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Women's national association football team representing Saudi Arabia
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
Main article: Women's football in Saudi Arabia
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
Main article: Saudi Arabia women's national football team results
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
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Team administrator |
Dalia Al-Obeikan Intisar Al-Qahtan
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Video analyst |
Donna Newberry |
Team manager |
Beren Sadaqa
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Manager history
Players
Main article: List of Saudi Arabia women's international footballers
Main category: Saudi Arabia women's international footballers
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
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 28 September 2022.[14]
Most-capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Player |
Year(s) |
Goals |
Caps |
1 |
Al-Bandari Mubarak |
2022–present |
5 |
4 |
Mariam Al Tameimi |
2022–present |
2 |
4 |
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record |
Hosts / Year |
Result |
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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
Main article: Saudi Arabia at the Olympics
Summer Olympics record |
Hosts / Year |
Result |
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* |
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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 |
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* |
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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
Main article: Saudi Arabia at the Asian Games
Asian Games record |
Hosts / Year |
Result |
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* |
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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 |
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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
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:
Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Bhutan, 28 September 2022.[14]
References
External links
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Statistics |
- Results
- 1957–79
- 1980–99
- 2000–09
- 2010–19
- 2020–present
- Competitions
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Players | |
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World Cup Finals |
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2018
- 2022
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Asian Finals |
- 1984
- 1988
- 1992
- 1996
- 2000
- 2004
- 2007
- 2011
- 2015
- 2019
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Rivalries |
- Iran rivalry
- Iraq rivalry
- Kuwait rivalry
- UAE rivalry
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Other Saudi teams | |
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Links to related articles |
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SAFF | National teams | |
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League competitions | Men |
- Professional League
- First Division
- Second Division
- Third Division
- Fourth Division
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Women | |
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Cup competitions |
- King Cup
- Super Cup
- Crown Prince Cup (defunct)
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21 (defunct)
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup (defunct)
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Other |
- Women's football
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd League U-21
- Venues
- Clubs
- Clubs in Champions League
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AFC Women's Asian Cup | West Asia (WAFF) | |
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Central Asia (CAFA) | |
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South Asia (SAFF) | |
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East Asia (EAFF) | |
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Southeast Asia (AFF) | |
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Former | |
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1 Not a member of FIFA |
 National sports teams of Saudi Arabia |
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- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Football
- Futsal
- Handball
- Ice hockey
- Tennis
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- Olympics
- Paralympics
- Deaflympics
- Asian Games
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International competitions |
- Arab Cup
- Pan Arab Games
- Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct)
- Arab Futsal Championship
- Arab Beach Soccer Championship
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Club competitions |
- Arab Club Champions Cup
- Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
- Arab Super Cup (defunct)
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Youth competitions |
- Arab Cup U-20
- Arab Cup U-17
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Women's competitions | |
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Women's youth competitions | |
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Related competitions | AGCFF / GCC |
- Arabian Gulf Cup
- U-23 Championship
- U-20 Championship
- U-17 Championship
- Futsal Gulf Cup
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UNAF |
- UNAF Tournament
- U-23 Tournament
- U-20 Tournament
- U-18 Tournament
- U-17 Tournament
- U-15 Tournament
- Futsal tournament
- Women's tournament
- U-21 women's tournament
- U-20 women's tournament
- UNAF Club Cup
- Cup of Champions (defunct)
- Cup Winners Cup (defunct)
- Super Cup (defunct)
- Women's Club Tournament
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CECAFA |
- CECAFA Cup
- U-20 Championship
- U-17 Championship
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WAGF / WAFF |
- WAFF Championship
- West Asian Games
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ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC |
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
- Afro-Asian Games
- Afro-Asian Club Championship
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ISSF | |
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IMGC | |
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National teams | |
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