Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Saudi Arabia Under-20

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association	SAFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Marcos Soares
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1973)
Best result	Winners (1986, 1992, 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round of 16 (2011, 2017)

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

• Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 2018
• Runners-up (3): 1985, 2016, 2025

Arab Cup U-20

• Winners (3): 1985, 2021, 2022
• Runners-up (3): 1983, 2011, 2012

GCC U-19 Championship

• Winners (1): 2016

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	1	1
1987		16th	3	0	0	3	0	6
1989		10th	3	1	0	2	4	3
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	1	2
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	2	6
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	19th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	8	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017	Round of 16	15th	4	1	1	2	3	5
2019	Group stage	20th	3	0	0	3	4	8
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Qualified
Total	10/24	Best: R16	29	5	7	17	25	39

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Semi-finals	4th	6	2	1	3	5	11
1974	Did not enter
1975
1976
1977	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	7	2
1978		5th	5	2	2	1	12	5
1980	Did not enter
1982
1985	Round-robin	2nd	3	1	2	0	8	5
1986	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	17	1
1988	Did not enter
1990
1992	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	13	3
1994	Did not enter
1996
1998	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	6
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	0	2	18	5
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	7	4
2008			4	2	1	1	7	4
2010	Semi-finals	4th	5	3	0	2	5	6
2012	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	6	8
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	16	11
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	13	4
2023	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2025	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	5	3
Total	16/42	Best: 3 titles	78	46	15	17	151	82

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	1	0	9	4
2012	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	13	7
2014	Canceled
2020	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	4
2021	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	7
2022	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	12	2
Total	Best: 2 titles	5 / 5	24	15	6	3	52	24

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record
Host/Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1983	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	9	6
1985	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	11	1
1989	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	7	4
Total	3/3	Best: 1 title	19	13	2	4	27	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Jordan  v  

13 February 2025 (2025-02-13) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group stage	Jordan	0–1		Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30		Report	Haqawi 46'	Attendance: 472 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

  v  Iraq

16 February 2025 (2025-02-16) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group stage		0–1	Iraq	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30		Report	Faisal 25'	Attendance: 827 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

  v  North Korea

19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group stage		2–1	North Korea	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
15:00	Haqawi 51' Al-Khaibri 85'	Report	Han Jae-yong 28'	Attendance: 412 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

  v  China

22 February 2025 (2025-02-22) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Quarter-finals		1–0	China	Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
16:15	Al-Yuhaybi 90+5'	Report		Referee: Alex King (Australia)

  v  South Korea

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Semi-finals		0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	South Korea	Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen
16:15

Australia  v  

1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Final	Australia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)		Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen
19:30		Report		Attendance: 3,355 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
	Penalties
	Jovanovic Badolato Pearman Yull Kikianis		Al-Khaibri Al-Shamrani Al-Mahdawi Barnawi Hazazi

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Abdulelah Al-Ghamdi	(2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
2	2DF	Sultan Al-Essa	(2005-06-30)30 June 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Hazem
3	2DF	Turki Al-Madani	(2007-11-05)5 November 2007 (aged 17)	Al-Ettifaq
4	2DF	Saud Harun	(2005-07-19)19 July 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal
5	2DF	Mohammed Barnawi	(2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Orobah
6	2DF	Saleh Barnawi	(2007-02-08)8 February 2007 (aged 18)	Al-Hilal
7	4FW	Ali Al-Mahdawi	(2005-04-28)28 April 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Hilal
8	3MF	Rakan Al-Ghamdi	(2005-09-06)6 September 2005 (aged 19)	NEC
9	4FW	Talal Haji	(2007-09-16)16 September 2007 (aged 17)	Al-Riyadh
10	4FW	Ziyad Al-Ghamdi	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Ahli
11	4FW	Saad Haqawi	(2005-10-08)8 October 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Nassr
12	2DF	Nawaf Al-Gulaymish	(2005-05-02)2 May 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Shabab
13	3MF	Bassam Hazazi	(2005-03-29)29 March 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Nassr
14	3MF	Farhah Al-Shamrani	(2006-02-27)27 February 2006 (aged 18)	Al-Kholood
15	4FW	Amar Al-Yuhaybi	(2006-03-03)3 March 2006 (aged 18)	Al-Ahli
16	2DF	Saud Al-Tumbukti	(2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (aged 20)	Al-Riyadh
17	4FW	Hussain A-Raqwani	(2005-09-27)27 September 2005 (aged 19)	Abha
18	4FW	Ramez Al-Attar	(2006-01-17)17 January 2006 (aged 19)	Al-Ahli
19	2DF	Awad Aman	(2005-01-16)16 January 2005 (aged 20)	Al-Nassr
20	3MF	Abdulmalik Al-Harbi	(2005-06-19)19 June 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Taawoun
21	1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi	(2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 18)	Al-Taawoun
22	1GK	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	(2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
23	4FW	Thamer Al-Khaibari	(2005-12-03)3 December 2005 (aged 19)	Al-Raed

