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.
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| Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
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| Association | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri | ||
| Home stadium | King Fahd International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | First Round (1984, 1996, 2020) | ||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2022) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
| Website | Official Website | ||
Results and fixtures
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Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2023
edit| 15 October 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 3–2 |  Kyrgyzstan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 (UTC+3) | S. Al-Zaid  17'Al-Khaibari 59', 68' |
Report | Moldozhunusov 50' Murzakhmatov 76' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 17 October 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:00 (UTC+3) | Haji 13', 44' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 18 November 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |  Jordan | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) | Al-Nemer 17' Al-Juwayr 65' (pen.) |
Report | Kalbouneh 41' |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 21 November 2023 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 |  Australia | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 16:00 (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium |
2024
edit| 27 January 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 (3–2 p) |  Ivory Coast | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| 30 January 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |  Togo | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:30 (UTC+4) |
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Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| 20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (2–1 p) | Jordan | Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium | ||
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| 23 March 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 |  China | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 21:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
| 23 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | South Korea  | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium |
| 26 March 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | China | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 21:30 (UTC+3) | Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium |
| 26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Egypt  | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Saudi Arabia | Al-Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia |
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Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium | |||
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| 5 April 2024 Friendly | Indonesia  | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 20:30 UTC+4 | Komang 32' |
Stadium: The Sevens Stadium |
| 9 April 2024 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | South Korea | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium |
| 16 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Saudi Arabia | 4–2 |  Tajikistan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 534 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 19 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Thailand  | 0–5 | Saudi Arabia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China) |
| 22 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |  Iraq | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
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Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 4,662 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 26 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS | Uzbekistan  | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
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Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 5,379 Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan) |
Coaching staff
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| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Head coach | Saad Al-Shehri
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| Assistant coaches | Ahmed Al-Rowaie
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| Yaya Touré
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| Goalkeeping coach | Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
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| Video analyst | Jibril Al-Omairi
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| Physiotherapist | Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani
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Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 23 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[1]
Recent call-ups
editThe 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 |
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| GK | Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi | 5 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Al-Okhdood
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| GK | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | 26 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| GK | Ahmed Abu Rasen | 2 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| GK | Abdulmalek Al-Duwaisan | 0 | 0 | Al-Jandal
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| GK | Abdulaziz Idris | 9 May 2001 |  NK Uljanik Pula
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v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
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| DF | Mohammed Eisa | 2 April 2002 | 13 | 1 | Al-Shabab
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| DF | Muath Faqeehi | 30 May 2002 | 4 | 0 | Al-Taawoun
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| DF | Majed Qasheesh | 4 December 2001 | 3 | 0 | Al-Hazem
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| DF | Islam Hawsawi | 27 December 2001 | 3 | 0 | Al-Wehda
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| DF | Khaled Asiri | 27 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| DF | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 24 June 2001 | 14 | 0 | Al-Shabab
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| DF | Nawaf Al-Mutairi | 7 March 2001 | 10 | 0 | Al-Orobah
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 8 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Al-Fateh
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | 1 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | Al-Raed
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| DF | Almuayyad Muni | 7 May 2001 | 1 | 0 | NK HAŠK
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| DF | Saad Al Mousa | 10 December 2002 | 7 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq
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| DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 | Al-Nassr
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v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
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| DF | Yousef Haqawi | 11 October 2002 | Al-Fayha
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v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
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| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 November 2003 | 10 | 0 | Al-Taawoun
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| MF | Basil Al-Sayyali | 22 June 2001 | 5 | 0 | Al-Hazem
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| MF | Majed Dawran | 16 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| MF | Rakan Kaabi | 2 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fayha
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 | 20 | 4 | Al-Hilal
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| MF | Mohammed Mahzari | 19 May 2002 | 4 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| MF | Faisal Al-Asmari | 1 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | 7 January 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Željezničar
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| MF | Ahmed Bahusayn | 9 February 2001 | 3 | 1 | Al-Taawoun
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| MF | Naif Masoud | 8 March 2001 | 11 | 1 | Al-Qadsiah
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | 12 August 2004 | 3 | 1 | Al-Hilal
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Sattam Al-Rouqi | 28 March 2002 | 2 | 0 | Al-Taawoun
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Nasser Al-Bishi | 3 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Al-Shabab
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | 14 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Abdullah Al-Zaid | 8 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Mohammed Sahlouli | 21 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Khalil Al-Absi | 28 May 2001 | Al-Hazem
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v.  Cambodia, 12 September 2023
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| MF | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 11 February 2004 | Al-Nassr
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v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
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| MF | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 23 July 2002 | Al-Hilal
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v. Ivory Coast, 15 June 2023
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| FW | Hisham Al Dubais | 26 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Jabalain
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | 2 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| FW | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | 7 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Taraji
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v. China, 26 March 2024
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| FW | Ali Al-Masoud | 3 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Al-Fateh
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| FW | Muhannad Al Saad | 29 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| FW | Ali Al-Jassem | 13 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| FW | Saad Al-Shurafa | 23 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh
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v. Togo, 30 January 2024
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| FW | Hassan Al-Ali | 10 February 2002 | 4 | 0 | Abha
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| FW | Yazeed Joshan | 4 May 2003 | 4 | 0 | Al-Faisaly
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | 5 August 2003 | 3 | 1 | Al-Nassr
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v. Australia, 21 November 2023
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| FW | Talal Haji | 16 September 2007 | 2 | 2 | Al-Ittihad
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| FW | Thamer Al-Khaibari | 1 | 2 | Al-Ettifaq
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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| FW | Mourad Khodari | 12 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Al-Okhdood
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v. Kyrgyzstan, 17 October 2023
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Previous squads
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Overage players in Olympic Games
edit| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF) | Fuad Anwar (MF) | Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW) | |
| Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF) | Salman Al-Faraj (MF) | Salem Al-Dawsari (MF) |
Competitive record
editOlympic Games
edit| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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| 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
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 2016
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 2020 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad | |
 2024 |
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| 2028 |
to be determined | |||||||||
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| 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
edit| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2013
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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 | |
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13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
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| Total | Best: Champions | 6/7 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 11 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Islamic Solidarity Games
edit| Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 |
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 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 | Best: Silver Medal | 3/3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 |
Asian Games
edit| Asian Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
 1951 to 1998 |
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| 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2018 |
8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad | ||
| 2022 |
8th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | ||
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 3/6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | - | |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Gulf Cup under-23
edit| GCC U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2008
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2010
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Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011
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Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2012
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
 2013
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2015
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2016
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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
edit| WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2015
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Group Stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2021
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Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2022
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
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| Total | Best: Champions | 4/5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | |
- ***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "الأخضر تحت23 يبدأ استعداده لكأس آسيا بمعسكر الامارات" [Al-Akhdar U23 begins its preparations for the Asian Cup at the Emirates camp] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 29 March 2024.
External links
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- Official website (in Arabic)