Saudi Arabia women's national football team
{{Short description|Women's national association football team representing Saudi Arabia}}
{{About|the women's team|the men's team|Saudi Arabia national football team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Saudi Arabia
| Badge = Saudi Arabia national football team logo.svg
| Badge_size = 190px
| Nickname = {{lang|ar|الصقور الخضر}} (The Green Falcons)
{{lang|ar|الصقور العربية}} (The Arabian Falcons)
| Association = Saudi Arabian Football Federation
| Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia)
| Confederation = AFC (Asia)
| Coach = Lluís Cortés
| Captain = Bayan Sadagah
| Most caps = Lana Abdulrazak
Sara Al-Hamad
Bayan Sadagah (22)
| Top scorer = Al Bandari Mobarak (14)
| Home Stadium =
| FIFA Trigramme = KSA
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA Women's World Rankings|KSA}}
| FIFA max = 166
| FIFA max date = December 2024
| FIFA min = 175
| FIFA min date = December 2023 – June 2024
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| First game = {{fbw|KSA}} 2–0 {{fbw-rt|SEY}}
(Malé, Maldives, 20 February 2022)
| Largest win = {{nowrap|{{fbw|KSA}} 4–0 {{fbw-rt|LAO}}
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 29 October 2024)}}
{{fbw|KSA}} 4–0 {{fbw-rt|TJK}}
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 23 February 2025)
| Largest loss = {{fbw|AND}} 3–0 {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
(Girona, Spain, 17 June 2023)
| Regional name = Arab Women's Cup
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The Saudi Arabia women's national football team ({{langx|ar|المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للسيدات}}) is the official women's national football team of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 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 2022 against the Seychelles in a 2–0 win in a friendly tournament in the Maldives.
History
File:KSA vs. MDA 2024 Team Picture (women).jpg in Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria (2024)]]
{{Main|Women's football in Saudi Arabia}}
=Background=
Due to the influence of religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, active opposition of political leaders and sport administrators, and systematic discrimination against women's sport, a women's national team could not exist for a long time.{{cite news|date=2012-07-05|title=Hijabs approved for soccer players by FIFA – Montreal – CBC News|publisher=Cbc.ca|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hijabs-approved-for-soccer-players-by-fifa-1.1156215|access-date=2013-06-28}} The creation of a FIFA-recognised women's national team was banned by law in 2008.{{cite journal|year=2008|title=Women's football|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uosxAQAAIAAJ|journal=New Statesman|volume=137|page=20|access-date=13 June 2012}} Systemic discrimination remained intact despite limited reforms, until the death of King Abdullah in 2015.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/womens-rights-saudi-arabia-after-king-abdullah | title=Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia After King Abdullah }}
With King Salman's ascension to the throne in 2015, talks about football reforms escalated. However, his son Mohammed bin Salman was the first to spearhead the reforms, including to women's football.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/allowing-women-to-drive-to-rave-in-desert-how-prince-salman-is-bringing-changes-in-saudi-arabia/articleshow/88505314.cms | title=Salman: Rave in desert, women drivers: How Saudi is undergoing sweeping changes under Prince Salman – Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=26 December 2021 }} Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games since 2017, the first step for a future creation of a women's football team.{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/6607c13e-f6f8-11e7-8715-e94187b3017e | title=Saudi Arabia reforms open turnstiles to female football fans | newspaper=Financial Times | date=12 January 2018 }}
In December 2019, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's competition in the Jeddah area.{{cite web|date=9 December 2019|title=Jeddah Eagles flying high with women's football win|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1596096/saudi-arabia|website=Arab News}} An official nationwide tournament, the amateur Saudi Women's Football League, was launched in February 2020, concentrated in three big cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.{{cite web|date=27 February 2020|title=Saudi Arabia launches a soccer league for women|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/25/football/saudi-arabia-football-league-women-rights-intl/index.html|website=CNN}} Following the creation of the league, calls for a creation of a women's national team increased.{{cite web | url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1711731/sport | title=Arab nations cannot afford to ignore the rise of women's football | date=29 July 2020 }}
=Inception=
On 11 August 2021, the SAFF appointed Monika Staab as head coach and Sandra Kälin as [https://www.beobachter.ch/gesellschaft/schweizer-fussballtrainerin-in-saudi-arabien-pele-hat-uns-zum-sieg-gratuliert-wir-weinten co-coach] of the newly established women's national team.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-11|title=Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women's national football team|url=https://arab.news/982h8|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Arab News|language=en}} Saudi Arabia played their first games in February 2022, taking part in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-18|title=Saudi Arabian women's national team set for historic international debut in Maldives|url=https://www.orbitalaffairs.com/saudi-arabian-womens-national-team-set-for-historic-international-debut-in-maldives/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Orbital Affairs|language=en-US}} They debuted on 20 February, beating Seychelles in a 2–0 win.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-20|title=Saudi women's national football team beat Seychelles in historic international win|url=https://arab.news/r948p|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Arab News|language=en}} Following the successful debut, Lamia Bin Bahian, a board member of the SAFF, revealed a long-term plan to allow the team to participate in the first FIFA Women's World Cup in the next ten years, with the aim to become a dominant force in the Gulf, West Asia, and Asian level.[https://aawsat.com/home/article/3519686/%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-10-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85 (AR)لمياء بن بهيان: نخطط لمشاركة منتخب السعودية للسيدات في كأس العالم خلال 10 أعوام]
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Results and fixtures
{{main|Saudi Arabia women's national football team results}}
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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=2024=
