Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

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.

Saudi Arabia Under-20
Nickname(s)الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
AssociationSAFF
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMarcos Soares
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeKSA
First colours
Second colours
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1973)
Best resultWinners (1986, 1992, 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1985)
Best resultRound of 16 (2011, 2017)

Honours edit

AFC U-19 Championship
Arab Cup U-20
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
GCC U-19 Championship

Competitions record edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1977 Did not qualify
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 1 1
  1987 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 6
  1989 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 4 3
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 1 2
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997
  1999 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 6
  2001 Did not qualify
  2003 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 3
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007
  2009
  2011 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 8 5
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015
  2017 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 3 5
  2019 Group stage 20th 3 0 0 3 4 8
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 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 edit

AFC U-19 Championship record
Host/Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1959 Did not enter
  1960
  1961
  1962
  1963
  1964
  1965
  1966
  1967
  1968
  1969
  1970
  1971
  1972
  1973 Semi-finals 4th 6 2 1 3 5 11
  1974 Did not enter
  1975
  1976
  1977 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 7 2
  1978 Quarter-finals 5th 5 2 2 1 12 5
  1980 Did not enter
  1982
  1985 Round-robin 2nd 3 1 2 0 8 5
  1986 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 1
  1988 Did not enter
  1990
  1992 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 3
  1994 Did not enter
  1996
  1998 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 10 6
  2000 Did not qualify
  2002 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 5
  2004 Did not qualify
  2006 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 7 4
  2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 7 4
  2010 Semi-finals 4th 5 3 0 2 5 6
  2012 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 6 8
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 16 11
  2018 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 13 4
  2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 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 edit

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host/Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  2011 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 9 4
  2012 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 13 7
  2014 Canceled
  2020 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 4
  2021 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 11 7
  2022 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 edit

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record
Host/Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1983 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 0 3 9 6
  1985 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 11 1
  1989 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 edit

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023 edit

26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia   0–2   Uzbekistan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
30 January 2023 (2023-01-30) Friendly Saudi Arabia   1–2   Uzbekistan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3) Joshan   41' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Friendly Saudi Arabia   1–2   Vietnam Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15:45 (UTC+3) Al-Zaid   41' Report Khuất Văn Khang   10'
Nguyễn Quốc Việt   25'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Friendly Saudi Arabia   2–1   Qatar Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4) Al-Zubaidi   3', 50' Report   27' Stadium: The Sevens Stadium
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia   0–1   United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:20 (UTC+4) Report Al Kas   14' Stadium: Dhiyab Awanah Stadium
3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) 2023 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia   1–0   Kyrgyzstan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5) Radif   50' (pen.) Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 587
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) 2023 Asian Cup GS China   2–0   Saudi Arabia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5) Iminqari   65'
Xu Bin   72'
Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 325
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
9 March 2023 (2023-03-09) 2023 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia   1–2   Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 143
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) 2023 Arab Games GS Saudi Arabia   1–1   Syria Constantine, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) 2023 Arab Games GS Mauritania   1–1   Saudi Arabia Constantine, Algeria
21:00 (UTC+1) Baye   13' Report Al-Zaid   26' (pen.) Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) 2023 Arab Games GS Saudi Arabia   2–1   Palestine Constantine, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1) Al-Abdulwahed   37'
Al-Hassan   62'
Report Bani Odeh   40' Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
11 July 2023 (2023-07-11) 2023 Arab Games SF Algeria   1–2   Saudi Arabia Annaba, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1) Temine   49' Report
Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 2023 Arab Games Final Saudi Arabia   1–1
(5–4 p)
  Syria Annaba, Algeria
21:00 (UTC+1) S. Al-Zaid   11' Report Mardikian   45' Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Penalties
S. Al-Zaid  
Al-Jelidan  
A. Al-Zaid  
Khalifa  
Ayash  
Al-Khaibari  
  Mardikian
  Al Rina
  Al Hussain
  Dahhan
  Rihanieh
  Dali

Players edit

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Bilal Al-Dawaa (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 19)   Al-Ettifaq
21 1GK Muhannad Al-Yahya (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 19)   Al-Fateh
22 1GK Hamed Al-Shanqiti (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18)   Al-Shabab

