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The Saudi Arabia u-17 women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للإناث ما تحت 17 سنة) represents Saudi Arabia in international women's football for under 17. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.
| Nickname(s) | الأخضر (The Green) الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Saudi Arabian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Stella Gotal | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kuwait 4–1  Saudi Arabia(Kuwait City, Kuwait, 4 March 2023) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Kuwait 2–3 Saudi Arabia (Kuwait City, Kuwait, 8 March 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bahrain 6–0 Saudi Arabia(Manama, Bahrain, 26 May 2023) | |||
Colloquially called "the Green Falcons", Saudi Arabia played their first match in 2023 against the Kuwait - U17 in a 1–4 loss in a friendly in the Kuwait.[1][2][3][4]
History edit
In February 2023 the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announce the establishment of the youth women's team after a long period (one year) of selecting from different part of the kingdom local women's league and even the national women's league.[5] The coroatian coach Stella Gotal[6] was selected to lead the first ever game for the national team, at 4 mach 20223 the youth eagle lose their first ever match against the youth Kuwait team 1–4.
Results and fixtures edit
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 edit
| 4 March Friendly | Kuwait | 4–1 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Al-Sarbel  9' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 8 March Friendly | Kuwait | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 31 October Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 |  Syria | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 4 November Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Syria | Saudi Arabia |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
2024 edit
| 19 April Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 |  Guam | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 22 April Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Guam | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
- As of 5 March 2023
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Stella Gotal |
| Assistant coach | Najd Almejaish |
| Goalkeeping coach | Bruno valenconi |
| Physical coach | |
| Technical staff |
Manager history edit
Stella Gotal(February 2023 – present) [7]
Players edit
Current U-17 squad edit
The following players were named for the two friendly matches against Kuwait on 4 and 8 March 2023.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Louloua Moussa | 27 October 2006 | Al-Ittihad
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| 21 | GK | Fajr Al-Saqqaf | 15 | Al Hilal
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| 13 | FW | Marya Baghaffar | 14 | Al-Ittihad
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| 7 | FW | Basma Al-Shenaifi | 13 | Al Nassr
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| 9 | FW | Layan Al-Yafei | 24 May 2008 | Al-Ittihad
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| 15 | FW | Noof Al-Atawi | 15 |
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| 24 | FW | Rand Al-Zahrani | 15 |
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| 11 | MF | Fatimah Mansour | 10 December 2007 | Al-Shabab
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| 14 | MF | Luluh Al-Jaweni | 14 |
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| 10 | MF | Haya Al-Sheikh | 16 |
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| 12 | MF | Munirah Al-Ghanam | 25 August 2007 | Eastern Flames
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| 25 | MF | Jana Salama | 13 |
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| 20 | MF | Halaa Al-Shudukhi | 13 | Al Hilal
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| 17 | MF | Fajer Saad | 16 April 2007 | Eastern
Flames
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| 3 | DF | Maya Al-Zahrani | 14 |
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| 18 | DF | Dyala Al-Sabban | 14 | Al-Ahli
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| 22 | DF | Luluh Saleh | 15 | Al Hilal
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| 8 | DF | Majd Al-Otaibi | 16 | Al Hilal
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| 4 | DF | Hana Ismail | 16 |
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| 6 | DF | Lama Al-Rumaizan | 16 |
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| 25 | DF | Jana Al-Mojel | 15 |
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| 16 | DF | Hessa Mohammed | 13 | Al Hilal
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Competitive record edit
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record edit
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup edit
Arab U-17 Women's Cup edit
| Arab U-17 Women's Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2015
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| Total | 0/1 | |||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "أخضر الناشئات يخسر ودية الكويت" [The national junior loses the Kuwait friendly]. www.alyaum.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي" [NT Youth Mission Leaves for Kuwait to Hold its Training Camp]. www.saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "ناشئات الأزرق ينتصرن على السعودية.. وديا" [Al-Azraq juniors win over Saudi Arabia. cordially]. alwatan.kuwait.tt (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "منتخب "الناشئات" يعسكر في الكويت" [The "junior" team is camped in Kuwait]. www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يُعلن تأسيس المنتخب الوطني للناشئات تحت 17 عاماً" [The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announces the establishment of the national team for junior girls under 17 years old]. www.zawya.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "أخضر الناشئات ينطلق تحت قيادة كرواتية" [----]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.msn.com/en-ae/sports/other/croatian-coach-stella-gutal-starts-training-saudi-under-17-women-s-football-team/ar-AA174JLk
- ^ "قائمة المدربة الكرواتية ستيلا قوتال للمعسكر التدريبي المقام في دولة الكويت" [----]. twitter.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.