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Saudi Arabia against Lebanon during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Saudi Arabia is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup.

The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and it was also the first time Saudi Arabia claimed the title. They repeated the feat in 1988 and 1996, before reaching two other finals, both ended in defeats. Having said, Saudi Arabia also has disappointing performances, notably 2004, 2011 and 2015, when Saudi Arabia crashed out from the group stage. Saudi Arabia will play in 2023 edition, looking on their quest to win the Asian Cup in the new millennia. Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 edition which will mark the first time that the country has ever hosted the Asian Cup.

## 1984 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

### Group A

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Pos | Team

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* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Kuwait | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 5
3  |  Qatar | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  Syria | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 3
5  |  South Korea | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2

Source: RSSSF

2 December 1984

19:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  South Korea

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Abdullah 90' |  | Lee Tae-Ho 51'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: George Joseph (Malaysia)

* * *

4 December 1984

21:00

Syria | 0–1|  Saudi Arabia

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|  | Khalifa 66'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

* * *

8 December 1984

19:00

Qatar | 1–1|  Saudi Arabia

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Zaid 47' |  | Abduljawad 65'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Antonio Márquez (Mexico)

* * *

11 December 1984

21:00

Kuwait | 0–1|  Saudi Arabia

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|  | Al-Jam'an 88'

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)

### Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

13 December 1984

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Iran

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Shahin Bayani 88' (o.g.) |  | Shahrokh Bayani 43'
Penalties
Abdullah
Abduljawad
Nu'eimeh
Al-Jam'an
Al-Musaibeah | 5–4 |  Hajiloo
Mokhtarifar
Derakhshan
Panjali
Shahrokh Bayani

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: George Courtney (England)

Final

16 December 1984

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 2–0|  China

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Al-Nafisah 10'
Abdullah 46' |  |

National Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 1984 AFC Asian Cup winners (1st title)

* 1 Al‑Deayea
* 2 Al-Meaweed
* 3 Al-Bishi
* 4 Abdulshaker
* 5 Al-Nu'eimeh
* 6 Amer
* 7 Al-Nafisah
* 8 Khamees
* 9 Abdullah
* 10 Al-Musaibeah
* 11 Al-Jam'an
* 12 Anbar
* 13 Abd Al-Jawad
* 14 Khalifa
* 15 Al-Dosari
* 16 Ibrahim
* 17 Al-Nakhli
* 21 Al-Husain
* Coach: Al-Zayani

## 1988 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

### Group B

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  China | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 5
3  |  Syria | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 4  |
4  |  Kuwait | 4  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 3
5  |  Bahrain | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 2

Source: RSSSF

2 December 1988

18:00

Syria | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report | Al-Mutlaq 20'
Al-Suwaiyed 82'

Qatar SC Stadium, Doha

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

* * *

5 December 1988

15:00

Saudi Arabia | 0–0|  Kuwait

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| Report |

Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

* * *

9 December 1988

15:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Bahrain

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Jazea'a 78' | Report | F. Mohamed  44' (pen.)

Qatar SC Stadium, Doha

Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

* * *

12 December 1988

15:00

China | 0–1|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report | Al-Bishi 56'

Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)

### Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

15 December 1988

16:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Iran

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Abdullah 16' | Report |

Qatar SC Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: George Courtney (England)

Final

18 December 1988

16:00

South Korea | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |
Penalties
Cho Min-Kook
Lee Tae-Ho
Byun Byung-Joo
Kim Joo-Sung
Cho Yoon-Hwan | 3–4 |  Nu'eimeh
Abd Al-Jawad
Abdullah
Al-Mutlaq
Al-Bishi

Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup winners (2nd title)

* 1 Al-Deayea
* 2 A. Al-Dosari
* 3 H. Al-Bishi
* 4 Jamil
* 5 Al-Nu'eimeh (c)
* 6 Al-Mutlaq
* 7 Jazea'a
* 8 F. Al-Bishi
* 9 Abdullah
* 10 Al-Musaibeah
* 11 Al-Jam'an
* 13 Abd Al-Jawad
* 14 Massad
* 15 Al-Thunayan
* 17 S. Al-Dosari
* 19 Al-Suwaiyed
* 22 Al-Sabyani
* Al-Saleh
* Al-Otaibi
* Al-Awadi
* Coach: Parreira

