Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-20

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	SAFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saad Al Shehri
Home stadium	King Fahd Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1973)
Best result	Winners, 1986, 1992
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round of 16, 2011

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

Arab Cup U-20

• Runners-up (2): 2011, 2012

Gulf Cup of Nations U-19

• 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	21th	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	3	1	4	3	5
Total	8/21	Best: R16	26	5	7	14	21	31

*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	6th	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
Total	13/39	Best: 2 titles	63	36	13	14	131	71

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

• The following 26 players are called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification:^[1]
• Match date: Between 19 and 30 March 2017
• Opposition: 5 Matches

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Zaid Al-Bawardi	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997			Al-Nassr
	1GK	Saleh Al-Wahimed				Al-Nassr
	1GK	Mohammed Al-Yami				Al-Ahli
	1GK	Amin Bukhari	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997			Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Abdulelah Al-Amri				Al-Nassr
	2DF	Awn Al-Saluli	(1998-09-02) 2 September 1998			Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Mohammed Al-Zubaidi	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997			Al-Ettifaq
	2DF	Mohammed Bassas				Al-Ahli
	2DF	Hussain Salem				Al-Hilal
	2DF	Abdullah Tarmin	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997			Al-Ahli
	2DF	Hassan Tombakti				Al-Shabab
	2DF	Anas Zabbani				Al-Hilal
	3MF	Ali Al-Asmari				Al-Ahli
	3MF	Abdurahman Al-Dossari	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997			Al-Nassr
	3MF	Nasser Al-Dossari	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998			Al-Hilal
	3MF	Yousef Al-Harbi				Al-Ahli
	3MF	Ayman Al-Khulaif	(1997-05-22) 22 May 1997			Al-Ahli
	3MF	Sami Al-Najei	(1997-02-07) 7 February 1997			Al-Nassr
	3MF	Nasser Al-Otaibi				Al-Ahli
	3MF	Hassan Al-Qeed	(1998-04-13) 13 April 1998			Al-Shabab
	3MF	Fahad Al-Rashidi				Al-Hilal
	3MF	Abdulrahman Al-Shnar				Al-Nassr
	3MF	Khaled Al-Sumairi	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997			Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Naif Kariri				Al-Hilal
	4FW	Mansour Al-Muwallad				Al-Ahli
	4FW	Abdulrahman Al-Yami	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997			Al-Hilal

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

See also

• Saudi Arabia national football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team

References