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Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Home stadium	King Fahd International Stadium
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1984)
Best result	First Round (1984, 1996, 2020)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2014, 2018)

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

2022

Coaching staff

As of 29 July 2019

Position	Name
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coach	Ahmed Al-Rowaie
Assistant coach	Ali Omair
Goalkeeper coach	Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Video Analyst	Jibril Al-Omairi
Physiotherapist	Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship.[1]
• Match date: 6 – 15 November 2022
• Opposition:  Syria,  Bahrain,  Oman &  Qatar

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Mohammed Al-Absi	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 20)			Al-Shabab
	1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi [ar]	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ahli
	1GK	Raed Azybi	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 21)			Al-Faisaly
	2DF	Nawaf Al-Mutairi	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 21)			Al-Orobah
	2DF	Hamad Al-Sayyaf	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 20)			Al-Ettifaq
	2DF	Meshal Al-Sebyani	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 21)			Al-Faisaly
	2DF	Hussain Al-Sibyani	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 21)			Al-Shabab
	2DF	Bandar Darwish	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 21)			PAOK B
	2DF	Mohammed Eisa	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 20)			Al-Shabab
	2DF	Rayane Hamidou	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20)			Al-Ahli
	3MF	Mohammed Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 20)			Al-Qadsiah
	3MF	Khalil Al-Absi	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 21)			Al-Tai
	3MF	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ettifaq
	3MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ettifaq
	3MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ahli
	3MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 19)			Al-Hilal
	3MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 20)			Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Saad Al-Nasser	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 21)			Al-Taawoun
	3MF	Mohammed Al-Qahtani	(2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 20)			Al-Hilal
	3MF	Naif Masoud	(2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 21)			Al-Qadsiah
	4FW	Rayan Al-Bloushi	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ettifaq
	4FW	Turki Al-Mutairi	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 21)			Al-Taawoun
	4FW	Mohammed Maran	(2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 21)			Al-Nassr

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 (age 19)			Al-Ittihad	2022 WAFF U-23 ChampionshipPRE
GK	Saad Al-Qarni [ar]	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 20)			Al-Ula	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
GK	Nawaf Al-Aqidi	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 22)			Al-Nassr	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
GK	Abdulrahman Al-Shammari [ar]	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 (age 22)			Al-Qadsiah	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
GK	Mohammed Abo Asidah	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 22)			Wej	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
GK	Bader Al-Enezi	(1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 23)			Al-Tai	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
GK	Abdulrahman Al-Bouq	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 23)			Al-Ansar	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Zakaria Hawsawi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ittihad	2022 WAFF U-23 ChampionshipSEN
DF	Mohammed Al-Oufi	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 20)			Al-Adalah	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Khaled Daghriri	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 21)			Al-Faisaly	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Majed Qasheesh	(2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 20)			Al-Nassr	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
DF	Nawaf Al-Qumairi	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 21)			Al-Tai	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
DF	Saud Abdulhamid	(1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 23)			Al-Hilal	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Waleed Al-Ahmed	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 23)			Al-Faisaly	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 23)			Al-Hilal	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Moteb Al-Harbi	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 22)			Al-Shabab	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Hamad Al-Yami	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 23)			Al-Hilal	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Saad Balobaid	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 22)			Al-Taawoun	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Hassan Tambakti	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 23)			Al-Shabab	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
DF	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti	(1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 23)			Al-Ittihad	2022 AFC U-23 Asian CupINJ
DF	Mukhair Al-Rashidi	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 23)			Al-Fayha	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
DF	Mansour Al-Shammari	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 22)			Al-Nassr	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
DF	Abdulkarim Al Sulaiman	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 22)			Al-Tai	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
DF	Naif Almas	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 22)			Al-Fayha	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Naif Asiri	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 21)			Al-Shoulla	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Nawaf Boushal	(1999-09-16) 16 September 1999 (age 23)			Al-Fateh	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
DF	Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 22)			Abha	v.  Bangladesh, 2 November 2021
DF	Jehad Thakri	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001 (age 21)			Al-Qadsiah	v.  Bangladesh, 2 November 2021
MF	Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 21)			Al-Wehda	2022 WAFF U-23 ChampionshipPRE
MF	Saleh Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002 (age 20)			Al-Qadsiah	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Nasser Al-Hadhoud	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 20)			Al-Hilal	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Abdulaziz Dhafir	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 21)			Al-Faisaly	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
MF	Samer Al-Mohaimeed	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 21)			OFI Crete	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
MF	Mohammed Al-Rashidi	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 20)			Slavia Prague B	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
MF	Ayman Yahya	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 21)			Al-Nassr	2021 Islamic Solidarity GamesINJ
MF	Turki Al-Ammar	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 23)			Al-Shabab	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Hussain Al-Eisa	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 21)			Al-Wehda	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 23)			Al-Ettifaq	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Ibrahim Mahnashi	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 22)			Al-Ettifaq	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
MF	Abdulelah Al-Shammeri	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 23)			Damac	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
MF	Saud Zidan	(1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 23)			Al-Fayha	v.  Japan, 29 March 2022
MF	Mansor Al-Beshe	(2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 22)			Al-Raed	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Ahmed Al-Dohaim	(1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 23)			Al-Shoulla	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Thaar Al-Otaibi	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 23)			Al-Hazem	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani	(1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 23)			Al-Raed	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Bader Munshi	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 23)			Damac	v.  Qatar, 1 February 2022
MF	Khalid Al-Ghannam	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 22)			Al-Nassr	v.  Bangladesh, 2 November 2021
FW	Ahmed Al-Shamrani	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 20)			Al-Faisaly	v.  North Macedonia, 26 September 2022
FW	Haitham Asiri	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 21)			Al-Ahli	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
FW	Firas Al-Buraikan	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 22)			Al-Fateh	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 19)			Al-Taawoun	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
FW	Abdullah Al-Hamdan	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 23)			Al-Hilal	v.  Iraq, 26 March 2022SEN
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

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
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
Total	Best: Champions	5/5	24	13	6	5	34	18		17	12	3	2	48	9

*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	Gold Medal	1st	6	6	0	0	19	1
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	1 title	4/4	19	10	3	6	32	16

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
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	2/4	10	5	1	4	17	14	-

*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
Total	Best: Champions	3/3	10	7	1	2	20	11

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

• Sport in Saudi Arabia
  • Football in Saudi Arabia
    • Women's football in Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia national football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team
• Saudi Arabia women's national football team

References

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)

На других языках

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- [en] Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

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