## 1992 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1992 AFC Asian Cup

### Group B

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  China | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4
3  |  Qatar | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  Thailand | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 2

Source: WorldFootball.net

29 October 1992

17:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  China

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Al-Thunayan 17' | Report | Li Bing 41'

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

* * *

31 October 1992

13:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Qatar

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Al-Muwallid 86' | Report | Mustafa 74'

Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

* * *

2 November 1992

17:00

Saudi Arabia | 4–0|  Thailand

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Al-Owairan 4'
Al-Bishi 19', 72'
Al-Thunayan 64' | Report |

Bingo Sports Park, Onomichi

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

### Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

6 November 1992

19:00

Saudi Arabia | 2–0|  United Arab Emirates

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Al-Owairan 77'
Al-Bishi 80' | Report |

Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Rasheed Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

Final

8 November 1992

14:30

Japan | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Takagi 36' | Report |

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 1992 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* 1 Al-Otaibi
* 2 A. Al-Dosari
* 3 Al-Alawi
* 4 Al-Roomi
* 5 Al-Khilaiwi
* 6 Anwar
* 7 Al-Owairan
* 8 Al-Bishi
* 9 Idris
* 10 Al-Jaber
* 11 Al-Mehallel
* 12 Al-Anazi
* 14 Massad
* 15 Al-Thunayan
* 16 Al-Hazaa
* 17 M. Al-Dosari
* 20 Al-Razgan
* 21 Al-Shujaa
* 22 Al-Mugahwi
* 23 Jamil
* 24 Al-Qahtani
* Coach: Nelsinho

## 1996 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup

### Group B

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Iran | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 6
3  |  Iraq | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 6
4  |  Thailand | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 0  |

Source: RSSSF

5 December 1996

16:45

Saudi Arabia | 6–0|  Thailand

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Al-Temawi 10' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Al-Mehallel 15', 54'
Al-Muwallid 18'
Al-Jaber 52' | Report |

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

* * *

8 December 1996

16:45

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Iraq

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Al-Mehallel 26' | Report |

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

11 December 1996

16:45

Saudi Arabia | 0–3|  Iran

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| Report | Daei 12'
Bagheri 37'
Azizi 47'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

### Knockout stage

[edit]

Quarter-finals

16 December 1996

19:30

Saudi Arabia | 4–3|  China

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Al-Thunayan 31', 65'
Al-Jaber 34'
Al-Mehallel 43' | Report | Zhang Enhua 6', 89'
Peng Weiguo 16'

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Semi-finals

19 December 1996

19:30

Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |
Penalties
Daei
Peyrovani
Yazdani
Estili
Bagheri
Khakpour | 3–4 |  Al-Temawi
Sulaimani
Zubromawi
Al-Muwallid
Al-Harbi
Madani

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Final

21 December 1996

19:30

United Arab Emirates | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |
Penalties
M. Ali
Saleh
K. Saad
Saeed | 2–4 |  Al-Thunayan
Zubromawi
Al-Harbi
Al-Temawi
Al-Muwallid

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup winners (3rd title)

* 1 Al‑Deayea
* 2 Sheliah
* 3 Al-Khilaiwi
* 4 Sulaiman
* 5 Jamil
* 6 Anwar
* 8 Al-Temawi
* 9 Al-Jaber
* 10 Al‑Mehallel
* 12 Mater
* 13 Abdulghani
* 14 Massad
* 15 Al-Thunayan
* 16 K. Al-Owairan
* 17 Al-Karni
* 19 Al-Rashaid
* 20 Saleh
* 21 Al-Sadiq
* 24 Al-Zahrani
* 25 A. Al-Jumaan
* Coach: Vingada

## 2000 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 2000 AFC Asian Cup

### Group C

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Japan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 13  | 3  | +10  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 4
3  |  Qatar | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3
4  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 14  | −12  | 1  |

Source: RSSSF

14 October 2000

17:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–4|  Japan

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Morioka 90' (o.g.) | Report | Yanagisawa 22'
Takahara 37'
Nanami 53'
Ono 88'