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| format = 1
| round = Friendly
| date = 7 August 2024
| time = {{UTZ|17:30|2}}
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fbw|MDA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Său {{Goal|54}}
| stadium = Městský stadion
| location = Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czechia
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = [https://fmf.md/noutate/10508/fotbal-feminin-moldova-sa-impus-in-fata-arabiei-saudite Report (FMF)]
| result = L
}}
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| format = 1
| round = Friendly
| date = 11 August 2024
| time = {{UTZ|20:00|2}}
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fbw|MDA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Sivolobova {{Goal|22|pen.}}
| stadium = Sportpark Kirchberg/Wagram
| location = Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = [https://fmf.md/noutate/10551/fotbal-feminin-moldova-invinge-arabia-saudita Report (FMF)]
| result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2024|10|23|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ||3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fbw|MAS}}
|report =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Police Officers' Club Stadium
|location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = D
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{fbw|LAO}}
|report =
|goals1 =
- Tawfiq {{Goal|51}}
- Mobarak {{Goal|53||70}}
- Abdulmohsen {{Goal|84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Police Officers' Club Stadium
|location = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2024|11|29|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fbw|PLE}}
|report =
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Youssef {{Goal|66}}
|stadium = Aspire Academy Stadium
|location = Doha, Qatar
|attendance =
|referee = Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
|result = L
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2024|12|03|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fbw|PLE}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/12/03/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/palestine/4557493/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Aspire Academy Stadium
|location = Doha, Qatar
|attendance =
|referee = Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
|result = w
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2024|12|07|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fbw|PAK}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/12/07/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/pakistan/4559437/
|goals1 = Al-Ghamdi {{Goal|37}}
|goals2 = Hirani {{Goal|87}}
|stadium = Aspire Academy Stadium
|location = Doha, Qatar
|attendance =
|referee = Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)
|result = d
}}
=2025=
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|20|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–1
|team2 = {{fbw|IDN}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/20/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/indonesia/4615444/
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Reva O. {{Goal|31|pen.}}
|stadium = King Abdullah Sports City
|location = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
|attendance =
|referee = Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman)
|result = l
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|23|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{fbw|TJK}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/23/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/tajikistan-tajikistan/4595353/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Abdullah Sports City
|location = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = w
|potm = Seba Tawfiq
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2025|2|26|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fbw|TJK}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/02/26/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/tajikistan-tajikistan/4595354/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = King Abdullah Sports City
|location = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = w
|potm = Lana Abdulrazak
}}
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2025|4|5|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fbw|SRI}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/04/05/world/friendly-women/saudi-arabia-saudi-arabia/sri-lanka/4637797/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium
|location = Khobar, Saudi Arabia
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = w
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = {{Start date|2025|4|8|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbw|HKG}}
|report =
|goals1 = Mukhayzin {{Goal|90+1}}
|goals2 =
- Ko Pak Ling Lucia {{Goal|76}}
- Chan Yee Hing {{Goal|80}}
|stadium = Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium
|location = Khobar, Saudi Arabia
|attendance =
|referee =
|result = l
}}
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|round = 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
|date = {{Start date|2025|6|29|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ||7}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|PHI}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fbw|KSA}}
|report =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = TBD
|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia
|attendance =
|referee =
|result =
|potm =
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|round = 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
|date = {{Start date|2025|7|2|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ||7}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|KSA}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fbw|HKG}}
|report =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = TBD
|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia
|attendance =
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|round = 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
|date = {{Start date|2025|7|5|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ||7}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CAM}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fbw|KSA}}
|report =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = TBD
|location = Phnom Penh, Cambodia
|attendance =
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}}
- [https://www.saff.com.sa/en/nationalteams.php?id=11&type=5&main=41&tournament=106&year=2024#new Women’s National Team (2024)], SAFF.com.sa
Head-to-head record
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{{legend|#FFFFCC|Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)|border=1px solid #AAA}}
{{legend|#FFDACC|Negative balance (more losses than wins)|border=1px solid #AAA}}
The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time official international record per opponent:
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style="background-color:#ED1C24;color:white"|Opponent
! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;"|{{Tooltip|W%|Win percentage}} ! style="background-color:#ED1C24;color:white"|Confederation | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|AND}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0.00 | UEFA |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|BHU}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|COM}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | CAF |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|GUM}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|IDN}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|JOR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|LAO}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|LIB}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|MAS}} | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|MDV}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|MRI}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | CAF |
bgcolor=FFDACC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|MDA}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0.00 | UEFA |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|PAK}} | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | AFC |
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| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|PLE}} | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 25.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|SEY}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | CAF |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|SYR}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | AFC |
bgcolor=CCFFCC
| style="text-align:left;"|{{Fbw|TJK}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 | AFC |
Total | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 34.375 | — |
Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan, 26 February 2025.{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia – Team Info |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/saudi-arabia/53347/ |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Global Sports Archive}}
Coaching staff
=Current coaching staff=
{{Updated|11 February 2023}}
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!style="background:#006C35; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#005429|2px}}|Name |
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Head coach
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Lluís Cortés{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/5128709/2023/12/11/lluis-cortes-saudi-arabia-barcelona/|title=Former Barcelona manager Lluis Cortes named Saudi Arabia women's head coach |date=11 December 2023|website=theathletic.com|publisher=Charlotte Harpur|access-date=11 December 2023}} |
Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Dona Rajab |
Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|GER}} Kathrin Längert |
Team administrator
|{{flagicon|KSA }} Dalia Al-Obeikan |
Video analyst
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Donna Newberry |
Team manager
|{{flagicon|KSA }} Beren Sadaqa |
=Manager history=
- {{flagicon|GER}} Monika Staab{{cite web|date=15 August 2021|title=Who's Who: Monika Staab, new coach of the Saudi women's national football team|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1911271/saudi-arabia|publisher=arabnews.com|accessdate=30 January 2022}} (11 August 2021 – 13 February 2023)
- {{flagicon|FIN}} Rosa Lappi-Seppälä (13 February 2023 – 24 October 2023){{cite web | url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=2611 | title=الاتحاد السعودي يقدم شكره لمدربة منتخب السيدات روزا لابي بعد انتهاء مدة عقدها - الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم }}
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Lluís Cortés (11 December 2023– present){{cite web | url=https://arriyadiyah.com/827075/%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%9F | title=من هو لويس كورتيس المدرب الجديد لأخضر السيدات؟ }}
Players
{{Main|List of Saudi Arabia women's international footballers}}
{{Main category|Saudi Arabia women's international footballers}}
=Current squad=
- The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against {{fbw|SRI}} and {{fbw|HKG}} in April 2025.{{cite news|title=The Women's NT prepares for Dammam camp, face Sri Lanka and Hong Kong in friendly|url=https://www.saff.com.sa/en/news.php?id=3573|date=2 April 2025|publisher=Saudi Arabian Football Federation}}
Caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2024 after the match against {{fbw|GUM}}
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=Mona Abdulrahman|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|10|27}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=Laila Ali|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|09|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Sara Khalid|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|08|02}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Bayan Sadagah|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|11|15}}|caps=22|goals=1|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=DF|name=Nouf Saud|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|11|07}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=Shorouk Al-Husawi|age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Layan Jouhari|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|01|12}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Aseel Ahmed|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|03|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=Raghad Mukhayzin|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|10|24}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=DF|name=mira Abu Al-Samh|age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=Hala Khashoggi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|10|11}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=Fatimah Mansour|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2007|12|10}}|caps=15|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Sara Al-Hamad|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1992|06|27}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Lana Abdulrazak|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|05|22}}|caps=22|goals=2|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Maram Al-Yahya|age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Moudi Abdulmohsen|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|09|20}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=Adda Al-Fahad|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1996|03|13}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Mariam Al-Tamimi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|12|08}}|caps=8|goals=3|club=Al-Ula|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Seba Tawfiq|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|01|13}}|caps=12|goals=2|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Mubarkh Mohammed|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1998|12|19}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=Shaima Belal|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|07|11}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al-Ula|clubnat=KSA|latest= }}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Al Bandary Mobarak|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|12|9}}|caps=17|goals=10|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Fadwa|Khaled}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|01|25}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no= |pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Basma|Nawaf}}|age= |caps= |goals= |club= |clubnat=KSA}}
