Saudi Arabia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Green Falcons الصقور الخضر |
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| Association | Saudi Arabia Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Jose Peseiro |
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| Captain | Hussein Sulimani | ||
| Most caps | Mohamed Al-Deayea (181) | ||
| Top scorer | Majed Abdullah (67) | ||
| Home stadium | King Fahd International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 61 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 21 (July 2004) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 81 (July 2006) | ||
| Elo ranking | 41 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 27 (November 1998) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 112 (1970, 1972) | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg){kind=small} Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria  (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao  (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Morocco 13 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Morocco; 6 September 1961) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16, 1994 | ||
| AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1984, 1988, 1996 | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1992 | ||
The Saudi Arabia national football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم) (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar which means "The Green") is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988, and 1996) and qualified for the World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the 1994 tournament.
In the 1994 World Cup, Saudi Arabia upset seeded Belgium and beat Morocco in the group stage before falling to Sweden in the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia was dismissed in the first round of the next three Cup tournaments, including a humiliating 8-0 defeat by Germany in 2002.
Mohamed Al-Deayea, the team's former goalkeeper, is the world recordholder for the most international appearances by a male football player.
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 to 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1994 - Round of 16
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2006 - Round 1
- 2010 - TBD (currently in playoff against Bahrain)
| FIFA World Cup History | |||
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| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 1 – 2  Netherlands |
Loss |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Morocco |
Win | |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 1 – 0  Belgium |
Win | |
| Round 2 | Saudi Arabia 1 – 3  Sweden |
Loss | |
| 1998 | Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Denmark |
Loss |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 4  France |
Loss | |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 2 – 2  South Africa |
Draw | |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 8  Germany |
Loss |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Cameroon |
Loss | |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 3  Republic of Ireland |
Loss | |
| 2006 | Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 2 – 2  Tunisia |
Draw |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 4  Ukraine |
Loss | |
| Round 1 | Saudi Arabia 0 – 1  Spain |
Loss | |
| Total | 9-32 | ||
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1972 - Did not enter
- 1976 - Withdrew
- 1980 - Did not enter
- 1984 - Champions
- 1988 - Champions
- 1992 - Second place
- 1996 - Champions
- 2000 - Second place
- 2004 - Group stage
- 2007 - Second Place
- 2011 - qualified
[edit] Gulf Cup of Nations Record
3 times Champions (1994, 2002, 2003)
- 1970: Third Place
- 1972: Runner Up
- 1974: Runner Up
- 1976: Fifth Place
- 1979: Third Place
- 1982: Fourth Place
- 1984: Third Place
- 1986: Third Place
- 1988: Third Place
- 1990: Withdrew
- 1992: Third Place
- 1994: Champions
- 1996: Third Place
- 1998: Runner Up
- 2002: Champions
- 2003: Champions
- 2004: Round 1
- 2007: Third Place
- 2009: Runner Up
[edit] Arab Nations Cup Record
Best result :2times Champions (1998, 2002)
[edit] Youth National Team Records
[edit] FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
- 1977 - 1983 Did not qualify
- 1985 : Round 1
- 1987 : Round 1
- 1989 : Round 1
- 1991 : Did not qualify
- 1993 : Round 1
- 1995 - 1997 : Did not qualify
- 1999 : Round 1
- 2001 : Did not qualify
- 2003 : Round 1
- 2005 - 2007 : Did not qualify
[edit] FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
[edit] AFC Youth Championship Record
- Best result :2times Champions (1986, 1992)
- 2002 : Third place
- 2004 : Did not qualify
- 2006 : Quarter-finals
- 2008 : Qualified
[edit] AFC U-17 Championship Record
- 1985 : Champions
- 1986 : Third Place
- 1988 : Champions
- 1990 : Did not qualify
- 1992 : Third Place
- 1994 : Round 1
- 1996 - 2004 : Did not qualify
- 2006 : Quarter-finals
- 2008 : Quarter-finals
[edit] islamic solidarity games record
- ((2005))championship
[edit] Competition history
- DNE = Did not enter; DNQ = Did not qualify; QBW = Qualified but withdrew.
- Pos = Position; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against.
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
