Saudi Arabia national football team

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The Saudi Arabia national football team (SAFF) (Template:Langx) represents Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as Al-Suqour Al-Arabiyyah (Arabian Falcons) and sometimes Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur (The Green Falcons), a reference to their traditional colours of green and white, and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC.

At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, under the leadership of Jorge Solari, Saudi Arabia beat both Belgium and Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the round of 16. Thus, they became the second Arab team in history to reach the knockout stage of a World Cup after Morocco in 1986 and 2022, and one of the few Asian national football teams (the others being Australia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea) to accomplish such a feat to date. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia caused a large upset when they beat eventual champions Argentina 2–1, the first time Argentina lost to an Asian representative at the World Cup. However, Saudi Arabia then lost the following matches against Poland and Mexico to finish last.

In 2027, Saudi Arabia will host the AFC Asian Cup, the first time that the nation has ever hosted the AFC Asian Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They will also host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.<ref name=":02">Template:Cite news</ref>

History

Early history (1951–1955)

The idea of a Saudi national team first came about in 1951, when a Saudi XI team consisting of players from Al-Wehda and Al-Ahli took part in a friendly game against the Egyptian Ministry of Health on 27 June at the Al-Saban Stadium in Jeddah. The following day, the Egyptians took on a Saudi team made up of players from Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal in Al-Bahri in the same city. On 2 August, His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal organized a third friendly with the Egyptian team against Saudi Arabia with players from Al-Wehda, and Al-Ahli. By then, the idea of a national select team to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was already in full flow, and in 1953 the first-ever Saudi team traveled to play friendly matches abroad. The same year, a Saudi team traveled to Damascus to play friendly matches as part of then-Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz's visit to the country in April.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1957, the Saudi national team took part in their first international tournament at the 2nd Pan-Arab Games in Beirut, where King Saud was invited to attend the opening ceremony and the inauguration of the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium with Lebanese President Camille Chamoun on 18 October. Abdulmajeed Kayal scored for the Saudis while Levon Altonian netted for the home side.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Debuting successes and subsequent declines (1956–2016)

Though their football federation was established in 1956, the Saudi Arabia national team did not participate in a tournament until they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984, becoming Asian champions for the first time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since then, they reached the next four consecutive Asian Cup finals, winning two of them (1988 and 1996).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They have qualified for every AFC Asian Cup since, reaching the final in the 2007 edition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Saudi national team, 1984

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Saudi Arabia facing China in the 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 1994 under the leadership of Argentine manager Jorge Solari and talents like Saeed Al-Owairan and Sami Al-Jaber, reinforced by national veteran Majed Abdullah as team captain. Wins against Belgium and Morocco in the group stage led to a match-up against Sweden in the round of 16, a 3–1 loss.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Saudi Arabia qualified for the next three FIFA World Cups, but failed to win a match in any of them; in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the team suffered an agonizing group stage elimination for the first time after only a draw was achieved, which occurred against South Africa. The team placed last in the 2002 FIFA World Cup without scoring a goal, while conceding 12, including eight against Germany, the most humiliating FIFA World Cup performance ever by an Asian team since 1954, and the team saw no improvement in the 2006 FIFA World Cup after winning only a single point against Arab rival Tunisia, and squandering a 2–1 lead in the last minutes before losing to Ukraine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia suffered even further setbacks. The Saudis failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in agonizing playoffs that saw them again give up their 2–1 lead to a 2–2 draw to neighbor Bahrain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the Saudis went on to have their worst-ever Asian Cup performance in history, losing all three games in a shocking style to Syria, Jordan and Japan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later on, Saudi Arabia failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, finishing behind Australia and Oman in the third round. This embarrassing record kept following the Saudis into the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, as the Saudis suffered another group stage exit, this time losing to China and Uzbekistan. They only won against North Korea.

