Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team
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	3 (first in 1984)
Best result	First Round (1984, 1996, 2020)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2022)
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.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2022

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	5–0	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5	Al-Yami 42' Yahya 50' Asiri 68' Al-Harbi 86' Radif 90+7' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Yahya 57' Abdulhamid 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro (Australia)

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
21:00 UTC+5	Al-Harbi 41' Al-Buraikan 65'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

15 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup SF	Australia	0−2	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 (UTC+5)		Report	Al-Eisa 20' Yahya 72'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

19 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final	Uzbekistan	0−2	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 (UTC+5)		Report	A. Al-Ghamdi 48' Al-Buraikan 74'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 32,268 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

8 August 2022 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games GS	Saudi Arabia	1−0	Azerbaijan	Konya, Turkey
17:00 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Ghamdi 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Cumhuriyet Futbol Sahası

10 August 2022 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games GS	Morocco	0−2	Saudi Arabia	Konya, Turkey
13:30 (UTC+3)			Al-Johani 45+2' Al-Mutairi 90+1'	Stadium: Cumhuriyet Futbol Sahası

14 August 2022 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games SF	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Algeria	Konya, Turkey
17:00 (UTC+3)	Asiri 14' Al-Ghamdi 20'	Report	Bekkouche 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Cumhuriyet Futbol Sahası

16 August 2022 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Final	Turkey	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Konya, Turkey
17:00 (UTC+3)	Altunbaş 26'			Stadium: Selcuk University 15 July Stadium Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) Friendly	Croatia	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Čakovec, Croatia
16:30 (UTC+2)	Vonić 63'	Report	Al-Johani 32'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

26 September 2022 (2022-09-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	North Macedonia	Čakovec, Croatia
15:00 (UTC+2)	F. Al-Ghamdi 45'	Report	Ilievski 60'	Stadium: Stadion SRC Mladost

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) 2022 WAFF Championship GS	Syria	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (UTC+3)	Al Aswad 25' Rihanieh 44'	Report	Al-Johani 59'	Stadium: Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 900 Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) 2022 WAFF Championship GS	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Bahrain	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (UTC+3)	A. Al-Ghamdi 30' Al-Johani 57'	Report		Stadium: Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 157 Referee: Mohammed Al Noori (Syria)

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 2022 WAFF Championship SF	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Oman	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (UTC+3)	Maran 35', 53'	Report	Al Kiyumi 25'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Osama Ahmad (Jordan)

15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) 2022 WAFF Championship Final	Qatar	1–3	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 (UTC+3)	Taha 49' (pen.)		A. Al-Ghamdi 9' Al-Nasser 18' Al-Juwayr 67'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

2023

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Thailand	Doha, Qatar
20:30 (UTC+3)	Maran 23' Hamidou 47'	Report	Teerasak 11' Khemdee 90+4'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
23:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0 (10–9 p)	Qatar	Doha, Qatar
21:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Juwayr Al-Zaid Al-Mousa A. Al-Ghamdi Al-Johani Aboulshamat H. Al-Sibyani Hamidou Al-Nashri Al-Zubaidi Al-Absi Al-Juwayr		Al-Yazidi Al-Manai Taha Mohamad Al-Hassan Al-Abdullah Sirelkhatem Al-Sulaiti Emad Al-Tairi Baliadeh Al-Yazidi

Coaching staff

As of 29 July 2019

Position	Name
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coach	Ahmed Al-Rowaie
Assistant coach	Ali Omair
Goalkeeper coach	Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Video Analyst	Jibril Al-Omairi
Physiotherapist	Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the friendlies against Thailand, Kuwait, and Qatar.[1]
Match date: 22 & 28 March 2023
Opposition: Thailand, Kuwait, & Qatar

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Mohammed Al-Absi	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002	Al-Shabab
1GK	Ahmed Al Jubaya	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001	Al-Hilal
1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001	Al-Ahli

2DF	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003	Al-Nassr
2DF	Ziyad Al-Jari	(2001-11-15) 15 November 2001	Al-Fateh
2DF	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002	Al-Hilal
2DF	Saad Al-Mousa	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002	Al-Ettifaq
2DF	Meshal Al-Sebyani	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	Al-Faisaly
2DF	Hussain Al-Sibyani	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001	Al-Shabab
2DF	Muath Faqihi	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002	Al-Hilal
2DF	Rayane Hamidou	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002	Al-Ahli
2DF	Yousef Haqawi	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002	Al-Nassr

