Saudi Arabia national football team

Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s) الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
Association Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Frank Rijkaard
Captain Yasser Al-Qahtani
Most caps Mohamed Al-Deayea (178)[1]
Top scorer Majed Abdullah (67)
Home stadium King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code KSA
FIFA ranking 96
Highest FIFA ranking 21 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 98 (October 2011)
Elo ranking 70
Highest Elo ranking 27 (November 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking 112 (1970, 1972)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Lebanon 
(Lebanon; January 18, 1957)
Biggest win
Saudi Arabia 8–0 Macau 
(Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Saudi Arabia 0–13 United Arab Republic 
(Casablanca, Morocco; September 09, 1961)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1994)
Best result Round of 16; 1994
Asian Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1984)
Best result Winners; 1984, 1988, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1992)
Best result Runner-up; 1992

Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم‎) (known by its fans as Al-Saqour which means "The Falcons or The Eagles" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green", or "The 8-0ers" referring to their 2002 World Cup result) 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 three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.

In the 1994 World Cup, Saudi Arabia upset seeded Belgium and beat Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments.

Contents

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to
1974		 Did Not Enter
1978 to
1990		 Did Not Qualify
1994 Round of 16 12 4 2 0 2 5 6
1998 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
2002 Group Stage 32 3 0 0 3 0 12
2006 Group Stage 28 3 0 1 2 2 7
2010 Did Not Qualify
2014 To Be Determined
2018
2022
Total Round of 16 4/19 13 2 2 9 9 32

Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Round
1956 to 1972 Did not enter
1976 withdrew
1980 Did not qualify
1984 Champions
1988 Champions
1992 Second place
1996 Champions
2000 Second place
2004 Group stage
2007 Second Place
2011 Group stage

Gulf Cup of Nations

3 times Champions (1994, 2002, 2003)

Gulf Cup of Nations Record
Year Round
1970 Third Place
1972 Runner-Up
1974 Runner-Up
1976 Fifth Place
1979 Third Place
1982 Fourth Place
1984 Third Place
1986 Third Place
1988 Third Place
1990 Withdrew[2]
1992 Third Place
1994 Champions
1996 Third Place
1998 Runner Up
2002 Champions
2003 Champions
2004 Round 1
2007 Third Place
2009 Runner Up
2010 Runner Up

Arab Nations Cup

2 times Champions (1998, 2002)

Arab Nations Cup Record
Year Round
1963 – 1966 Did not qualify
1985 Third Place
1988 Group Stage
1992 Runner Up
1998 Champion
2002 Champion
2009 Canceled during qualification

Islamic Solidarity Games Record

Coaches

Manager From To
Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1962
Ali Chaouach 1962 1970
Siktir Baba 1970 1972
Taha Ismail 1972 1974
Abdo Saleh Washash 1974 1974
Ferenc Puskás 1975 1975
Bill McGarry 1976 1977
Danny Allison 1978 1978
David Wallit 1979 1979
Rubens Minelli 1980 1980
Mario Zagallo 1981 1984
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zayani 1984 1986
Kosia Tastilo 1986 1986
Osvaldo 1987 1987
Carlos Galletti 1988 1988
Omar Borras 1988 1988
Carlos Alberto Parreira 1988 1990
Metin Türel 1990 1990
Caldinho Garcia 1992 1992
Veloso 1992 1992
Candinho 1993 1993
Leo Beenhakker 1993 1994
Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1994 1994
Ivo Wortmann 1994 1994
Jorge Solari 1994 1994
Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1995 1995
Ze Mario 1995 1996
Eduardo Vingada/Nelo Vingada 1996 1997
Hansel Waldem/Hansel Waldem 1996 1997
Otto Pfister 1998 1998
Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 1998
Mohammed Al-Kharashy June 1998 June 1998
Otto Pfister 1999 Feb 1999
Milan Máčala May 1999 2000
Nasser Al Johar 2000 2000
Slobodan Santrac Aug 2001 Aug 2001
Nasser Al Johar Aug 2001 July 2002
Gerard van der Lem Aug 2002 Aug 2004
Martin Koopman 2002 2002
Nasser Al Johar Sep 2004 Nov 2004
Gabriel Calderon Nov 2004 Dec 2005
Marcos Paqueta 2006 2007
Helio dos Anjos March 2007 June 2008
Nasser Al Johar June 2008 February 2009
José Peseiro February 2009 January 2011
Nasser Al Johar January 2011 February 2011
Rogério Lourenço June 2011 July 2011
Frank Rijkaard Aug 2011 Present

Current squad

The following players were named by Frank Rijkaard for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Thailand on 11 November, and Oman on 15 November 2011.

