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.
| Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) | ||
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| Association | SAFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Abdelwahab Al-Harbi | ||
| Home stadium | King Fahd Sports City | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| AFC U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1985, 1988) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1989) | ||
History
editThe 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.
Recent result and fixture
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Current squad
editThe following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.[1]
Competitions record
editFIFA U-17 World Cup
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |||||||
 1985
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
 1987
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
 1989
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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 1999
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 2001
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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| 2021
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Cancelled | ||||||||||||||
 2023
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 2025
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To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 3/20 | Best: 1 title | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
edit| AFC Under-17 Asian Cup record | AFC Under-17 Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985
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Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1986
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
 1988
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1990
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withdrew | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
 1992
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Qualified as host | ||||||
| 1994
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Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 1996
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Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 1998
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 2000
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2002
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 2004
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
 2006
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
 2008
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
| 2010
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
 2012
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2014
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
 2018
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Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
 2020
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Cancelled | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2023
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2025
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Qualified as host | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||
| Total | 12/21 | Best: 2 titles | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 46 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 93 | 37 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Cup U-17
edit| Arab Cup U-17 record | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2011
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
 2012
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Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 3/3 | Best: 1 title | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Previous squads
editFIFA U-16 World Championship squads
editHonours
edit- Winners (1) : 1989
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The NT U-17 opens its training camp in Dammam in preparation for AFC Asian Cup". Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.