Saudi Arabia Under-20

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	SAFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Marcos Soares
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1973)
Best result	Winners (1986, 1992, 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round of 16 (2011, 2017)

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.

Honours

AFC U-19 Championship

• Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 2018
• Runners-up (2): 1985, 2016

Arab Cup U-20

• Winners (1): 2021
• Runners-up (2): 2011, 2012

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

• Winners (1): 1985
• Runners-up (1): 1983

GCC U-19 Championship

• Winners (1): 2016

Competitions record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	1
1987	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	6
1989	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	4	3
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	1	2
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	2	6
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	8	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	4	8
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	9/24	Best: R16	29	5	7	17	25	39

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1959	Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Semi-finals	4th	6	2	1	3	5	11
1974	Did not enter
1975
1976
1977	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	7	2
1978	Quarter-finals	5th	5	2	2	1	12	5
1980	Did not enter
1982
1985	Round-robin	2nd	3	1	2	0	8	5
1986	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	1
1988	Did not enter
1990
1992	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	13	3
1994	Did not enter
1996
1998	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	6
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	0	2	18	5
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	7	4
2008	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	7	4
2010	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	0	2	5	6
2012	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	6	8
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	16	11
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	4
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4
Total	15/41	Best: 3 titles	72	43	13	16	146	79

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	1	0	9	4
2012	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	7
2014	Canceled
2020	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	4
2021	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	7
2022	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	12	2
Total	Best: 2 titles	5 / 5	24	15	6	3	52	24

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1983	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	9	6
1985	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	11	1
1989	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	7	4
Total	3/3	Best: 1 title	19	13	2	4	27	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023

Saudi Arabia  v  Uzbekistan

26 January 2023 (2023-01-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Uzbekistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Uzbekistan

30 January 2023 (2023-01-30) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Uzbekistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:00 (UTC+3)	Joshan 41'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Vietnam

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Vietnam	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15:45 (UTC+3)	Al-Zaid 41'	Report	Khuất Văn Khang 10' Nguyễn Quốc Việt 25'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Qatar

23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Qatar	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4)	Al-Zubaidi 3', 50'	Report	27'	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  United Arab Emirates

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:20 (UTC+4)		Report	Al Kas 14'	Stadium: Dhiyab Awanah Stadium

Saudi Arabia  v  Kyrgyzstan

3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) 2023 Asian Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Radif 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 587 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

China  v  Saudi Arabia

6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) 2023 Asian Cup GS	China	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Iminqari 65' Xu Bin 72'	Report		Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Saudi Arabia  v  Japan

9 March 2023 (2023-03-09) 2023 Asian Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Jawshan 74'	Report	Matsuki 15', 78'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Saudi Arabia  v  Syria

2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) 2023 Arab Games GS	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Syria	Constantine, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1)	Al-Zaid 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Mardikian 18'	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mauritania  v  Saudi Arabia

5 July 2023 (2023-07-05) 2023 Arab Games GS	Mauritania	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Constantine, Algeria
21:00 (UTC+1)	Baye 13'	Report	Al-Zaid 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Saudi Arabia  v  Palestine

8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) 2023 Arab Games GS	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Palestine	Constantine, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1)	Al-Abdulwahed 37' Al-Hassan 62'	Report	Bani Odeh 40'	Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Algeria  v  Saudi Arabia

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11) 2023 Arab Games SF	Algeria	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Annaba, Algeria
17:30 (UTC+1)	Temine 49'	Report	A. Al-Zaid 19' S. Al-Zaid 74'	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Saudi Arabia  v  Syria

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) 2023 Arab Games Final	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (5–4 p)	Syria	Annaba, Algeria
21:00 (UTC+1)	S. Al-Zaid 11'	Report	Mardikian 45'	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
	Penalties
	S. Al-Zaid Al-Jelidan A. Al-Zaid Khalifa Ayash Al-Khaibari		Mardikian Al Rina Al Hussain Dahhan Rihanieh Dali