2 2DF Ahmed Al-Julaydan (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)   Al-Fateh
3 2DF Saleh Barnawi (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 17)   Al-Hilal
4 2DF Mohammed Sulaiman (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)   Al-Ahli
5 2DF Mohammed Barnawi (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 18)   Al-Hilal
6 2DF Waleed Ayash (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 19)   Al-Nassr
14 2DF Meshal Al-Alaeli (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 19)   Al-Ettifaq
2DF Khaled Asiri (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19)   Al-Shabab

7 3MF Ziyad Al-Ghamdi (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)   Al-Ahli
8 3MF Abdullah Al-Zaid (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)   Al-Hilal
10 3MF Suhayb Al-Zaid (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 19)   Al-Hilal
15 3MF Ahmed Al-Baddah (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 19)   Al-Faisaly
16 3MF Abbas Al-Hassan (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)   Al-Fateh
17 3MF Ammar Al-Khaibari (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 19)   Al-Shabab
18 3MF Mohammed Al-Zaid (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)   Al-Hilal
19 3MF Younes Al-Shanqiti (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)   Al-Ahli
20 3MF Faisal Al-Abdulwahed (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)   Al-Fateh
23 3MF Marwan Al-Sahafi (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)   Al-Ittihad
26 3MF Abdullah Al-Dawsari (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20)   Al-Ettifaq

9 4FW Abdulaziz Al-Othman (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20)   Al-Qadsiah
24 4FW Majed Khalifa (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 19)   Al-Ahli

Recent call-ups edit

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 Osama Al-Mermesh (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Ittihad 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK Turki Baljoush (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Ettifaq 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK Moayed Al-Karneeb - -   Ohod v.   Qatar, 29 March 2022
GK Mohammed Al-Otaibi - -   Al-Nassr v.   United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022

DF Mohammed Al-Dossari (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Ettifaq 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF Salem Al-Najdi (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Fateh 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF Mubarak Al-Rajeh (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Raed 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF Ahmed Al-Omaisi - -   Al-Shabab v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF Khaled Al-Tomaihi - -   Al-Fayha v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF Suwailem Al-Manhali (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Ittihad v.   Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF Sulaiman Hazazi (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Taawoun v.   Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF Hassan Rabee (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Taawoun v.   Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Shabab v.   China, 18 September 2022
DF Abdulaziz Al-Faraj (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Nassr 2022 Arab Cup U-20
DF Ali Al-Nakhli - -   Al-Ansar v.   Qatar, 29 March 2022

MF Badr Al-Omair - -   Al-Nassr 2023 Arab GamesPRE
MF Abdulaziz Al-Elewai (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Nassr 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF Musab Al-Juwayr (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Hilal 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF Faisal Al-Sibyani (2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Ahli 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF Yaseen Al-Zubaidi (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Ahli 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF Mohammed Al-Marri (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Qadsiah 2023 AFC U-20 Asian CupINJ
MF Abdullah Al-Anazi (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Fateh v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF Muhannad Al Saeed - -   Al-Ettifaq v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF Hassan Al-Shamrani - -   Al-Faisaly v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF Thamer Al-Shahrani (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) - -   Damac v.   Slovakia, 22 November 2022
MF Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Taawoun v.   China, 18 September 2022
MF Abdulmalik Al-Jaber - -   Željezničar Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Othman Al-Othman (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Fateh Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Khaled Majrashi (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Ahli Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Hassan Sufyani (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Ahli Maurice Revello Tournament
MF Zaid Al-Enezi - -   Al-Ahli v.   Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF Yazeed Al-Ghamdi - -   Al-Ahli v.   Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF Baraa Softah - -   Al-Ittihad v.   Qatar, 29 March 2022

FW Ali Al-Masoud (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20) - -   Al-Fateh 2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW Mohammed Sahlouli (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19) - -   Al-Nassr 2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW Meshari Al-Nemer (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Nassr 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW Yazeed Joshan (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20) - -   Al-Faisaly 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW Abdullah Radif (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Taawoun 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW Saleh Al-Rahmani (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) - -   Al-Faisaly v.   United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023

Previous squads edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "أخضر 19 يفتتح معسكره الإعدادي في تونس".