{{nat fs end}}
=Recent call-ups=
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Salma Al-Dowsri|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2002|11|07}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Qadsiah|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|SYR}}, 12 January 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Reem Al-Bloushi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|01|21}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=21|pos=GK|name=Ghaliah Emam|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|08|10}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no= |pos=DF|name=Asrar Al-Shaibani|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|07|23}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|MDA}}, 11 August 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Tahani Al-Yunbaawi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|10|01}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|SYR}}, 12 January 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Leen Mohammed|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|03|22}}|caps=15|goals=2|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Talah Zuhair Al-Ghamdi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1999|11|18}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=12|pos=DF|name=Shuruq Al-Hwsawi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1994|11|25}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Huriyyah Al-Shamrani|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|07|14}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Al Jawharah Saud|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|09|10}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=2024 WAFF Women's ChampionshipINJ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Majd|Al-Otaibi}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2006|12|04}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|MDA}}, 11 August 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lulu Al-Obaid|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2004|10|26}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|MDA}}, 11 August 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Noura Ibrahim|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1998|09|17}}|caps=17|goals=3|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|GUM}}, 23 February 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=11|pos=MF|name=Jouri Al-Johani|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|11|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Manar Al Enezi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2000|1|14}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=26|pos=MF|name={{Sortname|Rahaf|Al-Mansouri}}|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1997|04|25}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al Qadsiah|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Moluk Al-Hawsawi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2005|01|10}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Al-Ahli|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|GUM}}, 23 February 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Haya Al-Sunaidi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2001|08|30}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Al Qadsiah|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|GUM}}, 23 February 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Abeer Nasser|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1998|09|14}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Al-Shabab|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|GUM}}, 23 February 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1993|05|09}}|caps=11|goals=1|club=Al Hilal|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|SYR}}, 12 January 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Dalal Abdulwasi|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1995|01|13}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Al Nassr|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|SYR}}, 12 January 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Joury Tarek|age={{birth date and age|df=y|2003|03|13}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=Al-Ittihad|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|PAK}}, 7 December 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name={{Sortname|Ameera|Abualsamh}}|age={{birth date and age|2005|11|28|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=McMaster Marauders|clubnat=CAN|latest=v. {{fbw|TJK}},6 February 2025 }}
{{nat fs r player|no= |pos=FW |name=Lamar Mohammad Balkhudher|age={{birth date and age|2007|12|25|df=y}}|caps= |goals= |club= Al Ittihad|clubnat=KSA|latest=v. {{fbw|TJK}},6 February 2025}}
{{nat fs break}}
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.
{{nat fs end}}
Records
=Most-capped players=
class="wikitable sortable" |
width=|#
!width=|Player !width=|Year(s) !width=|Caps !width=|Goals |
---|
rowspan="3" |1
|2022–present |18 |1 |
Lana Abdulrazak
|2022–present |18 |1 |
Sara Hamad
|2022–present |18 |0 |
rowspan="1" |4
|2022–present |17 |0 |
rowspan="1" |5
|2022–present |16 |0 |
rowspan="1" |6
|2022–present |14 |3 |
rowspan="3" |7
|2022–present |13 |6 |
Leen Mohammed
|2022–present |13 |1 |
Talah Al-Ghamdi
|2023–present |13 |0 |
rowspan="3" |10
|2022–present |12 |0 |
{{col-2}}
=Top goalscorers=
class="wikitable sortable" |
width=|#
!width=|Player !width=|Year(s) !width=|Goals !width=|Caps |
---|
rowspan="1" |1
|2022–present |7 |13 |
rowspan="2" |2
|2022–present |3 |14 |
Mariam Al-Tamimi
|2022–present |3 |8 |
rowspan="6" |4
|2022–present |1 |18 |
Lana Abdulrazak
|2022–present |1 |18 |
Leen Mohammed
|2022–present |1 |13 |
Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi
|2022–present |1 |11 |
Seba Tawfiq
|2022–present |1 |8 |
Daliah Abu Laban
|2022–present |1 |6 |
{{col-end}}
Competitive record
So far, the team hasn't competed in the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Arab Women's Cup, the WAFF Women's Championship or the AFC Women's Asian Cup. They also haven't competed at the Asian Games yet, but as hosts for the 2034 edition they are automatically qualified.
