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Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)	The Green Falcons الصقور الخضر
Association	Saudi Arabia Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Jose Peseiro
Captain	Yasser Al-Qahtani
Most caps	Mohamed Al-Deayea (181)
Top scorer	Majed Abdullah (67)
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
FIFA ranking	63
Highest FIFA ranking	21 (July 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	81 (July 2006)
Elo ranking	43
Highest Elo ranking	27 (November 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking	112 (1970, 1972)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957)
Biggest win
Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 13 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Morocco; 6 September 1961)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1994)
Best result	Round of 16, 1994
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1984)
Best result	Winners, 1984, 1988, 1996
Confederations Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1992)
Best result	Runners-up, 1992

The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم‎) (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green") 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 Cup 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.

Mohamed Al-Deayea, the team's former goalkeeper, is the world recordholder for the most international appearances by a male football player.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1994	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 1 – 2  Netherlands	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 2 – 1  Morocco	Win
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 1 – 0  Belgium	Win
	Round 2	Saudi Arabia 1 – 3  Sweden	Loss
1998	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Denmark	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 4  France	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 2 – 2  South Africa	Draw
2002	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 8  Germany	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Cameroon	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 3  Republic of Ireland	Loss
2006	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 2 – 2  Tunisia	Draw
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 4  Ukraine	Loss
	Round 1	Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Spain	Loss
Total		9-32

Asian Cup record

Gulf Cup of Nations Record

3 times Champions (1994, 2002, 2003)

• 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
• 1992: Third Place
• 1994: Champions
• 1996: Third Place
• 1998: Runner Up
• 2002: Champions
• 2003: Champions
• 2004: Round 1
• 2007: Third Place
• 2009: Runner Up

King Fahd International Stadium

Arab Nations Cup Record

Best result :2times Champions (1998, 2002)

