Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup

Saudi Arabia is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup.

Saudi Arabia against Lebanon during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and it was also the first time Saudi Arabia claimed the title. They repeated the feat in 1988 and 1996, before reaching two other finals, both ended in defeats. Having said, Saudi Arabia also has disappointing performances, notably 2004, 2011 and 2015, when Saudi Arabia crashed out from the group stage. Saudi Arabia will play in 2023 edition, looking on their quest to win the Asian Cup in the new millennia.

1984 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
3  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
4  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 South Korea
Abdullah 90' Lee Tae-Ho 51'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)
Syria 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Khalifa 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Qatar 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Zaid 47' Abduljawad 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an 88'
Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shahin Bayani 88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani 43'
Penalties
Abdullah
Abduljawad
Nu'eimeh
Al-Jam'an
Al-Musaibeah 		5 – 4 Hajiloo
Mokhtarifar
Derakhshan
Panjali
Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 20,000
Final
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 China PR
Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1988 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China PR 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3  Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 4
4  Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
5  Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Syria 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq 20'
Al-Suwaiyed 82'
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mohamed 44' (pen.)
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
China PR 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bishi 56'

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Abdullah 16' Report
Attendance: 17,000
Final
South Korea 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Cho Min-Kook
Lee Tae-Ho
Byun Byung-Joo
Kim Joo-Sung
Cho Yoon-Hwan 		3–4 Nu'eimeh
Abd Al-Jawad
Abdullah
Al-Mutlaq
Al-Bishi
Attendance: 20,000

1992 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  China PR 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
Saudi Arabia 1–1 China PR
Al-Thunayan 17' Report Li Bing 41'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Qatar
Al-Muwallid 86' Report Mustafa 74'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Thailand
Al-Owairan 4'
Al-Bishi 19', 72'
Al-Thunayan 64'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000

Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Al-Owairan 77'
Al-Bishi 80'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
Final
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Takagi 36' Report
Attendance: 60,000

1996 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: RSSSF


Saudi Arabia 6–0 Thailand
Al-Temawi 10' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Al-Mehallel 15', 54'
Al-Muwallid 18'
Al-Jaber 52'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iraq
Al-Mehallel 26' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iran
Report Daei 12'
Bagheri 37'
Azizi 47'
Attendance: 12,000

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 4–3 China PR
Al-Thunayan 31', 65'
Al-Jaber 34'
Al-Mehallel 43'		 Report Zhang Enhua 6', 89'
Peng Weiguo 16'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Semi-finals
Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Daei
Peyrovani
Yazdani
Estili
Bagheri
Khakpour 		3–4 Al-Temawi
Sulaimani
Zubromawi
Al-Muwallid
Al-Harbi
Madani
Attendance: 35,000
Final
United Arab Emirates 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
M. Ali
Saleh
K. Saad
Saeed 		2–4 Al-Thunayan
Zubromawi
Al-Harbi
Al-Temawi
Al-Muwallid
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2000 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Qatar 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
Source: RSSSF
Saudi Arabia 1–4 Japan
Morioka 90' (o.g.) Report Yanagisawa 22'
Takahara 37'
Nanami 53'
Ono 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
Saudi Arabia 5–0 Uzbekistan
Al-Otaibi 18'
Al-Shalhoub 35', 78', 86'
Al-Temyat 88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Kuwait 2–3 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Bashar Abdullah 62'
Al-Huwaidi 68'		 Report Al-Temyat 45+1'  109'
Al-Meshal 72'
Attendance: 5,000
Semi-finals
South Korea 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Lee Dong-Gook 90+1' Report Al-Meshal 76', 80'
Attendance: 7,000
Final
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Mochizuki 30' Report
Attendance: 47,400

2004 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Turkmenistan 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Turkmenistan
Al-Qahtani 9' (pen.), 59' Report N. Bayramov 6'
Kuliyev 90+3'
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsata (Thailand)
Uzbekistan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Geynrikh 13' Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Iraq
Al-Montashari 57' Report Akram 51'
Mahmoud 86'
Attendance: 15,000

2007 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Group D
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia
Choi Sung-Kuk 66' Report Y. Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Indonesia
Y. Al-Qahtani 12'
Al-Harthi 90'		 Report Aiboy 17'
Attendance: 88,000
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bahrain
Al-Mousa 18'
A. Al-Qahtani 45'
Al-Jassim 68', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 500

Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Uzbekistan
Y. Al-Qahtani 3'
Al-Mousa 75'		 Report Solomin 82'
Attendance: 12,000
Semi-finals
Japan 2–3 Saudi Arabia
Nakazawa 37'
Abe 53'		 Report Y. Al-Qahtani 35'
Mouath 47', 57'
Attendance: 10,000
Final
Iraq 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud 72' Report
Attendance: 60,000

2011 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jordan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 January 2011
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Syria
13 January 2011
Jordan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
17 January 2011
Saudi Arabia 0–5 Japan

2015 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
10 January 2015
Saudi Arabia 0–1[1] China PRBrisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
North Korea 1–4[2] Saudi ArabiaAAMI Park, Melbourne
18 January 2015
Uzbekistan 3–1 Saudi ArabiaAAMI Park, Melbourne

2019 AFC Asian Cup
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group E
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 4–0 North Korea
 Report
Attendance: 5,075
Lebanon 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 0–2 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 16,067

Knockout stage
Round of 16
Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 6,832

Record
AFC Asian Cup Finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1972Did Not Enter ------
1976Withdrew 6312125
1980 ------
1984Champions1st633073 4400190
1988Champions1st633051 ------
1992Runners-up2nd522183 ------
1996Champions1st6321116 4400100
2000Runners-up2nd6312118 ------
2004Group Stage13th301235 6600311
2007Runners-up2nd6411126 6501214
2011Group Stage15th300318 ------
2015Group Stage10th310255 651093
2019Round of 1612th420263 8620284
2023To be determined 000000
Total3 Titles10/17482113146948 40334313017

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