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

17 October 2000

19:45

Saudi Arabia | 0–0|  Qatar

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| Report |

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

* * *

20 October 2000

19:30

Saudi Arabia | 5–0|  Uzbekistan

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Al-Otaibi 18'
Al-Shalhoub 35', 78', 86'
Al-Temyat 88' | Report |

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

### Knockout stage

[edit]

Quarter-finals

24 October 2000

19:45

Kuwait | 2–3 (a.e.t.)|  Saudi Arabia

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Bashar Abdullah 62'
Al-Huwaidi 68' | Report | Al-Temyat 45+1' 109'
Al-Meshal 72'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Semi-finals

26 October 2000

16:45

South Korea | 1–2|  Saudi Arabia

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Lee Dong-Gook 90+1' | Report | Al-Meshal 76', 80'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Final

29 October 2000

19:45

Japan | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Mochizuki 30' | Report |

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 47,400

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 2000 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* 1 Al‑Deayea
* 2 Sheliah
* 3 Al-Khilaiwi
* 4 Sulaiman
* 5 Al-Muwallid
* 6 Al-Ghamdi
* 8 Noor
* 9 Al-Jaber
* 11 O. Al-Dosari
* 12 Al-Dokhi
* 13 Al-Saqri
* 14 Al-Otaibi
* 16 Al-Shehri
* 17 Al-Waked
* 18 Al-Temyat
* 19 Idris
* 20 Al-Shalhoub
* 21 Al-Antaif
* 22 Al-Khojali
* 23 Khaleel
* 28 A. Al-Jumaan
* 29 Al-Meshal
* Coach: Máčala

## 2004 AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup

### Group C

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Iraq | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 6
3  |  Turkmenistan | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 1  |
4  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 1

Source: RSSSF

18 July 2004

18:45

Saudi Arabia | 2–2|  Turkmenistan

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Al-Qahtani 9' (pen.), 59' | Report | N. Bayramov 6'
Kuliyev 90+3'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 12,400

Referee: Chaiwat Kunsata (Thailand)

* * *

22 July 2004

21:00

Uzbekistan | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Geynrikh 13' | Report |

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

* * *

26 July 2004

19:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–2|  Iraq

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Al-Montashari 57' | Report | Akram 51'
Mahmoud 86'

Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup

* 2 Al-Dokhi
* 3 Tukar
* 4 Al-Montashari
* 5 Al-Qadi
* 6 S. Al-Dosari
* 7 Suwayed
* 9 Al-Qahtani
* 10 Al-Shalhoub
* 13 Al-Abdali
* 14 Kariri
* 15 Al-Otaibi
* 16 K. Al-Owairan
* 19 Al-Abdullah
* 20 Al-Janoubi
* 21 Zaid
* 22 Al-Najai
* 23 Al-Hargan
* 24 Al-Bishi
* 25 Al Bashah
* 28 Al-Zahrani
* 29 Al-Meshal
* 30 Al-Kaebari
* Coach: Van der Lem

## 2007 AFC Asian Cup

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Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

### Group D

[edit]

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  South Korea | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 4
3  |  Indonesia (H) | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 3  |
4  |  Bahrain | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 3

Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

11 July 2007

19:30 UTC+7

South Korea | 1–1|  Saudi Arabia

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Choi Sung-Kuk 66' | Report | Y. Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

* * *

14 July 2007

19:30 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Indonesia

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Y. Al-Qahtani 12'
Al-Harthi 90' | Report | Aiboy 17'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

18 July 2007

17:15 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia | 4–0|  Bahrain

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Al-Mousa 18'
A. Al-Qahtani 45'
Al-Jassim 68', 79' | Report |

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

Attendance: 500

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

### Knockout stage

[edit]

Quarter-finals

22 July 2007

20:15 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Uzbekistan

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Y. Al-Qahtani 3'
Al-Mousa 75' | Report | Solomin 82'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Semi-finals

25 July 2007

20:15 UTC+7

Japan | 2–3|  Saudi Arabia

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Nakazawa 37'
Abe 53' | Report | Y. Al-Qahtani 35'
Mouath 47', 57'

Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final

29 July 2007

19:30 UTC+7

Iraq | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Mahmoud 72' | Report |

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup runners-up

* 1 Al-Mosailem
* 2 Hazzazi
* 3 Hawsawi
* 5 Al-Amri
* 6 Al-Ghamdi
* 7 K. Al-Mousa
* 9 Mouath
* 11 Al-Harthi
* 12 Al-Khaibari
* 13 Darwish
* 14 Khariri
* 15 Al-Bahri
* 16 Aziz
* 17 Al-Jassim
* 18 A. Al-Qahtani
* 19 Al-Jahdali
* 20 Y. Al-Qahtani (c)
* 21 Al-Qarni
* 22 Abdullah
* 23 Al-Shamrani
* 25 Tukar
* 28 Otaif
* 30 A. Al-Mousa
* Coach: Hélio

## 2011 AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

### Group B

[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Japan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Jordan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 7
3  |  Syria | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  |
4  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 8  | −7  | 0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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9 January 2011
Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |  Syria
13 January 2011
Jordan | 1–0 |  Saudi Arabia
17 January 2011
Saudi Arabia | 0–5 |  Japan

* v
* t
* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Abdullah
* 2 Shuhail
* 3 Hawsawi
* 4 Al-Montashari
* 5 Al-Muwallad
* 6 Ah. Otaif
* 7 Al-Mousa
* 8 Abushgeer
* 9 Hazazi
* 10 Al-Shalhoub
* 11 Al-Shamrani
* 12 Al-Said
* 13 Al-Musa
* 14 Kariri
* 15 Ab. Otaif
* 16 Al-Dawsari
* 17 Al-Jassim
* 18 Al Abed
* 19 Massad
* 20 Al-Qahtani (c)
* 21 Zaid
* 22 Shae'an
* 23 Assiri
* Coach: Peseiro/Al-Johar

## 2015 AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup

### Group B

[edit]

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  China | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 6
3  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  North Korea | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 0

Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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10 January 2015
Saudi Arabia | 0–1[1] |  China | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane
14 January 2015
North Korea | 1–4[2] |  Saudi Arabia | AAMI Park, Melbourne
18 January 2015
Uzbekistan | 3–1 |  Saudi Arabia | AAMI Park, Melbourne

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Saudi Arabia squad – 2015 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Abdullah
* 2 Al-Muwallad
* 3 Osama H.
* 4 Al-Zori
* 5 Omar H.
* 6 Bassas
* 7 Al-Faraj
* 8 Al-Shehri
* 9 Hazazi
* 10 Al-Sahlawi
* 11 Bakshween
* 12 Fallatah
* 13 Al-Shahrani
* 14 Kariri (c)
* 15 Ghaleb
* 16 Motaz H.
* 17 Al-Jassim
* 18 Al-Dawsari
* 19 Al-Muwallad
* 20 Al-Abed
* 21 Al-Sudairy
* 22 Al-Enezi
* 23 Al-Marshedi
* Coach: Olăroiu

## 2019 AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

### Group E

[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group E

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Qatar | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 0  | +10  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 6
3  |  Lebanon | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  |
4  |  North Korea | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 0

Source: AFC

8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 4–0|  North Korea

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* Bahebri 28'
* Al-Fatil 37'
* Al-Dawsari 70'
* Al-Muwallad 87'

| Report |

Rashid Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 5,075

Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

* * *

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)

20:00

Lebanon | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |

* Al-Muwallad 12'
* Al-Mogahwi 67'

Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 13,792

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

* * *

17 January 2019 (2019-01-17)

20:00

Saudi Arabia | 0–2|  Qatar

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| Report |

* Ali 45+1', 80'

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 16,067

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

### Knockout stage

[edit]

Round of 16

21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)

15:00

Japan | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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* Tomiyasu 20'

| Report |

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

Attendance: 6,832

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* v
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Saudi Arabia squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Abdullah
* 2 Al-Breik
* 3 Al-Amri
* 4 Al-Bulaihi
* 5 Hawsawi (c)
* 6 Al-Khulaif
* 7 Al-Mousa
* 8 Al-Shehri
* 9 Al-Saiari
* 10 Al-Dawsari
* 11 Bahebri
* 12 Al-Shamrani
* 13 Al-Shahrani
* 14 Otayf
* 15 Ghaleb
* 16 Al-Mogahwi
* 17 Al-Ghannam
* 18 Ghareeb
* 19 Al-Muwallad
* 20 Al-Bishi
* 21 Al-Owais
* 22 Al-Rubaie
* 23 Al-Fatil
* Coach: Pizzi