Islamic Solidarity Games Record

• 2005 : Champions

Competition history

• DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
• Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
• Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Coaches Manager From To Abdul-Rahman Fawzi 1957 1962 Ali Chaouach 1962 1970 George Seknas 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 1984 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 Jose Candido 1993 1993 Leo Beenhakker 1993 1994 Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1994 1994 Ivo Wortmann 1994 1994 Jorge Raul Solari 1994 1994 Mohammed Al-Kharashy 1995 1995 Ze Mario 1995 1996 Eduardo Vingada/Nelo Vingada 1996 1997 Otto Pfister 1998 1998 Carlos Alberto Parreira 1998 1998 Mohammed Al-Kharashy June 1998 (1 game) June 1998 Otto Pfister 1999 Feb 1999 Milan Máčala May 1999 2000 Nasser Al Johar 2000 2000 Slobodan Santrac Aug 2001 Aug 2001 (2 games before sacked) Nasser Al Johar Aug 2001 July 2002 Gerard van der Lem Aug 2002 Aug 2004 Martin Koopman 2002 2002 *one game only under reign of Van Der Lem Nasser Al Johar Sep 2004 caretaker role Nov 2004 Gabriel Calderon Nov 2004 Dec 2005 Marcos Paqueta Jan 2006 March 2007 Helio dos Anjos March 2007 2008 Nasser Al Johar June 2008 February 2009 José Peseiro February 2009 Present Current squad The following players were called for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on September 5 and 10 2009 No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Waleed Abdullah April 19, 1986 23 0 Al-Shabab 12 GK Mansour Al-Naje July 1, 1978 4 0 Al-Ahli 2 DF Majed Al-Marshedi November 1, 1984 9 0 Al-Hilal 3 DF Redha Tukar November 29, 1975 98 11 Al-Ittihad 4 DF Osama Hawsawi March 31, 1984 48 1 Al-Hilal 5 DF Hassan Mouath November 2, 1983 5 0 Al-Shabab 16 DF Abdullah Al-Zori July 29, 1987 22 1 Al-Hilal 13 DF Hussein Аbdualghani January 21, 1977 107 3 Al-Nassr 15 MF Abdoh Otaif April 2, 1984 44 4 Al-Shabab 10 MF Mohammad Al-Shalhoub December 8, 1980 58 22 Al-Hilal 14 MF Saheb Al-Abdullah July 21, 1977 5 0 Al-Ahli 8 MF Mohammed Noor February 26, 1978 74 23 Al-Ittihad 18 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi January 29, 1988 15 5 Al-Hilal 6 MF Ahmed Otaif April 14, 1983 25 1 Al-Shabab 17 MF Taisir Al-Jassim July 25, 1984 47 6 Al-Ahli 9 FW Saleh Bashir September 4, 1982 14 2 Al-Ittifaq 11 FW Naif Hazazi January 11, 1989 11 6 Al-Ittihad 7 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani November 23, 1983 26 2 Al-Shabab 18 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani October 10, 1982 68 50 Al Hilal External links Saudi Arabia FA official website Saudi Arabia FA English Site Saudi Arabia Football Team on Super Arabic Site Saudi Arabia in fifaworldcup.com 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  Football in Saudi Arabia National Federation National teams Saudi Arabia · Women's team League competitions Professional League · First Division Cup competitions Champions Cup · Federation Cup · Crown Prince Cup · Prince Faisal Cup List of clubs · List of venues · List of leagues AFC Asian Cup winners 3 titles  Iran (1968 · 1972 · 1976)  Japan (1992 · 2000 · 2004)  Saudi Arabia (1984 · 1988 · 1996) 2 titles  Korea Republic (1956 · 1960) 1 title  Iraq (2007)  Israel (1964)  Kuwait (1980) Arab Nations Cup Winners 4 titles  Iraq (1964  · 1966  · 1985  · 1988) 2 titles  Saudi Arabia (1998  · 2002) 1 title  Egypt (1992 )  Tunisia (1963) Gulf Cup of Nations Winners 9 titles  Kuwait (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998) 3 titles  Iraq (1979, 1984, 1988)  Saudi Arabia (1994, 2002, 2003) 2 title  Qatar (1992, 2004) 1 title  Oman (2009)  United Arab Emirates (2007) FIFA U-17 World Cup winners 3 titles  Brazil (1997 · 1999 · 2003)  Nigeria (1985 · 1993 · 2007) 2 titles  Ghana (1991 · 1995) 1 title  Switzerland (2009)  France (2001)  Mexico (2005)  Soviet Union (1987)  Saudi Arabia (1989) International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Asian Games · All-Africa Games · Pan American Games · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF Board – Viva World Cup National football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong* · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Macau* · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Northern Mariana Islands† · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen † Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA *FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. UAFA Football International Competitions Arab Nations Cup  · Pan Arab Games  · Gulf Cup of Nations Club Competitions Arab Champions League  · Gulf Club Champions Cup  · Arab-African Super Cup  · Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)  · Arab Super Cup (defunct) Related Competitions Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations  · Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, Islamic Solidarity Games National Teams Algeria  · Bahrain  · Comoros  · Djibouti  · Egypt  · Iraq  · Jordan  · Kuwait  · Lebanon  · Libya  · Mauritania  · Morocco  · Oman  · Palestine  · Qatar  · Saudi Arabia  · Somalia  · Sudan  · Syria  · Tunisia  · United Arab Emirates  · Yemen Website: www.ua-fa.com 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners-up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals Argentina · Brazil · England · Ukraine Eliminated in round of 16 Australia · Ecuador · Ghana · Mexico · Netherlands · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland Eliminated in group stage Angola · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Czech Republic · Iran · Japan · Korea Republic · Paraguay · Poland · Saudi Arabia · Serbia & Montenegro · Togo · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · United States Saudi Arabia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Al‑Dosari • 3 Al‑Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al‑Ghesheyan • 8 Al‑Bishi • 9 Abdullah • 10 Al‑Owairan • 11 Al‑Mehallel • 12 Al‑Jaber • 13 Al‑Jawad • 14 Al‑Muwallid • 15 Al‑Dawod • 16 Jebreen • 17 Al‑Taifi • 18 Al‑Anazi • 19 Saleh • 20 Idris • 21 Al‑Sadiq • 22 Al‑Helwah • Coach: Solari Saudi Arabia squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea • 2 Al-Jahani • 3 Al-Khilaiwi • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Madani • 6 Amin • 7 Al-Shahrani • 8 Al-Dosari • 9 Al-Jaber • 10 S. Al-Owairan • 11 Al-Mehallel • 12 Al-Harbi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Al-Muwallid • 15 Al-Thunayan • 16 K. Al-Dosari • 17 Dokhi • 18 Al-Temyat • 19 Al-Janoubi • 20 Saleh • 21 Al-Sadiq • 22 Al-Antaif • Coach: Parreira (Al-Kharashy) Saudi Arabia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Al-Deayea • 2 Al-Jahani • 3 Tukar • 4 Zubromawi • 5 Harthi • 6 Al-Shehri • 7 Suwayed • 8 Noor • 9 Al-Jaber • 10 Al-Shalhoub • 11 O. Al-Dosari • 12 Dokhi • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Khathran • 15 A. Al-Dosari • 16 K. Al-Dosari • 17 Al-Waked • 18 Al-Temyat • 19 Al-Ghamdi • 20 Al-Yami • 21 Zaid • 22 Al-Khojali • 23 Al-Thagafi • Coach: Al-Johar Saudi Arabia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Dokhi • 3 Tukar • 4 Al‑Montashari • 5 Al‑Qadi • 6 Al‑Ghamdi • 7 Ameen • 8 Noor • 9 Al‑Jaber • 10 Al‑Shalhoub • 11 Al‑Harthi • 12 Khathran • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Kariri • 15 Al‑Bahri • 16 Aziz • 17 Al‑Bishi • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Massad • 20 Al‑Qahtani • 21 Zaid • 22 Khouja • 23 Mouath • Coach: Paquetá