmed Al-Rowaie
Ali Omair
Goalkeeping coach Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Fitness coach Saad Al-Johar
Video analyst Jibril Al-Omairi
Scout Ayman Al-Faraj
Thamer Sulaiman
Physiotherapist Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played June 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2025, after the match against Denmark

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Turki Baaljawsh (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 5 0 Al-Ettifaq
21 1GK Osama Al-Mermesh (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 5 0 Al-Ittihad
22 1GK Muhannad Al-Yahya (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 0 0 Al Fateh
2 2DF Ahmed Al-Julaydan (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 4 0 Al Fateh
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Dossari (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 10 0 Neom
5 2DF Khalid Al-Asiri (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 4 0 Al-Diriyah
13 2DF Mishal Al-Alaeli (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 3 2 Al Wehda
15 2DF Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 8 0 Neom
18 2DF Abdullah Al-Sabeat (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 2 0 Al Faisaly
23 2DF Mohammed Barnawi (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 4 0 Al-Orobah
26 2DF Abdulrahman Obaid Al-Obaid (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 2 0 Al-Najma
28 2DF Hussain Al-Zarie (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 2 0 Al Fateh
29 2DF Mohammed Abdulrahman (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 3 0 Al-Ettifaq
6 3MF Abbas Al-Hassan (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 5 0 Neom
8 3MF Rakan Al-Ghamdi (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005 4 0 NEC Nijmegen
14 3MF Bader Al-Omair (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 4 0 Al Batin
16 3MF Abdulmalik Al-Jaber (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 6 3 Željezničar Sarajevo
24 3MF Zaid Al-Anazi (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 1 0 Al-Kholood
3MF Younes Al-Shanqeeti (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 3 0 Al Shabab
3MF Mohammed Sahlouli (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 0 0 Al-Jabalain
7 4FW Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 6 0 Al-Ettifaq
9 4FW Abdullah Radif (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 20 12 Al-Ettifaq
10 4FW Abdullah Al-Zaid (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 4 0 Neom
11 4FW Majed Abdullah (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 2 0 Al Shabab
19 4FW Abdulaziz Al-Othman (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 4 1 Al-Qadsiah
20 4FW Faisal Al-Abdulwahed (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 3 0 Al Batin
4FW Saif Rajab (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 0 0 Al Qadsiah

Recent call-ups

The 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
GK Ahmed Al Jubaya (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 13 0 Al-Qadsiah
GK Mohammed Al-Absi (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 7 0 Al-Shabab
DF Mohammed Aboulshamat (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 23 1 Al-Qadsiah
DF Rayane Hamidou (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 18 1 Al-Ahli
DF Marwan Al-Sahafi (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 4 1 Beerschot
DF Mohammed Sulaiman (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 4 0 Al-Ahli
DF Jehad Thakri (2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 3 0 Al-Qadsiah
MF Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 31 7 Al-Ittihad
MF Ziyad Al-Johani (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 29 5 Al-Ahli
MF Faisal Al-Ghamdi (2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 22 1 Beerschot
MF Awad Al-Nashri (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 21 0 Al-Ittihad
MF Saleh Aboulshamat (2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 12 0 Al-Taawoun
MF Abdulelah Hawsawi (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 3 0 Al-Khaleej
MF Eid Al-Muwallad (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 0 0 Al-Okhdood
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team
  • SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF) Fuad Anwar (MF) Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW)
2020
 Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF) Salman Al-Faraj (MF) Salem Al-Dawsari (MF)

Honours

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1908 to 1988 See Saudi Arabia senior team
1992 did not qualify
1996 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad
2000 did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 4 8 Squad
2024 did not qualify
2028 to be determined
2032
Total Best: Group stage 2/8 6 0 0 6 6 13 —
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 9 7 5 4 1 0 15 2
2016 Group Stage 12th 3 0 2 1 5 6 4 3 1 0 9 1
2018 13th 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 11 3
2020 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 0 9 1
2022 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 13 0 2 1 0 1 4 2
2024 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 10 6 3 3 0 0 12 2
2026 Qualified as host Qualified as host
Total Best: Champions 6/7 28 15 6 7 44 24 20 15 3 2 60 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2005 See Saudi Arabia national football team
2010 Cancelled
2013 Fourth place 4th 5 0 3 2 5 7
2017 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 6
2021 Silver Medal 2nd 5 4 0 1 8 2
Total Best: Silver Medal 3/3 13 4 3 6 13 15

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1951 to 1998 See Saudi Arabia senior team
2002 did not enter
2006
2010
2014 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 9 6 Squad
2018 8th 5 2 1 2 8 8 Squad
2022 8th 5 3 1 1 9 3 Squad
Total Best: Quarter-finals 3/6 15 8 2 5 26 17 -
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2008 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 7 2
2010 Group Stage 5th 2 0 1 1 1 2
2011 Third Place 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 5
2012 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1
2013 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 6 3
2015 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 11 8
2016 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 1
Total Best: 4 titles 7/7 26 18 4 4 55 22
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2015 Group Stage 5th 2 1 1 0 5 4
2021 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 3
2022 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 8 4
2023 Did not participate
2024 Hosts
Total Best: Champions 4/5 10 7 1 2 20 11
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

References

  1. ^ "الأخضر تحت23 يستعد للمشاركة في بطولة تولون بفرنسا" (in Arabic). الإتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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