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Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s)الأخضر (The Green)
الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons)
AssociationSaudi Arabian Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMonika Staab
CaptainSara Khaled
Top scorerAl-Bandari Mubarak (5)
FIFA codeKSA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (13 October 2022)[1]
First international
 Saudi Arabia 2–0 Seychelles 
(Malé, Maldives, 20 February 2022)
Biggest win
 Saudi Arabia 2–0 Seychelles 
(Malé, Maldives, 20 February 2022)
 Maldives 0–2 Saudi Arabia 
(Malé, Maldives, 24 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Saudi Arabia 2–4 Bhutan 
(Abha, Saudi Arabia, 28 September 2022)

The Saudi Arabia women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Saudi Arabia. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.

Colloquially called "the Green Falcons", Saudi Arabia played their first match in 2022 against the Seychelles in a 2–0 win in a friendly tournament in the Maldives.


History



Background


Due to the influence of religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, active opposition of political leaders and sport administrators, and systematic discrimination against women's sport, a women's national team could not exist for long time.[2] The creation of a FIFA-recognised women's national team was banned by law in 2008.[3] Systemic discrimination remained intact despite limited reforms, until the death of King Abdullah in 2015.[4]

With King Salman's ascension to the throne in 2015, talks about football reforms escalated. However, his son Mohammed bin Salman was the first to spearheaded the reforms, including women's football.[5] Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games since 2017, the first step for a future creation of a women's football team.[6]

In December 2019, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's competition in the Jeddah area.[7] An official nationwide tournament, the amateur Saudi Women's Football League, was launched in February 2020, concentrated in three big cities: Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.[8] Following the creation of the league, calls for a creation of a women's national team increased.[9]


Inception


On 11 August 2021, the SAFF appointed Monika Staab as head coach of the newly-established women's national team.[10] Saudi Arabia played their first games in February 2022, taking part in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives.[11] They debuted on 20 February, beating Seychelles in a 2–0 win.[12] Following the successful debut, Lamia Bin Bahian, a board member of the SAFF, revealed a long term plan to allow the team to participate in the first FIFA Women's World Cup in the next ten years, with the aim to become a dominant force in the Gulf, West Asia and Asian level.[13]


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.[14]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture


2022


20 February 2022 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–0  Seychelles Malé, Maldives
17:00
  • Mubarak 14'
  • Al-Tamimi 49' (pen.)
Report (GSA) Stadium: Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
24 February 2022 Friendly Maldives  0–2  Saudi Arabia Malé, Maldives
17:00 Report (GSA)
Stadium: Galolhu Rasmee Dhandu Stadium
Referee: Javiz Mohamed (Maldives)
27 August 2022 Unofficial friendly Saudi Arabia  6–1 Pinzgau Saalfelden Saalfelden, Austria
18:30 (UTC+2)
  • Mubarak ?', ?', ?'
  • Sadaqah ?'
  • Jafri ?'
  • Saud ?'
Report
30 August 2022 Unofficial friendly Saudi Arabia  0–0 DJK Traunstein Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 (UTC+2) Report
24 September 2022 Friendly Saudi Arabia  3–3  Bhutan Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • Sadaqah 15'
  • Mubarak 75'
  • Al-Ibrahim 90'
Report
  • Choden Tshering 5'
  • Yangdon 40'
  • Choden 42'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
28 September 2022 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–4  Bhutan Abha, Saudi Arabia
Report
  • Choden Tshering 22', 30', 59'
  • Yangdon 68'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

2023


Janury 2023 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament Saudi Arabia  v  Mauritius
 Comoros
 Pakistan
Saudi Arabia

Coaching staff



Current coaching staff


As of 11 August 2021
Role Name
Head coach Monika Staab[15]
Assistant coach Dana Rajab
Sandra Kalin
Martin Pacholek
Goalkeeping coach Catherine Lingert
Team administrator Dalia Al-Obeikan
Intisar Al-Qahtan
Video analyst Donna Newberry
Team manager Beren Sadaqa

Manager history



Players



Current squad


The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Bhutan on 24 and 28 September 2022, respectively.[16]

Caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sarah Khaled (captain) 3 0 Al-Nassr
12 1GK Mona Abdel Rahman 1 0 Al-Hilal
22 1GK Lama Al-Anazi 0 0 Sama
1GK Laila Ali (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Al-Yamamah

2 2DF Bayan Sadaqah 3 1 Al-Ittihad
3 2DF Leen Mohammed 3 0 Al-Yamamah
4 2DF Talah Al-Ghamdi 3 0 Al-Ittihad
5 2DF Lana Abdel-Razzaq 3 0 Al-Ittihad
13 2DF Raghad Mukhaizin 1 0 Al-Shabab
15 2DF Mashael Al-Harbi 0 0 Al-Shabab
16 2DF Asrar Al-Shaibani 1 0 Al-Ittihad
24 2DF Atheer Khaled 1 0 Al-Yamamah

6 3MF Maryam Al-Tamimi 3 1 Eastern Flames
7 3MF Noura Al-Ibrahim (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 23) 3 1 Al-Yamamah
8 3MF Layan Johari 2 0 Al-Ittihad
10 3MF Sarah Hamad 3 0 Al-Yamamah
18 3MF Saba Tawfiq 1 0 Al-Ittihad
28 3MF Farah Jafri 1 0 Al-Ittihad
3MF Raghad Helmy (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Al-Shabab

11 4FW Dalia Abu Laban 1 0 Al-Shabab
14 4FW Al-Bandari Mubarak (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 20) 3 4 Al Yamamah
21 4FW Juri Tariq (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 19) 3 0 Al-Ittihad
23 4FW Tahani Al-Zahrani (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 26) 1 0 Al-Shabab
4FW Mubarkah Al-Saiari (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Al-Nassr
4FW Taqiah Rashwan (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Al-Ahli

Recent call-ups


The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

DF Ohoud Al-Amari 0 0 Al-Hilal v.  Maldives, 24 February 2022
DF Hessa Al-Saadallah 1 0 Al-Yamamah v.  Maldives, 24 February 2022

MF Fahda Al-Saad 0 0 v.  Maldives, 24 February 2022

FW Al-Bandari Hawsawi 2 0 Al-Hilal v.  Maldives, 24 February 2022

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.


Records



Competitive record



FIFA Women's World Cup


FIFA Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027To be determined
Total0/9
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games


Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1996Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024To be decided
2028
2032
Total0/10
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup


AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1975Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026To be determined
Total0/20
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games


Asian Games record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1990Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022To be decided
2026
2030
2034Qualified as host
Total0/10
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Cup


Arab Women's Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2006Did not enter
2021
Total0/2

WAFF Women's Championship


WAFF Women's Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2005Did not enter
2007
2010
2011
2014
2019
2022
Total0/7

Head-to-head record


Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Bhutan201157–20.00AFC
 Maldives110020+4100.00AFC
 Seychelles110020+4100.00CAF
Total421197+250.00

Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan, 28 September 2022.[14]


References


  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "Hijabs approved for soccer players by FIFA – Montreal – CBC News". Cbc.ca. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. "Women's football". New Statesman. 137: 20. 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  4. "Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia After King Abdullah".
  5. "Salman: Rave in desert, women drivers: How Saudi is undergoing sweeping changes under Prince Salman – Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. "Saudi Arabia reforms open turnstiles to female football fans". Financial Times. 12 January 2018.
  7. "Jeddah Eagles flying high with women's football win". Arab News. 9 December 2019.
  8. "Saudi Arabia launches a soccer league for women". CNN. 27 February 2020.
  9. "Arab nations cannot afford to ignore the rise of women's football". 29 July 2020.
  10. "Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women's national football team". Arab News. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. "Saudi Arabian women's national team set for historic international debut in Maldives". Orbital Affairs. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. "Saudi women's national football team beat Seychelles in historic international win". Arab News. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. (AR)لمياء بن بهيان: نخطط لمشاركة منتخب السعودية للسيدات في كأس العالم خلال 10 أعوام
  14. "Saudi Arabia – Team Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  15. "Who's Who: Monika Staab, new coach of the Saudi women's national football team". arabnews.com. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  16. "أخضر السيدات يبدأ معسكر أبها استعداداً لمواجهتي بوتان الودية - الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم".





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