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	Osama Al-Mermesh	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003	-	-	Al-Ittihad	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK	Turki Baljoush	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003	-	-	Al-Ettifaq	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
GK	Moayed Al-Karneeb		-	-	Ohod	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
GK	Mohammed Al-Otaibi		-	-	Al-Nassr	v.  United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022
DF	Mohammed Al-Dossari	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003	-	-	Al-Ettifaq	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Salem Al-Najdi	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003	-	-	Al-Fateh	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Mubarak Al-Rajeh	(2003-08-01) 1 August 2003	-	-	Al-Raed	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Ahmed Al-Omaisi		-	-	Al-Shabab	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF	Khaled Al-Tomaihi		-	-	Al-Fayha	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
DF	Suwailem Al-Manhali	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004	-	-	Al-Ittihad	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Sulaiman Hazazi	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Hassan Rabee	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
DF	Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi	(2004-02-06) 6 February 2004	-	-	Al-Shabab	v.  China, 18 September 2022
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Faraj	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003	-	-	Al-Nassr	2022 Arab Cup U-20
DF	Ali Al-Nakhli		-	-	Al-Ansar	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Badr Al-Omair		-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 Arab GamesPRE
MF	Abdulaziz Al-Elewai	(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Musab Al-Juwayr	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003	-	-	Al-Hilal	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Faisal Al-Sibyani	(2003-07-07) 7 July 2003	-	-	Al-Ahli	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Yaseen Al-Zubaidi	(2003-04-26) 26 April 2003	-	-	Al-Ahli	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Mohammed Al-Marri	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003	-	-	Al-Qadsiah	2023 AFC U-20 Asian CupINJ
MF	Abdullah Al-Anazi	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003	-	-	Al-Fateh	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Muhannad Al Saeed		-	-	Al-Ettifaq	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Hassan Al-Shamrani		-	-	Al-Faisaly	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023
MF	Thamer Al-Shahrani	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003	-	-	Damac	v.  Slovakia, 22 November 2022
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari	(2003-12-10) 10 December 2003	-	-	Al-Taawoun	v.  China, 18 September 2022
MF	Abdulmalik Al-Jaber		-	-	Željezničar	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Othman Al-Othman	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003	-	-	Al-Fateh	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Khaled Majrashi	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004	-	-	Al-Ahli	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Hassan Sufyani	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004	-	-	Al-Ahli	Maurice Revello Tournament
MF	Zaid Al-Enezi		-	-	Al-Ahli	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Yazeed Al-Ghamdi		-	-	Al-Ahli	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
MF	Baraa Softah		-	-	Al-Ittihad	v.  Qatar, 29 March 2022
FW	Ali Al-Masoud	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004	-	-	Al-Fateh	2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW	Mohammed Sahlouli	(2004-11-21) 21 November 2004	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 Arab GamesPRE
FW	Meshari Al-Nemer	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003	-	-	Al-Nassr	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Yazeed Joshan	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003	-	-	Al-Faisaly	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Abdullah Radif	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	-	-	Al-Taawoun	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
FW	Saleh Al-Rahmani	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003	-	-	Al-Faisaly	v.  United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023

• 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
• 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup

• Saudi Arabia national football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
• Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team

The following table shows Saudi Arabia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Brazil	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Croatia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Mexico	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Norway	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Panama	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Republic of Ireland	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	033.33
Senegal	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
United States	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total	29	5	7	17	25	39	−14	017.24

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	4	1	2	1	5	5	+0	025.00
Bahrain	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	033.33
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
China	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	050.00
India	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	100.00
Indonesia	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
Iran	2	2	0	0	8	6	+2	100.00
Iraq	4	0	2	2	5	7	−2	000.00
Japan	9	1	3	5	9	15	−6	011.11
Jordan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
Kuwait	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Malaysia	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Myanmar	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
North Korea	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	066.67
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Qatar	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	066.67
South Korea	8	4	2	2	11	7	+4	050.00
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Syria	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	050.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Thailand	5	4	1	0	11	1	+10	080.00
United Arab Emirates	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Total	78	46	15	17	151	82	+69	058.97