Revival (2017–present)

Saudi Arabia secured qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first in 12 years,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> ahead of Australia. In the first match of Group A and the tournament, Saudi Arabia were crushed by hosts Russia 5–0,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> making this the second largest victory of any host.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Saudi Arabia then lost 1–0 to a Luis Suárez goal that put Uruguay as the eventual group winners.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although they were already eliminated,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Saudi Arabia managed to win their final group stage match against Red Sea neighbours Egypt 2–1, coming back from behind after a Mohamed Salah goal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the 2018 World Cup, Saudi Arabia participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates; the team finished second in the group stage, after falling to Qatar in the final game,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> leading to a showdown against Japan in the round of 16. The Saudis dominated the whole game, but ultimately lost 1–0 due to poor finishing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 15 October 2019, Saudi Arabia played its first-ever game with Palestine in the West Bank; the game marked a change in policy for Saudi Arabia, which has previously played matches against the Palestinian team in third-party countries. The visit was condemned by some Palestinian activists, who considered the game as a start of normalizing the relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but it was viewed by the Palestinian National Authority as a support for their sovereignty over the West Bank.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The game ended in a scoreless draw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Saudi Arabia against Egypt in the 2018 World Cup

Saudi Arabia qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the first to be held in the Middle East, by topping their qualifying group and were drawn against Argentina, Poland and Mexico.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In their opening game, they upset Argentina 2–1 within the first five minutes of the second half with goals from Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari, ending an Argentine unbeaten streak of 36 games dating back to 2019. The Saudi King declared a holiday after the win and Saudi fans celebrated with mocking words against Lionel Messi and the Argentine team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the next match against Poland, Piotr Zieliński opened proceedings with a goal in the 39th minute and Robert Lewandowski scored the second goal; resulting in a 2–0 loss.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This required a win against Mexico to advance to the round of 16 regardless of the Argentina–Poland result. Fielding three strikers in front, Saudi Arabia however were unable to exert any domination over the Mexican side, conceding two early second half goals by Henry Martín and Luis Chávez, the second being a thunderous midfield free kick; a late consolation goal by Salem Al-Dawsari was not enough as Saudi Arabia fell 2–1 and were eliminated after finishing last in Group C.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Saudi Arabia, under new manager Roberto Mancini, entered the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Group F with Oman, Kyrgyzstan and Thailand. The Saudis started their campaign with a 2–1 comeback win over neighbour Oman, where Abdulrahman Ghareeb scored from a solo before a late Ali Al-Bulaihi's header sealed the dramatic win.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They then achieved a 2–0 win over Kyrgyzstan, where the Saudis were dominant from beginning to end against a nine-man squad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Saudis rested most of their key players as they held Thailand in a goalless draw to advance and top the group, putting the Saudis against South Korea in the last sixteen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Against South Korea, Abdullah Radif opened the scoring in the first minute of the second half, but after conceding a Cho Gue-sung header in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time, the game was determined by a penalty shootout after 30 minutes of extra time, where the Saudis lost 4–2 on penalties and were eliminated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kits and crests

Template:Sister project Traditionally, Saudi Arabia's home kit is white with a green trim, and the away kit is green with a white trim (the Saudi flag colors).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From 2023, the team had a color kit reversal where green is the home kit, and white is their away kit.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period
Template:Flagicon Admiral	1976–1979
Template:Flagicon Puma	1980–1984
Template:Flagicon Faisok	1985–1989
Template:Flagicon Adidas	1990–1993
Template:Flagicon Shammel	1994–2000
Template:Flagicon Adidas	2001–2003
Template:Flagicon Le Coq Sportif	2004–2005
Template:Flagicon Puma	2006–2010
Template:Flagicon Nike<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2011–2023
Template:Flagicon Adidas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2023–2025
Template:Flagicon Fila	2025-present

Rivalries

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Saudi Arabia's main rivals are mostly from the Arabian Gulf, notably Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Due to historical reasons, matches against Iran have been frequently followed and seen by Saudis as the most important rival. This stems from the strong hatred between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in particular in recent years due to historical enmities. Saudi Arabia has won 4 matches, drew 6 times, and lost 5 against Iran. It is one of the ten most heated rivalries with political influence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Saudi Arabia's rivalry against Iraq began in the 1970s. Due to the Gulf War, in which Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia's ally Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq eventually became bitter rivals fighting to salvage Arab pride.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two countries since then have been up-and-down in relations, often ranging from lack of cooperation to political confrontation. Iraq almost pulled out of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup after the country was disallowed to host the competition in a move believed to be motivated by Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Outside the Middle East, the Saudis also have established rivalries with South Korea, Japan (including two Asian Cup finals) and most recently Australia.Template:Cn

