Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup.

Saudi Arabia against Lebanon during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and it was also the first time Saudi Arabia claimed the title. They repeated the feat in 1988 and 1996, before reaching two other finals, both ended in defeats. Having said, Saudi Arabia also has disappointing performances, notably 2004, 2011 and 2015, when Saudi Arabia crashed out from the group stage. Saudi Arabia will play in 2019 edition, looking on their quest to win the Asian Cup in the new millennia.

1984 AFC Asian Cup

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
 Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
 Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
 South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source:
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 South Korea
Abdullah  90' Lee Tae-Ho  51'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Syria 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Khalifa  66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid  47' Abduljawad  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an  88'
Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shahin Bayani  88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani  43'
Penalties
Abdullah
Abduljawad
Nu'eimeh
Al-Jam'an
Al-Musaibeah 		5 – 4 Hajiloo
Mokhtarifar
Derakhshan
Panjali
Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 20,000
Final
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 China PR
Al-Nafisah  10'
Abdullah  46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1988 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia (A) 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6
 China PR (A) 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
 Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 4
 Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
 Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source:
(A) Advanced to the semi-finals.
Syria 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq  20'
Al-Suwaiyed  82'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a  78' Report F. Mohamed  44' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
China PR 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi  56'
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Abdullah  16' Report
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 17,000
Final
South Korea 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Cho Min-Kook
Lee Tae-Ho
Byun Byung-Joo
Kim Joo-Sung
Cho Yoon-Hwan 		3–4 Nu'eimeh
Abd Al-Jawad
Abdullah
Al-Mutlaq
Al-Bishi
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000

1992 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4 Advanced to knockout stage
2  China PR 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China PR
Al-Thunayan  17' Report Li Bing  41'
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Al-Muwallid  86' Report Mustafa  74'
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Thailand
Al-Owairan  4'
Al-Bishi  19', 72'
Al-Thunayan  64'		 Report
Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi
Attendance: 4,000

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Al-Owairan  77'
Al-Bishi  80'		 Report
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Final
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Takagi  36' Report
Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
Attendance: 60,000

1996 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran (A) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Saudi Arabia (A) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
 Iraq (A) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source:
(A) Advanced to knockout stage.


Saudi Arabia 6–0 Thailand
Al-Temawi  10' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Al-Mehallel  15', 54'
Al-Muwallid  18'
Al-Jaber  52'		 Report
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 5,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Al-Mehallel  26' Report
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,000
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iran
Report Daei  12'
Bagheri  37'
Azizi  47'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 12,000

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 4–3 China PR
Al-Thunayan  31', 65'
Al-Jaber  34'
Al-Mehallel  43'		 Report Zhang Enhua  6', 89'
Peng Weiguo  16'
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 5,000
Semi-finals
Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Daei
Peyrovani
Yazdani
Estili
Bagheri
Khakpour 		3–4 Al-Temawi
Sulaimani
Zubromawi
Al-Muwallid
Al-Harbi
Madani
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 35,000
Final
United Arab Emirates 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
M. Ali
Saleh
K. Saad
Saeed 		2–4 Al-Thunayan
Zubromawi
Al-Harbi
Al-Temawi
Al-Muwallid
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 60,000

2000 AFC Asian Cup

Group C


Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan (A) 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7
 Saudi Arabia (A) 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 Qatar (A) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: AFC
(A) Advanced to knockout round.
Saudi Arabia 1–4 Japan
Morioka  90' (o.g.) Report Yanagisawa  22'
Takahara  37'
Nanami  53'
Ono  88'
Attendance: 5,000
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Uzbekistan
Al-Otaibi  18'
Al-Shalhoub  35', 78', 86'
Al-Temyat  88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Kuwait 2–3 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Bashar Abdullah  62'
Al-Huwaidi  68'		 Report Al-Temyat  45+1'  109'
Al-Meshal  72'
Attendance: 5,000
Semi-finals
South Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Lee Dong-Gook  90+1' Report Al-Meshal  76', 80'
Attendance: 7,000
Final
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Mochizuki  30' Report
Attendance: 47,400

2004 AFC Asian Cup

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
 Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Turkmenistan
Al-Qahtani  9' (pen.), 59' Report N. Bayramov  6'
Kuliyev  90+3'
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsata (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Geynrikh  13' Report
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iraq
Al-Montashari  57' Report Akram  51'
Mahmoud  86'
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

2007 AFC Asian Cup

Group D
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Choi Sung-Kuk  66' Report Y. Al-Qahtani  77' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Indonesia
Y. Al-Qahtani  12'
Al-Harthi  90'		 Report Aiboy  17'
Attendance: 88,000
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bahrain
Al-Mousa  18'
A. Al-Qahtani  45'
Al-Jassim  68', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 500

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Uzbekistan
Y. Al-Qahtani  3'
Al-Mousa  75'		 Report Solomin  82'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
Semi-finals
Japan 2–3 Saudi Arabia
Nakazawa  37'
Abe  53'		 Report Y. Al-Qahtani  35'
Mouath  47', 57'
Attendance: 10,000
Final
Iraq 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud  72' Report
Attendance: 60,000

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jordan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: Asian Cup 2011
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 January 2011
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Syria
13 January 2011
Jordan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
17 January 2011
Saudi Arabia 0–5 Japan

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
10 January 2015
Saudi Arabia 0–1[1] China PRBrisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
North Korea 1–4[2] Saudi ArabiaAAMI Park, Melbourne
18 January 2015
Uzbekistan 3–1 Saudi ArabiaAAMI Park, Melbourne

2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group E
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–0 North Korea
 Report
Attendance: 5,075
Lebanon 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Qatar
Report
  • Ali  45+1', 80'
Attendance: 16,067

Knockout stage
Round of 16
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 6,832

Record
AFC Asian Cup Finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1972Did Not Enter ------
1976Withdrew 6312125
1980 ------
1984Champions1st633073 4400190
1988Champions1st633051 ------
1992Runners-up2nd522183 ------
1996Champions1st6321116 4400100
2000Runners-up2nd6312118 ------
2004Group Stage13th301235 6600311
2007Runners-up2nd6411126 6501214
2011Group Stage15th300318 ------
2015Group Stage10th310255 651093
2019Round of 1612th420263 8620284
2023To be determined 000000
Total3 Titles10/17482113146948 40334313017
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