Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | SAFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Saleh Al-Mohammadi | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| AFC U-19 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1986, 1992, 2018) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2011, 2017) | ||
Honours
- 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 | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
 2001 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||
 2003 |
Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
 2005 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2007 | ||||||||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||||||||
 2011 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
 2013 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||||||||
 2017 |
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
 2019 |
Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
 2021 |
Cancelled | |||||||||||||
| Total | 9/22 | Best: R16 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-19 Championship
| AFC U-19 Championship record | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 7th | 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 | ||||||
| 2018 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled | |||||||||||||
| Total | 15/40 | Best: 3 titles | 69 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 144 | 75 | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Cup U-20
| Arab Cup U-20 record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||||||
 2011 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
 2012 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| 2014 |
Canceled | |||||||||||||
| 2020 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 4/4 | Best: 1 title | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth
| Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
 1985 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1989 |
Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 3/3 | Best: 1 title | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results and fixtures
Win Draw Lose
2019
| 26 July 2019 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 |  Tajikistan | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Absi  78' |
Report | 85' |
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium |
| 8 October 2019 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Jordan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Ali 75', 87' |
Report | 15' 80' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
| 10 October 2019 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | Jordan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | A. Al-Ghamdi 8' Al-Boloushi 23'Al-Soraihi 90' |
Report | 46' 85' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
| 14 October 2019 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 5–1 |  Kyrgyzstan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Absi 18' Al-Soraihi 27'Al-Oufi 34'Al-Assimi 64'Al-Nashri 88' |
Report | 80' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium |
| 17 October 2019 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Marran 20', 58' |
Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium |
| 6 November 2019 2020 AFC U19 Q | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Afghanistan | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:05 (UTC+3) | A. Al-Ghamdi 50' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
| 8 November 2019 2020 AFC U19 Q | India | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:05 (UTC+3) | Report | Marran 2' Al-Bassas 10', 17', 28' |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,523 Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria) |
| 10 November 2019 2020 AFC U19 Q | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Uzbekistan | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:05 (UTC+3) | Al-Sayyali 45' (pen.) |
Report | Jaloliddinov 88' |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
2020
| 10 February 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 |  Iraq | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Absi 33' Al-Ali 75' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 13 February 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iraq | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:45 (UTC+3) | Maran 25' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 18 February 2020 2020 AC U20 GS | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 |  Palestine | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 14:45 (UTC+3) | Marran 24', 64', 90+4' Hassan Al-Ali 56' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) |
| 21 February 2020 2020 AC U20 GS | Egypt | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 14:45 (UTC+3) | Abdelmaguid 8' Faisal 44' |
Marran 54' (pen.) Yahya 90' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
| 24 February 2020 2020 AC U20 GS | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Algeria | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:30 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan) |
| 5 September 2020 Friendly | Croatia  | 4–3 | Saudi Arabia | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 20:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 8 September 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–3 |  Bulgaria | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 16:00 (UTC+2) | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 11 September 2020 Friendly | Indonesia | 3–3 | Saudi Arabia | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 16:30 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 26 October 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Bahrain | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Nasser 33', 63' |
Report | Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium |
| 29 October 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Bahrain | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:30 (UTC+3) | Al-Anazi 34' Maran 77' |
Report | 22' |
Stadium: Al-Nahda Club Stadium |
| 11 December 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 |  Tanzania | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 14 December 2020 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Tanzania | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Absi 58' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
2021
