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Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)	الأخضر (The Green) الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons)
Association	Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Monika Staab
Captain	Sara Khaled
Top scorer	Al-Bandari Mubarak (5)
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (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

2023

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

• Monika Staab (11 August 2021 – present)

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

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 28 September 2022.[14]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	To be decided
2028
2032
Total	0/10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*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
1975	Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026	To be determined
Total	0/20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022	To be decided
2026
2030
2034	Qualified as host
Total	0/10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*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
2006	Did not enter
2021
Total	—	0/2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not enter
2007
2010
2011
2014
2019
2022
Total	—	0/7	—	—	—	—	—	—

Head-to-head record

Key

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Bhutan	2	0	1	1	5	7	–2	0.00	AFC
Maldives	1	1	0	0	2	0	+4	100.00	AFC
Seychelles	1	1	0	0	2	0	+4	100.00	CAF
Total	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2	50.00	—

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

References

External links

• SAFF official website (in Arabic)
• Saudi Arabia national team website
• FIFA team profile

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