# Saudi Arabia national under-17 football team

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 December 2023, they also became the only Asian men's football team to win any FIFA tournaments.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

## Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup between 15 June and 2 July 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mahmoud Al-Burayh | (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 19) | Al-Fateh |
| 21 | 1GK | Abdulrahman Ali Al-Ghamdi | (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 19) | Al-Taawoun |
| 22 | 1GK | Mohammed Ali Jaafari | (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18) | Al-Watani |
| 2 | 2DF | Mohammed Abdullah Muhaysh | (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 3 | 2DF | Muhannad Hussain Al-Harthi | (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 18) | |
| 4 | 2DF | Riyadh Eisa Yami | (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 18) | |
| 5 | 2DF | Yaseen Al-Jaber | (2006-04-30) 30 April 2006 (age 18) | |
| 6 | 2DF | Mohammed Hazazi | (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 18) | Al-Nassr |
| 7 | 2DF | Jathub Al-Dhafiri | (2007-09-09) 9 September 2007 (age 17) | |
| 23 | 2DF | Abdulsalam Barnawi | (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 11 | 3MF | Faris Salem | (2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 (age 17) | |
| 12 | 3MF | Qasem Begheel | (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 18) | |
| 13 | 3MF | Mohammed Kamal Al-Muwallad | (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 19) | |
| 14 | 3MF | Nawaf Al-Janahi | (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18) | |
| 15 | 3MF | Bder Abdulaziz Al-Bishy | (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 17) | |
| 16 | 3MF | Saad Al-Muthary | (2006-12-06) 6 December 2006 (age 18) | |
| 17 | 3MF | Amar Al-Yuhaybi | (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) | |
| 18 | 3MF | Ramez Zaid Al-Attar | (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19) | |
| 19 | 3MF | Yousef Mohammed Al-Tahhan | (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19) | Al-Nassr |
| 20 | 3MF | Nawaf Al-Bishri | (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 18) | |
| 8 | 4FW | Farhah Al-Shamrani | (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18) | |
| 9 | 4FW | Talal Haji | (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 (age 17) | |
| 10 | 4FW | Nawaf Al-Jadaani | (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 19) | |

## Competitions record
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 3/20 | Best: 1 title | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 |

### AFC U-17 Asian Cup

| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 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 | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions | Qualified as defending champions |
| 1988 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1990 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1992 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 1994 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| Total | 12/20 | Best: 2 titles | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 34 |

### Arab Cup U-17

| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Total | 3/3 | Best: 1 title | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 |

## Previous squads
### FIFA U-16 World Championship squads

* 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
* 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship
* 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

## Honours
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

* Winners (1) : 1989

### AFC U-16 Championship

* Winners (2) : 1985, 1988
* Third place (2) : 1986, 1992

### Arab Cup U-17

* Winners (1) : 2011
* Runners-up (1) : 2014