Caps and goals updated as November 15, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Waleed Abdullah April 19, 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 25) 30 0 Al-Shabab
21 GK Yasser Al Mosailem February 27, 1984 (1984-02-27) (age 27) 13 0 Al-Ahli
22 GK Hassan Al-Otaibi October 15, 1977 (1977-10-15) (age 34) 6 0 Al-Hilal
2 DF Rashed Al-Raheeb February 4, 1984 (1984-02-04) (age 28) 2 0 Al-Ettifaq
3 DF Osama Hawsawi March 31, 1984 (1984-03-31) (age 27) 53 4 Al-Hilal
4 DF Hamad Al-Montashari June 22, 1982 (1982-06-22) (age 29) 56 3 Al-Ahli
5 DF Osama Al-Muwallad May 16, 1984 (1984-05-16) (age 27) 27 3 Al-Ittihad
7 DF Kamel Al-Mousa August 29, 1982 (1982-08-29) (age 29) 22 0 Al-Ahli
12 DF Hassan Mouath November 2, 1983 (1983-11-02) (age 28) 20 2 Al-Shabab
23 DF Abdullah Al-Zori August 12, 1987 (1987-08-12) (age 24) 21 0 Al-Hilal
6 MF Ahmed Otaif April 14, 1983 (1983-04-14) (age 28) 33 1 Al-Shabab
8 MF Mohammed Noor February 26, 1978 (1978-02-26) (age 33) 68 6 Al-Jaish
10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub December 8, 1980 (1980-12-08) (age 31) 79 18 Al-Hilal
13 MF Ibrahim Ghaleb May 16, 1991 (1991-05-16) (age 20) 8 0 Al-Nassr
14 MF Saud Kariri June 8, 1980 (1980-06-08) (age 31) 77 3 Al-Ittihad
15 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi January 29, 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 24) 15 3 Al-Hilal
17 MF Taisir Al-Jassim July 25, 1984 (1984-07-25) (age 27) 45 6 Al-Ahli
18 MF Abdullaziz Al-Dosari October 11, 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 22) 11 0 Al-Hilal
MF Abdullah Al-Asta August 24, 1986 (1986-08-24) (age 25) 0 0 Al-Shabab
MF Yahya Al-Shehri May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) (age 20) 3 0 Al-Ettifaq
9 FW Naif Hazazi January 11, 1989 (1989-01-11) (age 23) 20 4 Al-Ittihad
11 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani November 23, 1983 (1983-11-23) (age 28) 34 7 Al-Shabab
16 FW Yousef Al-Salem May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04) (age 26) 3 0 Al-Ettifaq
19 FW Nawaf Al-Abed January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) (age 22) 10 0 Al-Hilal
20 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani (C) October 10, 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 29) 75 28 Al-Ain

Recent callups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Hussain Shae'an January 1, 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 24) 0 0 Al-Shabab Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
GK Mabrouk Zaid November 2, 1979 (1979-11-02) (age 32) 36 0 Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
DF Abdullah Shuhail January 22, 1985 (1985-01-22) (age 27) 29 1 Al-Shabab v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Majed Al-Marshedi January 10, 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 28) 8 0 Al-Hilal v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mohamed Al-Bishi May 3, 1987 (1987-05-03) (age 24) 0 0 Al-Nassr v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
DF Mishaal Al-Saeed July 18, 1983 (1983-07-18) (age 28) 6 0 Al-Ittihad v.  Australia, September 6, 2011
DF Hansel Waldem January 1, 1992 (1992-01-01) (age 20) 12 0 Unattached 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Moataz Al-Musa February 17, 1985 (1985-02-17) (age 27) 6 0 Al-Ahli v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
MF Saud Hamood July 1, 1990 (1990-07-01) (age 21) 0 0 Al-Nassr Preliminary World Cup qualifiers, 17 August 2011
MF Abdoh Otaif April 2, 1984 (1984-04-02) (age 27) 50 4 Al-Shabab 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Manaf Abushgeer February 5, 1980 (1980-02-05) (age 32) 4 0 Al-Ittihad 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
MF Mohammad Massad February 17, 1983 (1983-02-17) (age 29) 0 0 Al-Ahli 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011
FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi March 1, 1987 (1987-03-01) (age 24) 5 2 Al-Nassr v.  Thailand, October 11, 2011
FW Mohannad Asseri January 8, 1989 (1989-01-08) (age 23) 16 0 Al-Wehda 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 17 January 2011

Kit Providers

  • Admiral (1970's-early 80's)
  • Adidas (1984)
  • Michel Platini 1988
  • Adidas (1992)
  • Shammel (1993–2000)
  • Adidas (2001–2003)
  • Puma (2003–2011)
  • Nike (2011–present)

References

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/century.html. Retrieved 11 February 2011. "Al-Deayea was earlier listed with 181 caps, but 3 matches at the Asian Games 1990 were played by his namesake Abdullah Al-Deayea." 
  2. ^ Manama Journal; Atop High Horses, Neighbors Again Cross Swords, The New York Times

Titles

Preceded by
1980 Kuwait 		 Asian Champions
1984 (First title)
1988 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
1992 Japan 
Preceded by
1992 Japan 		 Asian Champions
1996 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
2000 Japan 

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1 Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

2FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.
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