Venues

Historically, Saudi Arabia played most of their home matches in King Fahd Sports City, located in the capital Riyadh. The stadium was also where some of Saudi Arabia's most important fixtures were played when the country hosted the first three King Fahd Cups (the predecessor of the FIFA Confederations Cup). The stadium was also home to some of Saudi Arabia's matches in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia started to diversify the use of venues from outside Riyadh in the 2000s, with the 2002 World Cup qualifying first round being played in Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam and the second round being played entirely in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying second round against Sri Lanka and the first fixture against Uzbekistan in the third round, Saudi Arabia also played in Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.Template:Cn

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Coaching staff

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Hervé Renard became the manager of the national football team of Saudi Arabia in 2024

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Head coach	Template:Flagicon Hervé Renard
Assistant coaches	Template:Flagicon David Ducci
	Template:Flagicon Alexandre Kerveillant
	Template:Flagicon François Rodrigues
	Template:Flagicon Mohammed Amin
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Technical coach	Template:Flagicon Osama Hawsawi
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Coaching history

Notes

Players

Current squad

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• Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Template:Fb, as recognized by SAFF.

Recent call-ups

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• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
• ^PRE Preliminary squad.
• ^RET Retired from the national team.
• ^SUS Player is serving a suspension.
• ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Player records

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Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only

Players in bold are still active with Saudi Arabia.

Most appearances

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Mohamed Al-Deayea is Saudi Arabia's most capped player with 173 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Mohamed Al-DeayeaTemplate:Efn-lr	173	0	1993–2006
2	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi	163	3	1990–2001
3	Sami Al-Jaber	156	46	1992–2006
4	Abdullah Zubromawi	142	3	1993–2002
5	Osama Hawsawi	138	7	2006–2018
	Hussein Abdulghani	138	5	1996–2018
7	Taisir Al-Jassim	134	19	2004–2018
8	Saud Kariri	133	7	2001–2015
9	Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad	121	7	1981–1994
10	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	118	19	2000–2018

Top goalscorers

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Majed Abdullah is Saudi Arabia's top scorer with 72 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Majed Abdullah	72	116	{{#expr:71/116 round 2}}	1978–1994
2	Sami Al-Jaber	46	156	{{#expr:46/156 round 2}}	1992–2006
3	Yasser Al-Qahtani	42	108	{{#expr:42/108 round 2}}	2002–2013
4	Obeid Al-Dosari	41	94	{{#expr:41/94 round 2}}	1994–2002
5	Talal Al-Meshal	32	60	{{#expr:32/60 round 2}}	1998–2006
6	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	28	42	{{#expr:28/42 round 2}}	2010–2018
	Khaled Al-Muwallid	28	114	{{#expr:28/114 round 2}}	1988–1998
8	Hamzah Idris	26	66	{{#expr:26/66 round 2}}	1992–2000
	Fahad Al-Mehallel	26	87	{{#expr:26/87 round 2}}	1992–1999
10	Salem Al-Dawsari	25	96	{{#expr:25/95 round 2}}	2012–present

Competitive record

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Saudi players warm-up before their match against Ukraine during the 2006 FIFA World Cup (19 June 2006)

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Saudi Arabia players before the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening fixture, against hosts Russia in Group A.

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Template:Color box Champion  Template:Color box Runners-up  Template:Color box Third place  

Overview
Event	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
FIFA Confederations Cup	0	1	0
FIFA Arab Cup	2	1	1
AFC Asian Cup	3	3	0
Arabian Gulf Cup	3	7	8
Template:Nowrap	0	1	1
Template:Nowrap	1	1	1
Total	9	14	11

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1930 to 1954	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1958 to 1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1978	Did not qualify									4	1	0	3	3	7
Template:Flagicon 1982										10	4	1	5	9	16
Template:Flagicon 1986										2	0	1	1	0	1
Template:Flagicon 1990										9	4	3	2	11	9
Template:Flagicon 1994	Round of 16	12th	4	2	0	2	5	6		11	6	5	0	28	7
Template:Flagicon 1998	Group stage	28th	3	0	1	2	2	7		14	9	3	2	26	7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002		32nd	3	0	0	3	0	12		14	11	2	1	47	8
Template:Flagicon 2006		28th	3	0	1	2	2	7		12	10	2	0	24	2
Template:Flagicon 2010	Did not qualify									16	8	5	3	25	15
Template:Flagicon 2014										8	3	3	2	14	7
Template:Flagicon 2018	Group stage	26th	3	1	0	2	2	7		18	12	3	3	45	14
Template:Flagicon 2022		25th	3	1	0	2	3	5		18	13	4	1	34	10
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026	Qualification in progress									14	6	5	3	16	9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030	TBD									TBD
Template:Flagicon 2034	Qualified as hosts									Qualified as hosts
Total	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	19	4	2	13	14	44		150	87	37	26	282	112

AFC Asian Cup

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The Final of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup, against China. Saudi Arabia won their first AFC Asian Cup in their first entry to the competition.

AFC Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 1956	Not an AFC member									Not an AFC member
Template:Flagicon 1960
Template:Flagicon 1964
Template:Flagicon 1968
Template:Flagicon 1972
Template:Flagicon 1976	Qualified but withdrew									6	3	1	2	12	5
Template:Flagicon 1980	Withdrew									Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1984	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	7	3		4	4	0	0	19	0
Template:Flagicon 1988	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	5	1		Automatic qualification as champions
Template:Flagicon 1992	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	8	3		Automatic qualification as champions
Template:Flagicon 1996	Champions	1st	6	3	2	1	11	6		4	4	0	0	10	0
Template:Flagicon 2000	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	11	8		Automatic qualification as champions
Template:Flagicon 2004	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	3	5		6	6	0	0	31	1
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6		6	5	0	1	21	4
Template:Flagicon 2011	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	8		Automatic qualification as runners-up
Template:Flagicon 2015		10th	3	1	0	2	5	5		6	5	1	0	9	3
Template:Flagicon 2019	Round of 16	12th	4	2	0	2	6	3		8	6	2	0	28	4
Template:Flagicon 2023		9th	4	2	2	0	5	2		8	6	2	0	22	4
Template:Flagicon 2027	Qualified as hosts									6	4	1	1	12	3
Total	3 Titles	12/19	52	23	15	14	74	50		54	43	7	4	164	24

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2025	Invited
Template:Flagicon 2027

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 1963	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1964
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1985	Third place	4	2	1	1	7	3
Template:Flagicon 1988	Group stage	4	0	2	2	1	4
Template:Flagicon 1992	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	7	5
Template:Flagicon 1998	Champions	4	4	0	0	12	3
Template:Flagicon 2002	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	3
2009	Cancelled
Template:Flagicon 2012	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	6	5
Template:Flagicon 2021	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	3
Template:Flagicon 2025	To be determined
Total	7/10	29	14	7	8	45	26

West Asian Football Federation Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year	Round	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2000	Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 2002
Template:Flagicon 2004
Template:Flagicon 2007
Template:Flagicon 2008
Template:Flagicon 2010
Template:Flagicon 2012	Group stage	3	1	1	1	1	1
Template:Flagicon 2014		2	0	1	1	1	4
Template:Flagicon 2019		3	0	1	2	1	5
Template:Flagicon 2023	Qualified
Total	4/10	8	1	3	4	3	10

Gulf Cup

Gulf Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 1970	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	2	4
Template:Flagicon 1972	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	1	0	10	2
Template:Flagicon 1974	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	9	6
Template:Flagicon 1976	Group stage	5th	6	2	0	4	8	14
Template:Flagicon 1979	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	14	4
Template:Flagicon 1982	Group stage	4th	5	2	1	2	6	4
Template:Flagicon 1984	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	9	8
Template:Flagicon 1986	Third place	3rd	6	3	0	3	9	9
Template:Flagicon 1988	Third place	3rd	6	2	3	1	5	4
Template:Flagicon 1990	Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1992	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	6	4
Template:Flagicon 1994	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	10	4
Template:Flagicon 1996	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	8	6
Template:Flagicon 1998	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	5	2
Template:Flagicon 2002	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	10	3
Template:Flagicon 2003–04	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	8	2
Template:Flagicon 2004	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	4	5
Template:Flagicon 2007	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	4	3
Template:Flagicon 2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	10	0
Template:Flagicon 2010	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	6	2
Template:Flagicon 2013	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	2	3
Template:Flagicon 2014	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	9	5
Template:Flagicon 2017–18	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	2	3
Template:Flagicon 2019	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	7	5
Template:Flagicon 2023	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	4
Template:Flagicon 2024–25	Semifinal	Third place	4	2	0	2	9	8
Template:Flagicon 2026
Total	3 Titles	25/26	116	59	25	32	175	114

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 1953	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1957	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
Template:Flagicon 1961	Fifth place	5	1	0	4	4	38
Template:Flagicon 1965	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1976	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	9	4
Template:Flagicon 1985	Fourth place	4	3	0	1	6	3
Template:Flagicon 1997	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1999	First round	2	0	1	1	2	3
Template:Flagicon 2007	Third place	4	1	1	2	5	5
Template:Flagicon 2011	First round	2	0	1	1	0	2
2023–present	See Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
Total	7/10	26	9	5	12	30	58

*Denotes draws and includes knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 1951	Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1954
Template:Flagicon 1958
Template:Flagicon 1962
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1974
Template:Flagicon 1978	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	3	4
Template:Flagicon 1982	Semi-finals	Third place	6	3	2	1	7	4
Template:Flagicon 1986	Final	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	9	6
Template:Flagicon 1990	Quarter-finals	5th	3	2	1	0	6	0
Template:Flagicon 1994	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	10
Template:Flagicon 1998	Did not enter
2002–present	See Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
Total	Final	5/13	23	11	7	5	34	24

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1992	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	3
Template:Flagicon 1995	Group stage	5th	2	0	0	2	0	4
Template:Flagicon 1997		7th	3	1	0	2	1	8
Template:Flagicon 1999	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	8	16
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2001	Did not qualify
Template:Flagicon 2003
Template:Flagicon 2005
Template:Flagicon 2009
Template:Flagicon 2013
Template:Flagicon 2017
Total	Runners-up	4/10	12	3	1	8	13	31

All-time results

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The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time international record, correct as of 20 March 2025.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Total	736	345	167	214	1100	773	+327

• Worldfootball.net
• FIFA.com

Honours

Major competitions

Worldwide

• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 1992

Intercontinental

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (2): 1985, 1997

Continental

• AFC Asian Cup
  • File:Coppa Asia.svg Champions (3): 1984, 1988, 1996
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (3): 1992, 2000, 2007
• Asian Games¹
  • Template:Silver2 Silver medal (1): 1986
  • Template:Bronze3 Bronze medal (1): 1982

Regional

• Arabian Gulf Cup
  • Template:Gold1 Champions (3): 1994, 2002, 2003–04
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (7): 1972, 1974, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019
  • Template:Bronze3 Third place (9): 1970, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2007, 2024–25
• Arab Cup:
  • Template:Gold1 Champions (2): 1998, 2002
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 1992²
  • Template:Bronze3 Third place (1): 1985
• Arab Games
  • Template:Silver2 Silver medal (2): 1976, 1992²
  • Template:Bronze3 Bronze medal (1): 2007
• Islamic Solidarity Games
  • Template:Gold1 Gold medal (1): 2005

Awards

• AFC National Team of the Year: 1996
• AFC Asian Cup Fair Play Award: 2000

Summary

Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition	Template:Gold1	Template:Silver2	Template:Bronze3	Total
FIFA Confederations Cup	0	1	0	1
AFC Asian Cup	3	3	0	6
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	2	0	2
Total	3	6	0	9

Notes

1. Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
2. The 1992 Arab Cup also counted as an edition of the Arab Games.

External links

• Template:Official website
• Saudi Arabia at FIFA
• Saudi Arabia at AFC
• Saudi Arabia national football team website