Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | SAFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Mário Jorge | ||
| Home stadium | King Fahd Sports City | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1985, 1988) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1989) | ||
Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Under-17 or Saudi Arabia junior team, represents Saudi Arabia in international association football competitions in AFC U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments.
History
The team won the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and became the first Asian team to win a FIFA tournament. As of December 2023, they also became the only Asian men's football team to win any FIFA tournaments.
Results and fixtures
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
| 16 June 2023 Asian Cup group stage | Australia | 0–2 | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi | |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 95 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
| 19 June 2023 Asian Cup group stage | 2–0 | Tajikistan | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi | |
| 21:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 72 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
| 22 June 2023 Asian Cup group stage | 3–0 | China | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi | |
| 17:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 233 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
| 26 June 2023 Asian Cup quarter-final | 0–2 | Uzbekistan | Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani | |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 170 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan) |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mário Jorge | |
| Assistant coaches | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | ||
| Technical coach | Osama Hawsawi | |
| Trainer | ||
| Scout |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 3–20 April 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2025, after the match against China
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammed Bokhulaif | 21 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Fateh |
| 21 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi | 5 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
| 22 | GK | Wafi Al-Aklabi | 11 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 2 | DF | Yazeed Al-Dosari | 6 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 3 | DF | Nassar Al-Fihani | 21 May 2008 | 3 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq |
| 4 | DF | Turki Naji | 29 December 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 5 | DF | Moayad Saleem | 9 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Faisaly |
| 12 | DF | Adel Hibah | 4 February 2008 | 3 | 1 | Al-Hilal |
| 14 | DF | Abdulaziz Asiri | 2 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
| 15 | DF | Mohammed Al-Qarni | 24 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
| 20 | DF | Abubaker Saeed | 18 December 2008 | 3 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah |
| 6 | MF | Saeed Al-Dosari | 30 January 2008 | 3 | 0 | Unknown |
| 7 | MF | Al-Waleed Al-Awfi | 5 December 2008 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
| 16 | MF | Habib Al-Antif | 26 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
| 18 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Fawaz | 28 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Al-Fateh |
| 23 | MF | Maher Tawashi | 2 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | Al-Nassr |
| 8 | FW | Thari Saeed | 25 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
| 9 | FW | Abdulhadi Matari | 28 February 2008 | 3 | 2 | Al-Ittihad |
| 10 | FW | Abdulrahman Sufyani | 15 April 2008 | 3 | 2 | Al-Nassr |
| 11 | FW | Sabri Dahal | 29 February 2008 | 3 | 1 | Al-Fayha |
| 13 | FW | Osama Al-Daghmah | 25 June 2008 | 3 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
| 17 | FW | Salem Abdullah | 7 April 2008 | 2 | 1 | Al-Ahli |
| 19 | FW | Mukhtar Barnawi | 11 March 2008 | 2 | 0 | Al-Hilal |
Competitions record
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||
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| 1985 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| 1987 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1989 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
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| Total | 4/20 | Best: 1 title | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1985 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as defending champions | |||||
| 1988 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1990 | withdrew | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Qualified as host | |||||
| 1994 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Qualified as host | |||||
| 2026 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||
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| Total | 12/23 | Best: 2 titles | 50 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 56 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 34 |
Arab Cup U-17
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Total | 4/4 | Best: 1 title | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 23 |
Previous squads
FIFA U-16 World Championship squads
- 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
- 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
- 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
Honours
- Winners (1) : 1989
See also
- Saudi Arabia national football team
- Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
- Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team
References
- ^ "Saudi Arabia-China PR". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Saudi Arabia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 38.46 |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 33.33 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 40.00 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| North Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 60.00 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Qatar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 20.00 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 25.00 |
| Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 25.00 |
| Total | 50 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 56 | +27 | 44.00 |