Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23
Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر ; (The Green Falcons)
Association	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	First Round (1996)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2013)
Best result	Runners-up (2013, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014, 2018)

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 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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	Qualified
Total	Best: Group stage	1/7	3	0	0	3	2	5	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC Under-23 Asian Cup record									AFC Under-23 Asian Cup 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	Group Stage	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
Total	Best: Runners-up	4/4	18	8	5	5	21	18	15	11	3	1	44	7

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	2/4	10	5	1	4	17	14	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	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 on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Recent results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2019

25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Iraq	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Hamdan 15', 33'	Report	Al-Ammari 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Stadium

28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Iraq	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Hojaili 30'	Report	Al-Ammari pen.' Mezher Jabbar	Stadium: Al-Hilal Club Stadium

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2020 AFC U-23 Q	Saudi Arabia	6–0	Maldives	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Yami 26' Al-Hamdan 27', 67', 73' Ghareeb 49' Al-Khulaif 78'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 122 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2020 AFC U-23 Q	Lebanon	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3)		Report	A. Al-Yami 30' S. Al-Selouli 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 262 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2020 AFC U-23 Q	Saudi Arabia	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3)	S. Al-Selouli 64'	Report	Z. Al-Ameri 51'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) Friendly	Egypt	4–1	Saudi Arabia	Suez, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	Mohamed 3' (pen.) Sobhi 12' (pen.) Abou El Fotouh 25' Mohsen 49'	Report	Al-Amri 29'	Stadium: Suez Stadium

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) Friendly	Egypt	1–0	Saudi Arabia	New Cairo, Egypt
19:00 (UTC+2)	Galal 6'	Report		Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium

11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Jordan	Chongqing, China
15:00 (UTC+8)	Ghareeb 51'	Report		Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) Friendly	China PR	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Chongqing, China
19:35 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center

15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Indonesia	Chongqing, China
15:00 (UTC+8)	Al-Selouli 10'		15'	Stadium: Wanzhou Sports Center

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–2	South Korea	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:15 (UTC+4)		Report	Lee Dong-jun 55' Cho Gue-sung 77'	Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium

15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–2	United Arab Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:15 (UTC+4)		Report	Al-Hammadi 5', 22'	Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium

17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:15 (UTC+4)	Al-Torais 34' Al-Majhad 75'	Report	68'	Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Uzbekistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+4)	S. Al-Selouli 3' Al-Najei 18'	Report		Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Jordan	Shah Alam, Malaysia
16:00 (UTC+8)	Al-Eisa 9'	Report	Alwan 41'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

2020

3 January 2020 (2020-01-03) Friendly	Thailand	0–1	Saudi Arabia	Nonthaburi, Thailand
17:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Al-Hamdan 43'	Stadium: Nonthaburi Province Stadium

9 January 2020 (2020-01-09) 2020 AFC U-23 GS	Japan	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 (UTC+7)	Meshino 56'	Report	Al-Khulaif 48' Ghareeb 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 2020 AFC U-23 GS	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Qatar	Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7)		Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) 2020 AFC U-23 GS	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Syria	Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 (UTC+7)	Al-Buraikan 80'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 2020 AFC U-23 QF	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Thailand	Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7)	Al-Hamdan 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 14,958 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

22 January 2020 (2020-01-22) 2020 AFC U-23 SF	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Uzbekistan	Bangkok, Thailand
17:15 (UTC+7)	Al-Hamdan 87'	Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 2020 AFC U-23 Final	South Korea	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Saudi Arabia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 (UTC+7)	Jeong Tae-wook 114'	Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[1]
Match date: 9 – 26 January 2020
Opposition: Japan, Qatar, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan & South Korea

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Amin Al-Bukhari	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997	Al-Ittihad
21	1GK	Saleh Al Ohaymid	(1998-05-21) 21 May 1998	Al-Nassr
22	1GK	Mohammed Al-Rubaie	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997	Al-Ahli

2	2DF	Abdullah Hassoun	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997	Al-Ahli
3	2DF	Abdulbasit Hindi	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997	Al-Ahli
4	2DF	Hassan Tambakti	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999	Al-Wehda
5	2DF	Abdulelah Al-Amri	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997	Al-Nassr
13	2DF	Khalid Al-Dubaysh	(1998-11-27) 27 November 1998	Al-Adalah
23	2DF	Saud Abdulhamid	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999	Al-Ittihad

