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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	6 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022)
Website	Official Website

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

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–2 (3–2 p)	Ivory Coast	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4)	Asiri 32' Al-Sahafi 44'	Report	Bandama 20' Ahoua 90+2'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Togo	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 (UTC+4)	Asiri 62', 75'	Report	Adjevi 6'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	Saudi Arabia	1–1 (2–1 p)	Jordan	Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
	Al-Faraj 52' (pen.)		Kalbouneh 16'	Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
	Penalties
	S. Al-Zaid Al-Faraj A. Zaid Barnawi		Abu Taha Al-Diabat Afaneh Abualnadi Bani Hani

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	China	Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Shuwayfie 13'	Report		Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium

23 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	South Korea	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
	Eom Ji-sung 41'			Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	China	Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:30 (UTC+3)	Al-Ghamdi 17' Asiri 90'			Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium

26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship	Egypt	2–2 (2–4 p)	Saudi Arabia	Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
	Saber 5' Abdel Maguid 90+2'		Al-Sahafi 37' Al-Nemer 86'	Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
	Penalties
	Faisal Abdel Maguid Fayed El Maghrabi		S. Al-Zaid Al-Julaydan Barnawi Al-Nemer

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) Friendly	Indonesia	1–3	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:30 UTC+4	Komang 32'		Thakri 18' Asiri 59' Radif 90'	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

9 April 2024 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	South Korea	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Thakri 72'			Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

16 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	4–2	Tajikistan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
21:00	Hamidou 17' Asiri 45+8' Yahya 55', 61'	Report	Khailoev 23' Soirov 64'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 534 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Thailand	0–5	Saudi Arabia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Yahya 4' Al-Ghamdi 45+1' Radif 45+7', 49', 73'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

22 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Iraq	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30	A. Al-Ghamdi 45+10' (pen.)	Report	Jasim 45+1' (pen.) Saadoon 63'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 4,662 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

26 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Uzbekistan	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:00	Norchaev 45+2' Rakhmonaliev 84'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 5,379 Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)

Coaching staff

As of

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coaches	Ahmed Al-Rowaie
	Ali Omair
	Yaya Touré
Goalkeeping coach	Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Fitness coach	Saad Al-Johar
Video analyst	Jibril Al-Omairi
Scout	Ayman Al-Faraj
	Thamer Sulaiman
Physiotherapist	Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23)	16	0	Al-Ahli
	1GK	Ahmed Al Jubaya	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	13	0	Al-Qadsiah
	1GK	Mohammed Al-Absi	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Al-Shabab
	2DF	Meshal Al-Sebyani	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 23)	28	0	Al-Faisaly
	2DF	Mohammed Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22)	23	1	Al-Qadsiah
	2DF	Rayane Hamidou	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)	18	1	Al-Ahli
	2DF	Zakaria Hawsawi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	16	1	Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Marwan Al-Sahafi	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20)	4	1	Beerschot
	2DF	Mohammed Sulaiman	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Al-Ahli
	2DF	Jehad Thakri	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Al-Qadsiah
	2DF	Mohammed Al-Dossari	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Hajer
	3MF	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	31	7	Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23)	29	5	Al-Ahli
	3MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 23)	22	1	Beerschot
	3MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)	21	0	Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Saad Al-Nasser	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)	20	3	Al-Taawoun
	3MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23)	12	4	Al-Nassr
	3MF	Saleh Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 22)	12	0	Al-Taawoun
	3MF	Abdulelah Hawsawi	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Al-Khaleej
	3MF	Eid Al-Muwallad	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Okhdood
	4FW	Mohammed Maran	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23)	36	15	Al-Nassr
	4FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)	22	7	Al-Shabab
	4FW	Haitham Asiri	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23)	21	7	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	Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Al-Okhdood	v.  China, 26 March 2024
GK	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Al-Shabab	v.  China, 26 March 2024
GK	Ahmed Abu Rasen	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
GK	Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan		0	0	Al-Jandal	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
GK	Abdulaziz Idris	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)			NK Uljanik Pula	v.  Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
DF	Mohammed Eisa	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	13	1	Al-Shabab	v.  China, 26 March 2024
DF	Muath Faqeehi	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Al-Taawoun	v.  China, 26 March 2024
DF	Majed Qasheesh	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Al-Hazem	v.  China, 26 March 2024
DF	Islam Hawsawi	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Al-Wehda	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
DF	Khaled Asiri	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Al-Shabab	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
DF	Hussain Al-Sibyani	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23)	14	0	Al-Shabab	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Nawaf Al-Mutairi	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)	10	0	Al-Orobah	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Ahmed Al-Julaydan	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Al-Fateh	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
DF	Mubarak Al-Rajeh	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Al-Raed	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
DF	Almuayyad Muni	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	NK HAŠK	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
DF	Saad Al Mousa	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Al-Ettifaq	2022 Asian Games
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)			Al-Nassr	v.  Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
DF	Yousef Haqawi	(2002-10-11) 11 October 2002 (age 22)			Al-Fayha	v.  Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21)	10	0	Al-Taawoun	v.  China, 26 March 2024
MF	Basil Al-Sayyali	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Al-Hazem	v.  China, 26 March 2024
MF	Majed Dawran	(2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Ettifaq	v.  China, 26 March 2024
MF	Rakan Kaabi	(2002-12-02) 2 December 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Fayha	v.  China, 26 March 2024
MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21)	20	4	Al-Hilal	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
MF	Mohammed Mahzari	(2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Al-Ettifaq	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
MF	Faisal Al-Asmari	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Jaber	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Željezničar	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
MF	Ahmed Bahusayn	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23)	3	1	Al-Taawoun	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
MF	Naif Masoud	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23)	11	1	Al-Qadsiah	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Suhayb Al-Zaid	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 20)	3	1	Al-Hilal	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Sattam Al-Rouqi	(2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Al-Taawoun	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Nasser Al-Bishi	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Al-Shabab	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Abbas Al-Hassan	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Fateh	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Mohammed Al-Marri	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Al-Qadsiah	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Abdullah Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Mohammed Sahlouli	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Nassr	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
MF	Khalil Al-Absi	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)			Al-Hazem	v.  Cambodia, 12 September 2023
MF	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 20)			Al-Nassr	v.  Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
MF	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 22)			Al-Hilal	v.  Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
FW	Hisham Al Dubais	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Jabalain	v.  China, 26 March 2024
FW	Abdulaziz Al-Othman	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Al-Qadsiah	v.  China, 26 March 2024
FW	Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Taraji	v.  China, 26 March 2024
FW	Ali Al-Masoud	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Fateh	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
FW	Muhannad Al Saad	(2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Al-Ettifaq	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
FW	Ali Al-Jassem	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Fateh	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
FW	Saad Al-Shurafa	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Al-Fateh	v.  Togo, 30 January 2024
FW	Hassan Al-Ali	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Abha	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Yazeed Joshan	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Al-Faisaly	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Meshari Al-Nemer	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)	3	1	Al-Nassr	v.  Australia, 21 November 2023
FW	Talal Haji	(2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 (age 17)	2	2	Al-Ittihad	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
FW	Thamer Al-Khaibari		1	2	Al-Ettifaq	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
FW	Mourad Khodari	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Al-Okhdood	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury Preliminary squad Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team Player suspended