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 Arab Games.^[1]
• Match dates: 2 – 14 July 2023
• Opposition:  Syria,  Mauritania,  Palestine, &  Algeria

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Bilal Al-Dawaa	(2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ettifaq
21	1GK	Muhannad Al-Yahya	(2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 19)	Al-Fateh
22	1GK	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18)	Al-Shabab
2	2DF	Ahmed Al-Julaydan	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 19)	Al-Fateh
3	2DF	Saleh Barnawi	(2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 17)	Al-Hilal
4	2DF	Mohammed Sulaiman	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ahli
5	2DF	Mohammed Barnawi	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 18)	Al-Hilal
6	2DF	Waleed Ayash	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 19)	Al-Nassr
14	2DF	Meshal Al-Alaeli	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ettifaq
	2DF	Khaled Asiri	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 19)	Al-Shabab
7	3MF	Ziyad Al-Ghamdi	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 18)	Al-Ahli
8	3MF	Abdullah Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	Al-Hilal
10	3MF	Suhayb Al-Zaid	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 19)	Al-Hilal
15	3MF	Ahmed Al-Baddah	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 19)	Al-Faisaly
16	3MF	Abbas Al-Hassan	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 19)	Al-Fateh
17	3MF	Ammar Al-Khaibari	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 19)	Al-Shabab
18	3MF	Mohammed Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	Al-Hilal
19	3MF	Younes Al-Shanqiti	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)	Al-Ahli
20	3MF	Faisal Al-Abdulwahed	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 (age 19)	Al-Fateh
23	3MF	Marwan Al-Sahafi	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ittihad
26	3MF	Abdullah Al-Dawsari	(2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ettifaq
9	4FW	Abdulaziz Al-Othman	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20)	Al-Qadsiah
24	4FW	Majed Khalifa	(2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 19)	Al-Ahli

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)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Osama Al-Mermesh	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ittihad	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK	Turki Baljoush	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ettifaq	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK	Moayed Al-Karneeb		-	-	Ohod	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
GK	Mohammed Al-Otaibi		-	-	Al-Nassr	v.  United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022
DF	Mohammed Al-Dossari	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ettifaq	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Salem Al-Najdi	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Fateh	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Mubarak Al-Rajeh	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Raed	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Ahmed Al-Omaisi		-	-	Al-Shabab	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF	Khaled Al-Tomaihi		-	-	Al-Fayha	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF	Suwailem Al-Manhali	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 19)	-	-	Al-Ittihad	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Sulaiman Hazazi	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Hassan Rabee	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Shabab	v.  China, 18 September 2022
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Nassr	2022 Arab Cup U-20
DF	Ali Al-Nakhli		-	-	Al-Ansar	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Badr Al-Omair		-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 Arab GamesPRE
MF	Abdulaziz Al-Elewai	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Hilal	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Faisal Al-Sibyani	(2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi	(2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Mohammed Al-Marri	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Qadsiah	2023 AFC U-20 Asian CupINJ
MF	Abdullah Al-Anazi	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Fateh	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Muhannad Al Saeed		-	-	Al-Ettifaq	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Hassan Al-Shamrani		-	-	Al-Faisaly	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Thamer Al-Shahrani	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Damac	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari	(2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  China, 18 September 2022
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Jaber		-	-	Željezničar	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Othman Al-Othman	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Fateh	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Khaled Majrashi	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Hassan Sufyani	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Ahli	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Zaid Al-Enezi		-	-	Al-Ahli	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Yazeed Al-Ghamdi		-	-	Al-Ahli	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Baraa Softah		-	-	Al-Ittihad	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
FW	Ali Al-Masoud	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Fateh	2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW	Mohammed Sahlouli	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 19)	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW	Meshari Al-Nemer	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Yazeed Joshan	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	-	-	Al-Taawoun	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Saleh Al-Rahmani	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 20)	-	-	Al-Faisaly	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

• 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup