Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team explained

Saudi Arabia Under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:	KSA
Nickname:	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Association:	SAFF
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Home Stadium:	King Fahd Sports City
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U17wc Apps:	3
U17wc First:	1985
U17wc Best:	Champions (1989)
Regional Name:	AFC U-16 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	10
Regional Cup First:	1985
Regional Cup Best:	Champions (1985, 1988)

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 September 2019, they also became the only Asian men's football team to win any FIFA tournaments.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.^[1]

Competitions record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position
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
1991	Did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	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-16 Championship

Host/Year	Round	Position
AFC Under-16 Asian Cup record									width=1% rowspan=23		AFC Under-16 Asian Cup qualification record
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
2020	Cancelled								3	2	1	0	8	3
2023	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	7	2	4	4	0	0	19	2
2025	Qualified as host								Qualified as host
Total	12/21	Best: 2 titles	44	20	8	16	75	46		47	23	8	11	93	37