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.
Saudi Arabia Under-20 Nickname(s) الصقور الخضر Association SAFF Confederation AFC (Asia) Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia) Head coach Marcos Soares Home stadium Various FIFA code KSA 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 )
Honours AFC U-20 Asian Cup Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 2018Runners-up (3): 1985, 2016, 2025 Arab Cup U-20 Winners (3): 1985 , 2021, 2022Runners-up (3): 1983 , 2011, 2012AGCFF U-20 Gulf Cup
Competitions record
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup record Host/Year Round Position 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 Group stage 18th 3 0 1 2 3 5 2027 To be determined Total 10/25 Best: R16 32 5 6 19 28 44
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Host/Year Round Position Did not enter Semi-finals 4th 6 2 1 3 5 11 Did not enter Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 7 2 5th 5 2 2 1 12 5 Did not enter Round-robin 2nd 3 1 2 0 8 5 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 17 1 Did not enter Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 13 3 Did not enter Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 10 6 Did not qualify Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 5 Did not qualify Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 2 1 1 7 4 Semi-finals 4th 5 3 0 2 5 6 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 6 8 Did not qualify Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 16 11 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 Arab Cup U-20 record Host/Year Round Position Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 9 4 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 13 7 Canceled Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 7 4 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 11 7 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 12 2 To be determined 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 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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
2025 Saudi Arabia v Iraq 16 February 2025 (2025-02-16 ) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group stage Saudi Arabia 0–1 Iraq Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen 19:30 Report Attendance: 827
Saudi Arabia v 19 February 2025 (2025-02-19 ) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group stage Saudi Arabia 2–1 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen 15:00 Haqawi 51' Al-Khaibri 85' Report Attendance: 412
Saudi Arabia v China 22 February 2025 (2025-02-22 ) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia 1–0 China Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen 16:15 Report Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Saudi Arabia v 26 February 2025 (2025-02-26 ) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Semi-finals Saudi Arabia 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Centre Stadium, Shenzhen 16:15
Australia v Saudi Arabia 1 March 2025 (2025-03-01 ) AFC U-20 Asian Cup Final Australia 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Saudi Arabia Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen 19:30 Report Attendance: 3,355 Penalties Jovanovic Badolato Pearman Yull Kikianis
Players
Current squad The following 21 players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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.
Previous squads
FIFA U-20 World Cup squads 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
See also
Head-to-head record The following table shows Saudi Arabia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
In FIFA U-20 World Cup Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 00 0.00 Brazil 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 00 0.00 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00 0.00 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00 0.00 Croatia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00 0.00 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 France 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00 0.00 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 00 0.00 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00 0.00 Mali 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 00 0.00 Mexico 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 00 0.00 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 00 0.00 Norway 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00 0.00 Panama 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00 0.00 Portugal 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 0 33.33 Senegal 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00 0.00 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00 0.00 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 00 0.00 Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00 0.00 Total 31 5 7 19 27 43 −16 0 16.13
In AFC U-20 Asian Cup Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % 4 1 2 1 5 5 +0 0 25.00 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 0 33.33 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 China 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 0 50.00 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 00 0.00 Japan 9 1 3 5 9 15 −6 0 11.11 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 00 0.00 Malaysia 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 Myanmar 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00 0.00 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 0 66.67 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 Qatar 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 0 66.67 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 0 50.00 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 Syria 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 0 50.00 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 Thailand 5 4 1 0 11 1 +10 0 80.00 United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 0 33.33 Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Total 78 46 15 17 151 82 +69 0 58.97
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