Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-23 and Olympic Team

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Luigi Di Biagio
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	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

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 Asian Cup, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Coaching staff

As of

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Saad Al-Shehri
Assistant coaches	Ahmed Al-Rowaie
	Ali Omair
Goalkeeping coach	Abdulrahman Al-Juraisan
Fitness coach	Saad Al-Johar
Video analyst	Jibril Al-Omairi
Scout	Ayman Al-Faraj
	Thamer Sulaiman
Physiotherapist	Mohand Mohamed Sulaimani

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played June 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2025, after the match against Denmark

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Turki Baaljawsh	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003	5	0	Al-Ettifaq
21	1GK	Osama Al-Mermesh	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003	5	0	Al-Ittihad
22	1GK	Muhannad Al-Yahya	(2004-09-19) 19 September 2004	0	0	Al Fateh
2	2DF	Ahmed Al-Julaydan	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004	4	0	Al Fateh
3	2DF	Mohammed Al-Dossari	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001	10	0	Neom
5	2DF	Khalid Al-Asiri	(2004-11-27) 27 November 2004	4	0	Al-Diriyah
13	2DF	Mishal Al-Alaeli	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004	3	2	Al Wehda
15	2DF	Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003	8	0	Neom
18	2DF	Abdullah Al-Sabeat	(2004-05-01) 1 May 2004	2	0	Al Faisaly
23	2DF	Mohammed Barnawi	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005	4	0	Al-Orobah
26	2DF	Abdulrahman Obaid Al-Obaid	(2004-07-02) 2 July 2004	2	0	Al-Najma
28	2DF	Hussain Al-Zarie	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004	2	0	Al Fateh
29	2DF	Mohammed Abdulrahman	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003	3	0	Al-Ettifaq
6	3MF	Abbas Al-Hassan	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004	5	0	Neom
8	3MF	Rakan Al-Ghamdi	(2005-09-06) 6 September 2005	4	0	NEC Nijmegen
14	3MF	Bader Al-Omair	(2004-09-27) 27 September 2004	4	0	Al Batin
16	3MF	Abdulmalik Al-Jaber	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004	6	3	Željezničar Sarajevo
24	3MF	Zaid Al-Anazi	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004	1	0	Al-Kholood
	3MF	Younes Al-Shanqeeti	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004	3	0	Al Shabab
	3MF	Mohammed Sahlouli	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004	0	0	Al-Jabalain
7	4FW	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004	6	0	Al-Ettifaq
9	4FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	20	12	Al-Ettifaq
10	4FW	Abdullah Al-Zaid	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	4	0	Neom
11	4FW	Majed Abdullah	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006	2	0	Al Shabab
19	4FW	Abdulaziz Al-Othman	(2004-01-02) 2 January 2004	4	1	Al-Qadsiah
20	4FW	Faisal Al-Abdulwahed	(2004-12-29) 29 December 2004	3	0	Al Batin
	4FW	Saif Rajab	(2004-10-31) 31 October 2004	0	0	Al Qadsiah

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	Ahmed Al Jubaya	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001	13	0	Al-Qadsiah
GK	Mohammed Al-Absi	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002	7	0	Al-Shabab
DF	Mohammed Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	23	1	Al-Qadsiah
DF	Rayane Hamidou	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002	18	1	Al-Ahli
DF	Marwan Al-Sahafi	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004	4	1	Beerschot
DF	Mohammed Bakor	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004	4	0	Al-Ahli
DF	Jehad Thakri	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001	3	0	Al-Qadsiah
MF	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001	31	7	Al-Ittihad
MF	Ziyad Al-Johani	(2001-11-11) 11 November 2001	29	5	Al-Ahli
MF	Faisal Al-Ghamdi	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001	22	1	Beerschot
MF	Awad Al-Nashri	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002	21	0	Al-Ittihad
MF	Saleh Aboulshamat	(2002-08-11) 11 August 2002	12	0	Al-Taawoun
MF	Abdulelah Hawsawi	(2001-06-02) 2 June 2001	3	0	Al-Khaleej
MF	Eid Al-Muwallad	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001	0	0	Al-Okhdood
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

Olympic Games

• 1996 Summer Olympics squads
• 2020 Summer Olympics squads

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

• 2013 AFC U-22 Championship squads
• 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads
• 2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads
• 2020 AFC U-23 Championship squads
• 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads

Asian Games

• Football at the 2014 Asian Games squads
• Football at the 2018 Asian Games squads

WAFF U-23 Championship

• 2015 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
• 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
• 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship squads

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (DF)	Fuad Anwar (MF)	Hamzah Idris Falatah (FW)
2020	Yasser Al-Shahrani (DF)	Salman Al-Faraj (MF)	Salem Al-Dawsari (MF)

Honours

• Arab Games
  • Gold medal (1): 2023
• AFC U-23 Asian Cup
  • Champions (1): 2022
• GCC U-23 Championship
  • Champions (4): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016
• WAFF U-23 Championship
  • Champions (1): 2022
• Asian Games
  • Quarter-finals 2014, 2018, 2022

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
2024	did not qualify
2028	to be determined
2032
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
2024	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	10	6		3	3	0	0	12	2
2026	Qualified as host									Qualified as host
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

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	See Saudi Arabia national football team
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

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
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

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
2023	Did not participate
2024	Hosts
Total	Best: Champions	4/5	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

External links

• Official website (in Arabic)