Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team explained

Saudi Arabia
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Nickname:Arabic: الأخضر (The Green)
Arabic: الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons)
Arabic: الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons)
Association:Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Sub-Confederation:WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach: Stella Gotal
Fifa Trigramme:KSA
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First Game: 4–1
(Kuwait City, Kuwait, 4 March 2023)
Largest Win: 2–3
(Kuwait City, Kuwait, 8 March 2023)
Largest Loss: 6–0
(Manama, Bahrain, 26 May 2023)
Type:women

The Saudi Arabia u-17 women's national 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 the Kuwait - U17 in a 1–4 loss in a friendly in the Kuwait.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

In February 2023 the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announce 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.[5] The coroatian coach Stella Gotal[6] was selected to lead the first ever game for the national team, at 4 mach 20223 the youth eagle lose their first ever match against the youth Kuwait team 1–4.

Results and fixtures

Legend

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

RoleName
Head coachStella Gotal
Assistant coachNajd Almejaish
Goalkeeping coachBruno valenconi
Physical coach
Technical staff

Manager history

Players

Current U-17 squad

The following players were named for the two friendly matches against on 19 and 22 April 2024.[8]

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Competitive record

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: أخضر الناشئات يخسر ودية الكويت. The national junior loses the Kuwait friendly. 5 March 2023. www.alyaum.com. 4 March 2023. ar.
  2. Web site: بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي. NT Youth Mission Leaves for Kuwait to Hold its Training Camp. 5 March 2023. www.saff.com.sa. 4 March 2023. ar.
  3. Web site: ناشئات الأزرق ينتصرن على السعودية.. وديا. Al-Azraq juniors win over Saudi Arabia. cordially. 5 March 2023. alwatan.kuwait.tt. 4 March 2023. ar.
  4. Web site: منتخب "الناشئات" يعسكر في الكويت. The "junior" team is camped in Kuwait. 5 March 2023. www.alriyadh.com. 4 March 2023. ar.
  5. Web site: 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. 5 March 2023. www.zawya.com. 4 March 2023. ar.
  6. Web site: أخضر الناشئات ينطلق تحت قيادة كرواتية. ----. 5 March 2023. aawsat.com. 4 March 2023. ar.
  7. https://www.msn.com/en-ae/sports/other/croatian-coach-stella-gutal-starts-training-saudi-under-17-women-s-football-team/ar-AA174JLk
  8. Web site: نطلق اليوم معسكر المنتخب الوطني للناشئات تحت 17 عامًا استعدادًا لمواجهة منتخب غوام. ----. 5 April 2024. twitter.com. 18 April 2024 . ar.