Saudi Arabia national football team 1032359 225953259 2008-07-16T04:44:10Z Junichi 4866406 /* Current Squad */ {{Infobox National football team | Name = Saudi Arabia | Badge = KSA-Badge.gif | Badge_size = 139px | FIFA Trigramme = KSA | FIFA Rank = 49 | 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 21 | FIFA max date = July 2004 | FIFA min = 81 | FIFA min date = July 2006 | Elo Rank = 41 | Elo max = 27 | Elo max date = November 1998 | Elo min = 112 | Elo min date = 1970, 1972 | Nickname = The Green Falcons<br>الصقور الخضر | Association = [[Saudi Arabia Football Federation]] | Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ([[Asia]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Nasser Al-Johar]] | Captain = [[Yasser Al-Qahtani]] | Most caps = [[Mohamed Al-Deayea]] (181) | Top scorer = [[Majed Abdullah]] (67) | Home Stadium = [[King Fahd International Stadium]] | pattern_la1=_borderonwhite|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=_borderonwhite| leftarm1=008000|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=008000|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=_whiteborder|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=_whiteborder| leftarm2=177245|body2=177245|rightarm2=177245|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=177245 | First game = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 [[Syria national football team|Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}}<br/>([[Lebanon]]; [[October 20]], [[1957]]) | Largest win = {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia 24 - 0 [[Macau national football team|Macao]] {{flagicon|Macau}}<br/>([[Taif]], [[Saudi Arabia]]; [[May 14]], [[1993]]) | Largest loss = {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] 13 - 1 Saudi Arabia {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br/>([[Morocco]]; [[6 September]], [[1961]]) <BR> | World cup = [[FIFA World Cup]] | World cup first = 1994 | World cup best = Round 2 [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] | Regional name = [[Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] | Regional cup apps = 7 | Regional cup first = [[Asian Cup 1984|1984]] | Regional cup best = Winners, [[Asian Cup 1984|1984]], [[Asian Cup 1988|1988]], [[Asian Cup 1996|1996]]| Confederations cup apps = 4 | Confederations cup first = 1992 | Confederations cup best = 2nd, [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]] }} The '''Saudi Arabia national football team''' ({{lang-ar|منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم}}) (known by its fans as '''al-Sogour''' which means "The Falcons" or '''al-Akhdar''' which means "The Green") is the national team of [[Saudi Arabia]] and is controlled by the [[Saudi Arabia Football Federation]]. Considered one of [[Asia]]'s most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the [[Asian Cup]] three times ([[Asian Cup 1984|1984]], [[Asian Cup 1988|1988]], and [[Asian Cup 1996|1996]]) and qualified for the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] four consecutive times ever since debuting at the [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] tournament. In the [[Football World Cup 1994|1994 World Cup]], Saudi Arabia upset seeded [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and beat [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in the group stage before falling to [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments, even suffering an 8-0 defeat by [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in [[Football World Cup 2002|2002]]. [[Mohamed Al-Deayea]], the team's previous goalkeeper, is the world recordholder for the most [[cap (sport)|international appearances]] by a male football player. ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] - Did not enter *[[Football World Cup 1978|1978]] to [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - Did not qualify *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - Round 2 *[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 2010|2010]] - TBD ==Asian Cup record== * [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]] to [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]] - Did not enter * [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]] - Withdrew * [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]] - Did not enter * [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]] - '''Champions''' * [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]] - '''Champions''' * [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]] - Second place * [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]] - '''Champions''' * [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]] - Second place * [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]] - Group stage * [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]] - Second Place * [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] - ''qualified'' {{clear}} ==Coaches== {| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |- !Manager !From !To |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} [[Abdul-Rahman Fawzi]] |1957 |1962 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Ali Chaouach]] |1962 |1970 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|England}} [[George Seknas]] |1970 |1972 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} [[Taha Ismail]] |1972 |1974 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Egypt}} [[Abdo Saleh Washash]] |1974 |1974 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ferenc Puskas]] |1975 |1975 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Billy McGarry]] |1976 |1977 