## 2023 AFC Asian Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

* v
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* e

Saudi Arabia squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup

* 1 Al-Rubaie
* 2 Al-Sqoor
* 3 Al-Saluli
* 4 Lajami
* 5 Al-Bulaihi
* 6 Al-Muwallad
* 7 Ali
* 8 Al-Malki
* 9 Al-Buraikan
* 10 S. Al-Dawsari (c)
* 11 Al-Shehri
* 12 Abdulhamid
* 13 Kadesh
* 14 Haji
* 15 Al-Khaibari
* 16 Al-Najei
* 17 Al-Tambakti
* 18 Ghareeb
* 19 R. Hamed
* 20 Radif
* 21 Al-Najjar
* 22 Al-Kassar
* 23 Kanno
* 24 N. Al-Dawsari
* 25 Al-Breik
* 26 Al-Ghamdi
* Coach: Mancini

### Group F

[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group F

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Thailand | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 5
3  |  Oman | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  Kyrgyzstan | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 1

Source: AFC

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16)

20:30

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Oman

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* Ghareeb 78'
* Al-Bulaihi 90+6'

| Report |

* Al-Yahyaei 14' (pen.)

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 41,987

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

* * *

21 January 2024 (2024-01-21)

20:30

Kyrgyzstan | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report |

* Kanno 35'
* Al-Ghamdi 84'

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 39,557

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

* * *

25 January 2024 (2024-01-25)

18:00

Saudi Arabia | 0–0|  Thailand

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| Report |

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 38,773

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

### Knockout stage

[edit]

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

#### Round of 16

[edit]

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)

19:00

Saudi Arabia | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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* Radif 46'

| Report |

* Cho Gue-sung 90+9'

Penalties

* Kanno
* Abdulhamid
* Al-Najei
* Ghareeb

| 2–4 |

* Son Heung-min
* Kim Young-gwon
* Cho Gue-sung
* Hwang Hee-chan

Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 42,389

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

## Overall record

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AFC Asian Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Result  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1956 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976 | Withdrew | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5
1980 | Withdrew
1984 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
1988 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Automatic qualification as champions
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Automatic qualification as champions
1996 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | Automatic qualification as champions
2004 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5  | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1
2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4
2011 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8  | Automatic qualification as runners-up
2015 | 10th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 3
2019 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4
2023 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2  | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4
2027 | Qualified as hosts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3
Total | 3 Titles | 12/19 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 74 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 164 | 24

## Head-to-head record

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AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)

Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4
China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1
Iran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1
Japan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1
Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2
North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1
Qatar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2
South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1
Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2
Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10
Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2
Uzbekistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3

## See also

[edit]

* Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "2015 AFC Asian Cup: China 1-0 Saudi Arabia - CCTV News - CCTV.com English". english.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. ^ "Cup's open arms and open goals". www.heraldsun.com.au. January 14, 2015.

* v
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Countries at the AFC Asian Cup

* Team appearances

AFF|

* Australia
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam1

CAFA|

* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

EAFF|

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea

SAFF|

* Bangladesh
* India

WAFF|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Former|

* Israel2
* South Yemen3

1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under other name(s). 2 Israel was a member of the AFC until 1974. 3 Recognized by FIFA as defunct.

* v
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* e

Saudi Arabia national football team

General|

* Saudi Arabian Football Federation
* History
* Managers
* Notable matches

Venues|

* King Fahd International Stadium
* King Abdullah Sports City

Statistics|

* Results
* 1957–79
* 1980–99
* 2000–09
* 2010–19
* 2020–present
* Competitions

Players|

* Recent players
* International players
* Women

World Cup Finals|

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2018
* 2022

Asian Finals|

* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023
* 2027

Rivalries|

* Iran rivalry
* Iraq rivalry
* Kuwait rivalry
* UAE rivalry

Other Saudi teams|

* Women's
* Women's under-17
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* Beach soccer

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