Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | الأخضر (The Green) الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Saudi Arabian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Stella Gotal | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Kuwait 4–1 (Kuwait City, Kuwait, 4 March 2023) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 6–0 Mongolia (Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 30 April 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Bahrain 6–0 (Manama, Bahrain, 26 May 2023) | |||
The Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للإناث ما تحت 17 سنة) represents Saudi Arabia in international women's football for under 17. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.
Colloquially called "the Green Falcons", Saudi Arabia played their first match in 2023 against Kuwait U17 in a 4–1 friendly loss.
History
In February 2023 the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the establishment of the youth women's team after a long period (one year) of selecting from different part of the kingdom local women's league and even the national women's league.[1] The Croatian coach Stella Gotal[2] was selected to lead the first ever game for the national team; on 4 March 2023, Saudi Arabia played and lost their first match against Kuwait U17 team 4–1, away to Kuwait.[3][4][5][6]
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
| 19 April Friendly | 1–3 | Guam | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 22 April Friendly | 0–3 | Guam | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 30 June Friendly | Lebanon | 5–0 | Amman, Jordan | |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Petra Stadium |
| 4 July Friendly | 1–4 | Jordan | Amman, Jordan | |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Petra Stadium |
| 13 December Friendly | 0–2 | Tajikistan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 5 March 2023
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Stella Gotal |
| Assistant coach | Najd Almejaish |
| Goalkeeping coach | Bruno valenconi |
| Physical coach | |
| Technical staff |
Manager history
- Stella Gotal (February 2023 – June 2025)[7]
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were selected for the squad for the 2025 WAFF U-17 Girls Championship, held in Khobar from February 8th to 16th, 2025.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Deen Ikhsanweh | Al-Ahli | ||||
| GK | Sherine Sanawi | Al-Ittihad | ||||
| GK | Sally Al-Riyadhi | Al-Ula | ||||
| DF | Aurellya Talabi | Al-Hilal | ||||
| DF | Lillyana Dhouji | Al-Ittihad | ||||
| DF | Nour Alhouda Lammankani | Al-Nassr | ||||
| DF | Lea Landaithi | Al-Nassr | ||||
| DF | Alissa Jasser | Al-Qadsiah | ||||
| DF | Lana Moghrabi | Al-Nassr | ||||
| DF | Alyne Mudhaibi | Al-Qadsiah | ||||
| DF | Fay Shehaab Radhi | Al-Shabab | ||||
| MF | Sabreen Yafaee | 2009 (age 16) | Al-Qadsiah | |||
| MF | Naylaa Halukhi | Al-Hilal | ||||
| MF | Jana Noosri | |||||
| MF | Rania Aldawaghi | Al-Qadsiah | ||||
| MF | Sally Ghuthaibi | Al-Nassr | ||||
| FW | Asraa Al Sameri | Al-Hilal | ||||
| FW | Malak Dhamayan | Al-Shabab | ||||
| FW | Yasmine Kawawneh | 2008 (born 17) | Al-Qadsiah | |||
| FW | Reem Zahib | Al-Qadsiah | ||||
| FW | Aaliyah Yarawi | Al-Hilal | ||||
| FW | Hayya Alaid | |||||
| FW | Hawawnah Al Ghamdani | Al-Hilal | ||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Louloua Moussa | 27 October 2006 | - | - | Al-Ittihad | v Kuwait, 8 March 2023 |
| GK | Fajr Al-Saqqaf | 15 | - | - | Al Hilal | |
| FW | Basma Al-Shenaifi | 13 | - | - | Al Nassr | |
| FW | Layan Al-Yafei | 24 May 2008 | - | - | Al-Ittihad | |
| FW | Noof Al-Atawi | 15 | - | - | ||
| MF | Fatimah Mansour | 10 December 2007 | - | - | Al-Shabab | |
| MF | Luluh Al-Jaweni | 14 | - | - | ||
| MF | Haya Al-Sheikh | 16 | - | - | ||
| MF | Munirah Al-Ghanam | 25 August 2007 | - | - | Eastern Flames | |
| MF | Jana Salama | 13 | - | - | ||
| MF | Fajer Saad | 16 April 2007 | - | - | Eastern Flames | |
| DF | Maya Al-Zahrani | 14 | - | - | ||
| DF | Dyala Al-Sabban | 14 | - | - | Al-Ahli | |
| DF | Luluh Saleh | 15 | - | - | Al Hilal | |
| DF | Majd Al-Otaibi | 16 | - | - | Al Hilal | |
| DF | Hana Ismail | 16 | - | - | ||
| DF | Lama Al-Rumaizan | 16 | - | - | ||
| DF | Jana Al-Mojel | 15 | - | - | ||
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Arab U-17 Women's Cup
| Arab U-17 Women's Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2015 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/1 | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يُعلن تأسيس المنتخب الوطني للناشئات تحت 17 عاماً" [The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announces the establishment of the national team for junior girls under 17 years old]. www.zawya.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "أخضر الناشئات ينطلق تحت قيادة كرواتية" [----]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "أخضر الناشئات يخسر ودية الكويت" [The national junior loses the Kuwait friendly]. www.alyaum.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي" [NT Youth Mission Leaves for Kuwait to Hold its Training Camp]. www.saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "ناشئات الأزرق ينتصرن على السعودية.. وديا" [Al-Azraq juniors win over Saudi Arabia. cordially]. alwatan.kuwait.tt (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "منتخب "الناشئات" يعسكر في الكويت" [The "junior" team is camped in Kuwait]. www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ Al Jidani, Riyan (9 June 2025). "Stella Gotal bids farewell to the Saudi U-17 women's national team". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "The national U-17 girls' team training camp begins in Dammam in preparation for the West Asia Championship". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.