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Danny Allison]] |1978 |1978 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|England}} [[David Wallit]] |1979 |1979 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Minelli]] |1980 |1980 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Mario Zagallo]] |1981 |1984 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani]] |1984 |1984 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Kosia Tastilo]] |1986 |1986 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Osvaldo]] |1987 |1987 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Galletti]] |1988 |1988 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Omar Borras]] |1988 |1988 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] |1988 |1990 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Metin Türel]] |1990 |1990 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Caldinho Garcia]] |1992 |1992 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Veloso]] |1992 |1992 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jose Candido]] |1993 |1993 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|The Netherlands}} [[Leo Beenhakker]] |1993 |1994 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Mohammad Al Kharashi]] |1994 |1994 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ivo Wortmann]] |1994 |1994 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Raul Solari]] |1994 |1994 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Mohammad Al Kharashi]] |1995 |1995 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ze Mario]] |1995 |1996 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Eduardo Vingada]] |1996 |1997 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Otto Pfister]] |1998 |1998 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Alberto Parreira]] |1998 |1998 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Mohammad Al Kharashi]] |1999 |1999 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Otto Pfister]] |1999 |1999 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Milan Macala]] |2000 |2000 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Nasser Al Johar]] |2000 |2000 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Slobodan Santrac]] |2001 |2001 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Nasser Al Johar]] |2002 |2002 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|The Netherlands}} [[Gerard van der Lem]] |2002 |2004 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|The Netherlands}} [[Martin Koopman]] |2002 |2002 *one game only |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Nelo Vingada]] |2004 |2006 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Marcos Paqueta]] |2006 |2007 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Helio dos Anjos]] |2007 |2008 |- |align=left|{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Nasser Al Johar]] |2008 |Present |- |} ==Current Squad== The following players were called for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] against [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]] on [[June 22]] [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Mansour Al-Naje]]|age=[[July 1]] [[1978]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al Hazm|Al-Hazm]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Osama Al-Muwallad]]|age=[[May 16]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Redha Tukar]]|age=[[November 29]] [[1975]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Osama Hawsawi]]|age=[[March 31]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Wahda FC (Mecca)|Al-Wahda]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Waleed Jahdali]] |age=[[June 1]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Al-Fraidi]]|age=[[January 29]] [[1988]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=[[Abdullah Shuhail]]|age=[[January 22]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=FW|name=[[Nasser Al-Shamrani]]|age=[[November 23]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Malek Mouath]]|age=[[August 10]] [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Mohammad Al-Shalhoub]]|age=[[December 8]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Saad Al-Harthi]]|age=[[February 3]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Nasr]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Tisir Al-Antaif]]|age=[[February 16]] [[1974]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Al-Mousa]]|age=[[January 27]] [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Wahda FC (Mecca)|Al-Wahda]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Saud Khariri]]|age=[[July 8]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Abdoh Otaif]]|age=[[April 2]] [[1984]]|caps=12|goals=1|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Abdulla Al-Dossary]]|age=[[August 13]] [[1987]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittifaq]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Fisal Bin Sultan]]|age=[[June 2]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Otaif]]|age=[[April 14]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent call-up=== The following players have all recently been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within this year. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Waleed Abdullah]]|age=[[April 19]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Singapore on June 14}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Majed Al-Amri]]|age=[[September 15]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittifaq]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Singapore on June 14}} {{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Omar Al-Ghamdi]]|age=[[April 11]] [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Singapore on June 14}} {{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=MF|name=[[Khaled Aziz]]|age=[[July 14]] [[1981]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia|other=v. Singapore on June 14}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Hassan Muath]]|age=[[January 27]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Lebanon on June 7}} {{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=[[Talal Ai-Khaibari]]|age=[[January 9]] [[1977]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Wahda FC (Mecca)|Al-Wahda]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Lebanon on June 7}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Zaid Al-Muwallad]]|age=[[June 1]] [[1976]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Lebanon on June 7}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Naif Al-Qadi]]|age=[[April 3]] [[1979]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Lebanon on June 2}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Kamil Al-Mousa]]|age=[[August 29]] [[1982]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Wahda FC (Mecca)|Al-Wahda]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia|other=v. Lebanon on June 2}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Abdulrahman Al Qahtani]]|age=[[May 22]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Lebanon on June 2}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Yasser Al-Qahtani]] [[Captain (football)|[C]]]|age=[[October 10]] [[1982]]|caps=54|goals=44|club=[[Al-Hilal]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia|other=v. Lebanon on June 2}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Rashed Al-Raheeb]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittifaq]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Uzbekistan in March 26}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Yasser Al Mosailem|Yasser Al-Mosailem]]|age=[[February 27]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Singapore on February 6}} {{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=[[Manaf Abushgeer]]|age=[[February 5]] [[1980]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=KSA|other=v. Singapore on February 6}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Naji Majrashi]]|age=[[February 2]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Shabab (KSA)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Saheb Al-Abdullah]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Hamad Al-Montashari]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia}} {{nat fs g end}} ==External links== *[http://www.saff.com.sa/ Saudi Arabia FA] official site *[http://www.saudiarabiafootball.com/ Saudi Arabia FA] English Site *[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/team/overview.html?team=ksa Saudi Arabia in fifaworldcup.com] ==Titles== {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]] {{fb-rt|Kuwait}} | title = [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Champions]] | years = [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]] (First title)<br>[[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]] (Second title) | after = [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]] {{fb-rt|Japan}} }} {{succession box | before = [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]] {{fb-rt|Japan}} | title = [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Champions]] | years = [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]] (Third title) | after = [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]] {{fb-rt|Japan}} }} {{end box}} {{fb start}} {{AFC Asian Cup Winners}} {{Arab Nations Cup Winners}} {{Gulf Cup of Nations Winners}} {{International Football}} {{AFC teams}} {{UAFA Football}} {{2006 FIFA World Cup finalists}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Asian national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Saudi Arabia]] [[Category:AFC Asian Cup-winning countries]] [[Category:National sports teams of Saudi Arabia]] {{National-footy-team-stub}} [[ar:منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم]] [[cs:Saúdskoarabská fotbalová reprezentace]] [[de:Saudi-arabische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[et:Saudi Araabia jalgpallikoondis]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Arabia Saudita]] [[fa:تیم ملی فوتبال عربستان سعودی]] [[fr:Équipe d'Arabie saoudite de football]] [[ko:사우디아라비아 축구 국가대표팀]] [[hr:Nogometna reprezentacija Saudijske Arabije]] [[id:Tim nasional sepak bola Arab Saudi]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio dell'Arabia Saudita]] [[he:נבחרת ערב הסעודית בכדורגל]] [[lv:Saūda Arābijas futbola izlase]] [[lt:Saudo Arabijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Szaúd-arábiai labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[nl:Saoedi-Arabisch voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカーサウジアラビア代表]] [[no:Saudi-Arabias herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Arabii Saudyjskiej w piłce nożnej]] [[pt:Seleção Saudita de Futebol]] [[ru:Сборная Саудовской Аравии по футболу]] [[sk:Saudskoarabské národné futbalové mužstvo]] [[sr:Фудбалска репрезентација Саудијске Арабије]] [[fi:Saudi-Arabian jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:Saudiarabiens fotbollslandslag]] [[th:ฟุตบอลทีมชาติซาอุดีอาระเบีย]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Ả Rập Saudi]] [[tr:Suudi Arabistan Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Саудівської Аравії з футболу]] [[zh:沙特阿拉伯國家足球隊]]