=FIFA Women's World Cup=
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | |
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|FIFA Women's World Cup record | |
---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 1991 | colspan="8" rowspan="9" |did not enter |
{{flagicon|SWE}} 1995 | |
{{flagicon|USA}} 1999 | |
{{flagicon|USA}} 2003 | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2007 | |
{{flagicon|GER}} 2011 | |
{{flagicon|CAN}} 2015 | |
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 2019 | |
{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} 2023 | |
{{flagicon|BRA}} 2027 | colspan="8" rowspan="3" | To be decided |
{{flagicon|MEX}}{{flagicon|USA}} 2031 | |
{{flagicon|UK}} 2035 | |
Total || 0/12 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
=Olympic Games=
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | |
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|Football at the Summer Olympics record | |
---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |
{{flagicon|USA}} 1996 | colspan="8" rowspan="8" |did not enter |
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2000 | |
{{flagicon|GRE}} 2004 | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2008 | |
{{flagicon|GBR}} 2012 | |
{{flagicon|BRA}} 2016 | |
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2020 | |
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024 | |
{{flagicon|USA}} 2028 | colspan="8" rowspan="2" | To be decided |
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2032 | |
Total || 0/10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
=Arab Women's Cup=
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | |
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|Arab Women's Cup record | |
---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |
{{flagicon|EGY}} 2006 | colspan="8" rowspan="2" |did not enter |
{{flagicon|EGY}} 2021 | |
Total || 0/2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
=WAFF Women's Championship=
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | ||||||||
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|WAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | ||||||||
{{flagicon|JOR}} 2005 | colspan="8" rowspan="7" |did not enter | |||||||
{{flagicon|JOR}} 2007 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|UAE}} 2010 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|UAE}} 2011 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|JOR}} 2014 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|BHR}} 2019 | ||||||||
{{flagicon|JOR}} 2022 | ||||||||
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|KSA}} 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
Total || 1/8 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 8 || −5 |
=AFC Women's Asian Cup=
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | |
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|AFC Women's Asian Cup record | |
---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |
{{flagicon|British Hong Kong}} 1975 | colspan="8" rowspan="20" |did not enter |
{{flagicon|Republic of China}} 1977 | |
{{flagicon|India}} 1980 | |
{{flagicon|British Hong Kong}} 1981 | |
{{flagicon|Thailand}} 1983 | |
{{flagicon|British Hong Kong}} 1986 | |
{{flagicon|British Hong Kong}} 1989 | |
{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1991 | |
{{flagicon|Malaysia}} 1993 | |
{{flagicon|Malaysia}} 1995 | |
{{flagicon|China}} 1997 | |
{{flagicon|Philippines}} 1999 | |
{{flagicon|Taiwan}} 2001 | |
{{flagicon|Thailand}} 2003 | |
{{flagicon|Australia}} 2006 | |
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} 2008 | |
{{flagicon|China}} 2010 | |
{{flagicon|Vietnam}} 2014 | |
{{flagicon|Jordan}} 2018 | |
{{flagicon|India}} 2022 | |
{{flagicon|Australia}} 2026 | colspan="8" rowspan="2" |To be determined |
{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} 2029 | |
Total || 0/22 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |
=Asian Games=
{{Main|Saudi Arabia at the Asian Games}}
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;" | |
colspan="9" style="background: #006C35; color: white;|Football at the Asian Games record | |
---|---|
Hosts / Year
!Result ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}* ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GS|Goals scored}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GA|Goals allowed}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 1990 | colspan="8" rowspan="9" |did not enter |
{{flagicon|JPN}} 1994 | |
File:Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 1998 | |
{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} 2002 | |
{{flagicon|QAT}} 2006 | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2010 | |
{{flagicon|KOR}} 2014 | |
{{flagicon|IDN}} 2018 | |
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2022 | |
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2026 | colspan="8" rowspan="2" | To be decided |
{{flagicon|QAT}} 2030 | |
style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|KSA}} 2034 | colspan="8" | Qualified as host |
Total || 0/10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.saff.com.sa/en/nationalteams.php?id=11 Official website]
- [http://www.ksa-team.com/english/index.php Saudi Arabia national team website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613080708/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ksa/ FIFA team profile]
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