Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team
Nickname(s)الصقور الخضر
(The Green Falcons)
AssociationAFC (Asia)
Head coachLuigi Di Biagio
Home stadiumKing Fahd Sports City Stadium
FIFA codeKSA
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1984)
Best resultFirst Round (1984, 1996, 2020)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2022)
Asian Games
Appearances3 (first in 2014)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022)
AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions (2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2025)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team, also known as the Saudi Arabia Olympic football team, represents Saudi Arabia in Olympic football, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, the AGCFF U-23 Gulf Cup, and other under-23 international competitions. The team is governed 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

Coaching staff

As of
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Luigi Di Biagio
Assistant coaches Fabrizio Piccareta
Ledian Memushaj
Goalkeeping coach Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Fitness coach Daniele Nervi
Video analyst Jibril Al-Omairi
Scout Ayman Al-Faraj
Thamer Sulaiman
Physiotherapist Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played June 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2025, after the match against Denmark

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Turki Ba Al-Jawsh (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 5 0 Al-Ettifaq
21 1GK Muhannad Al-Yahya (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 0 0 Al-Kholood
22 1GK Hamed Al-Shanqiti (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 5 0 Al-Ittihad
2 2DF Mohammed Abdulrahman (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 3 0 Al-Ahli
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Dossari (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 10 0 Al-Raed
4 2DF Mohammed Barnawi (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 4 0 Al-Ittihad
5 2DF Mubarak Al-Rajeh (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 Al Shabab
13 2DF Sulaiman Hazazi (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 Al-Riyadh
16 2DF Awad Dahal (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 0 0 Al-Ettifaq
17 2DF Mishal Al-Alaeli (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 3 2 Al-Taawoun
23 2DF Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 2 0 Al-Ittihad
6 3MF Faisal Al-Subiani (2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 2 0 Al Shabab
7 3MF Rakan Al-Ghamdi (2005-09-06) 6 September 2005 4 0 Al-Nassr
8 3MF Faris Al-Ghamdi (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 0 0 Al-Ettifaq
10 3MF Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 6 0 Al-Kholood
12 3MF Farhah Al-Shamrani (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 Al-Riyadh
14 3MF Bassam Hazzazi (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 0 0 Al-Nassr
15 3MF Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 8 0 Neom
9 4FW Abdullah Radif (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 20 12 Al-Hilal
11 4FW Thamer Al-Khaibari (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 0 0 Neom
18 4FW Abdullah Matuq (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 3 1 Al Shabab
19 4FW Majed Abdullah (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 2 0 Al Shabab
20 4FW Talal Haji (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 3 0 Al-Riyadh

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 5 0 Al-Ittihad
DF Abdullah Subayt (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 2 0 Al Faisaly
DF Khalid Asiri (2004-11-27) 27 November 2004 4 0 Al-Diriyah
DF Hussain Al-Zarie (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 2 0 Al-Diriyah
DF Salem Al-Najdi (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 9 0 Al-Nassr
DF Ahmed Al-Julaydan (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 4 0 Al-Ittihad
MF Abbas Al-Hassan (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 5 0 Neom
MF Abdullah Al-Zaid (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 4 0 Al-Hilal
MF Bader Al-Omair (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 4 0 Al-Qadsiah
MF Abdulmalik Al-Jaber (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 7 3 Al-Nassr
MF Zaid Al-Anazi (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 1 0 Al-Ula
MF Younes Al-Shanqeeti (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 3 0 Neom
MF Mohammed Suhluli (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 0 0 Al-Riyadh
FW Saif Rajab (2004-10-31) 31 October 2004 0 0 Al-Qadsiah
FW Abdulaziz Al-Othman (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 4 1 Al Shabab
FW Faisal Al-Abdulwahed (2004-12-29) 29 December 2004 3 0 Al-Fateh
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team
  • SUS Player suspended

Previous squads

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF) Fuad Anwar (MF) Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW)
2020
 Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF) Salman Al-Faraj (MF) Salem Al-Dawsari (MF)

Honours

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

References

  1. ^ "الأخضر تحت23 يستعد للمشاركة في بطولة تولون بفرنسا" (in Arabic). الإتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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