3MF	Mohammed Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	Al-Qadsiah
3MF	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001	Al-Ettifaq
3MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001	Al-Ettifaq
3MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001	Al-Ahli
3MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003	Al-Hilal
3MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002	Al-Ittihad
3MF	Saad Al-Nasser	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001	Al-Taawoun
3MF	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002	Al-Hilal
3MF	Basil Al-Sayyali	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001	Al-Hazem
3MF	Suhaib Al-Zaid	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004	Al-Hilal

4FW	Hassan Al-Ali	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002	Al-Ahli
4FW	Fahad Al-Zubaidi	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002	Al-Nassr
4FW	Mohammed Maran	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001	Al-Nassr
4FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	Al-Taawoun

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	Raed Azybi	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001	Al-Faisaly	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
GK	Osama Al-Mermesh	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003	Al-Ittihad	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship^PRE
GK	Saad Al-Qarni	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002	Al-Ula	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
GK	Nawaf Al-Aqidi	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000	Al-Nassr	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
GK	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000	Al-Qadsiah	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
GK	Mohammed Abo Asidah	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000	Wej	v. Japan, 29 March 2022

DF	Nawaf Al-Mutairi	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001	Al-Orobah	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Hamad Al-Sayyaf	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002	Al-Ettifaq	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Bandar Darwish	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001	PAOK B	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Mohammed Eisa	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002	Al-Shabab	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
DF	Zakaria Hawsawi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001	Al-Ittihad	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship^SEN
DF	Mohammed Al-Oufi	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002	Al-Adalah	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Khaled Daghriri	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001	Al-Faisaly	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Majed Qasheesh	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001	Al-Nassr	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Nawaf Al-Qumairi	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001	Al-Tai	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
DF	Moteb Al-Harbi	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000	Al-Shabab	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Saad Balobaid	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000	Al-Taawoun	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Mansour Al-Shammari	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000	Al-Nassr	v. Japan, 29 March 2022
DF	Abdulkarim Al Sulaiman	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000	Al-Tai	v. Japan, 29 March 2022
DF	Naif Almas	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000	Al-Fayha	v. Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Naif Asiri	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001	Al-Shoulla	v. Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000	Abha	v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021
DF	Jehad Thakri	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001	Al-Qadsiah	v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021

MF	Khalil Al-Absi	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001	Al-Tai	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Naif Masoud	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001	Al-Qadsiah	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
MF	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001	Al-Wehda	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship^PRE
MF	Saleh Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	Al-Qadsiah	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Nasser Al-Hadhoud	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002	Al-Hilal	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Abdulaziz Dhafir	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001	Al-Faisaly	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Samer Al-Mohaimeed	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001	OFI Crete	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
MF	Mohammed Al-Rashidi	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002	Slavia Prague B	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001	Al-Nassr	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games^INJ
MF	Hussain Al-Eisa	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000	Al-Wehda	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Mansor Al-Beshe	(2000-04-24) 24 April 2000	Al-Raed	v. Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Khalid Al-Ghannam	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000	Al-Nassr	v. Bangladesh, 2 November 2021

FW	Rayan Al-Bloushi	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001	Al-Ettifaq	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Turki Al-Mutairi	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001	Al-Taawoun	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Ahmed Al-Shamrani	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002	Al-Faisaly	v. North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
FW	Haitham Asiri	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001	Al-Ahli	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
FW	Firas Al-Buraikan	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000	Al-Fateh	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team ^SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Asian Games

WAFF U-23 Championship

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF)	Fuad Anwar (MF)	Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW)
2020	Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF)	Salman Al-Faraj (MF)	Salem Al-Dawsari (MF)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	4	8	Squad
Total	Best: Group stage	2/8	6	0	0	6	6	13	-

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record									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
2022	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	13	0	2	1	0	1	4	2
Total	Best: Champions	5/5	24	13	6	5	34	18	17	12	3	2	48	9

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Gold Medal	1st	6	6	0	0	19	1
2010	Cancelled
2013	Fourth place	4th	5	0	3	2	5	7
2017	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2021	Silver Medal	2nd	5	4	0	1	8	2
Total	1 title	4/4	19	10	3	6	32	16

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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 via penalty shoot-out.

Gulf Cup under-23

GCC U-23 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	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