Previous squads

Overage players in Olympic Games

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
2024	did not qualify
2028	to be determined
2032
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		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
2024	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	10	6		3	3	0	0	12	2
2026	Qualified as host									Qualified as host
Total	Best: Champions	6/7	28	15	6	7	44	24		20	15	3	2	60	11

*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	See Saudi Arabia national football team
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	Best: Silver Medal	3/3	13	4	3	6	13	15

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		8th	5	2	1	2	8	8	Squad
2022		8th	5	3	1	1	9	3	Squad
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	3/6	15	8	2	5	26	17	-

*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

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

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

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

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2015	Group Stage	5th	2	1	1	0	5	4
2021	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	7	3
2022	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	8	4
2023	Did not participate
2024	Hosts
Total	Best: Champions	4/5	10	7	1	2	20	11

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

See also

• Sport in Saudi Arabia
  • Football in Saudi Arabia
    • Women's football in Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia national football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team
• Saudi Arabia women's national football team

References

1. "الأخضر تحت23 يبدأ استعداده لكأس آسيا بمعسكر الامارات" [Al-Akhdar U23 begins its preparations for the Asian Cup at the Emirates camp] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 29 March 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)

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v t e Saudi Arabia men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics
1 Al-Sadiq 2 Sheliah 3 Al-Waked 4 Khilaiwi 5 Sulaiman 6 Anwar 7 Al-Zahrani 8 Abdulghani 9 Idris 10 Mater 11 O. Al-Dosari 12 Al-Massari 13 Al-Rashaid 14 Al-Karni 15 K. Al-Owairan 16 Marzoug 17 Sifeen 18 Al-Mugren Coach: Wortmann

v t e Saudi Arabia men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics
1 Bukhari 2 Abdulhamid 3 H. Al-Yami 4 Hindi 5 Al-Amri 6 Al-Najei 7 Al-Faraj (c) 8 Al-Omran 9 Al-Hamdan 10 S. Al-Dawsari 11 Al-Ghannam 12 Al-Rubaie 13 Al-Shahrani 14 Al-Hassan 15 Yahya 16 K. Al-Dawsari 17 Al-Khulaif 18 Ghareeb 19 Al-Buraikan 20 Ali 21 Hassoun 22 Al-Bawardi Coach: Al-Shehri

• Asian national under-23 association football teams
• Saudi Arabia national football team