| March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS | Saudi Arabia | Cancelled |  Laos | Namangan, Uzbekistan |
| Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
| March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS | Vietnam  | Cancelled | Saudi Arabia | Namangan, Uzbekistan |
| Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
| March 2021 2020 AFC U-19 Championship GS | Saudi Arabia | Cancelled | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
| 2 June 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Croatia | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 5 June 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 |  Slovenia | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Radif 30' |
Report | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia |
| 11:00 (UTC+2) | Radif 45+1' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Igraliste NK Polet Stadium |
| 21 June 2021 2021 AC U20 GS | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Uzbekistan | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Al-Dawsari 4' Radif 36' |
Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt) |
| 24 June 2021 2021 AC U20 GS | Yemen  | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Hazazi 29' (o.g.) |
Report | Radif 28' Al-Nemer 60' |
Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 27 June 2021 2021 AC U20 GS | Tunisia | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Jertila 14', 27' |
Report | Al-Nemer 47' |
Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
| 30 June 2021 2021 AC U20 QF | Senegal  | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Saudi Arabia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | S. Faye 62' |
Report | Radif 43' |
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Amir Loussaief (Tunisia) |
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| 3 July 2021 2021 AC U20 SF | Egypt | 2–3 | Saudi Arabia | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | Sherif 45+2' A. Abdelhamid 51' |
Report | Radif 26' Al-Aliwa 28'Al-Zaid 69' |
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
| 6 July 2021 2021 AC U20 Final | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Algeria | Cairo, Egypt |
| 17:00 (UTC+2) | Al-Juwayr 3' Baker 77' |
Report | Boulbina 54' |
Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 2 September 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |  Slovakia | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 16:30 (UTC+2) | Al-Nemer 57' (pen.) |
Report | Hollý 10' Jambor 75' |
Stadium: Športni park Ljubljana |
| 4 September 2021 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 |  North Macedonia | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
| 17:30 (UTC+2) | Al-Marri 33' (pen.) |
Report | |
Stadium: Kranjska Gora Stadium |
2022
| 26 January 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Rabee 38' |
Report | Al-Suwaidi 5' |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
| 29 January 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Radif 8', 14' |
Report | Saeed 80' |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
| 26 March 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–3 | Qatar | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Radif 10', 43' Al-Oyayari 61' |
Report | Shanan 38' Al-Rawi 71'Seraj 82' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 29 March 2022 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Qatar | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| 15:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Nemer 12' Barnawi 65' |
Report | Saeed 24' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
Players
Current squad
- The following 27 players were called up for the friendlies against Qatar.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Moayed Al-Karneeb | Ohod | ||||
| GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | 6 July 2003 | Al-Ittihad | |||
| GK | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | Al-Shabab | ||||
| DF | Mohammed Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | ||||
| DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 | Al-Nassr | |||
| DF | Ali Al-Nakhli | Al-Ansar | ||||
| DF | Waleed Ayash | 22 April 2004 | Al-Nassr | |||
| DF | Sulaiman Hazazi | 1 February 2003 | Al-Taawoun | |||
| DF | Hassan Rabee | 22 June 2003 | Al-Taawoun | |||
| DF | Mohammed Sulaiman | 8 April 2004 | Al-Ahli | |||
| MF | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwah | 11 February 2004 | Al-Nassr | |||
| MF | Abdullah Al-Enezi | 19 January 2003 | Al-Fateh | |||
| MF | Zaid Al-Enezi | Al-Batin | ||||
| MF | Yazeed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ahli | ||||
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | Ohod | ||||
| MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 | Al-Hilal | |||
| MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | 14 July 2003 | Al-Qadsiah | |||
| MF | Othman Al-Othman | 15 April 2003 | Al-Fateh | |||
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 November 2003 | Al-Taawoun | |||
| MF | Faisal Al-Sibyani | Al-Ahli | ||||
| MF | Abdullah Al-Zaid | 8 January 2004 | Al-Hilal | |||
| MF | Mohammed Barnawi | Al-Wehda | ||||
| MF | Khaled Majrashi | 18 January 2004 | Al-Ahli | |||
| MF | Baraa Softah | Al-Ittihad | ||||
| MF | Hassan Sufyani | 14 January 2004 | Al-Ahli | |||
| FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | Al-Nassr | ||||
| FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 | Al-Hilal | |||
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 |
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| GK | Bilal Al-Dawaa | 12 June 2004 | - | - | Al-Ettifaq |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| GK | Mohammed Al-Otaibi | - | - | Al-Nassr |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 | |
| DF | Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi | 6 February 2004 | - | - | Al-Shabab |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| DF | Suwailem Al-Menhali | 17 April 2004 | - | - | Al-Ittihad |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 | - | - | Al-Fateh |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| FW | Ali Al-Masoud | 3 January 2004 | - | - | Al-Fateh |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | - | - | Al-Qadsiah |
v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 | |
Previous squads
FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
See also
References
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