6	3MF	Sami Al-Najei	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997	Damac
7	3MF	Abdulrahman Ghareeb	(1997-03-31) 31 March 1997	Al-Ahli
8	3MF	Nasser Al Omran	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997	Al-Shabab
10	3MF	Ayman Al-Khulaif	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997	Al-Wehda
12	3MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001	Al-Nassr
14	3MF	Ali Al-Hassan	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997	Al-Fateh
15	3MF	Hussain Al-Eisa	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000	Al-Adalah
16	3MF	Yousef Al-Harbi	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997	Al-Ahli
17	3MF	Saad Al-Selouli	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998	Al-Ettifaq
18	3MF	Khalid Al-Ghannam	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000	Al-Qadsiah
20	3MF	Mukhtar Ali	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997	Al-Nassr

9	4FW	Abdullah Al-Hamdan	(1999-09-12) 12 September 1999	Al-Shabab
11	4FW	Abdulrahman Al-Yami	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997	Al-Hazem
19	4FW	Firas Al-Buraikan	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000	Al-Nassr

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)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Zaid Al-Bawardi	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	Al-Nassr	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019

DF	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999	Al-Qadsiah	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
DF	Mohammed Al-Shanqiti	(1999-05-15) 15 May 1999	Al-Taawoun	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
DF	Abdullah Al-Yousef	(1997-10-29) 29 October 1997	Al-Fateh	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
DF	Omar Al-Owdah	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998	Al-Batin	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
DF	Awn Al-Saluli	(1998-09-02) 2 September 1998	Al-Fayha	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
DF	Fahad Al-Harbi	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997	Al-Bukayriyah	v. Indonesia, 15 October 2019
DF	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999	Al-Ittihad	v. United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
DF	Hussain Qasim	(1997-09-21) 21 September 1997	Al-Ettifaq	v. United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
DF	Abdullah Al-Khaibari		Al-Suqoor	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF	Muteb Al-Mutlaq	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997	Al-Raed	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF	Abdullah Al-Shenqeeti	(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999	Al-Ansar	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF	Faisal Darisi	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997	Al-Raed	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
DF	Munif Doshi	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997	Hetten	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019

MF	Mohammad Al-Majhad	(1998-07-16) 16 July 1998	Al-Ahli	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
MF	Fawaz Al-Torais	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997	Al-Ettifaq	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
MF	Turki Al-Ammar	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999	Al-Shabab	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
MF	Ali Al-Asmari	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997	Al-Ahli	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
MF	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999	Al-Ettifaq	v. Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF	Faraj Al-Ghashayan	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000	Al-Nassr	v. Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF	Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani	(1999-06-05) 5 June 1999	Al-Qadsiah	v. Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF	Rakan Al-Shamlan	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998	Al-Wehda	v. Indonesia, 15 October 2019
MF	Hassan Al-Qeed	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998	Al-Shabab	v. Egypt, 10 September 2019
MF	Hussain Al Hajoj	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996	Al-Adalah	v. United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF	Ayman Al-Hujaili	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998	Damac	v. United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF	Khaled Al-Sumairi	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997	Al-Ittihad	v. United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
MF	Hassan Abo Shararah	(1997-05-03) 3 May 1997	Al-Qadsiah	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF	Abdulrahman Al-Dhefiri	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999	Al-Khaleej	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF	Haitham Al-Khulaif	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997	Hajer	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019
MF	Abdullah Majrashi	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	Al-Raed	v. Iraq, 28 January 2019

FW	Haroune Camara	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998	Al-Ittihad	2020 AFC U-23 Championship ^PRE
FW	Ramzi Solan	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998	Al-Faisaly	v. Uzbekistan, 19 November 2019
FW	Mansour Al-Muwallad	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997	Al-Taawoun	v. Egypt, 10 September 2019
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^RET Retired from the national team ^SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

Olympic Games

1996 Summer Olympics squads

Asian Games

Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads
Football at the 2018 Asian Games squads

AFC U-23 Championship

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References

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National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong* India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau* Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands† Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA
*FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.