Saudi Arabia national football team
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/* 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]]
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| 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]]
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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''
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==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}}
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{{Arab Nations Cup Winners}}
{{Gulf Cup of Nations Winners}}
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{{2006 FIFA World Cup finalists}}
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[[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]]
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[[lv:Saūda Arābijas futbola izlase]]
[[lt:Saudo Arabijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]]
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